Article
Psychiatry
Ioannis Katsantonis, Jennifer E. E. Symonds
Summary: Multiple studies have shown the connection between parenting styles and children's mental health symptoms. This study explores how different parenting styles jointly influence the development of children's mental health symptoms. The results indicate that hostile parenting is a risk factor for high-risk and mild-risk classes, while consistent parenting is a protective factor only against mild-risk class.
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRIC SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Lydia Gabriela Speyer, Hildigunnur Anna Hall, Yuzhan Hang, Claire Hughes, Aja Louise Murray
Summary: The study suggests that there is a reciprocal influence between parent and child mental health over development, with both child-to-parent and parent-to-child effects playing a role. Findings highlight the importance of targeting the whole family system in mental health interventions.
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Murong Yang, Claire Carson, Cathy Creswell, Mara Violato
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between family income and mental health problems in children from early childhood to adolescence in the UK. The findings indicate that lower family income is associated with poorer mental health, but this association is largely explained by other factors such as maternal psychological distress.
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Juan Cao, Xiaodan Xu, Xiaochen Man, Xuewei Fu, Zijiao Shen, Shuo Wang
Summary: Different types of childhood maltreatment have negative effects on mental and behavioural outcomes. This study aimed to identify different profiles of childhood maltreatment and examine their effects on adolescents' developmental outcomes. It also investigated the protective role of resilience. The findings highlighted the importance of tailoring treatment based on specific maltreatment experiences and considering resilience-oriented interventions for Chinese adolescents who have experienced high neglect.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Vilas Sawrikar, Angus Macbeth, Karri Gillespie-Smith, Megan Brown, Andy Lopez-Williams, Kelsie Boulton, Adam Guestella, Ian Hickie
Summary: Clinical staging is recognized as an important tool for personalized and preventative mental health care. However, the development of clinical staging for childhood-onset disorders lags significantly behind. This article proposes a transdiagnostic staging model for childhood disorders and argues for its potential to improve outcomes by capturing the dimensional and fluctuating developmental patterns of childhood psychopathology.
CLINICAL CHILD AND FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
E. Susana Mariscal, Chiara Sabina, Carlos A. Cuevas
Summary: This study identified six latent classes of interpersonal victimization among Latino youth, which differ in demographic characteristics, mental health, and delinquency. The findings suggest that victimization experiences are heterogeneous among Latino youth, while emphasizing the significance of hostility and delinquency in differentiating the latent classes.
JOURNAL OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Richard Stephen Mpango, Wilber Ssembajjwe, Godfrey Zari Rukundo, Philip Amanyire, Carol Birungi, Allan Kalungi, Rwamahe Rutakumwa, Christine Tusiime, Kenneth D. Gadow, Vikram Patel, Moffat Nyirenda, Eugene Kinyanda
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence, associated factors, and psychosocial consequences of physical and sexual victimization among 1,201 out-patients with severe mental illness in Uganda. The results showed that the prevalence of physical abuse was 34.1% and sexual victimization was 21.9%. Factors associated with victimization included age group of ≥50 years, living in a rural area, high socioeconomic status, being female, and being Muslim. Victimization was associated with risky sexual behavior, mental health stigma, and poor adherence to medication. In conclusion, there is a high burden of physical and sexual victimization among people with severe mental illness in central Uganda, and interventions should be implemented to address this issue.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Kirstie O'Hare, Oliver Watkeys, Kimberlie Dean, Kristin R. Laurens, Stacy Tzoumakis, Felicity Harris, Vaughan J. Carr, Melissa J. Green
Summary: This study found that schizotypy in childhood can predict mental disorders in adolescence, based on observation of a large population cohort of Australian young people. Three profiles of schizotypy in childhood (true, affective, and introverted) were associated with an increased likelihood of being diagnosed with mental disorders in adolescence.
SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Stephanie Plenty, Charlotta Magnusson, Sara Brolin Laftman
Summary: This study found that internalizing and externalizing problems during adolescence increase the risk of NEET status in young adulthood, with different effects for males and females. Additionally, school performance plays a mediating role in explaining the relationship between mental health problems and subsequent NEET status.
