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Mental well-being and mental illness: findings from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey for England 2007
- Authors:
- WEICH Scott, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 199(1), July 2011, pp.23-28.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey included adults aged 16 and over living in private households in England. This study, involving secondary analysis of the survey data of 7,293 adults, aimed to identify a set of mental well-being indicators, to describe mental well-being in a general population sample and to determine the extent to which mental well-being and mental illness are independent of one another. 9 survey questions were identified as possible indicators of mental well-being and information was also gathered about common mental disorders. The article describes the analysis undertaken. The findings demonstrated that well-being and mental disorder are correlated but independent dimensions, and indicated a two-factor structure for well-being (hedonic and eudaemonic elements). The authors discuss their findings and conclude that mental well-being, including feelings of happiness and a sense of purpose and belonging, can remain even in the presence of mental suffering.
The impact of childhood conditions and concurrent morbidities on child health and well-being
- Authors:
- WATERS E., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child: Care, Health and Development, 34(4), July 2008, pp.418-429.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Understanding the impact of illnesses and morbidities experienced by children and adolescents is essential to clinical and population health programme decision making and intervention research. This Australian study sought to: (1) examine the population prevalence of physical and mental health conditions for children and quantify their impact on multiple dimensions of children's health and well-being; and (2) examine the cumulative effect of concurrent conditions. A cross-sectional school-based epidemiological study of 5,414 children and adolescents aged 5–18 years was conducted, and parental reports of child health and well-being were examined using the parent-report Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ) PF50. Asthma, dental, vision and allergies are the most commonly identified health problems for children and adolescents, followed by attention- and behaviour-related problems. As the number of concurrent health problems increase, overall health and well-being decreases substantively. Children's health and well-being decreases linearly with increasing presence and frequency of health problems. Having three or more conditions concurrently significantly burdens children's health and well-being, particularly for family-related CHQ domains, with a greater burden experienced for mental health conditions than physical health conditions.
A little knowledge
- Author:
- AYLWARD Nicola
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.5.03, 2003, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Attending courses can help young people with mental health problems improve their quality of life. Describes new research by the Young Adult Learners Partnership, on how courses can best meet their needs.
Winter is coming: age and early psychological concomitants of the Covid-19 pandemic in England
- Authors:
- CARSON Jerome, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Mental Health, 19(3), 2020, pp.221-230.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: This paper aims to demonstrate early psychological concomitants of the Covid-19 pandemic in England on a sample of younger and older people. Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional quantitative questionnaire (n = 1608) was conducted on the Prolific website. Participants completed the PERMA Scale (Flourishing), the four Office of National Statistics (ONS4) Well-being Questions, the Clinical Outcomes Measure in Routine Evaluation (CORE-10) and the short University of California Los Angeles Brief Loneliness Scale. Findings: Data were gathered on March 18, 2020, near the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. This study looks at the effects of the developing pandemic on younger participants (18 to 25 years, n = 391) and older participants (60 to 80 years, n = 104). Flourishing levels for older participants were significantly higher (M = 107.96) than for younger participants (M = 97.80). Younger participants scored significantly higher on the ONS4 for anxiety and lower than the older participants for happiness, life satisfaction and having a worthwhile life. Levels of psychological distress (CORE-10) were also significantly lower for older participants (M = 9.06) than for younger participants (M = 14.61). Finally, younger participants scored significantly higher on the Brief UCLA Loneliness Scale (M = 6.05) than older participants (M = 4.64). Research limitations/implications: From these findings, the Covid-19 pandemic was having a significantly greater effect on younger people in England, less than one week before the UK went into “lockdown”. Scores for both the Younger and Older groups on all the study measures were worse than normative comparisons. The study had no specific measure of Covid-19 anxiety, but nor was one available at the time of the survey. Practical implications: This study suggests that younger people (18 to 25) may be a more vulnerable group during the Covid-19 pandemic than many may have realized. Social implications: As a recent British Psychological Society report concluded, there is a lot of untapped wisdom amongst older groups in society. Originality/value: This is one of the earliest studies to look at psychological distress before England went into “lockdown.” (Edited publisher abstract)
The validity and responsiveness of the EQ-5D measure of health-related quality of life in an adolescent population with persistent major depression
- Author:
- BYFORD Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 22(2), 2013, pp.101-110.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Background: Despite a preference for economic evaluations to measure outcomes in terms of quality-adjusted life years, generic measures of outcome are rarely used in mental health research involving young people. Aims: To explore the validity and responsiveness of the EQ-5D measure of health-related quality of life in adolescents with major depression. Method: Data came from a clinical trial involving adolescents with persistent major depression (n = 199). Construct validity was tested using socio-demographic constructs and baseline clinical outcome scores. To assess convergent validity, correlation between EQ-5D and clinical outcome scores was tested. To assess responsiveness, the mean change in EQ-5D scores of participants categorised as improved versus not improved on clinical outcome measures was tested. Results: Significant differences in mean EQ-5D score were found for co-morbidity and three of four severity measures but not gender, age, treatment history or suicide attempts. Mean EQ-5D scores were significantly correlated with all clinical outcome measures, although relationships were moderate or weak. A change in mean EQ-5D score was significantly related to clinical assessments of improvement on all outcome measures. Conclusions: Results provide initial evidence to support the relevance of the EQ-5D in adolescents with major depression, but this evidence is weak. Replication studies are needed to assess the generalisability of these findings. (Publisher abstract)
