Rhesus-minus phenotype as a predictor of sexual desire and behavior, wellbeing, mental health, and fecundity

Abstract Traditionally, caregiving for individuals with dementia has been viewed as a negative experience. Understanding positive aspect of caregiving and related factors is important to improve health among family caregivers. We analyzed baseline data from an ongoing dyadic sleep education trial for individuals with dementia and their caregivers (N=21 dyads; mean age 70.8± 11.1 for caregivers, 80.5± 8.3 for care-recipients). The Positive Aspects of Caregiving (PAC 9-item) was used to assess subjective satisfaction with caregiving. Other measures included Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), SF-12 Health Survey (SF-12v2), Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist (RMBPC), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Pearson correlations and t-tests were calculated for analyses. Caregivers most frequently endorsed that caregiving enabled them to appreciate life more (n=16 agreed a lot). Caregivers who began providing care within the first few months of the care-recipient needing care (n=16) had greater positive aspects of caregiving than those who started providing care sometime later (n=5) (36.37±7.33 versus 25.8±8.29, p=0.01). Caregivers with higher PAC scores had lower ZBI score (r=-0.49, p=0.02), better mental health on the SF-12v2 (r=0.53, p=0.01), less distress related to care-recipient behaviors on the RMBPC (r=-0.50, p=0.02), and lower PSQI subscale (perceived sleep quality) score (r= -0.46, p=0.04). Findings suggest that higher positive caregiving experience was associated with better mental health and sleep quality, and less burden and distress from the care-recipients behaviors. More research is needed to better understand this relationship and to determine possible interventions to increase positive aspects of caregiving.

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Psychotherapy for child and adolescent with psychiatric disorder attending in National Institute of Mental Health, Dhaka

Bangladesh Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.3329/bjpsy.v28i2.32737 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 53-57

Author(s):

Md Zahir Uddin ◽

Muhammad Zillur Rahman Khan ◽

Mumita Jerin Nilav ◽

Md Faruq Alam ◽

Md Abdul Mohit

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychiatric Disorder ◽

Behavior Therapy ◽

Conversion Disorder ◽

Dropout Rate ◽

Child And Adolescent ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

And Behavior

Psychotherapy for child and adolescent with psychiatric disorder is relatively a newer concept in Bangladesh. This cross sectional study was done to determine the pattern of psychotherapy provided by the psychotherapy department for children and adolescents with psychiatric disorder in National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) from June 2010 to November 2014. Total 121 samples were taken purposefully from the records of psychotherapy department where data were collected retrospectively using check list. Results showed that among respondents more were boys than girls (64.5% vs. 35.5%) whereas their mean (±SD) age was 12.1 (±3.2) years. Majority (47.9%) of them were within class six to class ten. Most of the respondents (89%) were referred from the outpatient department and 11% were referred by inpatient department. Conduct disorder (27.3%), conversion disorder (13.2%), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (12.4%) and intellectual developmental disorder (9.1%) were common diagnoses of the respondents. It was found that 74.4% respondents attended up to one to five psychotherapy sessions and cognitive behavior therapy (38%) and behavior therapy (25.6%) were most commonly used psychotherapy. Though 60.3% of the respondents improved to certain extent in psychotherapy sessions, patients dropout rate was found as 55.4%.Bang J Psychiatry Dec 2014; 28(2): 53-57

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DYNAMICS OF THE PREVALENCE OF AFFECTIVE AND NEUROTIC DISORDERS ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE POLTAVA REGION FOR 2014-2018

Wiadomości Lekarskie ◽

10.36740/wlek201905232 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 72 (5) ◽

pp. 1122-1125

Author(s):

