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Measuring Community Participation Among Japanese with Serious Mental Illnesses
AbstractCommunity participation is associated with physical, cognitive, and mental health benefits for people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) and is recognized as a critical component of health functioning. Developing reliable measurement of participation in different cultural contexts and languages is important to expanding knowledge in this area. The aim of this study was to translate a psychometrically sound English-language community participation measure into Japanese and examine its test-reliability with a population of Japanese people with SMI. Self-reported data were gathered twice from 253 individuals within 4...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - February 23, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Need for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Training for Mental Health Professionals
AbstractPsyR is a multidisciplinary field where professionals from psychiatry, clinical psychology, psychiatric social work, psychiatric nursing, and occupational therapists work in close liaison with a person with psychiatric disability and family, learning from each other, sharing perspectives, and being consistent as a team. Despite the presence of evidence-based practices in Psychiatric Rehabilitation, they are not implemented in routine practice. One reason is the lack of training in psychiatric rehabilitation for mental health professionals. This manuscript makes a case for such training. (Source: Journal of Psychoso...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - February 14, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Self-Efficacy and Quality of Life of Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy: The Effect of Multi Intervention Package
AbstractTo study the effect of multi-interventional package (MIP) on self-efficacy and perceived quality of life (QOL) of mothers of children with cerebral palsy (CP) and to identify the association between their self-efficacy and perceived QOL with selected socio-demographic variables. A pre experimental one group pre-test post-test study was conducted over a period of six weeks among 30 mothers of children with CP attending Child Development Services. The study tools were a semi structured interview schedule, self-efficacy assessment scale and WHOQOL-BREF scale. The critical study variables were measured prior to the adm...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - February 10, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Older Adults: Old Wine in a New Silver Bottle?
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Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - February 10, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

The Role of Work in Recovery from Anxiety or Mood Disorders: An Integrative Model Based on Empirical Data
This study provides a more nuanced understanding of the mechanisms explaining the role of work in recovery from an anxiety or mood disorder. Beyond the four mechanisms identified, certain levers and barriers provide an unders tanding of how and under what circumstances work can be beneficial or detrimental to the recovery process. On a practical level, the results highlight various concrete avenues that can help employers foster the recovery of their employees. (Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health)
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - February 5, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Clinician and Patient Experience of Internet-Mediated Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy
AbstractMany eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapists moved their practice online during COVID-19. We conducted surveys and interviews to understand the implementation and acceptability of online EMDR therapy. From 17 June to 2nd August 2021 an online survey was open to EMDR therapists from the EMDR Association UK& Ireland and EMDR International Association email lists, and, through them, their clients. Questions related to determinants of implementation (for therapists) and acceptability (for clients) of online EMDR. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a sample of therapist respondent...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - February 3, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Views of Mental Health Professionals on Positive Changes in Service Practices and Staff-User Relationships After One Year of Covid-19 Pandemic in Italy
This study explored views of mental health services (MHS) professionals regarding positive changes in service practices and organizations, and staff-user relationships after one year of COVID-19 in Italy. Professionals from a community-oriented MHS completed online the Questionnaire on MHS Transformations during the COVID-19 pandemic, a 30-item tool developed by a participatory approach and validated. Of the 184 participants, 91.8% felt it was “true/definitely true” that during the pandemic they had informed users on procedures to reduce contagion risks, and 82.1% stated that they had increased telephone contact with u...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - January 20, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Mental Health Knowledge, Anticipated Discrimination and Social Functioning Among Women Living with Psychosocial Disability in Rural Kenya
This study aimed to describe the levels and correlates of mental health knowledge, discrimination and social functioning among rural women with psychosocial disabilities in Kenya. We randomly recruited 25 women living with psychosocial disabilities in a rural county. Mental health knowledge was measured by Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (MAKS), anticipated discrimination was measured by Questionnaire on Anticipated Discrimination while social functioning was measured using the Social Functioning questionnaire. The mean age of study participants was 36.6  ± 3.0 and the mean score of MAKS was 21.9 ± 30. The most ...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - January 19, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Struggles in Seeking Marital Alliance: Experience of an Individual Living with Schizophrenia
AbstractSocial drift hypothesis postulates that mental illness can affect the socio-economic status of individuals, and that it leads people to a social drift from upper to lower social class. Marriage is an important social institution especially in South Asian countries like India. This case study explores how social drift hypothesis and other associated factors influence the issues faced by an individual while seeking marital alliance in individuals with schizophrenia. A single case is presented in which data has been collected from multiple key individuals who are involved in the care of a patient with schizophrenia. A...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - January 14, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Psychiatric Rehabilitation During COVID-19 Pandemic: Richmond Fellowship Society (I), Bangalore Branch Experience
AbstractRichmond Fellowship Society (India) [RFS(I)] is a"Not for Profit" Non-Governmental Organization working for the psychosocial rehabilitation of persons with chronic mental illness. The RFS(I) Bangalore branch runs a daycare, half-way home, and long-stay facility. This paper describes the RFS(I) Bangalore branch's experience running psychiatric rehabilitation facilities during the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, including managing a COVID-19 outbreak in the residential facilities. (Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health)
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - January 7, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Perceptions of Stigma and Discrimination among Individuals Experiencing a First-Episode of Psychosis
AbstractIndividuals experiencing a first-episode of psychosis (FEP) report detrimental effects as a result of stigma, which can create barriers to help-seeking and recovery. While there is some research on stigma in FEP, little is known with regard to how exposure to illness-related stigma may vary by race and ethnicity among individuals with FEP. For this study, individuals with FEP completed an assessment of exposure to stigma and discrimination upon enrollment in one of two Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) clinics. Responses were analyzed to determine the most common stigma and discrimination experiences endorsed by tho...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - January 3, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Older Adults: Charting a Road to Recovery
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Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - December 23, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

The Journey to My Student Identity: A Grounded Theory Study on Supported Education for Young Adults with Mental Health Problems
AbstractSupport for developing a work identity has been shown to be essential for the recovery process of young adults with mental health problems. Since research shows that the development of a student role during the educational years for these young adults may be interrupted, this time period may be relevant to explore in order to support career development and the critical transition to adulthood for this target group. To explore young adults ’ experiences of participating in supported education that is integrated with vocational and mental health services, reflecting the process of developing a student identity whil...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - December 12, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Mental Illness Stigma: The Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Attribution Questionnaire (AQ-27-P)
AbstractThe main objective of the present study was the translation of The Attribution Questionnaire (AQ-27) into Persian language (AQ-27-P), and analysis of psychometric properties for use in Persian-speaking population and to evaluate the responsibility and dangerousness models of mental illness stigma. 600 adults were selected through the quota sampling method from general population of Tehran city (Iran). The study conducted the translation/back-translation to translate the questionnaire and provide its Content validity. Cronbach ’s alpha coefficient was examined to evaluate the reliability of the AQ-27-P. Test–ret...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - November 25, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Cognitive Strengths in First-Episode Psychosis: Perspectives of Cognition Experts
This study explored the perspectives of experts in the field of cognition or FEP on the usefulness of a cognitive strengths-based approach in FEP. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 international cognition or FEP experts (Mage = 50.2 years). An iterative, deductive thematic analysis was used to identify codes and organize them into overarching themes. Six higher-order themes summarized the data, which were related to: cognitive strengths in practice, self-report assessment methods, potential benefits and barriers of intervention, and implementation and development. Participants were positive about cogni...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - November 23, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research