Effects of riverbank erosion on mental health of the affected people in Bangladesh

Background In Bangladesh, riverbank erosion is a major problem that regularly displaces millions of people and affects their mental health every year. Objectives The primary objective is to explore the effects of riverbank erosion on mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, and stress in Bangladesh. Methods We conducted a household survey from August 2019 to November 2019 on randomly selected adult respondents from Rajbari District located along the Ganges River and Tangail District located along the Brahmaputra River. The respondents were divided into two groups: exposed and non-exposed to riverbank erosion. All participants were asked to complete self-reported questionnaires on the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21, and other socio-demographic, economic and riverbanks erosion-related factors. We performed Chi-squared test and multiple logistic regression analysis to explore the significant risk factors (P<0.05) of mental illness (depression, anxiety and stress). Results We surveyed 611 households, of whom 410 were from Rajbari and 201 were from Tangail. Among 611 respondents, 509 (83.31%) were exposed by riverbank erosion whereas 102 (16.69%) were non-exposed. The prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress (DAS) was 38.30%, 76.60%, 32.41%, respectively, and they were significantly higher among the exposed group than the non-exposed group (depression: 45.19% versus 3.92%, P<0.001; anxiety: 82.71% versus 46.08%, P<0.001; stress: 38.11% versus 3.92%, P<0.001). The respondents exposed to river erosion were respectively 8.28, 2.26 and 5.09 times more likely to develop DAS disorder compared to their non-exposed counterparts (ORD = 8.28, 95% CI = 2.75–24.89; ORA = 2.26, 95% CI = 1.31–3.88; ORS = 5.09, 95% CI = 1.64–15.76). Females and those who lost their houses and displaced, were more likely to have DAS disorder compared to their respective counterparts. Conclusions The exposed people were more likely to experience mental health problem and demand some social safety net programs with special focus on female and those who lost houses and displaced.

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“Smartphone Apps Are Cool, but Do They Help Me?”: A Qualitative Interview Study of Adolescents’ Perspectives on Using Smartphone Interventions to Manage Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18063289 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (6) ◽

pp. 3289

Author(s):

Anja Čuš ◽

Julian Edbrooke-Childs ◽

Susanne Ohmann ◽

Paul L. Plener ◽

Türkan Akkaya-Kalayci

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Young People ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Health Interventions ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Related Factors ◽

Self Injury ◽

Qualitative Interview Study ◽

Mental Health Interventions ◽

Nonsuicidal Self Injury

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a major mental health problem associated with negative psychosocial outcomes and it most often starts in early adolescence. Despite this, adolescents are rarely involved in informing the development of interventions designed to address their mental health problems. This study aimed to (1) assess adolescents’ needs and preferences about future interventions that are delivered through smartphones and (2) develop a framework with implications for designing engaging digital mental health interventions. Fifteen adolescent girls, aged 12–18 years, who met diagnostic criteria for a current NSSI disorder and were in contact with mental health services, participated in semi-structured interviews. Following a reflexive thematic analysis approach, this study identified two main themes: (1) Experiences of NSSI (depicts the needs of young people related to their everyday experiences of managing NSSI) and (2) App in Context (portrays preferences of young people about smartphone interventions and reflects adolescents’ views on how technology itself can improve or hinder engaging with these interventions). Adolescent patients expressed interest in using smartphone mental health interventions if they recognize them as helpful, relevant for their life situation and easy to use. The developed framework suggests that digital mental health interventions are embedded in three contexts (i.e., person using the intervention, mental health condition, and technology-related factors) which together need to inform the development of engaging digital resources. To achieve this, the cooperation among people with lived experience, mental health experts, and human computer interaction professionals is vital.

