Pub Date : 2022-05-25DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2022.2072146
E. Taheri, Tayebeh Hosseini, Z. Kafami, F. Faridhosseini, A. Saghebi, M. F. Fayyazi Bordbar, F. Farhoudi, N. Asgharipour, Z. Salimi, Asma Aghebati, M. Amiri, Abolfazl Akbari, Hossein Mohaddes Ardabili
{"title":"Mass management of mental health issues during COVID-19 pandemic: the role of professional volunteer groups; an Iranian experience","authors":"E. Taheri, Tayebeh Hosseini, Z. Kafami, F. Faridhosseini, A. Saghebi, M. F. Fayyazi Bordbar, F. Farhoudi, N. Asgharipour, Z. Salimi, Asma Aghebati, M. Amiri, Abolfazl Akbari, Hossein Mohaddes Ardabili","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2022.2072146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2022.2072146","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"51 1","pages":"286 - 290"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49474287","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 : 2022-05-17DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2022.2069962
A. Djelantik, C. M. van Es, A. M. Lahuis, N. Mooren
{"title":"The challenges of conducting mental health research among resettled refugee populations: An ecological framework from a researchers’ perspective","authors":"A. Djelantik, C. M. van Es, A. M. Lahuis, N. Mooren","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2022.2069962","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2022.2069962","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48039079","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 : 2022-05-05DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2022.2068319
Olga Suhomlinova, M. O’Reilly, T. Ayres, Emily Wertans, M. Tonkin, S. O’Shea
Abstract Background Covid-19 has had an especially detrimental impact on mental health of people with intersectional marginalized identities. Yet, research evidence on this impact is lacking, with efforts to generate it stymied by pandemic restrictions. Aims To explore how a socially excluded gender minority group—transgender and non-binary (TGNB) prisoners—experienced, and coped with, the pandemic stressors. Methods The data were collected via correspondence with 15 TGNB prisoners in England and Wales in April-October 2020 using an exploratory person-centred qualitative longitudinal approach and examined using reflexive organic thematic analysis. Results The pandemic and its restrictions to support structures and health care detrimentally impacted TGNB prisoners’ mental health and wellbeing. TGNB prisoners experienced added stressors associated with their intersecting incarceration and gender minority positions, including prolonged solitary confinement and reduced access to gender-affirming health care. Environmental resources for problem-focused, emotion-focused, socially supportive and disengagement coping were reduced by the prison pandemic regime, with adaptive coping through positive distraction and engagement with TGNB/LGBTQ community particularly affected. Conclusions During a pandemic and beyond, greater support and innovative practices are needed to improve the TGNB prisoners’ access to gender-affirming care and to TGNB/LGBTQ community, to protect their mental health and wellbeing.
{"title":"“Gripping onto the last threads of sanity”: transgender and non-binary prisoners’ mental health challenges during the covid-19 pandemic","authors":"Olga Suhomlinova, M. O’Reilly, T. Ayres, Emily Wertans, M. Tonkin, S. O’Shea","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2022.2068319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2022.2068319","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background Covid-19 has had an especially detrimental impact on mental health of people with intersectional marginalized identities. Yet, research evidence on this impact is lacking, with efforts to generate it stymied by pandemic restrictions. Aims To explore how a socially excluded gender minority group—transgender and non-binary (TGNB) prisoners—experienced, and coped with, the pandemic stressors. Methods The data were collected via correspondence with 15 TGNB prisoners in England and Wales in April-October 2020 using an exploratory person-centred qualitative longitudinal approach and examined using reflexive organic thematic analysis. Results The pandemic and its restrictions to support structures and health care detrimentally impacted TGNB prisoners’ mental health and wellbeing. TGNB prisoners experienced added stressors associated with their intersecting incarceration and gender minority positions, including prolonged solitary confinement and reduced access to gender-affirming health care. Environmental resources for problem-focused, emotion-focused, socially supportive and disengagement coping were reduced by the prison pandemic regime, with adaptive coping through positive distraction and engagement with TGNB/LGBTQ community particularly affected. Conclusions During a pandemic and beyond, greater support and innovative practices are needed to improve the TGNB prisoners’ access to gender-affirming care and to TGNB/LGBTQ community, to protect their mental health and wellbeing.","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"52 1","pages":"218 - 238"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47887175","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 : 2022-04-29DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2022.2064176
E. Leaune, Julie Leclerc, Robin Fender, C. Notredame, L. Jurek, E. Poulet
Abstract Background: The series 13 Reasons Why (13RW) raised critical concerns regarding the deleterious impact of fictional suicide portrayal on suicidal behaviors as it depicted the suicide of an adolescent without following the recommendations on media reporting of suicide portrayal. We aimed to assess the impact of 13RW on suicide rates, suicide attempts (SA), and suicidal ideation (SI) prevalence, mental health symptoms, and help-seeking behaviors in youths. Method: Following PRISMA guidelines, we systematically searched for articles on three databases up to January 2022. Results: A total of 17 articles met the inclusion criteria. Five large studies reported a significant increase in deaths by suicide and SA in youths in the United States and Canada after the release of 13RW. Mood deterioration or more intensive depressive symptoms were reported in vulnerable adolescents who watched 13RW. Youths with previous history of depression, SA, or SI, and those who identified themselves with the main character were at higher risk to report an increase in SI or mood deterioration. Help-seeking behaviors significantly decreased, but the effects on mental health awareness tended to be positive after the release of 13RW. Conclusion: Our review reveals critical results about the impact of 13RW on youths. We report an alarming harmful impact on suicide and SA rates, especially in more vulnerable youths. The reported positive effects do not balance the deleterious impact of 13RW.
