Pub Date : 2023-02-17DOI: 10.1108/mhsi-01-2023-0011
A. B. Patel
Purpose The death of a person caused by suicide is a matter of grave concern in contemporary society. Today, a number of people in society are taking their own lives because of many reasons. This study aims to examine the causes of suicide in Indian society using anomie theory. Design/methodology/approach The author has applied the content analysis method. The researcher has collated 210 occurrences of suicide from newspapers of Uttar Pradesh between 1 October 2020 and 30 April 2021. The author has recognised the type, patterns and causes of suicide in society by analysing and observing daily news items. Findings The result demonstrates that most suicides (16.67%) have been caused by frustration/mental illness, followed by several other causes of suicide such as family problems (13.81%), love affairs (10.00%), poverty (9.05%), harassment (8.57%) and sexual harassment (7.62%). The data shows a major gap in the number of suicide deaths between the genders. Originality/value This is an original work of researcher which is basically based on anomie theory.
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Pub Date : 2023-02-15DOI: 10.1108/mhsi-01-2023-0006
L. Coates
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share experiences of attending Sixth Form (SF) and to provide reflections on coping, stress management and support for an underresearched cohort of students in Britain. This will be the first in several papers dedicated to the experiences of Sixth Form (SF) students and the need for more research into this area as well as the exploration of the sources of stress that SF students may face. Design/methodology/approach Reflective, narrative first-person approach with supporting literature and own research over the master’s thesis of the author and current PhD research. Findings Key reflections are SF education lacks support for students who may feel undersupported. Many things other than academics are occurring in this time of life and can become problematic to the students if not supported. Students experience a myriad of changes across this time period but are left behind the author’s support and revision systems that cater to General Certificate of Secondary Education students but are unable to provide support for SF students. Social implications Social implications are focussed on building awareness and research into the support needs and sources of stress for SF students. Originality/value This paper is one person’s experience with the institution of SF and the expectations, challenges and sources of stress that the author experienced. This paper contributes to the exploration of this underresearched cohort of students.
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Pub Date : 2023-02-10DOI: 10.1108/mhsi-12-2022-0090
C. Conn, Aashiya Patel, Jacob Gavin, Mishell Granda-Salazar, Andrew N. Williams, Steven Barnes
Purpose Self-efficacy is the bridge between theoretical knowledge of counselling and practical application of effective techniques (Akinlolu and Chukwudi, 2019). Furthermore, risk-assessment and management are fundamental components of counselling training and self-efficacy in these areas is central to ethical practice. Gamification represents an opportunity to increase motivation encouraging users to engage with serious content via an entertaining medium. This study aims to present two studies concerning an outline of the development process and an initial evaluation of “Perspective: Counselling Simulator”, a gamified training tool for developing and enhancing self-efficacy in risk-assessment skills in trainee counselling students in the UK. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents the development and initial user-evaluation of “Perspective”, as well as an initial evaluation of the game’s capacity to deliver risk-assessment education in a group of UK-based trainee counsellors to British Association for Counselling and Psychology (BACP) standards. Findings Firstly, mid-development assessment of a prototype-version of the game produced a good system usability score and positive user-feedback, while identifying areas for further improvement. Secondly, data relating to an initial evaluation of the efficacy of the game suggest that the game in its current form is significantly improved in terms of system usability and produces descriptive, albeit not statistically significant improvements to self-reported self-efficacy. Additional feedback was provided by users and further development and evaluation is planned. Originality/Value This paper represents, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, the first of its kind in developing and evaluating a gamified tool with accessibility and scalability for teaching and consolidating risk-assessment skills of UK counselling students in-line with BACP standards.
