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Modelling the contribution of changes in family life to time trends in adolescent conduct problems
- Authors:
- COLLISHAW Stephan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Science and Medicine, 65(12), December 2007, pp.2576-2587.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
The past half-century has seen significant changes in family life, including an increase in parental divorce, increases in the numbers of lone parent and stepfamilies, changes in socioeconomic well being, and a decrease in family size. Evidence also shows substantial time trends in adolescent mental health, including a marked increase in conduct problems over the last 25 years of the 20th Century in the UK. The aim of this study was to examine how these two sets of trends may be related. To illustrate the complexity of the issues involved, the study focused on three well-established family risks for conduct problems: family type, income and family size. Three community samples of adolescents from England, Scotland and Wales were compared: 10,348 16-year olds assessed in 1974 as part of the National Child Development Study, 7234 16-year olds assessed in 1986 as part of the British Cohort Study, and 860 15-year olds assessed in the 1999 British Child and Adolescent Mental Health Survey. Parents completed comparable ratings of conduct problems in each survey and provided information on family type, income and size. Findings highlight important variations in both the prevalence of these family variables and their associations with conduct problems over time, underscoring the complex conceptual issues involved in testing causes of trends in mental health.
Keeping the family in mind
- Author:
- BARNARDO's
- Publisher:
- Barnardo's
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 3 booklets, DVD
- Place of publication:
- Ilford
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
In the UK today, one in six adults is living with a mental health problem, most commonly anxiety or depression. Many of these adults are also parents whose children are living at home, in fact mental health problems are more common in adults who have dependent children, and lone parents are three times more likely than other parents to experience mental distress. The emotional wellbeing of parents can have a significant impact on children. In some families, parental distress can lead to children taking on responsibilities that would usually belong to adult family members: they become young carers.
One in four
- Author:
- FORD Joy
- Publisher:
- Chipmunkapublishing
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 190p.
- Place of publication:
- Brentwood
'One In Four' uses a mixture of prose and poetry to tell the important and tragic story of a teenage boy who becomes seriously mentally ill, with paranoid schizophrenia, from a mother's point of view. It travels with her and her son through the quagmire of 'Care In The Community' and the problems of living on the cusp of two counties. This excellent narrative shows how people can slip through the net, leading, in this instance, to the death of a very much loved child, brother, and grandson. Joy's son did not want to die, it was the illness that killed him, aggravated by the neglect of the hospital he was in. The story travels through the effect this tragedy has had on the mother and the struggle she has coming to terms with the loss of her son. This is a wonderfully poignant, if emotionally involving book. A fitting memorial to Edward. About the Author I found writing this cathartic though upsetting at times. It brought back my troubled childhood, though I do not go into detail in my book, and a difficult twenty-five year marriage
Predictors of burden of family caregivers of women with substance use disorders or co-occurring substance and mental disorders
- Authors:
- BIEGEL David E., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 7(1/2), 2007, pp.25-49.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This American study examined the impact of having a female family member with a substance use or co-occurring disorders on family caregivers. Predictors of subjective burden (worry, stigma, and displeasure) and objective burden (family disruption) on caregivers and on types of burden were explored. Subjects were 82 women receiving substance abuse treatment and their family member providing most social support. Behavioural problems of the recipient and lack of social support for caregivers predicted higher levels of family member burden, with different types of social support predicting different types of burden. Having a dual disorder did not predict family member burden. Implications of findings for treatment are discussed. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
The questionnaire of family functioning: a preliminary validation of a standardized instrument to evaluate psychoeducational family treatments
- Author:
- RONCONE Rita
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 43(6), December 2007, pp.591-607.
