Meta-analysis of single-case evaluations of child-centered play therapy for treating mental health symptoms.

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 144-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Pester ◽  
A. Stephen Lenz ◽  
Julia Dell'Aquila
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Play Therapy ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Child Centered ◽  
Child Centered Play Therapy

scholarly journals STUDI KASUS: TERAPI BERMAIN MEMFASILITASI PERUBAHAN PERILAKU MENOLAK SEKOLAH

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Monica Sri Sunaringsih ◽  
Linda Wati
Keyword(s):  
Play Therapy ◽  
Single Case ◽  
School Refusal ◽  
Individual Therapy ◽  
Single Case Study ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
Child Centered ◽  
Child Centered Play Therapy ◽  
Participant Behavior

Perilaku menolak sekolah, adalah perilaku yang umum dialami anak-anak dalam masa sekolah, dengan berbagai alasan. Perilaku ini tidak selalu menjadi diagnosa patologis, tapi pada praktisnya kerap menyebabkan stres dalam keluarga. Saat anak memiliki keinginan untuk tidak hadir di sekolah, mereka cenderung berperilaku maladaptif. Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) dipandang sebagai bentuk intervensi terapetik yang tidak berfokus pada permasalahan anak secara langsung, tetapi memberikan ruang dan kesempatan pada anak untuk memproses masalahnya. CCPT terbukti dapat mengatasi berbagai masalah perilaku dalam perkembangan anak hingga remaja. Namun, belum banyak ulasan mengenai bagaimana CCPT memfasilitasi perubahan perilaku tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan memberikan informasi baru mengenai efektivitas CCPT dalam mengubah perilaku anak terhadap sekolah. Subjek penelitian ini adalah anak perempuan berusia 6 tahun. Penelitian qualitative, single case study ini memberikan penjelasan proses perubahan/ transformasi perilaku partisipan secara intensif dan deskriptif dalam 18 sesi terapi individual. Play Therapy Dimensional Model (PTDM) dalam level consiousness-unconsiousness dan directive-nondirectiveness akan mendeskripsikan arah pergerakan dan perubahan perilaku partisipan dalam proses terapi. Hasil penelitian berbentuk laporan observasi peneliti, dokumentasi sesi, dan laporan orangtua menunjukkan keselarasan terhadap perubahan perilaku partisipan. Perubahan perilaku sesuai dengan tujuan CCPT dan sesuai dengan harapan orangtua. Partisipan hadir di sekolah, berani menampilkan dirinya di depan kelas, dan perilaku somatis sirna.  School refusal is a behavior commonly found in school age children, with various reasons. This behavior is not always a pathological diagnosis, however, in practice it often causes stress in the family. When children refuse to attend school, they tend to behave maladaptively. Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) is seen as a form of therapeutic intervention that does not focus on children's problems directly, but it gives children space and opportunity to process their problem. CCPT is proven to be able to treat various behavioral problems in the development of children to adolescents. However, there are not many reviews about how CCPT facilitates this behavioral change. This study aims to provide new information about the effectiveness of CCPT in changing children's behavior towards school. The sole subject of this study was a 6-year-old girl. This qualitative, single case study provides an explanation of the process of change / transformation of participant's intensive and descriptive behavior in 18 individual therapy sessions. Play Therapy Dimensional Model (PTDM) at the level of consciousness-unconsiousness and directive-nondirectiveness will describe the direction of movement and changes in participant behavior during the therapy process. The result of the study was in the form of researchers' observation reports, session documentation, and parental reports show conformity with changes in participant behavior. Changes in behavior was in accordance with the goals of the CCPT and with expectations of the parents. Participant attended school, dared to present herself in front of the classroom, and somatic behavior disappeared.

scholarly journals Occurrence of mental health symptoms and disorders in current and former elite athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (11) ◽  
pp. 700-706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Gouttebarge ◽  
João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia ◽  
Paul Gorczynski ◽  
Brian Hainline ◽  
Mary E Hitchcock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Former Elite Athletes ◽  
Anxiety Depression

