scholarly journals «Healthy organizations»: the essence, main ways and methods of promoting mental health of staff

2021 ◽  
Vol 2-3 (23) ◽  
pp. 40-49
Author(s):  
Liudmyla Karamushka ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Organizational Management ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
Individual Group ◽  
Organizational Conditions ◽  
Foreign Literature ◽  
Mental Problems ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Complex Activities

Introduction. The intense work of Ukrainian organizations, as a result their complex activities, increased competition, socio-economic crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic, commands organizations' close attention to the mental health of their staff. This requires, in particular, the study of foreign approaches to solving this problem, one of which is the concept of «healthy organizations».Aim. Based on the analysis of relevant foreign literature, to determine the essence of «healthy organizations»and their main ways and methods of promoting staff's mental health.Results. Having analyzed the relevant foreign literature, the author determines the aims of «healthy organizations»and their main activities to promote staff's mental health (choosing staff's positive mental health as an organization’s priority and value; formation of the culture of «openness»to discuss mental health problems in the organization; respect for all groups of workers, including those with mental problems, etc.). The methods of «healthy organizations»to promote staff's mental health include, in part, different types of interventions at different organizational management levels (individual, group, organizational, inter-organizational). The author emphasizes the importance of multilevel interventions.Conclusions.The introduction of the concept of «healthy organizations»in Ukrainian organizations, given the peculiarities of their functioning in the socio-economic and organizational conditions, can help maintain and improve staff's mental health.

scholarly journals Violence In Immigrants: Effects On Health, Perception Of Discrimination And Loneliness

10.3823/2496 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliany Nazaré Oliveira ◽  
Félix Neto ◽  
Gleisson Ferreira Lima
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Harmful Effect ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Health Perception ◽  
Collective Consciousness ◽  
Health It ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Mental Problems

The objective of this study was to analyze the prevalence of violence against Brazilian immigrant women since their arrival in Portugal and to know the consequences of this violence on the women's experience, specifically on health, perception of discrimination and loneliness. Conducted in the first half of 2016, with 682 women over 18 years of age living in Portugal for more than three months. Two types of collection were instituted: online, through the Limasurvey Platform, and in person, at the Consulate General of Brazil in Porto and Lisbon and in the Mais Association, applying the Discrimination Perceptions, Loneliness Scales (ULS-6) and Mental Health Problems. The results suggest that Brazilian women who have been targets of violence in Portugal have a worse perception of their health, a higher perception of discrimination, a higher level of solitude and more mental problems, which indicates that this group of immigrants has some vulnerabilities in the country, since violence has a harmful effect on physical and mental health. It is believed to be crucial to create a policy that aims at transforming actions aimed at strengthening the citizen and collective consciousness of these immigrant women

Violence and Victimization During Incarceration: Relations to Psychosocial Adjustment During Reentry to the Community

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 361-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Schappell ◽  
Meagan Docherty ◽  
Paul Boxer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Antisocial Behavior ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Positive Relation ◽  
Mental Problems

We surveyed male ex-offenders (N = 100) about their experiences during and prior to incarceration to assess the role of these factors in psychosocial adjustment postrelease. Participants completed measures of preincarceration mental health problems and severe victimization and feelings of safety during incarceration; they also self-reported emotional distress, antisocial behavior, and posttraumatic stress (PTS). Moderator analyses of PTS outcomes revealed two key interactions between preincarceration mental health problems and severe victimization during incarceration as well as preincarceration mental health problems by feelings of safety during incarceration. In those without preincarceration mental health problems, victimization and PTS were significantly positively related; this was not the case for those with preexisting mental problems. Furthermore, the positive relation between feeling unsafe and PTS was stronger among those with preexisting mental problems. Findings are discussed with respect to implications for reentry services.

scholarly journals The general practitioner and mental health problems: challenges and strategies for medical education

2005 ◽  
Vol 123 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinarte Alexandre Ballester ◽  
Ana Paula Filippon ◽  
Carla Braga ◽  
Sérgio Baxter Andreoli
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Care Services ◽  
Mental Problems

