The Effectiveness of Self‌-Efficacy Training on Promoting Mental Health and Decreasing Ruminating in Divorced Women with Drug-Dependent Husbands

The Kankakee Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Center had observed for about four years the vocational aspiration of clients who were on the methadone maintenance program. Specifically, their vocational behavior was somewhat unstable and involved poor vocational self-concepts and unstable work histories. Therefore, the Center in 1978 employed a Mental Health Consultant to work with the counselors to assess the vocational interest of clients and to intervene and significantly impact those individuals whose work histories were still erratic. As a result of the Center's efforts, it was concluded (after comparing 15 months of baseline data) that the clients were making some progress in attempting to seek and maintain jobs as well as evaluating their relationship to the present job position. The number of clients changing jobs and seeking new employment, however, did not change.

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Impact of Addiction on Family: An Exploratory Study with Reference to Slums in Kolkata

Current Research Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities ◽

10.12944/crjssh.2.1.07 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 58-71

Author(s):

Pearl Arlappa ◽

Shrawani Jha ◽

Jayaseeli S.

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Work ◽

Social Impact ◽

Multiple Stressors ◽

Pharmaceutical Preparations ◽

Snowball Sampling ◽

Dysfunctional Family ◽

Drug Dependent ◽

The Individual ◽

Social Work Interventions

Addiction is a cancerous evil that is spreading its poisonous fang all over the world, effecting states, communities and individuals. In India the drugs that are commonly abused are heroin, cannabis, opium, pharmaceutical preparations, alcohol and tobacco. It has been seen that addiction to or a combination of substances not only effects the health of the individual and the economy of country but also has a detrimental impact on the family, giving rise to socio-economic problems which further result in chronic mental health issues. The paper highlights three major areas, i.e., socio-economic background of the respondents, the various social impact of addiction in a family and the possible intervention strategies to address the phenomenon of addiction. This paper is an outcome of case studies conducted in ten households with drug-dependent members and Focused Group Discussions with the youth and women of the concerned families living in the Tangra slum of Kolkata. The cases were acquired through snowball sampling method with the help of a Non-Governmental Organisation working in that area. The result of the research is that there are multiple stressors-like abuse, conflict, financial problems, etc., in a family which trigger addiction and this addiction in return results in dysfunctional family structure, affecting their mental health and community life, thus, creating a scope for Social Work intervention. The research describes the several multi-facetted consequences of addiction that not only affect the individual but also their family. Consideration of such factors will help in planning future social work interventions.

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Predictors of Mental Health Service Utilization in the 12 Months before Imprisonment: Analysis of Results from a National Prisons Survey

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1080/j.1440-1614.2006.01836.x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 40 (6-7) ◽

pp. 548-553 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael Farrell ◽

Annabel Boys ◽

Nicola Singleton ◽

Howard Meltzer ◽

Traolach Brugha ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Service ◽

Service Utilization ◽

Health Service Utilization ◽

Opioid Dependence ◽

Service Use ◽

Face To Face ◽

History Of ◽

Analysis Of Results ◽

Drug Dependent

Objective: To describe the self-reported history of health service utilization and helpseeking to those who are drug-dependent in the period of time prior to imprisonment. Method: A cross-section survey of 3142 sentenced or remand prisoners in English prisons completed private, face-to-face interviews with trained Office for National Statistics staff covering a full structured psychiatric assessment interview. Specific questions about service utilization prior to imprisonment were included, as were questions on patterns of drug use and dependence prior to imprisonment. Results: Receipt of any form of help was demographically most strongly associated with being older, white and female. Women were about twice as likely as men to report having received help for mental or emotional problems. Older age was also consistently associated with greater levels of reporting having received help, for both genders but only for use of general practitioners. Being black was strongly associated with reduced likelihood of receiving help and this was maintained after adjusting for other sociodemographic variables. Opioid dependence alone or opioid dependence with stimulant dependence, psychiatric disorder alone and probable psychosis were all most predictive of service use in the 12 months prior to imprisonment. Conclusions: In the year prior to imprisonment, the majority of mental health needs of these individual prisoners were not able to access help prior to imprisonment. Future strategies should aim for better health access beofre, during and after imprisonment.

