PASIFIKA FUTURES WHĀNAU ORA: F’INE – Nurturing the Future for Pasifika LGBTQI

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saneta Manoa ◽  
Phylesha Brown-Acton ◽  
Tatryanna Utanga ◽  
Seini Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
The Future ◽  
Specific Provider

F’INE Aotearoa, through Pasifika Futures Whānau Ora programme, is supporting Pacific Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) individuals and their families to transform their lives and achieve their aspirations.  The LGBTQI community in New Zealand experience significant disadvantage across a range of areas affecting wellbeing, including higher rates of poor mental health, depression and anxiety 1,2,3. For Pacific LGBTQI, the disadvantages are compounded further.  F’INE, an LGBTQI specific provider in New Zealand, is working to change this.

Professional Migration, Occupational Challenge, and Mental Health: Medical Practitioners in New Zealand, 1850–1890s

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alannah Tomkins ◽  
Catharine Coleborne
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Professional Drivers ◽  
Victorian Period ◽  
Personal Crisis ◽  
The Impact

Summary Australasian colonies were promoted as ‘lands of opportunity’ for British medical practitioners of the Victorian period, but once there doctors often found that any problems they faced had travelled with them. Furthermore, the act of migration could add to personal difficulty. This article builds on existing work about the challenges confronting doctors in England, and on the potential of asylum records to address the consequences of migration, to consider the experiences of men who chose to move round the globe. It concerns practitioners’ turbulent careers in New Zealand, with an emphasis on their poor mental health and suicide. Official and personal sources are used to evaluate the impact of professional drivers, and the consequences for medical men. It concludes that migration did not mitigate professional stresses and instead induced or exacerbated personal crisis. The visibility of alcohol-related distress is particularly marked in contrast to evidence for practitioners in England.

scholarly journals Help Wanted: Mental Health and Social Stressors Among Latino Day Laborers

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 155798831983842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara M. Hill ◽  
Emily C. Williams ◽  
India J. Ornelas
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Day Laborers ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Social Stressors ◽  
Latino Day Laborers ◽  
Stressful Life Experiences

Latino day laborers may be especially vulnerable to poor mental health due to stressful life experiences, yet few studies have described patterns of mental health outcomes and their correlates in this population. Patterns of depression (PHQ-9) and anxiety (GAD-7), and associations with demographic characteristics, social stressors, and substance use in a recruited sample of male Latino day laborers ( n = 101) are described. High rates of depression and anxiety were identified. Specifically, 39% screened positive for moderate or severe depression and 25% for moderate or severe anxiety. Higher levels of depression and anxiety symptoms were associated with being single, being homeless or in temporary housing, experiencing discrimination, acculturation stress, and marijuana use. While tobacco and unhealthy alcohol use were common in this sample (39% and 66%, respectively), they were not associated with depression and anxiety. These findings suggest that depression and anxiety are common among Latino day laborers and associated with stressful life experiences. Future research should further assess ways to ameliorate social stressors and reduce risk for poor mental health.

scholarly journals Reducing worry and rumination in young adults via a mobile phone app: study protocol of the ECoWeB (Emotional Competence for Well-Being in Young Adults) randomised controlled trial focused on repetitive negative thinking

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Edge ◽  
Alexandra Newbold ◽  
Thomas Ehring ◽  
Tabea Rosenkranz ◽  
Mads Frost ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Young People ◽  
Emotional Competence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Repetitive Negative Thinking ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Background Promoting well-being and preventing poor mental health in young people is a major global priority. Building emotional competence skills via a mobile app may be an effective, scalable and acceptable way to do this. A particular risk factor for anxiety and depression is elevated worry and rumination (repetitive negative thinking, RNT). An app designed to reduce RNT may prevent future incidence of depression and anxiety. Method/design The Emotional Competence for Well-Being in Young Adults study developed an emotional competence app to be tested via randomised controlled trials in a longitudinal prospective cohort. This off-shoot study adapts the app to focus on targeting RNT (worry, rumination), known risk factors for poor mental health. In this study, 16–24 year olds in the UK, who report elevated worry and rumination on standardised questionnaires are randomised to (i) receive the RNT-targeting app immediately for 6 weeks (ii) a waiting list control who receive the app after 6 weeks. In total, the study will aim to recruit 204 participants, with no current diagnosis of major depression, bipolar disorder or psychosis, across the UK. Assessments take place at baseline (pre-randomisation), 6 and 12 weeks post-randomisation. Primary endpoint and outcome for the study is level of rumination assessed on the Rumination Response Styles Questionnaire at 6 weeks. Worry, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and well-being are secondary outcomes. Compliance, adverse events and potentially mediating variables will be carefully monitored. Discussion This trial aims to better understand the benefits of tackling RNT via an mobile phone app intervention in young people. This prevention mechanism trial will establish whether targeting worry and rumination directly via an app provides a feasible approach to prevent depression and anxiety, with scope to become a widescale public health strategy for preventing poor mental health and promoting well-being in young people. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04950257. Registered 6 July 2021 – Retrospectively registered.

scholarly journals Does Psychological Capital Influence Employees’ Burnout? A Review Paper

