Browsing by Subject "Mental health"
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A Descriptive Study of Emotional Well-Being Among Women in Ghana
(2012)Mental illness is prevalent worldwide in all cultures with varying manifestations. Its socioeconomic impact cannot be underestimated. Mental health accounts for as much as 14 percent of the global disease burden (Prince, ... -
A mixed-methods study to validate a measure of and explore influences on child mental health in Eldoret, Kenya
(2017)Background: In Kenya, approximately 14.5% of children and youth meet criteria for a mental disorder. Despite this high burden, research is very limited related to mental health problems this population. Research is needed ... -
A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective on Factors Affecting Successful Transition to Adulthood for Youth with Severe Emotional Disturbances.
(Child & adolescent social work journal : C & A, 2022-11)This study elicited the perspectives of youth, caregivers, service providers and researchers to explore how communities can best support the transition to adulthood for youth ages 16-21 with mental health and functional ... -
A Nationally Representative Survey of Depression Symptoms among Jordanian Adolescents: Associations with Depression Stigma, Depression Etiological Beliefs, and Likelihood to Seek Help for Depression
(2017)Problem and Purpose: Arab adolescents are considered a particularly vulnerable population to depression. The substantial lack of mental health services and the stigma associated with mental illness on the one hand; and poverty, ... -
Aging in South Asia: Attitudes/Beliefs of Elders in Southern India and Long-Term Care of the Elderly in Southern Sri Lanka
(2013)Developing nations in Asia are posed to experience a significant increase in the population of older adults living in their respective societies. Over the coming decades, India, the second most populous country in the entire ... -
Association of Black Race With Physical and Chemical Restraint Use Among Patients Undergoing Emergency Psychiatric Evaluation
(2022)Objective: Few studies have examined the disproportionate use of restraints for Black adults receiving emergency psychiatric care. This study sought to determine whether the odds of physical and chemical restraint use were ... -
Associations between Self-Stigma and Emotional Wellbeing Among Orphans
(2022)Researchers have been searching for ways to improve outcomes for orphaned and separated children (OSC) worldwide. OSC have a particularly high rate of mental health disorders and lower emotional wellbeing. Stigma has been ... -
Branded: How Mental Disorder Labels Alter Task Performance in Perception and Reality
(2013)Extensive evidence demonstrates how mental illness symptomatology can inhibit perceptions of and actual performance on important tasks. However, receiving treatment from the medical establishment for such symptomatology ... -
Caring and thriving: An international qualitative study of caregivers of orphaned and vulnerable children and strategies to sustain positive mental health
(Children and Youth Services Review, 2019-03-01)© 2018 Background: Child well-being is associated with caregiver mental health. Research has focused on the absence or presence of mental health problems, such as depression, in caregivers. However, positive mental health ... -
Developing and Validating a Perinatal Depression Screening Tool in Bungoma County, Kenya
(2016)Background: Depression-screening tools exist and are widely used in Western settings. There have been few studies done to explore whether or not existing tools are valid and effective to use in sub-Saharan Africa. Our study ... -
Documenting the Contextualization and Implementation of mhGAP-HIG in Post-earthquake Nepal
(2016)Background: The burden of mental health is increased in humanitarian settings, and needs to be addressed in emergency situations. The World Health Organization has recently released the mental health Global Action Programme ... -
Evaluating the Impact of the North Carolina Art Therapy Institute’s Newcomer’s Program
(2019)Refugees and asylum seeking children (Newcomers) enter the U.S.A. with little psychosocial support, despite having consistently higher rates of mental health problems. Art therapy has been seen as a potentially powerful ... -
Evaluating the Long-Term Outcomes of a Mental Health Intervention in Tanzanian Youth Living with HIV
(2020)Six percent of the world’s population of youth living with HIV (YLWH) reside in Tanzania. Despite scale up of antiretroviral therapy (ART), poor ART adherence contributes to AIDS related morbidity and mortality in YLWH. ... -
Evaluation of an Eight-week Yoga Program for Children Living in Orphanages in Haiti: A Preliminary Study of Child Mental Health
(2014)<bold>Objective:</bold> Posttraumatic stress due to trauma exposure in childhood disconnects the mind and body, producing a chronic state of anxiety and ill health that worsens into adulthood. In order to mitigate the harmful ... -
Examination of Health Care Transition, Health Status, and Functional Outcomes Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Intellectual Disability
(2020)Adolescence is a period marked by tremendous social, emotional and physical changes; however, adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with intellectual disability (ID), who must navigate this period with limitations in intellectual ... -
Examining the Psychosocial Context of Mental Health: Bhutanese Refugees and Their Story of Resettlement.
(2012)Over 100,000 Bhutanese refugees are in the process of being resettled from southeastern Nepal to eight different Western countries--the majority of whom are resettling to the United States. Refugees are universally at higher ... -
Expanding Mental Health Services Delivery for Depression in the Community from Burma in North Carolina: A Paraprofessional Training Program
(2015)The scope of my dissertation project was to investigate the training of community leaders, including religious leaders, in the delivery of individual cognitive-behavioral support for depression in the community from Burma ... -
Experiences of Lay Counselors Providing a Family-Based Therapy in Kenya: A Focus on Identity, Stress, Burnout, Motivation, and Self-Efficacy
(2019)As health systems continue to implement task shifting models to overcome health access barriers and inequity, it is critical to understand the experiences of lay individuals in these new roles. This is particularly true ... -
Exploring Mental Health Profiles and Drinking Patterns of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients in Tanzania
(2019)Background: Globally, traumatic brain injury (TBI) accounts for the highest burden of deaths and disabilities globally. Studies suggest a complex relationship between injury, mental health, and alcohol. Though hazardous ... -
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Perceived Impacts of Automated Psychological Support on Perinatal Women in Kenya
(2020)Background: Perinatal depression in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is common and associated with many negative outcomes. Although effective interventions exist, many cases in LMICs remain untreated due to a lack ...
