scholarly journals Quality Evaluation of Online Mental Health Education Based on Reinforcement Learning in the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Weifeng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Mental Health Education ◽  
Q Learning ◽  
Network State ◽  
Opinion Score ◽  
Average Latency

The COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the biggest major health crises reported due its massive impact on many countries. From mental health experts, we know that we cannot lose sight of an equally alarming issue which is the long-term mental health impact the pandemic is going to leave on the society. The rapid spread of the pandemic gives little chance to prepare for or even process all that has happened in terms of job losses and the complete uprooting of everyday life and relationships. It is understandable that students may feel irritable, frustrated, or sad sometimes. Loneliness, confusion, and anxiety are also common, but the issue is how we can know if students’ emotions are a normal reaction to an abnormal situation. Therefore, online mental health education has become pretty important for students during the pandemic. Furthermore, it is important to evaluate the quality of online mental health education through microlessons. In this paper, based on Q-learning algorithm, the real-time adaptive bitrate (ABR) configuration parameters mechanism is proposed to detect the changes of network state constantly and select the optimal precalculated configuration according to the current network state. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm based on Q-learning outperforms other baselines in average latency, average bitrate, and Mean Opinion Score (MOS) on Chrome DevTools and Clumsy. Meanwhile, the experimental results also reveal that the average number of identified mental health problems of the proposed mechanism has always been the best with the bandwidth from 10 Mbit/s to 500 Mbit/s.

scholarly journals THE MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION OF COLLEGE STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-42
Author(s):  
Ziwei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Family Education ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Social Harmony ◽  
Mental Health Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Family

College Students’ mental health education has become the focus of the whole society, which affects the family and society, and is related to the growth of college students, family happiness and social harmony. In view of the mental health problems of college students, the article is based on the aspects of college students themselves, families, colleges and society, to explore the causes of the problems and make a verification analysis. Through strengthening college students’ self-awareness, improving the content and methods of family education, improving the mechanism of College Psychological education, and purifying the public opinion environment, it promotes the development of College Students’ mental health, and then cultivates a socialist society in China qualified builders of modernization.

Attitudes of Undergraduate Medical Students towards the Persons with Mental Illness in a Medical College of Western Region of Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-53
Author(s):  
Rekha Jalan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Mental Health Education ◽  
Before And After

Background: The universality of harmful beliefs and subsequent negative attitude towards the persons with mental illness among medical students are the main obstacles facing the mentally ill people that further prevents them from seeking help and care for their mental health problems. Mental health education plays a significant role in changing medical students' attitude towards persons with mental illness. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess undergraduate medical students' attitude towards persons with mental illness and to compare their attitudes before and after mental health education. Materials and methods: A longitudinal prospective study was carried on final year MBBS students (N=68) from June, 2017 to November, 2017. Pretest- posttest design was adopted using Attitude Scale for Mental Illness (ASMI) before and after theory classes and clinical posting for mental health education. Results: Findings of present study revealed that these students were less stigmatized (6.44+1.93). Domain of restrictiveness improved (9.44+2.94 from 10.54+3.09) and benevolence increased significantly (t=2.440; P=0.017*) after mental health education and training. Overall attitude of the study population was found to have unhealthy attitude towards persons with mental illness since the mean scores on separatism, stereotyping, restrictiveness and pessimistic prediction subscales were elevated on ASMI. Conclusion: In conclusion, mental health education was found to be effective in changing the attitude of restrictiveness i.e., decreasing an uncertain view on the rights of people with mental illness and increasing kindness and sympathetic view to some extent among undergraduate medical students towards the persons with mental illness.

scholarly journals Creating a “SafeSpot” for mental health education in schools

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Educational Programme ◽  
Mental Health Education

SafeSpot is a digital educational programme that aims to raise awareness of mental health problems and develop helpful coping strategies to improve mental health in young people.

scholarly journals Re-Oreintation of Nigerians Towards Mental Health: Its Counseling Implications

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 302
Author(s):  
Bukoye Roseline Olufunke
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Heart Diseases ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Mental Health Education ◽  
The Public

Mental health is a state of well-being which allows a better realisation of one's own potentials. With good mental health, individuals are able to cope productively with life situations. According to WHO (2002), hundreds of millions of people worldwide are affected by mental health problems. This led to their defection in terms of behavioural, neurological, physical, emotional, and substance use. It was discovered that about 36 million people worldwide are HIV positive, and about 20 million people have died from AIDS, tobacco, alcohol, amongst others. The use of hard drugs are discovered as potential addictive substance that have led to major health problems like heart diseases, stroke, cancer, liver diseases, fever, amongst others. Mental illness/problem occurs due to careless attitudes towards mental health education. Most middle and low income countries devote less than 1% of their health expenditure to mental health and mental health education thereby worsening the health condition of the citizens. This paper, therefore, sees it as point of urgency to re-orientate Nigerians towards mental health and its counseling implications. For its effectiveness, the roles of counseling cannot be over- emphasised. There is need for counsellors to inculcate into the public mental health skills, self-management skills, and self-descriptive culture through seminars and workshops. The Counsellor should bring to the awareness of the public information about their lifestyles regarding sleeping procedures, eating behaviour, nutrition, exercise, and stress management through enlightenment campaigns and medical programmes. Other recommendations include; the government in collaboration with the counsellors and NGOs should embark on comprehensive mental health problems preventive programmes. Also, mental health policies, legislation, community care giver facilities, and treatments for people with mental illness should be given proper attention.

