Pub Date : 2021-09-15DOI: 10.1080/18387357.2021.1977666
K. King, K. Krysińska, Angela Nicholas
ABSTRACT Objective: This rapid review aimed to understand the rates of suicidal ideation and behaviours in men who are separated from intimate relationships, the co-occurrence of risk factors, and the effectiveness of suicide prevention interventions for them in order to inform future suicide prevention efforts. Method: The review method followed a streamlined systematic review process which facilitates an expedited review of the evidence related to the review questions. We searched three academic databases (Cochrane, Medline and PsycINFO) for peer-reviewed articles published between 2010 and 2019 in English using keywords related to men who are separated from an intimate relationship; suicidal thoughts, attempts and deaths; suicide rates; and suicide prevention interventions. Results: Four systematic reviews and 22 papers featuring primary studies were included in the review relating to suicide rates and risk. No papers were identified relating to the effectiveness of suicide prevention interventions for this group. The evidence base was rated as good. The findings suggest that men who are separated from an intimate relationship are at higher risk of suicide. Discussion: The review identified an increased risk of suicide among men who are separated, but no evidence about the effectiveness of suicide prevention interventions for them. More work is needed to unpack the interplay between personal and sociodemographic factors and the risk of suicide for separated men in order to inform suicide prevention efforts with these men.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-15DOI: 10.1080/18387357.2021.1977667
Kristen M. Abraham, Paige Erickson, M. Sata, Samantha Lewis
ABSTRACT Objective This study evaluated whether supervisory mentorship contributed to peer support specialists’ job satisfaction and burnout via pathways of role clarity and psychological empowerment after accounting for effects of demographic and workplace characteristics. The study also evaluated whether the recovery-orientation of the workplace contributed to peers’ job satisfaction and burnout. Method Peer support specialists from the United States (N = 117) completed an online questionnaire containing established self-report measures and questions about demographic and workplace characteristics. Results Multiple regression analysis indicated the included variables accounted for 61.9% of variance (p < .001) in job satisfaction and that mentoring from supervisors and a recovery-oriented workplace significantly (ps < .05) predicted job satisfaction. In a second multiple regression analysis, included variables accounted for 28.7% of variance (p < .01) in emotional exhaustion (the emotional component of burnout), where role clarity significantly (p < .05) predicted less emotional exhaustion. Mediation analyses of the cross-sectional data did not support the hypothesis that aspects of the supervisory relationship contributed to job satisfaction and burnout through role clarity and psychological empowerment. Discussion Mentoring from supervisors and the recovery-orientation of the workplace contribute to peers’ job satisfaction after accounting for factors, including role clarity and supervisory working alliance. Improving supervisors’ mentoring skills and adopting a recovery-orientation in mental health settings may bolster peers’ job satisfaction. Increasing peers’ role clarity may reduce burnout. Longitudinal research is needed to clarify associations between factors that may facilitate role clarity and mitigate burnout among peers.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-02DOI: 10.1080/18387357.2021.1985298
A. Reupert
