Prevalence and risk factors for mental health problems in university undergraduate students: A systematic review with meta-analysis

Police face an increased risk of developing mental health problems, yet reliable estimates of their psychological difficulties remain unknown. This systematic review and meta-analysis estimate the pooled prevalence and risk factors for mental health problems among police personnel worldwide. Three independent reviewers searched 16 databases and screened 11 506 articles published between January 1980 and October 2019. Eligible studies involved at least 100 active police professionals and used validated instruments to ascertain specific mental health problems. Estimates were pooled using random-effects meta-analyses. In total, 60 cross-sectional and seven longitudinal studies, involving 272 463 police personnel from 24 countries met criteria for inclusion. The overall pooled point prevalence was 14.6% for depression (95% CI 10.9% to 18.6%), 14.2% for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD; 95% CI 10.3% to 18.7%), 9.6% for a generalised anxiety disorder (95% CI 6.7% to 12.9%), 8.5% for suicidal ideation (95% CI 6.1% to 11.2%), 5.0% for alcohol dependence (95% CI 3.5% to 6.7%) and 25.7% for hazardous drinking (95% CI 19.6% to 32.4%). The strongest risk factor for depression and suicidal ideation was higher occupational stress, and the strongest risk factors for PTSD were higher occupational stress and avoidant coping strategies. Higher levels of peer-support were associated with significantly lower PTSD symptoms. Our findings suggest that the prevalence of mental health problems among police exceeds twice that previously reported in mixed samples of first responders, and is associated with poor social support, occupational stress and maladaptive coping strategies. Without effective intervention, psychological difficulties will remain a substantial health concern among police.

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Mental Health Problems Among Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Frontiers in Psychiatry ◽

10.3389/fpsyt.2021.567381 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Qinjian Hao ◽

Dahai Wang ◽

Min Xie ◽

Yiguo Tang ◽

Yikai Dou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Risk Factors ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Health Problems ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Prevalence Of Depression

Objective: The purpose of this meta-analysis was to summarize the prevalence and risk factors of mental health problems among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: We applied an optimized search strategy across the PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, PsycINFO, and four Chinese databases, with hand searching supplemented to identify relevant surveys. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they were published in peer-reviewed literature and used a validated method to assess the prevalence and risk factors of mental health problems among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Heterogeneity was quantified using Q statistics and the I2 statistics. The potential causes of heterogeneity were investigated using subgroup analysis and meta-regression analysis. Sensitivity analysis was performed to examine the robustness of the results.Results: We pooled and analyzed data from 20 studies comprising 10,886 healthcare workers. The prevalence of depression, anxiety, insomnia, post-traumatic stress symptoms, phobia, obsessive–compulsive symptoms, and somatization symptoms was 24.1, 28.6, 44.1, 25.6, 35.0, 16.2, and 10.7%, respectively. Female and nurses had a high prevalence of depression and anxiety. Frontline healthcare workers had a higher prevalence of anxiety and a lower prevalence of depression than the those in the second-line. Furthermore, the proportion of moderate–severe depression and anxiety is higher in the frontline. Additionally, four studies reported on risk factors of mental health problems.Conclusions: In this systematic review, healthcare workers have a relatively high prevalence of depression, anxiety, insomnia, post-traumatic stress symptoms, phobia, obsessive–compulsive symptoms, and somatization symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic, and focus should be on the healthcare workers at high risk of mental problems. Mental health problems in healthcare workers should be taken seriously, and timely screening and appropriate intervention for the high-risk group are highly recommended.Systematic Review Registration:https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020179189.

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3244037 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Pim Cuijpers ◽

Sozanne C. van Veen ◽

Marit Sijbrandij ◽

Whitney Yoder ◽

Ioana A. Cristea

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Eye Movement ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Health Problems

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Prevalence of mental health problems among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Affective Disorders ◽

10.1016/j.jad.2021.06.021 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Lu Ma ◽

Mohsen Mazidi ◽

Ke Li ◽

Yixuan Li ◽

Shiqi Chen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Health Problems

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Letter to the editor: “Prevalence of mental health problems among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis”

Journal of Affective Disorders ◽

10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.069 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Fernando Díaz González-Colmenero ◽

Juan Manuel Millan-Alanis ◽

Francisco J Barrera ◽

Erasmo Saucedo-Uribe

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Health Problems ◽

Letter To The Editor

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Bibliotherapy as a Non-pharmaceutical Intervention to Enhance Mental Health in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review and Bioethical Meta-Analysis

Frontiers in Public Health ◽

10.3389/fpubh.2021.629872 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Daniela Monroy-Fraustro ◽

Isaac Maldonado-Castellanos ◽

Mónica Aboites-Molina ◽

Susana Rodríguez ◽

Perla Sueiras ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Quality Criteria ◽

Health Problems ◽

Clinical Settings ◽

Road Map ◽

Road Maps

Background: A non-pharmaceutical treatment offered as psychological support is bibliotherapy, which can be described as the process of reading, reflecting, and discussing literature to further a cognitive shift. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic demands a response to prevent a peak in the prevalence of mental health problems and to avoid the collapse of mental health services, which are scarce and inaccessible due to the pandemic. Thus, this study aimed to review articles on the effectiveness of bibliotherapy on different mental health problems.Methods: A systematic review was conducted to examine relevant studies that assess the effectiveness of bibliotherapy in different clinical settings as a treatment capable of enhancing a sense of purpose and its surrounding values. To achieve this, a systematic review, including a bioethical meta-analysis, was performed. A variant of the PICO (Participants, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome) model was used for the search strategy, and the systematic review was conducted in three databases: PubMed, Bireme, and OVID. Inclusion criteria were relevant studies that included the keywords, excluding documents with irrelevant topics, studies on subjects 15 years or younger, and in languages besides Spanish or English. Starting with 707 studies, after three rounds of different quality criteria, 13 articles were selected for analysis, including a hermeneutic analysis, which was followed by a fourth and final recovery round assessing bibliotherapy articles concerning healthcare workers.Results: Our findings showed that through bibliotherapy, patients developed several capacities, including the re-signification of their own activities through a new outlook of their moral horizon. There are no research road maps serving as guides to conduct research on the use of bibliotherapy to enhance mental health. Additionally, values such as autonomy and justice were closely linked with positive results in bibliotherapy. This implies that bibliotherapy has the potential to have a positive impact in different settings.Conclusions: Our contribution is to offer a road map that presents state-of-the-art bibliotherapy research, which will assist institutions and healthcare professionals to plan clinical and specific interventions with positive outcomes.

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