Risk factors contributing to vulnerability of mental health disorders and the protective factors among Malaysian youth

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-112
Author(s):  
Jin Kuan Kok ◽  
Sew Kim Low
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Health Disorders

scholarly journals The Relationship between Mental Health, Educational Burnout and Strategies for Coping with Stress among Students. A Cross-Sectional Study of Poland

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Długosz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Hierarchical Regression Analysis ◽  
Health Disorders

Objective The study aims to investigate the risk factors of bad psychosomatic health among students in quarantine during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method:The survey was conducted on-line, on a sample of 1,978 respondents in Poland. The study was carried out by the end of the summer semester. The questionnaire was designed in a way which allows for the observation of main risk factors which have impact on the students’ mental health. The variance analysis and the hierarchical regression analysis were used to determine the predictors of mental health. Results:The results indicate that average and high levels of psychosomatic disorders were observed among 61% of respondents. The hierarchical regression analysis has revealed that the main factors influencing the level of mental health disorders were educational burnout, satisfaction with life, strategies for coping with stress and gender. As indicated by the respondents, mental health disorders increase in tandem with educational burnout, the application of emotion-focused coping strategies and the lack of satisfaction with one’s life. Moreover, it was observed that female respondents scored higher on the scale of disorders in comparison to males. Conclusions:The results of research indicate that distance education and negative coping strategies are the main risk factors of mental health disorders among students during the pandemic.

scholarly journals Predeployment Sleep Duration and Insomnia Symptoms as Risk Factors for New-Onset Mental Health Disorders Following Military Deployment

SLEEP ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 1009-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Gehrman ◽  
Amber D. Seelig ◽  
Isabel G. Jacobson ◽  
Edward J. Boyko ◽  
Tomoko I. Hooper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Military Deployment ◽  
Health Disorders ◽  
Insomnia Symptoms ◽  
New Onset

"Importance of Mental Health" (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salman Muhammad Soomar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Health It ◽  
Handling Stress ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Health Disorders

UNSTRUCTURED Health is the state of overall well-being which includes physical, mental, and social wellbeing. Good health is a resource for living everyday life. It is central for functioning properly, handling stress, living a longer and more active life. Physical well-being includes a healthful lifestyle to decrease the risk of disease. Mental health is equally important as physical health, it is integral and important component of health, it provides strength and enhance a person’s ability to complete regular tasks . Differences in socioeconomic and other living conditions can lead to health inequities which can impact on a person’s health especially mental health though this is not the case in every situation, however the risk to an individual’s mental health determine how the person is going to suffer with mental health issues as these risk factors are not only bounded to poor socio-economic class . Violence, rapid social change, stressful work conditions, gender discrimination, social exclusion, physically ill health, sexual abuse, and persistent socio-economic pressures are recognized as risk factors for poor mental health. Moreover, there are some personality factors and genetic factors that also make people vulnerable to mental health disorders . Mental health issues alone add a lot in the global burden of disease however it is associated with other diseases and conditions as well. Mental health disorders in different forms and intensities a large number of people in their lifetime which not only impact on their health but it causes economic burden on the person and family as well . Despite a greater population is affected from mental health illness, the estimates produced through research regarding are still underestimated the reasons may be overlapping between psychiatric and neurological disorder and keeping suicide behaviors associated with self-harm a separate category other than mental illness . The major reason of underestimation can be less no reporting for these illness due to stigma associated with it. Stigma is the negative attitude towards the illness which creates discrimination and is the main obstacle in seeking help and care .

scholarly journals Are children of any age susceptible to suicidal behaviour?

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Large Cohort ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Health Disorders

Mei-Sing Ong and colleagues in the USA and Canada have investigated the risk factors for suicide attempt in a large cohort of children, adolescents, and young adults with mental health disorders.

scholarly journals The prevalence, incidence, prognosis and risk factors for depression and anxiety in a UK cohort during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ru Jia ◽  
Kieran Ayling ◽  
Trudie Chalder ◽  
Adam Massey ◽  
Norina Gasteiger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Population Mental Health ◽  
Health Disorders

