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The needs of migrants in transit
Published in Miriam Orcutt, Clare Shortall, Sarah Walpole, Aula Abbara, Sylvia Garry, Rita Issa, Alimuddin Zumla, Ibrahim Abubakar, Handbook of Refugee Health, 2021
Olaa Mohamed-Ahmed, Samafilan Ainan, Grazia Caleo, Abdulkarim Ekzayez, Osama Elgamal, Najeeb Rahman, Sakib Rokadiya, Afifah Rahman-Shepherd, Osman Dar
Sleep disorders are diagnosed through comprehensive assessment, which may entail a detailed patient history, physical examination, questionnaires, sleep diaries and clinical testing. Treatment options are limited but should focus on the associated mental health conditions.
Mental, emotional and spiritual health
Published in Sally Robinson, Priorities for Health Promotion and Public Health, 2021
Sally Robinson, Athene Lane-Martin
Keyes’s work supported the World Health Organization’s mission to create an understanding of mental health that included wellbeing. In 2001 they adopted their current definition: Mental health is a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.(World Health Organization, 2001, p.1)
Substance Use Disorder, Intentional Self-Harm, Gun Violence, and HIV/AIDS
Published in Amy J. Litterini, Christopher M. Wilson, Physical Activity and Rehabilitation in Life-threatening Illness, 2021
Amy J. Litterini, Christopher M. Wilson
There is a high prevalence of comorbidity between SUD and mental illness. Mental health disorders include a wide range of diagnoses that affect mood, thinking, and behavior, such as generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Other mental disorders that have been correlated with SUD include depression, psychotic illness, borderline personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder.12 Serious mental illnesses (SMI), including major depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder, are also correlated with SUD. In 2017, there were an estimated 46.6 million US adults who suffered from any mental illness (AMI), while 11.2 million had SMI.1 Adults diagnosed with mental illness disorders are approximately twice as likely to suffer from SUD. Likewise, for adolescents, those with a history of major depressive episodes (MDE) are twice as likely to experience SUD when compared to their age match counterparts.1
Pain and mental health symptom patterns and treatment trajectories following road trauma: a registry-based cohort study
Published in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2022
Sherry Huang, Joanna F. Dipnall, Belinda J. Gabbe, Melita J. Giummarra
Payments by the TAC were used to identify pain and mental health treatments for each participant, which were summarised as the number of treatments for pain or mental health symptoms accessed in each 91-day (3 month) period. Treatments were identified using a combination of TAC benefit codes, Medicare Benefits Schedule, and Pharmaceutical Benefit Schedule item numbers, based on previously published codes [6]. Pain treatments included medications for pain (i.e., Schedule 8 opioid medications, codeine, neuropathic medications, Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatories, and migraine medications), treatment from a network pain management provider, pain specialist consultations, pain-related hospital admissions, and pain-related surgeries. Mental health treatments included medications for mental health symptoms (i.e., antidepressants, sedatives, or antipsychotics), and psychiatry, psychology, counselling, or social work consultations.
Children and Young People’s Experiences of Mental Health Services in Healthcare Settings: An Integrated Review
Published in Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, 2022
Rachael Sarah Kirker, Julie Brown, Sonya Clarke
Whilst the exact causes of mental health illnesses remain unknown, research shows several common influences like biological, psychological, and environmental factors (Brown et al., 2012), whilst experiences like bereavement, abuse, stress, social disadvantage, and trauma are catalysts for poor mental health (World Health Organisation, 2019). Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) such as domestic abuse, parental abandonment, drug, or alcohol abuse, a parent with a mental health condition, or the imprisonment of a household member can impact the CYP’s mental health status (World Health Organisation, 2019). This impact can have long-term, wide-reaching consequences for mental and physical health in adulthood. Additionally, biological factors such as genetics, neuro-development, or neurological damage can trigger mental health problems (Royal College of Psychiatrics, 2019).
A 12-month prospective cohort study on symptoms of mental health disorders among Dutch former elite athletes
Published in The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 2022
Emmeline Oltmans, Kaizeen Confectioner, Ruud Jonkers, Gino M.M.J. Kerkhoffs, Maarten Moen, Evert Verhagen, Paul Wylleman, Vincent Gouttebarge
Worldwide, around 20% of the general population experiences one or more symptoms of mental health disorders in a period of 12 months [1]. Symptoms of mental health disorders describe a mental and emotional state of self-reported adverse or abnormal thoughts, feelings, and/or behavior that might lead to functional impairments, but are generally not as severe as clinically diagnosed mental health disorders [2]. Symptoms of mental health disorders include symptoms of distress, anxiety/depression, sleep disturbance, alcohol misuse, and disordered eating. Physical activity and exercise can contribute to the prevention of symptoms of mental health disorders and can counterbalance the effects of symptoms of mental health disorders on quality of life [3]. However, at elite and competitive levels, sport might lead to symptoms of mental health disorders. In a systematic review among international current elite athletes, symptoms of mental health disorders ranged from 19% for alcohol misuse to 34% for anxiety/depression [4].