Pub Date : 2022-04-28DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2022.2070051
Selwyn Stanley, S. Balakrishnan
ABSTRACT Family caregivers play a crucial role in providing care and support for people with mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia. A quantitative design was used to assess caregivers of people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia (PWS) in relation to their stress levels, perceived social support, resilience, and life satisfaction. Standardized instruments to assess the manifestation of the key variables were administered to 75 caregivers identified within a clinical setting in south India using survey methodology. Regression analyses reveal that while resilience mediates the influence of stress on life satisfaction, social support did not moderate the effect of stress on resilience.
{"title":"Family Caregiving in Schizophrenia: do stress, social support and resilience influence life satisfaction? - A quantitative study from India","authors":"Selwyn Stanley, S. Balakrishnan","doi":"10.1080/15332985.2022.2070051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2022.2070051","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Family caregivers play a crucial role in providing care and support for people with mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia. A quantitative design was used to assess caregivers of people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia (PWS) in relation to their stress levels, perceived social support, resilience, and life satisfaction. Standardized instruments to assess the manifestation of the key variables were administered to 75 caregivers identified within a clinical setting in south India using survey methodology. Regression analyses reveal that while resilience mediates the influence of stress on life satisfaction, social support did not moderate the effect of stress on resilience.","PeriodicalId":46241,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Mental Health","volume":"21 1","pages":"67 - 85"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46270422","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 : 2022-04-19DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2022.2063042
M. Despard, Andrae Banks, Lyneisha Dukes
ABSTRACT Prior research shows unemployment has a negative effect on mental health, yet whether this relationship is affected by financial factors is unknown. For example, having money in savings may mitigate the impact of job loss on mental health. We use structural equation modeling with data from the Socio-Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Survey with a nationally representative sample (N = 3,341) to examine COVID-19 related job loss and mental health as partially mediated by liquid assets and Financial Well-Being (FWB) and moderated by race and ethnicity as moderators. More than a quarter (28.34%) of participants said they experienced a job or income loss due to COVID-19, which was associated with greater psychological distress as measured by the PHQ-4. The structural model had excellent fit (RMSEA = 0.021); FWB partially mediated the relationship between job/income loss and mental health (p < .001), accounting for 49% of the total effect. However, liquid financial assets did not partially mediate this relationship. Black participants experienced very different direct and indirect effects. Social workers should assess and intervene concerning financial factors when individuals experience job loss. Job loss is different among Black individuals who face greater challenges related to structural racism yet also have greater resilience.
{"title":"COVID-19 job and income loss and mental health: the mediating roles of financial assets and well-being and the moderating role of race/ethnicity","authors":"M. Despard, Andrae Banks, Lyneisha Dukes","doi":"10.1080/15332985.2022.2063042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2022.2063042","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Prior research shows unemployment has a negative effect on mental health, yet whether this relationship is affected by financial factors is unknown. For example, having money in savings may mitigate the impact of job loss on mental health. We use structural equation modeling with data from the Socio-Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Survey with a nationally representative sample (N = 3,341) to examine COVID-19 related job loss and mental health as partially mediated by liquid assets and Financial Well-Being (FWB) and moderated by race and ethnicity as moderators. More than a quarter (28.34%) of participants said they experienced a job or income loss due to COVID-19, which was associated with greater psychological distress as measured by the PHQ-4. The structural model had excellent fit (RMSEA = 0.021); FWB partially mediated the relationship between job/income loss and mental health (p < .001), accounting for 49% of the total effect. However, liquid financial assets did not partially mediate this relationship. Black participants experienced very different direct and indirect effects. Social workers should assess and intervene concerning financial factors when individuals experience job loss. Job loss is different among Black individuals who face greater challenges related to structural racism yet also have greater resilience.","PeriodicalId":46241,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Mental Health","volume":"21 1","pages":"28 - 45"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43025521","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 : 2022-04-18DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2022.2064204
E. Tseris, Emmylou Brasser, Simon Tully, Melinda S. Jackson, Lindsay Ferguson
ABSTRACT It is well-known that people with psychiatric diagnoses experience disproportionate rates of homelessness. However, few studies have explored the perspectives and practices of mental health social workers in responding to clients experiencing homelessness. This article reports on findings from three focus groups with inpatient mental health social workers in Sydney, Australia. Three themes were identified: stuck in a crisis; reliance on sub-standard housing conditions; and pressures to discharge. The study reveals the challenges experienced by social workers in navigating scarce housing resources, and the limitations of a biomedical paradigm in failing to address the social determinants of mental distress.
