scholarly journals Psychosocial research with children in Iraq: current health practice and policy in a context of armed conflict

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Kareem Al Obaidi ◽  
Tim Corcoran ◽  
Leslie Scarth
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Psychosocial Issues ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
Population Parameters ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Current Health ◽  
Research With Children

There is a need to show how psychosocial issues affect children in conflict areas like Iraq. Raising knowledge and awareness of children's mental health status in Iraq has been difficult and the knowledge base has been limited by the shortage of resources, international sanctions and the isolation of Iraqi scholars. Many obstacles to research in Iraq exist but an agenda should be developed emphasising the need for high-quality contextualised psychosocial research. Health researchers in the country need to clarify basic population parameters and to provide culturally appropriate, evidence-based interventions for practitioners.

Complicated grief therapy for clinicians: An evidence‐based protocol for mental health practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alana Iglewicz ◽  
M. Katherine Shear ◽  
Charles F. Reynolds ◽  
Naomi Simon ◽  
Barry Lebowitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Complicated Grief ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Mental Health Practice ◽  
Grief Therapy

I Know God’s Got a Day 4 Me

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desmond U. Patton ◽  
Ninive Sanchez ◽  
Dale Fitch ◽  
Jamie Macbeth ◽  
Patrick Leonard
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Gang Member ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Mental Health Practice ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Data Source

Trauma-based interventions are common in mental health practice, and yet there is a gap in services because social media has created new ways of managing trauma. Practitioners identify treatments for traumatic experiences and are trained to implement evidence-based practices, but there is limited research that uses social media as a data source. We use a case study to explore over 400 Twitter communications of a gang member in Chicago’s Southside, Gakirah Barnes, who mourned the death of her friend on Twitter. We further explore how, following her own death, members of her Twitter network mourn her. We describe expressions of trauma that are difficult to uncover in traditional trauma-based services. We discuss practice and research implications regarding using Twitter to address trauma among gang-involved youth.

Formative Evaluation of a Framework for High Quality, Evidence-Based Services in School Mental Health

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 196-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Weist ◽  
Nancy Lever ◽  
Sharon Stephan ◽  
Eric Youngstrom ◽  
Elizabeth Moore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Formative Evaluation ◽  
School Mental Health ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
High Quality ◽  
High Quality Evidence ◽  
Quality Evidence

scholarly journals ‘Help is at Hand’ on the web – what do our readers think?

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Timms ◽  
Deborah Hart ◽  
Alexandra Cohen ◽  
Martin Briscoe ◽  
Mike McClure
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Public Education ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Service Users ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Current Health ◽  
Mental Health Information ◽  
The Web

Aims and MethodTo describe the development of public education materials provided by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the ‘Help is at Hand’ series of leaflets, and to assess the acceptability and usefulness of information about mental health on the College website by analysis of the online responses of those accessing this information.ResultsMore than 4000 responses to 14 of the ‘Help is at Hand’ leaflets were analysed. Ratings were generally high, with the exception of the statement ‘This leaflet talks down to me’. Free text responses were generally positive.Clinical ImplicationsThe College website is an accessible source of high-quality mental health information of the sort demanded by both service users and current health policy.

Handbook of Evidence-Based Mental Health Practice with Sexual and Gender Minorities

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Dialectical Behavior Therapy ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Mental Health Practice ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Evidence Based Treatments ◽  
And Gender

The Handbook of Evidence-Based Mental Health Practice with Sexual and Gender Minorities represents the first compendium of evidence-based approaches to sexual and gender minority (SGM)-affirmative mental health practice. In the past several years, clinical researchers have begun developing and adapting evidence-based mental health treatment approaches to be affirmative of SGM individuals’ unique mental health. Because these approaches draw on research documenting unique psychosocial processes underlying SGM individuals’ mental health as well as adapt existing evidence-based treatments to impact these processes, these treatments can be considered evidence-based. Because these approaches promote effective coping with stigma-related stress and are often developed with feedback from SGM community members, these treatments can also be considered SGM-affirmative. This handbook compiles these approaches, including evidence-based treatments for specific populations within the SGM community (e.g., youth, transgender individuals, same-sex couples, parents, and bisexuals), for specific mental health problems (e.g., anxiety, depression, substance abuse, trauma, eating disorders, sexual health), and using novel modalities (e.g., group therapy; acceptance-based, dialectical behavior therapy; attachment-based, transdiagnostic therapy). Each chapter includes conceptual background and practical guidance so that mental health practitioners, researchers, educators, and students can both understand how to implement each of these approaches and develop future tests of their efficacy and the efficacy of other SGM-affirmative approaches.

Affirmative Mental Health Practice with Bisexual Clients

2019 ◽  
pp. 149-172
Author(s):  
Andrew Young Choi ◽  
Tania Israel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Case Conceptualization ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Mental Health Practice ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

Bisexuals represent the largest sexual minority group, and they experience disproportionate mental and behavioral health risks compared to monosexuals. There is a dearth of psychotherapy and intervention research focused specifically on bisexuals, although evidence-based practice for this population can draw on professional expertise, qualitative and analog research, quantitative descriptive studies, and randomized controlled trials that include bisexual participants. This chapter reviews these literatures and offers guidance for practice and future directions for research. Informed and reflective practice is recommended to develop a strong working alliance, enhance case conceptualization and collaboration, and adapt manualized treatments. Validation, social support, and attention to bisexual-specific mental health stressors may be especially important, given the pervasiveness of binegativity, bisexual stereotypes, and invisibility of bisexuality. Evidence-based practice with this population will be strengthened by future research that specifically investigates bisexuality in mental health practice.

scholarly journals Challenges and Ideas from a Research Program on High-Quality, Evidence-Based Practice in School Mental Health

2013 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark D. Weist ◽  
Eric A. Youngstrom ◽  
Sharon Stephan ◽  
Nancy Lever ◽  
Johnathan Fowler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
School Mental Health ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
High Quality ◽  
High Quality Evidence ◽  
Quality Evidence

Evidence-Based Practice in Mental Health: A Cause for Concern for Occupational Therapists?

2003 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 168-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilary Mairs
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Mental Health Practice ◽  
Opinion Piece

This opinion piece considers the profile of occupational therapy within the literature informing the evidence base for current mental health practice. It highlights a number of concerns for occupational therapists practising in this field and advocates that it is time to engage with the available evidence base and generate a research agenda to support the activity of mental health occupational therapists.

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