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Pediatrics
Gloria Huei-Jong, Stanford Chihuri, Melanie Blow, Guohua Li
Summary: Epidemiological evidence suggests a positive association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and juvenile justice system contact in the United States, with higher ACE scores leading to increased risk of contact. Prevention programs targeting ACEs may help reduce juvenile justice system contacts and improve child and adolescent health.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yi Zeng, Gonneke W. J. M. Stevens, Marco Helbich
Summary: This study examined the longitudinal within- and between-person associations between time-varying physical and social environmental exposures in neighborhoods and externalizing and internalizing problems among adolescents. The findings indicated that air pollution, noise, and neighborhood deprivation are risk factors for adolescent mental health. Both exposure levels and exposure changes were found to be important for adolescent mental health.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Aja L. Murray, Manuel Eisner, Daniel Nagin, Denis Ribeaud
Summary: Developmental trajectories of commonly co-occurring mental health issues can be summarised into a small number of subtypes. Males and bully victims tend to have complex mental health profiles, while academic achievement and maternal post-natal depression are associated with mental health symptoms.
EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Bives Mutume Nzanzu Vivalya, Martial Mumbere Vagheni, Astride Lina Piripiri, Rock Kasereka Masuka, Ally Ndjukendi Omba, Adelin Nsitu Mankubu, Daniel Okitundu Luwa E. Andjafono, Germain Manzekele Bin Kitoko
Summary: This study determined the impact of childhood trauma on relapse, long hospital stay and mental illness factors. The majority of psychiatric patients had experienced childhood adversity, and emotional abuse, substance use and rural residence predicted long hospital stay. Employment and experiencing trauma from a parent increased the risk of mental illness relapse. Trauma-focused interventions can reduce the risk of relapse and shorten hospital stay.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Ann Marie Brady, Jessica Deighton, Stephen Stansfeld
Summary: Children with chronic health problems are at a higher risk of psychiatric illness at a young age and this risk persists into adolescence. Peer victimization and school absenteeism mediate the relationship between chronic illness and mental health outcomes.
DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Philip Hyland, Jamie Murphy, Mark Shevlin, Richard P. Bentall, Thanos Karatzias, Grace W. K. Ho, Daniel Boduszek, Eoin McElroy
Summary: In comparing bifactor and higher-order models of a general dimension of psychopathology, it was found that the higher-order model provided better fit and more interpretability in associations with established risk variables for mental illness. The research suggests that the higher-order representation of the general dimension of psychopathology may be a more appropriate conceptualization than the bifactor approach, with implications for both research and clinical practice.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Emma Curran, Michael Rosato, Finola Ferry, Gerard Leavey
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2020)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Finola Ferry, Brendan Bunting, Michael Rosato, Emma Curran, Gerard Leavey
Summary: A study in the UK found that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused an economic crisis, impacting the daily lives of millions of workers. While 42% of employees reported reduced working hours, there was no significant association between reduced working and psychological distress. However, those who were permanently laid off were more vulnerable to adverse mental health effects.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Emma Curran, Oliver Perra, Michael Rosato, Finola Ferry, Gerard Leavey
Summary: This study aimed to explore the relationship between childhood trauma history and depression, showing that maladaptive coping behaviors are predominantly present in those with the most severe trauma and are associated with other mental health conditions.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Roger O'Sullivan, Annette Burns, Gerard Leavey, Iracema Leroi, Vanessa Burholt, James Lubben, Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Christina Victor, Brian Lawlor, Mireya Vilar-Compte, Carla M. Perissinotto, Mark A. Tully, Mary Pat Sullivan, Michael Rosato, Joanna McHugh Power, Elisa Tiilikainen, Thomas R. Prohaska
Summary: This paper utilizes cross-sectional online survey data to examine the global risk factors associated with social isolation and loneliness during COVID-19, highlighting the impact of personal finances and mental health on loneliness and social isolation. The findings suggest that addressing the root causes of loneliness and social isolation should be a public health priority, particularly focusing on specific groups such as carers or those living alone in the face of potential future waves of the pandemic and related restrictions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Carleen Walsh, Gerard Leavey, Marian McLaughlin
Summary: This systematic review aimed to identify validated dermatology-specific and disease-specific psychosocial needs assessment tools for caregivers of paediatric patients with dermatological conditions, and assess the adequacy of their measurement properties. The review found several tools, but limited evidence supported their quality and measurement properties.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Emma Curran, Michael Rosato, Finola Ferry, Gerard Leavey
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on mental health and social connections, especially for older people. Understanding gender differences in anxiety and depression symptoms is crucial for policy and practice. This study sampled older individuals in England during the COVID-19 period and found gender-specific symptom subtypes related to socio-demographic, social, and health circumstances.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Analytical
Jian-Dong Huang, Jinling Wang, Elaine Ramsey, Gerard Leavey, Timothy J. A. Chico, Joan Condell
Summary: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. The use of artificial intelligence to analyze data from wearable devices and other sensors can provide earlier and more accurate prediction and diagnosis of heart disease. Combining artificial intelligence with sensing devices in digital health technologies can help prevent cardiovascular disease and reduce its morbidity and mortality.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Carleen Walsh, Gerard Leavey, Marian Mc Laughlin, Amy S. Paller, Alan D. Irvine, Fiona Browne, Jemima E. Mellerio, Anthony Bewley
Summary: This study aims to identify a core outcome set for ichthyosis to assess the impact of the disease on patients and caregivers. Through a mixed-method approach, including literature review, qualitative study, and survey, expert opinions and caregiver perspectives will be collected to establish a comprehensive evaluation of ichthyosis.
