Helping People Denied Disability Benefits for a Mental Health Impairment: The Supported Employment Demonstration

2021 ◽  
pp. appi.ps.2020006
Author(s):  
Jarnee Riley ◽  
Robert E. Drake ◽  
William Frey ◽  
Howard H. Goldman ◽  
Deborah R. Becker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Supported Employment ◽  
Disability Benefits ◽  
Health Impairment ◽  
Mental Health Impairment

scholarly journals Mental health burden of patients with diabetes before and after the initial outbreak of COVID-19: predictors of mental health impairment

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila Moradian ◽  
Martin Teufel ◽  
Lisa Jahre ◽  
Venja Musche ◽  
Madeleine Fink ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Health Impairment ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Mental Health Impairment ◽  
Diabetes Patients

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting people’s mental health worldwide. Patients with diabetes are at risk for a severe course of illness when infected with SARS-CoV-2. The present study aims to retrospectively examine mental health changes in patients with diabetes in Germany before and after the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and to furthermore explore potential predictors of such changes. Methods Over the course of eight weeks from April to June 2020, 253 individuals diagnosed with diabetes participated in an online cross-sectional study. Participants completed an anonymous survey including demographics, depression (PHQ-2) and generalized anxiety symptoms (GAD-2), distress (DT), and health status (EQ-5D-3L). In addition, all instruments used were modified to retrospectively ask participants to recall their mental health and health status before the outbreak had started. Additionally examined factors were COVID-19-related fear, trust in governmental actions to face the pandemic, and the subjective level of information about COVID-19. Results This study shows a significant increase in prevalence of depression symptoms, generalized anxiety symptoms and distress, as well as significantly decreased health statuses in diabetes patients after the initial COVID-19 outbreak. Increased depression symptoms, generalized anxiety symptoms and distress were predicted by COVID-19-related fear, whereas trust in governmental actions to face COVID-19 predicted higher depression symptoms. Conclusions The results indicate a negative impact of the initial COVID-19 outbreak on mental health and health status in patients with diabetes. In order to improve the efficacy of psychological support strategies for diabetes patients during the pandemic, possible predictors of mental health impairment such as the aforementioned should be examined more thoroughly and addressed more openly.

scholarly journals Spanking and adult mental health impairment: The case for the designation of spanking as an adverse childhood experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 24-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracie O. Afifi ◽  
Derek Ford ◽  
Elizabeth T. Gershoff ◽  
Melissa Merrick ◽  
Andrew Grogan-Kaylor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experience ◽  
Childhood Experience ◽  
Health Impairment ◽  
Adult Mental Health ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Mental Health Impairment

scholarly journals Mental Health Burden of Patients With Diabetes Before And After The Outbreak of COVID-19: Predictors of Mental Health Impairment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila Moradian ◽  
Martin Teufel ◽  
Lisa Jahre ◽  
Venja Musche ◽  
Madeleine Fink ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Health Impairment ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Mental Health Impairment ◽  
Diabetes Patients

Abstract Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting people’s mental health worldwide. Patients with diabetes are at risk for a severe course when infected with SARS-CoV-2. The present study aims to retrospectively examine mental health changes in patients with diabetes in Germany before and after the COVID-19 outbreak, and to furthermore explore potential predictors of such changes.Methods: Over the course of eight weeks in early summer 2020, 253 individuals diagnosed with diabetes participated in an online cross-sectional study. Participants completed an anonymous survey including demographics, depression (PHQ-2) and generalized anxiety symptoms (GAD-2), distress (DT), and health status (EQ-5D-3L). In addition, all instruments used were adjusted to measure participants’ mental health and health status before the COVID-19 outbreak. Additionally examined factors were COVID-19-related fear, trust in governmental actions to face the pandemic, and the subjective level of information about COVID-19.Results: This study shows a significant increase in prevalence of depression symptoms, generalized anxiety symptoms and distress, as well as significantly decreased health statuses in diabetes patients after the COVID-19 outbreak. Increased depression symptoms, generalized anxiety symptoms and distress were predicted by COVID-19-related fear, whereas trust in governmental actions to face COVID-19 predicted higher depression symptoms.Conclusions: The results indicate a negative impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on mental health and health status in patients with diabetes. In order to improve the efficacy of psychological support strategies for diabetes patients during the pandemic, possible predictors of mental health impairment such as the aforementioned should be examined more thoroughly and addressed more openly.

Severity of mental health impairment and trajectories of improvement in an integrated primary care clinic.

2012 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 396-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig J. Bryan ◽  
Meghan L. Corso ◽  
Kent A. Corso ◽  
Chad E. Morrow ◽  
Kathryn E. Kanzler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Primary Care Clinic ◽  
Integrated Primary Care ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Health Impairment ◽  
Mental Health Impairment

scholarly journals Mental Health Burden of German Cancer Patients before and after the Outbreak of COVID-19: Predictors of Mental Health Impairment

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2318
Author(s):  
Alexander Bäuerle ◽  
Venja Musche ◽  
Kira Schmidt ◽  
Adam Schweda ◽  
Madeleine Fink ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Health Impairment ◽  
Health Burden ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Mental Health Impairment ◽  
The Individual

The aim of this study was to analyze individual changes in cancer patients’ mental health before and after the COVID-19 outbreak, and to explore predictors of mental health impairment. Over a two-week period (16–30 March 2020), 150 cancer patients in Germany participated in this study. Validated instruments assessed demographic and medical data, depression and anxiety symptoms (PHQ-2, GAD-2), distress (DT), and health status (EQ-5D-3L). All instruments were adapted to measure the individual mental health before the COVID-19 outbreak. COVID-19-related fear, trust in governmental actions to face COVID-19, and the subjective level of information regarding COVID-19 were measured. Cancer patients showed a significant increase in depression and anxiety symptoms and distress, while health status deteriorated since the COVID-19 outbreak. Increased depression and generalized anxiety symptoms were predicted by COVID-19-related fear. Trust in governmental actions to face COVID-19 and COVID-19-related fear predicted increases in distress. Higher subjective levels of information predicted less increasing anxiety symptoms and distress. Present data suggests that cancer patients experienced a significant increase in mental health burden since the COVID-19 outbreak. Observed predictors of mental health impairment and protective factors should be addressed, and appropriate interventions established, to maintain mental health of cancer patients during the pandemic.

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