What ’s citizenship got to do with mental health? Rationale for inclusion of citizenship as part of a mental health strategy
Journal of Public Mental Health, Ahead of Print. Purpose People with lived experience of mental health problems (MHPs) are often marginalised and have difficulty achieving community inclusion. Citizenship, a relatively novel concept in mental health, provides a means of understanding what is necessary for marginalised individuals and groups to gain a sense of belonging within their communities. By exploring the “what, why, how and who” of citizenship, the purpose of this paper is to provide a rationale for the inclusion of citizenship as part of a person-centred and holistic mental health strategy. Design/methodology...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - June 20, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
When language is maladaptive: recommendations for discussing self-injury
Journal of Public Mental Health,Volume 18, Issue 2, Page 148-152, June 2019. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to call on researchers and clinicians to carefully consider the terminology used when discussing non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), and specifically the use of the term “maladaptive” coping. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on literature regarding stigma, language and self-injury to support the argument that the term maladaptive is inappropriate to describe self-injury. Findings Use of the term maladaptive conflates short-term effectiveness with long-ter m outcomes and ignores context in which the behav...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - June 17, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Delivering national public mental health – experience from England
Journal of Public Mental Health,Volume 18, Issue 2, Page 112-123, June 2019. Purpose Mental health is an emerging health policy priority globally. The emphasis on closing the treatment gap in psychiatric services is now being complemented by an increasing focus on prevention and health promotion. The purpose of this paper is to describe the programmes and delivery of public mental health in England led by Public Health England (PHE), an arms-length body of the Department of Health and Social Care. Design/methodology/approach This technical paper outlines the general approach PHE has taken in delivering national work in p...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - June 17, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
When language is maladaptive: recommendations for discussing self-injury
Journal of Public Mental Health,Volume 18, Issue 2, Page 148-152, June 2019. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to call on researchers and clinicians to carefully consider the terminology used when discussing non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), and specifically the use of the term “maladaptive” coping. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on literature regarding stigma, language and self-injury to support the argument that the term maladaptive is inappropriate to describe self-injury. Findings Use of the term maladaptive conflates short-term effectiveness with long-ter m outcomes and ignores context in which the behav...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - June 17, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Delivering national public mental health – experience from England
Journal of Public Mental Health,Volume 18, Issue 2, Page 112-123, June 2019. Purpose Mental health is an emerging health policy priority globally. The emphasis on closing the treatment gap in psychiatric services is now being complemented by an increasing focus on prevention and health promotion. The purpose of this paper is to describe the programmes and delivery of public mental health in England led by Public Health England (PHE), an arms-length body of the Department of Health and Social Care. Design/methodology/approach This technical paper outlines the general approach PHE has taken in delivering national work in p...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - June 17, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Aesthetic engagement as health and wellbeing promotion
Journal of Public Mental Health, Ahead of Print. Purpose Evidence shows that participating in arts activities can increase wellbeing. The purpose of this paper is to explore connections between aesthetic engagement and the wellbeing of participants on a ten weeks Arts on Prescription programme (AoP). Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven participants (with mild to moderate depression, stress or anxiety). A thematic analysis was used to identify themes in the data. Findings The findings illustrate that the participants in the AoP programme showed increased levels of motivation, ...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - June 13, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Systemic conversations across children and young people ’s mental health services: a case study
Journal of Public Mental Health,Volume 18, Issue 2, Page 102-111, June 2019. Purpose Improving and transforming children and young people ’s (CYP) mental health (MH) services is increasing in importance. Such systems, however, are often delivered across providers and commissioned in different ways which can lead to fragmentation and complexity, ultimately impacting negatively on how young people access services. With increased deman d, this means that services are more likely to operate in silos when indeed they should be better integrated. Developing systemic interventions for service leaders and commissioners may supp...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - June 13, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
A time-use approach: high subjective wellbeing, low carbon leisure
Journal of Public Mental Health,Volume 18, Issue 2, Page 85-93, June 2019. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the question: which leisure activities are relatively low carbon and conducive to high levels of subjective wellbeing? Underlying this question is the premise that to combat climate change, carbon emissions must be radically reduced. Technological change alone will not be sufficient: lifestyles must also change. Whereas mainstream strategies generally address the challenge of reducing carbon emissions through reviewing consumption, approaching it through the lens of how we use our time, in particular,...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - June 13, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Stigma, inclusion and India ’s Mental Healthcare Act 2017
Journal of Public Mental Health,Volume 18, Issue 2, Page 102-108, June 2019. Purpose India ’s Mental Healthcare Act 2017 provides a right to mental healthcare, revises admission and review procedures, effectively decriminalises suicide and has strong non-discrimination measures, among other provisions. The purpose of this paper is to examine Indian mental health professionals’ views o f these changes as they relate to stigma and inclusion of the mentally ill. Design/methodology/approach The authors held nine focus groups in three Indian states, involving 61 mental health professionals including 56 psychiatrists. Fin...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - June 13, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Aesthetic engagement as health and wellbeing promotion
Journal of Public Mental Health, Ahead of Print. Purpose Evidence shows that participating in arts activities can increase wellbeing. The purpose of this paper is to explore connections between aesthetic engagement and the wellbeing of participants on a ten weeks Arts on Prescription programme (AoP). Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven participants (with mild to moderate depression, stress or anxiety). A thematic analysis was used to identify themes in the data. Findings The findings illustrate that the participants in the AoP programme showed increased levels of motivation, ...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - June 13, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Systemic conversations across children and young people ’s mental health services: a case study
Journal of Public Mental Health, Ahead of Print. Purpose Improving and transforming children and young people ’s (CYP) mental health (MH) services is increasing in importance. Such systems, however, are often delivered across providers and commissioned in different ways which can lead to fragmentation and complexity, ultimately impacting negatively on how young people access services. With increased deman d, this means that services are more likely to operate in silos when indeed they should be better integrated. Developing systemic interventions for service leaders and commissioners may support improved integration. Th...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - June 13, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
A time-use approach: high subjective wellbeing, low carbon leisure
Journal of Public Mental Health, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the question: which leisure activities are relatively low carbon and conducive to high levels of subjective wellbeing? Underlying this question is the premise that to combat climate change, carbon emissions must be radically reduced. Technological change alone will not be sufficient: lifestyles must also change. Whereas mainstream strategies generally address the challenge of reducing carbon emissions through reviewing consumption, approaching it through the lens of how we use our time, in particular, leisure time, may be a pr...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - June 13, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Stigma, inclusion and India ’s Mental Healthcare Act 2017
Journal of Public Mental Health, Ahead of Print. Purpose India ’s Mental Healthcare Act 2017 provides a right to mental healthcare, revises admission and review procedures, effectively decriminalises suicide and has strong non-discrimination measures, among other provisions. The purpose of this paper is to examine Indian mental health professionals’ views o f these changes as they relate to stigma and inclusion of the mentally ill. Design/methodology/approach The authors held nine focus groups in three Indian states, involving 61 mental health professionals including 56 psychiatrists. Findings Several themes relatin...
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - June 13, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Association between long-term stressors and mental health distress following the 2013 Moore tornado: a pilot study
This study contributes to a better understanding of long-term, accumulated stress post-disaster and the impact on health to a literature heavily focused on clinical outcomes. (Source: Journal of Public Mental Health)
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - June 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
