Parents of adult children with long-term mental disorder: Their experiences of the mental health professionals' approach and feelings of alienation – A cross sectional study

Background: Globally, a lot of countries put into practice early quarantine measures as an essential COVID-19 prevention mechanism. Other than physical effects, quarantine has a major result on mental health and well-being at both the individual as well as the community level at large. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the psychological burden of COVID-19 on the people in quarantine and isolation centers and to identify associated factors for early and effective psychosocial intervention during the pandemic and beyond.Method: A cross-sectional study was done among 392 suspected cases of COVID-19 that were in quarantine and isolation centers found in Eastern Ethiopia in 2020. Participants were selected by the convenience sampling method. The common mental disorder was measured by the Self Reporting Questionnaire-20 (SRQ-20). Logistic regression was done to identify predictive factors, and a P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: The common mental disorder among suspected cases of COVID-19 in Ethiopia was found to be 13.5% (95% CI: 10.2, 17.1%). Female (AOR = 1.52, 95% CI: 1.1, 2.92), known chronic medical illness (AOR = 7.0, 95% CI: 2.2, 21.8), inadequate accessibility of personal protective equipment (AOR = 6.1, 95% CI: 2.8, 13.3), poor awareness about the pandemic (AOR = 2.90, 95% CI: 2.71, 7.54), presence of symptoms of the disease (AOR = 5.3, 95% CI: 2.57, 11.1), and substance use (AOR = 2.7, 95% CI: 1.2, 6.1) were found to be associated with a common mental disorder.Conclusion: The current study revealed that the common mental disorder was relatively high among suspected cases of COVID-19 in quarantine and isolation centers as compared with the general population. The results of the present study demonstrate that some subpopulations are more vulnerable to the pandemic's deleterious effects on mental health. Therefore, providing appropriate psychosocial intervention for the populations at risk is important to decrease the effect of common mental disorders among suspected cases of COVID-19.

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The association between physical complications following female genital cutting and the mental health of 12-year-old Gambian girls: A community-based cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0245723 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. e0245723

Author(s):

Bothild Bendiksen ◽

Trond Heir ◽

Fabakary Minteh ◽

Mai Mahgoub Ziyada ◽

Rex A. Kuye ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Female Genital Cutting ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Genital Cutting ◽

Female Genital

Background Female genital cutting (FGC) involve an acute physical trauma that hold a potential risk for immediate and long-term complications and mental health problems. The aim of this study was to examine the prediction of depressive symptoms and psychological distress by the immediate and current physical complications following FGC. Further, to examine whether the age at which 12-year-old Gambian girls had undergone the procedure affected mental health outcomes. Method This cross-sectional study recruited 134 12-year-old girls from 23 public primary schools in The Gambia. We used a structured clinical interview to assess mental health and life satisfaction, including the Short Mood and Feeling Questionnaire (SMFQ), the Symptom check list (SCL-5) and Cantril’s Ladder of Life Satisfaction. Each interview included questions about the cutting procedure, immediate- and current physical complications and the kind of help and care girls received following FGC. Results Depressive symptoms were associated with immediate physical health complications in a multivariate regression model [RR = 1.08 (1.03, 1.12), p = .001], and with present urogenital problems [RR = 1.19 (1.09, 1.31), p < .001]. The girls that received medical help following immediate complications had a lower risk for depressive symptoms [RR = .73 (.55, .98), p = .04]. Psychological distress was only associated with immediate complications [RR = 1.04 (1.01, 1.07), p = .004]. No significant differences in mental health outcomes were found between girls who underwent FGC before the age of four in comparison to girls who underwent FGC after the age of four. Conclusion Our findings indicate that the immediate and long-term complications following FGC have implications for psychological health. Only a minimal number of girls received medical care when needed, and the dissemination of health education seems crucial in order to prevent adverse long-term physical and psychological health consequences.

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Long-term exposure to ambient air pollutants and mental health status: A nationwide population-based cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0195607 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. e0195607 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Jinyoung Shin ◽

Jin Young Park ◽

Jaekyung Choi

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Status ◽

Air Pollutants ◽

Ambient Air ◽

Population Based ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Ambient Air Pollutants

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Long Term Impact of Covid-19 Infection on Sleep and Mental Health: A Cross-Sectional Study

Psychiatry Research ◽

10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114243 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 114243

Author(s):

Gellan K. Ahmed ◽

Eman M Khedr ◽

Dina A. Hamad ◽

Taghreed S. Meshref ◽

Mustafa M. Hashem ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Long Term Impact

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Associations between community based mental health status and long-term exposure of particulate matters in a highly urbanized city: A cross-sectional study

ISEE Conference Abstracts ◽

10.1289/isee.2020.virtual.p-0672 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 (1) ◽

Author(s):

J. Kim ◽

H. Kim

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Status ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Particulate Matters ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Community Based ◽

Cross Sectional

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Perceptions and knowledge of antipsychotics among mental health professionals and patients

BJPsych Bulletin ◽

10.1192/pb.bp.116.055483 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (5) ◽

pp. 254-259 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Lindah Cahling ◽

Anders Berntsson ◽

Gabriella Bröms ◽

Lars Öhrmalm

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Antipsychotic Treatment ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Course Of Illness ◽

Long Acting ◽

The Individual

Aims and methodTo assess the patients' most influential concerns regarding long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) and mental health professionals' preconceptions about these concerns. For both groups, to assess the level of knowledge about LAIs. This cross-sectional study used semi-structured interviews of patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (n = 164), nurses (n = 43) and physicians (n = 20).ResultsThe mental health professionals overestimated many of the patients' fears of LAIs, and the expressed fears exceeded the actual experiences of patients already on LAIs. Acceptance to switch to LAIs was associated with shorter time from diagnosis. Nurses and patients disclosed limited knowledge of antipsychotics.Clinical implicationsPhysicians and nurses should aim to identify the individual patient's concerns about LAIs in the discussion about choice of antipsychotic treatment early in the course of illness.

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Spirituality, moral injury and mental health among Chinese health professionals

BJPsych Open ◽

10.1192/bjo.2021.972 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Zhizhong Wang ◽

Faten Al Zaben ◽

Harold G. Koenig ◽

Yuanlin Ding

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Mainland China ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Moral Injury ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Causal Nature ◽

The Relationship

Background Moral injury has been found to be prevalent among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 public health crisis. Aims The present study examines the relationship between spirituality, moral injury, and mental health among physicians and nurses in mainland China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method An online cross-sectional study was conducted involving 3006 physicians and nurses in mainland China, where the COVID-19 pandemic has caused high rates of hospital admission and death. The Moral Injury Symptoms Scale-Health Professional was administered, along with measures of mental health and spirituality. Hierarchical linear regression modelling was used to examine the mediating and moderating role of moral injury in the relationship between spirituality and mental health. Results Spirituality was positively correlated with moral injury (β = 2.41, P < 0.01), depressive symptoms (β = 0.74, P < 0.01) and anxiety symptoms (β = 0.65, P < 0.01) after controlling sociodemographic variables. Moral injury significantly mediated the relationship between spirituality and both depression and anxiety, explaining 60% (0.46/0.76) of the total association between spirituality and depression and 58% (0.38/0.65) of the association with anxiety. No moderating effect of moral injury was found on the spirituality–mental health relationship. Conclusions Although they were the findings of a cross-sectional study, these results suggest that concern over transgressing moral values during the pandemic may have been a driving factor for negative mental health symptoms among Chinese health professionals for whom spirituality was somewhat important. Future longitudinal studies are needed to determine the causal nature of these relationships.

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