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The impact of subjective, interpersonal, and structural social isolation on the mental health of African Americans and Black Caribbeans Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Harry O. Taylor, Kazumi Tsuchiya, Ann W. Nguyen, Robert Joseph Taylor
Research on social isolation and mental health among Black populations is underdeveloped. Using a nationally representative sample, our study examined the association between social isolation, depr...
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Subjective religiosity and mental health service utilization: a descriptive study of the help-seeking attitudes and behaviors of students attending an HBCU Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Val Livingston, Tonia Benjamin, Jenasha Freeman, Carmen Goode, Yazmin Jones, Wendy Salgado
This study sought answers to two questions; Do high levels of subjective religiosity negatively impact collegiate utilization of professional mental health services? Do college students with high l...
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The lay meaning (s) and understanding of depression among the middle-aged and elderly patients at Butabika Hospital. Implication for formal mental healthcare utilisation in Uganda Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Sumani Ganafa
This article explores the lay meaning(s) and understanding of depression among middle-aged and elderly patients in Uganda and its impact on treatment seeking. Through an interpretive phenomenologic...
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An HBCU examination: flourishing and psychological well-being of college students during a pandemic Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Breshell Jackson-Nevels, Dianne Davis-Wagner, Insoo Chung, Gardenella Green, Kirsten S. Ericksen
While existing research has examined academic success and resiliency among Black college students, more attention should be given to explore flourishing and psychological well-being amidst a pandem...
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Hospital social workers and mental health: essential roles during the COVID-19 pandemic Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Toula Kourgiantakis, Shelley L. Craig, Deepy Sur, Barbara Muskat, Alexa Kirkland
Hospital social workers play a critical role during public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined how hospital social workers describe essential roles and responsibil...
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A new tool for measuring the caregiver burden of children with intellectual disability Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Twinkal, Jagdish Jadhav
A new tool was designed to evaluate the level of burden experienced by caregivers of children with intellectual disability (ID) in the northern Indian context. The instrument has been utilized to c...
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Connecting people to conservation agencies through social media posts: an examination of the power of marketing that zoos maintain Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Ezekiel Miller
We examined one calendar year of Facebook posts by 10 AZA accredited zoos to compare how often zoos mention small, large, and government conservation agencies. Findings include no significant diffe...
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Cross-sectoral collaborations between nonprofit organizations and businesses: implications for organizations providing mental health rehabilitation services Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Noga Pitowsky-Nave, Michal Almog-Bar, Hillel Schmid
This article presents a case study of a community garden in Israel, the product of a collaboration between a Social Service Nonprofit Organization (SSNO) providing mental health rehabilitation serv...
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Effectively supporting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) young people with their mental health and wellbeing – does this matter or exist in Australia? Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Betty Luu, Levi Fox, Mary Jo McVeigh, Jioji Ravulo
This paper presents a systematic review that assessed the different types of mental health programs and interventions available for young people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) ba...
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Caregiving experience associated with unpaid carers of persons with schizophrenia: a scoping review Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Yu-Ching Liu
This scoping review focuses on how the caregiving experience of unpaid carers of persons with schizophrenia (CPSs) is understood in the literature. One hundred and eighteen studies were included. P...
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Migrant fathers and mental health concern: perceived paternal attachment, self-esteem, maternal nurturance, and mental health problems among left-behind adolescents Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Zubaida Shaheen, Tanvir Akhtar, Muhammad Waris Saeed Khan
The current study aims to investigate the factors associated with mental health problems to draw the attention of the health experts to design interventions to improve the migrant father–adolescent...
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Mental health needs among resettled refugee women from Syria: presentation of depression, anxiety and PTSD Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Erum Agha, Gary S. Cuddeback, J. Carolyn Crowder
Exposure to traumatic events increases the risk for mental health problems which may remain undiagnosed and intensify over time. This study uses qualitative methods and culturally relevant vignette...
