scholarly journals Developmental trajectories of African American adolescents’ family conflict: Differences in mental health problems in young adulthood.

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 1226-1232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Ewon Choe ◽  
Sarah A. Stoddard ◽  
Marc A. Zimmerman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
African American ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Health Problems

“Broken windows”: Relationship between neighborhood conditions and behavioral health among low-income African American adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 527-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dexter R Voisin ◽  
Dong Ha Kim
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
African American ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Broken Windows ◽  
Neighborhood Conditions

This study explored the association between neighborhood conditions and behavioral health among African American youth. Cross-sectional data were collected from 683 African American youth from low-income communities. Measures for demographics, neighborhood conditions (i.e. broken windows index), mental health, delinquency, substance use, and sexual risk behaviors were assessed. Major findings indicated that participants who reported poorer neighborhood conditions compared to those who lived in better living conditions were more likely to report higher rates of mental health problems, delinquency, substance use, and unsafe sexual behaviors. Environmental factors need to be considered when addressing the behavioral health of low-income African American youth.

Early detection of risk-taking, self-harming, and suicidal behaviour

2021 ◽  
pp. 429-436
Author(s):  
Corinna Reichl ◽  
Michael Kaess
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Risk Markers

This text outlines the role of risk-taking and self-harming behaviours in the development and detection of suicidal behaviour and mental health problems among adolescents. Risk-taking and self-harming behaviours are observable symptoms for underlying problems of emotion regulation, impulse control or interpersonal relationships and are sensitive risk markers for early detection of developmental trajectories of suicidal behaviour and mental health problems. Due to their easy accessibility and their sensitive prediction of mental health problems, risk-taking and self-harming behaviours have been included into programmes screening for adolescents at risk of suicidal behaviour in the general population. The principles and findings of those screening programmes are discussed. Professional screenings are time consuming for participants and create costs for the healthcare system, thus, longitudinal studies are needed to test whether screening programmes are effective in reducing suicidal behaviour among adolescents.

scholarly journals Mental Health and Functional Outcomes in Young Adulthood of Children With Psychotic Symptoms: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonella Trotta ◽  
Louise Arseneault ◽  
Avshalom Caspi ◽  
Terrie E Moffitt ◽  
Andrea Danese ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Functional Outcomes ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Poor Outcomes

Abstract Background Childhood psychotic symptoms have been associated with various psychiatric disorders in adulthood but their role as early markers of poor outcomes during the crucial transition to adulthood is largely unknown. Therefore, we investigated associations between age-12 psychotic symptoms and a range of mental health problems and functional outcomes at age 18. Methods Data were used from the Environmental Risk Longitudinal Twin Study, a nationally representative birth cohort of 2232 twins born in 1994–1995 in England and Wales, followed to age 18 with 93% retention. Childhood psychotic symptoms were assessed in structured interviews at age 12. At age 18, study members’ mental health problems, functional outcomes, risky behaviors, and offending were measured using self-reports and official records. Results Children with psychotic symptoms (N = 125, 5.9%) were more likely to experience a range of mental health problems in young adulthood than children without such symptoms. They were also more likely to be obese, smoke cigarettes, be lonely, be parents, and report a lower quality of life, but not more likely to commit crimes. Childhood psychotic symptoms predicted these poor outcomes over and above other emotional and behavioral problems during childhood. Nevertheless, twin analyses indicated that these associations were largely accounted for by shared family factors. Conclusions Psychotic symptoms in childhood signal risk for pervasive mental health and functional difficulties in young adulthood and thus may provide a useful screen for an array of later problems. However, early psychotic symptoms and poor outcomes may be manifestations of shared environmental and genetic risks.

scholarly journals Victimization Experiences, Substance Misuse, and Mental Health Problems in Relation to Risk for Lethality Among African American and African Caribbean Women

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (16) ◽  
pp. 3223-3241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bushra Sabri ◽  
Jamila K. Stockman ◽  
Desiree R. Bertrand ◽  
Doris W. Campbell ◽  
Gloria B. Callwood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
African American ◽  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Caribbean Women ◽  
African Caribbean
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