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Mistakes I have made: and things they taught me while working as a peer
- Author:
- RODGERS Tessa
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 20(4), 2016, pp.212-216.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the development and progression of offering peer support using personal reflections on mistakes. The paper draws on the core principles of peer support which have the potential to be better understood through self-reflection and honest appraisal. Design/methodology/approach: A reflective and personal approach is used throughout to examine and analyse particular mistakes relating to developing peer support relationships. Findings: Reflections are offered about how working approaches can be developed as a positive consequence of difficult personal interactions. Originality/value: These reflections contribute to the small number of papers written by peer workers within the UK. Its focus on mistakes and challenges as a means of learning more about peer support is highly unique. (Publisher abstract)
Psychosis data report: describing variation in numbers of people with psychosis and their access to care in England
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 77
- Place of publication:
- London
This report shows data for a range of indicators across the psychosis care pathway. It describes their variation across England by local authority or clinical commissioning group. It highlights: variation in numbers of people with psychosis; variation in access to a range of care and support interventions for people with psychosis; gaps in routine data relating to psychosis; and quality issues with current data relating to psychosis. The report shows that inner city and more deprived areas are associated with higher numbers of people with psychosis. The data also shows that more men than women have psychosis. Between the ages of 18 and 59 years, higher numbers of men have psychosis, while for ages 60 years and over, higher numbers of women have psychosis. In addition, the data shows that higher proportions of people from black and minority ethnic groups in contact with secondary mental health services were assigned to the psychosis supra-cluster. The report argues that despite there being NICE guidelines and Quality Standards for psychosis since 2002 too few people with psychosis are supported in the evidence-based way, and there is major variation in reported quality of clinical care and support provided. People with severe mental illness (SMI), such as psychosis are at increased risk of poor physical health and die on average 15 to 20 years earlier than the general population. The main causes of premature death are from chronic physical conditions such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes and respiratory disease. (Edited publisher abstract)
Social networks and mental health: an egocentric perspective
- Authors:
- LEVULA Andrew, HARRE Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 21(3), 2016, pp.161-173.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between egocentric social networks and mental health (MH) outcomes. The authors aim to develop a theoretical framework for understanding this association and to test whether social network factors add any further explanatory power to MH outcomes. Design/methodology/approach: Data for this study were drawn from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey (n=14,756). The authors used hierarchical multiple regression technique to test this hypothesis and using the Akaike information criterion (AIC) the authors identified the best fit model. Findings: The results of this study shows that social network measures do add considerable explanatory power to MH with social isolation (SI) having the highest influence (β=−0.198, p<0.001) followed by social connections (SCs) (β=0.141, p<0.001) and then social trust (ST) (β=0.071, p<0.001). The AIC best fit model included all the social network predictors however it excluded physical functioning which contributed very little. Originality/value: This study shows that social network factors play a significant role in predicting MH outcomes. In particular, SI was a more significant predictor of MH than SC. However, ST played a relatively minor role in predicting MH scores. These findings have practical implications and applications for the design of policy initiatives aimed at improving MH outcomes. (Publisher abstract)
Prison experiences and psychological distress among older inmates
- Authors:
- BAIDAWI Susan, TROTTER Christopher, FLYNN Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 59(3), 2016, pp.252-270.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study investigates relationships between older prisoners’ social experiences and their levels of distress. One hundred and seventy-three older prisoners (aged ≥ 50 years) from 8 Australian prisons were administered the Kessler Psychological Distress (K10) Scale, with additional information collected via individual interviews. Psychological distress scores were significantly associated with measures of self-reported safety, prison victimisation, perceived social support from staff and inmates, current employment, and level of exercise among older inmates. Findings suggest that strategies for improving sense of safety, social support and level of exercise may ameliorate distress among older prisoners. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mapping the global mental health research funding system
- Authors:
- POLLITT, Alexandra, et al
- Publisher:
- Rand Corporation
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 58
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
This study maps the global funding of mental health research between 2009 and 2014. It builds from the bottom up a picture of who the major funders are, what kinds of research they support and how their strategies relate to one another. It also looks to the future, considering some of the areas of focus, challenges and opportunities which may shape the field in the coming few years. The study found that the field of mental health research is large (and growing) and diverse – over 220,000 papers were published between 2009 and 2014, supported by over 1,900 funders. The highest concentrations of mental health research funders are located in North America, northern and Western Europe and China. China is dominated by government funding agencies, while some European countries, in particular Finland and Sweden, have relatively higher numbers of charities and foundations. The mental health papers which focus on a clinical condition cluster into eight groups, with the most common conditions being neurodegenerative and cognition disorders; depressive, anxiety and personality disorders; and substance use and addictive disorders. Annex 2 provides broken-down figures for the UK. The main report is accompanied by a set of 32 'deep dive' case studies of individual research funders, a set of six cross-cutting themes that emerged from the analysis and methodological appendices. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health in Northern Ireland: fundamental facts 2016