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Critical Issues

In this globalization era, burnout has been known as one of the critical issues in organizations. Overlooking the issue of burnout could lead to negative consequences, such as negatively affecting the overall organizational performance, and poor mental health among employees. It is crucial to know the factors that can help to improve burnout. One of the factors that can reduce burnout is psychological capital. Psychological capital is known as one of the elements that could help to reduce negative emotions. However, it was claimed that the influence of psychological capital is remained unexplored. Hence, this article reviewed the past studies that were conducted in the past decade (2008-2018) on the linkage between psychological capital and employees’ burnout. From the findings, it was revealed that there are inconsistency of the findings in the past studies. Hence, this has triggered a need for further exploration on the linkage between psychological capital and employees’ burnout. It is suggested that more empirical researches to be conducted in the future to provide a more concrete evidences on the linkage between psychological capital and employees’ burnout.

scholarly journals Experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analysis of risk perceptions and mental health in a student cohort

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ru Jia ◽  
Holly Knight ◽  
Holly Blake ◽  
Dame Jessica Corner ◽  
Chris Denning ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
University Students ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sectional Analysis

AbstractObjectiveThis study examined the COVID-19 risk perceptions and mental health of university students on returning to campus in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsAn online survey was completed during the first four weeks of the academic year (October 2020) by 897 university students. The survey included demographics and measures of experiences of COVID-19 testing, self-isolation, shielding, perceived risk, mental health and indices capturing related psychological responses to the pandemic.ResultsWe observed higher levels of depression and anxiety, but not stress, in students compared with pre- pandemic normative data, but lower than levels reported earlier in the pandemic in other similar cohorts. Depression, anxiety and stress were independently associated with greater loneliness and reduced positive mood. Greater worry about COVID-19 was also independently associated with anxiety and stress. Female students and those with pre-existing mental health disorders were at greatest risk of poor mental health outcomes.ConclusionAlthough students perceived themselves at only moderate risk of COVID-19, the prevalence of depression and anxiety among university students should remain a concern. Universities should provide adequate support for students’ mental health during term-time. Interventions to reduced loneliness and worry, and improve mood, may benefit students’ overall mental well-being.

scholarly journals Prospective examination of mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ru Jia ◽  
Holly Knight ◽  
Kieran Ayling ◽  
Carol Coupland ◽  
Jessia Corner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
University Students ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Mental Health Difficulties ◽  
The Impact

Background: The impact of changing social restrictions on the mental health of students during the COVID-19 pandemic warrants exploration. Aims: To prospectively examine changes to university students mental health during the pandemic. Methods: Students completed repeated online surveys at three time points (October 2020 (baseline), February 2021, March 2021) to explore relationships between demographic and psychological factors (loneliness and positive mood) and mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, and stress). Results: A total of 893 students participated. Depression and anxiety levels were higher at all timepoints than pre-pandemic normative data (p<.001). Scores on all mental health measures were highest in February, with depression and anxiety remaining significantly higher in March than baseline. Female students and those with previous mental health disorders were at greatest risk of poor mental health outcomes. Lower positive mood and greater loneliness at baseline were associated with greater depression and anxiety at follow-ups. Baseline positive mood predicted improvement of depression and anxiety at follow-ups. Conclusion: Depression and anxiety were significantly higher than pre-pandemic norms, with female students and those with previous mental health difficulties being at greatest risk. Given these elevated rates, universities should ensure adequate support is available to meet potentially increased demand for services.

scholarly journals Insufficient sleep during adolescence might pose a risk for later depression and anxiety

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Young People ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Child Psychology ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Poor Sleep Quality

A new study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry has found that young people who have poor sleep quality and quantity might be at risk of poor mental health later in adolescence and early adulthood.

Do Psychiatric Disorders Influence the Risk of Female Cancer? Results From a Genetic Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingjing Zhu ◽  
Haoyu Zhang ◽  
Zheng Niu ◽  
Jing Song ◽  
Xia Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Association Studies ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
Genome Wide Association Studies ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Deleterious Consequence

Abstract Background: Depression and anxiety contribute to an increased global burden of disease and affect women more often than men. Despite evidence from experimental data showing a shared biological mechanism involved in both mental health disorders and female hormone-dependent cancers, results from epidemiological investigations remain inconsistent.Methods: We aim to understand a putative causal relationship between psychological distress and female malignancy by conducting a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. We used summary statistics from the hitherto largest genome-wide association studies (GWAS) performed in depression (Ncase=246,363), anxiety (Ncase=44,465), breast (Ncase=122,977) and ovarian (Ncase=25,509) cancer. We constructed strong instruments using the 102 depression-associated SNPs, the 6 anxiety-associated SNPs, and applied several MR approaches.Results: We found that genetic predisposition to depression significantly increased the risk of both overall breast cancer (OR [95%CI] = 1.10 [1.03-1.18]) and its estrogen receptor (ER)- subtype (1.12 [1.01-1.24]), while a borderline significance was observed for ER+ subtype (1.08 [0.99-1.18]). These findings were corroborated by our genetic correlation analysis where a significantly shared genetic basis was observed for depression and breast cancer. On the contrary, we did not identify any causal association of anxiety with breast cancer. None of the mental health traits were associated with the onset of ovarian cancer or its serous subtype. Sensitivity analyses using different sets of instruments revealed consistent results.Conclusions: Our findings suggest that poor mental health condition such as major depression disorder is likely to be causally associated with the development of breast cancer, providing evidence supporting for the potential deleterious consequence of mental illness on cancer onset.

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