Relationship between psychiatric impairment and a natural disaster: the role of distress

1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. McFarlane
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disaster ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Impact Of Event Scale ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

SynopsisThe relationship between adversity, distress and psychiatric impairment was examined in a group of 469 firefighters who had an intense exposure to an Australian bushfire disaster. The data suggested that psychiatric impairment measured by the General Health Questionnaire and distress measured by the Impact of Event Scale were relatively separate phenomena. Psychiatric impairment in these people appeared to be related more to their level of distress after the fires than to the severity of their exposure and losses.

Life Events and Psychiatric Disorder: the Role of a Natural Disaster

1987 ◽  
Vol 151 (3) ◽  
pp. 362-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander C. McFarlane
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Psychiatric Illness ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Fire Fighters ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Examining the impact of natural disasters on psychological health provides an opportunity to study the role played by extreme adversity in the onset of psychiatric disorder. Four hundred and sixty-nine fire-fighters who had been intensely exposed to an Australian bushfire disaster completed a detailed inventory of their experiences four months later. They also completed a brief life events schedule and the 12-item General Health Questionnaire. Only 9% of the GHQ score variance could be accounted for by the disaster and other life events; the effects of the disaster appeared to be separate and additive. This is similar to the relationship between life events and psychiatric illness found in other settings. It is suggested that vulnerability is a more important factor in breakdown than the degree of stress experienced.

scholarly journals Social Media Exposure, Psychological Distress, Emotion Regulation, and Depression During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Community Samples in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-ting Zhang ◽  
Rui-ting Li ◽  
Xiao-jun Sun ◽  
Ming Peng ◽  
Xu Li
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
Expressive Suppression ◽  
Impact Of Event Scale ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a global emergency, affecting millions of individuals both physically and psychologically. The present research investigated the associations between social media exposure and depression during the COVID-19 outbreak by examining the mediating role of psychological distress and the moderating role of emotion regulation among members of the general public in China. Participants (N = 485) completed a set of questionnaires online, including demographic information, self-rated physical health, and social media exposure to topics related to COVID-19. The Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) were utilized to measure psychological distress about COVID-19, depression, and emotion regulation strategies, respectively. Results found that older age and greater levels of social media exposure were associated with more psychological distress about the virus (r = 0.14, p = 0.003; r = 0.22, p < 0.001). Results of the moderated mediation model suggest that psychological distress mediated the relationship between social media exposure and depression (β = 0.10; Boot 95% CI = 0.07, 0.15). Furthermore, expressive suppression moderated the relationship between psychological distress and depression (β = 0.10, p = 0.017). The findings are discussed in terms of the need for mental health assistance for individuals at high risk of depression, including the elderly and individuals who reported greater psychological distress and those who showed preference usage of suppression, during the COVID-19 crisis.

The Cost of Being Perfect: Perfectionism and Suicide Ideation in University Students

2000 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 829-835 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa K. Hamilton ◽  
Robert D. Schweitzer
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
University Students ◽  
General Health ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between dimensions of perfectionism and suicide ideation in a tertiary student population in Australia. Method: The methodology involved 405 students completing the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) which includes a subset of questions which can be used to assess suicide ideation, and the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale. Results: The presence of suicide ideation was associated with higher scores on total perfectionism and two perfectionism dimensions, and total GHQ scores. There were significant differences between participants with high levels of perfectionism and participants with moderate to low levels of perfectionism on a measure of suicide ideation. Neither gender nor age were associated with differences in the scores, with results indicating high levels of perfectionism may indicate a vulnerability to suicide ideation. Conclusions: Perfectionism is a valued attribute in high-achieving populations. The question needs to be asked, however, at what cost? The findings indicate that high levels of perfectionism may be associated with an increased vulnerability to suicide ideation. Future research is needed to gain a better understanding of the complex interrelationship between personality and temperament, environmental factors and self-destructive behaviour.

Romantic Acts and Depression

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 260-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Maltby ◽  
Liza Day
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of the present study was to provide an examination of the relationship between the importance individuals attach to romantic acts and depressive symptoms. Among 140 male and 160 female English undergraduate students, the importance individuals attach to romantic acts is significantly negatively correlated with higher scores on the Beck Depression Inventory and the Depression symptoms subscale of the General Health Questionnaire among the men only.

scholarly journals Coping and health in harassed teachers

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 437
Author(s):  
MARIA CONSUELO MORÁN ASTORGA
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Health And Well Being

