Mental Health in der Covid-19-Pandemie – Beobachtungen unter Kopf-Hals-Tumorpatienten

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (03) ◽  
pp. 107-111
Author(s):  
Jens Büntzel ◽  
Petr Vitek ◽  
Oliver Micke ◽  
Stefanie Walter ◽  
Arndt Büssing
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Distress Thermometer ◽  
Per Se

ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Hintergrund In Krisenzeiten wie der Covid-19-Pandemie hat das individuelle Coping für jeden Tumorpatienten eine besondere Bedeutung zur Bewältigung ihrer spezifischen Belastungen. Material und Methode Wir haben in zwei Projekten Daten zu Mental Health für Patienten mit Kopf-Hals-Karzinomen erfasst: WHO-5, SpREUK, Distress-Thermometer zu Belastung. Vor der Pandemie inkludierten wir 113 Patienten, während des 1. Lockdowns 84 Patienten und während des 2. Lockdowns 86 Patienten. Ergebnisse Wir sehen während des 1. Lockdowns im Trend eine Abnahme der allgemeinen Krankheitslast gegenüber der Zeit vor Covid-19. Lebenszufriedenheit steigt, Copingstrategien wie Sinnsuche, Vertrauen und Reflexion der eigenen Situation werden aktiviert. Im zweiten Lockdown lassen diese Entwicklungen wieder nach, wobei insbesondere das per se nicht sehr große religiöse Vertrauen geschwunden zu sein scheint. Schlussfolgerung Tumorpatienten können Krisensituationen durch Coping besser überwinden. Spiritual Care kann gezielt diese Copingmuster unterstützen.

Perinatal Depression as an Early Stress

2018 ◽  
pp. 286-312
Author(s):  
Sherryl H. Goodman ◽  
Meeka S. Halperin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Developmental Psychopathology ◽  
Perinatal Depression ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Causal Relations ◽  
Early Stress ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Per Se

This chapter provides a review of research and a description of the central issues regarding the stressor of depression in mothers during pregnancy and the postpartum periods in relation to risk for the development of psychopathology in offspring. Where evidence allows, causal relations are emphasized; otherwise, limitations are noted, especially those regarding being able to draw causal conclusions from the correlational approaches typically taken in this area of study. Evidence for mechanisms in the transmission of risk is also described, given the potential for understanding causal relations. With the developmental psychopathology perspective of depression as a stressor for offspring, the focus is on vulnerabilities to and early signs of disorder as well as mental health outcomes per se. The chapter concludes with suggested critical issues in the field and recommendations for future directions for research.

scholarly journals Charting Spiritual Care: Psychiatric and Psychotherapeutic Aspects

2020 ◽  
pp. 171-180
Author(s):  
Eckhard Frick
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Human Experience ◽  
Healthcare Team ◽  
Intervention Effect ◽  
Positive Coping

Abstract Proactively addressing religious and spiritual (r/s) issues has a strong intervention effect on patients, which is generally more important than the detailed content of spiritual screenings and assessments. When asked about r/s needs or problems, patients may feel bothered, surprised, annoyed, or, conversely, satisfied, supported, acknowledged in their coping efforts. Consequently, documentation should first and foremost reflect the patient’s reaction towards the clinician’s r/s intervention and to what extent the patient wishes this interaction to be shared within the healthcare team. In psychiatry and psychotherapy, patients’ spirituality is less pathologized than in former times and more and more accepted as a universal dimension of human experience, transcending individual religions. In mental health and in other medical fields, r/s may be part of the problem or part of the solution (K. Pargament), or both. Consequently, spiritual charting should not only differentiate pathological/negative and resilient/positive coping but consists of the patient’s r/s healthcare preferences and goals as well as the role he or she attributes to the health professional.

