Mental health of single mothers in Australia
This study aims to examine mental health amongst two cohorts of single mothers in Australia before and after major social welfare reforms, which limited single parents’ access to welfare payments to encourage labour market participation.The study analyses The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, which surveyed 9,145 women born in the 1970s in 2003, and 8,346 women born in the 1990s in 2019.Compared with other women of similar age, single mothers reported a higher prevalence of depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicidal thoughts and lower levels of mental health, although the magnitude varied between age gr...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - May 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tania Dey Andreas Cebulla Source Type: research
Citizenship as mental health. A study protocol for a randomised trial of awareness interventions for mental health professionals
Francisco José Eiroa-Orosa Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how mental health is tied to citizenship, and to help professionals understand mental health in the context of social rights and responsibilities, to move towards a right-based practice.The author will explore the concept of citizenship together with mental health service users’, relatives’ and professionals’ organisations. Using a qualitative analysis of this exploration, this study will develop, implement and evaluate, using a randomised design, awareness interventi...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - April 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Francisco Jos é Eiroa-Orosa Source Type: research
Peer stigma, consequences, and anti-stigma strategies in adolescents with mental disorders: a qualitative investigation
This study included 30 participants, including students, teachers, health professionals and lecturers. Two sessions of focus group discussions and 14 sessions of in-depth interviews were performed to collect the data. A qualitative content analysis was carried out, and some related themes and sub-themes were explored.This study found that peer stigma was prevalent and negatively impacted the psychological, social and intellectual development of adolescents with mental disorders (MD) in Indonesian society. Five strategies to tackle peer stigma were proposed, including increasing mental health literacy (MHL), reducing the ha...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - April 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Aiyub Aiyub Syarifah Rauzatul Jannah Marthoenis Marthoenis Asnawi Abdullah Hizir Sofyan Source Type: research
Editorial
Julian Ashton Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp.1-2 (Source: Journal of Public Mental Health)
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - March 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Julian Ashton Source Type: research
Meeting in the middle: experiences of citizenship in community-engaged psychosis research
This study aims to consider how CER interacts with citizenship within and beyond the research context.This study discusses the authors’ experiences as a majority-PWLE of psychosis research team in Canada, including successes and challenges the authors experienced building their team and navigating research institutions. This study also reflects on the authors’ pathways through citizenship, prior to and during the research process. This study discusses divergent models of CER and their applicability to the cyclical process of citizenship and community participation.Relationships between academic and peer researchers dev...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - March 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rory Higgs Anne Liao Tracy Windsor Shelly Ben-David Source Type: research
Smartphone addiction and psychological distress among Vietnamese college students: cyber-victimization as a mediator and academic stress as a moderator
Thi Truc Quynh Ho, Thi Khanh Linh Tran, Son Van Huynh Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating effect of cyber-victimization (CV) and the moderating effect of academic stress (AS) in the link between smartphone addiction (SPA) and psychological distress (PD) among a sample of Vietnamese college students.A total of 423 college students participated in this study. Measures of SPA, CV, AS and PD were used for data collection. Using PROCESS macro software (Model 4 and Model 1) and the bootstrapping method, the author performed a mediat...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - March 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Thi Truc Quynh Ho Thi Khanh Linh Tran Son Van Huynh Source Type: research
Making the case for citizenship-oriented mental healthcare for youth in Canada
Gerald Jordan, Christina Mutschler, Sean A. Kidd, Michael Rowe, Srividya N. Iyer Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Varying stakeholders have highlighted how recovery-oriented mental health services such as youth mental health services have traditionally focused on supporting individual resources to promote recovery (e.g., agency) to the exclusion of addressing structural issues that influence recovery (e.g. poverty). One response to this criticism has been work helping people with mental health problems recover a sense of citizenship and sense of belonging in their communities....
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - March 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Gerald Jordan Christina Mutschler Sean A. Kidd Michael Rowe Srividya N. Iyer Source Type: research
Utilization of the mental health first aid ALGEE action plan: a longitudinal study
This study aims to examine the five steps of the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) ALGEE action plan to assess which steps were used most frequently and how personal characteristics were associated with utilization.Individuals completing MHFA either at public schools with students ranging in age from 5 to 18 or at a university in the Northern central area of the USA were invited to participate. Prior to MHFA, participants completed an initial questionnaire, which included demographic questions and questions assessing the use of the MHFA ALGEE action plan, which is a plan to provide help to someone experiencing mental distress...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - February 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kimberly R. Laurene Godslove Bonnah Sweta Patel Deric R. Kenne Source Type: research
Editorial
Julian Ashton, Neil Quinn
Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp.277-278 (Source: Journal of Public Mental Health)
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - November 26, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Julian Ashton
Neil Quinn Source Type: research
Together through tough times: a qualitative study of community resilience to protect against mental health issues in the UK
Kris Southby, Tim Bidey, Duncan Grimes, Zoe Khor, Jane South, Anne-Marie Bagnall
Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
Living in an area experiencing economic and social disadvantage is a known risk factor to poor mental health and well-being. This paper aims to understand how some communities experiencing disadvantage appear to be more resilient to the enduring challenges they face and display better mental health outcomes.
