scholarly journals A cross-sectional survey of mental health clinicians’ knowledge, attitudes, and practice relating to tobacco dependence among young people with mental disorders

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghana Kulkarni ◽  
Lisa Huddlestone ◽  
Anne Taylor ◽  
Kapil Sayal ◽  
Elena Ratschen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Tobacco Dependence ◽  
Mental Health Clinicians ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Mental Health Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic on Spanish Healthcare Workers: a Large Cross-sectional Survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordi Alonso ◽  
Gemma Vilagut ◽  
Philippe Mortier ◽  
Montse Ferrer ◽  
Itxaso Alayo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Panic Attacks ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Wide Range

ABSTRACTIntroductionHealthcare workers are vulnerable to adverse mental health impacts of COVID-19. We assessed prevalence of mental disorders and associated factors during the first wave of the pandemic among healthcare professionals in Spain.MethodsAll workers in 18 healthcare institutions (6 AACC) in Spain were invited to a series of online surveys assessing a wide range of individual characteristics, COVID-19 infection status and exposure, and mental health status. Here we report: current mental disorders (Major Depressive Disorder-MDD- [PHQ-8≥10], Generalized Anxiety Disorder-GAD- [GAD-7≥10], Panic attacks, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder –PTSD- [PCL-5≥7]; and Substance Use Disorder –SUD-[CAGE-AID≥2]. Severe disability assessed by the Sheehan Disability Scale was used to identify “disabling” current mental disorders.Results9,138 healthcare workers participated. Prevalence of screen-positive disorder: 28.1% MDD; 22.5% GAD, 24.0% Panic; 22.2% PTSD; and 6.2% SUD. Overall 45.7% presented any current and 14.5% any disabling current mental disorder. Healthcare workers with prior lifetime mental disorders had almost twice the prevalence of current disorders than those without. Adjusting for all other variables, odds of any disabling mental disorder were: prior lifetime disorders (TUS: OR=5.74; 95%CI 2.53-13.03; Mood: OR=3.23; 95%CI:2.27-4.60; Anxiety: OR=3.03; 95%CI:2.53-3.62); age category 18-29 years (OR=1.36; 95%CI:1.02-1.82), caring “all of the time” for COVID-19 patients (OR=5.19; 95%CI: 3.61-7.46), female gender (OR=1.58; 95%CI: 1.27-1.96) and having being in quarantine or isolated (OR= 1.60; 95CI:1.31-1.95).ConclusionsCurrent mental disorders were very frequent among Spanish healthcare workers during the first wave of COVID-19. As the pandemic enters its second wave, careful monitoring and support is needed for healthcare workers, especially those with previous mental disorders and those caring COVID-19 very often.

scholarly journals Influence of military component and deployment-related experiences on mental disorders among Canadian military personnel who deployed to Afghanistan: a cross-sectional survey

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. e018735 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Boulos ◽  
Deniz Fikretoglu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Prevalence Difference

ObjectiveThe primary objective was to explore differences in mental health problems (MHP) between serving Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) components (Regular Force (RegF); Reserve Force (ResF)) with an Afghanistan deployment and to assess the contribution of both component and deployment experiences to MHP using covariate-adjusted prevalence difference estimates. Additionally, mental health services use (MHSU) was descriptively assessed among those with a mental disorder.DesignData came from the 2013 CAF Mental Health Survey, a cross-sectional survey of serving personnel (n=72 629). Analyses were limited to those with an Afghanistan deployment (population n=35 311; sampled n=4854). Logistic regression compared MHP between RegF and ResF members. Covariate-adjusted prevalence differences were computed.Primary outcome measureThe primary outcomes were MHP, past-year mental disorders, identified using the WHO’s Composite International Diagnostic Interview, and past-year suicide ideation.ResultsResF personnel were less likely to be identified with a past-year anxiety disorder (adjusted OR (AOR)=0.72 (95% CI 0.58 to 0.90)), specifically both generalised anxiety disorder and panic disorder, but more likely to be identified with a past-year alcohol abuse disorder (AOR=1.63 (95% CI 1.04 to 2.58)). The magnitude of the covariate-adjusted disorder prevalence differences for component was highest for the any anxiety disorder outcome, 2.8% (95% CI 1.0 to 4.6); lower for ResF. All but one deployment-related experience variable had some association with MHP. The ‘ever felt responsible for the death of a Canadian or ally personnel’ experience had the strongest association with MHP; its estimated covariate-adjusted disorder prevalence difference was highest for the any (of the six measured) mental disorder outcome (11.2% (95% CI 6.6 to 15.9)). Additionally, ResF reported less past-year MHSU and more past-year civilian MHSU.ConclusionsPast-year MHP differences were identified between components. Our findings suggest that although deployment-related experiences were highly associated with MHP, these only partially accounted for MHP differences between components. Additional research is needed to further investigate MHSU differences between components.