{"title":"The association between 13 Reasons Why and suicidal ideation and behaviors, mental health symptoms, and help-seeking behaviors in youths: An integrative systematic review","authors":"E. Leaune, Julie Leclerc, Robin Fender, C. Notredame, L. Jurek, E. Poulet","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2022.2064176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2022.2064176","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background: The series 13 Reasons Why (13RW) raised critical concerns regarding the deleterious impact of fictional suicide portrayal on suicidal behaviors as it depicted the suicide of an adolescent without following the recommendations on media reporting of suicide portrayal. We aimed to assess the impact of 13RW on suicide rates, suicide attempts (SA), and suicidal ideation (SI) prevalence, mental health symptoms, and help-seeking behaviors in youths. Method: Following PRISMA guidelines, we systematically searched for articles on three databases up to January 2022. Results: A total of 17 articles met the inclusion criteria. Five large studies reported a significant increase in deaths by suicide and SA in youths in the United States and Canada after the release of 13RW. Mood deterioration or more intensive depressive symptoms were reported in vulnerable adolescents who watched 13RW. Youths with previous history of depression, SA, or SI, and those who identified themselves with the main character were at higher risk to report an increase in SI or mood deterioration. Help-seeking behaviors significantly decreased, but the effects on mental health awareness tended to be positive after the release of 13RW. Conclusion: Our review reveals critical results about the impact of 13RW on youths. We report an alarming harmful impact on suicide and SA rates, especially in more vulnerable youths. The reported positive effects do not balance the deleterious impact of 13RW.","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"51 1","pages":"319 - 344"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41833762","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 : 2022-04-20DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2022.2060027
W. G. Cochrane, Larisa M Dinu, N. Kika, E. Dommett
Abstract Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity, causing significant functional impairment. Current pharmacological treatments have significant side effects and concerns about abuse potential. Exercise interventions show promise, but adequately powered controlled studies are lacking, particularly in adults. Before embarking on large-scale trials, the willingness and feasibility of using exercise as a standalone or adjunct treatment in adults with ADHD must be determined. We used an online survey to assess the attitudes and preferences to exercise in 117 medicated and unmedicated UK-based adults with ADHD. Intervention preferences and characteristics, and exercise logs were also investigated. Analysis revealed that participants’ willingness to engage in exercise as a standalone treatment differed based on medication use. Despite this, exercise interventions were considered feasible, with most willing to dedicate considerable time to exercise. In terms of support, the most popular approaches were in-person support from a personal trainer or healthcare professional or independent exercise following a personalized plan. The current study was dominated by young adult females and relied on self-report but remains the first study to assess preferences for exercise interventions in those with ADHD and holds important implications for future exercise interventions in adults with ADHD.
