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The Re:Membering Fatherhood Program is designed for men wanting to address and improve their fathering experience. The primary focus is to enhance the personal parenting capacity of each individual, not to develop or inculcate a specific set of parenting skills. This exploratory study evaluated the efficacy of an eight-week, manualized intervention using pre-and post-test measures. Scores on standardized measures demonstrated significant improvements for fathers and their participation within the family, including role performance, involvement, communication, task accomplishment within the family, self-esteem, a sense of increased competence and decreased stress in parenting. Significant changes were not observed in affective expression, competence, or global self-esteem. (Contains 2 tables.)

This phenomenological study's purpose was threefold: to detail the experiences of social workers practicing in a hospital environment affected by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), to describe essential themes and structures of social work practices within this crisis environment, and to explore recommendations for better preparedness to meet similar crises in the future. The sudden onset of SARS in hospital settings created an immediate necessity to study this phenomenon as hospitals and health care professionals struggle to adapt to this new epidemic environment. This study is the first using qualitative research to investigate the unique perspective of social workers in an epidemic environment. The results reflect the social workers' subjective experience of their interventions with patients and families and indicate that a number of professional tenets, such as advocacy, family-centered approach, knowledge of systems, open communication, and ethics effectively supported social work practice in a crisis environment.

Nearly 1.5 million people die by suicide each year globally. Most suicides occur in Asia, yet research has predominately studied suicide in the West. Suicide in Central Asia is under researched. A systematic review of the current state of literature on suicide and suicidal behavior in Central Asia is needed. The study aims to 1) examine risk and protective factors for suicide in the five Central Asian countries; 2) identify prevalence data on suicides in these countries; 3) assess treatments available for suicide prevention and intervention. Four electronic databases (PsycINFO, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and SocINDEX) were searched across 30 years between 1987 and 2016 to identify studies that reported quantitative or qualitative data on suicide in Central Asia. A total of 15 studies were included in this review. A total of 31 risk factors and 15 protective factors were identified. Core risk and protective factors identified can facilitate the development and adaptation of evidence-based interventions in this under-investigated region. A clear limitation of the study is the quality and quantity of the research available on suicide in Central Asia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the issue of adolescent non-adherence to psychotropic medications for the treatment of mental illness. It highlights various beliefs of teenagers about mental illnesses and the expected duration of treatment, including that mental illnesses are diseases and medications are short-term solutions. The article discusses the relevance of the Human Belief Model (HBM) to adolescent adherence and offers solutions for providers.

Introduction: Family psychoeducational interventions have consistently been found to impact families positively and reduce relapse rates in individuals with psychotic disorders. Research finds that, for adults, family psychoeducational interventions are effective in preventing relapse and improving social and occupational functioning. Psychotic disorders are increasingly recognized as having early onset, yet limited psychoeducational evidence-based intervention services are available and no intervention has centered exclusively on youth with a psychotic disorders and their families., Method: This article reviews the evidence-based literature on family psychoeducational interventions for persons with a psychotic disorder, with a specific focus on the gaps, strengths, and limitations of family psychoeducational treatment for children and adolescents. This article incorporates current research in the proposed development of a family psychoeducational intervention exclusively for adolescents with a psychotic disorder and their parents., Results: A conceptual psychoeducational multiple family group intervention (PMFG) for adolescents with a psychotic disorder is presented., Conclusion: The impact of these disorders affects not only the diagnosed adolescents and their families, but places a significant burden on the health care system and society. This article adapts an evidence-based intervention to improve prognosis, social and peer functioning, and reduce relapse in children and adolescents throughout their life cycle.

Introduction: Mental health research has consistently focused on high rates of treatment non-adherence, and how inpatient programs and health professionals can effectively confront this reality. The literature has centred almost exclusively on adult populations. Unfortunately, psychotic and major mood disorders are serious and persistent mental health problems that are increasingly recognized as having an early onset, affecting children and adolescents., Method: This article draws on a review of the literature and Habermas's three domains of knowledge: technical, practical, and emancipatory. This article has incorporated current research, adherence theories, and the facilitation of the unique local expertise of health professionals to generate a framework. This framework is designed to teach health professionals working in child and adolescent psychiatric inpatient units how they and the larger unit can practice to enhance patient treatment adherence during and after admission., Results: A five-step approach to teach health professionals to enhance treatment adherence has been developed based on current research and educational theories and principles., Conclusion: Health professionals working in child and adolescent psychiatry can practice to enhance patient treatment adherence, and improve patient and family outcomes.