scholarly journals Prevalence of DSM-IV Disorders and Attendant Help-Seeking in 2 American Indian Reservation Populations

2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janette Beals
Keyword(s):  
American Indian ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Indian Reservation ◽  
Dsm Iv

Help Seeking for Substance Use Problems in Two American Indian Reservation Populations

2006 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 512-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janette Beals ◽  
Douglas K. Novins ◽  
Paul Spicer ◽  
Nancy R. Whitesell ◽  
Christina M. Mitchell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Indian Reservation ◽  
Substance Use Problems

Feasibility of text messaging to promote child health in a rural community on an American Indian reservation

2019 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
pp. 557-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blakely Brown ◽  
Kari Harris ◽  
Laura Dybdal ◽  
Julia Malich ◽  
Brenda Bodnar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Child Health ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
Indian Reservation ◽  
Parent Knowledge

Objective:This study investigated the feasibility of delivering health-related short text messages to parents with the goal of reducing obesity risk among their children aged 3–5 years.Design:Quasi-experimental design involving one experimental group of 17 parents.Setting:Rural American Indian reservation.Methods:During the 5-week intervention period, parents received 3 topic-related text messages each week for a total of 15 messages. The topics focused on included nutrition, physical activity (PA), sleep, consumption of sugary beverages, TV viewing and screen time. Outcomes included assessments of feasibility including retention rates; delivery, receipt and response to text messages; and programme satisfaction. Pre- to posttest changes in parent knowledge of health behaviours associated with childhood obesity and parent report of these health behaviours in their child were also assessed.Results:A total of 100% (17/17) of the participants completed the study and final assessments. All texts ( n = 289) sent to participants were successfully delivered. Of the 85 texts that requested a response, parents responded to 91% (78/85) by answering the question. All participants reported they found the texts easy to understand. A total of 94% (16/17) of participants reported enjoying the frequency with which they received messages. At the end of the study, parents reported improved overall child health behaviours that approached statistical significance ( p = .051) and parents reported significantly improved behaviours related to PA and sleep ( p = .046). No significant differences were found for changes in parent knowledge.Conclusion:Findings suggest it is feasible to deliver a text messaging-based childhood obesity prevention intervention to parents of young children living on a rural American Indian reservation. Text messages were appreciated by parents and may influence child health behaviours associated with childhood obesity.

The DSM-IV Outline for Cultural Formulation: A Critical Demonstration With American Indian Children

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 1244-1251 ◽  
Author(s):  
DOUGLAS K. NOVINS ◽  
DONALD W. BECHTOLD ◽  
WILLIAM H. SACK ◽  
JAMES THOMPSON ◽  
DEBBIE R. CARTER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
American Indian ◽  
Cultural Formulation ◽  
Indian Children ◽  
Dsm Iv

Role of traditional healers in the pathway to care of patients with schizophrenia in Egypt

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 382-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Ibrahim Awaad ◽  
Nesreen Mohsen Ibrahim ◽  
Rehab Mohamed Naguib ◽  
Sherien Ahmed Khalil ◽  
Mahmoud Elhabiby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Help Seeking ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Clinical Correlates ◽  
Syndrome Scale ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Axis I ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Negative Syndrome ◽  
Pathway To Care

Background: Traditional healers are considered one of the important stages in the pathway to care of schizophrenia patients because of the confidence in the system, affordability and accessibility of the service, exposing patients to hazardous management, delay in seeking psychiatric help and bad prognosis. Aim: To assess the pathway to care of schizophrenia patients and role of traditional healers into it, the sociodemographic and clinical correlates of those patients. Methods: We assessed 232 patients with schizophrenia after confirmation of diagnosis with Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorder (SCID-I) research version using a questionnaire designed by authors to assess help seeking behavior in schizophrenia patients and its sociodemographic and clinical correlates. Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale to identify the presence and severity of symptoms. Results: A total of 41.8% sought traditional healers first, 58.1% sought a psychiatric consultation first, main symptoms related to traditional healers seeking were hallucinations in 51.5%, delusions 29.9%, 9.28% bizarre behavior and 9.28% formal though disorder. Main causes of traditional healers’ preference were society acceptance 30.39%, affordability 24.74% and accessibility 16.49%. Conclusion: This study shows that a significant percentage of the patients suffering from schizophrenia prefer to approach faith healers first due to their own beliefs, society acceptance, affordability and easy accessibility.

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