scholarly journals The relationship between Facebook attachment and obsessive-compulsive disorder severity

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soon-Li Lee ◽  
Miriam Sang-Ah Park ◽  
Cai-Lian Tam
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Facebook Use ◽  
Site Use

Despite the widespread use of social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook, an adequate understanding of their impact on the users’ mental health is still lacking. The present study intends to expand on the current understanding of the linkage between social networking site use and mental health. Our study explored how Facebook use may be associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), with the inclusion of obsessive-compulsive beliefs as a mediator. One hundred and fifty-six undergraduate students completed the questionnaire given. Overall, Facebook use contributed to OCD severity through obsessive-compulsive beliefs as the mediator. The present study also yielded other relevant results for cyberpsychology that may help pave the way for future studies.

scholarly journals A Systematic Review on TeleMental Health in Youth Mental Health: Focus on Anxiety, Depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (8) ◽  
pp. 793
Author(s):  
Laura Orsolini ◽  
Simone Pompili ◽  
Virginio Salvi ◽  
Umberto Volpe
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Telemental Health ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Youth Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Background and Objectives: The Internet is widely used and disseminated amongst youngsters and many web-based applications may serve to improve mental health care access, particularly in remote and distant sites or in settings where there is a shortage of mental health practitioners. However, in recent years, specific digital psychiatry interventions have been developed and implemented for special populations such as children and adolescents. Materials and Methods: Hereby, we describe the current state-of-the-art in the field of TMH application for young mental health, focusing on recent studies concerning anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and affective disorders. Results: After screening and selection process, a total of 56 studies focusing on TMH applied to youth depression (n = 29), to only youth anxiety (n = 12) or mixed youth anxiety/depression (n = 7) and youth OCD (n = 8) were selected and retrieved. Conclusions: Telemental Health (TMH; i.e., the use of telecommunications and information technology to provide access to mental health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, consultation, supervision across distance) may offer an effective and efficacious tool to overcome many of the barriers encountering in the delivery of young mental health care.

Helpseeking and access to mental health treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder

2002 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renee Goodwin ◽  
Karestan C. Koenen ◽  
Fred Hellman ◽  
Mary Guardino ◽  
Elmer Struening
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Health Treatment ◽  
Compulsive Disorder

scholarly journals Results of the Nursing Outcomes Classification/NOC for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ananda Ughini Bertoldo Pires ◽  
Amália de Fátima Lucena ◽  
Andressa Behenck ◽  
Elizeth Heldt
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Nursing Process ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Nursing Outcomes ◽  
Nursing Outcomes Classification

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the application of nursing outcomes and indicators selected from the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) to evaluate patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in outpatient follow-up. Method: Outcome-based research. First, a consensus was achieved between nurses specialized in mental health (MH) and in the nursing process to select NOC-related outcomes and indicators, followed by the elaboration of their conceptual and operational definitions. Then, an instrument was created with these, which was tested in a pilot group of six patients treated at a MH outpatient clinic. The instrument was applied to patients with OCD undergoing Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (GCBT). The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the institution. Results: Four NOC outcomes and 17 indicators were selected. There was a significant change in the scores of nine indicators after CBGT. Conclusion: The study showed feasibility for evaluating symptoms of patients with OCD through NOC outcomes and indicators in an outpatient situation.

scholarly journals MENTAL HEALTH OF THE MEDICAL STAFF IN THE SPREAD OF CORONA EPIDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (03) ◽  
pp. 321-330
Author(s):  
Jafar Muhammad Aref JARADAT ◽  
Fawqia Muhammad Aref JARADAT
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Arithmetic Average ◽  
Compulsive Disorder

The study aimed at identifying the degree to which medical staff had psychological health in light of the spread of the Corona epidemic. The study sample consisted of (51) members of medical staff who is working in Palestinian health centers. The modified psychological health scale was adopted (SCL_90_R). The study came out with a set of results, the most important of which are: that there are no statistically significant differences in the averages of possessing the psychological health among medical staff according to the sex and age variables, it also showed the level of mental health was low, and that there was a high rate of acceptance on the mental health scale of the obsessive-compulsive disorder with a high arithmetic average. Whereas, the average was low at the psychotic dimension, which means that the respondents rejected psychotic characteristics in the psychological health scale. The study came out with a number of recommendations, the most important of which is activating the role of supporting programs and psychological immunization to deal with emergency conditions and crises.

Internet Use and Psychological Well-Being

2012 ◽  
pp. 302-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiungjung Huang
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Site Use ◽  
Meta Analyses

The direction of the correlation between Internet use and psychological well-being is debatable. The displacement hypothesis indicates the correlation is negative, as Internet use for communication replaces face-to face-interaction. Conversely, the augmentation hypothesis suggests that the correlation is positive because Internet use for communication complements existing social interaction. While previous empirical findings about the relationship between Internet use and psychological well-being have been diverse, two previous meta-analyses and the present meta-analysis about the use of social networking sites and psychological well-being supported neither position, and found no relationship between Internet use and psychological well-being. Investigation of causal predominance between Internet use and psychological well-being, increased attention to measurement problems of social networking site use and older adults, and consideration of effects of indicators and moderators should be addressed in future research.

