Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821.1000160
I. Ansari
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821.1000395
M. Farchi, Miriam Ben Hirsch-Gornemann, A. Whiteson, Y. Gidron
Acute stress reactions immediately after exposure to trauma or crisis have received growing attention in recent years and are gaining momentum in light of recent mass traumatic events worldwide including conflicts, terrorist attacks and natural disasters. Unlike routine life, traumatic or emergency situations are unexpected and unstructured events. Early helping responses in these situations is of utmost importance: immediate, focused and efficient interventions are beneficial for the reduction of acute stress reactions and a return to normal functioning as well as decreasing the risk for future onset of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. However, many early efforts were either found to be ineffective or are based on narrative expression and empathy alone. The aim of this paper is to present the SIX Cs model - a new psychological first aid approach - immediate cognitive-functional psychological first aid - for the global nonprofessional community as well as for first responders. The model addresses the need to standardize interventions during an Acute Stress Reaction and intends to help shift the person from helplessness & passiveness into active effective functioning, within minutes, in the immediate aftermath of a perceived traumatic event. The model is based on four theoretical and empirically tested concepts: (1) Hardiness, (2) Sense of Coherence, (3) Self-Efficacy, and (4) on the Neuro-psychology of the stress response, focusing on shifting people from a limbic system hyperactivity to a prefrontal cortex activation during stressful events. Preliminary results on the effectiveness of the SIX Cs model in terms of increasing resiliency, reducing anxiety and improving perceived self-efficacy are presented. To date, this approach has been recognized by the Israeli Ministry of Health as the Israeli national model for psychological first aid.
{"title":"The SIX Cs model for Immediate Cognitive Psychological First Aid: From Helplessness to Active Efficient Coping","authors":"M. Farchi, Miriam Ben Hirsch-Gornemann, A. Whiteson, Y. Gidron","doi":"10.4172/1522-4821.1000395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/1522-4821.1000395","url":null,"abstract":"Acute stress reactions immediately after exposure to trauma or crisis have received growing attention in recent years and are gaining momentum in light of recent mass traumatic events worldwide including conflicts, terrorist attacks and natural disasters. Unlike routine life, traumatic or emergency situations are unexpected and unstructured events. Early helping responses in these situations is of utmost importance: immediate, focused and efficient interventions are beneficial for the reduction of acute stress reactions and a return to normal functioning as well as decreasing the risk for future onset of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. However, many early efforts were either found to be ineffective or are based on narrative expression and empathy alone. The aim of this paper is to present the SIX Cs model - a new psychological first aid approach - immediate cognitive-functional psychological first aid - for the global nonprofessional community as well as for first responders. The model addresses the need to standardize interventions during an Acute Stress Reaction and intends to help shift the person from helplessness & passiveness into active effective functioning, within minutes, in the immediate aftermath of a perceived traumatic event. The model is based on four theoretical and empirically tested concepts: (1) Hardiness, (2) Sense of Coherence, (3) Self-Efficacy, and (4) on the Neuro-psychology of the stress response, focusing on shifting people from a limbic system hyperactivity to a prefrontal cortex activation during stressful events. Preliminary results on the effectiveness of the SIX Cs model in terms of increasing resiliency, reducing anxiety and improving perceived self-efficacy are presented. To date, this approach has been recognized by the Israeli Ministry of Health as the Israeli national model for psychological first aid.","PeriodicalId":358022,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129544258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821.1000305
A. Chubdari, Hamid Kargar Barzi, M. Rasuli
The present study has been carried out to explore the effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Training on the oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptom reduction among the students of the eighth and ninth grade in the city Tehran. The methodology has been of a quasiexperimental nature with a pretest posttest design and a control group. The statistical population has been composed of the male students of the eighth and ninth grade of the city Tehran in the academic year 2014-2015 and sampling was carried out by the multistage cluster random one. After the Children Symptom Inventory-4 (CSI-4) had been filled in by the teachers, 50 students with the points higher than the cut-off point in CSI-4 were selected and randomly assigned to the experimental and control group. The former group received 10 Emotion Regulation Training in sessions each for 90 minutes after which a posttest was given to them. To analyze the statistical data, a covariance method was applied as a result of which a meaningful reduction (p>0.001) was observed in the posttest intensity of ODD symptoms for the experimental group in comparison to the control one. Given the findings of the study, Emotion Regulation Training is believed to contribute to the reduction of ODD symptoms among the students, rendering it as an effective intervention method.
