scholarly journals Methodological Issues in Suicide Research in Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
pp. 93-96
Author(s):  
Anisur Rahman Khan ◽  
S. M. Anowarul Kayes Shimul
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Original Publication ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
School Certificate ◽  
Letter To The Editor ◽  
Shed Light

We are writing to you to allow us to enter into an ongoing debate concerning a write-up titled, “Young teenage suicides in Bangladesh – are mandatory Junior School Certificate exams to blame?”published in ‘International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction’by Mamun and Griffiths (2020a).Arafat (2020), are searcher from Bangladesh, initiated the debate through a letter to the editor of that journal raising several theoretical and procedural/methodological flaws of the original publication of Mamun and Griffiths (2020a).Arafat (2020) finds this publication as “potentially flawed” and “purely hypothetical” (p.1).Hereafter, Mamun, and Griffiths (2020b) categorically refuted each of the claims raised by Arafat (2020)to justify their stance and flows writing another letter to the editor. Space will not allow us to touch upon each of their arguments and counter-arguments rather we would shed light on the major issues of their dissonance cornering the methodological issues. At the same time, we would also highlight our opinions in this regard.

scholarly journals Taking advantage of Covid-19 to improve hospital models of care: are we moving in the right direction?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Raffaella Gualandi ◽  
Anna De Benedictis
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Management ◽  
Models Of Care ◽  
Patient Needs ◽  
Model Of Care ◽  
Letter To The Editor ◽  
Rapid Changes ◽  
Improve Hospital ◽  
The Right ◽  
Shed Light

Abstract In this letter to the Editor, we shed light on the rapid changes the Covid-19 virus has generated in hospital management. Recent experiences in the field aim to reorganizing hospital processes and policies. In this new scenario, new patient needs emerge, and a change in the hospital model of care should include them.

scholarly journals Letter to the Editor “A longitudinal study on the mental health of general population during the COVID-19 epidemic in China”

2020 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 132-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yali Ren ◽  
Yongjie Zhou ◽  
Wei Qian ◽  
Zezhi Li ◽  
Zhengkui Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
General Population ◽  
Letter To The Editor

Perception and Evaluation of Timing Patterns in Drum Ensemble Music from Mali

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 438-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Neuhoff ◽  
Rainer Polak ◽  
Timo Fischinger
Keyword(s):  
Music Theory ◽  
Pairwise Comparison ◽  
Specific Pattern ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Clear Preference ◽  
Comparison Experiment ◽  
Preference Ratings ◽  
Shed Light

Polak’s (2010) chronometric analyses of Malian jembe music suggested that the characteristic “feel” of individual pieces rests upon nonisochronous subdivisions of the beat. Each feel is marked by a specific pattern of two or three different subdivisional pulses—these being either short, medium, or long. London (2010) called the possibility of more than two different pulse classes into question on psychological and theoretical grounds. To shed light on this issue, 23 professional Malian percussionists and dancers were presented with timing-manipulated phrases from a piece of Malian drumming music called “Manjanin.” In a pairwise comparison experiment, participants were asked: (1) if the items of each pair were same or different, and (2) if different, which of the two was the better example of the characteristic rhythm of Manjanin. While most contrastive pairs were well distinguished and produced clear preference ratings, participants were unable to distinguish short-medium-long patterns from short-long-long patterns, and both were preferred to all other manipulations. This supports London’s claim that, perceptually, there are only two pulse classes. We discuss further implications of these findings for music theory, involving beat subdivision, tempo effects, microtiming, and expressive variation, as well as methodological issues.

Mental health economics: current methodological issues

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. McCrone
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Economic Evaluations ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Life Years ◽  
Mental Health Economics

Background:Investment in innovative mental health care services requires the use of scarce resources that could be used in alternative ways. Economic evaluation is essential to ensure that such an investment is appropriately compared with investment elsewhere.Method:A non-systematic review of mental health evaluations identifies key methodological issues pertaining to economic studies.Results:Economic evaluations require the measurement and combination of costs and outcomes, and clarity about how this measurement is undertaken is required. Regarding costs, important considerations relate to the perspective to be taken (e.g., health service or societal), method of measurement (patient self-report or use of databases) and valuation (actual costs, fees or expenditure). Decision makers frequently need to compare evidence both within and between clinical areas and therefore there is a tension between the use of condition specific and generic outcome measures. Quality-adjusted life years are frequently used in economic evaluations, but their appropriateness in mental health care studies is still debated.Conclusions:Economic evaluations in the area of mental health care are increasing in number and it is essential that researchers continue to develop and improve methods used to conduct such studies.

scholarly journals Reimbursement of Apps for Mental Health: Findings From Interviews