- Publisher:
- Springer
The aim of the study was to develop and preliminarily validate a self-completed questionnaire that could help in the assessment of families before and during psycho-educational interventions. The questionnaire was developed according to the cognitive-behavioural psycho-educational model. From an initial 38-item version of the questionnaire, a final shorter 24-item version was derived. The validation study of the final version was conducted on relatives of schizophrenic and schizoaffective patients: 31 for the test–retest reliability study and 92 for the confirmation of the subscales and convergent validity study vs. SF-36 and the questionnaire on Family Problems, PF. The final questionnaire showed good psychometric properties. The three-core dimensions of problem-solving, communication skills, and personal goals were clearly outlined in the items correlation analysis. The association with family burden and health-related quality of life was as expected. The FF provides a promising assessment of the family functioning pattern that is the object of psychoeducational family interventions. Further studies are needed to confirm the validity of the instrument, that could be helpful both in planning and in monitoring psycho-educational interventions and in mental health promotion projects.
The secondary family: the result of strong community partnering
- Author:
- CANT Irene R.
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 12(3), October 2007, pp.30-33.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Support for individualism can leave marginalised people feeling even more isolated and hopeless. Families often help but can soon become emotionally depleted. The 'secondary family', created when community agencies partner with one another, can offer hope for stabilisation, if not recovery, for individuals living with mental illness. This article describes a Canadian programme where crisis services are working with police to de-escalate illness. The article describes a Canadian programme where crisis services are working with police to de-escalate psychiatric crisis. Shared goals bring crisis staff and police together to provide compassion, support and follow-up.
Services for young people with learning disabilities and mental health needs from South Asian communities
- Authors:
- RAGHAVAN Raghu, WASEEM Fozia
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 1(3), September 2007, pp.27-31.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Children and young people with learning disabilities and mental health problems from black and minority ethnic communities face barriers in accessing services. This article describes a mapping of services used by young people with learning disabilities and mental health problems from Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities in Bradford city. Overall the participants accessed primary health care services through their GPs, had contact with social services for support and benefits and the voluntary sector for culturally appropriate services. Most participants did not access statutory child or adult mental health services, or professionals such as psychologists or behaviour nurse specialists. Families reported key barriers such as lack of awareness of services, language difficulties in communication and lack of culturally sensitive services.
Discovering who I am: growing up in the sensory world of Asperger Syndrome: an autobiography
- Author:
- KAMMER Elkie
- Publisher:
- Brandon Press
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 135p.
- Place of publication:
- Inverness
Gives an insight into the unique experience of life from the perspective of someone with Asperger Syndrome. It recalls the struggles and misunderstandings faced within her family and in education, employment and life in general, the associated mental health problems and how in spite of, or because of, her experiences she has been able to understand and help others with ASD. Elkie now lives in Inverness, where she is working with autistic children in mainstream schools. Elkie always found it hard to make friends and felt different. Everything finally started to fall into place when she got a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome, but only after 40 years of searching.
Family disorganisation and mental health in a South African mining community
- Authors:
- CHENGA C., CRONJE F.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Maatskaplike Werk, 43(2), June 2007, pp.139-161.
Most of the communities around South African mines are synonymous with poor family structures by virtue of the nature of the mining environment. This article discusses the impact of family disorganisation on mental health. The article is based on qualitative research undertaken in mining communities around a platinum mine in the North-West Province in South Africa. Data collection methods included mainly focus groups and interviews. Some of the main factors identified that contribute to family disorganisation were: migrant labour, poverty and unemployment, HIV/AIDS and infrastructure (eg services, recreation facilities and housing). The authors argue that reducing the social risk factors there will be a probability of improvement in family disorganisation and mental health.
An introduction to the mental health of older people: understanding depression in later life
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, MILNE Alisoun, GEARING Brian, WARNER Joanne
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Place of publication:
- London
**This learning resource was removed in March 2023.** The main focus of this learning object is depression amongst older people. The learning object begins by highlighting some of the problems with defining and diagnosing 'depression' and then goes on to discuss the estimated numbers of older people that are thought to suffer from the condition. Next you will consider what makes people more or less vulnerable to developing depression in later life. Finally you will look at effective treatments for depression and explanations for why it so often remains unrecognised in older people.