scholarly journals Concrete Research Poetry: A Visual Representation of Metaphor

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcy Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Single Mothers ◽  
Visual Representation ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Concrete Research ◽  
Metaphor Analysis ◽  
Children And Young Adults ◽  
Adults With Mental Illness

In this paper, the author employs concrete research poetry as a visual representation of a metaphor analysis.  Using autoethnographic methods, she explores the experiences of eight single mothers of children and young adults with mental illness.  She conducts a metaphor analysis of semi-structured interview data and generates concrete poetic structures from metaphors that emerged from the data.  In the process, she transforms data into art.

scholarly journals Is Resilience Affected By Parental Mental Illness? A Study of Tribal Young Adults

2019 ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
Gayathri Devadasan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Null Hypothesis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Parental Mental Illness ◽  
Tribal Communities ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Comparison Groups ◽  
Tribal Populations ◽  
Psychological Coping

Resilience is a sign of positive psychological coping amidst adversity. Limited studies have investigated resilience in young adults who have a parent with mental illness, and fewer in tribal populations. This mixed methods study was based on a sequential explanatory model. A pilot field study was conducted with tribal young adults (n=10). The main study aimed to assess resilience in tribal young adults (n=61) through the administration of the Tamil translated version of the Wagnild& Young Resilience Scale (2009). Purposive sampling from a tribal hospital’s records derived young adults from 4 vulnerable tribal communities residing in Nilgiri hills of South India. Target group comprised tribal young adults (n=31) who had a parent with depression or psychosis, and comparison group comprised tribal young adults (n=30) with parents without mental illness. A subsample of participants from each group (n=5+5) was selected for a semi-structured interview. Quantitative and qualitative data were analysed using Independent Samples t-Test and Thematic Analysis respectively. Results revealed that overall resilience was not significantly different between target and comparison groups, which accepted the null hypothesis. Resilience was not significantly different between females and males, which again accepted the null hypothesis. Despite living in severe adversity tribal young adults are resilient; parental mental illness is only one among many vulnerabilities faced by them. The prevailing extrinsic and intrinsic protective factors might explain their resilience.

scholarly journals Barriers and facilitators to employment for young adults with mental illness: a scoping review

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. e024487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taryn Gmitroski ◽  
Christl Bradley ◽  
Lyn Heinemann ◽  
Grace Liu ◽  
Paige Blanchard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Barriers And Facilitators ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Adults With Mental Illness

ObjectivesThe issue of gaining employment for those with mental illness is a growing global concern. For many in the young adult population, who are at a transitional age, employment is a central goal. In response, we conducted a scoping review to answer the question, ‘What are the barriers and facilitators to employment for young adults with mental illness?’DesignWe conducted a scoping review in accordance to the Arksey and O’Malley framework. We performed a thorough search of Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, ABI/INFORM, PsycINFO and Cochrane. We included studies that considered young adults aged 15–29 years of age with a mental health diagnosis, who were seeking employment or were included in an employment intervention.ResultsOur search resulted in 24 research articles that focused on employment for young adults with mental illness. Four main themes were extracted from the literature: (1) integrated health and social services, (2) age-exposure to employment supports, (3) self-awareness and autonomy and (4) sustained support over the career trajectory.ConclusionsOur review suggests that consistent youth-centred employment interventions, in addition to usual mental health treatment, can facilitate young adults with mental illness to achieve their employment goals. Aligning the mental health and employment priorities of young adults may result in improved health and social outcomes for this population while promoting greater engagement of young adults in care.

Adventure Camps for Young Adults and Adults With Mental Illness

2012 ◽  
Vol 63 (11) ◽  
pp. 1154-1154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue M. Cotton ◽  
Felicity J. Butselaar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Adults With Mental Illness

Caring for Young Adults With Mental Illness

2004 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 835-a-835
Author(s):  
Bruce J. Henry ◽  
Robert J. Giugliano
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Adults With Mental Illness

scholarly journals Boys are Reading, but their Choices are not Valued by Teachers and Librarians

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Virginia Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Reading Practices ◽  
Reading Problem ◽  
Non Fiction ◽  
Children And Young Adults ◽  
Study Participants