Improving the safety, health and wellbeing of children through improving the physical and mental health of mothers, fathers and carers: research review 1
- Authors:
- BLEWETT James, et al
- Publisher:
- Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 111p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This research review describes what works in improving the safety, health and well-being of children through improving the physical and mental health of mothers, fathers and carers. It is based on a review of the research literature involving systematic searching of literature and presentation of key data. It summarises the best available evidence that will help service providers to improve services and, ultimately, outcomes for children, young people and their families. Individual chapters discuss the available evidence in the following areas: the proportion of mothers, fathers and carers experience mental and/or physical health problems; the relationship between mothers’, fathers’ and carers’ mental and physical health and their children’s safety, health and wellbeing; and interventions and support mechanisms are most effective in increasing children’s safety, health and wellbeing through improving mothers’, fathers’ and carers’ a) physical and b) mental health. The review suggests that current service configuration – especially the split between adult and children’s services – poses a key challenge to the effective delivery of services that can meet the needs of both children and their families. Adult services can provide valuable examples of providing a personalised approach to problems in order to produce personalised outcomes, so that targeted support is not seen as stigmatising by parents, children and young people. Access to services by family members is impeded by the current system of gate-keeping by means of thresholds; i.e. an access point at which access to one or more service/s is judged necessary on the basis of risk or need.
The effect of psychiatric rehabilitation on the activity and participation level of clients with long-term psychiatric disabilities
- Authors:
- VAN WEL Tom, FELLING Albert, PERSOON Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 39(6), December 2003, pp.535-546.
- Publisher:
- Springer
During the last decades of the 20th century, many psychiatric hospitals changed the living environments of their clients with long-term psychiatric disabilities. Investigates the effect of this environmental psychiatric rehabilitation and normalization process on the activity and participation level of such clients residing in one Dutch psychiatric hospital. The seven years of panel research demonstrated that more normal living environments have a positive effect on clients' activity and participation level. This is controlled for the fact that younger clients, and clients with a relative high activity and participation level were selected for these normal living environments.
Worries and problems of young carers: issues for mental health
- Author:
- CREE Viviene E.
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Family Social Work, 8(4), November 2003, pp.301-309.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This paper reports on a research study which explored the worries and problems of young carers in Edinburgh. Sixty-one young carers took part in the study, conducted between April and June 2002. Findings indicate that young carers identify significant worries and problems in relation to their well-being, and that these come over and above any 'normal' adolescent difficulties. It is suggested that these findings may have important implications for young carers' mental health, now and in the future, and contain important lessons for child and family social work in general.
Creative health: the arts for health and wellbeing
- Author:
- ALL-PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP ON ARTS, HEALTH AND WELLBEING
- Publisher:
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 195
- Place of publication:
- London
The Inquiry report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing, which looks at the benefits the arts can bring to health and wellbeing and current engagement with the arts in health and social care. It draws on the findings of research, examples from practice and series of round table discussions attended by over 300 people, including service users and practitioners working in the arts, health and social care. The report looks at the state of evidence concerning the impacts of the arts on health and wellbeing and where its place in the current policy, commissioning and funding landscape. It also highlights the role of arts in physical and community environments and the benefits of including the arts in health-creating strategies at local and city-region level. The report then reviews recent research and examples of practice throughout the life course, covering: childhood, adolescences and young adults; working age adults; older people; and end of life. From the examples and evidence of the beneficial impact the arts can have for health and wellbeing, the report has three key messages: that the arts can help keep people well and aid recovery, can help meet major challenges facing health and social care; and can help save money in the health service and social care. It makes ten recommendations to support the improvement of practice, research and funding of the arts for health and wellbeing. (Edited publisher abstract)
Promoting the emotional well-being of children and adolescents and preventing their mental ill health: a handbook
- Editor:
- DWIVEDI Kedar
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 288p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide provides overviews of the key psychological processes affecting mental health, such as development, attachment, emotion regulation and attention, and draws out the implications for preventive measures and promotion of emotional well-being. The authors, from a range of professional disciplines, emphasise the importance of early intervention and prevention, exploring in particular how initiatives in parenting and education can promote children’s emotional well-being. The topics they cover include: the prevention and management of addiction and eating disorders; the development of culturally sensitive services for ethnic minority children and families;jthe impact of parenting programmes and the life skills education programmes in schools; and ways of meeting the mental health needs of children who are socially excluded, homeless or in local authority care. The book provides examples of a broad range of projects and initiatives in Britain and other European countries.