... medical and interdisciplinary exchange We hope to create interest in the readers of CAPMH to join other scientists and practitioners in 2012 in Berlin, to have interesting discussions and to learn ... centers using criteria that are more ‘social’ than clinical What is going on in Finland? (Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino) The two massacres by shooting in schools in 2007 and 2008 have resulted in great ... relationship of Moroccan and native Dutch incarcerated and non-incarcerated delinquent male adolescents in the Netherlands The findings indicate that mother-son relationship types of incarcerated Moroccan...
... observed inhealth survey data since the mid 1990s [44] Our finding of an independent association between obesity and internalising (emotional) difficulties is echoed by findings from a smaller, mainly ... 1 Modelling the relationship between obesity andmentalhealthin children and adolescents: findings from the Health Survey for England 2007 Paul A Tiffin*, 2Bronia Arnott, 3Helen ... level is a potential confounding factor when investigating the association between obesity andmentalhealthin childhood The Health Survey for England conducted in 2007 (HSE 2007) was designed...
... more generally, in the health system andin the workplace This highlights, once again, the intersectoral nature of mentalhealth promotion and prevention interventions Further, intervening at ... aiding understanding of risk and protective influences, as well as guiding interventions for mentalhealth promotion and the prevention of mental disorders (hereafter referred to as mentalhealth ... for informing interventions Drawing on these theoretical models for understanding risk and protective influences, we provide a framework for guiding mentalhealth promotion and prevention interventions...
... with mental disorders This is linked to the absence of adequate training, andin combination this results in the health system marginalizing and discriminating against people with mentalhealth ... Promoting mentalhealthand tackling stigma and discrimination Raising public awareness Tackling stigma and discrimination Mentalhealth promotion programmes and activities Preventing mental ... on mental health Information on mental health Data collection systems inmentalhealth facilities Reports covering mentalhealth data Research on mental health Funding of mentalhealth research...
... www.hhs.gov/nvpo/pandemics/tabletopex.html Home Health Care Services Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/healthcare.html Administration on Aging: Disaster Preparedness and Assistance for Pandemic Flu ... traumatic • 1st responders and media stressor Disaster MentalHealth Outreach and Service Use In Florida andin other states providing DMHS, there is a consistent and substantial gap between ... Guide – http://psychiatry.mc.duke.edu/Clinical/DisasterMentalHealth.html Disaster MentalHealth International http://www.disastermentalhealth.com AAHSA On-line Disaster Community http://aahsa.communityzero.com/disasterhelp...
... physical andmentalhealthand adolescents' reporting of their HRQoL in a general population Parental subjective physical andmentalhealth here is approached in terms of everyday functioning and ... health status when clinicians, counselors, educators and researchers have to understand and/ or treat problems of adolescents' low wellbeing and functioning in new models of health promotion and ... functioning, general mood and social relationships among adolescents [23] In fact, despite the increasing importance of peers in adolescence, family relations maintain a central role in adolescent...
... as initially expected Conclusions Changes inmentalhealth status can affect HRQOL over time in children and adolescents An improvement inmentalhealth status appears to protect against the general ... for screening purposes as well as in clinical assessment and cross-cultural comparisons [23] Finally, the SDQ and the KIDSCREEN-52 were originally intended for use in age groups - 16 and - 18, ... study group and the BELLA study group: The mentalhealth module (BELLA study) within the German Health interview and examination survey of children and adolescents (KIGGS): study design and methods...
... physical andmentalhealth status and the five life domains in explaining global QOL in Table Relationships between self-reported physical andmentalhealth status and depressive symptoms and frequency ... school, living-environment, and self, and self-reported physical andmentalhealth status explained 76.1% of the variance in global QOL Although self-reported physical andmentalhealth status ... However, in our study, the correlations with global QOL (rphysical health = 49; rmental health = 70), and each of the life domains (rphysical health ranging from 22 to 45; rmental health ranging from...
... satisfaction andmentalhealth (r = 0.39), job satisfaction and physical health/ well-being (r = 0.36), mentaland physical health/ well-being (r = 0.37), and workplace stress andmental strain (r = ... age and poor self-reported physical andmental health, and 2) work ability decreases with increasing physical, psychosocial and organizational problems within the working environ- Physical health ... and this has a clear association with healthand work type Therefore, workplace health promotion efforts may be even more important for employees in poor healthandin 10 11 Ilmarinen JE: Aging...