{"title":"“Housing is such a major part of someone’s life”: mental health social work practice in the context of a housing affordability crisis","authors":"E. Tseris, Emmylou Brasser, Simon Tully, Melinda S. Jackson, Lindsay Ferguson","doi":"10.1080/15332985.2022.2064204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2022.2064204","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT It is well-known that people with psychiatric diagnoses experience disproportionate rates of homelessness. However, few studies have explored the perspectives and practices of mental health social workers in responding to clients experiencing homelessness. This article reports on findings from three focus groups with inpatient mental health social workers in Sydney, Australia. Three themes were identified: stuck in a crisis; reliance on sub-standard housing conditions; and pressures to discharge. The study reveals the challenges experienced by social workers in navigating scarce housing resources, and the limitations of a biomedical paradigm in failing to address the social determinants of mental distress.","PeriodicalId":46241,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Mental Health","volume":"21 1","pages":"46 - 66"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48685295","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 : 2022-04-15DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2022.2050878
Karina M. Vesco, Jessica M. LaCroix, Allison Bond, A. Fox, Sissi Ribeiro, Charles Darmour, Marjan Ghahramanlou-Holloway
ABSTRACT A gap between psychotherapy research and practice exists, and many social workers may not be informed about evidence-based techniques used in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for suicide prevention. Therefore, the purpose of this brief article is to introduce social workers to CBT targeting suicide risk in both outpatient and inpatient settings. Three clinical techniques incorporated into CBT for suicide are introduced: hope building, social support, and lethal means counseling. Practical tips, resources, and recommendations are offered to empower social workers to integrate these clinical tools into their current practice when working with clients at risk for suicide.
{"title":"Three clinical techniques from cognitive behavior therapy for suicide prevention","authors":"Karina M. Vesco, Jessica M. LaCroix, Allison Bond, A. Fox, Sissi Ribeiro, Charles Darmour, Marjan Ghahramanlou-Holloway","doi":"10.1080/15332985.2022.2050878","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2022.2050878","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT A gap between psychotherapy research and practice exists, and many social workers may not be informed about evidence-based techniques used in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for suicide prevention. Therefore, the purpose of this brief article is to introduce social workers to CBT targeting suicide risk in both outpatient and inpatient settings. Three clinical techniques incorporated into CBT for suicide are introduced: hope building, social support, and lethal means counseling. Practical tips, resources, and recommendations are offered to empower social workers to integrate these clinical tools into their current practice when working with clients at risk for suicide.","PeriodicalId":46241,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Mental Health","volume":"20 1","pages":"672 - 681"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48791314","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 : 2022-04-10DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2022.2062272
David L. Conley, Melinda J. Baum
ABSTRACT Mental healthcare interventions are effective, yet services and access remain limited, as most bills and appropriations fail. Forms of structural stigma exist in mental healthcare policymaking, but research is limited regarding factors affecting their presence. Thus, a content analysis was conducted on mental health-related legislation in order to identify forms of structural stigma as well as any legislative influences. Findings indicated that (1) legislator political party, chamber, and gender were all significantly associated with structural stigma, while (2) Republican party membership was a significant predictor. Mental health advocates may utilize these findings when targeting policymakers in their stigma reduction efforts.