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Gendered experiences of unemployment, suicide and self-harm: a population-level record linkage study

Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0033291721000994 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

R. Cunningham ◽

A. Milner ◽

S. Gibb ◽

V. Rijnberg ◽

G. Disney ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Employment Status ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Labour Force ◽

Antidepressant Medication ◽

Population Level ◽

Related Factors ◽

Data Infrastructure ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Self Harm

Abstract Background Unemployment and being not in the labour force (NILF) are risk factors for suicide, but their association with self-harm is unclear, and there is continuing debate about the role of confounding by prior mental health conditions. We examine associations between employment status and self-harm and suicide in a prospective cohort, taking into account prior mental-health-related factors. Methods We used linked data from the New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure. The outcomes were chosen to be hospital presentation for self-harm and death by suicide. The exposure was employment status, defined as employed, unemployed, or NILF, measured at the 2013 Census. Confounders included demographic factors and mental health history (use of antidepressant medication, use of mental health services, and prior self-harm). Logistic regression was used to model effects. Analyses were stratified by gender. Results For males, unemployment was associated with an increased risk of suicide [odds ratio (OR): 1.48, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.20–1.84] and self-harm (OR: 1.55, 95% CI: 1.45–1.68) after full adjustment for confounders. NILF was associated with an increased risk of self-harm (OR: 1.43, 95% CI: 1.32–1.55), but less of an association was seen with suicide (OR: 1.19, 95% CI: 0.94–1.49). For females, unemployment was associated with an increased risk of suicide (OR: 1.30, 95% CI: 0.93–1.80) and of self-harm (OR: 1.52, 95% CI: 1.43–1.62), and NILF was associated with a similar increase in risk for suicide (OR: 1.31, 95% CI: 0.98–1.75) and self-harm (OR: 1.32, 95% CI: 1.26–1.40). Discussion Exclusion from employment is associated with a considerably heightened risk of suicide and self-harm for both men and women, even among those without prior mental health problems.

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Factors Associated with Mental Health Problems among Malaysian Children: A Large Population-Based Study

Children ◽

10.3390/children8020119 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 119

Author(s):

Norhafizah Sahril ◽

Noor Ani Ahmad ◽

Idayu Badilla Idris ◽

Rajini Sooryanarayana ◽

Mohamad Aznuddin Abd Razak

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Formal Education ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Large Population ◽

Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis ◽

Population Based ◽

Health Problems ◽

Public Health Issue ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Lower Socioeconomic

Mental health problems are a major public health issue, particularly among children. They impair children’s development, academic achievement, and ability to live a productive life. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with mental health problems among children aged 5 to 15 years old in Malaysia. Data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2015 were analyzed. A validated Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used. The overall prevalence of mental health problems among children in Malaysia was 11.1%. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that for every year increment in age, mental health problems decreased by 5%. Further analysis found that children who had fathers with a non-formal education and worked in the private sector, had parents who were widowed or divorced, and had either parent with mental health problems were more likely to have mental health problems themselves. Children from the lower socioeconomic group and who had either parent with mental health problems had higher odds of having mental health problems in Malaysia.

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Factors Associated with Mental Health among International Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Korea

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph182111381 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (21) ◽

pp. 11381

Author(s):

Hae Ran Kim ◽

Eun Jung Kim

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

International Students ◽

South Korea ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Sleep Problems ◽

Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis ◽

Health Problems ◽

Web Based ◽

South Korean ◽

The Government

The purpose of this study was to investigate mental health problems among international students in South Korean universities during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to identify the factors that affect their mental health. A total of 488 international students living in South Korea participated in a web-based survey. The questionnaire was created using the Google Forms platform, and a link to the questionnaire was shared through social media. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to analyze the data. The prevalence rates of sleep problems, anxiety, and depression among international students were 47.1%, 39.6%, and 49%, respectively. The prevalence of mental health problems was higher among participants who were male, living with someone, residents of a rural area, and earning a higher income. The following variables were found to contribute to the prevalence of mental health problems: undergraduate student status, good understanding of the Korean language, longer hours of media usage, and experiences related to COVID-19 infection. A collaborative effort between the government and universities to manage the mental health of international students could promote the mental health of these students.