ObjectivesTo present an overview of the existing epidemiological evidence regarding the occurrence of mental health symptoms and disorders among current and former elite athletes.DesignSystematic review and meta-analysis.Data sourcesFive electronic databases were searched from inception to November 2018: PubMed (MEDLINE), SportDiscus via EBSCO, PSycINFO via ProQuest, Scopus and Cochrane.Eligibility criteria for selecting studiesWe included original quantitative studies that were written in English, were conducted exclusively among current or former elite athletes, and presented incidence or prevalence rates of symptoms of mental disorders.ResultsTwenty-two relevant original studies about mental health symptoms and disorders among current elite athletes were included: they presented data especially on symptoms of distress, sleep disturbance, anxiety/depression and alcohol misuse. Meta-analyses comprising 2895 to 5555 current elite athletes showed that the prevalence of mental health symptoms and disorders ranged from 19% for alcohol misuse to 34% for anxiety/depression. Fifteen relevant original studies about mental health symptoms and disorders among former elite athletes were included: they similarly presented data especially about symptoms of distress, sleep disturbance, anxiety/depression and alcohol misuse. Meta-analyses comprising 1579 to 1686 former elite athletes showed that the prevalence of mental health symptoms and disorders ranged from 16% for distress to 26% for anxiety/depression.ConclusionsOur meta-analyses showed that the prevalence of mental health symptoms and disorders ranged from 19% for alcohol misuse to 34% for anxiety/depression for current elite athletes, and from 16% for distress to 26% for anxiety/depression for former elite athletes.

scholarly journals Mental Health during the COVID-19 Crisis in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (20) ◽  
pp. 10604
Author(s):  
Jiyao Chen ◽  
Nusrat Farah ◽  
Rebecca Kechen Dong ◽  
Richard Z. Chen ◽  
Wen Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Pooled Prevalence

We aim to provide a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence rates of mental health symptoms among major African populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. We include articles from PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and medRxiv between 1 February 2020 and 6 February 2021, and pooled data using random-effects meta-analyses. We identify 28 studies and 32 independent samples from 12 African countries with a total of 15,071 participants. The pooled prevalence of anxiety was 37% in 27 studies, of depression was 45% in 24 studies, and of insomnia was 28% in 9 studies. The pooled prevalence rates of anxiety, depression, and insomnia in North Africa (44%, 55%, and 31%, respectively) are higher than those in Sub-Saharan Africa (31%, 30%, and 24%, respectively). We find (a) a scarcity of studies in several African countries with a high number of COVID-19 cases; (b) high heterogeneity among the studies; (c) the extent and pattern of prevalence of mental health symptoms in Africa is high and differs from elsewhere—more African adults suffer from depression rather than anxiety and insomnia during COVID 19 compared to adult populations in other countries/regions. Hence, our findings carry crucial implications and impact future research to enable evidence-based medicine in Africa.

Using Play Therapy to Support Bereaved Students

2017 ◽  
pp. 182-194
Author(s):  
Karrie L. Swan ◽  
Rebecca Rudd
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Play Therapy ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Early Period ◽  
School Based ◽  
Bereaved Children ◽  
Family Constellation ◽  
Child Centered ◽  
Child Centered Play Therapy

Using the tenets of child-centered play therapy, this chapter describes interventions that school-based mental health professionals can use to support bereaved children. Children’s reactions to death, and the interventions that professionals can use, vary based on their developmental stage. Strategies are presented for helping children process the early period of bereavement, facilitate a developmentally and culturally appropriate understanding of death, promote adjustment to changes in family constellation and dynamics, and memorialize loved ones. Instructions are provided for using play techniques to help children organize, make sense of, and express their losses in a concrete manner. The play interventions described in this chapter involve using a sand tray and miniature figures to help a child prepare for a memorial service and to start to understand the concept of death, using puppets to explore the changes in family dynamics that occur after a death, and creating a memorial book.

