British Journal of Psychiatry, 187(2), August 2005, pp.161-167.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
This study measures the prevalence of common mental disorders among low-income young people in the city of Cali, Colombia and to examine associations with violence and social capital. The Self-Reporting Questionnaire was administered to 1057 young people aged 15-25 years. Social capital, violence, alcoholism and socio-demographic variables were also measured. The results found 255 young people (24%) with common mental disorders. Being a woman, having limited education and experiencing high levels of violence were the main risk factors for common mental disorders. Social capital did not emerge as a risk factor. The study found a large burden of mental ill health among young people was found; this requires urgent interventions and more research on the mechanisms which link mental health and violence.
This study measures the prevalence of common mental disorders among low-income young people in the city of Cali, Colombia and to examine associations with violence and social capital. The Self-Reporting Questionnaire was administered to 1057 young people aged 15-25 years. Social capital, violence, alcoholism and socio-demographic variables were also measured. The results found 255 young people (24%) with common mental disorders. Being a woman, having limited education and experiencing high levels of violence were the main risk factors for common mental disorders. Social capital did not emerge as a risk factor. The study found a large burden of mental ill health among young people was found; this requires urgent interventions and more research on the mechanisms which link mental health and violence.
This research, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and conducted by researchers at DMSS Research and Heriot-Watt University, combines data on women’s experiences of poverty, mental health, life circumstances, and abuse and violence, to show how different forms of inequality combine in the lives of women in poverty in England. It uses data from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS), which provides information about mental illness in the general population, as well as information about economic circumstances, social relationships and experiences of sexual and physical abuse, violence. The analysis found that women living in poverty are more likely to have suffered violence and abuse than those who are not. Mental health problems were more strongly linked with violence and abuse than with poverty, with 55 per cent of women living in poverty who had been abused experiencing anxiety or depression, compared with 17 per cent of women in poverty who had not been abused. Women experiencing extensive abuse and poverty were also more likely to be homeless, 21 per cent, compared with 3 per cent of women in poverty who had not been abused. The report concludes that being poor can make women and girls more vulnerable to perpetrators of abuse and prevent them from escaping abusive situations, while the impact of abuse can trap women in poverty. Based on the findings the report makes recommendations for policy makers, service providers and practitioners.
(Edited publisher abstract)
This research, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and conducted by researchers at DMSS Research and Heriot-Watt University, combines data on women’s experiences of poverty, mental health, life circumstances, and abuse and violence, to show how different forms of inequality combine in the lives of women in poverty in England. It uses data from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS), which provides information about mental illness in the general population, as well as information about economic circumstances, social relationships and experiences of sexual and physical abuse, violence. The analysis found that women living in poverty are more likely to have suffered violence and abuse than those who are not. Mental health problems were more strongly linked with violence and abuse than with poverty, with 55 per cent of women living in poverty who had been abused experiencing anxiety or depression, compared with 17 per cent of women in poverty who had not been abused. Women experiencing extensive abuse and poverty were also more likely to be homeless, 21 per cent, compared with 3 per cent of women in poverty who had not been abused. The report concludes that being poor can make women and girls more vulnerable to perpetrators of abuse and prevent them from escaping abusive situations, while the impact of abuse can trap women in poverty. Based on the findings the report makes recommendations for policy makers, service providers and practitioners.
(Edited publisher abstract)
This report presents a picture of both the scale of violence and abuse women face, the nature of their experiences, and how the life chances of women experiencing the most extensive violence and abuse differ from the rest of the population. Drawing on the analysis of the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) data, it provides evidence of the extent to which women who experience the most extensive abuse and violence (both as children and adults) are more likely to face other adverse circumstances, such as poor mental and physical health, poverty, debt, difficulties finding employment, poor housing and homelessness, disability, and substance misuse problems. The report shows that overall, women are twice as likely as men to experience interpersonal violence and abuse, and the more extensive the violence the more likely that it is experienced by women rather than men. Women’s greater exposure to violence and abuse may go some way to explaining their higher rate of mental illness. In addition, women with extensive experience of physical and sexual violence are far more likely to experience disadvantage in many other areas of their lives, including disability and ill health, substance dependence, poverty and debt, poor living conditions, homelessness and discrimination.
(Edited publisher abstract)
This report presents a picture of both the scale of violence and abuse women face, the nature of their experiences, and how the life chances of women experiencing the most extensive violence and abuse differ from the rest of the population. Drawing on the analysis of the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) data, it provides evidence of the extent to which women who experience the most extensive abuse and violence (both as children and adults) are more likely to face other adverse circumstances, such as poor mental and physical health, poverty, debt, difficulties finding employment, poor housing and homelessness, disability, and substance misuse problems. The report shows that overall, women are twice as likely as men to experience interpersonal violence and abuse, and the more extensive the violence the more likely that it is experienced by women rather than men. Women’s greater exposure to violence and abuse may go some way to explaining their higher rate of mental illness. In addition, women with extensive experience of physical and sexual violence are far more likely to experience disadvantage in many other areas of their lives, including disability and ill health, substance dependence, poverty and debt, poor living conditions, homelessness and discrimination.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Summarises the findings from key texts that address severe and multiple disadvantage (SMD), covering the co-occurrence of homelessness, drug and alcohol misuse, mental health problems, cycles of violence and abuse, and chronic poverty. The review highlights attempts to: define the issue politically; provide data on the scope and scale of SMD; highlights effective services; and makes recommendations for service delivery and government policy. The review also identifies key political benefits for future action, including cost effectiveness resulting from reducing overlaps in service provision and the development of new and innovative services.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Summarises the findings from key texts that address severe and multiple disadvantage (SMD), covering the co-occurrence of homelessness, drug and alcohol misuse, mental health problems, cycles of violence and abuse, and chronic poverty. The review highlights attempts to: define the issue politically; provide data on the scope and scale of SMD; highlights effective services; and makes recommendations for service delivery and government policy. The review also identifies key political benefits for future action, including cost effectiveness resulting from reducing overlaps in service provision and the development of new and innovative services.
(Edited publisher abstract)
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homelessness, homeless people, substance misuse, mental health problems, poverty, violence, social care provision, policy, families, social policy;
British Journal of Psychiatry, 175, November 1999, pp.462-466.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
The clinical assessment and management of the risk of violence and suicide by people with mental health problems may have to focus on environmental as well as individual factors. This study investigates possible associations between violence, homicide and suicide rates, population density and indices of deprivation, with particular reference to inner-city boroughs. Rates were found to be highest in boroughs with high population density and deprivation scores. This has implications for the delivery of preventive and mental health services for clinical management of risk.
The clinical assessment and management of the risk of violence and suicide by people with mental health problems may have to focus on environmental as well as individual factors. This study investigates possible associations between violence, homicide and suicide rates, population density and indices of deprivation, with particular reference to inner-city boroughs. Rates were found to be highest in boroughs with high population density and deprivation scores. This has implications for the delivery of preventive and mental health services for clinical management of risk.
homosexuality, learning disabilities, mental health problems, physical disabilities, probation, poverty, psychotherapy, rape, research methods, residential care, schizophrenia, severe mental health problems, single parent families, suicide, unemployment, violence, women, young offenders, youth work, adoption, alcohol misuse, bereavement, black and minority ethnic people, child abuse, child sexual abuse, custodial institutions, counselling, divorce, drug misuse, foster care, groupwork;