scholarly journals Mobile phone usage and willingness to receive mental health support through mobile phones among perinatal mothers in rural Bihar, India: A community survey (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijaya Raghavan ◽  
Homam A. Khan ◽  
Seshu Uttara ◽  
Amarnath Choudhary
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Mobile Phone Usage ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
To Receive

BACKGROUND The increasing usage of mobile phones has created unique opportunities to provide health information dissemination and other interventions even to the remote places. OBJECTIVE The aim of the current study as to examine the mobile phone usage among ante- and post- natal mothers in rural Bihar and their willingness to receive health information and mental health counseling through mobile phones. METHODS The current study was conducted in four village panchayats, selected by convenience sampling, in Dalsinghsarai Taluk, Samastipur district, Bihar. A total of 50 ante- and post- natal mothers were interviewed after obtaining a written informed consent. A semi-structed performa was developed, in consultation with the mental health professionals, community level workers, village heads and lay people, to gather relevant information from the study participants. Descriptive statistical tests were used to analyze the data. RESULTS Analysis shows that the study participants’ average years of education was 5.4±3.6. Nearly 98% of the households of the interviewed study participants had at least one mobile phone while 84% of the study participants had separate personal mobile phones for themselves and had autonomy to use. 90% of the mobile phones in use are modular type. Nearly 98% of the study participants reported willingness to receive health information and mental health counseling through mobile phones. CONCLUSIONS The results of the current study indicate that there is high mobile phone usage in rural Bihar and majority of the ante- and post- natal mothers own and use them with autonomy. They have also shown interest in receiving heath interventions through mobile phones. Novel and innovative approaches could be developed to tap into this potential avenue to promote and deliver health information and could be scaled up for wider audience at low cost.

Mobile phone usage and willingness to receive mental health support through mobile phones among perinatal mothers in rural Bihar, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 102431
Author(s):  
Vijaya Raghavan ◽  
Homam A. Khan ◽  
Uttara Seshu ◽  
Amarnath Choudhary ◽  
C. Sangeetha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support ◽  
Mobile Phone Usage ◽  
To Receive

Mental Health Professionals' Evaluations of the Integral Intake, A Metatheory-Based, Idiographic Intake Instrument

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andre Marquis ◽  
Janice Holden
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Integral Theory ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Mental Health Practitioners ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
Health Experts ◽  
Better Than

This study assessed mental health experts' comparative evaluations of the two existing published idiographic intake instruments, the Adlerian-based Life-Style Introductory Interview (LI) and the Multimodal Life History Inventory (MI), along with Marquis' (2002; in press) newly developed Integral Intake (II), grounded in Ken Wilber's (1999d) integral theory. Fifty-eight counseling/psychotherapy educators and experienced mental health practitioners perused the three instruments and then used the author-developed Evaluation Form to respond to open-ended questions, as well as to rate and rank them on 11 dimensions: the instrument's overall helpfulness, comprehensiveness, and efficiency, and 8 fundamental dimensions of clients (thoughts, emotions, behaviors, physical aspects, culture, environmental systems, spirituality, and what is most meaningful to them). Respondents evaluated the LI consistently worst, and the II better than the MI on all three instrument dimensions and four of the eight client dimensions. We discuss the II's potential to become a standard in the field of mental health counseling.

On-scene Mental Health Counseling Provided Through Police Departments

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Young ◽  
Jill Fuller ◽  
Briana Riley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Police Departments ◽  
Crisis Counseling ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Impact

The expectation that police officers can address every need in every situation is daunting and unrealistic. Recognizing this, some police departments have instituted special training or used other resources to better serve the needs of citizens. One example is an on-scene crisis counseling unit comprised of volunteer mental health professionals who respond to calls with police officers. These counselors provide mental health services that police officers cannot. This article explains the usefulness of this type of program, and crisis counseling in general, for both officers and victims as they deal with crises like domestic violence, homicide, suicide, and sexual assault. The study examines survey results from victims and police officers about the impact of this intervention. The data support the helpfulness of the program. Implications and recommendations for further research are included.

scholarly journals Behavior Revealed in Mobile Phone Usage Predicts Credit Repayment

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 618-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Björkegren ◽  
Darrell Grissen
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Phone Data ◽  
South American ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Behavioral Signatures ◽  
Mobile Phone Usage ◽  
Rich Data ◽  
To Receive

Abstract Many households in developing countries lack formal financial histories, making it difficult for firms to extend credit, and for potential borrowers to receive it. However, many of these households have mobile phones, which generate rich data about behavior. This article shows that behavioral signatures in mobile phone data predict default, using call records matched to repayment outcomes for credit extended by a South American telecom. On a sample of individuals with (thin) financial histories, this article's method actually outperforms models using credit bureau information, both within-time and when tested on a different time period. But the method also attains similar performance on those without financial histories, who cannot be scored using traditional methods. Individuals in the highest quintile of risk by the measure used in this article are 2.8 times more likely to default than those in the lowest quintile. The method forms the basis for new forms of credit that reach the unbanked.

Counseling and Psychotherapy in Italy: A Profession in Constant Change

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Gemignani ◽  
Massimo Giliberto
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Constant Change ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Cultural Legacies ◽  
The One

This article illustrates the state of the art for mental health counseling in Italy through a historic and postmodern perspective.The context of Italian mental health counseling is complex and full of new and old premises, events, and arguments. On the one side, the way counseling has developed and is perceived in Italy results from the intersection of old cultural legacies, such as Christianity, and new challenges, such as a multicultural and multiethnic society. On the other side, the development of mental health counseling in Italy is the result of the encounter between the pragmatic, optimist U.S. counseling and the phenomenological, hermeneutic traditions of European schools. The article ends with an exploration of the potentials that may arise from an ongoing communication between U.S. and Italian mental health professionals.

Forgiveness and Forgetting: Clinical Implications for Mental Health Counselors

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Cosgrove ◽  
Varda Konstam
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Meaning Systems ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Relationship

Although mental health professionals have attempted to specify the meaning of forgiveness, lack of consensus exists. Despite the lack of consensus over the meaning of forgiveness, there is agreement that forgiving is not forgetting or pardoning. However, the relationship between forgiving and forgetting has been undertheorized, and as a result, this relationship has not been empirically investigated. In this paper, we suggest that it would be fruitful to assess the meaning systems individuals associate with the definition of forgiveness. Focusing on the lived experience of individuals may help researchers and counselors avoid unhelpful dichotomizations such as "authentic vs. inauthentic" forgiveness. Implications for both research and mental health counseling are discussed.

Attitudes Toward Mental Health Counseling Using the BAPS

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefania Aegisdottir ◽  
Terry D. Brown ◽  
Scott Olenick ◽  
Sarah Lightcap ◽  
Amanda Cleveland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Health Counseling

Comparison of two formats for training nuns in mental health counseling

1972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald H. Naftulin ◽  
Frank A. Donnelly ◽  
George H. Wolkon
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Health Counseling

Adolescents' Self-Reported Substance Risks and Need to Talk About Them in Mental Health Counseling

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 171-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Medeiros ◽  
Erika Carlson ◽  
Michael Surko ◽  
Nicole Munoz ◽  
Monique Castillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Health Counseling
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