Oleksandr Havlovskyi

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mood Disorders ◽

Affective Disorders ◽

Depressive Disorders ◽

World Population ◽

Neurotic Disorders ◽

Life Problems ◽

The World ◽

Somatic Disorders ◽

And Behavior

Introduction: Recently, the situation regarding the mental health of the world population has a tendency to deteriorate and is one of the most serious problems, which faced all countries of the world and in particular the European region (ER), since at one or another period of life problems of mental health arise at least in every fourth person of the ER, and Ukraine is no exception. ATO in Ukraine was started in 2014. We investigated the level of hospitalized mental morbidity in the residents of the city of Poltava since 2014. The aim: To study hospitalized mental morbidity of the population of the Poltava region since 2014. Materials and methods: Studied the incidence and prevalence of depressive disorders in Poltava and Poltava regions according to the new WHO classification. ICD-11. According to the report form 10 “Report on the Disease of Persons with Mental Disorders and Behavior”, the following classes of depression were studied: F30-39 Mood Disorders (Affective Disorders, F40-48 - Neurotic and Somatic Disorders, F43.0 - Severe Stress and Compliance). Review: Affective disorders are a set of psychiatric disorders, also called mood disorders. The main types of affective disorders are depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorder. Symptoms vary by individual and can range from mild to severe. Conclusions: The rate of growth of morbidity of affective disorder has decreased, compared with 2014, by -14% and neurotic disorders has increased 3,2%.

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Effects of Cybervictimization on the Mental Health of Primary School Students

Frontiers in Public Health ◽

10.3389/fpubh.2021.588209 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Francesc Sidera ◽

Elisabet Serrat ◽

Carles Rostan

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Primary School ◽

Externalizing Problems ◽

Traditional Bullying ◽

School Students ◽

Home Life ◽

Online Aggression ◽

Life Impact ◽

Strengths And Difficulties ◽

And Behavior

Although many studies have addressed the consequences of cyberbullying on mental health in secondary school, there is a lack of research in primary education. Moreover, most students who are cybervictims also suffer from traditional bullying, and studies on cyberbullying do not always control for the effects of the latter. The aim of our study is therefore to address the possible effects of cyberbullying on different aspects of the life and behavior of students in Years 3 to 6 of primary school. The sample consisted of 636 students attending 38 schools, as well as their parents. Children responded to a bullying and a cyberbullying questionnaire (the EBIPQ and ECIPQ, respectively), and their parents responded to three questionnaires: the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), a sociodemographic questionnaire, and one on children's experiences related to bullying and cyberbullying. The results reveal that 14.4% of the children, mostly boys, had suffered at least one online aggression in the previous 2 months. Most of them were also victims of traditional bullying. In this latter group, no differences were found between the SDQ scores reported by cybervictims and those reported by non-cybervictims. In contrast, those cybervictims who were not victims of traditional bullying displayed more difficulties in relation to Conduct problems, Externalizing problems, Home-life impact, and Total difficulties on the SDQ scales. Our results show that cyberbullying affects children's lives as early as primary school, and especially boys, even in children who do not suffer from traditional bullying.

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Behavioral Analyses of Communities: A Challenge

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1981.49.2.343 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 343-346 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jerome S. Stumphauzer ◽

Esteban V. Veloz ◽

Thomas W. Aiken

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Community Mental Health ◽

Behavior Analysis ◽

Behavior Therapy ◽

Individual Behavior ◽

Juvenile Crime ◽

And Behavior

Converging paths between community mental health and behavior therapy are noted. Kanfer and Saslow's (1969) model for individual behavior analysis is expanded in a 7-point schema for behavioral analyses of community problems that has been utilized in a juvenile crime program. Finally, issues in the application of this model are discussed.

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The Floating Signifier of “Radicalization”: Correctional Officers’ Perceptions of Prison Radicalization

Criminal Justice and Behavior ◽

10.1177/0093854820969749 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 009385482096974

Author(s):

William J. Schultz ◽

Sandra M. Bucerius ◽

Kevin D. Haggerty

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Correctional Officers ◽

Gang Membership ◽

Front Line ◽

Prison Staff ◽

Low Level ◽

The Past ◽

Semistructured Interviews ◽

And Behavior ◽

Interpretive Frames

The number of people incarcerated for extremist actions has grown over the past decades. The resulting prospect of prison radicalization has contributed to widespread risk responsibilitization among prison staff. Low-level correctional officers now perceive themselves as being directly responsible for detecting radicalization on their units. Consequently, radicalization has become a meaningful topic for prison staff, one which shapes their daily actions and perceptions. However, officers’ understandings of radicalization may not conform with accepted definitions. Through 131 semistructured interviews with Canadian correctional officers, we demonstrate how radicalization functions as a floating signifier in prison, influencing officer thought and behavior in meaningful ways while eluding easy definition. Officers redefine radicalization to fit interpretive frames around religion and race, gang membership, and mental health, irrespective of whether stereotypical extremists exist in a given prison. We demonstrate how radicalization, when operating as a floating signifier, can significantly influence officers’ perceptions and front-line prison operations.

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