scholarly journals Mental Health Care for Service Members and Their Families Across the Globe

2019 ◽  
Vol 184 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 418-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate McGraw ◽  
Jamie Adler ◽  
Søren B Andersen ◽  
Suzanne Bailey ◽  
Clare Bennett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Access To Care ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Work Group ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
The World ◽  
The Usa

AbstractThe U.S. Defense Department partnered with the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership on effective leadership and operational practices for delivery of mental health (MH) as well as addiction services throughout the world for Service Members (SM) and beneficiaries. A Military Issues Work Group (MIWG) was established in 2011 to focus on challenges experienced by military SM and beneficiaries among countries. The MIWG found common concerns related to MH care delivery to rural and remote beneficiaries. Gaps in access to care were identified and prioritized to explore. This led to better collaboration and understanding of telemental health (TMH) practices and technology applications (apps) which increase access to care for rural and remote SMs and beneficiaries. An assessment of the number of SMs and dependents distant from MH care services in the USA was conducted, as well as an environmental scan for psychological health-focused mobile apps and TMH services geared toward SM, veterans, and beneficiaries. The MIWG is developing a compendium of existing military TMH programs and apps that address MH concerns and extant literature on use of technology to extend global access to care for military members and their families across the world.

scholarly journals Female insertion in neurosurgery: Evolution of a stigma break

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Luiz Severo Bem Junior ◽  
Nilson Batista Lemos ◽  
Júlia de Araújo Vianna ◽  
Juliana Garcia Silva ◽  
Luana Moury Fernandes Sanchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
The World ◽  
The Usa

Background: Utilizing the Brazilian Medical Demography analysis and a literature review, we evaluated how women choose to become neurosurgeons in Brazil and around the world, specifically citing the Europe, the USA, India, and Japan. Methods: We utilized the Brazilian Medical Demography prepared by the Federal Council of Medicine and the Regional Council of Medicine of the State of São Paulo (2011, 2013, 2015, and 2018). We also included an evaluation of 20 articles from PubMed, the Scientific Electronic Library Online, and National Health Library databases (e.g., using descriptors “Women in neurosurgery” and “Career”). Results: In Brazil in 2017, women comprised 45.6% of active doctors, but only 8.6% of all neurosurgeons. Of 20 articles identified in the literature, 50% analyzed the factors that influenced how women choose neurosurgery, 40% dealt with gender differences, while just 10% included an analysis of what it is like to be a female neurosurgeon in different countries/continents. Conclusion: The participation of women in neurosurgery has increased in recent years despite the persistence of gender inequality and prejudice. More women need to be enabled to become neurosurgeons as their capabilities, manual dexterity, and judgment should be valued to improve the quality of neurosurgical health-care delivery.

scholarly journals Mental health and well-being of police in a health pandemic: Critical issues for police leaders in a post-COVID-19 environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
Jacqueline M. Drew ◽  
Sherri Martin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
World Trade Center ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Leadership Teams ◽  
Police Chiefs ◽  
The World

Law enforcement is an occupational group that is more “at risk” of physical and psychological harm, as its members are called on to be first responders to critical incidents, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and traumatic events. This paper explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has provided new and somewhat unique conditions under which police must serve their communities. The scope of involvement and implications for the physical and psychological health and safety of law enforcement officers across the world is unprecedented—impacting every frontline officer on every shift. Build-ing on an evidence-based review of research from previous events such as the World Trade Center attacks on 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, this paper develops key insights about the likely impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of police. A call to action for police chiefs and their leadership teams, including actionable recommendations to guide strategic and operational plans, is presented. Consideration must not only be given to the issues faced by police during the active COVID-19 period. Police chiefs and police leadership teams must plan and prepare now to meet the mental health legacy that COVID-19 will leave in its wake, months and possibly years later.

scholarly journals Mental health services in Bermuda

2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 11-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Price
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Small Islands ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Uk

Bermuda comprises a group of small islands in the Atlantic Ocean, situated approximately 1000 km east of the USA. It is a self-governing crown dependency of the UK. It is the third richest country in the world, with average wages per head of US$41 495 in 2000. Its economy is based on a flourishing offshore insurance industry and tourism.