Lessons learnt from the field: a qualitative evaluation of adolescent experiences of a universal mental health education program

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
C L Johnson ◽  
L M Hart ◽  
A Rossetto ◽  
A J Morgan ◽  
A F Jorm
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Mental Health Program ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Mental Health Education ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
School Based

Abstract teen Mental Health First Aid (teenMHFA) is a school-based mental health program that trains adolescents to support peers who are experiencing mental health problems or crises. The program has been evaluated for adolescents aged 15–18 years as part of a randomized controlled trial, however qualitative feedback from students on their perceptions of the program is yet to be explored. The current study describes the perspectives of students who took part in the trial. Feedback on the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the program was provided by 979 Year 10 students (M = 15.82 years, female = 43.94%, English as a first language = 72.77%) at four government funded public schools in Melbourne, Australia via online surveys. A content and thematic analysis was performed on the data using a six-step process. Students generally found the program relevant and they connected with the visual material, personal stories and interactive activities. Suggestions for improvements included encouraging active student participation in classroom discussion and providing opportunities to practice skills. School-based mental health education can benefit from input from stakeholder perspectives, particularly when designing mental health content for delivery by external trainers.

scholarly journals A Brief Discussion on the Causes and Countermeasures of College Students' Psychological Confusion and Mental Health Problems

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Huiting Guo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Critical Periods ◽  
Mental Health Education ◽  
Education Courses ◽  
World Concept

College period is one of the most critical periods of one person’s life for it is an important period of establishing world concept, outlook on life and values. Various challenges and pressures have had a great impact on the mental health of college students. In that case, college students’ psychological confusion and mental health problems occur frequently and the overall condition of college students’ psychological problems is worrying. The mental health of college students has also attracted the attention of colleges and the society. Besides, the mental health education courses have been adopted to guide college students. This article aims to analyze the causes of college students’ psychological confusion and mental health problems and also the obstacles or difficulties in solving them from the perspective of college students' cultivation of positive psychological quality and mental health education. And corresponding solutions from both the outside and personal perspectives.

scholarly journals Problems and Countermeasures of College Students’ Mental Health Education

2022 ◽  
Vol 2022 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Xiaoli Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Psychological Counseling ◽  
Mental Health Education ◽  
Psychological Pressure

Compared with the previous teaching environment and model, college students need more self-awareness and self-discipline to learn better. In order to solve many mental health problems of college students, this work studies that the school should increase policy support to relevant parties and strengthen the cultivation of college students’ psychological counseling ability, so as to provide more psychological counseling services for college students. This work studies and analyzes the common problems in contemporary college students’ mental health education, such as lack of teachers, mere formality, imperfect system, and poor pertinence, and puts forward the corresponding countermeasures for college students’ mental health education. When college students enter the university, they need to further improve their knowledge and ability to achieve professional development in a relatively loose learning environment. University is a key period for college students’ personality improvement and physical and mental development. With the increasing pressure of social employment, the psychological pressure of college students is increasing. This study provides a reference for the mental health problems of college students.

scholarly journals “We could end up in a lot of trouble”: teachers’ communications with young children about mental health

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Cooke ◽  
Janine King ◽  
Kathryn Greenwood
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Mental Health Education ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – Stigma towards people with mental health problems is a significant problem and appears trenchant despite recent anti-stigma campaigns. Attitudes develop in young children, and may be stronger and less malleable in adolescence. Early intervention may be important for mental health education and stigma prevention. Theory, evidence and practical considerations all suggest that teachers’ involvement is key. By exploring communication about mental health between teachers and young children, it will be possible to elaborate how stigma develops and may be ameliorated. The purpose of this paper is to explore teachers’ accounts of this communication and the factors that influence it. Design/methodology/approach – Semi-structured interviews with 15 primary school teachers were transcribed and analysed using a grounded theory approach. Findings – Discussions about mental health were largely absent from the classroom, due to teachers’ anxiety. Teachers felt the need to protect children from exposure to people with mental health problems and even from information about the topic, believed they lacked the necessary expertise, worried that such discussions were outside their remit and were anxious about parents’ reactions. Originality/value – This was the first study to interview teachers on this topic and suggests that a significant opportunity to address fear and stigma is being missed. Teachers’ silence may reinforce that mental health problems are taboo, and prevent children from developing knowledge and a language to talk about mental health. The inclusion of teachers in early mental health education and could promote better understanding and more inclusive attitudes, especially if supported by educational policy and curriculum.

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