scholarly journals Mental health problems of street children in residential care in Zambia: Special focus on prediction of psychiatric conditions in street children

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liamunga Imasiku Mwiya ◽  
Banda Serah
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Street Children ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Psychiatric Conditions

scholarly journals Adolescent Victimization and Early-Adult Psychopathology: Approaching Causal Inference Using a Longitudinal Twin Study to Rule Out Noncausal Explanations

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 352-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan D. Schaefer ◽  
Terrie E. Moffitt ◽  
Louise Arseneault ◽  
Andrea Danese ◽  
Helen L. Fisher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Causal Inference ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Twin Study ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Thought Disorders ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Psychiatric Conditions ◽  
Longitudinal Twin Study

Adolescence is the peak age for both victimization and mental disorder onset. Previous research has reported associations between victimization exposure and many psychiatric conditions. However, causality remains controversial. Within the Environmental Risk Longitudinal Twin Study, we tested whether seven types of adolescent victimization increased risk of multiple psychiatric conditions and approached causal inference by systematically ruling out noncausal explanations. Longitudinal within-individual analyses showed that victimization was followed by increased mental health problems over a childhood baseline of emotional/behavioral problems. Discordant-twin analyses showed that victimization increased risk of mental health problems independent of family background and genetic risk. Both childhood and adolescent victimization made unique contributions to risk. Victimization predicted heightened generalized liability (the “p factor”) to multiple psychiatric spectra, including internalizing, externalizing, and thought disorders. Results recommend violence reduction and identification and treatment of adolescent victims to reduce psychiatric burden.

Mental health problems in the elderly in residential care in Greece—A pilot study

2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Arvaniti ◽  
M. Livaditis ◽  
E. Kanioti ◽  
E. Davis ◽  
M. Samakouri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Problems

Relationships Between Interpersonal Trauma, Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Other Mental Health Problems in Girls in Compulsory Residential Care

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 526-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura E. W. Leenarts ◽  
Robert R. J. M. Vermeiren ◽  
Peter M. van de Ven ◽  
Henny P. B. Lodewijks ◽  
Theo A. H. Doreleijers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Interpersonal Trauma ◽  
Trauma Symptoms

Fetal growth and subsequent mental health problems in children aged 4 to 13 years

2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (01) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R Zubrick ◽  
Jennifer J Kurinczuk ◽  
Brett M C McDermott ◽  
Robert S McKelvey ◽  
Sven R Silburn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Fetal Growth ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems

Mental Health Among Adolescents from Returned Portuguese Immigrant Families

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Félix Neto
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Immigrant Families ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Older Adolescents ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Portuguese Adolescents

This study investigated mental health problems and their predictors among adolescents from returned immigrant families. The sample consisted of 360 returned adolescents (mean age = 16.8 years; SD = 1.9). The mean duration of a sojourn in Portugal for the sample was 8.2 years (SD = 4.5). A control group of 217 Portuguese youths were also included in the study. Adolescents from immigrant families reported mental health levels similar to those of Portuguese adolescents who have never migrated. Girls showed more mental health problems than boys. Younger adolescents showed fewer mental health problems than older adolescents. Adaptation variables contributed to mental health outcomes even after acculturation variables were accounted for. Implications of the study for counselors are discussed.

Physical and Psychological Benefits of Written Emotional Expression

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 242-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Éva Kállay
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Expressive Writing ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychological Benefits ◽  
Cost Effective Treatment ◽  
Meta Analyses

Abstract. The last several decades have witnessed a substantial increase in the number of individuals suffering from both diagnosable and subsyndromal mental health problems. Consequently, the development of cost-effective treatment methods, accessible to large populations suffering from different forms of mental health problems, became imperative. A very promising intervention is the method of expressive writing (EW), which may be used in both clinically diagnosable cases and subthreshold symptomatology. This method, in which people express their feelings and thoughts related to stressful situations in writing, has been found to improve participants’ long-term psychological, physiological, behavioral, and social functioning. Based on a thorough analysis and synthesis of the published literature (also including most recent meta-analyses), the present paper presents the expressive writing method, its short- and long-term, intra-and interpersonal effects, different situations and conditions in which it has been proven to be effective, the most important mechanisms implied in the process of recovery, advantages, disadvantages, and possible pitfalls of the method, as well as variants of the original technique and future research directions.

Mental Health Problems in Childhood

1979 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-206
Author(s):  
MARILYN T. ERICKSON
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems
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