{"title":"Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Training on Reduction of Symptoms in Students with Oppositional Defiant Disorder","authors":"A. Chubdari, Hamid Kargar Barzi, M. Rasuli","doi":"10.4172/1522-4821.1000305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/1522-4821.1000305","url":null,"abstract":"The present study has been carried out to explore the effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Training on the oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptom reduction among the students of the eighth and ninth grade in the city Tehran. The methodology has been of a quasiexperimental nature with a pretest posttest design and a control group. The statistical population has been composed of the male students of the eighth and ninth grade of the city Tehran in the academic year 2014-2015 and sampling was carried out by the multistage cluster random one. After the Children Symptom Inventory-4 (CSI-4) had been filled in by the teachers, 50 students with the points higher than the cut-off point in CSI-4 were selected and randomly assigned to the experimental and control group. The former group received 10 Emotion Regulation Training in sessions each for 90 minutes after which a posttest was given to them. To analyze the statistical data, a covariance method was applied as a result of which a meaningful reduction (p>0.001) was observed in the posttest intensity of ODD symptoms for the experimental group in comparison to the control one. Given the findings of the study, Emotion Regulation Training is believed to contribute to the reduction of ODD symptoms among the students, rendering it as an effective intervention method.","PeriodicalId":358022,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129745720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821.1000151
Daniel W. Clark
{"title":"Counseling Cops: What Clinicians Need to Know-A Book Review","authors":"Daniel W. Clark","doi":"10.4172/1522-4821.1000151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/1522-4821.1000151","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":358022,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130319390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821.1000201
Sahrish Ahmad, T. Arshad, R. Kausar
The present research aimed to explore the psychological correlates of distress in Rescue 1122 workers. Relationship between emotional empathy, coping strategies, compassion fatigue and psychological distress was hypothesized. In addition, it was hypothesized that emotional empathy, coping strategies and compassion fatigue would predict psychological distress. By employing purposive sampling, 150 participants were selected from four Rescue 1122 stations in Lahore. Emotional Empathy Scale (Ashraf, 2004), Coping Strategies Questionnaire (Kausar & Munir, 2004), Compassion Fatigue Short Form (Adam, Figley & Boscarino, 2006) and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS: P. F. Lovibond & S. H. Lovibond, 1993) were used for assessment of the variables. Low tendency to be moved by other people emotional experiences and use of avoidance focused coping were found to predict depression, anxiety and stress. Less utilization of active focused coping was also found to be a predictor of anxiety while high level of burnout emerged as a predictor of stress. From demographics, exposure to traumatic events before joining service, high level of perceived support from workmates predicted depression, anxiety and stress. The research signified that Rescue 1122 administration needs to address these factors contributing towards psychological distress by enhancing training methods and providing psychological support to workers.
本研究旨在探讨1122救援人员的痛苦心理因素。假设情绪共情、应对策略、同情疲劳与心理困扰的关系。此外，我们还假设情感共情、应对策略和同情疲劳对心理困扰有预测作用。采用有目的抽样的方法，从拉合尔的四个Rescue 1122站点中选择了150名参与者。采用情感共情量表(Ashraf, 2004)、应对策略问卷(Kausar & Munir, 2004)、同情疲劳短表(Adam, Figley & Boscarino, 2006)和抑郁、焦虑和压力量表(DASS: P. F. Lovibond & S. H. Lovibond, 1993)对变量进行评估。被他人情感经历所感动的低倾向和使用回避集中应对被发现预示着抑郁、焦虑和压力。研究还发现，较少使用积极专注的应对方式是焦虑的一个预测因素，而高度的倦怠则是压力的一个预测因素。从人口统计数据来看，参军前经历过创伤性事件，高水平的同事支持预示着抑郁，焦虑和压力。研究表明，1122救援管理部门需要通过加强培训方法和提供心理支持来解决这些导致心理困扰的因素。
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821.1000366
W. Lee
Social Networking Sites (SNS) are used by more and more people and have many positive aspects of human life, but they are also causing addiction enough to interfere with everyday life. Especially in Korea, more and more children and adolescents are indulged in SNS, and adults also have many side effects of SNS such as neglect of work, relationship problems, and attention seeking behavior. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between implicit narcissism and social networking services addiction, mediated by attachment instability. The study comprised 185 cyber university students (69 males and 116 females) and the mean age was 40.13 ± 10.66 years. The instruments of collecting data are comprised of Covert Narcissism Scale, Experience of Close Relationship, and Social Networking Service Addiction Tendency. Simple correlation showed that implicit narcissism and attachment instability were highly correlated with SNS addiction. Also, the regression analysis showed that attachment anxiety mediated between implicit narcissism and SNS addiction. The implications and limitations of this study were discussed.