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Factors in Mental Health Problems among Japanese Dialysis Patients Living in Heavily Damaged Prefectures Two Years after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Advances in Psychiatry ◽

10.1155/2015/265907 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Hidehiro Sugisawa ◽

Hiroaki Sugisaki ◽

Seiji Ohira ◽

Toshio Shinoda ◽

Yumiko Shimizu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Support ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Disaster Planning ◽

Health Problems ◽

Great East Japan Earthquake ◽

Specific Factor ◽

Dialysis Patients ◽

Related Factors ◽

Mitigating Factors

This study examined the prevalence of mental health problems and related factors among dialysis patients living in prefectures that were heavily damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Research was conducted two years following the disaster, and data of 1500 residents of the prefectures were analyzed. This study examined disaster related stressors, gender, socioeconomic status, health problems prior the earthquake, and social support, all of which have been identified as aggravating/mitigating factors in previous research on disaster survivors. We also examined advanced awareness of emergency planning as a dialysis specific factor. Mental health problems after the disaster were categorized into three types: PTSD and depression comorbidity, PTSD only, and depression only. Results indicated that people with comorbidity, PTSD, and depression comprised 7.5%, 25.0%, and 2.9% of the sample, respectively. Not only disaster related stressors but also health problems prior to the disaster had an aggravating direct effect on comorbidity and PTSD. In addition, social support and advanced awareness of disaster planning had a mitigating effect on comorbidity. These results suggest that advanced awareness of disaster planning is a dialysis specific factor that could decrease the occurrence of comorbidity among dialysis patients following a disaster.

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Nursing Staff Members Mental’s Health and Factors Associated with the Work Process: An Integrative Review

Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health ◽

10.2174/1745017901612010167 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 167-176 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Selene Cordeiro Vasconcelos ◽

Sandra Lopes de Souza ◽

Everton Botelho Sougey ◽

Elayne Cristina de Oliveira Ribeiro ◽

José Jailson Costa do Nascimento ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Nursing Staff ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Integrative Review ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Work Process ◽

Related Factors ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Staff Members ◽

Mesh Terms

Background: The mental health of nursing staff members influences the work process outcomes. Objective: Identify the work related factors that harms the nursing team’s mental health. Methods: Databases PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL and MEDLINE, by mating between the indexed descriptors in MeSH terms “mental health” and “occupational health nursing”. 783 articles were rescued to give a final sample of 18 articles. Integrative review in order to identify factors associated with the work process of the nursing staff that negatively affects mental health. Results: The main associated factors were work demands, psychological demands, violence, aggression, poor relationships with administrators, accidents involving the risk of exposure to HIV, stress and errors in the execution of labor activities. The main findings regarding the nursing staff’s mental health were post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, stress, major depressive episode and generalized anxiety disorder. Conclusion: Occupational nurses need to understand the complexities of mental health problems and substance use among nursing staff members to recognize, identify and care for workers at risk and offer adequate mental health care. Although the researches interests in this theme have increased, proving that all these factors contribute to the risk to mental health of nursing professionals, the protective measures and care are being neglected by managers in both private and public network . The health of nursing workers in question here is one more challenge for a profession that takes care of others in need, therefore, requires some caring with their own health.

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A live-online mindfulness-based intervention for children living with epilepsy and their families: protocol for a randomized controlled trial of Making Mindfulness Matter©

Trials ◽

10.1186/s13063-020-04792-3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Klajdi Puka ◽

Karen Bax ◽

Andrea Andrade ◽

Margo Devries-Rizzo ◽

Hema Gangam ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Randomized Controlled Trial ◽

Family Environment ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Local Community ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Low Cost ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Related Factors ◽

Randomized Controlled

Abstract Background Epilepsy extends far beyond seizures; up to 80% of children with epilepsy (CWE) may have comorbid cognitive or mental health problems, and up to 50% of parents of CWE are at risk for major depression. Past research has also shown that family environment has a greater influence on children’s and parents’ health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and mental health than epilepsy-related factors. There is a pressing need for low-cost, innovative interventions to improve HRQOL and mental health for CWE and their parents. The aim of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to evaluate whether an interactive online mindfulness-based intervention program, Making Mindfulness Matter (M3), can be feasibly implemented and whether it positively affects CWE’s and parents’ HRQOL and mental health (specifically, stress, behavioral, depressive, and anxiety symptoms). Methods This parallel RCT was planned to recruit 100 child-parent dyads to be randomized 1:1 to the 8-week intervention or waitlist control and followed over 20 weeks. The intervention, M3, will be delivered online and separately to parents and children (ages 4–10 years) in groups of 4–8 by non-clinician staff of a local community epilepsy agency. The intervention incorporates mindful awareness, social-emotional learning skills, and positive psychology. It is modeled after the validated school-based MindUP program and adapted for provision online and to include a parent component. Discussion This RCT will determine whether this online mindfulness-based intervention is feasible and effective for CWE and their parents. The proposed intervention may be an ideal vector to significantly improve HRQOL and mental health for CWE and their parents given its low cost and implementation by community epilepsy agencies. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04020484. Registered on July 16, 2019.