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Qualitative exploration of the dog acquisition process during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact on owners’ loneliness and isolation Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Sahana Sridar, Mary Elizabeth Rauktis
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the psychological toll created by social isolation led people to explore animal companionship via pandemic puppies. Studies have indicated that caring for a companion ...
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Mindfulness and mothering in Baltimore city: how mindfulness training impacts black women’s transition into motherhood Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Maura Tennor, Deborah Gioia, Jerusalem Anderson, Stacey Stephens, Wendy Lane, Shasha Satchell
Mindfulness has been shown to increase parental well-being in multi-faceted ways, yet we do not invest in broad applications of mindfulness training for those most in need. The overall aim of this ...
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Substance use in university students: a comprehensive examination of its effects on academic achievement and psychological well-being Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Fayaz Ahmad Paul, Aasim Ur Rehman Ganie, Danishwar Rasool Dar
This article delves into the escalating challenge of mental health and substance abuse among university and college students. It underscores the mounting worry over mental health care crises within...
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COVID-19: social isolation, social support, and depression among rural older adults Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Jung Sim Jun, Kyoung Hag Lee, Joyce Baptist, Arely Yanez, April Zimmermann
The purpose of this mixed-method study was to better understand how social isolation and support would be associated with depression among older adults in rural areas in the U.S. during the COVID-1...
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Phenomenological qualitative program evaluation of Goat Yoga: “the best belly laugh” Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Teri Berbel, Regina T. Praetorius
There is evidence that animal-assisted interventions are helpful for anxiety and depression and that yoga helps with trauma symptoms. “Goat Yoga” has been popularized but has not been studied for i...
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Twitter sentiments and mental health services in the United States Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Gaurav R. Sinha, Christopher R. Larrison, Ian Brooks
Current understanding of the expressions of people who have lived experiences of mental illness on social media about mental health services is limited, particularly relating to state-wide variatio...
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Nonsuicidal self injury among young adults and adolescents: Historical, cultural and clinical understandings Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Arthur J. Lurigio, Danielle Nesi, Stacey M. Meyers
This article reviews the nature and prevalence of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suggests how it can be better recognized and treated in the mental health community. Throughout history, NSSI ha...
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Perceptions of self-care, coping & the impact of sexual trauma among social work students Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Mandy Magalhaes, Taylor Hall, Pamela Szczygiel
Approximately one in three women in the United States have experienced sexual trauma. The impact of sexual trauma is of significant concern as women account for a majority of social workers (NASW, ...
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“Whoever takes the dog gets the house”: How older adults negotiate, budget, and deploy resources for multispecies family health and well-being Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-10-15 Jennifer W. Applebaum, Carlyn Ellison
In this study, we interrogate the ways that older adult pet owners exercise their agency within the limits of their social statuses to allocate their resources for the management of the health need...
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Older people’s perceptions of how eye movement integration therapy facilitates their processing of trauma symptoms Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-09-11 Andrea Visagie, Adrian D. Van Breda
The study aims to describe the perceptions that trauma-exposed older people hold about how Eye Movement Integration therapy (EMI) facilitates their processing of trauma symptoms. Ten older persons ...
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Beyond secondary trauma: A systematic review of shared trauma research in the U.S. Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-08-27 Brittany Stahnke, Kyra Firestone
Along with the focus on trauma in various fields and curriculums in recent years, the emergence of literature on shared trauma – the affective, behavioral, cognitive, spiritual, and multimodal resp...
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An exploratory analysis of overeating patterns among sexual and gender minority youth Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-08-22 Gio Iacono, Leah Holle, Jamie Smith, Hsiu-Ju Lin, Breana Bietsch, Ryan J. Watson
This study utilized a U.S. national dataset of sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) to examine the relationships between gender identity, sexual orientation, and overeating. Results indicate tra...
