A descriptive study of welfare and mental health issues among health-related sciences undergraduate students at the Medical University of Gdansk

2022 ◽  
pp. 002076402110689
Author(s):  
Paweł K Korolkiewicz ◽  
Paulina Skrzypkowska ◽  
Shan Ali ◽  
Jakub Grabowski
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Cage Questionnaire ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Medical University

Purpose and methods: We surveyed a large sample of health-related sciences undergraduate students at the Medical University of Gdańsk (MUG), Poland in a pilot study to assess self-reported somatic/mental health-related issues, measure the level of burnout using Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI), the presence of depressive symptoms with Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item (PHQ-9) and assess the problematic alcohol intake (CAGE questionnaire). Additionally, stress coping mechanisms were investigated. Results: A total of 864 students participated in the survey. The mean total OLBI and PHQ-9 scores equalled 43.3 ± 2.7 and 11.3±5.8 points, respectively. The CAGE questionnaire was positive in 21.6% of students. Three most prevalent stress coping mechanisms included TV binge-watching, binge-eating and cigarette chain smoking (51.0%, 45.0% and 28.0% respectively). Conclusions: Future studies are required to confirm the obtained results, assess, and monitor trends and set-up interventions to improve the welfare of health-related science MUG students.

scholarly journals Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Conditions Among US Children, 2001-2011

2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (14) ◽  
pp. 1359-1366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan E. Simon ◽  
Kenneth C. Schoendorf
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
White Children ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Care Survey ◽  
Ambulatory Medical Care ◽  
Us Children

We examined mental health–related visits to emergency departments (EDs) among children from 2001 to 2011. We used the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey—Emergency Department, 2001-2011 to identify visits of children 6 to 20 years old with a reason-for-visit code or ICD-9-CM diagnosis code reflecting mental health issues. National percentages of total visits, visit counts, and population rates were calculated, overall and by race, age, and sex. Emergency department visits for mental health issues increased from 4.4% of all visits in 2001 to 7.2% in 2011. Counts increased 55 000 visits per year and rates increased from 13.6 visits/1000 population in 2001 to 25.3 visits/1000 in 2011 ( P < .01 for all trends). Black children (all ages) had higher visit rates than white children and 13- to 20-year-olds had higher visit rates than children 6 to 12 years old ( P < .01 for all comparisons). Differences between groups did not decline over time.

scholarly journals Mental Health and Academic Success of First-Year College Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tammy Jordan Wyatt ◽  
Sara B Oswalt ◽  
Yesenia Ochoa
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
First Year Experience ◽  
First Year ◽  
College Health ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues

The prevalence and severity of mental health issues are increasing among college students, and such issues pose a threat to health and academic performance. Responses from 66,159 undergraduate students about mental health and academics from the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment II were examined using regression analyses. Differences in mental health diagnoses were found by classification with first-year students reporting higher rates of self-injury and seriously considering suicide. Upperclassmen reported higher rates of academic impact from mental health factors. Findings indicate one’s first-year of college as the prime time to promote awareness of and strategies to prevent mental health issues or negative academic effects; implications for first-year experience programs are discussed. 

scholarly journals 403Mental Health Needs in International Students of African Descent: Findings from the Healthy Minds Network

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeinab Baba ◽  
Heather Edelblute
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
Mental Health Concerns

Abstract Background Mental health issues are becoming of increasing concern for college students while universities are also becoming more internationalized with students from diverse countries. Students of sub-Sahara African (SSA) descent represent a group understudied in the mental health literature who may have unique mental health needs. Methods Data on students of SSA descent (n = 916) was obtained for academic years 2016-2019 of the Healthy Minds Network (HMN), a yearly web-based survey conducted on US university campuses. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with ever receiving counseling or therapy for mental health concerns. Results Over half (57%) were female with a mean age of 25.7. On the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), 23% scored in the moderate, moderately severe, or severe depression range. Two-thirds expressed not receiving counseling or therapy for mental health concerns. In multivariate models, males (OR 0.5 (0.3-0.8), p = 0.01)) were less likely to receive counseling or therapy compared to females; students with more days of emotional or mental difficulties were increasingly more likely to ever receive counseling or therapy compared to students with no days of emotional or mental difficulties. Ever receiving counseling or therapy was associated with a rarely stressful financial situation (OR 2.6 (1.2-5.9), p = 0.02)). Conclusions Males may require incentives to get assistance with mental health issues. Making counseling more affordable could improve usage rates by students with more stressful financial situations. Key messages University administrators should consider options to address mental health concerns of this student group..