For Editors, or at least for me, the peer review process can be instructive, helpful and stimulating, but also at times frustrating (I have one paper where I requested 23 reviewers before two reviewers accepted the invitation to review). It can be challenging to find appropriate reviewers and ensure they deliver timely, fair and constructive reports that serve to make the paper stronger, and hopefully not crush the authors’ spirits (too much), even if it is eventually a ‘reject’. Over the course of the pandemic, I have seen an increase in the number of submissions during the pandemic. Others have also commented on the unprecedented volume of research conducted during this time and the subsequent number of papers submitted to journals (Bauchner, Fontanarosa, & Golub, 2020). However, the quality of some COVID-related papers is at times questionable and where the tendency to deliver quick research has come at the expense of rigorous research. For example, of the total number of COVID-related papers submitted to Advances in Mental Health, 70% were rejected without going to review, with others still in review (and so possibly rejected in the long term). This is unfortunate because now more than ever it is critical that we offer timely, evidence-based articles that can be used to influence clinical practice and policy. Simultaneously, I have found it significantly more challenging to find reviewers during the pandemic, and I am not sure why, given the increase in publications. You would hope that as authors submit (and sometimes publish) more, they would review more, though I acknowledge that one does not necessarily follow the other. It could be that the pandemic has created a new field of research in which many do not feel confident to review. Additionally, recent trends suggest that the pandemic has impacted researchers differently, along gendered lines. As a result of stay-at-home orders and increased caring responsibilities, many academic women have struggled to research, resulting in a decreased number of publications by women, even though the proportion of research published by men has increased (Allen et al., 2021). Others have shown that men and women review papers differently (König & Ropers, 2021) but how the pandemic may have impacted peer reviewers along gender lines (including agreeing to review) is not clear. Research might be conducted to examine the proportionate number of women/male reviewers before and during the pandemic to explore this further. Notwithstanding these issues, this editorial serves to champion the many reviewers we call on for Advances in Mental Health, and especially during the pandemic. The peer review process is not without its critics, who point out that the process can result in publication delays and may not always identify errors, fraud or authors’ unethical behaviour. Peer reviewers can also be biased (either consciously or not) towards certain authors (on the basis of their gender, country or first language),
对编辑们来说，或者至少对我来说，同行评议过程可能是有益的、有益的、令人兴奋的，但有时也会令人沮丧(我有一篇论文，我邀请了23位评议人，最后才有两位评议人接受了邀请)。找到合适的审稿人，并确保他们提供及时、公平和建设性的报告，使论文更有说服力，并且希望不要摧毁作者的精神(太多)，这可能是一项挑战，即使它最终被“拒绝”。在大流行期间，我看到大流行期间提交的材料数量有所增加。其他人也评论了在此期间进行的前所未有的研究数量以及随后提交给期刊的论文数量(Bauchner, Fontanarosa， & Golub, 2020)。然而，一些与新冠病毒有关的论文的质量有时存在问题，而且提供快速研究的趋势是以牺牲严谨研究为代价的。例如，在提交给《精神卫生进展》的与covid相关的论文总数中，70%的论文没有经过审查就被拒绝了，其他论文仍在审查中(因此可能长期被拒绝)。这是不幸的，因为现在比以往任何时候都更重要的是，我们提供及时的、基于证据的文章，可以用来影响临床实践和政策。与此同时，我发现在大流行期间寻找审稿人要困难得多，鉴于出版物的增加，我不确定原因。你可能希望，随着作者提交的文章(有时是发表的文章)越来越多，他们的评论也会越来越多，尽管我承认，两者之间并不一定是相互依存的。可能是大流行创造了一个新的研究领域，许多人没有信心对其进行审查。此外，最近的趋势表明，大流行对研究人员的影响是不同的，按性别划分。由于呆在家里的命令和照顾责任的增加，许多学术女性很难进行研究，导致女性发表的论文数量减少，尽管男性发表的研究比例有所增加(Allen et al.， 2021)。其他研究表明，男性和女性审查论文的方式不同(König & Ropers, 2021)，但目前尚不清楚大流行如何影响按性别区分的同行审稿人(包括同意审查)。可以开展研究，在大流行之前和期间检查女性/男性审稿人的比例，以进一步探讨这一点。尽管存在这些问题，这篇社论还是为我们呼吁的许多审稿人提供支持，以促进精神卫生方面的进展，特别是在大流行期间。同行评议过程并非没有批评者，他们指出，这一过程可能导致出版延迟，而且可能并不总能发现错误、欺诈或作者的不道德行为。同行审稿人也可能对某些作者(基于他们的性别、国家或第一语言)、主题材料或方法方法(Walker & Rocha da Silva, 2015)有偏见(有意或无意)。一些审稿人认为这个过程是推动他们自己研究的机会，例如，要求作者引用审稿人自己的论文。评审过程可能会阻碍创新，因为它会拒绝那些提出替代方法或方法的论文，这些方法或方法与公认的或主流实践不同。然而,
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Pub Date : 2021-07-14DOI: 10.1080/18387357.2021.1949360
Marte Bentzen, Anders Farholm, A. Ivarsson, M. Sørensen
