Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Petri Boeckerman, Mika Haapanen, Christopher Jepsen
Summary: This study examined the association between early parental death and children's subsequent mental health, years of schooling, and labour-market outcomes in adulthood. The results showed that early-life parental death was consistently associated with higher risk of mental health disorders, higher use of mental health-related medications, and absence from work due to illness in adulthood. The study also found considerable reductions in years of schooling, employment, and earnings in adulthood.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Neha Shah, Ian F. Walker, Yannish Naik, Selina Rajan, Kate O'Hagan, Michelle Black, Christopher Cartwright, Taavi Tillmann, Nicola Pearce-Smith, Jude Stansfield
Summary: This study identified 20 reviews, mostly of low or critically low quality. Higher quality evidence suggests more generous welfare benefits may reduce socioeconomic inequalities in mental health outcomes. Lower quality evidence indicates various interventions and policies, such as unemployment insurance, warm housing interventions, and gender equality policies, are associated with improved mental health outcomes.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Eric Kam-Pui Lee, Bel Wong, Peter Hoi Shing Chan, Daisy Dexing Zhang, Wen Sun, Dicken Cheong-Chun Chan, Ting Gao, Florence Ho, Timothy Chi Yui Kwok, Samuel Yeung-Shan Wong
Summary: The study found that a modified mindfulness-based stress reduction (mMBSR) program had positive effects on mental well-being and cognitive function in older adults, including reducing depressive symptoms and improving sleep quality. A major limitation of the study was the lack of an active control group to control for non-specific effects.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Camilla A. Michalski, Lori M. Diemert, Mack Hurst, Vivek Goel, Laura C. Rosella
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between life satisfaction and future mental health service use. The findings revealed that individuals with lower life satisfaction were at a higher risk of seeking mental health services in both hospital/emergency department and outpatient settings. This study contributes to the evidence linking positive well-being with health system outcomes.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Melino Ndayizigiye, Ryan McBain, Collin Whelley, Rorisang Lerotholi, Joalane Mabathoana, Merida Carmona, Joe Curtain, Ermyas Birru, Sara Stulac, Ann C. Miller, Sonya Shin, Nancy Rumaldo, Joia Mukherjee, Adrianne Katrina Nelson
Summary: This study evaluated the integration of a novel early childhood development (ECD) program into the primary healthcare system in Lesotho and found that integrating ECD intervention into a rural primary care platform may be an effective and efficient way to promote ECD outcomes.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Carmen Sanchez-Cantalejo Garrido, Daniela Yucuma Conde, Maria del Mar Rueda, Antonio Olry-de-Labry-Lima, Eva Martin-Ruiz, Camila Higueras-Callejon, Andres Cabrera-Leon
Summary: This study describes the methodological characteristics of large health surveys conducted in Spain early on in the COVID-19 pandemic. The results show that the majority of the studies focused on mental health and used non-probability sampling and the internet to gather information. However, despite the great opportunity provided by COVID-19 for open science-based research, the accessibility of data remains low.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Christopher Kalogeropoulos, Rebecca Burdayron, Christine Laganiere, Karine Dubois-Comtois, Marie-Julie Beliveau, Marie-Helene Pennestri
Summary: This study investigated sleep patterns and intraindividual night-to-night variability in mothers and fathers at 6 months postpartum. The results showed that mothers had more fragmented sleep compared to fathers, with shorter consecutive sleep duration and more nocturnal awakenings. Although there was no difference in self-reported nocturnal sleep duration between mothers and fathers, objective measurement indicated that mothers had significantly longer nocturnal sleep duration. Both parents exhibited high variability in sleep fragmentation across subjective and objective indices.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Gabrielle R. Rinne, Elysia Poggi Davis, Nicole E. Mahrer, Christine M. Guardino, Julia M. Charalel, Madeleine U. Shalowitz, Sharon L. Ramey, Christine Dunkel Schetter
Summary: This study examines the predictive power of maternal depressive symptoms on early childhood outcomes using two empirical studies. The results suggest that changes in maternal depressive symptoms are associated with lower effortful control and poorer performance on inhibitory control tasks in children. These findings are aligned with the match-mismatch model. Assessing preconception depressive symptoms and changes in symptoms may benefit early intervention for women and children.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Hemavarni Doma, Thach Tran, Lorena Romero, Shelly Makleff, Revathi Nuggehalli Krishna, Karan Varshney, Jane Fisher