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Using modern technologies for prevention of suicidal behavior among adolescents Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-08-21 Alexina Li, Olga Aimaganbetova, Zhanat Baktybayev, Mariya Koishibayeva, Aidos Makhmutov, Meiramkul Murzagulova
The study aimed to examine the effectiveness of an intervention using a smartphone application for psychological self-help among adolescents at risk of suicidal behavior. Over 12 weeks, a proprieta...
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A trans-conceptual model for suicide prevention in social work practice: military and veteran populations as an example Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-08-07 Josh Bylotas
Despite the multi-disciplinarity of suicidology, social work’s contribution to the conceptual framing of suicide has been limited. Consequently, modern prevention efforts insufficiently reflect per...
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Negative social exchange and perceived stress: do relationships influence a person’s stress appraisal? Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-08-04 Adrian J. Archuleta, Mona A. Dajani, Kyee Altranice
Perceived stress is strongly related to a person’s mental health and risk for disease and disability. Negative social exchange is a pervasive source of negative interaction that influences a person...
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A brief report on health disparities between people with depression and people without depression in the United States Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Ingyu Moon, Abbie K. Frost
This research aims to illuminate health disparities between people with depression and those without. A sample of 27,164 people without depression and 3,797 people with self-reported depression wer...
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Self-disclosure of mental illness in the college classroom: the role of stigma and avoidance Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Christopher D. Gjesfjeld, Jeffrey H. Kahn
Many college students identify having a mental health condition, yet students may be ambivalent about self-disclosing their mental health. While stigma and self-disclosure have been examined in res...
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Family members’ restricted visitations in psychiatric hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for social workers in mental health systems Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Ron Shor, Anat Shalev
Restricted visitations of family members of persons with mental illness in psychiatric hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic can limit their ability to fulfill the caregiving role. A qualitative s...
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Initiating perinatal depression screening in rural WIC clinics: WIC provider perceptions of barriers and facilitators Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-05-24 Addie Weaver, Caroline Landry, Marni Jacobson, Rachael Whitted, Hidaya Zeaiter, Danae Ross, Stephanie Hall, Joshua Holzworth, Blessing Egbuogu, Fonda N. Smith, Alexander Butterfield
Rural residents experience higher rates of perinatal depression (PND) than non- rural peers; yet are less likely to receive screening. The Supplemental Special Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,...
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Mental health clinicians’ reflections on working with child welfare cases: challenges and suggestions Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-05-17 Hana Yoo, Stefana Racorean, Wendy Smith
While mental health clinicians have played an important role in helping families involved with child protective services (CPS) in various ways, their voices continue to be underrepresented in the c...
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The influence of cultural values on mental health of informal Korean caregivers for older adults: a systematic review Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Soonhyung Kwon, Jaesung An, Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo, Flavia C. D. Andrade, Rosalba Hernandez
This systematic review aims to provide a comprehensive review of the relationship between cultural values and mental health in informal Korean caregivers in the U.S. and South Korea. This systemati...
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The effects of trauma-informed yoga as an enhancement to the practice of EMDR for posttraumatic stress disorder: an exploratory pilot study Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Deslie Bonano-Broussard, Rhonda Simmons, Richard Ager
This novel pilot study assesses if Trauma-Informed Yoga (TIY) provides a platform for promoting the preparatory and regulatory skills necessary for EMDR when treating PTSD. Nine clients completed t...
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Emotional wellbeing as a matter of relationships and love: insights for social work from mental health peer mentor trainees, carers and practitioners Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-04-12 Dyann Ross, Mary Couche, John Connolly, Bindi Bennett
The research gathered lived experience accounts of emotional wellbeing as a counter to the over-focus on illness and deficit language and approaches in mental health practice. The exploratory resea...
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in social work students: A scoping review and call for research and action Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-03-28 Chenglin Hong
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has created unintended consequences and additional mental health stressors across various populations, including students, especially among healthcare professional students who work on the frontline, such as social work students. A scoping review was conducted, and thematic analysis was used to synthesize the general themes and findings. Only six articles met the inclusion
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Factors influencing policymaker decision making in the behavioral health-related legislative process: A scoping review Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-03-22 David L. Conley, Shannon Lane
Behavioral healthcare treatments are effective, yet access remains limited across the country. Policymakers are in a unique position to close coverage gaps, but most behavioral health-related legis...