ABSTRACT Objectives Studies including people with severe mental illness (SMI) have reported beneficial effects from physical activity (PA) on psychiatric symptoms, quality of life, and global functioning. However, it is important to be regularly physically active to obtain these effects. Using the motivational lens of self-determination theory, the aim of the current study was to explore the dynamic interplay between satisfaction of psychological needs (autonomy, competence, relatedness) in PA and the patients’ weekly PA level. Methods The study had a longitudinal design, following 10 in-patients with dual diagnoses (SMI and addiction) over 12 weeks at a psychiatric ward offering physical activity as part of treatment. Data were collected 14 times with a questionnaire measuring psychological need satisfaction, while an accelerometer was used to objectively count steps to reflect participants average PA-level each week. To analyse the week-to-week relationships between the basic psychological needs and PA-level, the Bayesian dynamic p-technique analysis was used to explore both cross-sectional-, autoregressive- as well as cross-lagged effects between the constructs. Results The results indicated credible and strong positive autoregressive effects for all three psychological needs as well as for PA-level, and positive credible cross-sectional associations between all three psychological needs and PA-level. However, the cross-lagged effects were small and not credible for all three psychological needs in relation to PA-level. Conclusions In total, these results support the established positive relation between basic psychological need satisfaction and PA-level yet failed in finding any predictive effects between need satisfaction and PA-level.
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Pub Date : 2021-07-07DOI: 10.1080/18387357.2021.1948799
M. Posselt, M. Loughhead, Monika Ferguson, Heather McIntyre, M. Kenny, N. Procter
ABSTRACT This research explored participants’ experience and perceptions of a two-day suicide prevention education programme, and any impact that it has had on them and their work with refugees and asylum seekers since. At approximately six months post-training (May to September 2018), semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with 15 participants. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and thematically analysed. Thematic analysis of the data identified two overarching themes and five subthemes. The two overarching themes were: (1) Changes to the individual and their practice; and (2) The culture and context of the work. Participants described a range of impacts that the training had on them and their workplace, in both personal and professional domains. The study findings suggest that equipping workers with skills and knowledge in culturally tailored and evidence-based suicide prevention can lead to an increased sense of hope, optimism, confidence, and agency and reportedly enabled workers to more readily intervene when presented with clients directly or indirectly communicating suicidal ideation. Findings support existing literature regarding gatekeeper training effectiveness. However, given the unique context of asylum seeker and refugee suicide, they also extend our understanding of the impact of bespoke or tailored approaches to gatekeeper training.
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Pub Date : 2021-06-20DOI: 10.1080/18387357.2021.1942100
Dallas Frederikson, M. Shepherd, Ben Te Maro, S. Hetrick
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to understand the experience of school staff managing students who engage in self-harm and the role of a digital self-help tool in enhancing the mental well-being of adolescents in New Zealand. Method Semi-structured interviews with six members of staff across two high schools in South Canterbury, New Zealand, were conducted to gain feedback on their experience of responding to adolescents who are engaging in or have ideation of self-harm. Results Using thematic analysis, four themes were highlighted from the data; causes of self-harm, agencies, confidentiality and use of digital tools. This study emphasises the influence of predisposing factors and identifies current barriers for adolescents seeking help. This study identified how a digital self-help tool could eliminate some of the help-seeking barriers that prevent adolescents from seeking mental health support. Discussion The results of the study indicate that a self-help app could be beneficial for adolescents as a means of accessing help for psychological issues. Recommendations for the app include ensuring it is discreet and confidential and that it suggests alternate behaviours for the young person to engage in as a replacement for self-harming behaviour.
