6 results on '"MENTAL health"'
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2. Nationwide assessment of the mental health of UK Doctoral Researchers
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Paul A. Roberts, Cassie M. Hazell, Jeremy E. Niven, Sophie Valeix, Sam Cartwright-Hatton, Clio Berry, and Laura Chapman
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medicine.medical_specialty ,General Arts and Humanities ,Psychological intervention ,General Social Sciences ,Social Sciences ,General Business, Management and Accounting ,Mental health ,behavioral disciplines and activities ,eye diseases ,mental disorders ,AZ20-999 ,medicine ,Mandate ,Academic community ,Anxiety ,History of scholarship and learning. The humanities ,medicine.symptom ,Psychiatry ,Psychology ,General Economics, Econometrics and Finance ,General Psychology ,Depression (differential diagnoses) - Abstract
Doctoral Researchers (DRs) are an important part of the academic community and, after graduating, make substantial social and economic contributions. Despite this importance, DR wellbeing has long been of concern. Recent studies have concluded that DRs may be particularly vulnerable to mental health problems, yet direct comparisons of the prevalence of mental health problems between this population and control groups are lacking. Here, by comparing DRs with educated working controls, we show that DRs report significantly greater anxiety and depression, and that this difference is not explained by a higher rate of pre-existing mental health problems. Moreover, most DRs perceive poor mental health as a ‘normal’ part of the PhD process. Thus, our findings suggest a hazardous impact of PhD study on mental health, with DRs being particularly at risk of developing common mental health problems. This provides an evidence-based mandate for universities and funders to reflect upon practices related to DR training and mental health. Our attention should now be directed towards understanding what factors may explain heightened anxiety and depression among DRs so as to inform preventative measures and interventions.
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- 2021
3. The influence of Covid-19 on perceived health effects of wetland parks in China
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Eckart Lange and Xuezhu Zhai
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medicine.medical_specialty ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Ecology ,Public health ,COVID-19 ,food and beverages ,Context (language use) ,Wetland ,Mental health ,Wetland park ,Ecosystem services ,Geography ,Health ,Pandemic ,medicine ,Environmental Chemistry ,Perception ,Landscape ecology ,China ,Socioeconomics ,Ecosystem Services of Wetland ,General Environmental Science - Abstract
Wetland parks are designed to support urban ecological protection, flood control and human well-being. Existing research mainly focuses on their influence on ecology and economy. However, their influence on human well-being and health is rarely studied. In China, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic (Peak), people were very concerned about health, while at the same time wetland parks which are generally considered beneficial to health were closed. Thus, this study explores the public’s perception of the health effects of visiting wetland parks and the impact of the pandemic on the perception. From March 5th to 8th, 2020, before the Peak in China was over, 1,400 respondents participated in a nationwide online survey. It was found that the perceived benefits from visiting wetland parks were higher in terms of mental health than in physical health. Also, the perceived health benefits of wetland parks after the Peak were slightly higher than before the pandemic. The results highlight that wildlife habitat services were considered to be the most important ecosystem services that promote the perceived health benefits. Interestingly, the perceived health benefits of wetland parks by health experts appear to be lower than in other groups, indicating that the health benefits of visiting wetland parks may be overestimated by lay-people or underestimated by health experts. The results provide empirical evidence for managing ecosystem services as delivered by these urban wetlands, in the context of COVID-19 or potential future pandemics, for promoting public health.
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- 2021
4. Mental health in people with Parkinson’s disease during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Rick C. Helmich, M. A. Ikram, A Van der Heide, B.R. Bloem, Lisanne J. Dommershuijsen, Sirwan K.L. Darweesh, Jeremy A. Labrecque, E M Van den Berg, Mohammad Kamran Ikram, Epidemiology, and Neurology
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Quality of life ,Gerontology ,Coping (psychology) ,Epidemiology ,business.industry ,Parkinson's disease ,Psychological intervention ,Beck Depression Inventory ,Disease ,Disorders of movement Donders Center for Medical Neuroscience [Radboudumc 3] ,Mental health ,Article ,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience ,Social support ,Quality of life (healthcare) ,All institutes and research themes of the Radboud University Medical Center ,Neurology ,SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being ,Medicine ,Anxiety ,Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,Neurology (clinical) ,medicine.symptom ,RC346-429 ,business - Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a myriad of challenges to the social life and care of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), which could potentially worsen mental health problems. We used baseline data of the PRIME-NL study (N = 844) to examine whether the association between COVID-19 stressors and mental health is disproportionately large in specific subgroups of people with PD and to explore effects of hypothetical reductions in COVID-19 stressors on mental health and quality of life. The mean (SD) age of the study population was 70.3 (7.8) years and 321 (38.0%) were women. The linear regression effect estimate of the association of COVID-19 stressors with mental health was most pronounced in women, highly educated people, people with advanced PD and people prone to distancing or seeking social support. Smaller effect estimates were found in people scoring high on confrontive coping or planful problem solving. The parametric G-formula method was used to calculate the effects of hypothetical interventions on COVID-19 stressors. An intervention reducing stressors with 50% in people with above median MDS-UPDRS-II decreased the Beck Depression Inventory in this group from 14.7 to 10.6, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory from 81.6 to 73.1 and the Parkinson’s Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire from 35.0 to 24.3. Insights from this cross-sectional study help to inform tailored care interventions to subgroups of people with PD most vulnerable to the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and quality of life.
