Well-being and perceptions of everyday activities among those who attend community-based day centres for people with mental illness in Sweden – Does an immigrant background make a difference?

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 539-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parvin Pooremamali ◽  
Mona Eklund
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Everyday Activities ◽  
Immigrant Background ◽  
People With Mental Illness

Beyond the Barriers: First-Voice Perspectives on Facilitators of Leisure Participation

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-131
Author(s):  
Catherine M. White ◽  
Susan Hutchinson ◽  
Karen Gallant ◽  
Barbara Hamilton-Hinch
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Social Supports ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Leisure Participation ◽  
People With Mental Illness

Participation in community-based leisure activity can be beneficial for supporting recovery for people with mental illness, but many barriers are faced. Drawing on first-voice perspectives, this study examined personal, social, and organizational factors that facilitate community-based leisure participation and suggests practical ways to create leisure environments that they would find supportive and more accessible. Five focus groups were conducted with adults in urban and rural communities in Nova Scotia. Through thematic analysis, five types of facilitators were identified: self-management and self-care; finding meaning; active social supports and connections; welcoming environments; and, educating others. Implications for practice are presented.

Perceived Discrimination, Internalized Stigma and Psychological Well-Being of People with Mental Illness

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Pérez-Garín ◽  
Fernando Molero ◽  
Arjan E.R. Bos
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Perceived Discrimination ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Internalized Stigma ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Affect Balance ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Individual Discrimination

AbstractThe present study examines the relationships between perceived discrimination, internalized stigma, and well-being in a sample of people with mental illness. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 213 outpatients from the Spanish public network of social care. Perceived discrimination was positively and significantly correlated with internalized stigma (p < .01 for all measures of perceived discrimination). Blatant individual discrimination, subtle individual discrimination, and internalized stigma were negatively correlated with life satisfaction, affect balance, and psychological well-being (p < .01 for all cases, except for blatant individual discrimination and affect balance, for which is p < .05). Regression and mediation analyses indicate that subtle individual discrimination is the kind of discrimination most negatively associated to the well-being measures (life satisfaction: B = –.18, p < .10; affect balance: B = –.19, p < .10; psychological well-being: B = –.21, p < .05), and that this association is mediated by internalized stigma. Future research should confirm these findings in a longitudinal or experimental model. In light of our findings, we suggest the development and implementation of intervention programs that target subtle discrimination, and point at the importance of implementing programs to reduce internalized stigma.

scholarly journals Intervening with persons experiencing mental illness and substance use: Patient perceptions of helpful care during psychiatric hospitalization

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lydia Ould Brahim ◽  
Cezara Hanganu ◽  
Catherine P. Gros
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitalization ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Healing Environment ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Whole Person ◽  
Health Promoting

Background30 - 50% of people with mental illness also experience a substance use problem or concurrent disorder (CD). This dual diagnosis is associated with complex health and social problems, high suicide risk and poor longterm outcomes. Persons with CD have unique needs which present significant challenges for health providers during psychiatric hospitalization. While hospital personnel play a significant role in promoting health and well-being, what “helpful care” means to persons with CD during psychiatric hospitalization remains unexplored, and the health benefits unknown. Research QuestionWhat actual and/or potential interventions, attitudes, actions, and behaviours are perceived as “helpful” by persons with CD during psychiatric hospitalization?MethodsQualitative-descriptive design; individual, semi-structured audio-recorded interviews with 12 inpatient adults diagnosed with CD.ResultsParticipants reported both beneficial and harmful practices.Examples of helpful interventions occurred within 3 distinct areas: 1) building a therapeutic relationship; 2) engaging in health-promoting activities within a healing environment; 3) managing substance use in tandem with mental illness. ImplicationsFindings highlight the importance of relational interventions for persons with CD. This includes actions aimed at tailoring care to fit each individual while offering interpersonal approaches, attitudes and behaviours that are collaborative, caring and respectful. Helpful activities include assisting with daily care, advocating for time outside, offering teaching and learning sessions and facilitating discharge. There is an urgent call to prevent harmful practices and to understand and promote interventions consistent with whole person care for hospitalized clients with CD.

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