Initial Investigation of Nature-Based, Child-Centered Play Therapy: A Single-Case Design

2015 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
pp. 440-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline M. Swank ◽  
Sang Min Shin ◽  
Carla Cabrita ◽  
Christopher Cheung ◽  
Brittany Rivers
Keyword(s):  
Play Therapy ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Single Case Design ◽  
Initial Investigation ◽  
Child Centered ◽  
Child Centered Play Therapy ◽  
Case Design

scholarly journals The Mental Health Under the COVID-19 Crisis in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiyao Chen ◽  
Nusrat Farah ◽  
Rebecca Kechen Dong ◽  
Richard Z Chen ◽  
Wen Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Pooled Prevalence ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Objective: In this paper, we aim to provide a systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence rates of mental health symptoms of anxiety, depression, and insomnia among the major populations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources: We search and include articles using PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and medRxiv databases between Feb 202 and Feb 6th, 2021. Eligibility criteria and data analysis: The meta-analysis targets the prevalence rates of mental health symptoms of major populations including frontline/general healthcare workers (HCWs), the general adult population, and medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. To estimate the prevalence rates of anxiety, depression, and insomnia, we pooled data using random-effects meta-analyses. Results: In this meta-analysis, we identify and include 28 studies and 32 independent samples from 12 countries with a total of 15,072 participants in Africa. Ethiopia (7) and Egypt (6) had the largest number of studies. While many countries including, but not limited to, Algeria, Kenya, and Ghana had a high number of COVID-19 cases, as many as three quarters of African countries have no studies. The pooled prevalence of anxiety in 27 studies was 37% (95%CI: 31-43%, I2 = 99.0%) and that of depression in 24 studies was 45% (95%CI: 36-51%, I2 = 99.5%) and that of insomnia in 9 studies was 28% (95%CI: 20-41%, I2 = 99.2%). The pooled prevalence rates of anxiety, depression, and insomnia in North Africa (44%, 55%, and 31%, respectively) are higher than the rates in Sub-Saharan Africa (31%, 30%, and 24%, respectively). Our analysis indicated high heterogeneity and varying prevalence rates of mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. Discussion: We discuss our findings that a) a scarcity of studies in several African countries with a high number of COVID-19 cases, b) high heterogeneity among the studies, c) the extent of prevalence of mental health symptoms in Africa to be high, and d) the pattern of mental health symptoms in Africa differs from elsewhere, i.e., more African adults suffer from depression rather than anxiety and insomnia during COVID 19 compared to adult population in other countries or regions. Hence, our findings carry crucial implications for healthcare organizations and future research to enable evidence-based medicine in Africa. Our findings also call for increased scholarly attention on Africa, the least studied continent with a limited amount of research on mental health symptoms under the COVID 19 pandemic. Keywords: Mental Health; Prevalence; Pandemic; General Population; Healthcare Workers; Anxiety; Depression; Insomnia Trial registration: CRD42020224458  

Food addiction and associations with mental health symptoms: a systematic review with meta-analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 544-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Burrows ◽  
F. Kay-Lambkin ◽  
K. Pursey ◽  
J. Skinner ◽  
C. Dayas
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Food Addiction ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
Health Symptoms

Association between poor sleep for infants to two years and subsequent mental health symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 136749352110150
Author(s):  
Beth L Mah ◽  
Kate Larkings
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mental Health Disorder ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Infant Sleep ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
Health Symptoms

Sleep plays a complex bidirectional role in the life span of most mental health illness. How soon poor sleep becomes an indicator of future mental illness is unknown. Infant sleep is a complex concept which can impact greatly on both baby and family well-being. Thus, a systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to investigate whether poor infant sleep to age two is associated with future mental health symptoms. A systematic search of Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science and Cochrane was conducted, using PRISMA guidelines. The search resulted in 17 articles to include in this review. A combined adjusted odds ratios of 1.65 (95% CI = 1.34, 2.05) for infant sleep problems leading to subsequent mental health symptoms resulted. A variety of outcome measures for both poor infant sleep and mental health symptoms/diagnosis were used, limiting the generalisability of results. Poor sleep in infancy should be considered one of many risk factors for future mental health disorder signifying the importance of early intervention.

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