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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)
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)
Mental health toolkit for employers
- Author:
- BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY
- Publisher:
- Business in the Community
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 68
- Place of publication:
- London
A toolkit on how to tackle mental ill health and promote wellbeing in the workplace. Mental health is an integral part of how people feel about their jobs, how well they perform and how well they interact with colleagues, customers and clients. With 1 in 6 employees currently experiencing mental health problems, mental health is an essential business concern. This resource sets out a step by step action plan, focusing on: making a commitment; building an approach through workplace policies and plans; promoting a positive culture; providing support and training; managing mental health and ending stigma; providing the right support; helping people recover; and regularly evaluating the organisation’s approach to mental health. The toolkit includes a number of case studies providing examples of good practice. (Edited publisher abstract)
Attitudes to mental health problems and mental wellbeing: findings from the 2015 British Social Attitudes survey
- Author:
- NATCEN SOCIAL RESEARCH
- Publisher:
- NatCen Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper presents new findings on attitudes to mental wellbeing and mental health problems. It shows that most people are confident they know what it means to have good mental wellbeing. People are aware of different factors that impact on their mental wellbeing and the things they can do to improve it. Two-thirds spend at least “quite a lot” of time thinking about their own mental wellbeing, and a majority feel they know what to do to improve their mental wellbeing and have the time to do so. Spending time with friends and family, going for a walk or getting fresh air, and getting more sleep are widely regarded by people as activities which help them feel more positive. However, there are varying levels of acceptance of those with mental health problems, and perceptions of prejudice towards people with these conditions are still widespread. Levels of acceptance are higher for a person with depression than schizophrenia. Perceptions of workplace prejudice have improved over time, but the view that someone with a mental health problem would be just as likely to be promoted as anyone else is still only held by a minority. People who have personal experience of mental health problems, or who know someone close to them who has had such problems, express lower levels of prejudice. (Edited publisher abstract)
What makes supportive relationships supportive? The social climate in supported housing for people with psychiatric disabilities
- Author:
- ANDERSSON Gunnel
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 14(5), 2016, pp.509-529.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The link between social support, well-being, and mental health has been established in numerous studies in a variety of disciplines since the 1970s. A specific type of support is professional social support for people with psychiatric disabilities living in the community. This study emphasizes the relationship between the professional and the person with psychiatric disability in supported housing. The results show that a supportive relationship involves a social climate with the following components: interest in the individuality, care/concern, and respect for the integrity of the individual. The results also indicate that the social climate has a crucial influence on perceived support, as exemplified by supportive and unsupportive types of relationship. (Publisher abstract)
Prevalence of mental health disorders in adult minority ethnic populations in England: a systematic review
- Authors:
- REES Rebecca, et al
- Publisher:
- University College London. Institute of Education. EPPI-Centre
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- x, 101
- Place of publication:
- London
A systematic review of the survey literature that has estimated the prevalence of mental health disorders among adults from minority ethnic groups in England. Findings are intended to be used to inform the design of a sampling strategy aimed at boosting the sample of people from minority ethnic groups in the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey. The review has identified a small number of recent surveys able to provide reliable prevalence estimates of various MHDs among certain ethnic groups in England and in the UK more generally. It has found published analyses of these surveys that, taken together, enable the identification of indicative patterns of prevalence between one or more ethnic groups for several MHDs. The report suggests that secondary analyses of the data sets could produce additional prevalence estimates for people in specific ethnic groups. For people in some less common or more recently established minority ethnic groups, existing data sets are likely to be insufficient for identifying the prevalence of mental health disorder with any precision or certainty, and further survey work that boosts sampling for these groups is likely to be required. (Edited publisher abstract)
Perceived social support and mental health states in a clinic-based sample of older HIV positive adults
- Authors:
- KAPADIA Farzana, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, 15(4), 2016, pp.417-427.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Despite a high prevalence of mental health problems in older, HIV+ adults (aged ≥ 50), few studies have examined the relationship between perceived social support and mental health burdens in this group. In a clinic-based sample of 100 adults, 23% and 29% met criteria for one and more than one mental health burden, respectively. In multivariable binary logistic models, perceived receipt of positive and emotional social support as well as overall support was inversely associated with the presence of mental health burdens. There is a need for additional investigation of how social support can help mitigate mental health burdens among HIV+ older adults. (Publisher abstract)
Late life changes in mental health: a longitudinal study of 9683 women
- Authors:
- LEIGH Lucy, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 20(10), 2016, pp.1044-1054.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Objectives: To identify latent subgroups of women in late life who are alike in terms of their mental health trajectories. Method: Longitudinal data are for 9683 participants in the 1921–1926 cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, who completed at least two surveys between 1999 (aged 73–78 years) and 2008 (aged 82–87 years). Mental health was measured using the five-item mental health inventory (MHI-5). Latent profile analysis uncovered patterns of change in MHI-5 scores. Results: Three patterns of change were identified for women who were still alive in 2008 (n = 7061), and three similar patterns for deceased women (n = 2622): (1) ‘poor mental health’ representing women with low MHI-5 scores, (2) ‘good mental health’ and (3) ‘excellent’ mental health, where scores remained very high. Deceased women had lower mental health scores for each class. Remote areas of residence, higher education, single marital status, higher Body Mass Index (BMI) and falls were the covariates associated with mental health in the survivor group. For the deceased group, education, BMI and falls were significant. Arthritis, stroke, heart disease, bronchitis/emphysema, diabetes and osteoporosis were associated with worse mental health for both groups, while asthma increased these odds significantly for the survivor group only. Hypertension and cancer were not significant predictors of poor mental health. Conclusion: The results show associations between chronic disease and level of mental health in older age, but no evidence of a large decline in mental health in the period prior to death. (Publisher abstract)
A longitudinal investigation of repressive coping and ageing
- Authors:
- ERSKINE James, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 20(10), 2016, pp.1010-1020.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Objectives: Two studies investigated the possibility that repressive coping is more prevalent in older adults and that this represents a developmental progression rather than a cohort effect. Study 1 examined repressive coping and mental health cross-sectionally in young and old adults. Study 2 examined whether there was a developmental progression of repressive coping prevalence rates in a longitudinal sample of older adults. Method: Study 1 compared younger adults (mean age 27.6 years) with older adults (mean age 74.2 years) on inventories of mental health and well-being and examined the prevalence of repressive coping in both samples. Study 2 re-tested a sample of older adults previously reported following an interval of 7 years. Results and conclusion: Study 1 – in line with previous research older adults demonstrated greater psychological well-being and had a higher prevalence of repressive coping than younger adults (at 30% vs. 12% respectively). Study 2 – the data indicated that the prevalence of repressive coping rose from 41% at the first time of testing (2002) to 56.4% at the second testing interval (2009). These results suggest that repressive coping may increase across the lifespan in certain individuals and continue to increase throughout older adulthood. Furthermore, this increase in repressive coping with age appears to result in better well-being in those older adults who become repressive copers. (Publisher abstract)