Refugee young people have been identified as a group with high risk for mental health problems, due to their experience of trauma, forced migration, and stressors associated settlement. A prevalence problems is reported in this group, however some research suggests refugee low rates service access. There little information available on barriers facilitators delivery group. Using data from 15 focus groups five key informant interviews total 115 providers 12 agencies Melbourne, Australia,...

Cultural and linguistic diversity is a core feature of the Australian population valued element national identity. The proportion that will be overseas-born projected to 32% by 2050. While very active process mental health system reform has been occurring for more than two decades - at state territory levels challenges presented cultural have not effectively met. A key area in which this particularly an issue collection, analysis reporting data reflect reality diversity. purpose study was...

Hospital nurses are exposed to various work-related factors that may be associated with increased risk of developing different mental disorders. Empirical evidence on the prevalence and correlates individual health problems such as stress, anxiety depression is widely reported, while a combined pattern these conditions unknown. This study aims examine co-occurrence among clinical nurses, explore socio-demographic characteristics of, working experienced by, three conditions. A cross-sectional...

Abstract Background Universities are increasingly recognised as institutions where health and wellbeing can be promoted to maximise academic outcomes, career transitions, lifelong positive behaviours. There is concern about the mental of university students other factors which affect outcomes particularly for subgroups such international students. few cohort studies breadth issues that impact on both local We conducted a baseline prevalence survey at large Australian covering health,...

This study examined the cultural attribution of distress in Chinese, special role family and specific emotional reactions within dictated by culture.This phenomenological illustrated narrative representation experiences suffering Chinese patients with mental illness. Twenty-eight Chinese-Australian their caregivers were interviewed together homes. They invited to talk about stories patients' from The interviews recorded transcribed be further analysed according principles analysis.The...

People from refugee background are known to be vulnerable the development of mental health problems and suicide because pre-migration events they have experienced difficulties associated with moving their homeland a usually different society. Concerns been expressed that, in spite this, young refugees' rates contact mental-health services substantially lower than expected. This systematic literature review aimed summarize what is about use by children people identify factors that may...

In both developing countries and in relation to cultural minorities there have been calls scale up mental health services for evidence-informed policy practice.The evidence based medicine movement has had a major influence improving practice. However, implementation of this approach some difficulties. One that neglected is the situation where no relevant evidence. This more likely occur healthcare decisions or within developed countries, because resources do not exist expensive research...

The International Journal of Mental Health Systems (IJMHS) was launched in August 2007 and has recently been given a formal impact factor. This study uses bibliometric indicators to review the performance against its original stated objectives aspirations. All articles published IJMHS since publication commenced were included (n = 158). Selected measures indicating productivity, author affiliation, impact, geographic reach, international collaboration utilised. 158 seven volumes over six...

Social inclusion is a human right for all people, including people with mental illness. It also an important part of recovery from In Timor-Leste, no research has investigated the social experiences illness and their families. To fill this knowledge gap inform ongoing health system strengthening, we exclusion families in Timor-Leste.

Physical restraint and confinement of the mentally ill (called pasung in Indonesia) is common Aceh. In early 2010, local government initiated a program called Aceh Free Pasung 2010. The main goal to release province from provide appropriate medical treatment care. aim paper report findings preliminary investigation demographic clinical characteristics patients who have been admitted Banda Mental Hospital as part program.This cross-sectional descriptive study conducted at Hospital, where...

The aim of this project was to investigate in members the Vietnamese community Melbourne impact Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training on attitudes people with mental illness and knowledge about disorders. Our hypotheses were that at end participants would have increased disorders their treatments, decreased negative towards Respondents 114 two-day MHFA workshops for conducted by two qualified trainers. Participants completed research questionnaire prior commencement (pre-test) its...

Although attention to human rights in Indonesia has been improving over the past decade, situation of persons with mental disorders is still far from satisfactory. The purpose this paper examine legal framework for protection disorder and extent which Indonesia's international obligations concerning right health are being met.We examined Indonesian constitution, laws relevant health, structure operation National Human Rights Commission, what known about violations illness research media.The...

The goal of this study was to collect information inform the design a mental health response following massive December 2004 earthquake and tsunami in Aceh North Sumatra, Indonesia. As well as exploring effect on direct exposure designed examine immediate post-disaster changes life circumstances (impact).Information collected from sample 783 people aged 15 years over tsunami-affected areas Nias, 616 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) 167 non-IDPs. structured questionnaire that for data...

The context of the study is increased assessment and treatment persons with mental illness in general hospital settings by health staff, as move away from hospitals gathers pace low middle income countries. purpose was to examine whether attitudes staff towards illness, extent training clinical experience, are associated different behaviours a patient than patients problem - diabetes. General professionals Malaysia were randomly allocated one two vignettes, describing other diabetes, invited...

Autism spectrum disorders are increasing worldwide and in Vietnam. This study reports the prevalence of autism examines their relation to selected socio-demographic factors among children aged 18 30 months three northern cities/provinces Vietnam, 2017.This was a cross-sectional conducted 17,277 one city (Hanoi capital) two provinces The multi-stage sampling technique applied this study. We used M-CHAT screen with high risk ASD. positive cases were diagnosed by pediatric neurologists from...