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Pandemic preparedness and response-related content to integrate into the MSW curricula: implications for provider burnout Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-03-21 Derrick Kranke, Debbie Gioia, Eugenia L. Weiss, Yvonne Mudoh, Aram Dobalian
The COVID-19 pandemic, a first in many generations disaster, has highlighted gaps globally among graduated social work providers. This qualitative study of (N = 12) inpatient social workers who pro...
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A qualitative study exploring experiences of distressed family caregivers of people with dementia in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-03-17 Areum Han, Hon K. Yuen, Lauren Edwards
This phenomenological study explored lived experiences of 19 distressed family caregivers of persons living with dementia (PLWD) in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Individual interv...
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“I didn’t get to have this experience with anyone”: experiences of becoming a mother during the pandemic Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Regina T. Praetorius, December R. Maxwell, Jessica R. Williams, Kristina Hulama, Akiko Tamura
ABSTRACT COVID-19 resulted in impacts across life experiences; this study focuses on impact on becoming a mother. People who were pregnant or gave birth in the US during the first year of the pandemic (April 2020-June 2021) were interviewed: six pregnant and 29 who had birthed. Interviews were analyzed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. Themes included Missing Out Isolation, First-time Mom
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A cognitive-behavioral suicide prevention treatment for adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders in community mental health: preliminary findings of an open pilot study Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-03-08 Lindsay A. Bornheimer, Juliann Li Verdugo, Julie Krasnick, Nakea Jeffers, Frank Storey, Cheryl A. King, Stephan F. Taylor, Timothy Florence, Joseph A. Himle
ABSTRACT Suicide is a leading cause of death among schizophrenia spectrum disorder populations. This open pilot study examined a modified cognitive-behavioral suicide prevention treatment for clients in community mental health. Providers (n = 5) were trained to deliver the treatment and clients (n = 5) received it in 10 individual therapy sessions. Clients experienced improvements in suicide ideation
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Both/And: employing the tenets of cultural competence and cultural humility when working with Black women with depression Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-03-08 Quenette L. Walton, Latoya A. Small, Marion L. Malcome, Joan M. Blakey
ABSTRACT Cultural competence and cultural humility are hallmarks of social work practice. Cultural competence focuses on the clients’ lived experiences. Cultural humility centers the lived experiences of the clinician and the client. However, few resources are available to illustrate how to apply cultural competence and cultural humility separately. Even fewer opportunities are available to apply both
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Weight stigma: a potential barrier to psychiatric/mental health medication care Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Kiki M. Kline, Elizabeth A. O’neill, Stephanie Behar, Virginia Ramseyer Winter, Jonathan P. Clemens
ABSTRACT Weight stigma is pervasive in the United States, and its presence in healthcare settings can lead to an avoidance of healthcare services. This study examined whether experienced weight stigma or weight self-stigma predicted psychiatric/mental health medication visits. A total of 384 self-identified female participants completed an online survey about stigma and utilization of healthcare services
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The relationship between connectedness and mental health symptoms among Black youth involved in the juvenile justice system: a random-intercept cross-lagged panel model Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Melissa L. Villodas, Daniel Gibbs, Amy Blank Wilson, Michelle R. Munson
ABSTRACT Using data from the Pathways to Desistance Project, this study examined the bi-directional and longitudinal relationship between mental health symptoms and connectedness among 561 system involved Black youth. Higher mental health symptom scores at baseline increased connectedness scores one year later. Connectedness scores increased for two consecutive years until the transition to adulthood
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The association between social support and resilience of young adults of Kashmir exposed to stressful events of armed conflicts and with their background variables Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Aehsan Ahmad Dar, Sibnath Deb, Idris Hassan Bhat
ABSTRACT The current study examined the association of social support and background variables with resilience among young adults exposed to traumatic and stressful events of armed conflict in Kashmir, India. Data were collected from 693 participants using a multi-stage sampling method. Findings revealed that social support and gender were positively associated with resilience, whereas education, income