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Validation of the SM-GIBED Scale: Attitudes of Emergency and Mental Health Nurses about Alcoholics and other Drug-Dependent Patients

10.20944/preprints201808.0243.v1 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Jesús Molina-Mula ◽

Antonio González-Trujillo

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Reliability Analysis ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Secondary Outcome ◽

Psychometric Analysis ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mental Health Nursing ◽

Mental Health Nurses ◽

Drug Dependent ◽

Health Nursing

Objective: The goal of this study was to analyse the attitudes and perceptions of emergency and mental health nurses through the validation of the SM-GIBED scale in specialised care in Spain on alcoholics and other drug-dependent patients. Design and Setting: This cross-sectional study was developed using the Spanish hospital version of the Seaman-Mannello scale to denominate the SM-GIBED scale. Participants: 170 Emergency and Mental Health Nursing from five Spanish Hospitals. Intervention: Self-administered questionnaire to analiyse the perceptions and attitudes about the drug addict and the alcoholic. Primary and Secondary Outcome Measures: A descriptive and inferential analysis of the study variables was carried out. A psychometric analysis was performed to validate the scale. Results: A total of 170 questionnaires were collected from 257 healthcare workers. Overall, 99.1% of the participants had contact with drug-dependent patients during their professional experience. Nearly 75% had difficulties in treating them. The psychometric analysis of the SM-GIBED scale in the Spanish context obtained values of KMO = 0.655 and Bartlett's test p < 0.000. Cronbach's alpha of 0.738 was obtained from the reliability analysis. A reliability analysis of each of the SM-GIBED questions found no case with an alpha lower than 0.71. In conclusion, positive aspects include an ingratiating attitude and subject-to-subject communication when nurses self-define as empathic and non-paternalistic. Among the negative aspects, there is a lack of communication skills and assertiveness with these patients. This highlights a certain degree of resignation and dissatisfaction when working with drug addicts.

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Validation of the SM-GIBED Scale: Attitudes of Emergency and Mental Health Nurses about Alcoholics and Other Drug-Dependent Patients

Neuropsychiatry ◽

10.4172/neuropsychiatry.1000563 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 09 (01) ◽

Author(s):

Molina Mula Jesus ◽

Gonzalez Trujillo ◽

Antonio ◽

GIBED

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Nurses ◽

Drug Dependent

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Drug use in street sex workers (DUSSK) study protocol: a feasibility and acceptability study of a complex intervention to reduce illicit drug use in drug-dependent female street sex workers

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022728 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (11) ◽

pp. e022728

Author(s):

Nicola Jeal ◽

Rita Patel ◽

Niamh M Redmond ◽

Joanna M Kesten ◽

Sophie Ramsden ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Services ◽

Drug Use ◽

Health Services ◽

Drug Treatment ◽

Complex Intervention ◽

Sex Workers ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Drug Dependent ◽

Emdr Therapy

IntroductionPoor health of sex workers continues to be a source of international concern. Sex work is frequently linked with problematic drug use and drug-dependent sex workers typically work on the street, experiencing the greatest risks to health compared with the general population. Street sex workers (SSWs) are much more likely to have experienced incidences of physical and sexual assault, increasing their risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We have developed a novel complex intervention designed to reduce illicit drug use in drug-dependent female SSWs which involves: female SSW drug treatment groups (provided by a specialist charity) in a female SSW setting (female sex worker charity premises) provided by female-only staff, PTSD care with eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy provided by female staff from National Health Service (NHS) mental health services.Methods and analysisA mixed methods study investigating the feasibility and acceptability of this intervention to inform the design of a future randomised controlled trial. The study aims to recruit up to 30 participants from November 2017 to March 2018 at a single site, with the intervention being delivered until December 2018. It will gather quantitative data using questionnaires and group attendance. Drug treatment group observations and in-depth interviews undertaken with up to 20 service users and 15 service providers to examine experiences and acceptability of the intervention. Study feasibility will be assessed by evaluating the recruitment and retention of participants to the intervention; the feasibility of NHS and third sector organisations working closely to coordinate care for a SSW population; the potential for specialist NHS mental health services to screen and provide EMDR therapy for drug-dependent SSWs and potential costs of implementing the intervention.Ethics and disseminationThis study was approved by South West–Frenchay Research Ethics Committee (REC reference: 17/SW/0033; IRAS ID: 220631) and the Health Research Authority (HRA). Findings will be disseminated through research conferences and peer-reviewed journals.

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