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Exploring staff conceptions of prevention and management practices in encounters with staff-directed aggression in supported housing following education and training
Staff-directed aggression is a concern for service providers in mental healthcare, frequently affecting both the quality of services and staff wellbeing. This also applies to supported housing services for peo... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - August 8, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Erlend R. Maager ø-Bangstad, Knut Tore Sælør, Ole Greger Lillevik and Ottar Ness Tags: Research Source Type: research

Youth unemployment and mental health: prevalence and associated factors of depression among unemployed young adults in Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia
The high rate of unemployment among young adults in Ethiopia, which was 25.3% in 2018, is a major social, and public health concern. The risk of mental health problems like depression is higher among the unemp... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - August 8, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hirbaye Mokona, Kalkidan Yohannes and Getinet Ayano Tags: Research Source Type: research

Barriers and facilitators to the effective de-escalation of conflict behaviours in forensic high-secure settings: a qualitative study
Violent and aggressive incidents are common within mental health settings and are often managed using high-risk physical interventions such as restraint and seclusion. De-escalation is a first-line technique t... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - August 2, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Helena Goodman, Cat Papastavrou Brooks, Owen Price and Elizabeth Alexandra Barley Tags: Research Source Type: research

Assessing the impacts of the Agenda Gap intervention for youth mental health promotion through policy engagement: a study protocol
Mental health challenges are a leading health concern for youth globally, requiring a comprehensive approach incorporating promotion, prevention and treatment within a healthy public policy framework. However,... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - July 31, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Emily Jenkins, Rebecca Haines-Saah, Liza McGuinness, Saima Hirani, Noah Boakye-Yiadom, Tanya Halsall, Robert Rivers and Jonathan Morris Tags: Study protocol Source Type: research

Development of mental healthcare in Cambodia: barriers and opportunities
Despite the increasing recognition globally of the importance of mental health for sustainable development, significant barriers remain to developing mental health services in low- and middle-income countries.... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - July 29, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sarah J. Parry, Nil Ean, Shirley P. Sinclair and Ewan Wilkinson Tags: Research Source Type: research

Assessment of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among UNRWA* health staff in Jordan concerning mental health programme pre-implementation: a cross-sectional study
Mental health is a major public health priority, especially among refugees. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) started to integrate mental health and psychosocial support... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - July 29, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Yassir Turki, Suha Saleh, Shatha Albaik, Yasmeen Barham, Dorien van de Vrie, Yousef Shahin, Majed Hababeh, Merve Armagan and Akihiro Seita Tags: Research Source Type: research

Prevalence of depression and associated factors among HIV/AIDS patients attending antiretroviral therapy clinic at Dessie referral hospital, South Wollo, Ethiopia
Depression is one of the common mental health disorders and predicted to be the second cause of the global health burden by the year 2020. Depression in HIV patients may lead to poor engagement to their HIV ca... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - July 29, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Seada Seid, Oumer Abdu, Mebratu Mitiku and Koku Sisay Tamirat Tags: Research Source Type: research

Self-stigma and medication adherence among patients with mental illness treated at Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia
Self-stigma associated with mental illness has remained a global public health issue affecting social interactions, health care, productivity and acceptance among others. It is one of important factors contrib... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - July 29, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Eba Abdisa, Ginenus Fekadu, Shimelis Girma, Tesfaye Shibiru, Temesgen Tilahun, Habib Mohamed, Aaga Wakgari, Amsalu Takele, Milkias Abebe and Reta Tsegaye Tags: Research Source Type: research

Roadmap to strengthen global mental health systems to tackle the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID pandemic has been devastating for not only its direct impact on lives, physical health, socio-economic status of individuals, but also for its impact on mental health. Some individuals are affected p... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - July 29, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pallab K. Maulik, Graham Thornicroft and Shekhar Saxena Tags: Debate Source Type: research

Prevalence and associated factors of depression among Jimma University students. A cross-sectional study
Depression is a common health problem among university students. It is debilitating and has a detrimental impact on students psychosocial, emotional, interpersonal functioning and academic performance, However... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - July 28, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gutema Ahmed, Alemayehu Negash, Habtamu Kerebih, Daniel Alemu and Yonas Tesfaye Tags: Research Source Type: research

Developing a Theory of Change model of service user and caregiver involvement in mental health system strengthening in primary health care in rural Ethiopia
The involvement of service users and caregivers is recommended as a strategy to strengthen health systems and scale up quality mental healthcare equitably, particularly in low-and-middle-income countries. Serv... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - July 23, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sisay Abayneh, Heidi Lempp, Atalay Alem, Brandon A. Kohrt, Abebaw Fekadu and Charlotte Hanlon Tags: Research Source Type: research

“We can’t carry the weight of the whole world”: illness experiences among Peruvian older adults with symptoms of depression and anxiety
Despite the high levels of depression and anxiety symptoms in old age, the use of mental health services in this population is low. Help-seeking behaviors are shaped by how an individual perceives and experien... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - July 10, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Oscar Flores-Flores, Alejandro Zevallos-Morales, Ivonne Carri ón, Dalia Pawer, Lorena Rey, W. Checkley, J. R. Hurst, T. Siddharthan, Jose F. Parodi, Joseph J. Gallo and Suzanne L. Pollard Tags: Research Source Type: research

Stakeholder perspectives of Community Mental Health Forums: a qualitative study in Sierra Leone
Mental health is the leading cause of disability worldwide. In the wake of both a civil war and an Ebola outbreak, Sierra Leone ranks as one of the lowest ranked countries on the Human Development Index (UNDP.... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - July 10, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ben Adams, Fr édérique Vallières, Joshua Abioseh Duncan, Agnes Higgins and Julian Eaton Tags: Research Source Type: research

An explanatory model of factors enabling sustainability of let ’s talk in an adult mental health service: a participatory case study
While effective interventions have been developed to support families where a parent has a mental illness in Adult Mental Health Services, embedding and sustaining them is challenging resulting in families not... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - July 9, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Becca Allchin, Brendan O ’Hanlon, Bente M. Weimand, Fran Boyer, Georgia Cripps, Lisa Gill, Brooke Paisley, Sian Pietsch, Brad Wynne and Melinda Goodyear Tags: Research Source Type: research

WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG): the first pre-service training study
Despite the increasing burden of mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders, a significant treatment gap for these disorders continues to exist across the world, and especially in low- and middle-... (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems - June 29, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ashmita Chaulagain, Laura Pacione, Jibril Abdulmalik, Peter Hughes, Kopchak Oksana, Stanislav Chumak, Jos é Mendoza, Kristine Avetisyan, Gayane Ghazaryan, Khachatur Gasparyan, Eka Chkonia, Chiara Servili, Neerja Chowdhury, Iryna Pinchuk, Myron Belfar, An Tags: Research Source Type: research