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Psychosocial functioning and associated socio-environmental factors of children with severe mental illness: findings from the tertiary mental health center in India Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-02-08 Aasim Ur Rehman Ganie, A Thirumoorthy, Kavita V Jangam, K. John Vijay Sagar
ABSTRACT The present Retrospective Chart Review aimed to study the psychosocial functioning, clinical and socio-environmental profile of children with severe mental illness (SMI). The correlation and parametric testing were performed to find the relationship and difference among the variables. A total of 69 individual case files were reviewed, and Children’s Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) was used
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Community practices as coping mechanisms for mental health in Kashmir Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-12-28 Aadil Bashir, Essar Batool, Triptish Bhatia, Sheikh Shoib, Nisar Ahmed Mir, Unjum Bashir, Ravinder Singh, Margaret McDonald, Mary E. Hawk, Smita Deshpande
ABSTRACT With a steady rise in mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Kashmir, the need to address mental health in this region becomes important. This paper reports on traditional and current community mental health coping mechanisms among residents in Kashmir. Six focus group discussions (FGD) were facilitated with key informants. Data were
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COVID-19 stressors and effects related to depression with American university students Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-12-28 Paul Archibald, Mayra Lopez-Humphreys, Kristan Rosenthal
ABSTRACT The present study reported data from the COVID-19 Well-Being Study to illustrate the impact of COVID-19-related stressors and effects on depression among 719 students at three public colleges within an urban University System in the Northeastern region of the US. Modified Poisson regression analyses showed that students who knew someone who died from COVID-19, students who reported severe
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Pandemic financial hardships and suicide risk in a nationally representative sample of young adults Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-12-25 Zibei Chen, Lisa Fedina, Jordan DeVylder, Catherine M. Lemieux, Cheryl King, Kristen Abbott
ABSTRACT Using a nationally representative sample of young adults, this study examines COVID-induced financial hardship and its association with suicide risk (N = 1,087). About 40% experienced one or more financial hardship, a third reported having suicidal ideation, and 1.57% reported suicide attempt. The association between financial hardship and suicide risk was cumulative: Those reporting four
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Parent reported barriers to children’s mental health services in the United States Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-12-22 Genevieve Graaf, Cole Hooley, Philip Baiden, Latocia Keyes
ABSTRACT This study provides the first nationally representative estimates of parent-reported barriers to mental health services for children with mental health conditions in the United States. It identifies individual, family, and environmental characteristics associated with the most common barriers to mental health care for children with common mental health disorders reporting the need for mental
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Associations between parental mental health and their children social-emotional development among Japanese families Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-12-21 Kyunghee Lee
ABSTRACT This study examined the associations between parental mental health and children’s social-emotional outcomes among Japanese families. Children (n = 493) were identified from the Japan Household Panel Study and the Japan Child Panel Survey. Parental mental health was associated with children’s social-emotional outcomes. The effects of maternal mental health on children’s social-emotional outcomes
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“Recovery is fearful to me...”: Conceptualizations, concerns and hopes about personal recovery in adults who are chronically homeless Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-12-20 Dimitar Karadzhov
ABSTRACT This qualitative investigation explored how 18 chronically homeless adults with serious mental illness residing in emergency and temporary supportive housing facilities in Glasgow, Scotland, and New York City conceptualized personal recovery. Thirty-six interviews were conducted and analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The analysis produced four superordinate themes revealing
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Forms of social support received by family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia in Sub-Saharan African urban settings: an integrative review of literature Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-12-19 Winfred Naamara, Justus Twesigye, Wilson Winstons Muhwezi, Sherphard Chidarikire
