An exploration of the implementation of peer work across multiple fields in Ireland
This study aims to investigate the experiences of peers and other key stakeholders across four sectors in Ireland.Qualitative interviews (N = 35) were conducted with key respondents in mental health, substance use, migrant health and homelessness sectors. Data were analysed using thematic analysis and reported using an ecological framework.Peer work is a slowly emerging area of practice, although mental health is further ahead in this journey. Findings suggest that peers are important additions to service delivery but also have various support and development needs. Organisations can encourage and support peers into employ...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - February 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Daryl Mahon Danika Sharek Source Type: research
Coffee as an axis of recovery: cooperativism and mental health
Andrés Felipe Agudelo Hernández, Ana Belén Giraldo Alvarez Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to understand the functioning of a mutual aid group for mental health in rural area and analyze their own strategies for the recovery of mental health, especially those focused on cooperation, social innovation and the strengthening of their own culture through coffee.The qualitative approach was addressed through the thematic analysis, method to identify, analyze and report patterns within the data. For the selection of participants, the members of a ...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - February 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Andr és Felipe Agudelo Hernández Ana Bel én Giraldo Alvarez Source Type: research
Literacy and mental health across the globe: a systematic review
Lucy Hunn, Bonnie Teague, Paul Fisher Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this systematic review is to assess if there is a relationship between literacy abilities and mental health outcomes as reported in global literature. Fourteen percent of the global population has little or no literacy. Literacy skills impact on daily functioning and have been shown to impact on social outcomes. Whilst there has been research examining the potential association between literacy and mental health outcomes in specific populations, there has been no systematic review of this ...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - February 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lucy Hunn Bonnie Teague Paul Fisher Source Type: research
(Re)-constructing patients ’ post-treatment identities through a gender lens: a case among psychiatric patients in Malaysia
This study aims to explore how psychiatric patients construct their post-treatment social identities through a gender lens.This study used a descriptive phenomenological approach, and in-depth interviews were undertaken on 29 informants with experience of psychiatric treatment for at least one year and who are in the remission stage. The lived experience of each informant was scrutinised, which covered how psychiatric post-treatment affects and alters their personal life, work and social relationships. Data collected were then analysed using thematic analysis.The result found two mutually reinforced identities, namely, sel...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - February 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nur Zafifa Kamarunzaman Source Type: research
Research protocol for a preliminary evaluation of a gamified tool for adult wellbeing
Jacob Gavin, Steven Barnes Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to outline a research protocol for an initial investigation into the efficacy of an early-development gamified intervention (“Wellbeing Town”) designed with potential end-users with the aim of improving adult wellbeing. Rationale for the proposed research is discussed along with a summary of the planned methodological approach.Preliminary evaluation of “Wellbeing Town” is proposed to begin using a quasi-experiment, pre- vs post-intervention repeated-measures design with follow-u...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - January 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jacob Gavin Steven Barnes Source Type: research
Positive addiction recovery for an online audience: implementation design and user evaluation
Lisa Ogilvie, Julie Prescott Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The positive addiction recovery website (https://positiveaddictionrecovery.com) has been created following a successful pilot study of a programme of work known as positive addiction recovery therapy (PART). The aim of the website is to disseminate PART to an online audience, extending its reach to a larger population. The purpose of this study is to explain the process of creating this online resource and to conduct a user evaluation to understand how well received the website is likely to be to its target audie...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - January 24, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lisa Ogilvie Julie Prescott Source Type: research
Suicide attempts as turning points
David Lester Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this study is to examine why an attempt at suicide does not always indicate the beginning of a life with poor mental health.Case studies, supplemented by follow-up studies of attempted suicides.One of the strongest predictors of a healthy life after the suicide attempt was found to be improvement in the appropriateness of behavior toward others and improved adult functioning.The results suggest that behavioral coaching, in addition to traditional psychiatric treatment, could help attempted suicides move on with th...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - January 24, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: David Lester Source Type: research
Laughter, mental health and cancer: a case study of Ros Ben-Moshe