Exploring the Effects of Social Media Use on Employee Performance

2021 ◽  
pp. 1788-1809
Author(s):  
Asbah Shujaat ◽  
Ammar Rashid ◽  
Asif Muzaffar
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Site Use

This study provides some clarification and extends literature by investigating the effects of the use of social networking sites by organizational employees on job satisfaction, organizational commitment and employee job performance. A survey was conducted to empirically test the proposed research model consisting of latent constructs: social networking site use, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and employee job performance. Data of this confirmatory study was collected from 279 employees of various organizations operating in Pakistan. The model was analyzed employing variance-based structure equation modeling. Statistical software was used to assess both measurement and structural models. Results indicate that social networking sites use is not directly associated with employee job performance but with the mediating effects of job satisfaction that is also nested with the mediating effect of organizational commitment. This study is expected to both substantiate existing theories of management, and provide some extensions to social support theory.

scholarly journals Wiping your conscience clean

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 204380871878659
Author(s):  
Mahreen Khan ◽  
Jessica R. Grisham
Keyword(s):  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Control Task ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Emotion Induction ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Mental Contamination ◽  
Compensatory Behaviors ◽  
Induction Condition

The Macbeth effect is a proposed phenomenon, whereby feelings of immorality activate a desire to cleanse. Extensions of this theory suggest that cleansing alleviates immoral feelings, thus reducing the urge to engage in compensatory behaviors, such as volunteering. We examined the Macbeth effect and volunteerism in undergraduate students with high levels of obsessive-compulsive disorder contamination concerns ( n = 164). Participants underwent an immorality, anxiety, or neutral emotion-induction condition and subsequently cleansed their hands or performed a control task. For participants in the immorality condition, increased ratings of distress were associated with increased accessibility of cleansing words. Furthermore, individuals in the immorality condition who cleansed volunteered for significantly less time than those who did not cleanse. We discuss findings in relation to the literature on the Macbeth effect and mental contamination.

An Approach to Comorbidity Between Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Schizophrenia

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S495-S495
Author(s):  
A. Gomez Peinado ◽  
S. Cañas Fraile ◽  
P. Cano Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Negative Symptoms ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Simultaneous Presence ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Salud Mental ◽  
Competing Interest

IntroductionAn association has been observed between obsessive symptoms in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia, being sometimes difficult to establish a clear limit between them. The term “schizo-obsessive disorder” was proposed to describe the resulting disorder of comorbidity of OCD and schizophrenia, although it has not been definitely settled.ObjectiveTo analyze the incidence of coexistence of OCD and schizophrenia symptoms and the way it modifies the treatment and prognosis of the illness.MethodReview of some articles published in Mental Health journals such as “Salud Mental” and “Actas Españolas de Psiquiatría”.ResultsSome studies about psychotic patients have determined 15% as the average of comorbidity of OCD and schizophrenia. The probability of having OCD is six times bigger if there is psychotic pathology associated.The fact that obsessive and psychotic symptoms get together in some patients shades the prognosis bringing more negative symptoms, more depressive humor, a larger cognitive impairment, more resistance to treatment and more relapses than we can observe in OCD and schizophrenia isolated.The pharmacological treatment usually consists in neuroleptic plus anti-obsessive drugs, together with cognitive-behavioral therapy. Sometimes, when there is a very bad evolution, it is required to consider psychosurgery as one necessary option, even though its use in this context is not much widespread.ConclusionsThe simultaneous presence of OCD and schizophrenia is more common than we could expect only by chance and makes the prognosis worse, being difficult to find a truly effective treatment.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Facebook as an Informal Tool for Learning: Exploring Perceptions of Greek LIS Undergraduate Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evgenia Vassilakaki ◽  
Emmanouel Garoufallou
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Facebook Use ◽  
Educational Potential ◽  
Insight Into

Facebook use in higher education has been explored from different perspectives (i.e. academic institutions, teachers, students). This research aimed to investigate Greek Library and Information Science undergraduate students perceptions of Facebook use for educational purposes. A questionnaire was distributed online during the first two weeks of June 2015 to 278 undergraduate students studying Library and Information Science in Greece. 135 questionnaires were collected with an overall response rate 48.6%. It was found that students employ Facebook mainly for social interaction and communicate though they do recognize the educational potential of social networking sites. Academic institutions and teachers need to stay up-to-dated with the emergence of new Web 2.0 tools and use them when appropriate to meet their goals. This research contributes in providing a further insight into the way students employ social networking sites and thus, assist academic institutions in formulating their strategy and teachers in incorporating Facebook in delivering their courses.

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