women s mental health and neighbourhood development

... psychological distress and mood symptoms (symptoms of depression, anxiety, perceived stress and post-traumatic stress symptoms), and personality (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, ... mood symptoms were assessed with three questionnaires Symptoms of anxiety and depression were assessed with the 14-item Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), resulting in summed anxiety and ... Anthropometrics Blood pressure Composite outcome Metabolic syndrome Results are presented as regression coefficient(SE) or odds ratio (OR) PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic

Ngày tải lên: 23/09/2020, 11:15

... variable Self-compassion was assessed using the 12-item Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form (Raes et al., 2011), which measures individuals’ self-compassionate responses to their stressful experiences ... to psychological distress and a wide range of physical (e.g., dizziness, indigestion, pain) and mental health problems (e.g., depression, traumatic stress symptoms, substance use) (Stroebe, Schut, ... situations (Leary et al., 2007) A meta-analysis of 14 studies, which included student samples, found large effects of self-compassion on psychological distress, such as depression, anxiety, and stress

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2022, 06:00

... access to services and social resources, as well as knowl-edge about health and health risk factors have been discussed Some studies support the hypothesis that behavioural factors such as smoking, ... children, and adolescents [1] Previous studies in adolescents have found associations between socioeconomic status and indicators of mortality and morbidity as well as self-rated health [2–10] Subjective ... inequalities have also been considered; perceptions of place in the social hierarchy cause psychosocial processes such as negative emotions, shame, and distrust [19] This could foster antisocial

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2022, 09:07

... world) is mental health This is a serious omission The disease fundamentally affects people's mental health in many different ways and this has implications for those infected by the disease, their ... patients with HIV/AIDS in the United States Substance use Anxiety disorders Mood disorders (affects women more than men) Psychotic illnesses Sleep disturbances Neuropsychiatric disorders due ... links between HIV/AIDS and mental health Understand the research and service gaps and prioritise these Ensure that what we already know feeds into services Examine possibilities for future research

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 00:20

... to a strong tion between negative self-related cognitions and attribution stylesincluding low self-esteem, low self-consciousness and helplessness indepressive adolescents (Harter and Jackson, ... Gardnerand Oswald 2007).4The questionnaire consists of 12 statements about aspects of being relating to worry, tension or sleeplessness The respondent isasked to report his/her status over the past ... Panels A and Bshow results for boys and for girls respectively Column 1 shows that a positive association with the first factor (“anxiety and depression”) is set against a negative association

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... education providers can use curriculum-based assessments on a frequent basis to assess the developmental strengths and needs of children On-going assessment provides specific and timely information ... emotional expressions • Sensitivity: level of response to sensory experiences such as light, sound, textures, smells, tastes • Adaptability: the child’s ease in adjusting to changes in routines or in ... processes can support programs to individualize services to address the social emotional outcomes for each child Screening tools are assessments that determine if a child’s developmental skills

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 22:20

... various stages in women’s lives as well as the special dental needs and considerations that will be encountered. Problems such as osteoporosis, Sjögren’s disease, temporomandibular disorders, ... gender-based biology and its implications for women’s health. This report states that by understanding the roles of sex and gender in biology, scientists can better understand these effects on disease ... Women’s Oral Health Issues has been developed by the American Dental Association’s Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations (CAPIR) Women’s Oral Health Issues is one

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 10:20

... airplanes, bus advertisements, Web sites, and use of women journalists such as Cokie Roberts or Connie Chung • Disseminate program messages at the community level to physicians’ offices, pharmacies, ... channels: media, schools, PTAs, worksites, departments of health, national women’s organizations, women’s groups, and other health organizations including those focused on breast cancer, osteoporosis, ... • Disseminate messages at regional and local levels through channels, such as churches, post offices, community health clinics, grocery stores, beauty shops, and workplaces • R ECOMMENDATIONS FOR

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 20:20

... investigates possible physical causes for Matt’s distress but finds none Based on discussions with Matt and his parents, the pediatrician suspects that Matt has depression and refers him to a mental health ... professionals’ awareness of warning signs and the administration of screening tools—and show the process for assessing and developing successful interventions and treatments Children, adolescents, caregivers, ... process can help these agencies make initial placements and arrangements that are safe for the youth and others Such screenings also assist in prioritizing assessments by a professional to address

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 03:20

... taboos, stealing and adultery Attributions for the mental illness of some in this study included the use of sorcery and witchcraft, possession by evil spirits, and adultery Madness is also associated ... 'spoiled' status, as in Akua's statement, implies a loss of a person's essential humanity and carries a moral charge The implication is that those with mental illness may be subject to forms ... madness and is visited by people from as far afield as the Ashanti region and sometimes beyond Treatment at prayer camps and shrines often involves a lengthy stay of several months; sometimes up

