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Alcohol Use and Mental Health Status Among University Students in Greece
Get PDFAlcohol abuse is a common incident in college student’s communities. The purpose of this research study was to evaluate the rates of alcohol use among university students in Greece and to search if there is a relation between alcohol use disorders and mental health status (depression, anxiety, stress)
HUMAN RIGHTS OF MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS
Get PDFIntroduction: Mental health is the development of a person's healthy view ofthemselves and the environment in which they live, so that they can achieve thehighest degree of self-fulfillment.
Purpose: The purpose of the present work is toinvestigate and highlight the rights of the mentally ill and to promote and promotethe health of these patients.
Methodology: The study material consisted of articleson the topic found in Greek and international databases such as: Google Scholar,Mednet, Pubmed, Medline and the Hellenic Academic Libraries Association(HEAL-Link), using keywords: mental illness, patient rights, health professionals.
Results: The rights of mental patients and their exercise in a meaningful andeffective manner is a dynamic process that encompasses the corresponding rightsand obligations of mental health professionals. An important legal effort to protectthe rights of the mentally ill is Resolution 46/119 of the United Nations GeneralAssembly on the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and Improving MentalHealth Care, adopted on 17 December 1991.
Conclusions: The exercise of therights of the mentally ill requires their encouragement from mental healthprofessionals, who are essentially obliged to refrain from restrictive practices
WHAT DO TEENAGERS PARENTS KNOW ABOUT DRUG USE AND HOW DO THEY UNDERSTAND PREVENTING IT?
Get PDFIntroduction On one hand, drug use has become an extremely welcomed subjectbecause it „needs to be”, and because it has to be treated seriously; on the otherhand, it is addressed to with great ignorance among all the actors directly involvedin handling this phenomenon. The problem of drug use, with all the dimensions ofit, must take care of this behavior and it can be classified as mental healthproblems, which will have multiple consequences for their care in the healthplan. Literature has already become a classic, such as Learning Theories(Bandura, 1986, Skinnere, Thorndike, etc.), Family-Based Theories and SystemicApproach (Waldrom, 1998), and more recent works by Stephen J. Bahr, John P.Hoffmann, Xiaoyan Yang, stresses the role of the family in building childprotection factors for substance use.
Purpose. The purpose of this research is to investigatethe parents of the high school students in Arad Municipality regarding theinformation they have about drugs, their perception related to their child'srelationship with drugs and how they "treat" this topic.Design The qualitative information we want to obtain has imposed a specificdesign for qualitative research. The study is descriptive and has a practicalorientation- it was carried out between June and September 2019.Methodology We have created 8 focus groups with parents of high schoolstudents with different demographic characteristics (level of education, religion,provenance, family status) and we have made 3 profound interviews for eachcategory of people we have selected.
Results This paper presents the preliminary qualitative results of a study that is still in progress. The focus groups carried out indicates that the vast majority of parents treat this topic of consumptionsuperficially. Their parenting principle is based on building a strong, positive andopen relationship, but the child is a fundamental premise in preventing any deviatbehavior. But they have as a parenting principle that to build a strong positive, open anddialogue relationship, but the child, which is a fundamental premise in preventingany deviant behavior.
Originality and Limitations The originality of this study and why it was realised is dueto the lack of information upon this subject, at least in this city, Arad, and the mainlimitations consit in the imposibility of generating the conclusions regarding thewhole population concerned
IMMIGRATION AND MENTAL DISORDERS
Get PDFIntroduction: Immigration is the movement of people into a country where they will remain as its permanent residents or future citizens without having citizenship.
Purpose: The purpose of this review study is to highlight the impact of immigration on the mental health of immigrants and to identify the mental disorders from which immigrants are at risk of getting ill.
Methodology: The study material consisted of articles on the topic, found in Greek and international databases such as: Google Scholar, Mednet, Pubmed, Medline and the Hellenic Academic Libraries Association (HEAL-Link), using the appropriate keywords: mental illness, immigrants, treatment.