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- 2021
5. Exercise Addiction in the Sports Context: What Is Known and What Is Yet to Be Known
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Juan González-Hernández, Estefanía Navarrón, Débora Godoy-Izquierdo, and Clara López-Mora
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Exercise addiction ,education.field_of_study ,Operationalization ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Population ,Context (language use) ,Abstinence ,medicine.disease ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Eating disorders ,Health psychology ,Athletes ,Intervention (counseling) ,medicine ,Mental health ,Behavioral addiction ,education ,Psychology ,media_common ,Clinical psychology ,Sports - Abstract
Exercise addiction (EA) involves excessive concerns for exercise routines, an abusive practice, and the inability to control one’s own behavior, as well as the presence of psychological processes that are typical of behavioral addictions such as abstinence. EA is further associated with an alteration of the individual’s personal, social, and professional functioning and a higher risk for several pathologies, including physical injury, psychological distress, and eating disorders. The present work presents a narrative scoping review of the state of the art and the main findings of the research on EA, with a focus in the athletic population. The prevalence of EA risk, between 1 and 52% and up to 80% when co-occurring with eating disturbances, is also reviewed. Additionally, some of the explanatory models proposed to date and their power and limitations in terms of their capacity for a consensual operationalization and characterization of EA, and thus for the optimal exploration and management of this condition, are discussed. Finally, some deficiencies in the research on EA are noted which are to be addressed to successfully respond to the intervention and prevention needs that occur both in the general context of exercise-sports practice and the specific context of competitive athletes., CRUE-CSIC, Research Group CTS267 by Junta de Andalucía (Spain), Universidad de Granada/CBUA
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- 2021
6. Does Primary Care Fill the Gap in Access to Specialty Mental Health Care? A Mixed Methods Study.
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Kyanko, Kelly A., A. Curry, Leslie, E. Keene, Danya, Sutherland, Ryan, Naik, Krishna, and Busch, Susan H.
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MEDICINE , *MENTAL health , *PRIMARY health care , *MEDICAL referrals , *RESEARCH funding - Abstract
Background: Broad consensus supports the use of primary care to address unmet need for mental health treatment.Objective: To better understand whether primary care filled the gap when individuals were unable to access specialty mental health care.Design: 2018 mixed methods study with a national US internet survey (completion rate 66%) and follow-up interviews.Participants: Privately insured English-speaking adults ages 18-64 reporting serious psychological distress that used an outpatient mental health provider in the last year or attempted to use a mental health provider but did not ultimately use specialty services (N = 428). Follow-up interviews were conducted with 30 survey respondents.Main Measures: Whether survey respondents obtained mental health care from their primary care provider (PCP), and if so, the rating of that care on a 1 to 10 scale, with ratings of 9 or 10 considered highly rated. Interviews explored patient-reported barriers and facilitators to engagement and satisfaction with care provided by PCPs.Key Results: Of the 22% that reported they tried to but did not access specialty mental health care, 53% reported receiving mental health care from a PCP. Respondents receiving care only from their PCP were less likely to rate their PCP care highly (21% versus 48%; p = 0.01). Interviewees reported experiences with PCP-provided mental health care related to three major themes: PCP engagement, relationship with the PCP, and PCP role.Conclusions: Primary care is partially filling the gap for mental health treatment when specialty care is not available. Patient experiences reinforce the need for screening and follow-up in primary care, clinician training, and referral to a trusted specialty consultant when needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2022
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