scholarly journals Associations between physical multimorbidity patterns and common mental health disorders in middle-aged adults: A prospective analysis using data from the UK Biobank

2021 ◽  
pp. 100149
Author(s):  
Amy Ronaldson ◽  
Jorge Arias de la Torre ◽  
Matthew Prina ◽  
David Armstrong ◽  
Jayati Das-Munshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Prospective Analysis ◽  
Uk Biobank ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Health Disorders ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Middle Aged Adults

scholarly journals Diet, Sleep, and Mental Health: Insights from the UK Biobank Study

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 2573
Author(s):  
Piril Hepsomali ◽  
John A. Groeger
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Healthy Diet ◽  
Milk Intake ◽  
Processed Meat ◽  
Uk Biobank ◽  
Health Disorders ◽  
Mental Health Symptomatology ◽  
The Uk

Diet has long been the focus of attention as a leading risk factor for non-communicable diseases. As such, a better understanding of it is crucial to establish priorities for dietary guidelines and to inform, design, and implement strategies for preventing, helping manage, and stopping the progression of sleep and mental health-related symptoms/disorders. The aim of the current study is to conduct the largest investigation of diet, sleep, and mental health to date by utilizing the UK Biobank (UKB) dataset to identify the associations between diet and (i) sleep quality/health, and (ii) mental health symptomatology. This cross-sectional population-based study involved 502,494 middle-aged adults. UKB food frequency, sleep, and psychological factors and mental health questionnaires at baseline were used. Scores were also calculated for healthy diet, healthy sleep, mental health symptomatology, partial fibre intake, and milk intake. We observed positive associations with healthy diet and sleep and mental health, especially benefits of high intakes of vegetable, fruit, fish, water, and fibre. However, processed meat and milk intake were adversely associated with sleep and mental health. These findings make clear that there are health and wellbeing benefits and drawbacks of different diets, but do not, at this stage, demonstrate the clear causal relationships, which would support dietary interventions that might play a role in the treatment and also self-management of sleep and mental health disorders/symptoms. Further research is required to understand mechanisms of actions of which diet acts on to modulate sleep and mental health, while taking comorbidity of sleep and mental health disorders/symptoms into consideration.

scholarly journals Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme: The Mental Healthcare of Young People and Young Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Wood ◽  
Sarah Rees ◽  
Ting Wang ◽  
Amanda Marchant ◽  
Ashley Akbari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Young People ◽  
Transitional Care ◽  
Healthcare Utilisation ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Health Disorders ◽  
The Uk

IntroductionThe diagnosis, management and services available for mental disorders are of growing concern and controversy in the UK. Transitional care between child and adult services and the interface between primary and secondary/ specialist services is often disjointed and thresholds for referral to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services are high. Objectives and ApproachRoutinely collected healthcare datasets and data linkage were used to identify patterns of healthcare utilisation by young people and young adults with mental health disorders across the four UK Nations. We explored the extent to which routinely collected datasets can contribute to an assessment of the health needs and the quality of care that children and young people with mental health disorders receive. Data was requested from the national data providers in each country. A series of descriptive analyses were performed and methods were developed for cross- national comparisons to be made (e.g. Four Nation Person Spell). ResultsIt is feasible to explore healthcare utilisation across the four countries of the UK using routine data. However the recording, availability and access varied considerably between countries, making meaningful comparisons challenging. Descriptive analyses showed strong deprivation gradients in the diagnoses and care provided for young people and young adults with mental health disorders. Depression and anxiety were the most commonly recorded mental health conditions in primary care. In secondary care drug/alcohol disorders and self-harm were the most commonly recorded. Re-admissions to emergency departments were higher for those admitted for self-harm or psychiatric conditions. Conclusion/ImplicationsRoutine data has the potential to make a difference to care. However collection and access needs to be standardised in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness in improving the care for children and young people with mental health disorders. MQ has funded an Adolescent Data Platform to facilitate this.

scholarly journals O3B.5 The mental health of police, firefighters and paramedics in the UK biobank: a comparison with the general working population

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A24.3-A25
Author(s):  
Sharon Stevelink ◽  
Nicola Fear ◽  
Matthew Hotopf
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Uk Biobank ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Emergency Services Personnel ◽  
Working People ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Uk

It is our responsibility to protect and look after the health of members of the emergency services as this directly impacts on the country’s readiness to respond to these disasters and is a critical part of our duty of care towards this important group of workers. This study examined the mental health outcomes and associations with individual and job characteristics among emergency services personnel compared to a random sample of working people, thereby using data from the UK Biobank. This data source contains data on over half a million adults in the UK, who were at the time of recruitment between 40–69 years. Over 2 80 000 reported being in work. Current emergency services personnel were identified based on Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2000 codes. A random sample of age and sex matched people working in other occupations were selected from the UK Biobank for comparative purposes. The prevalence of the outcomes of interest, based on current and life time measures of depression, anxiety, alcohol misuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide and trauma will be presented. The findings will be discussed in the light of current policies and strategies and recommendations for further practice will be outlined.

scholarly journals Medical and Welfare Officers beliefs about post-deployment screening for mental health disorders in the UK Armed Forces: a qualitative study

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Bull ◽  
Gursimran Thandi ◽  
Mary Keeling ◽  
Melanie Chesnokov ◽  
Neil Greenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Health Disorders ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Prospective associations between vitamin D and depression in middle-aged adults: findings from the UK Biobank cohort

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Ronaldson ◽  
Jorge Arias de la Torre ◽  
Fiona Gaughran ◽  
Ioannis Bakolis ◽  
Stephani L. Hatch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Vitamin D Status ◽  
Uk Biobank ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Middle Aged Adults ◽  
New Onset

Abstract Background A possible role of vitamin D in the pathophysiology of depression is currently speculative, with more rigorous research needed to assess this association in large adult populations. The current study assesses prospective associations between vitamin D status and depression in middle-aged adults enrolled in the UK Biobank. Methods We assessed prospective associations between vitamin D status at the baseline assessment (2006–2010) and depression measured at the follow-up assessment (2016) in 139 128 adults registered with the UK Biobank. Results Amongst participants with no depression at baseline (n = 127 244), logistic regression revealed that those with vitamin D insufficiency [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.14, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.07–1.22] and those with vitamin D deficiency (aOR = 1.24, 95% CI 1.13–1.36) were more likely to develop new-onset depression at follow-up compared with those with optimal vitamin D levels after adjustment for a wide range of relevant covariates. Similar prospective associations were reported for those with depression at baseline (n = 11 884) (insufficiency: aOR = 1.11, 95% CI 1.00–1.23; deficiency: aOR = 1.30, 95% CI 1.13–1.50). Conclusions The prospective associations found between vitamin D status and depression suggest that both vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency might be risk factors for the development of new-onset depression in middle-aged adults. Moreover, vitamin D deficiency (and to a lesser extent insufficiency) might be a predictor of sustained depressive symptoms in those who are already depressed. Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency is very common, meaning that these findings have significant implications for public health.

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