10.2196/14724 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. e14724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam C Powell ◽  
Matthias B Bowman ◽  
Henry T Harbin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Coding System ◽  
Reimbursement Mechanisms ◽  
Common Procedure ◽  
The Us ◽  
Varied Range ◽  
Potential Channels ◽  
Physician Work ◽  
Shed Light

Background Although apps and other digital and mobile health tools are helping improve the mental health of Americans, they are currently being reimbursed through a varied range of means, and most are not being reimbursed by payers at all. Objective The aim of this study was to shed light on the state of app reimbursement. We documented ways in which apps can be reimbursed and surveyed stakeholders to understand current reimbursement practices. Methods Individuals from over a dozen stakeholder organizations in the domains of digital behavioral and mental health, care delivery, and managed care were interviewed. A review of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCSPCS) codes was conducted to determine potential means for reimbursement. Results Interviews and the review of codes revealed that potential channels for app reimbursement include direct payments by employers, providers, patients, and insurers. Insurers are additionally paying for apps using channels originally designed for devices, drugs, and laboratory tests, as well as via value-based payments and CPT and HCSPCS codes. In many cases, it is only possible to meet the requirements of a CPT or HCSPCS code if an app is used in conjunction with human time and services. Conclusions Currently, many apps face significant barriers to reimbursement. CPT codes are not a viable means of providing compensation for the use of all apps, particularly those involving little physician work. In some cases, apps have sought clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for prescription use as digital therapeutics, a reimbursement mechanism with as yet unproven sustainability. There is a need for simpler, more robust reimbursement mechanisms to cover stand-alone app-based treatments.

scholarly journals Seven stages of Lithuanian dialectology

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Vytautas Kardelis
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Historical Approach ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
Slavic Languages ◽  
Young Researchers

This article is a continuation of ongoing debate on the development of Lithuanian dialectology, the issues of which were first addressed and published in 2015. One of the key ideas expressed by the specialists of dialectology was a proposal to start the development of an extensive model of interests of Lithuanian dialectology. The model could encompass a historical approach, i.e. issues of the development of Lithuanian dialects, essential features of that development as well as the most significant empirical and methodological transformations. The second approach would focus on the perspectives of Lithuanian dialectology which can be placed on the basis of the existing model of interests in Lithuanian dialectology and specific studies carried out in the field. This article proposes a perspective-based plan of research into dialectology and attempts to suggest a tool to implement that plan. The article begins with several introductory remarks about the author’s view towards the existing state of Lithuanian dialectology. It could be briefly described in the following way: traditional dialectology: neogrammarian atomism (exclusive of the theory of dialectology) → structural dialectology: →   phonology and natural morphology (inclusive of the theory of phonology and natural morphology but exclusive of the theory of structural dialectology) →  the new dialectology: (inclusive of the theory of dialectology: geolinguistics and sociolinguistics, the dynamic socio-cognitive view). The proposed perspective-based plan of research consists of seven stages, namely: typological, varieties (lects) and variants, dialectometry, sociolinguistics and language contacts, perceptive, salience, and empirical. The article does not seek to describe each of the stages in great detail or to review extensive research literature existing on the aspects discussed above. The main aim of this article is to identify and discuss some research trends which are relatively new in Western linguistics and to suggest their application in Lithuanian dialectology. Perhaps this could initiate a discussion among Lithuanian and, possibly, foreign dialectologists working with Lithuanian and Slavic languages with regard to theoretical and methodological issues pertaining to dialectology research. Arguably, the foundation of such a prospective discussion was laid in the work “Lithuanian Dialects of the Early 21st Century: A Geolinguistic and Sociolinguistic Study. Maps and their Commentaries”. Hopefully, this review article will also contribute to the prospective discussions and motivate young researchers of dialects to embark on dialectology research by applying new trends in Lithuanian dialectology.

Neutrality in the Study of Religion

2022 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-76
Author(s):  
John H. Whittaker
Keyword(s):  
Department Chair ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
State University ◽  
Original Publication ◽  
Critical Inquiry ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Louisiana State University ◽  
Robert Bellah

The Archive is a feature of the Bulletin in which previous publications are reprinted to reinforce the modern relevance of archived arguments. “Neutrality in the Study of Religion,” originally published in 1981, comes from Dr. John H. Whittaker (1945-2019), who was the Department Chair of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Louisiana State University until 2006. This article is relevant 30 years after its original publication, as it explores an ongoing debate in the field: the limits of objectivity in religious studies. Whittaker critiques a claim made by sociologist Robert Bellah in order to argue that religion can and should be taught from what he terms a “neutral” standpoint that encourages critical inquiry. The role of the scholar of religion as a researcher, observer, and teacher is one that remains contended across the field of religious studies today.

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