Amicus cum Laude: Ethnodramatic Inquiry Regarding Sharing Mental Health in College

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (14) ◽  
pp. 2173-2191
Author(s):  
Robert D. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Health Related ◽  
One Act

In this manuscript, I utilize an ethnodramatic methodology in reanalyzing two data sets about college friends disclosing and receiving mental health-related information. After describing ethnodrama and how this methodology applies to mental health–related inquiry, I detail my process of creating an ethnodrama from two extant data sets. The result is an ethnodrama called Amicus cum Laude: Becoming a Friend with Honor for Mental Illness, a one-act play about how friends discuss mental health issues with one another. After providing the ethnodrama, I offer recommendations for taking the ethnodrama from page to stage while reflecting on and critiquing the final product.

scholarly journals “Back to Square One”: The Experience of Straddling Adolescence and Early Adulthood in Unemployed UK University Graduates With Common Mental Health Issues

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 266-279
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Cockshott ◽  
Gundi Kiemle ◽  
Paula Byrne ◽  
Mark B. Gabbay
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Life Transition ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Health Related

We investigated the experiences of unemployed university graduates with common mental health issues. After conducting semistructured interviews with 12 unemployed bachelor’s degree graduates with common mental health issues, we used interpretative phenomenological analysis to generate three superordinate themes: “fall from grace,” “vulnerability,” and “life on hold.” Our focus in this article is life on hold and its constituent themes: “stagnation,” “moving backward,” and “feeling left behind.” Graduates struggled to complete the broader structural life transition from university student to the adult world of work, experiencing a nebulous state of straddling adolescence and early adulthood. This undermined their sense of adult maturity, leaving them vulnerable to becoming entrenched in their mental health-related difficulties. We discuss these findings in relation to the developmental perspectives of life-course theory, status passages, and separation–individuation in early adulthood, which raise important issues for the applicability of life-course frameworks for these graduates, who are a disadvantaged minority group.

Mental Health Issues in Long-Term Solitary and “Supermax” Confinement

2003 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Haney
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Supermax Prisons ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Special Mental Health

This article discusses the recent increase in the use of solitary-like confinement, especially the rise of so-called supermax prisons and the special mental health issues and challenges they pose. After briefly discussing the nature of these specialized and increasingly widespread units and the forces that have given rise to them, the article reviews some of the unique mental-health-related issues they present, including the large literature that exists on the negative psychological effects of isolation and the unusually high percentage of mentally ill prisoners who are confined there. It ends with a brief discussion of recent caselaw that addresses some of these mental health issues and suggests that the courts, though in some ways appropriately solicitous of the plight of mentally ill supermax prisoners, have overlooked some of the broader psychological problems these units create.

How Do the Mental Health Issues Differ in the Withholding/Withdrawing of Treatment versus Assisted Death?

2000 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
James L. Werth
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Mental Health Professional ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Assisted Death ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Withdrawal Of Treatment ◽  
Health Related

This article reviews ten of the most common mental health-related arguments against assisted death and applies them to the withholding/withdrawal of treatment to determine if the concerns expressed are truly unique to assisted death. After this analysis it is suggested that the mandatory involvement of a mental health professional can alleviate many of the concerns specifically associated with assisted death and that a mental health professional may also be helpful in situations involving the withholding/withdrawal of treatment.

scholarly journals A Longitudinal Study on the Mental Health of College Students in Jinan During the Peak Stage of the COVID-19 Epidemic and the Society Reopening