The present study examined the relationship among bullying, coping strategies, and health in a sample of 255 Spanish teachers. They completed a set of questionnaires to evaluate: 1) bullying (with a bullying perceived questionnaire); 2) health (with General Health Questionnaire); and 3) coping strategies (with the Brief COPE). Results showed that teachers bullied by colleagues had a poorer health than those not bullied. The analysis established also the differences between targets and non-targets in coping strategies: It was observed that bullying targets use more non-functional coping strategies and fewer functional ones than non-targets. These results suggest that it is necessary eradicate bullying in order to improve workers’ health and well-being. The victims also need to change their strategies to coping harassment. More investigations in these issues are needed, as they are essential to workplace health and well-being.ResumenEn este estudio se examinó la relación entre el sentimiento de acoso psicológico en el trabajo, la salud y las estrategias de afrontamiento del estrés. Participaron 255 profesores no universitarios que completaron el Cuestionario de Acoso Psicológico Percibido, el Cuestionario de Salud General y el Brief Cope (Cope-28, en español). Los resultados hallaron que los profesores acosados por colegas tenían peor salud que los no acosados. Se encontraron también diferencias en el uso de estrategias de afrontamiento entre las víctimas y las no víctimas de acoso: las primeras utilizan más estrategias disfuncionales y menos estrategias funcionales. Estos resultados sugieren que es necesario erradicar el acoso en el entorno laboral con el fin de mejorar la salud y el bienestar. También las víctimas de acoso necesitan cambiar sus estrategias de afrontar el bullying. Son necesarias mas investigaciones en el campo de la salud y el bienestar en el ámbito laboral.

scholarly journals Psychological Morbidity among Emergency Department Doctors and Nurses after the SARS Outbreak

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 215-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
KY Tham ◽  
YH Tan ◽  
OH Loh ◽  
WL Tan ◽  
MK Ong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Psychological Morbidity ◽  
Patient Contact ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Impact Of Event Scale ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Doctors And Nurses

Objective To determine the psychological morbidity among emergency department (ED) doctors and nurses six months after the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak. Methods During the SARS outbreak from 13 March to 31 May 2003, the study ED was designated as Singapore's only screening centre for SARS and was closed to all other patients. A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted in November 2003. Doctors and nurses of the study ED who had patient contact during the outbreak were included. Data collected were demographics and responses to (a) Impact of Event Scale (IES) and (b) General Health Questionnaire 28 (GHQ 28). Scores were assigned to the responses whereby an IES score ≥26/75 or a GHQ 28 score ≥5/28 was indicative of post-event and psychiatric morbidity respectively. Results Thirty-eight out of 41 (92.7%) doctors and 58 out of 83 (69.9%) nurses responded. Fewer doctors reported post-event and psychiatric morbidity compared to nurses, with 5 (13.2%) doctors and 12 (20.7%) nurses scoring ≥26 on IES, 6 (15.8%) doctors and 12 (20.7%) nurses scoring ≥5 on GHQ 28. The doctors reported a median of 9.5 (range 0–47) on IES and 0 (range 0–11) on GHQ 28. The nurses reported a median of 15 (range 0–61) on IES and 1 (range 0–25) on GHQ 28. Conclusions Six months after SARS, the rates of post-event and psychiatric morbidity were relatively low among the study ED doctors and nurses. The results might have underestimated actual morbidity as the study was conducted six months after the outbreak.

scholarly journals The impact of a public healt environmental contingency (COVID-19) on Stress and a General Healt of workers from different industrial sector.

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 100-109
Author(s):  
Nora Isela Macías Núñez ◽  
Aurora Moyano González ◽  
Victor Ibarra ◽  
José Armando Peña-Moreno ◽  
Martha Esthela Calderon Parga
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Health Situation ◽  
New Forms Of Work ◽  
The Impact

The problems that arise in society, in relation to health affect workers to some extent, this is the case of the COVID -19 pandemic, which has somehow affected organizations in general, such as: in their profits, in the reduction of personnel, in adapting new forms of work if required, and in activating health protocols to avoid the spread of it in its workers, this health situation that is present worldwide has had a great impact on people from the psychological aspect, it is for this the interest to carry out this research, with the purpose of knowing the perception of the workers of different organizations in this pandemic situation, that is to say, how it has affected them in relation to stress and therefore their general health, the instruments applied were: Perceived Stress Scale (10 items) and the Golberg General Health Questionnaire. The results of this work gave us a Coronbach alpha of α = .85 of reliability which indicates that this study is reliable, likewise 60% of the population report that they have felt stress due to COVID-19, as well as 42% of the population state that they have perceived factors or symptoms that affect their mental health to some degree.

scholarly journals Role of resilience and emotional control in relation to mental health in people with cancer

2020 ◽  
pp. 135910532094635
Author(s):  
Patricia Macía ◽  
Susana Gorbeña ◽  
Mercedes Barranco ◽  
Estibaliz Alonso ◽  
Ioseba Iraurgi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Emotional Control ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Interventions ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
The Relationship

This study explored the relationship between emotional control, resilience, and mental health in cancer. Patients with cancer were recruited ( n = 170). Courtauld Scale of Emotional Control, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and the General Health Questionnaire were selected. Assuming the absence of interaction among the variables, they were analyzed separately. Four groups resulted, finding statistically significant differences ( F(4, 165) = 18.03; p < 0.001). High resilience and low emotional control seem to be protective attributes, and high emotional control has demonstrated to be a risk factor for mental health. Considering differences in cancer-related psychological variables could derive in personalized psychotherapeutic interventions.

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