Patsy Flanagan in conversation with Jerome Carson
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Patsy Flanagan. Design/methodology/approach Patsy provides a short background to her life story and is then interviewed by Jerome. Findings Patsy shares with us a journey of suffering that started when she was only five, to today where she feels she has been saved by motherhood and would like to save others through her books. Research limitations/implications Case studies illustrate the complexities and the richness of human experience and help us understand mental health and mental illness better. Practica...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - September 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Exploring forensic environments: how do environmental factors influence individual outcomes for residents and staff? A systematic review
Mental Health and Social Inclusion,Volume 22, Issue 4, Page 203-217, August 2018. Purpose Increasing attention is focusing on the role of environments in the rehabilitation of offenders, with a range of reported outcomes in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to explore forensic environments and the outcomes and changes that result, in order to assess the current knowledge in this area and to inform current and future practice. Design/methodology/approach Using a systematic review approach with an extensive literature search and robust application of appraisal methods, nine studies were identified. The studies i...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - September 7, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The process of establishing Discovery College in Melbourne
Mental Health and Social Inclusion,Volume 22, Issue 4, Page 187-194, August 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand and inform the development and implementation of a newly established Discovery College (a youth-focused Recovery College). It also aims to contribute to a broader understanding of the benefits and barriers to establishing Recovery Colleges. Design/methodology/approach The overall study took a mixed-methods approach to the evaluation of Discovery College, including a qualitative process evaluation component as well as a mixed-methods outcomes evaluation. This paper reports on the findings of...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - September 7, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The process of establishing Discovery College in Melbourne
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand and inform the development and implementation of a newly established Discovery College (a youth-focused Recovery College). It also aims to contribute to a broader understanding of the benefits and barriers to establishing Recovery Colleges. Design/methodology/approach The overall study took a mixed-methods approach to the evaluation of Discovery College, including a qualitative process evaluation component as well as a mixed-methods outcomes evaluation. This paper reports on the findings of the process evaluation, which...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - September 7, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Exploring forensic environments: how do environmental factors influence individual outcomes for residents and staff? A systematic review
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose Increasing attention is focusing on the role of environments in the rehabilitation of offenders, with a range of reported outcomes in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to explore forensic environments and the outcomes and changes that result, in order to assess the current knowledge in this area and to inform current and future practice. Design/methodology/approach Using a systematic review approach with an extensive literature search and robust application of appraisal methods, nine studies were identified. The studies included one mixed method study...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - September 7, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Educational outcomes of Discovery College participation for young people
Mental Health and Social Inclusion,Volume 22, Issue 4, Page 195-202, August 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand why young people and adults enrolled in co-produced, co-received Discovery College (a youth-focused Recovery College) courses, what their experience of participating was, and whether attitudes towards education changed as a result of course participation. Design/methodology/approach The study used a pre- and post-participation survey to assess both the qualitative experience of participants in Discovery College courses, along with a quantitative component measuring change in attitudes to ed...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - September 6, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Educational outcomes of Discovery College participation for young people
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand why young people and adults enrolled in co-produced, co-received Discovery College (a youth-focused Recovery College) courses, what their experience of participating was, and whether attitudes towards education changed as a result of course participation. Design/methodology/approach The study used a pre- and post-participation survey to assess both the qualitative experience of participants in Discovery College courses, along with a quantitative component measuring change in attitudes to education and learning opportuni...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - September 6, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Chronicles of one woman ’s journey towards well-being: response-ability
Mental Health and Social Inclusion,Volume 22, Issue 4, Page 218-220, August 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences and reflections of one woman ’s journey towards well-being. Design/methodology/approach A narrative approach has been taken to structure reflections based on a lived experience. Findings Reflections are offered based on a personal journey towards well-being. Originality/value This paper adds to the accounts of the lived experience of the journey towards well-being, and as such, contributes to the understanding of the process of rebuilding a life. (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - September 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Mediating effect of online social support on the relationship between stress and mental well-being
This study is based on a survey of 269 employees, on the following constructs: stress, online social support (OSS) and MWB. The authors ’ proposed framework was investigated using structural equation modeling. Findings Results indicated that stress has a significant negative effect on MWB and subsequently, OSS partially mediates the relationship between stress and MWB. The results suggest that organizations allow the use of soci al networking site in a controlled setting so that employees could use this as a mechanism to control stress and enhance MWB. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is ...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - September 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Research watch: men ’s social inclusion and suicide prevention
Mental Health and Social Inclusion,Volume 22, Issue 4, Page 167-173, August 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore recent research on reducing suicide, especially in men, who are often seen as excluding themselves from needing support, or they are excluded because people think they do not want it. Design/methodology/approach A search was carried out for recent papers on suicide prevention in men. Findings One study of 75 regions of Europe reported a link between higher value on giving social support and lower suicide rates, especially for men. Another study reported on the fall in a previously high suicid...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - September 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Chronicles of one woman ’s journey towards well-being: response-ability
Mental Health and Social Inclusion,Volume 22, Issue 4, Page 218-220, August 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences and reflections of one woman ’s journey towards well-being. Design/methodology/approach A narrative approach has been taken to structure reflections based on a lived experience. Findings Reflections are offered based on a personal journey towards well-being. Originality/value This paper adds to the accounts of the lived experience of the journey towards well-being, and as such, contributes to the understanding of the process of rebuilding a life. (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - September 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Chronicles of one woman ’s journey towards well-being: response ability
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences and reflections of one woman ’s journey towards well-being. Design/methodology/approach A narrative approach has been taken to structure reflections based on a lived experience. Findings Reflections are offered based on a personal journey towards well-being. Originality/value This paper adds to the accounts of the lived experience of the journey towards well-being, and as such, contributes to the understanding of the process of rebuilding a life. (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - September 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Research watch: men ’s social inclusion and suicide prevention
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore recent research on reducing suicide, especially in men, who are often seen as excluding themselves from needing support, or they are excluded because people think they do not want it. Design/methodology/approach A search was carried out for recent papers on suicide prevention in men. Findings One study of 75 regions of Europe reported a link between higher value on giving social support and lower suicide rates, especially for men. Another study reported on the fall in a previously high suicide rate, especially in men, in ...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - September 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Mediating effect of online social support on the relationship between stress and mental well-being
This study is based on a survey of 269 employees, on the following constructs: stress, online social support (OSS) and MWB. The authors ’ proposed framework was investigated using structural equation modeling. Findings Results indicated that stress has a significant negative effect on MWB and subsequently, OSS partially mediates the relationship between stress and MWB. The results suggest that organizations allow the use of soci al networking site in a controlled setting so that employees could use this as a mechanism to control stress and enhance MWB. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is ...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - September 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
How can you treat someone who hit you yesterday with dignity and respect?
Mental Health and Social Inclusion,Volume 22, Issue 3, Page 109-113, June 2018. (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - August 14, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