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Sahraoui Dhelim, Liming Chen, Sajal K. Das, Huansheng Ning, Chris Nugent, Gerard Leavey, Dirk Pesch, Eleanor Bantry-White, Devin Burns
Summary: This article surveys the literature on social media analysis for detecting mental distress, with a focus on studies published since the COVID-19 outbreak. The authors propose new approaches to organizing and classifying the large amount of research in this emerging field, providing fresh insights and knowledge for interested communities. The article also discusses future research directions and niche areas in detecting mental health problems using social media data, as well as the technical, privacy, and ethical challenges in this rapidly growing field.
ACM COMPUTING SURVEYS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jordan Bamford, Gerard Leavey, Michael Rosato, Natalie Divin, Gavin Breslin, Dagmar Corry
Summary: This study explores the relationship between adolescent mental well-being, religion, and family activities in a school-based sample from Northern Ireland. The findings suggest that non-religious adolescents may have lower mental well-being scores compared to their religious peers, regardless of religious denomination. This may be due to a lack of firm identity and a sense of marginalization. Additionally, poor family cohesion is associated with poorer mental well-being in adolescents.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Carleen Walsh, Gerard Leavey, Marian McLaughlin
Summary: This study identifies the service-provided information needs of dermatological caregivers of patients living with ichthyosis through an online international qualitative study. The study highlights the importance of timely, personalized, and appropriate service-provided information support in influencing the self-efficacy, coping ability, and psychosocial well-being of caregivers and their children. The findings emphasize the need for improved healthcare education to address gaps between caregiver expectations and needs in terms of information support, and to inform future educational and psychosocial interventions.
Article
Psychiatry
Rachel McCarter, Michael Rosato, Annette Thampi, Ruth Barr, Gerard Leavey
Summary: People with severe mental illness (SMI) have multiple chronic conditions and are more likely to die prematurely compared to non-SMI patients. Improving the physical health of this population requires a more aggressive approach.
EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Annette Burns, Gerard Leavey, Mark Ward, Roger O'Sullivan
Summary: This study investigated the relationships among loneliness, health, and healthcare use in older adults and found that older women who experience loneliness visit their GP more often, regardless of their health, health behaviors, or social isolation.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-HEIDELBERG
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Emma Curran, Michael Rosato, Finola Ferry, Gerard Leavey
Summary: This study examined differences in self-reported mental health and psychotropic medication uptake across different Health and Social Care (HSC) occupational groups. The results showed that nursing/midwifery, welfare, and formal caregiving roles were associated with higher risks for mental health problems and increased psychotropic medication use. Working in the HSC sector may be more stressful than other jobs, and there seems to be an association between social class inequity and self-reported mental ill-health and psychotropic medication treatment.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POPULATION DATA SCIENCE (IJPDS)
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Barbara Skinner, Gerard Leavey, Despina Rothi
Summary: This article discusses the impact of management on teachers, the reform measures of the management, and the effects of these measures on teachers' autonomy, professional identity, and personal well-being.
EDUCATIONAL REVIEW
(2021)