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Within the context of primary health care and mental disorders, our aim was to study the opinions of general practitioners regarding attendance of people with mental health problems. DESIGN AND SETTING: Qualitative focal group study among primary care services in the cities of Porto Alegre and Parobé, State of Rio Grande do Sul. METHODS: A deliberately selected sample of 41 general practitioners who were working in basic health services met in focal groups. Two videos were presented, which simulated consultations for patients with depression and psychoses. The discussions about the identification and handling of mental health problems were recorded and assessed via content analysis. RESULTS: The opinions related to the difficulties of diagnosing and treating mental problems, the involvement of relatives in caring for patients, the difficulty of compliance with the treatment, the uncertainty experienced by physicians and the difficulty of referring patients to specialized services. CONCLUSIONS: The general practitioners indicated that they perceived the mental health problems among their clientele, but the diagnosis and treatment of these problems are still seen as a task for specialists. The challenge of continuing education on mental health requires methods of interactive and critical teaching, such as the problem-based approach.

scholarly journals Sätta ord på föräldrars psykiska problem för barnens skull

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pia H. Bülow ◽  
Daniel Persson Thunqvist ◽  
Elisabet Cedersund
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Family Intervention ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
Mental Problems

Spelling it out for the children’s sake – Family intervention as professional practiceThis article presents an analysis of 21 video-recorded family intervention sessions with children and parents in families where one or both parents are diagnosed with mental illness. The starting point for such family interventions is awareness of the risks that children run due to parental mental illness, e.g. development of mental health problems of their own. Previous studies have shown that openness about parents’ mental problems can reduce such risks. Family-intervention sessions are developed to assist children and their parents to talk about mental illness and related difficulties. Based on a dialogical and micro-sociological perspective, our objective is to analyse family-intervention sessions as professional practice and to illuminate various communicative means used by social workers to support children and parents in their talk about parents’ mental illness and its meaning for the children and the family. The analysis shows how professional practice is formed based on how the social workers solve communicative challenges in conversations with families about mental health problems: to create and maintain family support as a child-focused process; creating and maintaining family support as a child-focused process; spelling out parents’ mental problems; and confirming and normalizing.

scholarly journals Help Seeking Behavior in a Diverse Sample of Asian American Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Nguyen ◽  
Rosalie Corona ◽  
Matthew Peter DeCarlo ◽  
Anna Yaros ◽  
Anh Thuy Le ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Seeking Behavior

We sought to characterize the help-seeking behavior of Asian Americans living in a Southeastern community in the U.S. by examining different types of services sought, help-seeking preferences, and how demographic characteristics and mental health problems (including domestic violence) predicted these behaviors. 610 Asian Americans (mean age = 39.43 years; 59.6% female; 75% immigrants) completed an anonymous, community survey that included measures of different types of help-seeking behaviors and preferences, mental health symptoms, and exposure to domestic violence. The two most-frequently help-seeking behaviors included seeking advice from friends, family members, or relatives (66.7%), and visiting a medical doctor (46.4%).  In logistic regression models, older age, sex, immigrant status and symptomatic depression predicted different types of help-seeking behaviors and preferences. Neither domestic violence experience or symptomatic anxiety significantly predicted help-seeking.

scholarly journals Research on Mental Health of Postgraduates in F University in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
Dongfang Wan ◽  
Yasong Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Symptom Checklist ◽  
Chinese Adults ◽  
Mental Problems ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Countermeasures And Suggestions ◽  
Shed Light

This study investigates the mental health of 291 postgraduates in F University in China through Symptom Checklist-90 (known as SCL-90). The results show that 43.97% of the postgraduates suffer mental health problems of varying degrees, and a larger proportion of them are confronted with mild mental problems. The findings also reveal that the postgraduates score greatly higher than the SCL-90 National Norm of Chinese Adults in the four factors of compulsion, anxiety, terror and mental illness symptoms, while the two factors of interpersonal sensitivity and hostility are significantly lower. Besides, female postgraduates, English-related postgraduates and postgraduates from rural areas, whose mental health are worse, may be under greater pressure. This study would shed light on the relevant basis for further improvement of the postgraduates’ mental health, and the corresponding countermeasures and suggestions for colleges and universities.