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had profound immediate impacts on population mental health. However, in whom the effects may be prolonged is less clear. Aims: To investigate the prevalence, incidence, prognosis, and risk factors for depression and anxiety reported in a UK cohort over three distinct periods in the pandemic in 2020. Method: An online survey was distributed to a UK community cohort (n=3097) at three points: April (baseline), July-September (T2) and November-December (T3). Participants completed validated measures of depression and anxiety on each occasion and we prospectively explored the role of socio-demographic factors and psychological factors (loneliness, positive mood, perceived risk of and worry about COVID-19) as risk factors. Results: Depression (PHQ-9 means - baseline: 7.69, T2: 5.53, T3: 6.06) and anxiety scores (GAD-7 means -baseline: 6.59, T2: 4.60, T3: 4.98) were considerably greater than pre-pandemic population norms. Women reported greater depression and anxiety than men. Being younger, having prior mental health disorders, more negative life events due to COVID-19, as well as greater loneliness and lower positive mood at baseline were significant predictors of poorer mental health outcomes. Conclusion: The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health has persisted to some degree. Younger people and individuals with prior mental health disorders were at greatest risk. Easing of restrictions might bring the opportunity for a return to social interaction, which could mitigate the risk factors of loneliness and positive mood.

scholarly journals IDENTIFICAÇÃO DE FATORES DE RISCO QUE COMPROMETEM A SAÚDE MENTAL EM AMBIENTES FAMILIARES

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-68
Author(s):  
João Carlos G Arias ◽  
Rogerio S de Oliveira ◽  
Graziele Z de Lima ◽  
Ana Carolina de F Azevedo ◽  
Aline Ap Buriola
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Sedentary Lifestyle ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Severe Mental Disorders ◽  
Disturbed Sleep ◽  
Health Disorders

According to the Ministry of Health 3% of the general population suffer from serious or severe mental disorders and more than 12% require some care in Mental Health. In this context, this study attempts to identify risk factors for mental health disorders in family environments. This is an exploratory descriptive study with a quantitative approach, which was conducted by retrospective analysis of cadastral records of 22 families served by an extension project. It resulted that a sedentary lifestyle is a major factor, followed for feeling anxious, disturbed sleep pattern, risk for situational low self-esteem and feelings of powerlessness. Conclude that the results of this research may point a direction to the need for mental health care focusing on prevention of risk factors, as well as contribute to the discussion about simple care strategies such as home visits.

scholarly journals THE INFLUENCE OF NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLES ON BONE HEALTH IN PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA AND DEPRESSION

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Biljana Bajić ◽  
Svetlana Ristić ◽  
Marija Palibrk ◽  
Aleksandra Arnaut ◽  
Svetlana Ćurčić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Bone Health ◽  
Bone Fractures ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Life Styles ◽  
Health Disorders

Objective. The aim of this paper is the influence of nutrition and pattern behaviors on bone health in people with mental health disorders. Methods. At the Clinic for Psychiatry of the Clinical Center of Kragujevac and at the Department of Neuropsychiatry of the Specialist-Consultative Service of Kragujevac Health Care Center a cross-sectional study has been conducted. The survey included 46 patients from the age of 22 to 81, both genders, with schizophrenia as a diagnosis for mental disorders and depression determined by a psychiatrist. Quantitative testing of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium and potassium has been performed by standard biochemical methods. Vitamin D has been determined by HPLC method (high performance/pressure liquid chromatography) i.e. by a liquid chromatography under high pressure. Results. In the whole group of patients tested, 58.7% of patients were physically active and the patients with schizophrenia (p = 0.026) were less physically active. Out of the total number, 67% of patients eat irregularly and this habit is more present in patients with schizophrenia (p = 0.003). In terms of the presence of certain nutrients, fish is more represented in the nutrition of people suffering from depression. Three patients (6.5%) reported osteoporosis in their medical history, one of whom had a spontaneous fracture. In the anamneses (6.5%) of the patients stated that their parents had had spontaneous bone fractures. Low values ​​of 25 (OH) D in the serum were present in both study groups. Conclusion. Unhealthy life styles, low level of Vitamin D found in people who have mental health disorders represent risk factors for the reduced bone mass. The results of our research indicate the need for timely identification of potential risk factors and improvement of prevention in order to raise awareness of the importance of healthy lifestyles and behavior modification.

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