scholarly journals Acute transient psychotic disorder precipitated by Brexit vote

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. e232363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Zia Ul Haq Katshu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Contributory Factor ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Major Work ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Psychological Stressors ◽  
Political Events ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
The Uk

A man in his 40s was brought to the accident and emergency department in an acute psychotic state, 3 weeks after the European Union referendum results in the UK were declared. His mental health had deteriorated rapidly following the announcement of the results, with significant concerns about Brexit. He presented as agitated, confused and thought disordered. He had auditory hallucinations, and paranoid, referential, misidentification and bizarre delusions. He recovered completely within 2 weeks after a brief admission and treatment with olanzapine. He had experienced a similar episode of much less severity 13 years previously after major work related stress which resolved completely within a few days. He was experiencing stress related to work and family prior to the current episode which could potentially have been a contributory factor. Political events can act as major psychological stressors and have a significant impact on the mental health of people, especially those with a predisposition to develop mental illness.

Mad doctors? The significance of medical practitioners admitted as patients to the first English county asylums up to 1890

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alannah Tomkins
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
The Impact

‘Mad doctors’ specialized in treating the insane, but what about the doctors whose own mental health was jeopardized? Oppenheim found that doctors who attended the mad were presumed to be particularly vulnerable, but there has been no research investigating this claim, nor identifying practitioners’ experiences as patients. This article analyses medical admissions to asylums via both case notes and other sources such as newspaper reports, revealing the responses of medical superintendents to their former colleagues and, in some cases, the judgements of practitioners on their institutional surroundings. It indicates the impact of work-related stress, as medicine became self-consciously professional, and the evolution of public reactions to doctors who could not maintain an appropriately sane identity.

‘Management Standards’ and work-related stress in the UK: policy background and science

Work & Stress ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin J. MacKay * ◽  
Rosanna Cousins ◽  
Peter J. Kelly ◽  
Steve Lee ◽  
Ron H. McCaig
Keyword(s):  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Management Standards ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
The Uk

Influence of the Supervisory Working Alliance on Supervisee Work Satisfaction and Work-Related Stress

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Sterner
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Working Alliance ◽  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Work Satisfaction ◽  
Supervisory Working Alliance ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Professional Mental Health ◽  
Academic Settings ◽  
Related Stress

This article presents an empirical study that identified agency supervisees' perceptions of clinical supervision and its influence on work satisfaction and work-related stress in professional settings. Because there is a paucity of literature addressing supervision of professional counselors, there is a need to better understand what influence supervision has beyond academic settings. Participants were 71 members of the American Mental Health Counseling Association who were selected using a criterion-based random sample methodology. The methodology pulls together a unique combination of variables and instruments for exploration with professional mental health counselors. Results revealed relationships between work setting, supervisees' perceptions of the supervisory working alliance, work satisfaction, and work-related stress variables. Implications for practice, training, and research are discussed.

Physician suicide

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s886-s886
Author(s):  
M.A. Dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Major Health Problem ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Primary Care Patients ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Related Stress

IntroductionPhysician Suicide is a potential health risks resulting from strains and burden associated with medical education and profession. Suicide is an occupational hazard. Each year in the United States, 300 to 400 physicians take their own lives.ObjectiveTo provide a summary about physician suicide and its risk factors and mental health issues associated.MethodsThe search was conducted using PubMed with terms: “suicide in physicians”, “physician suicide”, “suicide in doctors”, “physician depression”, by using a review of literature with documents in English.DiscussionSuicide is a major health problem. Suicide death is a self-inflicted with evidence that the person aims die. Mental disorders represent a large burden of disease worldwide and can also damage to physical health. The most common psychiatric diagnoses among physicians who complete suicide are affective disorders, alcoholism, and substance use disorders. In physicians, the female suicide rates are higher than that in males. The most common means of suicide by physicians are lethal medication overdoses and firearms. There are common risk factors, such as work-related stress, depression, negative life events, alcohol and isolation. In addition, there is a physicians’ tendency not to recognize depression in themselves and not to seek help.ConclusionsPrioritize to physician mental health, change professional attitudes and institutional policies, learn to recognize depression and suicidality, educate medical students, residents, routinely screen all primary care patients for depression that can help physicians recognize depression in themselves and to seek treatment for depression and suicidality because there is “no health without mental health”.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his/her declaration of competing interest.

Work-related stress: Implications for physical and mental health

2016 ◽  
Vol 146 (8) ◽  
pp. 359-366
Author(s):  
Ricard Navinés ◽  
Rocío Martín-Santos ◽  
Victòria Olivé ◽  
Manuel Valdés
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress

scholarly journals Effects of Social Support on the Stress-Health Relationship: Gender Comparison among Military Personnel

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 1317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi-Ming Hsieh ◽  
Bi-Kun Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
And Gender

The purpose of this study was to investigate how the role of workplace social support and gender affect the relationship between work stress and the physical and mental health of military personnel in Taiwan. The analysis results reveal that military personnel expressed significantly high perceptions of work-related stress. Social support from supervisors and colleagues is a crucial factor in buffering the effect of work-related stress on perceived health, and increasing the physical and mental health among military personnel. This study shows that male personnel who perceived higher stress and gained more social support from supervisors and colleagues than female personnel were less likely to have physical and mental issues than female personnel. Managerial implications and suggestions could serve as references in managing work-related stress, enhancing social support occurring in the military workplace, and reducing job dissatisfaction, which in turn improves the health and well-being of military personnel in Taiwan.

Exploring the barriers and motivators for using digital mental health interventions among construction personnel in Nigeria (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Nwaogu ◽  
Albert P. C. Chan ◽  
John A. Naslund ◽  
Carol K. H. Hon ◽  
Christopher Belonwu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Digital Interventions ◽  
Mental Health Interventions ◽  
Extrinsic Motivators ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Barriers And Motivators

BACKGROUND Work-related stress in the construction industry gives rise to the prevalence of depression and anxiety among personnel. In low resource settings like Nigeria, construction personnel face high demands, severe working conditions, and there are few services available to address mental health needs. With emerging research showing that digital interventions can be employed to self-manage mental health across diverse settings, there may be new opportunities to support construction personnel in the construction industry. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this exploratory study was to understand whether construction personnel in Nigeria use digital interventions for mental health management, what impedes and facilitates the use of these interventions. METHODS This study qualitatively explored perspectives among a convenience sample of 62 construction personnel. The data were subjected to inductive content analysis. RESULTS Six barriers and five motivators categories were identified, which were categorized respectively into two groups: barriers to adoption and barriers to persistent use; and intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. Lack of awareness and knowledge about the interventions was an apparent barrier to adoption and use. Participants frequently reported concerns about effectiveness and usability. CONCLUSIONS This study provides an initial understanding of the design needs required to facilitate sustained self-management of mental health based on the experiences and expectations of construction personnel with digital interventions.

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