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 14:21

... refers to the process of having midlevel professionals, such as nurses and physician’s assistants, and paraprofessionals, such as community psychosocial workers, take on responsibil-ities assumed ... this study, the rater was a psychosocial counselor trained on assessments using the GAPD The psychosocial counse-lor’s assessment was compared with the expatriate psy-chologist’s and psychiatrist’s ... trained mental health professionals, as described above The psychosocial counselor rated children in four areas: depression caseness, PTSD caseness, other psychosocial caseness, and GAPD score

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:22

... does not exist This suggests that the investment figure is a proxy for seriousness in establishing good policy and practice Such sincerity of intent is not always present: the area of mental health ... across all four index categories, while those in the middle tend to be less consistent l Real investment sets apart those seriously addressing the issue and those creating “Potemkin policies” ... complexities of large-scale innovation present in any medical field as well as the institutional interests of existing structures, such as psychiatric hospitals lData in the index’s “Access to health services”

Ngày tải lên: 04/12/2015, 00:14

... “0” score to “5 or more times a week” with “3” score The first part of the CPSS assesses PTSD symptoms and the second part assesses the impact of symptoms on daily activities Item 18 which asks ... This shows strong internal reliability and consistency of the administered measure to the respondents Post-traumatic stress disorder was assessed using PTSD Checklist (PCL)-5 The results from a ... depression Depression severity was strongly correlated with riskier sexual behaviors in this study [6] Mood disorders, anxiety disorders and substance abuse have also been found among female sex

Ngày tải lên: 10/01/2020, 08:47

... behaviours (see Additional file 2: Table S1) The specific outcomes in these studies include: depressive symptoms, anxiety and social anxiety, moods, emotions and composite scores on assessments that ... Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (Goodman 1997) Nine of the studies were cross-sectional surveys and they reported on mixed sex samples across the various age groups Family structure was assessed ... disobedient and hostile behaviour towards adults and authority figures); and composite scores on assessments that measure a range of externalising behaviours (referred to by some authors as ‘under-controlled

Ngày tải lên: 10/01/2020, 12:57

... civilian/normative samples Significant effect sizes reached from small to moderate values; the largest effect sizes were found for overall problems and specifically for anxious/depressive symptoms and aggressive ... responsibility for younger siblings or household duties to fears for the absent parent’s safety While some of these effects may have positive aspects, such as promoting the acquisition of new skills ... problems, and aggressive behavior, and to additionally assess whether the age of the child had an effect on this association Page of 10 To summarize, the aims of this meta-analysis were as follows:

Ngày tải lên: 10/01/2020, 12:59

... issue and are no longer able to the same tasks they were once able to Last, due to the high physical and mental demands of the job and the strict fitness and health standards, physical and mental ... Diagnostic Interview (WHO-CIDI 2.1) [60] was used to assess the presence of past-year mental disorders The following disorders were measured against Diagnostic and The K-10 [62] was used to assess ... months) and had limited responses in the “a lot” category Thus the responses were also dichotomized (experienced felt stigma: yes/no) Physical health Physical health was assessed using a single self-report

Ngày tải lên: 10/01/2020, 13:10

... physical symptoms such as bloating and breast tenderness as well as depressive symptoms Oral contraceptives have numerous health advantages, such as prevention of bone loss and decreased risks ... behaviors, including use of laxatives, diuretics, and appetite suppressants 6 Clinical Manual of Women s Mental Health Table 1–2 Psychiatric assessment of women: clinically significant considerations ... Psychiatric Assessment of Women Gender-specific aspects of the psychiatric assessment of women are summarized in Table 1–2 Clinicians should be alert to the elements of the history that are specifically...

Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 02:20

... and abuse; and intervention and treatment systems issues Studies were particularly abundant in areas such as depression, substance use disorders, perinatal mental health, trauma and abuse, and gender-specific ... that is distributed to prevention specialists http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/prevalert/v6/5.aspx Screening and Assessing Adolescents for Substance Use Disorders (TIP 31) Substance use can disrupt ... responsibilities.72,73 In addition, women face higher rates of depression and report higher rates of post-disaster stress symptoms.72,74 Lessons from disaster experiences reveal that response...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 13:20

... Analyst, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation; Susan Salasin, Director, Women and Violence Program, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ... many cultures, mental illness is something that you just don’t discuss For these reasons, women can feel that if they discuss their mental health with a professional, they are being disloyal to ... also get help from any licensed mental health professional or the resources listed in the back of this booklet Seeking treatment for mental illness is not a sign of weakness It is a sign of strength...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 11:20

... multidimensional and espouses a social model of health It defines health as ‘a positive concept emphasising social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities.’ The emphasis of the social ... socio-cultural and environmental factors, community and social support, stressors and life events, personal behaviour and skills, and availability and access to health services, may all be seen to exercise ... interview based study of depressed women in the US advances a similar view She stresses that the importance women place on their personal relationships with husbands and partners tends to cause them...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 12:20