scholarly journals Web-Based Self-Help for Preventing Mental Health Problems in Universities: Comparing Acceptance and Commitment Training to Mental Health Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Levin ◽  
Steven C. Hayes ◽  
Jacqueline Pistorello ◽  
John R. Seeley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Mental Health Education ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Training

scholarly journals Creating a “SafeSpot” for mental health education in schools

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Educational Programme ◽  
Mental Health Education

SafeSpot is a digital educational programme that aims to raise awareness of mental health problems and develop helpful coping strategies to improve mental health in young people.

scholarly journals Re-Oreintation of Nigerians Towards Mental Health: Its Counseling Implications

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 302
Author(s):  
Bukoye Roseline Olufunke
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Heart Diseases ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Mental Health Education ◽  
The Public

Mental health is a state of well-being which allows a better realisation of one's own potentials. With good mental health, individuals are able to cope productively with life situations. According to WHO (2002), hundreds of millions of people worldwide are affected by mental health problems. This led to their defection in terms of behavioural, neurological, physical, emotional, and substance use. It was discovered that about 36 million people worldwide are HIV positive, and about 20 million people have died from AIDS, tobacco, alcohol, amongst others. The use of hard drugs are discovered as potential addictive substance that have led to major health problems like heart diseases, stroke, cancer, liver diseases, fever, amongst others. Mental illness/problem occurs due to careless attitudes towards mental health education. Most middle and low income countries devote less than 1% of their health expenditure to mental health and mental health education thereby worsening the health condition of the citizens. This paper, therefore, sees it as point of urgency to re-orientate Nigerians towards mental health and its counseling implications. For its effectiveness, the roles of counseling cannot be over- emphasised. There is need for counsellors to inculcate into the public mental health skills, self-management skills, and self-descriptive culture through seminars and workshops. The Counsellor should bring to the awareness of the public information about their lifestyles regarding sleeping procedures, eating behaviour, nutrition, exercise, and stress management through enlightenment campaigns and medical programmes. Other recommendations include; the government in collaboration with the counsellors and NGOs should embark on comprehensive mental health problems preventive programmes. Also, mental health policies, legislation, community care giver facilities, and treatments for people with mental illness should be given proper attention.

scholarly journals A Brief Discussion on the Causes and Countermeasures of College Students' Psychological Confusion and Mental Health Problems

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Huiting Guo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Critical Periods ◽  
Mental Health Education ◽  
Education Courses ◽  
World Concept

College period is one of the most critical periods of one person’s life for it is an important period of establishing world concept, outlook on life and values. Various challenges and pressures have had a great impact on the mental health of college students. In that case, college students’ psychological confusion and mental health problems occur frequently and the overall condition of college students’ psychological problems is worrying. The mental health of college students has also attracted the attention of colleges and the society. Besides, the mental health education courses have been adopted to guide college students. This article aims to analyze the causes of college students’ psychological confusion and mental health problems and also the obstacles or difficulties in solving them from the perspective of college students' cultivation of positive psychological quality and mental health education. And corresponding solutions from both the outside and personal perspectives.

scholarly journals Problems and Countermeasures of College Students’ Mental Health Education

2022 ◽  
Vol 2022 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Xiaoli Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Psychological Counseling ◽  
Mental Health Education ◽  
Psychological Pressure

Compared with the previous teaching environment and model, college students need more self-awareness and self-discipline to learn better. In order to solve many mental health problems of college students, this work studies that the school should increase policy support to relevant parties and strengthen the cultivation of college students’ psychological counseling ability, so as to provide more psychological counseling services for college students. This work studies and analyzes the common problems in contemporary college students’ mental health education, such as lack of teachers, mere formality, imperfect system, and poor pertinence, and puts forward the corresponding countermeasures for college students’ mental health education. When college students enter the university, they need to further improve their knowledge and ability to achieve professional development in a relatively loose learning environment. University is a key period for college students’ personality improvement and physical and mental development. With the increasing pressure of social employment, the psychological pressure of college students is increasing. This study provides a reference for the mental health problems of college students.

scholarly journals “We could end up in a lot of trouble”: teachers’ communications with young children about mental health

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Cooke ◽  
Janine King ◽  
Kathryn Greenwood
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Mental Health Education ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – Stigma towards people with mental health problems is a significant problem and appears trenchant despite recent anti-stigma campaigns. Attitudes develop in young children, and may be stronger and less malleable in adolescence. Early intervention may be important for mental health education and stigma prevention. Theory, evidence and practical considerations all suggest that teachers’ involvement is key. By exploring communication about mental health between teachers and young children, it will be possible to elaborate how stigma develops and may be ameliorated. The purpose of this paper is to explore teachers’ accounts of this communication and the factors that influence it. Design/methodology/approach – Semi-structured interviews with 15 primary school teachers were transcribed and analysed using a grounded theory approach. Findings – Discussions about mental health were largely absent from the classroom, due to teachers’ anxiety. Teachers felt the need to protect children from exposure to people with mental health problems and even from information about the topic, believed they lacked the necessary expertise, worried that such discussions were outside their remit and were anxious about parents’ reactions. Originality/value – This was the first study to interview teachers on this topic and suggests that a significant opportunity to address fear and stigma is being missed. Teachers’ silence may reinforce that mental health problems are taboo, and prevent children from developing knowledge and a language to talk about mental health. The inclusion of teachers in early mental health education and could promote better understanding and more inclusive attitudes, especially if supported by educational policy and curriculum.

