Mental health of prisoners is public health problem, says former chief inspector

Mexico is a culturally, socially and economically heterogeneous country, with a population of over 100 million. Although it is regarded as a country with a medium–high income according to World Bank criteria, inequality continues to be one of its main problems. In addition to this, the country is going through a difficult period. Large parts of the population face economic insecurity, as a result of which feelings of despair, fear and impotence are common. It is hardly surprising, then, that mental disorders should constitute a major public health problem: depression is the main cause of loss of healthy years of life (6.4% of the population suffer from it), while alcohol misuse is the 9th (2.5%) and schizophrenia the 10th (2.1%) most common health problem (González-Pier et al, 2006).

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Emotional Intelligence and Personality in Anxiety Disorders

Advances in Psychiatry ◽

10.1155/2014/968359 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nathalie P. Lizeretti ◽

María Vázquez Costa ◽

Ana Gimeno-Bayón

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Mental Health ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Anxiety Disorders ◽

Personality Disorders ◽

Health Problem ◽

Mental Health Center ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Emotional Skills ◽

Central Elements

Anxiety disorders (AD) are by far the most frequent psychiatric disorders, and according to epidemiologic data their chronicity, comorbidities, and negative prognostic constitute a public health problem. This is why it is necessary to continue exploring the factors which contribute to the incidence, appearance, and maintenance of this set of disorders. The goal of this study has been to analyze the possible relationship between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and personality disorders (PersD) in outpatients suffering from AD. The sample was made up of 146 patients with AD from the Mental Health Center at the Health Consortium of Maresme, who were evaluated with the STAI, MSCEIT, and MCMI-II questionnaires. The main findings indicate that 89,4% of the patients in the sample met the criteria for the diagnosis of some PersD. The findings also confirm that patients with AD present a low EI, especially because of difficulties in the skills of emotional comprehension and regulation, and the lack of these skills is related to a higher level of anxiety and the presence of PersD. These findings suggest the need to consider emotional skills of EI and personality as central elements for the diagnosis and treatment of AD.

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Suicide Prevention in Schools: The Art, the Issues, and the Pitfalls

Crisis ◽

10.1027//0227-5910.20.3.132 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 132-142 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Antoon A Leenaars ◽

Susanne Wenckstern

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Mental Health ◽

Suicide Prevention ◽

Mental Health Problem ◽

Health Problem ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Tertiary Prevention ◽

Prevention Intervention ◽

Prevention In Schools

Suicide is a major mental health problem and public health problem worldwide. Schools and their communities must respond in a comprehensive fashion. Caplan's model of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention—or prevention, intervention, and postvention—is proposed as a comprehensive response to suicide in youths. Current myths and facts about these fabrications are discussed for each mode of response. Research, clinical suggestions, and a call for further discussion are presented.

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Exposure to COVID-19 is Not the Only Threat to Mental Health

Psychology & Psychological Research International Journal ◽

10.23880/pprij-16000253 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Jesús RIC

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Mental Health ◽

Risk Factors ◽

Health Problem ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Health Conditions ◽

Distant Future ◽

Mental Health Conditions ◽

The One

Due to the innovation and jeopardy of the pandemic caused by COVID-19, it has been observed that the population is not treating their pre-existing health conditions as usual. It has also been observed that people, for the fear of being infected with COVID-19 and due to confinement, do not continue with their treatments of health conditions diagnosed prior to the pandemic, and it will be possible an increase, in the not too distant future, of other health conditions. Also, the health of the population, both physical and mental, can be compromised. The objective of this article is to present some of the conditions that have been observed during other epidemic episodes and some risk factors that population are currently exposed to due to COVID-19. As health professionals we have to create awareness about the importance of provide immediate attention to these mental health conditions because it could become a detrimental public health problem also, this issue can possibly be greater than the one we have today with the pandemic.

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Summary Report on the Sixth International Congress on Noise as a Public Health Problem

American Journal of Audiology ◽

10.1044/1059-0889.0303.46 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 46-50

Author(s):

Alice H. Suter

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Problem ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

International Congress ◽

Summary Report ◽

Sixth International

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Kindesmisshandlung und deren Langzeitfolgen – Analyse einer repräsentativen deutschen Stichprobe

Zeitschrift für Psychiatrie Psychologie und Psychotherapie ◽

10.1024/1661-4747/a000378 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 67 (2) ◽

pp. 100-111 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Andreas Witt ◽

Rebecca Brown ◽

Paul L. Plener ◽

Elmar Brähler ◽

Jörg M. Fegert ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Problem ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Nachhaltige Entwicklung

Zusammenfassung. Kindesmisshandlung stellt einen bedeutenden Risikofaktor für die Entwicklung dar. Einzelne Formen von Kindesmisshandlung treten häufig nicht isoliert auf, sondern das gemeinsame Auftreten verschiedener Formen von Kindesmisshandlung stellt eher die Regel als die Ausnahme dar. Neben den langfristigen und vielfältigen individuellen Folgen führt Kindesmisshandlung jährlich zu einer hohen gesamtgesellschaftlichen Belastung. Die WHO hat Kindesmisshandlung als großes Public Health Problem identifiziert und die Vereinten Nationen haben den Kampf gegen Kindesmisshandlung zum Ziel in ihrer Agenda für nachhaltige Entwicklung gemacht. In dem vorliegenden Beitrag werden die Häufigkeit sowie das gemeinsame Auftreten unterschiedlicher Formen von Kindesmisshandlung sowie deren Assoziation mit psychischen und somatischen Folgen auf Basis einer bevölkerungsrepräsentativen Stichprobe untersucht und dargestellt. Die Ergebnisse verdeutlichen den Zusammenhang zwischen der Kumulation verschiedener Formen von Misshandlung und negativen Folgen für die Betroffenen. So ist das Risiko für negative Konsequenzen beim Erleben von vier oder mehr Formen von Misshandlung um das bis zu 10-fache erhöht. Viel zu selten werden die kumulativen Effekte von mehreren Belastungen berücksichtigt. Gerade weil die Wirkweisen über die Misshandlung, die Gesundheit beeinflusst, zunehmend gut untersucht sind, muss dieses Wissen im Gesundheitswesen stärker bei der Konzeption von Präventions- und Interventionsmaßnahmen berücksichtigt werden.

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