Summary: This article aims to determine the impact of natural hazards on the cognitive, motor, language, social and emotional development of children aged from birth to 5 years old through systematic review and meta-analysis. Comprehensive searches will be conducted in five bibliographic databases to identify relevant studies. The findings will be disseminated through various channels, including peer-reviewed publications and institutional stakeholder websites.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
T. Muhammad, K. M. Sulaiman, Drishti Drishti, Shobhit Srivastava
Summary: The study examined the association between several indicators of food insecurity and depression among older adults in India. The findings suggest that self-reported food insecurity indicators are strongly associated with major depression among older Indian adults.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Charlotte Agardh, Benedict Oppong Asamoah, Tobias Herder, Markus Larsson
Summary: Same-sex sexuality is prevalent among youth and young adults in Sweden and is associated with poor mental health and experiences of violence. Differences between males and females were observed, highlighting the need for further research.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Johannes C. Eichstaedt, Garrick T. Sherman, Salvatore Giorgi, Steven O. Roberts, Megan E. Reynolds, Lyle H. Ungar, Sharath Chandra Guntuku
Summary: In May 2020, the killing of an unarmed Black American male by a White police officer in the United States had widespread psychological impact, with increased anger, sadness, depression, and anxiety especially among Black Americans. The estimates suggest a significant increase in mentally unhealthy days for Black Americans following the incident.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Karin Tobin, Omeid Heidari, Connor Volpi, Shereen Sodder, Dustin Duncan
Summary: This scoping review identified geofencing as an emerging technology that is acceptable and feasible for intervention in various populations and health outcomes. Future studies should provide rationale for geofencing locations and user input, as well as focus on the mechanisms of action to better understand the effectiveness of geofencing interventions.
Article
Psychiatry
Jucier Goncalves Junior, Jair Paulino de Sales, Flaviane Cristine Troglio da Silva, Joao de Deus Quirino Filho, Rita de Cassia Pires Bezerra Cavalcanti, Jose Marcondes Macedo Landim, Nadia Nara Rolim Lima, Francisco Facundo de Matos Neto, Fabio Cardoso, Modesto Leite Rolim Neto
Summary: This study conducted a qualitative analysis to explore the impacts on the mental health of the prison population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Three main themes emerged: spatial conditions for infection, disease outbreaks in prisons, and public responsibility. Attention should be given to addressing issues such as poor prison conditions, high infection rates, psychiatric illnesses, and lack of government assistance in formulating health policies for mental health in the prison population.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Bundit Sornpaisarn, Jurgen Rehm, Decha Tamdee, Anon Wisutthananon, Kwaunpanomporn Thummathai, Kanjana Tongtua, Valairux Rutivarnich, Amornrat Suriyalangka, Duangporn Hengboonphan, Shannon Lange
Summary: The ongoing trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a community participatory intervention in two subdistricts in Thailand for reducing suicidality symptoms among individuals considered at high risk for suicide and compare the outcomes to two control subdistricts.
Review
Psychology, Developmental
Berhe W. Sahle, Nicola J. Reavley, Wenjing Li, Amy J. Morgan, Marie Bee Hui Yap, Andrea Reupert, Anthony F. Jorm
Summary: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are consistently associated with a two-fold increased risk of common mental disorders and suicidality. Gender or age of exposure to ACEs did not significantly impact these associations. Well-designed cohort studies and interventions to prevent or reduce the impact of ACEs should be global research priorities in addressing mental health issues.
EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Tilahun Haregu, Anthony F. Jorm, Yin Paradies, Bernard Leckning, Jesse T. Young, Gregory Armstrong
Summary: This study found that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males in Australia have higher rates of self-perceived discrimination, suicidal ideation, and depressive symptoms compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts. Discrimination explains a significant portion of the association between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status and mental health issues, suggesting that reducing discrimination could help improve the social and emotional well-being of Indigenous populations.