scholarly journals Mental health stigma in Ukraine: cross-sectional survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor Quirke ◽  
Vitalii Klymchuk ◽  
Orest Suvalo ◽  
Ioannis Bakolis ◽  
Graham Thornicroft
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Disorders ◽  
Mental Health Knowledge ◽  
Intended Behaviour

Abstract Background and study objectives This study aimed to assess among Ukrainian adults: (1) knowledge of mental disorders; (2) attitudes towards people with mental health disorders, and to the delivery of mental health treatment within the community; and (3) behaviours towards people with mental disorders. Methodology A cross-sectional survey of Ukrainian adults aged 18–60 was conducted. Stigma-related mental health knowledge was measured using the mental health knowledge schedule. Attitude towards people with mental health disorders was assessed using the Community Attitudes towards Mental Illness scale. The Reported and Intended Behaviour scale was used to assess past and future intended behaviour towards people with mental health disorders. Results Associations between gender, age, and educational level and the knowledge and attitudes measures were identified. There was evidence of a positive association between being male and positive intended behaviours towards people with mental health disorders [mean difference (MD) = 0.509, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.021–0.998]. Older age was negatively associated with positive intended behaviours towards people with mental health disorders (MD = −0.017, 95% CI 0.0733 to −0.001). Higher education was positively associated with stigma-related mental health knowledge (MD = 0.438, 95% CI 0.090–0.786), and negatively associated with authoritarian (MD = 0.755, 95% CI 0.295–1.215) attitudes towards people with mental health problems. Conclusion Overall, the findings indicate a degree of awareness of, and compassion towards, people with mental illness among Ukrainian adults, although this differed according to gender, region, and education level. Results indicate a need for the adoption and scaling-up of anti-stigma interventions that have been demonstrated to be effective.

Egyptian Students open to digital Mental Health Care: A Cross-Sectional Survey (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafa Mamdouh ◽  
Andy Man Yeung Tai ◽  
Jean Westenburg ◽  
Farhud Shams ◽  
Kerry Jang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Young People ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Technology Literacy ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Almost All ◽  
And Coping

BACKGROUND In Egypt, the shortage of mental health services, particularly for adolescents and young adults is apparent. Electronic mental health (EMH) solutions have been brought forward as solutions to bridge the gap and better address the needs of young people. However, EMH is new to Egypt and crucial to its implementation and success is the acceptability, access and appropriateness for the tar-get populations OBJECTIVE Our objective was to utilize an online cross-sectional survey to identify key areas that need to be addressed in order for Electronic mental health (EMH) solutions to be implemented to the youth population in Egypt. METHODS An online cross-sectional survey was distributed among medical students at Tanta University in Egypt. Of the 707 individuals who completed the survey (90.9% response rate), 60.5% were fe-male, 62.0% lived in urban and suburban areas, and the mean age of the sample was 20.5 (±1.8) years old. RESULTS The vast majority of participants had already used the internet to find information about mental health problems (73.8%), but the information was unsatisfactory for about half of them (45.6%). Almost all students reported that they would prefer internet-based therapy if EMH were available through a trustworthy national internet platform for youth mental health (85%). Students believed that emotional difficulties, social support, and coping strategies were the main topics that EMH should help with. The most common perceived barriers for using EMH in Egypt were concerns about privacy (54%) and a lack of technology literacy and unfamiliarity with EMH (50%). CONCLUSIONS EMH is a promising strategy addressing gaps in mental health care for young people, who are open to it. To implement a digital system of care and engage youth they should be involved in co-development and design. Universities are a very good place to start such a development for the country.

scholarly journals Religious Affiliation in Relation to Positive Mental Health and Mental Disorders in a Multi-Ethnic Asian Population

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3368
Author(s):  
Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar ◽  
Niyanta Choudhary ◽  
Siow Ann Chong ◽  
Fiona Devi Siva Kumar ◽  
Edimansyah Abdin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Community Setting ◽  
Asian Population ◽  
Composite International Diagnostic Interview ◽  
Positive Mental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: This study investigated association of religious affiliation with positive mental health (PMH) and mental disorders. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 2270 adults was conducted in Singapore. Participants reported their religious affiliation to Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Taoism, or other religions. A PMH instrument measured total PMH and six subcomponents: general coping (GC), emotional support (ES), spirituality (S), interpersonal skills (IS), personal growth and autonomy (PGA), and global affect (GA). Lifetime history of mental disorders was assessed with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Results: Total PMH (mean ± SD) was 4.56 ± 0.66 for participants with any religion versus 4.12 ± 0.63 (p = 0.002) in those without any religion. After adjustment for all potential confounders, the mean difference in total PMH between these groups was 0.348 (95% CI: 0.248–0.448). Having any religion was significantly associated with higher scores for S, GC, ES, IS, but not with PGA, GA or mental disorders. Compared with individuals without any religion, total PMH and S levels were significantly higher across all religions. Additionally, Christianity was significantly associated with higher ES, Taoism with higher GC, Buddhism and Islam with higher GC, ES and IS, Hinduism with higher IS and Sikhism with higher ES and IS. Conclusion: Our results indicate that religious affiliation is significantly associated with higher PMH, but not with mental disorders in an Asian community setting. In addition, different religions showed unique patterns of association with PMH subcomponents.

