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RAP-A Indigenous supplement : guidelines for the adaptation and implementation of the RAP Program for indigenous adolescents
No full textThe RAP-A Indigenous supplement has been designed to provide guidelines for the Adaptation and implementation of the RAP Program for indigenous adolescents. It describes a variety of adaptations that have been made to RAP-A to make it more suitable for indigenous teenagers.\ud
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Organisational Connectedness and Well-being
No full textThe construct of organisational connectedness is proposed as a protective factor for well-being. Previous research has demonstrated a prospective link between a similar construct, school connectedness, and adolescent psychological well-being (Shochet, Dadds, Ham, & Montague, 2006). School and workplace environments share the characteristic of being primary extra-familial social contexts. The aims of the present study were (a) to develop the Psychological Sense of Organisational Membership scale (PSOM) by adapting Goodenow’s Psychological Sense of School Membership scale (PSSM; 1993) to the workplace context, and (b) to investigate the relationship of PSOM scores to measures of psychological well-being in an adult population. The PSOM and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS; Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) were administered to 125 employees at a disability services organisation. The data confirmed expected levels of relationship with both contextual workplace constructs and measures of psychological well-being. Correlations between the PSOM and psychological well-being measures were -.54 (depression), -.39 (anxiety), -.45 (stress), and -.53 (negative affect). Results were interpreted from belongingness, social-cognitive and self-psychology perspectives, and are consistent with a strong link between organisational connectedness and resilience
The public health challenges of mental health problems and associated difficulties
No full textMental health is a major global health issue. Neuropsychiatric conditions are the most significant cause of disability worldwide, and account for 14% of the global burden of disease. Depression in particular places a huge burden on society, with the Global Burden of Disease 2000 study listing it as the fourth leading cause of disease burden worldwide and the largest non-fatal disease burden. In Australia, mental disorders are startlingly common and related to significant disability. The 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing revealed that the lifetime prevalence of any mental disorder was 45%, and within the last 12 months 20% of Australians met criteria for a mental disorder. Many of the articles in this issue explore mental health issues in young people. Indeed, mental health issues account for a large proportion of the disease burden in young people. Across the globe, mental health disorders caused the greatest number of years lost to disability(YLDs) amongst young people aged 10 to 24 years (45% of total YLDs). Depression caused the highest number of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) across this age group, accounting for 8. 2% of DALYs alone.6 It is clear that mental health is a critical area of focus for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers
Children with autistic spectrum disorder have an associated risk of depression
No full textOver recent years there has been an increase in the literature examining youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The growth in this area of research has highlighted a significant gap in our understanding of suitable interventions for people with ASD and the treatment of co-occurring psychiatric disorders.1-3 Children with ASD are at increased risk of experiencing depressive symptoms and developing depression; however with very few proven interventions available for preventing and treating depression in children with ASD, there is a need for further research in this area
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
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