Stigmatization of mental health problems in Albania, ways of diminishing it

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S573-S574
Author(s):  
T. Jupe ◽  
F. Elezi ◽  
B. Zenelaj ◽  
E. Myslimi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Statistical Processing ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Competing Interest

Background and aimMore recent definitions of stigma focus on the results of stigma – the prejudice, avoidance, rejection and discrimination directed at people believed to have an illness, disorder or other trait perceived to be undesirable.MethodsDuring this study, we used Attitudes to Mental Illness Questionnaire (AMIQ), which helped us to understand the differences in the acceptance by the population for 3 different types of diseases: addiction, diabetes and schizophrenia.Results(1) Alban has diabetes. (2) Besnik has schizophrenia.Conclusions(1) The patients with schizophrenia have higher levels of stigma compared diabetic patients or those alcoholics (Tables 1 and 2 and Fig. 1). (2) Statistical processing carried out concluded that have statistically significant differences between gender-stigma (P = 0.001), age-stigma (P = 0.0001) and education-stigma (P = 0.001) (Fig. 2). (3) Health care workers stigma is exactly the same as in general population (P = 0.01) (Fig. 2).Recommendations– Support recovery and social inclusion and reduce discrimination.– Do not label or judge people with a mental illness, treat them with respect and dignity as you would anyone else.– Do not discriminate when they come participation, housing and employment.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Mental Health Improvement and Rehabilitation Within Rural Green Tourism

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 278-282
Author(s):  
Oleksii S. Soloviov ◽  
Olena M. Batyhina ◽  
Bogdan V. Derevyanko
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Mental Problems ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Green Tourism

Introduction: Among mental health improvement and rehabilitation methods, we can distinguish recreation within “rural green tourism”. A growing worldwide demand for rural holidays, getting acquainted with rural traditions and culture, farming culture, unity with nature is justified owing to its positive impact on mental health and overall human health, addressing mental problems and meeting psychological needs, etc. Aim: to demonstrate that mental health improvement and rehabilitation can be achieved within rural green tourism, to determine how rural green tourism can affect the level of human mental health and to specify how different types of tourism (wellness, rehabilitation, rural green tourism) are related. Materials and Methods: international acts, data of international organizations and conclusions of scientists have been examined and used in the study. The article also summarizes information from scientific journals and monographs from a medical and legal point of view with scientific methods. This article is based on dialectical, comparative, analytic, synthetic and comprehensive research methods. Conclusions: Mental health improvement and rehabilitation could be achieved within rural green tourism, which has a positive impact on mental health and overall human health. Such types of tourism as wellness, rehabilitation and rural green tourism are interlinked and complementary. The main disadvantage here is the lack of in-depth research of the rural green tourism’s impact on human mental health.

scholarly journals Life After: Examining the Relationship Between Sociobehavioral Factors and Mental Health Among African American Ex-Offenders

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (12) ◽  
pp. 3873-3889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos C. Mahaffey ◽  
Danelle Stevens-Watkins ◽  
Carl Leukefeld
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
African American ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health History ◽  
Mental Problems ◽  
Excellent Health ◽  
Mental Health History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Family Mental Health ◽  
The Relationship

Mental health problems are 3 times higher among prisoners than the general population. After release, reentry barriers and other factors can exacerbate mental problems. This study of 250 African American ex-offenders examines the relationship between sociobehavioral factors and mental health. Independent variables included self-reported health, alcohol use, employment, and history of mental problems before prison. Covariates included the number of immediate family with mental problems and the number of serious conflicts with family members or friends. Analyses revealed that men who had serious conflicts, used alcohol more often, reported less than excellent health, and not employed were more likely to report being troubled by mental problems. Family mental health history was not statistically significant. The current study adds to the literature by identifying selected factors associated with the mental health of African American male, ex-offenders. Findings from this study can inform interventions to address mental health issues and reduce recidivism.

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