Homelessness: measuring need to design more inclusive services
This study identifies how multiple deprivations and social isolation impacts upon health and well-being, further compounding a person’s ability and willingness to engage with services. It raises the question of the systems failure to respond effectively. (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - July 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Angela Woods Rebecca Lace Joanne Dickinson Ben Hughes Source Type: research
Perspectives on cannabis risks and harm reduction among youth in Early Psychosis Intervention programs: a qualitative study
This study adds to the literature by highlighting knowledge of harm reduction methods and gaps in risk awareness among EPI program youth. (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - July 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Amar Ghelani Source Type: research
Editorial
Jerome Carson Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp.193-195 (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - July 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jerome Carson Source Type: research
Attachment, trauma and homelessness
Peter Cockersell, Elias Barreto Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to describe research into attachment styles of rough sleepers and considersthe implications for practice.The research was structured interviews with a cohort of rough sleepers analysed through evidence-based techniques, and the implications were drawn out with reference to current best practice.The rough sleepers in the cohort had a very different pattern of attachment styles to the housed population, with 100% insecure vs c35%, and 50% insecure disorganised vs >15%.The limitati...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - July 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Peter Cockersell Elias Barreto Source Type: research
First-hand reports of prolonged social withdrawal: contributing factors, experiences, and change processes
This study conducted nine in-depth semi-structured interviews with young people who have been reclusive for 2–19 years and inquired about their perspectives and experiences around times of PSW and beyond. These data were analyzed and categorized according to three main areas: factors contributing to PSW, subjective experiences and general functioning during PSW and processes involved in coming out of PSW. This study presents the main findings and illustrates them using a case of a young man in PSW for 19 years.The findings reveal that young people may turn to social withdrawal in response to varied personal and familia...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - July 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Or Hareven Tamar Kron David Roe Danny Koren Source Type: research
A brief report on student gambling and how UK universities can support students
Paul McGivern, Mark Mierzwinski, Edward Stupple Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- An estimated 1.2 million students gamble, equating to approximately two in every three students. In the UK, university students have reached the legal age to gamble; many have received significant sums of financial support and will be responsible for managing their own finances. Some UK universities have acknowledged that students engage in gambling activity and the need to provide gambling-related support. However, more research is needed to better understand student gambling activities and ho...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - June 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Paul McGivern Mark Mierzwinski Edward Stupple Source Type: research
Effects of long-term Ashtanga Yoga practice on psychological well-being
Ben Morris, James Jackson, Anthony Roberts III Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- In recent years, Yoga practice has seen a rapid rise in popularity with many positive consequences, both physical and mental attributed to its practice. Ashtanga Yoga has been less well researched in this area and is the specific focus on this work. The aim of this study is to investigate the possible positive impact of long-term Ashtanga Yoga on psychological well-being.In total, 213 long-term Ashtanga Yoga practitioners were asked to complete the positive emotion, engagement, relationships, me...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - June 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ben Morris James Jackson Anthony Roberts III Source Type: research
Does perpetrator gender influence attitudes towards intimate partner violence (IPV)? Examining the relationship between male-perpetrated and female-perpetrated IPV attitudes among a sample of UK young adults
This study aims to investigate the importance of several established factors predictive of attitudes towards male-perpetrated IPV, which have never previously been explored in relation to female-perpetrated IPV.In total, 295 young adults (18–28) from across the UK completed an online survey (M Age = 23.82) comprised of four established psychometric inventories; the Rosenberg Self-esteem scale, Satisfaction with Life scale, Attitudes Towards Female Dating Violence scale and newly developed Modern Adolescent Dating Violence Attitudes (MADVA) scale, alongside a suite of associated demographic factors.Results derived from a ...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - June 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ethan Conroy Dominic Willmott Anthony Murphy B. Kennath Widanaralalage Source Type: research
The ripple effects of suicide: a personal account of dealing with the death of an adult sibling