{"title":"Predictors of structural stigma in state mental health legislation during the Trump administration","authors":"David L. Conley, Melinda J. Baum","doi":"10.1080/15332985.2022.2062272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2022.2062272","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Mental healthcare interventions are effective, yet services and access remain limited, as most bills and appropriations fail. Forms of structural stigma exist in mental healthcare policymaking, but research is limited regarding factors affecting their presence. Thus, a content analysis was conducted on mental health-related legislation in order to identify forms of structural stigma as well as any legislative influences. Findings indicated that (1) legislator political party, chamber, and gender were all significantly associated with structural stigma, while (2) Republican party membership was a significant predictor. Mental health advocates may utilize these findings when targeting policymakers in their stigma reduction efforts.","PeriodicalId":46241,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Mental Health","volume":"21 1","pages":"1 - 27"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46519110","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 : 2022-03-30DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2022.2053028
Evan Senreich, Jeffrey T. Steen, S. L. Ashenberg Straussner
ABSTRACT Over 5800 licensed social workers in 13 U.S. states responded to questions in an online survey regarding their use of mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services during different periods of their lives. As many as 69% of respondents reported ever having accessed mental health treatment, with only 6% having utilized SUD treatment. Among participants reporting a history of mental health problems, 89% utilized mental health treatment. However, only 35% of respondents who indicated a history of substance use problems reported using SUD services, with a much larger proportion of this cohort (84%) reporting use of mental health services.
{"title":"Utilization of mental health and substance use disorder services by social workers in 13 U.S. states","authors":"Evan Senreich, Jeffrey T. Steen, S. L. Ashenberg Straussner","doi":"10.1080/15332985.2022.2053028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2022.2053028","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Over 5800 licensed social workers in 13 U.S. states responded to questions in an online survey regarding their use of mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services during different periods of their lives. As many as 69% of respondents reported ever having accessed mental health treatment, with only 6% having utilized SUD treatment. Among participants reporting a history of mental health problems, 89% utilized mental health treatment. However, only 35% of respondents who indicated a history of substance use problems reported using SUD services, with a much larger proportion of this cohort (84%) reporting use of mental health services.","PeriodicalId":46241,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Mental Health","volume":"20 1","pages":"682 - 701"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48915697","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 : 2022-03-28DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2022.2055438
Gabriela Ksinan Jiskrova, Sunny H. Shin
ABSTRACT Childhood maltreatment (CM) has been associated with depression symptoms in adulthood; however, the links between CM and other depression-related constructs are insufficiently understood. This study tested whether CM was associated with depression symptoms as well as depressive implicit associations (IA). Young adults (N = 208; mean age = 19.7) completed self-report measures of CM and depression symptoms, and a computer-based behavioral task assessing depressive IA. CM was associated with depressive IA; furthermore, CM was related to depression symptoms above and beyond depressive IA. Both depression symptoms and depressive IA may uniquely contribute to the development of depression disorder in CM-exposed individuals.
{"title":"Childhood maltreatment, depressive implicit associations and depression symptoms in young adulthood","authors":"Gabriela Ksinan Jiskrova, Sunny H. Shin","doi":"10.1080/15332985.2022.2055438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2022.2055438","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Childhood maltreatment (CM) has been associated with depression symptoms in adulthood; however, the links between CM and other depression-related constructs are insufficiently understood. This study tested whether CM was associated with depression symptoms as well as depressive implicit associations (IA). Young adults (N = 208; mean age = 19.7) completed self-report measures of CM and depression symptoms, and a computer-based behavioral task assessing depressive IA. CM was associated with depressive IA; furthermore, CM was related to depression symptoms above and beyond depressive IA. Both depression symptoms and depressive IA may uniquely contribute to the development of depression disorder in CM-exposed individuals.","PeriodicalId":46241,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Mental Health","volume":"20 1","pages":"702 - 715"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45212431","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 : 2022-03-24DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2022.2055439
Svetlana Rzanova, Alena Vobolevich, S. Dmitrichenkova, E. Dolzhich, L. Mamedova
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to identify the challenges and prospects of distance education for adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main research method was the survey. Teenagers, parents and teachers were interviewed (330 people). One of the leaders of the study was a representative of the Technical Institute of NEFU in Neryungri. The results of the study made it possible to identify and analyze the main inconveniences of distance learning that young people suffered from. The following difficulties were identified: different teaching approaches (48.2%), lack of technical devices (7.6%), an increase in the number of homework assignments (86%).