scholarly journals Investigation on Mental Health Status among High School Students at Grade 3 in Haidian District of Beijing

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohan Li ◽  
Yonggang Li ◽  
Baohua Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mental Health Education ◽  
Grade 3

Objective: To understand and analyze the mental health status of key Senior School Students at grade 3 in Haidian District of Beijing and Senior Three Students in General Schools, so as to provide basis for mental health education and psychological intervention. Methods: A total of 263 senior three students were randomly selected from a general school and two key school in Haidian District of Beijing. A questionnaire survey was conducted using the Mental Health Scale for Chinese Middle School Students (MSSMHS). Results: Of the 260 students surveyed, 54.2% had mental health problems, 36.5% had mild problems, 8.8% had moderate problems, and 0.5% had slightly and deeply serious problems. The first three factors about examined rates of factors of mental health were anxiety, learning and interpersonal relationship. The detection rates accounted for 23.5%, 23.1% and 18.8% respectively. There was no significant difference in the scores of each factor between key and ordinary middle school students (P>0.05). The scores of interpersonal, depression, anxiety and emotional factors of middle school girls were higher than those of boys, with statistical significance (P<0.05). Conclusion: There are some mental health problems among senior students at grade 3 in Haidian District of Beijing, and female students’ are serious. Schools, families and societies should pay attention to this problem and strengthen mental health education with a focused goal.

scholarly journals POS1321 MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING IN PATIENTS WITH JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 943.1-943
Author(s):  
S. Eulert ◽  
M. Niewerth ◽  
J. Hörstermann ◽  
C. Sengler ◽  
D. Windschall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Mental Health Screening ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Patient Health

Background:Mental disorders often begin in the vulnerable phase of adolescence and young adulthood. Young people with chronic diseases are particularly at risk. Early recognition of mental health problems is necessary in order to be able to support those affected in a timely and adequate manner. By implementing a web-based generic screening tool for mental health in routine care, patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and mental health conditions can be identified and provided with targeted treatment.Objectives:To investigate the prevalence of mental health conditions in young people with JIA in routine rheumatology care.Methods:Mental health screening is implemented as an add-on module to the National Paediatric Rheumatology Database (NPRD). The current data was gathered over a period of 24 months. Patients complete the screening tool which includes the Patient Health Questionnaire1 (PHQ-9, score 0-27) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale2 (GAD-7, score 0-21) via a web-based questionnaire. The cut-off for critical values in PHQ-9 and GAD-7 were defined as values ≥ 10. Simultaneously, other data, such as sociodemographic data, disease activity (cJADAS10, score 0-30), functional status (CHAQ, score 0-3) were collected as well.Results:The analysis included 245 patients (75% female) with a mean age of 15.7 years and a mean disease duration of 8.8 years. 38.8% of the patients had oligoarthritis (18.0% OA, persistent/20.8% OA, extended) and 23.3% RF negative polyarthritis. At the time of documentation 49 patients (30.6%) had an inactive disease (cJADAS10 ≤ 1) and 120 (49.4%) no functional limitations (CHAQ = 0). In total, 53 patients (21.6%) had screening values in either GAD-7 or PHD-9 ≥10. Patients with critical mental health screening values showed higher disease activity and more frequent functional limitations than inconspicuous patients (cJADAS10 (mean ± SD): 9.3 ± 6 vs. 4.9 ± 4.9; CHAQ: 0.66 ± 0.6 vs. 0.21 ± 0.42). When compared to males, females were significantly more likely to report either depression or anxiety symptoms (11.7% vs. 24.9%, p = 0.031).17.6% of all patients with valid items for these data reported to receive psychological support, meaning psychotherapeutic support (14.5%) and/or drug therapy (8.6%). Among those with a critical mental health screening score, 38.7% received psychological support (psychotherapeutic support (35.5%) and/or drug therapy (16.1%)).Conclusion:Every fifth young person with JIA reported mental health problems, however, not even every second of them stated to receive psychological support. The results show that screening for mental health problems during routine adolescent rheumatology care is necessary to provide appropriate and targeted support services to young people with a high burden of illness.References:[1]Löwe B, Unützer J, Callahan CM, Perkins AJ, Kroenke K. Monitoring depression treatment outcomes with the patient health questionnaire-9. Med Care. 2004 Dec;42(12):1194-201.[2]Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JB, Löwe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7. Arch Intern Med. 2006 May 22; 166(10):1092-7.[3]The screening data were collected as part of COACH (Conditions in Adolescents: Implementation and Evaluation of Patient-centred Collaborative Healthcare), a project supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (FKZ: 01GL1740F).Disclosure of Interests:Sascha Eulert: None declared, Martina Niewerth: None declared, Jana Hörstermann: None declared, Claudia Sengler: None declared, Daniel Windschall: None declared, Tilmann Kallinich: None declared, Jürgen Grulich-Henn: None declared, Frank Weller-Heinemann Consultant of: Pfizer, Abbvie, Sobi, Roche, Novartis, Ivan Foeldvari Consultant of: Gilead, Novartis, Pfizer, Hexal, BMS, Sanofi, MEDAC, Sandra Hansmann: None declared, Harald Baumeister: None declared, Reinhard Holl: None declared, Doris Staab: None declared, Kirsten Minden: None declared

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