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Pub Date : 2021-06-16DOI: 10.1080/18387357.2021.1942101
Anna M. Ross, A. Morgan, A. Wake, A. Jorm, N. Reavley
ABSTRACT Objective Media portrayals of severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, psychosis and bipolar disorders, are often negative or prominently linked to violence or crime and consequently have a negative influence on public attitudes and behaviours. This study aimed to determine key stakeholders’ recommendations for improving news reporting of severe mental illness in the context of violence and crime. Method Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Australian key stakeholders including people with lived experience of severe mental illness (n = 12), news media professionals (n = 12) and mental health professionals (n = 8) with expertise in media reporting of mental illness. Data were analysed thematically. Results Recommendations for improving news reports of violence and crime were consistent with existing guidance for reporting on mental illness more generally. This covered inclusion of positive stories of the lived experience of severe mental illness, avoiding undue prominence of severe mental illness, and discussing underlying broader social issues. The importance of improving media professionals’ understanding of mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, psychosis and bipolar disorder was emphasised. Additional supports and resources were acknowledged as being necessary to facilitate change to media portrayals. Incentives for improving media portrayals barriers and enablers were also discussed. Discussion These findings indicate that it would be useful and feasible to implement guidelines for media reporting on severe mental illness that provide specific and detailed guidance for reporting on violence and crime. Feedback from participants has already informed the development of these guidelines, and the findings of this study will inform their implementation to help ensure widespread dissemination and uptake.
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Pub Date : 2021-05-27DOI: 10.1080/18387357.2022.2039072
James Knowles, Nicola S. Gray, A. John, Christopher O’Connor, J. Pink, Nicola J. Simkiss, R. Snowden
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to assess the trajectory of wellbeing and psychological distress in a UK sample by comparing data taken from the first and second UK lockdowns. Method Wellbeing (indexed via the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale) and psychological distress (indexed via the K10) were measured in two surveys in large online samples from Wales, UK. The first survey (n = 12,989) took place 11–16 weeks into the first UK lockdown and the second survey (n = 10,428) took place 4–11 weeks into the second UK lockdown. Results Levels of wellbeing were lower in the second survey compared to the first survey, which were already low compared to pre-pandemic data (2019). Clinically significant levels of psychological distress were found in 40.4% of participants in the second survey, representing a 9.8% increase in prevalence from the first survey. Poorer mental health was found in women, younger adults, and those from deprived areas. The greatest reduction in mental health was found in the youngest age group (16-24 years old). Discussion The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken to curb its spread continue to negatively impact the wellbeing of the UK population.
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Pub Date : 2021-05-08DOI: 10.1080/18387357.2021.1924067
Phillip Tchernegovski, Ridhima Malhotra, S. Stewart
ABSTRACT Objective Personal recovery is a concept that emphasises an individual’s unique process of achieving a meaningful and fulfilling life, even if mental illness symptoms are ongoing. This is in contrast to clinical perspectives that focus on reducing or eliminating symptoms. The aim of this study was to examine private practice psychologists’ perceptions of recovery in the context of mental illness. Method Semi-structured interviews were completed with eight psychologists who worked in private practice in Victoria, Australia. Analysis was conducted with Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Results Six of the eight participants were not familiar with frameworks of recovery. Instead, their views had largely been shaped by interactions with clients. There was a view that clients undertake a unique journey towards greater functioning and reflective awareness. Symptom reduction was also considered part of this journey. The therapeutic relationship with clients was viewed as crucial to recovery. Discussion Efforts are needed to educate mental health practitioners working in private practice about recovery. Mechanisms to achieve this could be the inclusion of recovery frameworks in pre-registration courses, directing recovery-focused training and resources towards the private practice sector and establishing explicit links between recovery and commonly employed therapeutic interventions.
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