ABSTRACT An integrative review was conducted to identify and describe forms of social support received by family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia in Sub-Saharan African urban settings. Sub-Saharan African region comprises of 49 countries and covers the area of the African continent that lies south of the Sahara. A search was performed in data bases of PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL,
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Flourishing among young adult college students in the United States: sexual/gender and racial/ethnic disparities Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-12-10 Hans Oh
ABSTRACT This paper sought to provide a fuller picture of mental health and wellness by examining flourishing among young adult college students, focusing on potential disparities. I analyzed data from the Healthy Minds Study (2020–2021; N = 115,225). About one-in-three students in the sample reported flourishing. Logistic regression models showed transgender/nonbinary/other gender (aOR:0.48; 95%CI:
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Inclusion of animals in allied health practice in Australia: a beginning exploration Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-12-05 Bindi Bennett, Trevor G. Gates, Polly Yeung, Krystal Evans
ABSTRACT Working with domesticated animals in allied health fields continues to evolve in Australia. We sought to gain an understanding of practitioners’ knowledge, skills, and actions when working with domestic animals in Australia. Adapting methods and measurements from a study performed in Aotearoa New Zealand, the current study surveyed 28 allied health practitioners analyzing the extent animals
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Client characteristics and service utilization with emergency department peer recovery specialists in a statewide opioid overdose prevention intervention Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-11-02 David T. Lardier, Kristen G. Powell, N. Andrew Peterson, Suzanne Borys, Donald K. Hallcom
ABSTRACT Opioid peer recovery service programs are important interventions to increase treatment engagement, adherence, and completion among clients. Little research has examined emergency department (ED) peer recovery programs, the utilization of these services, and patient characteristics. This study examined client data (N = 1690; Mean age = 36.05 ± 12.04) from New Jersey’s Opioid Overdose Recovery
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Mental health engagement among foster and adopted youth: the transition from in-person to telemental health services Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-09-27 Vanessa Perez, Matthew Ruderman, Meghan Kussman, Jill Waterman, Audra Langley
ABSTRACT Using the electronic health records of 55 foster and adopted youth, this study compared in-person mental health service utilization to telemental health (TMH) service utilization during COVID-19. Clients attended a greater number of therapy sessions, had more accumulated session time, and had shorter sessions via TMH compared to in-person. Similar results were found for school-aged children
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Integrating positive youth development into coordinated specialty care for a recent onset of psychosis Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-09-04 Vanessa V. Klodnick, Rebecca P. Johnson, Deborah A. Cohen, Marc A. Fagan, Patrice Patti Fetzer, Hewitt B. Rusty Clark
ABSTRACT Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) for a recent onset of psychosis is widely implemented in the U.S., yet high disengagement rates persist. Integrating a Positive Youth Development approach (e.g., Transition to Independence Process (TIP) Model) may boost CSC engagement. TIP and CSC experts (n = 14) compared the TIP fidelity scale to an international CSC fidelity scale. Notes were thematically
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A conceptual framework for recovery from eating disorders: an adoptive approach to the recovery capital model Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-08-22 Kiki M. Kline
ABSTRACT Eating disorder recovery varies throughout the literature in conceptualization and approach with a variety of mechanisms employed to facilitate recovery in both professional treatment and in natural/spontaneous recovery. A framework is introduced called Eating Disorder Recovery Capital (ED RC) to encompass all mechanisms through the sum total assets and resources used in the process of recovery
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Gender differences in public attitudes toward bipolar disorder in the workplace Social Work in Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-08-18 Lisa A. O’Donnell, Margaret Helmuth, Farah Elsiss, Kathryn A. Szechy, Pranav Kancherla, Amy M. Loree
ABSTRACT This study examines gender differences in attitudes toward individuals with Bipolar Disorder (BD) at work. Participants (N = 628) randomized to a vignette completed the Attitudes toward Individuals with Bipolar Disorder in the Workplace Scale (social acceptability, competency, reliability, advancement, job demotion/loss). Multivariable regressions found men rated co-workers with BD as more