Angela Woods Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to offer an opinion piece that documents the experience of losing an adult sibling to suicide and explores the experience of personal and family grief.This narrative is written from an autoethnographic perspective and uses the current evidence base to support a personal reflection.This paper identifies the complex nature of bereavement following death from suicide and considers those factors that support more positive outcomes for those grieving.This piece focuses on autoethnographic data but is supp...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - June 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Angela Woods Source Type: research
Mental health and homelessness in the social service providers' outlook (Luxembourg case)
Céline Dujardin, Vitalii Klymchuk, Viktoriia Gorbunova Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to explore the perception of the mental health problems of the homeless population in a high-income country (Luxembourg) by social service providers and to develop proposals for better inclusion of homeless people into the mental health services and homeless people with mental health issues into society.The study was of qualitative design and conducted using a semi-structured interview method (in person). The semi-structured interviews (seven participants) w...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - May 31, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: C éline Dujardin Vitalii Klymchuk Viktoriia Gorbunova Source Type: research
Decent work, capabilities and flourishing at work
This study aims to investigate the associations among decent work (DW), capabilities and the flourishing of employees in a South African context.A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a convenience sample (N = 436) of early childhood development practitioners from two South African provinces. A demographic questionnaire, the Decent Work Scale, the Capability Set for Work Questionnaire and the Flourishing-at-Work Scale were administered.Latent class analysis showed four capability sets: robust, relational, knowledge/skills and weak capability sets. Employees with a robust capability set were more inclined to report DW ...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - May 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Suzette Cora Ragadu Sebastiaan Rothmann Source Type: research
The relationship between perception of well-being and depression among adolescents in Jordan: using PERMA model as a theoretical framework
This study aims to examine the multidimensional of well- and ill-being among adolescents, and to understand the relationship between well-being and depression using the PERMA model among school-age adolescents.A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used to recruit 625 school-age adolescents (343 males and 282 females), using convenience sampling technique from the central district of Jordan. Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data in relation to depression and well-being.The analysis revealed that 32% had a well-being score below the median and 19% had severe depressive symptoms. Depression and well-bei...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - May 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Bushra Ghannam Husam Al Khatib Abeer Alzayyat Ayman Hamdan Mansour Source Type: research
Andrew Voyce: a living tribute. “You can end up in a happy place.”
Jerome Carson Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The main aim of this paper is to provide a living tribute of lived expert by experience and researcher Andrew Voyce.Andrew provided the author with a list of names of people he might approach to write a tribute on his behalf.The accounts describe the influence that Andrew has had both as an educator and as a trusted colleague for the people approached.In many ways, the voices of people with mental health problems have been marginalised. Few mental health journals, with only some exceptions, encourage lived experience contributi...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - May 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jerome Carson Source Type: research
Commentary on promoting the mental health and wellbeing benefits of using student response systems (SRS) in higher education: more than just a learning device
Paul McGivern Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This commentary discusses the broader potential of student response systems (SRS) regarding their positive impact on student mental health and wellbeing. The purpose of this paper is to draw on relevant literature to illustrate the wider social and intrapersonal benefits of SRS beyond its use as an educational tool.Tenets of social information processing theory are used in conjunction with the literature from health, sociological and psychological disciplines to explicate the mental health benefits of SRS.SRS can make a positiv...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - May 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Paul McGivern Source Type: research
The way you make me feel: a network analysis of social ties that could exacerbate compulsive exercise among a sample of sorority women
Megan S. Patterson, Mandy N. Spadine, Allison N. Francis, Tyler Prochnow Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this study is to assess factors related to sorority women connecting with people who exacerbate feelings of exercise guilt and body dissatisfaction (BD), both of which preclude compulsive exercise.In all, 207 sorority women (egos) completed online surveys measuring physical activity, BD, compulsive exercise and egocentric networks (n = 1,105 social ties/alters). Two random coefficient multilevel models assessed factors related to an ego connecting to some...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - May 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Megan S. Patterson Mandy N. Spadine Allison N. Francis Tyler Prochnow Source Type: research