scholarly journals Stigma versus Mental Health Literacy

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amal Ibrahim Khalil
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Health Literacy ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Evil Spirit ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public

Background: A sound mental health is the key component of health and the absence of mental health could create a great deal of burden to the functioning of a nation. As well the attitudes of the public towards mental health issues are important factors in fighting the stigma with mental disorders Aim: To investigate the Saudi people level of mental health literacy and attitudes regarding mental disorders and those affected people. Participants and Methods: A descriptive cross sectional survey was used and a convenient sample of 255 subjects from general Saudi population attending to general public collections area, such as, shopping malls, universities, and restaurants in Jeddah city. The tool consisted of sociodemographic data sheet and self-administered checklist developed by Kumar et al., 2012 for assessing the attitude and awareness level of public towards mental disorders. Results: A total of 255 people were interviewed. Most of the respondents 66.3% were females and the majority of the studied population have little awareness and had negative attitude toward the nature of mental illness as well 72.2% indicted that Evil Spirit causing mental illness. Negative attitude responses were ranging from 47 -57% regarding stigmatization, after effect and treatment. Conclusion and recommendations: the findings concluded that there was a decreased level of mental health literacy among studied population as well as negative attitudes and stigmatization of mental illness. Therefore, more work needs to be done to educate the public about the psychobiological underpinnings of psychiatric disorders and the value of effective treatments.

Offending patterns – alone or in a group – and severe conduct problems: secondary analysis of cross-sectional questionnaire data

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Gilbert ◽  
Jane Padmore ◽  
Ian Norman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Group Setting ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Inattention And Hyperactivity ◽  
Offending Patterns

Purpose This study aims to builds upon the hypothesis that “gang” offenders have greater mental health vulnerabilities than both the offender and the general population. This study aims to determine whether there is a difference between the mental health difficulties experienced by young people who may be committing offenses or who may be non-offenders while exploring the interplay of conduct disorder (CD). Design/methodology/approach Secondary data analysis was conducted of a cross-sectional survey of 449 young people in two secondary schools and the data was compared to the scores on the strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ). A diagnosis of CD was given to the respondents scoring “abnormal” for conduct on the SDQ and the findings were compared to the total difficulties score of those without a diagnosis of CD. Findings Those committing offenses both alone and within a group setting had significantly higher scores across all domains of the SDQ, indicating the prevalence of inattention and hyperactivity, emotional problems, lower prosocial behaviors and peer problems over other offending groups. The total difficulties scores on the SDQ were significantly higher for the offending groups that had a diagnosis of CD. Originality/value The results suggest that offending patterns are included within the screening for CD subtypes and support the need for further research into tailored interventions that involve multi-agency collaboration. This research offers a new approach to the identification of severe CD with callous and unemotional traits by examining offensive behavior.

scholarly journals Emergency care provided to refugee children in Europe: RefuNET: a cross-sectional survey study

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruud Gerard Nijman ◽  
Johanna Krone ◽  
Santiago Mintegi ◽  
Christoph Bidlingmaier ◽  
Ian K Maconochie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Refugee Child ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
Mental Health Issues

BackgroundRefugee children and young people have complex healthcare needs. However, issues related to acute healthcare provision for refugee children across Europe remain unexplored. This study aimed to describe the urgent and emergency healthcare needs of refugee children in Europe, and to identify obstacles to providing this care.MethodsAn online cross-sectional survey was distributed to European healthcare professionals via research networks between 1 February and 1 October 2017 addressing health issues of children and young people aged <18 years fulfilling international criteria of refugee status, presenting to emergency departments. Survey domains explored (1) respondent’s institution, (2) local healthcare system, (3) available guidance and educational tools, (4) perceived obstacles and improvements required, (5) countries of origin of refugee children being seen and (6) presenting signs and symptoms of refugee children.ResultsOne hundred and forty-eight respondents from 23 European countries completed the survey, and most worked in academic institutions (n=118, 80%). Guidance on immunisations was available for 30% of respondents, and on safeguarding issues (31%), screening for infection (32%) or mental health (14%). Thirteen per cent reported regular teaching sessions related to refugee child health. Language barriers (60%), unknown medical history (54%), post-traumatic stress disorder (52%) and mental health issues (50%) were perceived obstacles to providing care; severity of presenting illness, rare or drug-resistant pathogens and funding were not.ConclusionsMany hospitals are not adequately prepared for providing urgent and emergency care to refugee children and young people. Although clinicians are generally well equipped to deal with most types and severity of presenting illnesses, we identified specific obstacles such as language barriers, mental health issues, safeguarding issues and lack of information on previous medical history. There was a clear need for more guidelines and targeted education on refugee child health.

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