scholarly journals Understanding The Social Determinants Of Mental Health Of The Undergraduate Students In Bangladesh: Interview Study (Preprint)

10.2196/27114 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ananya Bhattacharjee ◽  
S M Taiabul Haque ◽  
Abdul Hady ◽  
S.M. Raihanul Alam ◽  
Mashfiqui Rabbi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Interview Study ◽  
The Social

"How was the call?": Understanding the social determinants of mental health of the undergraduate students in Bangladesh (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ananya Bhattacharjee ◽  
S M Taiabul Haque ◽  
Abdul Hady ◽  
S.M. Raihanul Alam ◽  
Mashfiqui Rabbi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Economic Condition ◽  
Android Application ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
Before And After

BACKGROUND Mental health of the undergraduate students in Bangladesh is an understudied topic. The overall condition of mental health facilities and services in Bangladesh is very poor and demands serious attention. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to identify the social determinants of mental health of the undergraduate students in Bangladesh, and observe the effectiveness of a reflective tool to record and reflect on their interactions with friends, family members, and academic or professional correspondences. METHODS We recruited 22 undergraduate students from three universities in Bangladesh. We deployed an android application to help them describe their mood after each conversation and later reflect on those descriptions. We also conducted two semi-structured interviews with the participants before and after using the app. RESULTS Our results show that academics, family, job and economic condition, romantic relationship, and religion are the major social determinants of mental health of the undergraduate students in Bangladesh. Our app helped the participants pinpoint the specific issues related to these factors. Although our app does not provide any explicit recommendation, participants took certain steps on their own to improve their mental health. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the findings from this study would provide better insights for the researchers to design better solutions to help the younger population from this part of the world regarding their mental health issues.

The Social Determinants of Mental Health

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 224-241
Author(s):  
Ellen Fink-Samnick
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals National or population level interventions addressing the social determinants of mental health – an umbrella review

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Neha Shah ◽  
Ian F. Walker ◽  
Yannish Naik ◽  
Selina Rajan ◽  
Kate O’Hagan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Umbrella Review ◽  
The Social ◽  
Quality Evidence

Abstract Background Social circumstances in which people live and work impact the population’s mental health. We aimed to synthesise evidence identifying effective interventions and policies that influence the social determinants of mental health at national or scaled population level. We searched five databases (Cochrane Library, Global Health, MEDLINE, EMBASE and PsycINFO) between Jan 1st 2000 and July 23rd 2019 to identify systematic reviews of population-level interventions or policies addressing a recognised social determinant of mental health and collected mental health outcomes. There were no restrictions on country, sub-population or age. A narrative overview of results is provided. Quality assessment was conducted using Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR 2). This study was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42019140198). Results We identified 20 reviews for inclusion. Most reviews were of low or critically low quality. Primary studies were mostly observational and from higher income settings. Higher quality evidence indicates more generous welfare benefits may reduce socioeconomic inequalities in mental health outcomes. Lower quality evidence suggests unemployment insurance, warm housing interventions, neighbourhood renewal, paid parental leave, gender equality policies, community-based parenting programmes, and less restrictive migration policies are associated with improved mental health outcomes. Low quality evidence suggests restriction of access to lethal means and multi-component suicide prevention programmes are associated with reduced suicide risk. Conclusion This umbrella review has identified a small and overall low-quality evidence base for population level interventions addressing the social determinants of mental health. There are significant gaps in the evidence base for key policy areas, which limit ability of national policymakers to understand how to effectively improve population mental health.

scholarly journals Implantação de Terapia Comunitária online: tecnologia do cuidado em tempos de pandemia

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (esp. 1) ◽  
pp. 393-408
Author(s):  
André Luiz Pereira Silva ◽  
Doralice Otaviano ◽  
Fernanda Cruz Vieira Ferreira ◽  
Jurema Valkiria Otaviano ◽  
Jussara Otaviano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Psychosocial Crisis

Suddenly in March 2020 we found ourselves confined and isolated in our homes, due to a global health crisis arising from a pandemic, caused by the contamination of a virus called COVID-19. This health crisis also generated a crisis in the social determinants of health, especially those related to the economy, education and culture. But it also generated another crisis, the psychosocial crisis, where populations affected by the effects of mental damage caused by the pandemic and isolation, showed important signs of stress. It is in this scenario that the Integrative Community Therapy, previously carried out in person, is renewed and reinvented. This article reports on the experience of implementing the Integrative Community Therapy online in Brazil and presents the results of the Afinando Vidas Pole in the contribution of improving the quality of life and the individual and collective mental health of the Brazilian population.

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