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Social pathways to care: how community-based network ties shape the health care response of individuals with mental health problems
ConclusionsSocial networks propel individuals with mental health problems into action. Tie strength and trust produce care responses that are fuller and more targeted. Considering the nature of homophily, results also suggest that majority status and college education are clearly implicated in networked pathways. Overall, findings support community-targeted rather than individually based efforts to increase service use. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - April 19, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Who has mental health problems? Comparing individual, social and psychiatric constructions of mental health
ConclusionsThe implications of these results hold the potential to improve our understanding of unmet need, mental health literacy, stigma, and treatment resistance. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - April 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Symptoms and levels of ICD-11 Prolonged Grief Disorder in a representative community sample of UK adults
ConclusionsThis study highlights that some symptoms of PGD are commonly reported in the general population, although relatively few meet the criteria for clinical significance. The routine assessment for PGD following a bereavement is discussed and the development of appropriate interventions are recommended. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - April 11, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

A bibliometric analysis of media coverage of mental disorders between 2002 and 2022
ConclusionMedia worsen the stigma against those with mental disorders, continuing prejudice and discrimination. The field has shifted from traditional media to social media, and from general to specific mental disorder descriptions. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - April 11, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Gender differences in the prevalence of mental distress in East and West Germany over time: a hierarchical age-period-cohort analysis, 2006 –2021
ConclusionImportant political events as well as major crises can lead to an increase of mental distress in societies. Furthermore, an association between birth cohort and mental distress could be linked to socialization effects of that certain time, causing traumatic experiences or a specific coping style within this cohort group. Prevention and intervention strategies could benefit from acknowledging structural differences linked to period and cohort effects. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - April 11, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

University students ’ intentions to seek psychological counseling, attitudes toward seeking psychological help, and stigma
ConclusionDifferent interventions are needed to reduce stigma and enhance students ’ mental health literacy and awareness of the available professional psychological help on campus. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - April 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Post-traumatic stress symptoms and benefit finding: a longitudinal study among Italian health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
ConclusionFindings suggest the potential mental health related benefits of interventions allowing health professionals to identify positive aspects in the experience of working under prolonged emergency circumstances, such as the pandemic ones. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - April 8, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Do prenatal factors shape the risk for dementia?: A systematic review of the epidemiological evidence for the prenatal origins of dementia
ConclusionOur findings suggest that some prenatal factors, especially those related to a suboptimal prenatal environment, are associated with an increased dementia risk. As these associations may be confounded by factors such as parental socioeconomic status, more research is needed to examine the potential causal role of the prenatal environment in dementia. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - April 8, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Self-harm and rurality in Canada: an analysis of hospitalization data from 2015 to 2019
ConclusionThe rate of self-harm hospitalization in Canada varied by sex, age group, and level of rurality. Clinical and community-based interventions for self-harm, such as safety planning and increased access to mental health services, should be tailored to the differential risks across geographic contexts. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - April 8, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

The relationship between problematic Instagram use and eating disorders psychopathology: an explanatory structural equation model
AbstractAn emerging body of research has evidenced the negative influence of using and being exposed to social networking sites (SNSs) on body image. Furthermore, it has been postulated that SNS use might be related with onset and persistence of eating disorders (EDs) psychopathology. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the complex interplay between problematic Instagram use (PIU) (conceptualized as a potential behavioral addiction comprising withdrawal, conflict, tolerance, salience, mood modification and relapse) and ED psychopathology, by means of an explanatory structural equation model. We hypothesized that PI...
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - April 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Changes in anxiety and depression symptoms during the Covid-19 lockdown in the Netherlands. The moderating role of pre-existing mental health, employment situation and alcohol consumption
ConclusionLockdowns increased depression and anxiety symptoms in the Netherlands. The effect was particularly strong for unemployed individuals, those with risky alcohol consumption patterns and those with pre-existing mental health disorders. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - April 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

An investigation into the relationship between community engagement and maternal mental health in Calgary, Alberta using the All Our Families cohort
DiscussionAdjusted results show that community engagement has a protective effect against depression and anxiety amongst mothers. The results of this study are in line with existing evidence suggesting that social cohesion, civic participation, and community engagement are protective against adverse mental health outcomes. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - April 5, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Interpersonal violence and mental health: new findings and paradigms for enduring problems
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Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - April 5, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research