Results: It is estimated that two-thirds of refugees - migrants experience anxiety and depression. Studies show that these are populations with severe social problems, unmet needs, and a range of mental health problems such as depression, panic attacks, social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, suicidal ideation, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Conclusions: Addressing the mental health problems of immigrants and refugees can only be holistic. It requires much more psychosocial interventions and practical solutions, always combined with culturally appropriate psychological support methods
The Mental health between epigenetics and individual beliefs
Get PDFMental health is an integrative concept that is not limited to dysfunctions or accentuations of psychic processes or mechanisms of thought. The research effort focused on the idea that mental health is a functional optimum found at the intersection of cellular behavior, the physical environment, the external environment, with all its subtypes, the environment in which the individual manifests itself and the subjective, psychological environment, dominated mainly by unconscious behavioral routines, beliefs, values, and ultimately individual perspective on life. Mental health represents and manifests itself as an emerging process resulting from the correlated functioning of the biological, physiological, and in particular cellular mechanisms, the various, random and / or permanent influences and stimuli of the physical, social and professional environment and the superior motivational structures of the type of beliefs and individual perspective on life. Epigenetics is a contemporary discipline derived from genetics that includes the environmental context as an important part of heredity. Currently, this discipline strongly influences a variety of areas, including medicine, psychiatry and psychology
Vocational and Educational Training in Family and Community Nursing as a European Priority: The ENhANCE Erasmus+ Project. Aspects for Mental Health Care: The ENhANCE Erasmus+ Project. Aspects for Mental Health Care
No full textConcerning community mental health care, current studies’ results have shown many benefits for individuals that are suffering from mental disorders and their families also, of the nursing care that is provided from Family and Community Nurses. According to these results the patient – centered, adequate and continuing nursing care is an essential condition for better health outcomes of chronic mental health disorders, can reduce relapses and hospitalizations, saving significant fun
Intuitive Self-development as an Important Factor af the Spiritual and Mental Self-healing of an Individual and Society
Get PDFThe objective of the article: to show the role and significance of intuitive-spiritual self-development for the spiritual and mental health of the individua
Our Bodies Our Voice: A case study on utilization of governance streams to change the policy for prevention of sexual violence in universities and the role of grassroots organizations
Get PDFSexual violence (SV) is an issue of global importance, with significant prevalence in the EU generally and the Netherlands in particular. Stigma and taboo often result in underreporting and exacerbate the already substantial mental health consequences of SV. Universities are recognized as high-risk settings, but in general awareness, response and prevention in Dutch universities have been limited. This article analyzes a case study of key events over a number of years resulting in policy change and active response in one university in the Netherlands, focusing on the impact and role of the Our Bodies Our Voice foundation, which started as a grassroots student initiative, using the Kingdon model of policy change. The aim is to make explicit how governance streams need to be aligned to place the issue of SV on the agenda of higher educational institutions, and findings highlight the importance of media coverage, advocacy, awareness raising and perseverance on the part of initiatives like OBOV, while building towards a policy window
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH FOR THE INCREASING IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS 2 TYPE QUALITY OF LIFE LEVEL
Get PDFIntroduction. Diabetes mellitus 2 type has become a global health problem and is by far one of the most common chronic diseases, so there is an urgent need to provide high quality medical and social care to this patient population. It is known that this group of patients is characterized by a number of specific features that distinguish them and create difficulties for physicians in the treatment process.
Purpose. Study has been devoted to the comprehensive assessment of affecting factors on the quality of life of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in relationship with their psychological status indicators and level of compliance.
Materials and Methods. Study population consisted of T2DM (n=40) equivalented by the indicators of age, body mass index, blood pressure, laboratory level of blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). All patients signed a voluntary informed consent before the study. Study data has been collected using informed patients form and 6 validated psychometric scales: Chaban Quality of Life Scale (CQLS), Medication Compliance Scale (MCS), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale (DAS), Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21)) and Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale (HRSS). Glycemic control has been based on HbA1c results and blood glucose level.
Results. Statistically significant difference has been found between the groups of the patients with high, middle and low level of their commitment to therapy according to MCS results. A significant correlation has been found between the following indicators: HbA1c and body mass index of patients with T2DM (p = .19; r = .368) and presence of alexithymia (p = .039; r = - .328). Depending on the level of quality of life with numeral scores of results with other scales: MCS (p = .361; r = .022); DAS (p = .027; r = - .350), stress level (DASS - 21) (p = .038; r = - .339), depression (DASS - 21) (p = .002; r = -. 471) and HRSS (p = .006; r = - .425).
Conclusion: Psychological indicators identified by results of research such as, level of: compliance, cognitive distortions, depression, stress resistance and social adaptation — affected quality of life of T2DM patients, as well as indicators of alexithymia, anxiety, and quality of life affected the level of their commitment to treatment. Patients with low level of compliance and quality of life had the increased risk of treatment non-efficiency as a result. Therefore, multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of each individual patient, would potentially improving the adherence and effectiveness of T2DM treatmen
Evaluation of the Ukrainian-Language E-Course «Socio-Psychological Support of Adaptation of Veterans»
Get PDFSatisfying the requirements of CBT-based information as an alignment with traditional psychotherapy methods the Ukrainian-language e-course “Socio-Psychological Support of Adaptation of Veterans” integrated into the app “Pocket Psychologist” was spotted as an appropriate tool for a prior self-help in PTSD prevention. The e-course itself contains practical information to challenge the unhelpful beliefs about the negative outcomes of various situations and involves the user into the therapeutic processes such as attention training, acceptance and tolerance training, and mindfulness (Gorbunova, et al., 2016). The purpose was to evaluate its efficacy in decreasing early post-traumatic symptoms