- Author:
- MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 29
- Place of publication:
- London
An overview of key facts and statistics of mental health in Northern Ireland. Brief facts and statistics cover: costs and expenditure of mental health care; mental health problems across the life course; mental health of minority groups, including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community and Black and minority ethnic groups; suicide and self-harm; and the social determinants of mental health, including poverty an employment. The document also identifies key areas of data on mental health that are missing, specifically relating to Wales. (Edited publisher abstract)
Disentangling the mental health impact of childhood abuse and neglect
- Authors:
- CECIL Charlotte A.M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 63, 2016, p.106–119.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
It is unclear whether maltreatment types exert common or specific effects on mental health. In the current study, the authors aimed to systematically characterise the unique, shared and cumulative effects of maltreatment types on psychiatric symptoms, using data drawn from a community sample of high-risk youth (n = 204, M = 18.85). Analyses controlled for a range of potentially confounding variables, including socio-demographic variables, neighbourhood deprivation and levels of community violence exposure. Outcome measures included multi-informant reports of internalising difficulties, as well as data on externalising problems and trauma-related symptoms. The authors found that (i) consistent with previous studies, maltreatment types were highly interrelated and frequently co-occurred; (ii) symptom severity linearly increased with the number of maltreatment types experienced (more so for self-report vs informant ratings); and (iii) while most forms of maltreatment were significantly associated with mental health outcomes when examined individually, few unique effects were observed when modelling maltreatment types simultaneously, pointing to an important role of shared variance in driving maltreatment effects on mental health. Emotional abuse emerged as the main independent predictor of psychiatric symptomatology – over and above other maltreatment types – and this effect was comparable for males and females (i.e. no significant interaction with sex). Findings contribute to a better understanding of heterogeneity in individual responses to maltreatment. (Edited publisher abstract)
The Mental Health Five Year Forward View dashboard
- Author:
- NHS ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- NHS England
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Place of publication:
- Redditch
- Edition:
- v1.0
The Mental Health Five Year Forward View Dashboard is a response to the recommendation in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health to create a tool that will identify metrics for monitoring key performance and outcomes data, to hold national and local bodies to account for implementing this strategy. It includes a suite of metrics based on the proposals in the Implementation Plan and is structured around the core elements of the mental health programme: children and young people’s mental health; perinatal mental health; adult mental health: common mental health problems; adult mental health: community, acute and crisis care; secure care pathway; health and justice; suicide prevention. The dashboard also includes metrics on employment and settled housing outcomes for people with mental health problems. (Edited publisher abstract)
Intimate partner violence victims seeking a temporary restraining order: social support and resilience attenuating psychological distress
- Authors:
- JOSE Rupa, NOVACO Raymond W.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 31(20), 2016, pp.3352-3376.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Social support has been found in many studies to be a protective factor for those exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV), but personal resilience has received far less attention. The present study concerns 136 female IPV victims seeking a temporary restraining order (TRO) from a Family Justice Center (FJC). The relationships between IPV victimization, social support, resilience, and psychological distress were examined. Hierarchical regressions found that both perceived social support and self-reported resilience were inversely associated with distress symptoms. Higher social support was associated with lower trauma symptoms, controlling for abuse history, demographics, and resilience. Higher resilience was associated with lower mood symptoms and lower perceived stress, controlling for abuse history, demographics, and social support. No significant associations were recorded for anger symptoms. These findings suggest that fostering resilience can have important health benefits for IPV victims, above and beyond the well-known benefits of social support. Ways that resilience might be cultivated in this population and other implications for practice are discussed. (Publisher abstract)
Collateral consequences of juvenile sex offender registration and notification: results from a survey of treatment providers
- Authors:
- HARRIS Andrew J., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Sexual Abuse a Journal of Research and Treatment, 28(8), 2016, pp.770-790.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Based on a survey of a national sample of treatment providers in the United States, this study investigates the perceived impact of registration and notification on sex offender registration and notification (JSO) across five key domains: mental health, harassment and unfair treatment, school problems, living instability, and risk of reoffending. Results indicate that treatment providers overwhelmingly perceive negative consequences associated with registration with an incremental effect of notification indicating even greater concern across all five domains. Providers’ demographics, treatment modalities, and client profile did not influence their perceptions of the collateral consequences suggesting that provider concern about the potential harm of SORN applied to juveniles is robust. Policy implications are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)