Reaching the plateau: A follow up study on active adolescent Catholics.

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Rymarz
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Initial Contact ◽  
Gradual Reduction ◽  
Follow Up Study

The weakening of religious identity amongst young people from so-called mainstream Churches is a well-described phenomenon in Australia as well as a number of European countries. This paper attempts to get a better understanding of this process by reinterviewing, three years after initial. contact, six active Catholic adolescents on their religious beliefs, practices, and identity. As a way of explaining the disaffiliation process, the concept of a Catholic plateau is introduced. It is typified by reaching a level of maximum commitment relatively early. and then 'experiencing a stabilization often followed by a gradual reduction in commitment. The paper will focus on factors such as changing social networking to help explain this phenomenon. The paper will rely on the narratives of these adolescents to illustrate various stages of the Catholic plateau.

Sudden death among young people with first-episode psychosis: An 8–10year follow-up study

2010 ◽  
Vol 177 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo Robinson ◽  
Meredith Harris ◽  
Sue Cotton ◽  
Ally Hughes ◽  
Philippe Conus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Sudden Death ◽  
First Episode Psychosis ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Episode Psychosis

Asthma and Suicide Mortality in Young People: A 12-Year Follow-Up Study

2010 ◽  
Vol 167 (9) ◽  
pp. 1092-1099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chian-Jue Kuo ◽  
Vincent Chin-Hung Chen ◽  
Wen-Chung Lee ◽  
Wei J. Chen ◽  
Cleusa P. Ferri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Suicide Mortality ◽  
Follow Up Study

scholarly journals F19. TELOMERE SHORTENING IN YOUNG PEOPLE WITH FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS: A 12-MONTH FOLLOW-UP STUDY

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S226-S226
Author(s):  
David Fraguas ◽  
Sandra Recio ◽  
Covadonga M Diaz-Caneja ◽  
Maria A Blasco ◽  
Ana Carolina Moisés ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
First Episode Psychosis ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Telomere Shortening ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Episode Psychosis

scholarly journals Clinical Holistic Medicine: Psychodynamic Short-Time Therapy Complemented with Bodywork. A Clinical Follow-Up Study of 109 Patients

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 2220-2238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Søren Ventegodt ◽  
Suzette Thegler ◽  
Tove Andreasen ◽  
Flemming Struve ◽  
Lars Enevoldsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychiatric Treatment ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
Holistic Medicine ◽  
Initial Contact ◽  
Initial Condition ◽  
Ability To Work ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Short Time

This is a study of 109 patients who attended the Research Clinic for Holistic Medicine in Copenhagen during the 2004–2006 period, grouped according to the symptoms they presented with. Every new patient was asked to answer a 10-question composite questionnaire containing QOL1, QOL5, and four questions on ability to function socially, ability to function sexually, ability to love, and ability to work, rated on a 5-point Likert scale, on initial contact and after 1–3 months, when the patient had received about five treatments, the patient was asked to complete the questionnaire again, and finally again after 1 year. All had been to their general practitioner first with their problems and 30% had been in psychological/psychiatric treatment before. The patients were treated with short-time psychodynamic therapy (less than 40 sessions) including bodywork when necessary. More than half the patients had a bad or very bad self-assessed mental health before treatment, but after treatment only 15% reported a bad or very bad mental health (p < 0.001). Most had a complex of mental, somatic, existential, and sexual problems. Of the patients, 69.72% did the retest after treatment. We conclude that clinical holistic medicine was able to help the majority of these patients, even when patients had not been sufficiently helped by drugs, psychiatry, or psychology before. We found that outcome of therapy was not connected with severity of initial condition, but probably with the former experience of treatment. If psychiatric or psychological treatment had already failed, the patients were more difficult to help. The Square Curve Paradigm was used to document a large, immediate and lasting effect of the therapy.

scholarly journals An Enhanced Social Networking Intervention for Young People with Active Suicidal Ideation: Safety, Feasibility and Acceptability Outcomes

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 2435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor Bailey ◽  
Mario Alvarez-Jimenez ◽  
Jo Robinson ◽  
Simon D’Alfonso ◽  
Maja Nedeljkovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Online Social Networking ◽  
Clinical Effects ◽  
Randomised Controlled

Online social networking interventions have potential to support young people who experience suicidal thoughts by specifically addressing interpersonal risk factors for suicide, but may also pose a risk of harm. This uncontrolled, single-group pilot study aimed to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and acceptability of an enhanced online social networking intervention (“Affinity”) among a sample of young people who experienced active suicidal ideation, and to explore potential changes in clinical outcomes and the therapeutic targets of the intervention. Twenty young people with current or recent suicidal ideation who were receiving treatment for depression at a tertiary-level mental health service were given access to Affinity for two months. Participants were assessed at baseline and 8-week follow-up; 90 percent reported clinical suicidal ideation at baseline. A priori criteria related to feasibility, safety and acceptability were satisfied. In terms of potential clinical effects, significant and reliable pre-post improvements were found on self-report outcomes including suicidal ideation. This study provides initial world-first evidence to support the use of an online intervention incorporating social networking as an adjunct to treatment for young people who experience suicidal ideation. The effectiveness of Affinity needs to be evaluated in a randomised controlled trial.

scholarly journals Recruiting adolescent girls into a follow-up study: Benefits of using a social networking website

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey Jones ◽  
Brit I. Saksvig ◽  
Mira Grieser ◽  
Deborah Rohm Young
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Social Networking Website
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