scholarly journals Sociodemographic and characteristics of mentally ill patients admitted in State Mental Health Hospital: A cross sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 09 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr Abhilaksh Kango ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
State Mental Health ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mental Health Hospital ◽  
Health Hospital ◽  
State Mental

Pathway to Service and Duration of Untreated Attention Deficit, Hyperactivity Disorder among Children Presented to a Governmental, Mental Health Hospital in Egypt

QJM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 114 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hisham Ahmed Ramy ◽  
Reem Elsayed Hashem ◽  
Marwa Esameldin Khamis ◽  
Aya Alaa Said Abdelaziz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Psychiatric Service ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Average Delay ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Stigma Of Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Hospital ◽  
Health Hospital

Abstract Background ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders. Despite the presence of evidence based approved diagnosing and treatment tools for ADHD, there still is an underdiagnoses and underutilization of these services. Untreated ADHD, unlike what some families may believe, doesn’t go away on its own, in fact, the condition may get worse with age, affecting more domains of the child’s life as an adolescent and later on as an adult. In addition, untreated ADHD impacts not only the patient, but also the family and the society as a whole. Objective to investigate different routes that parents take before reaching the child and adolescence psychiatric services. And to further explore various reasons for any delay in seeking psychiatric help. In addition we aimed to estimate the duration of untreated ADHD before patients receive proper psychiatric service and treatment. Patients and Methods A total of 350 cases were recruited in a cross sectional study that took place at the Child and Adolescence outpatient clinic at Abbassia mental health hospital in Cairo, Egypt. Results Results showed that the average delay in seeking Child and Adolescence psychiatric service and the duration of untreated ADHD was 3±2 years. The majority of parents, 27.1%, first consulted pediatricians as regards to their child’s symptoms. The most commonly reported source of referral was school teachers in 23.1%. The most distressing symptom stated by 28.1% of parents was impulsivity. Stigma of mental illness was the most frequently reported reason for delay in reaching out for psychiatric service. Conclusion we concluded that parents tend to take other routes through different professions before reaching Child and Adolescence Mental Health Services, this causes subsequent delay in receiving diagnosis and treatment for ADHD. In Addition, it was concluded that sociocultural beliefs affected parent’s pattern of help seeking.

scholarly journals Mental health literacy among undergraduate students of a Saudi tertiary institution: a cross-sectional study

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed S. Mahfouz ◽  
Abdulwahab Aqeeli ◽  
Anwar M. Makeen ◽  
Ramzi M. Hakami ◽  
Hatim H. Najmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Mental Health Literacy ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

The issue of mental health literacy has been widely studied in developed countries, with few studies conducted in Arab countries. In this study we aimed to investigate mental health literacy and attitudes towards psychiatric patients among students of Jazan University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate students using a validated Arabic-version questionnaire. A total of 557 students were recruited from different Jazan university colleges. The majority of students (90.3%) have intermediate mental health literacy. Regarding the etiology of mental illness, students agreed that genetic inheritance (45.8%), poor quality of life (65%) and social relationship weakness (73.1%) are the main causes of mental illness. The majority thought that mentally ill people are not capable of true friendships (52.5%) and that anyone can suffer from a mental illness (49.4%). Students' attitudes towards psychiatric patients were mixed, with 68.7% reporting that they could maintain a friendship with a mentally ill person and that people with mental illness should have the same rights as anyone else (82.5%). Mental health literacy among university students was intermediate. There is an urgent need for health educational programs to change the attitudes of students regarding this important health issue.

Hospital Based Cross Sectional Study on Caregiver Burden in Chronic Mentally Ill Patients in Northern Kerala

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (25) ◽  
pp. 2138-2142
Author(s):  
Aswathy Anitha Roby ◽  
Druhin Adavalath ◽  
Padmini Cherukunnath
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
External Support ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Giving

BACKGROUND Mental health is an important aspect of health, and it should be cherished, promoted, and conserved, to the maximum. World-wide, around 450 million people suffering from mental illness and contributing to important causes for years lived with disability. Caring is a fundamental issue in the treatment of a patient with mental illness. Majority of patients stay with their families and they have been the mainstay of care giving for patients with mental illness. Taking care of chronic mentally ill patients puts stress and burden on the caregivers. Caregivers use different methods of coping. This study was conducted to assess burden among caregivers of chronic mentally ill patients. METHODS This is a hospital based cross-sectional study. A consecutive sample of 150 caregivers of both inpatients and outpatients who satisfy the inclusion criteria, attending psychiatry department were recruited in the study. Caregivers were assessed with socio-demographic proforma. The burden assessment schedule (BAS) developed by SCARF measures the burden experienced by caregivers of chronic mentally ill patients. Statistical analysis was done using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Categorical and quantitative variables were expressed as frequency (percentage) and mean ± SD respectively. Chi-square test was used to association between categorical variables. RESULTS Of the 150 participants, 16 % experienced mild burden, 57.3 % had moderate levels of burden and 26.7 % had severe burden levels. CONCLUSIONS This study concluded that caregivers of the mentally ill individuals do undergo a lot of burden or strain. Highest areas of burden were seen in the areas of physical and mental health, external support, and spouse related. The caregivers are in need of support and understanding. Clinicians dealing with the caregivers of patients with chronic mental illness must systematically assess the coping mechanisms of caregivers and encourage the use of adaptive and problem-focused coping mechanism to improve the caregiving and patient related outcome. Hence, there is a need to develop strategies that can help them such as providing them with a support structure as well as counseling services. KEYWORDS Caregiver, Burden, Mental Illness, Coping

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