2021 ◽  
pp. 102-110
Author(s):  
Xiaolei Zheng ◽  
Yuji Guo ◽  
Wen Ma ◽  
Hui Yang ◽  
Liyan Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
Peak Versus

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> COVID-19, a continuously emerging human-to-human infectious disease, has exerted a significant impact on the mental health of college students. However, little is known regarding the variations in the mental health issues experienced by college students during the peak versus reopening stages of the COVID-19 epidemic in China. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> To assess these issues, an online longitudinal survey was conducted via a WeChat applet. Undergraduates (<i>n</i> = 300) were recruited from 26 universities throughout Jinan in February 2020 (T1 – the epidemic peak stage) and in January 2021 (T2 – the society reopening stage). Their mental status was determined using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 item, and the Insomnia Severity Index. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Of the original 300 college students recruited for this survey, 294 responses at T1 and 285 at T2 were analyzed. Compared with responses obtained at T1, college students at T2 showed a greater prevalence of depression (65.3 vs. 51.0%; <i>p</i> = 0.001) and anxiety (47.7 vs. 38.1%, <i>p</i> = 0.019), and experienced more severe depression (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001) and anxiety (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001). Both males (<i>p</i> = 0.03) and females (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.01) showed higher levels of depression at T2 versus T1, while no differences were obtained with regard to anxiety and insomnia. At T1, Grade 4 students showed greater levels of depression (<i>p</i> = 0.005) and anxiety (<i>p</i> = 0.008) than that of Grade 1 students. While at T2, only greater levels of depression (<i>p</i> = 0.004) were present when compared with that of Grade 1 students. Additionally, Grade 4 college students demonstrated a greater prevalence of depression at T2 versus T1 (<i>p</i> = 0.03), but no statistically differences were present for anxiety and insomnia. No statistically significant differences were obtained among the 4 grades of college students for insomnia at either the T1 or T2. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> With progression of the COVID-19 epidemic, college students showed increasing levels of depression and anxiety, with Grade 4 college students being most seriously affected. It is imperative that intervention strategies be implemented to mitigate against these mental health issues resulting from the COVID-19 epidemic.

scholarly journals Applications of Virtual Reality in Mental Health

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S11) ◽  
pp. 3735-3739
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
The Past ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Artificial Environment ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Cost

This objective of this research is to study the application of virtual reality in health care and to especially comprehend its role in mental health care. The methodology employed in qualitative in nature, mainly descriptive that takes in to consideration the databases of various journals and academic websites. The research paper aims at providing a review and analysis on how virtual reality or the artificial environment is used to treat various health related issues, paying specific attention on the mental health and related ailments. Virtual reality has taken a great leap in the past two decades where its various applications are being used to not only treat different medical conditions but also provide training to the medical professionals, thereby reducing the cost of training manifold. The use of artificial environment has improved the quality of health care in the recent years. However, there are still few challenges that the virtual reality world faces and needs to address. The applications of virtual reality need to be communicated widely as to increase the awareness among people and lessen the stigma attached with getting help for mental health issues.

A Survey on the mental health of unaccompanied women refugees in Moria Camp, Greece

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 439-451
Author(s):  
Vasilis S Gavalas ◽  
Maryam Shayestefar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Women Refugees ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Sub Saharan

A survey concerning the mental health of unaccompanied women (women who have immigrated alone or with their minor children illegally) was conducted in the currently biggest refugee camp in Greece on the island of Lesvos. A form of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) was used as the main screening tool of the wellbeing of 69 females. Results showed that these women reported having symptoms of bad health, anxiety, sleeping disorders and depression in a greater degree than their usual status before coming to the camp. Results differ by ethnicity. Women from sub-Saharan Africa seem to be more vulnerable than other ethnic groups, while Somalian women are the most resilient ethnic group, since they did not show critical symptoms in any of the examined health issues. Differences in health-related issues between ethnic groups proved statistically significant. On the other hand, age and duration of stay in the camp, although altered to some degree the results, did not make any statistically significant difference.

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