A Review of: McKechnie, Lynne (E.F.). “ ‘Spiderman is not for Babies’ (Peter, 4 Years): The ‘Boys and Reading Problem’ from the Perspective of the Boys Themselves.” The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science 30.1/2 (2006): 57-67. Objective – This study looks at what constitutes legitimate reading material for boys and how this material is defined in light of assessed gender differences in reading, and is part of a larger, ongoing research project on the role of public libraries in the development of youth as readers. Design – Semi-structured, qualitative interviews and book inventories. Setting – The research originated from the MLIS 566 (Literature for Children and Young Adults) class at the Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Subjects – Forty-three boys, ages four through twelve, were interviewed. Most of the boys lived in Ontario, although a few came from other Canadian provinces. Methods – Library school students who were registered in a Literature for Children and Young Adults class interviewed children and young adults about their reading and information practice as part of a “Book Ownership Case Study” assignment. The researcher also interviewed children and young adults, for a total of 137 case studies. For the purpose of this article, a data subset for the 43 boys included in the larger project was analyzed. The boys ranged in age from four to twelve years. The mean age was eight and the median age was nine. The theoretical perspective of reader response theory was used to situate the study. This theory has the relationship between the text and the reader as its focus, and it suggests that to understand the reading habits of boys, there needs to be recognition that the experts about their reading are the boys themselves. The interviews, which explored reading preferences and practices, were qualitative, semi-structured, and took thirty minutes to complete. In addition to the interview, each boy’s personal book and information material collection was inventoried. The researcher used a grounded theory approach to analyze the inventory and interview data to pull out themes related to the research questions. Grounded theory “uses a prescribed set of procedures for analyzing data and constructing a theoretical model” from the data (Leedy and Ormrod 154). Main Results – The collection inventories revealed that all 43 study participants had personal collections of reading materials. The collections ranged from eight volumes to 398 volumes. There was a mean volume total of 108 and a median of 98 books per boy. In addition to books, other materials were in the collections. Video recordings were owned by 36 (83.7%) of the boys, 28 (65.1%) of participants had computer software, 28 (65.1%) owned audio recordings, and 21 (48.8%) of the collections also included magazines. In the interview data analysis, a number of themes were revealed. All of the boys except one owned fiction. Some genres appeared frequently and were different than the ones found in the inventories taken of the girls in the larger study. Genres in the boys’ collections included fantasy, science fiction, sports stories, and humorous stories. The boys also discussed genres they did not enjoy: classic children’s fiction, such as The Adventures of Robin Hood, love stories, and “books about groups of girls” (61). All but five boys had series books such as Animorphs, Captain Underpants, Redwall, and Magic Treehouse in their collections. All study participants except for one owned non-fiction titles. When asked what their favourite book was, many of the boys chose a non-fiction title. Holdings included subjects such as “jokes, magic, sports, survival guides, crafts, science, dictionaries, maps, nature, and dinosaurs” (62). In addition to books, the boys reported owning and reading a wide range of other materials. Comics, manga, magazines, pop-up and other toy books, sticker books, colouring books, puzzle books, and catalogues were among the collection inventories. Only one boy read the newspaper. Another theme that emerged from the interview data was “gaming as story” (63). The boys who read video game manuals reported reading to learn about the game, and also reading to experience the game’s story. One boy’s enjoyment of the manual and the game came from the narrative found within. Various reading practices were explored in the interviews. Formats that featured non-linear reading were popular. Illustrations were important. Pragmatic reading, done to support other activities (e.g., Pokeman), was “both useful and pleasurable” (54). And finally, the issue of what counts as reading emerged from the data. Many boys discounted the reading that “they liked the best as not really being reading” (65). Some of the boys felt that reading novels constituted reading but that the reading of computer manuals or items such as science fair project books was “not really reading” (65). A distinction was made between real books and information books by the boys. Conclusions – The researcher explored what has been labelled as the “problem” of boys reading in this paper. She found that the 43 boys in this study are reading, but what they are reading has been undervalued by society and by the boys themselves. Collection inventories found a large number of non-fiction books, computer magazines, comic books, graphic novels, and role-playing game manuals—items not necessarily privileged by libraries, schools, or even by the boys themselves. The researcher suggests that “part of the ‘boys and reading problem’ then lies in what we count as reading” (66). By keeping what boys are actually reading in mind when it comes to collection development and library programming, children’s librarians can “play a central role in legitimizing the reading practices of boys” (66).

The impact of a specialized inpatient and day patient group programme on clinical outcome in older adolescents and young adults with mental illness

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. McCrossan ◽  
A. Ryan ◽  
M. Connellan ◽  
P. Power
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
Group Programme ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Adults With Mental Illness

IntroductionEffective transition from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to adult services is one of the main challenges currently facing child psychiatry todayThe Young Adult 1Programme (YAP) based at St. Patrick’s University Hospital Dublin, is a group based day programme especially designed to meet the needs of younger people aged 18–25 and support them through this difficult period.AimsTo examine the effectiveness of participation in YAP for young adults with mental illness. To determine whether participation in particular aspects of the programme prove more beneficial and what factors might be associated with outcome.MethodAll patients enrolled in YAP between 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012 were included in the study. Each patient was assessed using the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HONOS) and Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) rating scale before beginning the programme and after discharge in order to evaluate improvement. The frequency of attendance at individual group sessions was recorded. Patient and illness variables were also recorded, for example demographics, diagnosis.ResultsA total of 101 service users were in enrolled in YAP during this 12-month period. Eight service users could not be used for analysis, as they did not have a complete data set, mostly due to failure to attend for discharge HONOS/GAF ratingsUsing a paired sample t-test, there is a significant reduction in HONOS: Mean df=1.3, s.d.=1.09 (95% CI=1.08–1.53), p<0.001Using a paired sample t-test, there is a significant increase in GAF: Mean df=9.25, s.d.=7.69 (95% CI=7.66–10.83), p<0.001Improvements in HONOS and GAF scores are significantly correlated with better attendance at the programme (p<0.04, <0.00 respectively).ConclusionMore attendance at YAP sessions correlates with better improvement in both HONOS and GAF rating scores.

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