Clinicians' attitudes to spirituality in old age psychiatry

2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 962-973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. Lawrence ◽  
Julia Head ◽  
Georgina Christodoulou ◽  
Biljana Andonovska ◽  
Samina Karamat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Care Services ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Old Age Psychiatry ◽  
Chaplaincy Service

Background: The aim of this survey is to investigate professional attitudes to the presence and value of spiritual care from Old Age Psychiatrists.Method: All registered members of the Faculty of the Psychiatry of Old Age in the United Kingdom were asked to complete a 21-question semi-structured questionnaire. The first mail shot took place in 2002 and the second mail shot to non-respondents in 2003. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were carried out on the answers received.Results: The response rate was 46%. The majority of respondents (92%) recognize the importance of spiritual dimensions of care for older people with mental health needs and about a quarter of respondents appear to consider referring patients to the chaplaincy service. In contrast, integration of spiritual advisors within the assessment and management of individual cases is rare.Conclusions: Opinions vary as to whether provision of spiritual care should become widely available to older people with mental health needs who are admitted to hospital. Old age psychiatrists recognize that awareness of spiritual dimensions may be important for their patients. They seem less clear about the role of spiritual advisors and how NHS multidisciplinary clinical teams and spiritual and pastoral care services can be best integrated. Much work needs to be done on developing effective training and operational policies in this area.

The Effect of Spiritual Care on Perceived Stress and Mental Health Among the Elderlies Living in Nursing Home

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 1328-1339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Heidari ◽  
Mansureh Ghodusi Borujeni ◽  
Shokouh Kabirian Abyaneh ◽  
Parvin Rezaei
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Spiritual Care

The Physician’s Role in Responding to Existential Suffering: What Does It Mean to Comfort Always?

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-12
Author(s):  
Hermioni L. Amonoo ◽  
Jennifer H. Harris ◽  
William S. Murphy ◽  
Janet L. Abrahm ◽  
John R. Peteet
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Existential Suffering ◽  
Existential Distress ◽  
Existential Needs ◽  
Instrumental Role

Existential suffering is commonly experienced by patients with serious medical illnesses despite the advances in the treatment of physical and psychological symptoms that often accompany incurable diseases. Palliative care (PC) clinicians wishing to help these patients are faced with many barriers including the inability to identify existential suffering, lack of training in how to address it, and time constraints. Although mental health and spiritual care providers play an instrumental role in addressing the existential needs of patients, PC clinicians are uniquely positioned to coordinate the necessary resources for addressing existential suffering in their patients. With this article, we present a case of a patient in existential distress and a framework to equip PC clinicians to assess and address existential suffering.

Mental health and spiritual care

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 33-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Spiritual Care

scholarly journals On the Voluntary Mechanism of Spiritual Care for Left-behind Children in Rural Areas Based on the Resource Advantages of Universities

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Cheng Fan ◽  
Qiushuo Shao
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Character Development ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Positive Effect

The mental health and character development of left-behind children in rural areas has always received extensive attention from all walks of life. The psychological problems of left-behind children in rural areas are solved by the voluntary mechanism of spiritual care. Full use of the educational resources of colleges and universities has a positive effect on the development of all parties and has certain promotion value across the country.

scholarly journals Spiritual Care Training for Mothers of Children with Cancer: Effects on Quality of Care and Mental Health of Caregivers

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 545-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somaieh Borjalilu ◽  
Shahriar Shahidi ◽  
Mohammad Ali Mazaheri ◽  
Amir Hossein Emami
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Care Training

scholarly journals Considering Spiritual Care for Religiously Involved LGBTQI Migrants and Refugees: A Tentative Map

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1113
Author(s):  
Charles James Fensham
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Relational Health ◽  
Building Trust ◽  
Mental Health Challenges

This paper describes research relevant to spiritual care for LGBTQI refugees and migrants. The literature indicates some distinct challenges faced by religiously involved LGBTQI migrants and refugees. LGBTQI migrants and refugees may not be able to experience family and religion as supportive compared to migrants and refugees who do not identify as LGBTQI. Such migrants and refugees thus face elevated levels of mental health challenges compared to non-LGBTQI refugees and they also face additional mental health risks compared to non-refugee LGBTQI adults and youth. Such risks include suicidality, depression, substance abuse, social isolation, internalised religious homonegativity, shame and risks to sexual health and a breakdown in the ability to trust others and caregivers. The paper identifies five seminal areas for extending care in the light of the research. These include building trust and properly assessing risk, working towards relational health, helping clients move to new ways of constructing and conceiving of family, easing the influence of internalised homonegativity and shame, and finding written and human resources that will be helpful to clients. These areas of care only present a tentative map as this issue requires more research and reflection.

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