{"title":"Attitudes and preferences toward exercise interventions in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A survey study","authors":"W. G. Cochrane, Larisa M Dinu, N. Kika, E. Dommett","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2022.2060027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2022.2060027","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity, causing significant functional impairment. Current pharmacological treatments have significant side effects and concerns about abuse potential. Exercise interventions show promise, but adequately powered controlled studies are lacking, particularly in adults. Before embarking on large-scale trials, the willingness and feasibility of using exercise as a standalone or adjunct treatment in adults with ADHD must be determined. We used an online survey to assess the attitudes and preferences to exercise in 117 medicated and unmedicated UK-based adults with ADHD. Intervention preferences and characteristics, and exercise logs were also investigated. Analysis revealed that participants’ willingness to engage in exercise as a standalone treatment differed based on medication use. Despite this, exercise interventions were considered feasible, with most willing to dedicate considerable time to exercise. In terms of support, the most popular approaches were in-person support from a personal trainer or healthcare professional or independent exercise following a personalized plan. The current study was dominated by young adult females and relied on self-report but remains the first study to assess preferences for exercise interventions in those with ADHD and holds important implications for future exercise interventions in adults with ADHD.","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"51 1","pages":"267 - 285"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47839509","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 : 2022-04-03DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2022.2066299
G. Amatori, A. Cappelli, C. Carmassi, R. Rodgers, E. Bui
{"title":"Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health among women: An editorial","authors":"G. Amatori, A. Cappelli, C. Carmassi, R. Rodgers, E. Bui","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2022.2066299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2022.2066299","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"51 1","pages":"98 - 101"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46752850","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 : 2022-04-03DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2022.2056386
N. Cogan, Heather Archbold, K. Deakin, B. Griffith, Isabel Sáez Berruga, Samantha Smith, G. Tanner, P. Flowers
Abstract Efforts have been made to adapt the delivery of mental health care and support services to the demands of COVID-19. Here we detail the perspectives and experiences of mental health workers (MHWs), in relation to what they found helpful when adapting mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic and responding to its demands. Individual interviews were conducted with MHWs (n = 30) during the third COVID-19 lockdown. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and managed using NVIVO. Qualitative data was analyzed using an inductive thematic approach. Three themes emphasized the importance of: (1) ‘self-care and peer support (checking in with each other)’, (2) ‘team cohesion and collaboration’ and (3) ‘visible and supportive management and leadership (new ways of working)’. Our findings emphasize the importance of individual, team and systems-based support in helping MHWs maintain their own wellbeing, whilst adapting and responding to the challenges in providing mental health care and support during this pandemic. Guidance and direction from management, with adaptive leadership in providing sustained, efficient, and equitable delivery of mental healthcare, is essential. Our findings support future policy, research and mental health practice developments through sharing important salutogenic lessons learned and transferable insights which may help with preparedness for future pandemics.
{"title":"What have we learned about what works in sustaining mental health care and support services during a pandemic? Transferable insights from the COVID-19 response within the NHS Scottish context","authors":"N. Cogan, Heather Archbold, K. Deakin, B. Griffith, Isabel Sáez Berruga, Samantha Smith, G. Tanner, P. Flowers","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2022.2056386","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2022.2056386","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Efforts have been made to adapt the delivery of mental health care and support services to the demands of COVID-19. Here we detail the perspectives and experiences of mental health workers (MHWs), in relation to what they found helpful when adapting mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic and responding to its demands. Individual interviews were conducted with MHWs (n = 30) during the third COVID-19 lockdown. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and managed using NVIVO. Qualitative data was analyzed using an inductive thematic approach. Three themes emphasized the importance of: (1) ‘self-care and peer support (checking in with each other)’, (2) ‘team cohesion and collaboration’ and (3) ‘visible and supportive management and leadership (new ways of working)’. Our findings emphasize the importance of individual, team and systems-based support in helping MHWs maintain their own wellbeing, whilst adapting and responding to the challenges in providing mental health care and support during this pandemic. Guidance and direction from management, with adaptive leadership in providing sustained, efficient, and equitable delivery of mental healthcare, is essential. Our findings support future policy, research and mental health practice developments through sharing important salutogenic lessons learned and transferable insights which may help with preparedness for future pandemics.","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"51 1","pages":"164 - 188"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59188158","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 : 2022-03-14DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2022.2046925
P. Tyson, S. K. Davies, Sophie Scorey, W. Greville
Abstract Although clowns have traditionally been portrayed as figures of fun in popular culture, more recent representations have been of fear-inducing characters such as “Pennywise” from the book and movie “IT”. However, it is not known whether these representations reflect fear of clowns within the general population, and there is a lack of data on the extent of this phenomenon. This study investigated the prevalence of clown fear in an international population, and the severity of this fear in those who reported it. The Fear of Clowns Questionnaire (FCQ), was designed for this purpose. Psychometric data indicated high levels of reliability for our new scale, with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.980, and a split-half reliability coefficient of 0.973. Demographic factors associated with clown fear were also explored; gender, age and country of birth. An opportunist sample of 987 participants were surveyed, consisting of 790 females and 197 males, aged between 18 and 77 years (M = 29.79; SD = 11.08). Of these, 272 (27.6%) reported a fear of clowns, whilst 50 (5.1%) rated this fear as extreme. A higher prevalence of clown fear was found for females compared to males (29.6 vs. 19.3%) and with a higher severity according to the FCQ. Age was negatively correlated with clown fear, and participants from the Asian continent exhibited the highest frequency of clown fear. We conclude that fear of clowns is common in the general population, although extreme fear has a similar incidence to that of other specific phobias.