{"title":"Distance learning challenges and prospects during Covid-19 in the context of adolescent education","authors":"Svetlana Rzanova, Alena Vobolevich, S. Dmitrichenkova, E. Dolzhich, L. Mamedova","doi":"10.1080/15332985.2022.2055439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2022.2055439","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to identify the challenges and prospects of distance education for adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main research method was the survey. Teenagers, parents and teachers were interviewed (330 people). One of the leaders of the study was a representative of the Technical Institute of NEFU in Neryungri. The results of the study made it possible to identify and analyze the main inconveniences of distance learning that young people suffered from. The following difficulties were identified: different teaching approaches (48.2%), lack of technical devices (7.6%), an increase in the number of homework assignments (86%).","PeriodicalId":46241,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Mental Health","volume":"20 1","pages":"716 - 734"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44971709","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 : 2022-03-23DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2022.2048335
Jenni Cammaert
ABSTRACT This paper used a structural perspective to examine unmet healthcare needs in women at risk for eating disorders in Canada utilizing the Canadian Community Health Survey. The results revealed that body dissatisfied women had reported significantly higher unmet needs compared to body satisfied women (χ 2(1) =29.31, p < .05). Body dissatisfied women were also more likely to identify structural reasons for unmet needs. Considering the high costs associated with eating disorders, barriers creating inequitable health services need to be addressed in clinical practice, organizational structures, policy, and in research to improve treatment pathways.
摘要:本文采用结构视角，利用加拿大社区健康调查，研究加拿大饮食失调风险妇女未满足的医疗保健需求。结果显示，与身材满意的女性相比，身材不满意的女性报告的未满足需求明显更高(χ 2(1) =29.31, p < 0.05)。身材不满意的女性也更有可能找出未满足需求的结构性原因。考虑到与饮食失调相关的高成本，需要在临床实践、组织结构、政策和研究中解决造成不公平卫生服务的障碍，以改善治疗途径。
{"title":"Unmet health care needs among women at risk for developing an eating disorder in Canada: A structural perspective","authors":"Jenni Cammaert","doi":"10.1080/15332985.2022.2048335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2022.2048335","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper used a structural perspective to examine unmet healthcare needs in women at risk for eating disorders in Canada utilizing the Canadian Community Health Survey. The results revealed that body dissatisfied women had reported significantly higher unmet needs compared to body satisfied women (χ 2(1) =29.31, p < .05). Body dissatisfied women were also more likely to identify structural reasons for unmet needs. Considering the high costs associated with eating disorders, barriers creating inequitable health services need to be addressed in clinical practice, organizational structures, policy, and in research to improve treatment pathways.","PeriodicalId":46241,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Mental Health","volume":"20 1","pages":"604 - 624"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44912981","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 : 2022-03-20DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2021.2007438
José Berríos-Riquelme, Jorge Maluenda-Albornoz, Gustavo Castillo-Rozas
ABSTRACT Most international immigrants have mental health problems because of perceived discrimination. This research aims to analyze the possible mediating role of self-esteem in the impact of perceived discrimination on the mental health problems of the four most extensive South American immigrant nationalities in Chile. It involved 772 immigrants who have been living in this country for longer than a year. The results indicate that self-esteem would play a mediating role in two nationalities. We conclude by considering the importance and implications of self-esteem as a variable for intervention from social work in the immigration field.
{"title":"Perceived discrimination and mental health of South American immigrants in Chile: the mediator role of the self-esteem in four nationalities","authors":"José Berríos-Riquelme, Jorge Maluenda-Albornoz, Gustavo Castillo-Rozas","doi":"10.1080/15332985.2021.2007438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2021.2007438","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Most international immigrants have mental health problems because of perceived discrimination. This research aims to analyze the possible mediating role of self-esteem in the impact of perceived discrimination on the mental health problems of the four most extensive South American immigrant nationalities in Chile. It involved 772 immigrants who have been living in this country for longer than a year. The results indicate that self-esteem would play a mediating role in two nationalities. We conclude by considering the importance and implications of self-esteem as a variable for intervention from social work in the immigration field.","PeriodicalId":46241,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Mental Health","volume":"20 1","pages":"282 - 298"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47548286","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}
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