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Does information about neuropsychiatric diagnoses influence evaluation of child sexual abuse allegations?
- Authors:
- LAINPELTO Katrin, ISAKSSON Johan, LINDBLAD Frank
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 25(3), 2016, pp.276-292.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study aimed at investigating if attitudes toward children with neuropsychiatric disorders influence evaluations concerning allegations of child sexual abuse. Law students (n = 107) at Stockholm University, Sweden, were presented a transcript of a mock police interview with a girl, 11 years of age. This interview was based on a real case, selected as a “typical” example from these years concerning contributions from the interviewer and the alleged victim. After having read the transcript, the students responded to a questionnaire concerning degree of credibility, if the girl talked about events that had really occurred, richness of details, and if the narrations were considered truthful and age-adequate. Fifty-four of the students were also told that the girl had been given the diagnoses of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and Asperger syndrome. Students who were informed about the diagnoses gave significantly lower scores concerning credibility of the interviewee. To a lesser degree they regarded her narrations as expressions of what had really occurred and considered her statements less truthful. Furthermore, they found that the narrations contained fewer details. Finally, they found the girl less competent to tell about abuse. We conclude that a neuropsychiatric disorder may infer risks of unjustified skeptical attitudes concerning trustworthiness and cognitive capacity. (Publisher abstract)
Reach, awareness and uptake of media guidelines for reporting suicide and mental illness: an Australian perspective
- Authors:
- SKEHAN Jaelea, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 8(4), November 2006, pp.29-35.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
There is increasing interest in media portrayal of suicide and mental illness and the impact that reporting may have on community understanding, attitudes and behaviour. In Australia, the Mindframe Media and Mental Health Project has implemented a national dissemination strategy that supports media professionals in their understanding and use of the guidelines. The strategy used face-to-face briefings, further resource development, promotional activities and work with peak bodies to implement changes in codes of practice. This article examines the effectiveness of an active dissemination strategy, highlighting both quantitative and qualitative evaluation data that indicates substantial reach, awareness of, support for and uptake of these resources by media professionals in Australia.
The impact of adult and community learning programmes on mental health and wellbeing
- Author:
- ROBOTHAM Dan
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, July 2011, pp.31-33.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Adult and community learning programmes can have significant and long-lasting benefits for people with mild to moderate mental health problems. The Mental Health Foundation have evaluated the Learn 2b programme, developed in partnership by the Changing Minds Centre (part of Northampton Teaching Primary Care Trust), and Northamptonshire County Council Adult Learning Service. Participants reported better wellbeing and less severe symptoms of depression and anxiety, and these improvements were sustained for the 12 month follow up period. However, this evaluation was limited in that it was a non-randomised study and lacked a control group.
A handbook for the study of mental health: social contexts, theories, and systems
- Editors:
- SCHEID Teresa L., BROWN Tony N., (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 714p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
The second edition of this textbook appears ten years after it was first published and has been fully updated targeting emerging areas of research. Expert contributions combine to offer comprehensive coverage of conceptual, substantive and policy aspects of mental health and illness. Part I examines social factors that shape psychiatric diagnosis and the measurement of mental health and illness, theories that explain the definition and treatment of mental disorders and cultural variability. Part II investigates effects of social context, considering class, gender, race and age, and the critical role played by stress, marriage, work and social support. Part III focuses on the organisation, delivery and evaluation of mental health services, including the criminalisation of mental illness, the challenges posed by HIV, and the importance of stigma. The book is written for classroom use in the fields of sociology, social work, human relations, human services, and psychology. It provides useful definitions, overviews of the historical, social, and institutional frameworks for understanding mental health and illness. Summary chapters describe the wider context for the study of the subject.
Evaluation of ‘see me’ - the national Scottish campaign against the stigma and discrimination associated with mental ill-health
- Authors:
- MYERS Fiona, et al
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 211p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The ‘see me’ campaign had five core objectives: to tackle stigma and discrimination by raising public awareness of how both affect individuals with mental health problems, and by improving public understanding of mental health, to challenge individual incidents of stigma and discrimination, to involve people in anti-stigma activities across Scotland at national and local levels and across sectors and communities of interest, to ensure that the voices and experiences of people with mental health problems and their carers are heard, and to promote a culture of learning and evaluation through all its work, so that effectiveness can be demonstrated and lessons shared. This report presents the findings from an independent 15-month evaluation of the first four years of the campaign. The aims of the evaluation, which started in September 2006 and was commissioned by the Scottish Executive, were to: co-ordinate a detailed account of the development and activities of ‘see me’, determine the extent to which the campaign has met its own strategic objectives, and make recommendations for the future development of anti-stigma work in Scotland.
Evaluation of ‘see me’ - the national Scottish campaign against the stigma and discrimination associated with mental ill-health
- Authors:
- MYERS Fiona, et al
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
‘See me’, the national Scottish campaign against the stigma and discrimination associated with mental ill-health, was launched in October 2002. The campaign’s activities have included national level publicity campaigns targeted at the general population, targeted publicity campaigns aimed at specific groups or environments, work with the media, and support for local activities. Main findings are presented of an independent evaluation of the inception and the first four years of ‘see me’. The aims of the evaluation were to co-ordinate a detailed account of the development and activities of ‘see me’, determine the extent to which the campaign had met its own strategic objectives and make recommendations for future work in Scotland to address the stigma and discrimination experienced by people with mental health problems.
Tackling stigma in schools
- Authors:
- THOMAS Emma, MORGAN Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, April 2006, pp.30-32.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Raising young people's awareness of mental health issues is an important first step toward defeating stigma and discrimination. STIGMA is a collaborative project organised by the Inverness Self-harm Forum in an informal partnership with HUG (the Highland Users Group), the NHS Highland department of child and family psychiatry and Eden Court Outreach, which runs theatre groups for young people aged 12-18 across the Highlands. It aims to raise awareness of mental health issues among secondary school children in the Highlands through the use of drama, workshops and classroom discussion. This article reports on the findings from a formal evaluation of the 2005 tour.
The Wellfamily service
- Author:
- de PAEZTRON Rose
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 10(2), June 2005, pp.19-22.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Provides an insight into the Family Welfare Association's Wellfamily service, that is designed to support the problems of users and their families in a non-stigmatising way . The article includes a summarised evaluation of the service and case examples. It also highlights future development plans.
The DSM IV you, but not IV me
- Author:
- FEWSTER Gerry
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Youth Care Forum, 31(6), December 2002, pp.365-380.
- Publisher:
- Springer
In this article a proponent of child and youth care draws upon his own personal, academic, and professional experience to consider the empirical, existential, and ethical implications of classifying and labeling children. From this perspective, the efficacy of the DSM-IV (Diagnostic Statistical Manual for Mental Disorder) is diagnosed, discussed, and dismissed.