A Descriptive Analysis on Gender Conformity and Deteriorating Mental Health Among Men in Kerala, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 697-703
Author(s):  
Arsha Subbi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Gender Conformity

Mental health care for rural veterans: A systematic literature review, descriptive analysis, and future directions.

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 222-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Bumgarner ◽  
Elizabeth J. Polinsky ◽  
Katharine G. Herman ◽  
Joanne M. Fordiani ◽  
Carmen P. Lewis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Future Directions

scholarly journals Profiling persons reported missing from hospitals versus mental health facilities

2021 ◽  
pp. 146135572110218
Author(s):  
Lorna Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Significant Issue ◽  
Missing Persons ◽  
Mental Health Facilities ◽  
Municipal Police ◽  
Location Type

Missing person reports from hospitals and mental health facilities are a significant issue impacting patients, communities, and health and police sectors. Research on missing persons seldom considers the type of location from where people go missing, which can be troublesome due to the increased chances for experiencing harm during an episode from hospitals and mental health facilities. When location type is studied, these often remarkably different places are frequently blended together in analyses and discussions. This conflation has implications for research and the development of effective police preventive responses. To begin to address this gap, this study uses descriptive analysis and logistic regression to examine the descriptive and predictive profiles of those reported missing from hospitals versus those reported missing from mental health units. For this, data are taken from a sample of 916 closed missing person cases reported to a Canadian municipal police service over five years. Results suggest there are significant differences in both the descriptive and predictive profiles of individuals reported missing from these two location types, such as individuals with varying mental health and cognitive issues going missing from each place, respectively. Given the findings, the implications for research, policing, and risk management are discussed.

scholarly journals Maternal mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing, China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhuang Wei ◽  
Ming-Yue Gao ◽  
Mary Fewtrell ◽  
Jonathan Wells ◽  
Jin-Yue Yu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Maternal Mental Health ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Fair Division ◽  
Personal Space ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Maternal Characteristics ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Beijing China

Abstract Background The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on breastfeeding women and to identify predictors of maternal mental health and coping. Methods Mothers aged ≥ 18 years with a breast-fed infant ≤ 18 months of age during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing, China, completed a questionnaire. Descriptive analysis of lockdown consequences was performed and predictors of these outcomes were examined using stepwise linear regression. Results Of 2233 participants, 29.9%, 20.0% and 34.7% felt down, lonely, and worried, respectively, during the lockdown; however, 85.3% felt able to cope. Poorer maternal mental health was predicted by maternal (younger age, higher education) and infant (older age, lower gestation) characteristics, and social circumstances (husband unemployed or working from home, receiving advice from family, having enough space for the baby, living close to a park or green space). Conversely, better maternal mental health was predicted by higher income, employment requiring higher qualifications, more personal space at home, shopping or walking > once/week and lack of impact of COVID-19 on job or income. Mothers with higher education, more bedrooms, fair division of household chores and attending an online mother and baby group > once/week reported better coping. Conclusion The findings highlight maternal characteristics and circumstances that predict poorer mental health and reduced coping which could be used to target interventions in any future public health emergencies requiring social restrictions.

scholarly journals Mental Health of Refugees and Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Experienced Discrimination and Daily Stressors

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6354
Author(s):  
Eva Spiritus-Beerden ◽  
An Verelst ◽  
Ines Devlieger ◽  
Nina Langer Primdahl ◽  
Fábio Botelho Guedes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Daily Stressors ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Migrant Groups

The COVID-19 pandemic is a defining global health crisis of our time. While the impact of COVID-19, including its mental health impact, is increasingly being documented, there remain important gaps regarding the specific consequences of the pandemic on particular population groups, including refugees and migrants. This study aims to uncover the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of refugees and migrants worldwide, disentangling the possible role of social and daily stressors, i.e., experiences of discrimination and daily living conditions. Descriptive analysis and structural equation modeling were used to analyze the responses of N = 20,742 refugees and migrants on the self-reporting global ApartTogether survey. Survey findings indicated that the mental health of refugees and migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic was significantly impacted, particularly for certain subgroups, (i.e., insecure housing situation and residence status, older respondents, and females) who reported experiencing higher levels of increased discrimination and increases in daily life stressors. There is a need to recognize the detrimental mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on particular refugee and migrant groups and to develop interventions that target their unique needs.

scholarly journals Lifestyle Behaviors and Mental Health of American Adults

2007 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 294-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth H. Chaney ◽  
J. Don Chaney ◽  
Min Qi Wang ◽  
James M. Eddy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Unhealthy Lifestyle ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Health Related

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that individuals reporting healthy lifestyle behaviors would also report better self-rated mental health. Logistic regression analyses were conducted utilizing SUDAAN on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey data set. This descriptive analysis suggests that persons reporting poor mental health were more likely to report unhealthy lifestyle behaviors. This set of findings encourages careful design of experimental studies of empirically based associations of mental health and life style, using psychometrically sound measures. Then public health programs focused on change of health-related behaviors might be more suitably devised.

scholarly journals Transgender fathering: Children’s psychological and family outcomes

