scholarly journals Burden and depressive symptoms in health care residents at COVID-19: A preliminary report

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 005-008
Author(s):  
Parro-Pires Daniela Betinassi ◽  
de C Matias Barros Sérgio Henrique ◽  
HD Araújo Fernanda Sabina ◽  
Santos Daniel Zandoná ◽  
Nogueira-Martins Luiz Antônio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Medical Residents ◽  
First Year ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Medical And Healthcare

This paper focuses on the mental health burden on medical and healthcare residents during the 1st wave of COVID-19 pandemic crisis in 2020 describing the activities of a mental health service for residents (NAPREME) in a public university, UNIFESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and a preliminary study showing an increasing of depressive symptoms and depression among residents. Data is related to the screening interviews of medical residents and healthcare multi-professional residents who sought the mental health service from March to December 2020. A comparison was conducted with the same period in 2019 (covering a period when Covid-19 was not affecting the Brazilian population). There was a 22% demand increase in 2020. Of the total amount who sought treatment: 23% were medical residents, 22% nursing residents, and the remaining distributed among other professions; and 58% were first year residents and 34% second year. Data from the BDI questionnaire showed some variance between the two years: the mean score for 2020 was 24.67 (± 7.86) which is in the depression range, higher than the mean score of 19.91 points in the previous year (± 10.15) which is only in the depressive symptoms range (p < 0.005). In the pandemic period there was an increase in residents with depression from 49% to 70%. Depression, anxiety, stress and burnout syndrome were observed, demanding psychological and psychiatric care for this population. Assessment of residents’ mental health will continue during 2021, during the 2nd wave of COVID-19 and an additional analysis will be conducted along the year.

Previous mental health service utilization and change in clients' depressive symptoms.

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 368-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
James F. Boswell ◽  
Andrew A. McAleavey ◽  
Louis G. Castonguay ◽  
Jeffrey A. Hayes ◽  
Benjamin D. Locke
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Health Service Utilization ◽  
Mental Health Service Utilization

scholarly journals Mental health service use and its associated factors among nurses in China: a cross-sectional survey

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e11181
Author(s):  
Yusheng Tian ◽  
Yuchen Yue ◽  
Xiaoli Liao ◽  
Jianjian Wang ◽  
Man Ye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Mental Health Service Use ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Poor Sleep Quality ◽  
Factors Associated

Background To facilitate mental health service planning for nurses, data on the patterns of mental health service use (MHSU) among nurses are needed. However, MHSU among Chinese nurses has seldom been studied. Our study aimed to explore the rate of MHSU among Chinese nurses and to identify the factors associated with MHSU. Methods A self-designed anonymous questionnaire was used in this study. MHSU was assessed by the question, “Have you ever used any kind of mental health services, such as mental health outpatient services or psychotherapies, when you felt that your health was suffering due to stress, insomnia, or other reasons?” The answer to the question was binary (yes or no). Sleep quality, burnout, and depressive symptoms were assessed using the Chinese version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index , the Chinese version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey and the two-item Patient Health Questionnaire, respectively. Chi-square tests and binary logistic regression were used for univariate and multivariate analyses. Results A total of 10.94% (301/2750) of the nurses reported MHSU. 10.25% (282/2750) of the nurses had poor sleep quality, burnout and depressive symptoms, and only 26.95% of these nurses reported MHSU. Very poor sleep quality (OR 9.36, 95% CI [5.38-16.29]), mid-level professional title (OR 1.48, 95% CI [1.13-1.93]) and depressive symptoms (OR 1.66, 95% CI [1.28-2.13]) were independent factors associated with MHSU. Conclusions Most of the nurses have experienced burnout, poor sleep quality or depressive symptoms and the MHSU rate among them was low. Interventions to improve the mental health of nurses and to promote the use of mental health services are needed.

scholarly journals Predicting onset of bipolar disorder from subsyndromal symptoms: a signal question?

2010 ◽  
Vol 196 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Parker
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Predictive Power ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Subsyndromal Symptoms ◽  
Issue Reports ◽  
Service Attendance

SummaryThis issue reports a community-based study quantifying the extent to which subthreshold hypomanic or depressive symptoms in childhood or adolescence predicted subsequent formal bipolar disorder status and mental health service attendance. This editorial emphasises the low predictive power of the signal and considers early intervention implications.

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