scholarly journals Non-Mental Health Workers’ Attitudes and Perceptions Towards People with Mental Illness in a Tertiary Health Facility in Damaturu, North East Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Oderinde Kehinde Oyeyemi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Facility ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Mental Health Workers ◽  
North East ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Attitudes And Perceptions

Employability With Mental Illness: The Perspectives of Employers and Mental Health Workers

2020 ◽  
pp. 003435522092260
Author(s):  
Andrea Lettieri ◽  
Felipe Soto-Pérez ◽  
Manuel A. Franco-Martín ◽  
Francisco de Borja Jordán de Urríes ◽  
Kate R. Shiells ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Mental Health Workers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Attitudinal Differences ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Initial Scale

Having prior contact with people with mental illness in the workplace can lead to an improvement in employers’ attitudes toward this group. However, there is currently a lack of instruments to measure attitudes toward the employability of people with mental illness. The overall aim of this study was to develop a Spanish scale of attitudes toward the employability of people with mental illness (CEPEM) and obtain preliminary data regarding its psychometric properties. Ninety-four items from three content domains were selected (attitudes, employability, and impact) and revised in an inter-rater agreement procedure in order to produce an initial scale. The scale was tested by employers and workers from the field of mental health. A reduced set of items was selected according to variability and homogeneity indexes. Additional analyses were conducted to explore the validity of the scale. Internal consistency was estimated for the full 33-item scale. Scale scores partially captured attitudinal differences between employers and workers. Finally, linear multiple regression analysis showed that the scale score, in combination with educational level, can help to predict employers’ intentions to hire people with mental illness. Limitations and future research directions are also addressed.

Italian Investigation on Mental Health Workers’ Attitudes Regarding Personal Recovery From Mental Illness

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 680-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Giusti ◽  
Donatella Ussorio ◽  
Anna Salza ◽  
Maurizio Malavolta ◽  
Annalisa Aggio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Mental Health Workers ◽  
Personal Recovery

scholarly journals Community-based participatory research to improve primary mental health services

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 2524
Author(s):  
Abi Muhlisin ◽  
Arum Pratiwi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Worker ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Skill Training ◽  
Mental Health Workers ◽  
P Value ◽  
Mental Health Worker ◽  
Remarkable Improvement ◽  
Periodic Analysis

Background: Global statistics show that mental illness is among the three most common diseases globally: about 12% to 15% of the global population suffer from mental illness, this is a rate higher than heart disease and disability and twice as high as cancer. The objective of this study was to improve public health conditions through community involvement and social action that is mental health worker knowledge and skill.Methods: A purposive sampling of communities was undertaken in a village of Indonesia. The numbers of participants were trained about knowledge and skill as a mental health workers, then selected 15 people who have the best score and the most capable. Level of knowledge and skill were measured sequent for three times using multiple choice test questions. Periodic analysis used repeated measure ANOVA.Results: There were differences of mental health worker knowledge of each period. The differences between the mental health workers’ knowledge in each period is shown by a test of between-subjects effect to have an F score of 189.476 with a P value of 0.00; and the most remarkable improvement in knowledge as after given skill training in Wilk lambda of 248.71 by P value 0.00.Conclusions: There were differences of mental health worker knowledge of each period. The differences between the mental health workers’ knowledge in each period is shown by a test of between-subjects effect to have an F score of 189.476 with a P value of 0.00; and the most remarkable improvement in knowledge as after given skill training in Wilk lambda of 248.71 by P value 0.00.

Community families: A qualitative study of families who volunteer to support persons with severe mental illness

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lotte Groth Jensen ◽  
Stina Lou ◽  
Jørgen Aagaard ◽  
Ulla Væggemose
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Professional Support ◽  
Mental Health Workers ◽  
Social Interventions

Background: Social interventions targeted at people with severe mental illness (SMI) often include volunteers. Volunteers’ perspectives are important for these interventions to work. This article investigates the experiences of volunteer families who befriend a person with SMI. Material: Qualitative interviews with members of volunteer families. Discussion: The families were motivated by helping a vulnerable person and by engaging in a rewarding relationship. However, the families often doubted their personal judgement and relied on mental health workers to act as safety net. Conclusion: The volunteer involvement is meaningful but also challenging. The families value professional support.

Relationship Enhancement® as an Intervention to Facilitate Rehabilitation of Persons with Severe Mental Illness

1997 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael P. Accordino ◽  
James T. Herbert
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Family Intervention ◽  
Mental Health Workers ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Family Interactions ◽  
Relationship Enhancement ◽  
Behavioral Family Intervention ◽  
Skill Building

Relationship Enhancement® (RE) is an effective approach to improve family interactions. RE is a behavioral family intervention with a psychoeducational approach that emphasizes skill building rather than symptom reduction. This article describes RE and how it may be particularly useful in facilitating rehabilitation efforts for families who have a member with serious mental illness (SMI). Mental health workers and rehabilitation counselors who intervene on a family systems level may find this approach particularly helpful.

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