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Norse know-how
- Author:
- VALOIS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.05.06, 2006, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A social worker describes her visit to two Danish centres for traumatised refugees.
Childhood IQ in relation to later psychiatric disorder. Evidence from a Danish birth cohort study
- Authors:
- BATTY G. David, MORTENSEN Erik L., OSLER Merete
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 187(2), August 2005, pp.180-181.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Studies examining the relationship between early-life IQ and the risk of subsequent psychiatric disorder in adulthood are scarce. In the present investigation, the childhood IQ scores of 7022 singleton-born Danish males were linked to psychiatric hospital discharge records in adulthood. IQ scores were inversely related to the risk of total psychiatric illness, with the highest levels apparent in the lowest scoring IQ group. Adjusting for paternal occupational social class and birth weight had only a small attenuating effect. Low childhood IQ may have an aetiological role in the development of adult total psychiatric disorder.
Unemployment and psychological distress among young adults in the Nordic countries: a review of the literature
- Authors:
- RENEFLOT Anne, EVENSON Miriam
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Social Welfare, 23(1), 2014, pp.3-15.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article reviews Nordic research, published from 1995 and onwards, on the relationship between unemployment and mental health among young adults. Cross-sectional, longitudinal and time-series studies are included. Cross-sectional studies show that the unemployed experience more mental health problems than the non-unemployed. Leaving unemployment is associated with increased well-being. Economic problems, feelings of shame and poor social support increase the likelihood of psychological distress. The longitudinal studies show that unemployment increases the risk of psychological distress and attempted suicide, after initial mental health status and confounding factors are accounted for. The relationship remains significant when time-invariant characteristics of the individuals are controlled for. The time-series studies found no relationship between unemployment and suicide, but levels of psychological distress were found to vary with changes in the labour market. This relationship remained significant after excluding the non-employed, indicating that unemployment trends have effects beyond those directly associated with unemployment. (Publisher abstract)
Mental health recovery and arts engagement
- Author:
- JENSEN Anita
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 13(3), 2018, pp.157 - 166).
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: Arts and cultural activities have been illustrated to be beneficial for mental health service users. The purpose of this paper is to explore the benefits of museum visits and engage in arts activities for mental health service users. Design/methodology/approach: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 mental health service users in Denmark. A thematic approach was used to analyse the data and theoretical lens of sociological theories of institutional logics was employed to explore the findings. Findings: These benefits are perceived to include empowerment and meaning in life, which are two of the core principles of recovery; arts engagement can, therefore, be a useful tool in recovery. The findings also show that the experience of visiting a museum was not always positive and depended upon the interaction with the museum educators. Originality/value: The service users identified arts engagement as creating meaning in life and empowerment, which are two element in the conceptual framework, CHIME (an acronym for: Connectedness, Hope and optimism, Identity, Meaning in life and Empowerment), that describes the human process of recovery. The findings also highlighted that if museums want to engage positively with people with mental health problems and contribute to their recovery then the training of staff and the improvement of institutional approaches to support working with vulnerable people are essential. (Edited publisher abstract)
Violence in mental health: some European response to community care
- Author:
- SMITH Philip
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 4(1), 1997, pp.51-54.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
Summarises the results of a brief questionnaire on how other European countries manage the community care of violent people with mental health problems.
Gender differences in risk factors for suicide in Denmark
- Authors:
- QIN Ping, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 177, December 2000, pp.546-550.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Gender is one of the most frequently replicated predictors for suicide. This Danish study aims to identify risk factors for suicide among males and females and to investigate whether risk factors for suicide differ by gender. A history of hospitalised mental illness was the most marked risk factor for suicide for both genders. Unemployment, retirement, being single and sickness absence were significant risk factors for men, whereas having a child 2 years old was significantly protective for women. The relative risks for suicide differed significantly between genders according to psychiatric admission status and being the parent of a child 2 years. However, adjustment for these factors did not eliminate the gender difference in suicide risk.
Mortality and causes of death in a total national sample of patients with affective disorders admitted for the first time between 1973 and 1993
- Authors:
- HOYER Eyd Hansen, MORTENSEN Preben Bo, OLESEN Anne V.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 176, January 2000, pp.76-82.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This Danish study describes the pattern of mortality in patients with affective disorder and to study changes in suicide risk during the study period. Mortality from all natural and unnatural causes was elevated in all subgroups of affective disorder. More attention should be paid to the risk of suicide and physical illness in patients with affective disorders.
The Copenhagen model of early preventive intervention aimed at high risk families
- Author:
- LIER Lene
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 4(2), 1997, pp.15-18.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
Describes the development of infant psychiatric services in Copenhagen, aimed at high risk families, primarily mothers with mental illness, and their children from 0-3 years old.
Developing normative integration among professionals in an intersectoral collaboration: a multi-method investigation of an integrated intervention for people on sick leave due to common mental disorders
- Authors:
- POULSEN Rie Mandrup, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Integrated Care, 19(4), 2019, Online only
- Publisher:
- International Foundation for Integrated Care
Introduction: Intersectoral integration is recommended in vocational rehabilitation, though difficult to implement. This article describes barriers to and strategies for the development of normative integration in an intersectoral, team-based vocational rehabilitation intervention. Method: Attitudes and behaviours regarding the development of shared culture, norms, and goals in the collaboration between health care professionals and employment consultants were investigated through 30 semi-structured interviews, participant observation of 12 intersectoral meetings, and document analysis of 12 joint plans. Results: Organisational factors and unsettled power balance between professionals constituted barriers to the development of a shared culture. These issues were resolved by establishing smaller work teams, and through health care professionals’ gradual acceptance of employment consultants’ control in their capacity as administrators of legislation. Some barriers to shared norms were resolved explicitly, whereas implicit diverging norms were continuously negotiated. The development of shared goals was supported by clarifying the fit between individual, professional, and organisational goals, though the alignment of goals required a paradigmatic change of mindset among the health care professionals. Conclusion: This study shows how normative integration among health care professionals and employment consultants is feasible in co-located intersectoral teams, with positive implications for the delivery of coherent support. (Edited publisher abstract)
Caring for mentally ill people in Europe
- Authors:
- VAN OS Jan, NEELEMAN Jan
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 5.11.94, 1994, pp.1218-1221.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Despite legislation to harmonise mental health practice throughout Europe and convergence in systems of training there remains an extraordinary diversity of psychiatric practice in Europe. Approaches to tackling substance misuse vary among nations; statistics on psychiatric morbidity are affected by different approaches to diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders; attitudes towards mental illness show definite international differences. Everywhere, though, mental health care for patients with psychotic illness is a "cinderella service", and there is a general move towards care falling increasingly on the family and the community.