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Sarah Pheik Hoon Khor, Catherine Margaret Fulgoni, Deborah Lewis, Glenn A. Melvin, Anthony F. Jorm, Katherine Lawrence, Bei Bei, Marie Bee Hui Yap
Summary: The study found that the Therapist-assisted Online Parenting Strategies intervention improved parenting behaviors, parental self-efficacy, parent-adolescent attachment, while reducing impairments to family functioning and parent distress. However, no significant changes were observed in adolescent anxiety, depression, and sleep outcomes.
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Berhe W. Sahle, Nicola J. Reavley, Amy J. Morgan, Marie Bee Hui Yap, Andrea Reupert, Anthony F. Jorm
Summary: This study identified expert consensus-driven priority interventions for reducing the occurrence and impact of adverse childhood experiences in children under 8 years of age in Australia. Stakeholders endorsed community-wide interventions, parenting programmes, home-visiting programmes, psychological interventions, school-based anti-bullying interventions, psychological therapies for children exposed to trauma, and the Positive Parenting Program as priority interventions.precedented.
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anna M. Ross, Amy J. Morgan, Alexandra Wake, Anthony F. Jorm, Nicola J. Reavley
Summary: The study found significant improvements in attitudes, knowledge, intentions, confidence, and performance related to reporting on mental illness after a workshop based on best-practice guidelines. The belief in dangerousness/unpredictability decreased markedly, showing the effectiveness of the workshop in addressing misinformation about people with severe mental illness being a risk to the public. This pilot trial provides promising initial results for wider implementation and evaluation of media training on this topic.
HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA
(2022)
Editorial Material
Information Science & Library Science
Anthony F. Jorm
LEARNED PUBLISHING
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Samantha Galea, Catherine Wade, Chloe A. Salvaris, Marie B. H. Yap, Katherine A. Lawrence
Summary: This study examined the acceptability of a modified transdiagnostic CBT that targets both the anxiety symptoms in adults and anxiety-maintaining parenting behaviors and cognitions in anxious adults parenting an anxious child. The results showed that the intervention was perceived as beneficial and effective in reducing parents' anxiety and managing bidirectional anxiety maintaining factors in the parent-child relationship.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wan Hua Sim, Anthony F. Jorm, Marie B. H. Yap
Summary: This study examines the predictive value of parental engagement on preventive parenting outcomes and explores its associations with other family outcomes. The findings indicate that higher levels of parental engagement are related to better preventive parenting, family functioning, health-related quality of life, and parental psychosocial health.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Developmental
Meena Chockalingam, Kayan Skinner, Glenn Melvin, Marie B. H. Yap
Summary: School refusal is a complex problem, and many individuals are unresponsive to current treatment options. Parent factors play a key role in school refusal, but existing treatments do not adequately address these factors.
CHILD PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Letter
Psychiatry
Anthony F. Jorm
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Review
Psychology, Clinical
Catherine L. Johnson, Maxine A. Gross, Anthony F. Jorm, Laura M. Hart
Summary: The level of mental health literacy among adults working with or caring for children significantly impacts the support children receive for mental health problems. This study systematically reviewed literature on mental health literacy for supporting children among parents and teachers of school-aged children. The findings showed a lack of standardized definitions and measures, with limited research on internalizing problems and parents. Further research is needed to develop validated measures and identify gaps in mental health literacy for supporting children's mental health.
CLINICAL CHILD AND FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Roger T. Mulder, Anthony F. Jorm
Summary: This study found that increased spending on depression treatment is not associated with a decrease in the prevalence of sadness, worry, or unhappiness, but income, education, and life expectancy are associated with a lower prevalence of these symptoms.
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Information Systems
Anna Smout, Dharshani Tharanga Chandrasekara, Ling Wu, Glenn Melvin, Joshua Paolo Seguin, Patrick Olivier, Mairead Claire Cardamone-Breen, Tom Bartindale, Roisin Mcnaney, Marie B. H. Yap
Summary: This study explores how technology can assist parents and educators in supporting adolescents who refuse school. The findings highlight the importance of empathic understanding and communication between parents and educators. Through co-design workshops, design implications were formulated to foster empathic parent-adolescent-educator partnerships, provide holistic support for parents, and cater to diverse parent-adolescent journeys.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2023 CHI CONFERENCE ON HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS (CHI 2023)
(2023)