A qualitative case study approach was used. Semi-structured interviews (total = 74) were undertaken remotely with residents (n...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - November 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kris Southby
Tim Bidey
Duncan Grimes
Zoe Khor
Jane South
Anne-Marie Bagnall Source Type: research
A child and adult psychiatrist discussion on the development of a youth mental health service
This study describes a merging of CAMHS and AMHS psychiatry to meet the needs of young people in the most developmentally appropriate way.
This reflective study highlights the need for services and systems to think creatively about how they can allow flexibility for CAMHS and AMHS psychiatrists to learn and plan together, as well as gain experiences across the age ranges, to facilitate collaborative working that is developmentally appropriate and meets the needs of young people in a way that is accessible to them. (Source: Journal of Public Mental Health)
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - October 21, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lucy Hunn
Tim Clarke
Amit Bhaduri
Sarah Maxwell
Jon Wilson Source Type: research
Adaptation of autism spectrum screening questionnaire (ASSQ) for use in Georgian school settings
This study aims to adapt and validate the autism spectrum screening questionnaire (ASSQ) for use in Georgia.
The ASSQ was administered for all third-grade students in 402 schools in the five main Georgian cities, n = 27,336. Prior to use, the 27-item ASSQ was translated, back-translated and adapted for use in Georgia. A total of 16,556 students (approximately 61%) were assessed by a parent and/or teacher. Optimal cutoff scores were estimated. Randomly chosen children who screened positive (n = 173) and negative (n = 127) were offered comprehensive assessment using standardized diagnostic procedures.
Data from 15,...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - October 20, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Medea Zirakashvili
Maia Gabunia
Nana Mebonia
Tamar Mikiashvili
Giorgi Lomidze
Somer Bishop
Bennett Leventhal
Young Shin Kim Source Type: research
The prevalence of depression among students in higher education institution: a repeated cross-sectional study
Wei Shan Cheong, Karunanithy Degeras, Khairul Rizuan Suliman, Mohan Selvaraju, Kavitha Subramaniam
Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
Undergraduate students are known to be a high-risk group for mental health problems. The purpose of this paper is to constitute a repeated cross-sectional study on the trend of depression over the years and factors associated with depression among undergraduates.
Cross-sectional data from five surveys between 2013 and 2020 (N = 1,578) among the undergraduates of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, a private university i...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - October 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Wei Shan Cheong
Karunanithy Degeras
Khairul Rizuan Suliman
Mohan Selvaraju
Kavitha Subramaniam Source Type: research
Modeling cause-and-effect relationships among variables affecting work stress based on fuzzy DEMATEL method
This study aims to model the cause-and-effect relationships among different variables that can predict work stress based on one of the most important fuzzy multicriteria decision-making methods used to investigate the cause-and-effect relationships among variables.
This study was conducted in 2020, including 17 experts in safety management, occupational health and work psychology, based on the fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory method as a robust approach to identify the cause-and-effect relationships among different variables.
Shift work, lack of job satisfaction, mental health, mental overloa...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - October 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mohsen Mahdinia
Mohsen Sadeghi Yarandi
Hossein Fallah
Ahmad Soltanzadeh Source Type: research
Decentralisation and community stakeholders ’ engagement for better mental health services development in the conflict-affected regions of Ukraine
Decentralisation and community stakeholders’ engagement for better mental health services development in the conflict-affected regions of Ukraine
Vitalii Klymchuk, Krystyna Vysotska, Viktoriia V. Gorbunova
Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
The purpose of this paper is to explore how conflict-affected communities in Ukraine (the Lugansk region) can develop sustainable mental health services in decentralised settings. The main interest focuses on community stakeholders’ perception of their problems and solutions that communities can create to achiev...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - October 6, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Vitalii Klymchuk
Krystyna Vysotska
Viktoriia V. Gorbunova Source Type: research