自我效能感是咨询理论知识与有效技术实际应用之间的桥梁(Akinlolu and Chukwudi, 2019)。此外，风险评估和管理是咨询培训的基本组成部分，这些领域的自我效能是道德实践的核心。游戏化代表了一个增加动机的机会，鼓励用户通过娱乐媒体参与到严肃内容中。本研究旨在介绍两项研究，涉及发展过程的概述和“视角:咨询模拟器”的初步评估，这是一种游戏化的培训工具，用于发展和提高英国实习咨询学生风险评估技能的自我效能感。本文介绍了“透视”的开发和最初的用户评估，以及对游戏能力的初步评估，该游戏能够根据英国咨询与心理学协会(BACP)的标准，在一群英国实习顾问中提供风险评估教育。首先，游戏原型版本的开发中期评估产生了良好的系统可用性得分和积极的用户反馈，同时确定了进一步改进的领域。其次，与游戏效能的初步评估相关的数据表明，当前形式的游戏在系统可用性方面得到了显著改善，并产生了描述性的，尽管在自我报告的自我效能方面没有统计上的显著改善。用户提供了更多反馈，并计划进一步开发和评价。原创性/价值据作者所知，本文首次开发和评估了一种游戏化工具，该工具具有可访问性和可扩展性，可用于教学和巩固符合BACP标准的英国咨询学生的风险评估技能。
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Pub Date : 2023-02-10DOI: 10.1108/mhsi-01-2023-0009
A. Grant
Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide a practical guide and checklist for newcomers to autoethnography. Design/methodology/approach The approach is grounded in autoethnographic methodology, functioning as a comprehensive teaching resource. Findings When used as a learning resource, this study will enhance the work of beginning autoethnographers. Social implications As an arts and humanities and social science-based research approach, autoethnography is a vital, creative methodology in advancing social justice in mental health. Originality/value This study, written by an experienced teacher, mentor and supervisor of the approach with an international reputation, is original in its provision of a comprehensive teaching resource in article form to assist the development of beginning autoethnographers.
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Pub Date : 2023-02-03DOI: 10.1108/mhsi-12-2022-0082
D. Mahon, D. Sharek
Purpose Peer support work is increasingly becoming part of the delivery of health and social care services. However, in an Irish context, there is a paucity of research in this area. This study aims to investigate the experiences of peers and other key stakeholders across four sectors in Ireland. Design/methodology/approach 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. Findings 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 employment through enacting human resource policy and practices, effective supervision, management and maintaining a positive working culture. Helping other professionals to understand the peer role and how it can function within the wider team is highlighted. National policy and governance structures can also support the emergence of the peer role, which exists in a highly complex arena. Research limitations/implications Peers can play a meaningful role in supporting service users in four sectors of health and social care in Ireland. Structures and processes to help embed these roles into systems are encouraged across micro, meso and macro levels. Implications and limitations are discussed for moving forward with peer work. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to include these four areas of practice simultaneously.
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Pub Date : 2023-02-02DOI: 10.1108/mhsi-12-2022-0087
Andrés Felipe Agudelo Hernández, Ana Belén Giraldo Alvarez
Purpose 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. Design/methodology/approach 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 mutual aid group called “Cooperativa de Mujeres' was selected. This group functions as an autonomous business organization in Risaralda, Colombia. They have accompanied people diagnosed with anxiety, depression and domestic violence. Six women were interviewed, between the ages of 18 and 62. Findings Two thematic nuclei are described: “One for all” made up of categories such as identification with the other, need for the other, being able to communicate, contributing to the group involuntarily and actions to help others. “All for one”, made up of categories such as growing together, welcoming individuals in their individuality from group dynamics, strengthening the relationship of the person with reality, strengthen from the experiences of others. Research limitations/implications Mutual Aid Groups in mental health propose associative structures that they seek to oppose the barriers of historical exclusion in the labor field and in this way contribute to the fact that the models, although they have a long history, have been little studied with a view to their implementation by health systems. Practical implications Current research in the field of health should focus on recognizing the flaws of the current mental health model focused on medicalization, psychologization and institutionalization, and point to a greater commitment to intersectoral support for initiatives and scenarios that promote links, networks, autonomy and care for each other and the environment, where sustainability and social and economic growth are fundamental. Social implications The transformative actions of cooperatives are configured with a fundamental element when it comes to generating spaces for the rehabilitation of mental health. Originality/value Components of a mutual aid group in rural areas are explored, which could serve to replicate said structures in similar scenarios, especially in territories where social inequities make recovery difficult, such as Colombia.
