scholarly journals Mental Health Outcomes of an Applied Game for Children with Elevated Anxiety Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Non-inferiority Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 2169-2185
Author(s):  
Elke A. Schoneveld ◽  
Aniek Wols ◽  
Anna Lichtwarck-Aschoff ◽  
Roy Otten ◽  
Isabela Granic
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals Immigration Policy Vulnerability Linked to Adverse Mental Health Among Latino Day Laborers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alein Y. Haro-Ramos ◽  
Hector P. Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Day Laborers ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Latino Day Laborers

AbstractLatino day laborers in the United States are socially and economically vulnerable due to exclusionary immigration policies. Using data from a multi-mode survey, we examine the relationship between immigration policy legal vulnerability and mental health outcomes among 138 Latino, male day laborers (mean age = 45.65, SD = 12.05). Multivariable linear and logistic regression models separately estimated the effect of legal vulnerability, as measured by the Perceived Immigration Policy Effects Scale, on anxiety and depression symptoms and a positive depression and anxiety screening, respectively. Approximately 26.1% and 27.9% of day laborers reported depression and anxiety symptoms, respectively. In each adjusted model, we find a positive relationship between legal vulnerability and adverse mental health. Immigration policy legal vulnerability is associated with more depression and anxiety symptoms among Latino day laborers. Policies to reduce legal vulnerability, such as pathways to citizenship and employment authorization, may support Latino day laborers' mental health outcomes.

scholarly journals Prevalence and related risk factors of psychotic symptoms among inpatients infected with COVID-19 during the second wave pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiyang Zhang ◽  
Yi Feng ◽  
Rui Song ◽  
Di Yang ◽  
Xuefei Duan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
Shared Risk ◽  
Second Wave

Abstract Background Possibility of psychotic symptoms and related risk factors among the normal person and infected patients during the outbreak of COVID-19 has been widely investigated in previous studies. With the arrival of the second wave of the epidemic in many countries around the word, the accordingly mental health outcomes were unclear yet, especially the mental health outcomes among infected patients. It aims to explore the prevalence of and related risk factors associated with psychotic symptoms in COVID-19 infected inpatients during the second wave. Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in five isolated wards of a designated hospital in Beijing, China, from 1 July to 15 July, 2020. The Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I) was conducted to assess the psychiatric disorders, and a serious of scales was used to measure self-reported psychotic symptoms and psychosomatic factors. Multivariate regression analysis was used to analyze the risk factors associated with psychotic symptoms. Results Among 199 infected participants, the prevalence of generalized anxiety symptoms is 51.3%, of depressive symptoms 41.2%, of PTSD symptoms 33.6%. Loneliness, hope, coping strategies, history of mental disorders were shared risk or protective factors across several psychotic symptoms. Perceived impact by COVID-19 is the specific risk factor associated with state anxiety symptoms. Conclusions The prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety and PTSS/PTSD is high among infected inpatients during the second wave of pandemic in Beijing. Clinical doctors must realize that infected inpatients during the second wave of pandemic are likely to suffer from depressive disorder, anxiety disorders and PTSS/PTSD, as well as some neuropsychiatric syndromes. Specific mental health care is urgently needed to help inpatients cope with the virus during the second wave of pandemic.

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