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821.1000192
N. Rahshenas, M. H. Motamedi, Mohammad Sadegh Nazari, K. Nasiri, S. Shahidi
Those with a history of anxiety, depression in the family, tragedy (divorce, recent death of relatives etc.) were excluded. Those who had had music incorporated in their practice for at least a year were assessed and compared with those who had not. Both case (n = 40) and controls (n = 40) were assessed using the DASS-42 questionnaire and the data were analyzed via Mann-Whitney-U test and Chi-square test. It was interesting that significantly more stress (p<0.009), anxiety (p<0.006) and depression (p<0.009) was noted in the control group while no relationship was found between demographic variables. In conclusion, our study findings showed that in our clinical setting, dentists who had relaxing music incorporated in their practice had significantly lower levels of stress, anxiety and depression regardless of age, sex, type of practice, years of practice or other demographic variables. Relaxing music played an essential role in alleviation of stress in practicing dentists. Integrating music in clinical practice may be important to maintaining mental health. Further studies to assess different genera of music on stress, anxiety and depression in dentists are warranted. REFERENCES
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821.1000369
A. Alhassan
Background: New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and New Emergent Substances (NES), are subversive and withering substances that invaded all communities around the globe without exceptions or immunity. They are being sold as recreational drugs containing synthetically designed substances, despite the tag label states “Not for Humans Use (e.g. bath salts, synthetic cannabinoids)1,2.Objective: The main theme and aim of this paper is to enhance and add to the huge efforts of different international and national organizations, government and law enforcement authorities to combat the spread and highlight the risks and serious implications of these substances on the health of humans and their wellbeing. Method: literature review was undertaken, with especially focus on the published data related to the objective of the paper. Some reference textbooks were also consulted, especially for the information regarding the laboratory techniques. Literature search was conducted using PubMed, EMBASE, PsycInfo, Internet underground and governmental websites using the following keywords alone or in combination: designer drugs, club drugs, party drugs, GHB, synthetic cathinones, mephedrone, methylone, flephedrone, MDAI, and MDVP. Conclusion: These substances pose a global threat that will affect young generations due to the health risks associated with the consumption of these drugs. This phenomenon requires the collaboration between the international organizations, the national reference laboratories, legislation authorities, law enforcement officers and political systems in the different countries to make the necessary plans and measures capable of stopping the production and distribution of these substances.
{"title":"New Psychoactive Substances: âÂÂChemical Chameleonsâ That Evade Detection and Legislations","authors":"A. Alhassan","doi":"10.4172/1522-4821.1000369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/1522-4821.1000369","url":null,"abstract":"Background: New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and New Emergent Substances (NES), are subversive and withering substances that invaded all communities around the globe without exceptions or immunity. They are being sold as recreational drugs containing synthetically designed substances, despite the tag label states “Not for Humans Use (e.g. bath salts, synthetic cannabinoids)1,2.Objective: The main theme and aim of this paper is to enhance and add to the huge efforts of different international and national organizations, government and law enforcement authorities to combat the spread and highlight the risks and serious implications of these substances on the health of humans and their wellbeing. Method: literature review was undertaken, with especially focus on the published data related to the objective of the paper. Some reference textbooks were also consulted, especially for the information regarding the laboratory techniques. Literature search was conducted using PubMed, EMBASE, PsycInfo, Internet underground and governmental websites using the following keywords alone or in combination: designer drugs, club drugs, party drugs, GHB, synthetic cathinones, mephedrone, methylone, flephedrone, MDAI, and MDVP. Conclusion: These substances pose a global threat that will affect young generations due to the health risks associated with the consumption of these drugs. This phenomenon requires the collaboration between the international organizations, the national reference laboratories, legislation authorities, law enforcement officers and political systems in the different countries to make the necessary plans and measures capable of stopping the production and distribution of these substances.","PeriodicalId":358022,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124063703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821.1000368
Rivka A. Edery
INTRODUCTION This article is a summary discussing the author’s conceptualized and implemented Master’s research project for: Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, May 2009: “The influence of organizational respect on job satisfaction in the human services”. The findings from a New York State-based multi-site job satisfaction cross-sectional survey design, drawing from a larger study, which utilized a longitudinal, quasi-experimental design. This research explored the relationship between respect and job satisfaction from a sample of 1,216 of nursing home staff. The following hypothesis has guided this study: respect on the job will be positively related to job satisfaction, when tenure (length of time employed by current employer obtained by Human Resources), site (location of facility), affect (Employee’s personality), and subgroups (professional and paraprofessionals) of nursing home staff, are controlled for.
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821.1000209
M. Dar, R. Wani, M. Margoob, I. Haq, A. Hussain, R. Chandel, Y. Rather, M. Shah, A. Malla
Background: About 60% patients with major depressive disorder do not achieve a sufficient response to standard antidepressant therapy and about two-thirds of patients receiving initial antidepressant medication do not achieve remission. Various strategies are being employed to counter this problem. Studies have shown that atypical antipsychotics, augmented to antidepressants for major depressive disorder patients, produced higher response and remission rates. The data regarding the augmentation of antidepressants with amisulpride is very scarce as compared to other atypical antipsychotics. Objective: To evaluate whether augmentation with amisulpride is effective and tolerable in patients of major depressive disorder (MDD) who did not respond significantly to adequate trials of standard antidepressants. Methodology and Results: In our open label 6 weeks study, amisulpride was added to baseline antidepressant medication of treatment resistant patients of major depressive disorder. A total of 112 patients enrolled in the study with a mean age of 39.37 years out of which 83% completed the study. Over a period of 6 weeks, 71% patient showed response and 40% patient remitted (p<0.001) with a mean amisulpride dose of 135.31 mg/day. The mean decrease in HAM-D17 score was 16.17 points. There was more than 2 point change in mean CGI-S score from base line to endpoint. Common adverse effects were akathisia (4.64%), sleep disturbances (10.71%), restlessness (5.36%) and extrapyramydial side-effects (4.64%). Conclusion: Augmentation of antidepressant drugs with low doses of amisulpride seems to be effective and tolerable in patients of major depressive disorder who do not respond adequately to standard antidepressant medications.
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