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Pub Date : 2023-02-02DOI: 10.1108/mhsi-09-2022-0064
Lucy Hunn, B. Teague, P. Fisher
Purpose 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 literature to date. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review was carried out using Embase, PsycINFO and PubMed to identify relevant papers that measured both literacy and mental health. Data relating to the association between literacy and mental health were extracted. The papers included were assessed for quality using a bespoke quality rating tool. A narrative synthesis describes the findings. Findings Nineteen studies from across nine countries were included in the analysis. Seventeen studies showed a significant association between literacy and mental health, those with lower literacy had greater mental health difficulties. Some papers reported factors that interacted with this association, such as age, gender, poverty and years of education. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first systematic review to look at the global picture of literacy and mental health. It suggests there is a relationship between literacy abilities and mental health outcomes, highlighting the importance of healthcare professionals and services including identification of literacy needs within routine mental health practice.
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Pub Date : 2023-02-02DOI: 10.1108/mhsi-08-2022-0056
N. Kamarunzaman
Purpose Psychiatric patients’ post-treatment identities are one of the potent indicators reflecting the efficacy of the medical intervention. This study aims to explore how psychiatric patients construct their post-treatment social identities through a gender lens. Design/methodology/approach 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. Findings The result found two mutually reinforced identities, namely, self-empowerment and resilience emerged from their experience with psychiatric post-treatment. Firstly, self-empowerment themes include acceptance of the disorders, meaningful choices, assertiveness and helping others. Such self-empowerment attributes enabled them to negotiate with the doctors during the treatment and also with their family members and partners. Secondly, psychiatric post-treatment allows them to be resilient; their good feeling of being liberated from the symptoms while allowing them to partake in a normal lifestyle. Meanwhile, gender differences were found to have diverse meaning-making that positively impacted their lives, particularly among female informants. Research limitations/implications Firstly, the data collection was only made in two states in North Peninsular Malaysia; hence, it would be biased in this sense to generalize to a larger population. At the same time, a prevalent study could be undertaken to view the pervasiveness of mental illness among Malaysians. Secondly, the study did not investigate the social institutions that are linked to the relief of psychiatric patients in the country. Thus, there is a grey area on how at the systemic level aid is given to the patients and the impact of such action. Practical implications A rigour campaign on promoting mental health should be undertaken to create an inclusive environment for the patients. This is consistent with the aspiration of deinstitutionalization and the Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 agenda by the Malaysian government. This is a call for an allotment in special education, training, and funding, employment, housing and other aspects that are significant for their livelihood. Social implications The findings discovered that their social environment primarily caused the depression suffered by the patients. The remark is particularly true for female informants who had very little control over their lives and bodies. Hence, health professionals should consider practicing cultural and gender-sensitive treatment for these patients. Such treatments are to avoid re-discriminating, or re-victimisation feelings to occur during the treatment. Originality/value
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Pub Date : 2023-01-27DOI: 10.1108/mhsi-01-2023-0001
Jacob Gavin, Steven Barnes
Purpose 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. Design/methodology/approach Preliminary evaluation of “Wellbeing Town” is proposed to begin using a quasi-experiment, pre- vs post-intervention repeated-measures design with follow-up. Evaluation of changes in self-reported wellbeing will be supplemented with an investigation into the extent of self-directed play between post-intervention and follow-up, and its implications for follow-up outcome. Findings As this paper represents a protocol for future evaluation, no data is reported presently. The authors present the protocol for data analysis. Originality/value Once concluded, this study represents an initial evaluation of a gamified tool for adult wellbeing designed in conjunction with potential end-users. Should the game elicit significant improvements to wellbeing when played, proposals for further evaluation and possible future scalability are presented.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-26DOI: 10.1108/mhsi-11-2022-0072
L. Ogilvie, J. Prescott
Purpose 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 audience. Design/methodology/approach An implementation framework cognisant of positive computing, positive technology, contemporary understanding of human–computer interaction and knowledge acquired from the delivery of eHealth interventions from the past decade was used to create the website. To understand user opinion of the resultant website, data were collected using the mobile application ratings scale user version. Findings By adopting a tailored implementation framework, with appropriate determinant factors of wellbeing and evidenced theoretical input, a website resource was created that users considered engaging and informative. The findings also suggest that participants appreciated the importance of intended behavioural change, having interacted with the interventions on the website. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the website is the first online version of PART, a new programme of work aimed at people in addiction recovery.
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