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Bullying victimization in youths and mental health problems: ‘Much ado about nothing’?

Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0033291709991383 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 40 (5) ◽

pp. 717-729 ◽

Cited By ~ 495

Author(s):

L. Arseneault ◽

L. Bowes ◽

S. Shakoor

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Significant Risk ◽

Significant Risk Factor ◽

Health Problems ◽

Individual Characteristics ◽

Psychotic Symptoms ◽

Bullying Victimization ◽

Childhood And Adolescence ◽

Violent Behaviour

Bullying victimization is a topic of concern for youths, parents, school staff and mental health practitioners. Children and adolescents who are victimized by bullies show signs of distress and adjustment problems. However, it is not clear whether bullying is the source of these difficulties. This paper reviews empirical evidence to determine whether bullying victimization is a significant risk factor for psychopathology and should be the target of intervention and prevention strategies. Research indicates that being the victim of bullying (1) is not a random event and can be predicted by individual characteristics and family factors; (2) can be stable across ages; (3) is associated with severe symptoms of mental health problems, including self-harm, violent behaviour and psychotic symptoms; (4) has long-lasting effects that can persist until late adolescence; and (5) contributes independently to children's mental health problems. This body of evidence suggests that efforts aimed at reducing bullying victimization in childhood and adolescence should be strongly supported. In addition, research on explanatory mechanisms involved in the development of mental health problems in bullied youths is needed.

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Negative childhood experiences and mental health: theoretical, clinical and primary prevention implications

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.bp.111.096727 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 200 (2) ◽

pp. 89-91 ◽

Cited By ~ 92

Author(s):

John Read ◽

Richard P. Bentall

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Primary Prevention ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Significant Risk ◽

Negative Events ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Psychological Mechanisms ◽

Adverse Childhood Events ◽

Neurodevelopmental Model ◽

Adverse Childhood

SummaryAfter decades of ignoring or minimising the prevalence and effects of negative events in childhood, researchers have recently established that a broad range of adverse childhood events are significant risk factors for most mental health problems, including psychosis. Researchers are now investigating the biological and psychological mechanisms involved. In addition to the development of a traumagenic neurodevelopmental model for psychosis, the exploration of a range of psychological processes, including attachment and dissociation, is shedding light on the specific aetiologies of discrete phenomena such as hallucinations and delusions. It is argued that the theoretical, clinical and primary prevention implications of our belated focus on childhood are profound.

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Forward psychiatry – early intervention for mental health problems among UK armed forces in Afghanistan

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.05.009 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 39 ◽

pp. 66-72 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

N. Jones ◽

N.T. Fear ◽

S. Wessely ◽

G. Thandi ◽

N. Greenberg

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Health Assessment ◽

Binary Logistic Regression ◽

Armed Forces ◽

Mental Health Practitioners ◽

Operational Environment ◽

Related Factors ◽

Aeromedical Evacuation ◽

Health Practitioners

AbstractBackgroundThis observational study examined return to duty (RTD) rates following receipt of early mental health interventions delivered by deployed mental health practitioners.MethodIn-depth clinical interviews were conducted among 975 UK military personnel referred for mental health assessment whilst deployed in Afghanistan. Socio-demographic, military, operational, clinical and therapy outcomes were recorded in an electronic health record database. Rates and predictors of EVAC were the main outcomes examined using adjusted binary logistic regression analyses.ResultsOverall 74.8% (n = 729) of personnel RTD on completion of care. Of those that underwent evacuation home (n = 246), 69.1% (n = 170) returned by aeromedical evacuation; the remainder returned home using routine air transport. Predictors of evacuation included; inability to adjust to the operational environment, family psychiatric history, previously experiencing trauma and thinking about or carrying out acts of deliberate self-harm.ConclusionDeployed mental health practitioners helped to facilitate RTD for three quarters of mental health casualties who consulted with them during deployment; psychological rather than combat-related factors predicted evacuation home.

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