(RE)READING RABINDRANATH TAGORE'S GITANJALI: MEANINGS FOR OUR TROUBLED, PANDEMIC STRICKEN TIMES

Ensemble ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol SP-1 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-145
Author(s):  
Dr. Tapashree Ghosh ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Economy ◽  
Present Position ◽  
Critical Juncture ◽  
Global Crisis ◽  
The World ◽  
Present Context ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Second Wave

The COVID 19 pandemic is far from over. The second wave of the virus is already adversely affecting counties such as England, France, Germany, and the USA. In India, people are suffering from the widespread impact of this disease for the last nine months. It has deeply affected our life, livelihood, health, economy, environment, and mental health. This grim scenario is not only specific to our country but can be witnessed globally. At this critical juncture, literature is extremely important as it can lift us from the nadir of depression and the abyss of nothingness. Hence, while critically engaging with the sub-theme ‘Pandemic and Literature’ we should not limit our studies to texts dealing with crises, pandemics and apocalypse. We must broaden our perspective to include texts that can emotionally heal us and generate feelings of positivity, faith, strength, and peace. Hence, this paper re-reads Tagore’s Gitanjali from the present position of being sufferers of a global crisis. The text is timeless and our contemporary. It contains Tagore’s deep engagement with philosophy and spirituality. We should re-read it and fetch newer meanings relevant to our present context. It is relevant and a necessary read for both ‘the home and the world’.

Applied Intelligence for Mental Health Detection

2022 ◽  
pp. 80-91
Author(s):  
Kartik Pinakin Desai ◽  
Mihir Akshay Shah ◽  
Mansi Chetan Lapasia ◽  
Sonali Atulkumar Patil ◽  
Sujata P. Pathak
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Slow Rate ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Artificial Intelligence Techniques ◽  
The World ◽  
Severe Anxiety

Mental health is a major healthcare issue around the world, and it must be made a priority in the healthcare sector. That being said, it seems that progress in this area is moving at a slow rate. These conditions aren't always difficult to live with, but they also put you at risk for heart failure, severe anxiety, and depression, leading to serious stress and physical disability. In middle and upper nations, a majority of people deal with at least one of these psychiatric disorders at a certain stage in their lives. Artificial intelligence techniques have recently received a lot of attention in a variety of areas, including psychological health. A personalized therapy that aims to deliver emotional support to a particular person has to be enabled with the help of specialized artificial intelligence methods and ML algorithms. The aim of this chapter is to evaluate and create a system that assists a person in predicting and curing his or her psychiatric disorder using various artificial intelligence concepts and strategies, thus assisting people in curing their problems.

Communication – a culture of open dialogue

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Val Jackson ◽  
Alex Perry
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Close Collaboration ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The World ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Open Dialogue ◽  
The Uk

Purpose – Open dialogue (OD) is an innovative approach to mental health crises based on close collaboration between services and an individual’s family and social network. The approach was originally designed by Jaakko Seikkula and his colleagues in Tornio, Finland and is now being developed in many countries around the world, in particular Denmark, Germany, Norway and the USA. OD describes both a way of being with families and also a way of organising services aimed at maximising communication and connection. The purpose of this paper is to describe the principles of OD, it’s development in Finland and here in the UK. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a description of the principles and outcomes of OD as practised in Western Finland. It also describes the recent developments in the UK using the approach. Findings – This paper is descriptive of the model and is not of a research project. Originality/value – Whilst care must be taken in assuming that these remarkable results are transferable to the UK, other countries and several Mental Health trusts in England are actively engaged with developing an OD approach.

scholarly journals The yield from national surveys of mental health

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Henderson ◽  
Gavin Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Health Surveys ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
World Health ◽  
National Surveys ◽  
The World ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Uk

At least 21 countries have now carried out national surveys of mental health under the aegis of the World Health Organization's World Mental Health Surveys. This has meant interviewing some 157 000 people in their homes. The countries are as varied as Australia, China, Iran, six continental European nations, Nigeria, the UK and the USA (Andrews et al, 2001; Demyttenaere et al, 2004; Mohammadi et al, 2005). It is therefore timely to consider what this very large body of information has yielded and to what use it can be put, especially in relation to the costs and human resources expended in a field where unmet need is so conspicuous.

A Model for Clinical and Educational Psychiatric Service Delivery in Remote Communities

1999 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 372-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathy Owen ◽  
Christopher Tennant ◽  
Deslee Jessie ◽  
Michael Jones ◽  
Valerie Rutherford
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Psychiatric Service ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Rural And Remote

Objective: A model of intermittent psychiatric service provision to rural and remote New South Wales communities by metropolitan psychiatrists and mental health professionals has been evaluated. The services provided included peer support to lone mental health and generic health workers, direct psychiatric care to clients in their own environment and skills development education sessions to general health staff and other professionals affiliated with health care (e.g. police and ambulance officers). Method: There were 10 visits of teams made up of a psychiatrist and another mental health professional to six rural and remote locations. Outcomes of the services delivered were examined including clinical services and teaching skills training sessions. Indirect outcome measures included changes to Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme prescription patterns in areas serviced and data regarding transfer of clients for psychiatric care in regional centres. Difficulties in evaluation are discussed. Results: The feasibility of intermittent service provision was demonstrated. Education packages were well received and a positive change in workers' attitudes toward mental health practice was found. Conclusion: Intermittent psychiatric services in remote settings add value to health care delivery particularly when dovetailed with skills-based education sessions.

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