Ros Ben-Moshe, Freda Gonot-Schoupinsky Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to meet Ros Ben-Moshe, a cancer survivor – or rather thriver – and lecturer in positive psychology at La Trobe University, describes how she uses laughter to boost levity and mental health.This case study is divided into two parts: an autoethnographic life story of Ros Ben-Moshe, followed by 10 questions and answers.Regular laughter is an enjoyable way to stimulate the feel-good chemicals dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins. A laughter mindset is an important to...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - January 24, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ros Ben-Moshe Freda Gonot-Schoupinsky Source Type: research
The career of a suicidologist
David Lester Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This essay aims to describe how the author began his career as a suicidologist and his style that made him so productive.The author used autobiographical details to illustrate the elements of his career.Childhood experiences include sleeping in air raid shelter from 1942 to 1945 in London (UK), while his style includes obsessiveness in reading everything on suicide, applying ideas from other fields (such as economics) to the study of suicide and obtaining academic freedom early in his career.The essay offers guidelines for other...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - January 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: David Lester Source Type: research
Homelessness: partnerships and approaches to tackling complex needs
Angela Woods, Ben Hughes, Rebecca Lace, Joanne Dickinson Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This paper – the first of three – aims to explore some of the complex physical and mental health needs of those experiencing homelessness. It will act as a leader to the other articles by establishing the nature of the problem and offer a rationale for carrying out a service user needs assessment as part of a review of local service provision in the North West of England against the backdrop of the current COVID-19 epidemic.There are a number of complex social and health inequaliti...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - January 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Angela Woods Ben Hughes Rebecca Lace Joanne Dickinson Source Type: research
Editorial
Jerome Carson Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp.1-2 (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - January 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jerome Carson Source Type: research
Help over harm: practical and ethical considerations for the evaluation and deployment of therapeutic games
Steven Barnes, Tara Chandler, Mishell Granda-Salazar Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The aim of this paper is to collate and discuss a number of key issues regarding the development, deployment and monitoring of games designed for therapeutic purposes.The authors collate a number of core areas for consideration and offer suggestions regarding the challenges facing the field of therapeutic gaming.In this paper, four major areas of interest are presented: ensuring and communicating therapeutic game effectiveness; data-security and management; effective game design; and barri...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - December 22, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Steven Barnes Tara Chandler Mishell Granda-Salazar Source Type: research
Remarkable lives – Ella Vadasz in conversation with Robert Hurst
Ella Vadasz, Robert Hurst Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to share Ella Vadasz’s story.Ella wrote a biography of her experiences, including two poems. Robert then asked a series of questions from the perspective of a mental health academic.Ella shared stories from her life and how her experiences have shaped her. She talked about the emotional impact of a custody battle.Recovery narratives such as this give us an overview of only a single person’s experiences. However, they allow the person with lived experiences to explore their story in d...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - December 14, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ella Vadasz Robert Hurst Source Type: research
Initial evaluation of a mobile therapeutic game for adolescent anxiety disorders
This study aims to evaluate a novel mobile therapeutic videogame for adolescents with anxiety disorders (ADs), combining elements of cognitive-behavioural therapy and attention-bias modification, in terms of both its therapeutic efficacy over a controlled intervention and two-month follow-up, as well as the extent and implications of self-directed play.A within-groups design with two parallel conditions [clinical anxiety (N = 16) and subclinical/at-risk (N = 15)] were measured on both self-reported anxiety and threat-detection bias (TDB) across three timepoints (pre- and post-intervention and two-month follow-up).Significa...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - December 13, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Steven Barnes Julie Prescott Joseph Adams Source Type: research
The role of student peers in HE student mental health and well-being
This study aims to draw from Student Minds research into student mental health to consider the importance of peers to constructing a sense of belonging.
This paper draws from a thematic review of 12 focus groups – involving student services staff in six UK universities (69 participants) – conducted as part of the consultation and creation of the Student Minds University Mental Health Charter. The schedule considered student support, service structures and developments to enhance student well-being and manage mental health risks.
A significant theme explored here is the positionality of student peers in terms ...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - December 12, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joanne Smith
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