{"title":"Fear of clowns: An investigation into the prevalence of coulrophobia in an international sample","authors":"P. Tyson, S. K. Davies, Sophie Scorey, W. Greville","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2022.2046925","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2022.2046925","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Although clowns have traditionally been portrayed as figures of fun in popular culture, more recent representations have been of fear-inducing characters such as “Pennywise” from the book and movie “IT”. However, it is not known whether these representations reflect fear of clowns within the general population, and there is a lack of data on the extent of this phenomenon. This study investigated the prevalence of clown fear in an international population, and the severity of this fear in those who reported it. The Fear of Clowns Questionnaire (FCQ), was designed for this purpose. Psychometric data indicated high levels of reliability for our new scale, with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.980, and a split-half reliability coefficient of 0.973. Demographic factors associated with clown fear were also explored; gender, age and country of birth. An opportunist sample of 987 participants were surveyed, consisting of 790 females and 197 males, aged between 18 and 77 years (M = 29.79; SD = 11.08). Of these, 272 (27.6%) reported a fear of clowns, whilst 50 (5.1%) rated this fear as extreme. A higher prevalence of clown fear was found for females compared to males (29.6 vs. 19.3%) and with a higher severity according to the FCQ. Age was negatively correlated with clown fear, and participants from the Asian continent exhibited the highest frequency of clown fear. We conclude that fear of clowns is common in the general population, although extreme fear has a similar incidence to that of other specific phobias.","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"52 1","pages":"84 - 99"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45827506","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 : 2022-03-07DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2022.2046924
Boram Lee
Abstract This study examined the factorial structure and gender invariance of the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) among 582 Korean university students. Data were collected from 582 university students enrolled in a four-year university in the central region of Korea. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test four distinct factor models identified in previous studies. Analyses of multigroup invariance were also conducted to determine whether the PSS-10 items’ factorial structure exhibited gender invariance. Results indicated that the PSS-10 was the most adequately represented by a bifactor structure, composed of one general factor reflecting overlap across all 10 items and two separate factors of perceived stress and perceived coping. Multigroup invariance tests indicated that PSS-10 items were interpreted similarly between men and women and that responses could be meaningfully compared across gender. The study confirms that the PSS-10 is a theoretically sound instrument that is feasible for both research and university settings.
{"title":"Measurement invariance of the Perceived Stress Scale-10 across gender in Korean university students","authors":"Boram Lee","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2022.2046924","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2022.2046924","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study examined the factorial structure and gender invariance of the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) among 582 Korean university students. Data were collected from 582 university students enrolled in a four-year university in the central region of Korea. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test four distinct factor models identified in previous studies. Analyses of multigroup invariance were also conducted to determine whether the PSS-10 items’ factorial structure exhibited gender invariance. Results indicated that the PSS-10 was the most adequately represented by a bifactor structure, composed of one general factor reflecting overlap across all 10 items and two separate factors of perceived stress and perceived coping. Multigroup invariance tests indicated that PSS-10 items were interpreted similarly between men and women and that responses could be meaningfully compared across gender. The study confirms that the PSS-10 is a theoretically sound instrument that is feasible for both research and university settings.","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"52 1","pages":"70 - 83"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46380884","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 : 2022-02-24DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2022.2041265
Isabella D’Orta, A. Eytan, B. Saraceno
Abstract Mental health research is needed in African countries in order to improve quality of care at local levels. This paper presents the results of a study conducted in 2018 among one hundred care givers in two peripheral primary health care facilities in rural Kenya. Opened interviews were performed, with the aim of eliciting relevant issues. The body of knowledge generated by the Global Mental Health (GMH) movement was used as the theoretical frame of reference. Five broad topics emerged as particularly significant in the specific context of this study: a. a globally negative perception of mental illness; b. a lack of trained professionals associated with limited opportunities for task-sharing or task-shifting; c. an intense stigmatization of affected individuals; d. the importance of strengthening the collaboration between the formal health sector and traditional healers, and, e. the necessary efforts to be made in order to reach patients living in remote areas. Our study highlights the importance of actively detecting mental disorders, promoting initiatives to reduce stigma and adapting western designed tools for specific settings in low and middle income countries (LMICs).
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