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0241214
Author(s):  
Agnès Condat ◽  
Grégor Mamou ◽  
Chrystelle Lagrange ◽  
Nicolas Mendes ◽  
Joy Wielart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Family Status ◽  
Donor Sperm ◽  
Family Outcomes ◽  
Transgender Persons ◽  
Significant Difference

Medical advances in assisted reproductive technology have created new ways for transgender persons to become parents outside the context of adoption. The limited empirical data does not support the idea that trans-parenthood negatively impacts children’s development. However, the question has led to lively societal debates making the need for evidence-based studies urgent. We aimed to compare cognitive development, mental health, gender identity, quality of life and family dynamics using standardized instruments and experimental protocols in 32 children who were conceived by donor sperm insemination (DSI) in French couples with a cisgender woman and a transgender man, the transition occurring before conception. We constituted two control groups matched for age, gender and family status. We found no significant difference between groups regarding cognitive development, mental health, and gender identity, meaning that neither the transgender fatherhood nor the use of DSI had any impact on these characteristics. The results of the descriptive analysis showed positive psycho-emotional development. Additionally, when we asked raters to differentiate the family drawings of the group of children of trans-fathers from those who were naturally conceived, no rater was able to differentiate the groups above chance levels, meaning that what children expressed through family drawing did not indicate cues related to trans-fatherhood. However, when we assessed mothers and fathers with the Five-Minute Speech Sample, we found that the emotions expressed by transgender fathers were higher than those of cisgender fathers who conceived by sex or by DSI. We conclude that the first empirical data regarding child development in the context of trans-parenthood are reassuring. We believe that this research will also improve transgender couple care and that of their children in a society where access to care remains difficult in this population. However, further research is needed with adolescents and young adults.

scholarly journals Working with catatonia: a qualitative exploration of inpatient team emotional responses

BJPsych Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (S1) ◽  
pp. S347-S347
Author(s):  
Emma Salter ◽  
Linda Pow ◽  
Emma Stacey ◽  
Victoria Stephens ◽  
Paul Beckley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Service Improvement ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Impact Patient Care ◽  
Teaching Learning

AimsChild and adolescent mental health (CAMHS) wards treat patients with variable presentations. During diagnosis and treatment, psychiatric professionals use structured criteria, but also honed awareness of countertransference. Unacknowledged emotional responses can produce powerful dynamics and impact patient care.Limited information exists on possible emotional responses and team dynamics when working with catatonia.This project aimed to establish common themes relating to staff felt-experience of working with a specific case of catatonia on a Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) ward. A secondary aim was to establish potential areas for future training and service improvement.MethodTrust Research and Development department approved this work. Inpatient professionals working with the specified patient during admission were eligible. Participants were invited via email and face-face discussion with one of the authors. Participants, patient and mother provided written consent.A questionnaire was created and disseminated via email to eligible staff (n = 33). 27 questions asked individuals to rate responses on Likert scales, plus space for further comments. Questions involved emotional responses to different catatonic states, feelings towards self, patient, colleagues and plans. Descriptive analysis was completed on this anonymised data.Qualitative data were gathered via 1-hour recorded focus group, led by a systemic psychotherapist and psychologist. The session was transcribed anonymously. Two clinicians, using Thematic Analysis, reviewed the transcript independently.Result16 (48.5%) questionnaires were completed. Participants felt negatively about themselves and colleagues more frequently than about the patient. Participants felt positively about themselves less frequently than about colleagues and the patient. Participants identified with more feelings during immobile patient states than lucid states. During immobile states, participants identified with abusive, guilt, hopeless and neglectful responses; during lucid states, with helpful, caring, happy responsesEight (50%) participants felt they sometimes did not understand their feelings towards colleagues/plans. Nine (57%) participants felt they sometimes did not understand their feelings towards themselves. Ten (66%) participants felt they sometimes did not understand their feelings towards the patient.Ten (62.5%) participants felt confused by their emotions at least some of the time. Two (12.5%) frequently felt confused by their emotions.Four participants attended the focus group. Themes included confusion, internal and team conflict.ConclusionWorking with catatonia involved confusion and team splitting. Staff conflict between plans and morals resulted in painful emotions. Prompt psycho-education within teams working with uncommon presentations was identified as a focus for improvement. The authors plan to explore possible avenues for future teaching, learning and team support.

Deterioration and the long term prisoner: a descriptive analysis of Myra Hindley

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-126
Author(s):  
Mark Pettigrew
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Prison Sentence ◽  
Female Prisoner ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Life Without Parole ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Natural Life

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore supposed inevitable personal decline for long-term prisoners, particularly those serving a sentence of life without parole. Design/methodology/approach – Using the prison records of a life without parole sentenced prisoner. Findings – Findings suggest that prisoner deterioration is not inevitable in a whole life prison sentence. Research limitations/implications – Findings are based on one account, of a female prisoner. Practical implications – Distinct services and support are required for those with a natural life prison sentence. Originality/value – To date, there is limited research of prisoners serving life without parole, particularly the mental health implications of denying a prisoner future parole.

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