... considered physical health domains and vitality, social functioning, role limitation-emotional andmentalhealth are considered mentalhealth domains The physical health domains form the basis ... measures health status domains (0 = worst health state; 100 = best health state) on eight subscales, where physical functioning, role limitation-physical, bodily pain andgeneralhealth are mainly ... distress when interpreting signs and symptoms for the individuals at risk [11,12] In addition, information of being at risk of a possible life-threatening cardiac disorder and experiencing sudden...
... disorder and depression amongst internally displaced persons in northern Uganda BMC Psychiatry 2008, 8:38 Vinck P: In the Eyes of Victims: Peace and Justice in Northern Uganda., in International ... questionnaire was field tested and validated in non-participating sites and mock interviews were organized during the training of the interviewers Response options were provided to the interviewer but not ... activities, including counseling, music and dance, sports, and vocational training During that time, staff members attempt to trace the whereabouts of their parents and relatives and, if successful,...
... to be contacted, and 160 refused further participation in the study Telephone interviews investigated self-reported health status (including asthma and COPD), smoking status and demographic variables ... Chronic Lung Disease (CLD) Index [29,30] This is a 6-item instrument that includes items relating to frequency and intensity of dyspnea and wheeze and frequency of coughing and volume of sputum production ... bring all current medicines (including complementary medicines) into the clinic at their appointment Respiratory measures Asthma was defined as current self-reported physiciandiagnosed asthma or...
... according to the DSM-IV Since more and more Africans are fleeing from conflicts in their own land to neighbouring low-income host nations, such as Rwandese and Somali refugees fleeing to Uganda, ... collection and was involved in data analysis and interpretation TE and FN conceived and designed the study, participated in data collection, guided data analysis and interpretation and critically ... undertaken, in order to investigate how poverty interacts with mentalhealth disorders in a post-conflict population resident in a low-income country The bulk of interviews, carried out by local trained...
... Child and Adolescent Psychiatry andMentalHealth 2009, 3:18 Adolescents in Europe, Australia and the US were attributed a pattern of binge drinking with frequent alcohol intoxication in several ... units in 14 days, was defined high volume drinkers in the age group 13–19 years [33] Mentalhealth The mentalhealth variables were derived from the mentalhealth "Symptom Check List" and the ... contribute to the understanding of alcohol- andmentalhealth problems developing in adolescence 12 Competing interests 13 10 11 The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions...
... paternal mentalhealth diagnosis and Caucasian origins (compared to Chinese and Sikh) were associated with greater odds of mentalhealth diagnosis among the children These findings may explain in part ... administrative health data The Canadian health system is public and universally accessible and it is regulated at the provincial level In British Columbia, individuals experiencing mentalhealth ... considering communities as complex entities and, also, of dealing with the dynamic time component involved in the development of mentalhealth outcomes Mentalhealthand migration patterns In addition...
... Clinician-rated mentalhealthin outpatient child and adolescent mentalhealth services: associations with parent, teacher and adolescent ratings Child and Adolescent Psychiatry andMentalHealth ... clinician-rated HoNOSCA in routine clinical use with relevant scales or combinations of items in the ASEBA The general finding was that mentalhealth rated by clinicians using the HoNOSCA correlated, ... clinics arranged standard Page of 12 training in the use of HoNOSCA for their clinicians before and during the data collection period The clinicians at five of the seven clinics participated in...
... recognizes three distinct Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: First Nations (Indian), Inuit and Métis Understanding and Improving Aboriginal Health Council of Canada Maternal and Child Healthin Canada A large ... Canada 16 Health Council of Canada Understanding and Improving Aboriginal Maternal and Child Healthin Canada Introduction While there are many organizations involved in exploring the gaps inhealth ... Understanding and Improving Aboriginal Maternal and Child Healthin Canada References Health Council of Canada (2010) Stepping it up: Moving the focus from health care in Canada to a healthier...
... the quality and years of healthy life and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities inhealth status n A number of the Healthy People 2010 objectives concern maternal, infant, and child health Among ... Folic Acid 40 Smoking During Pregnancy 42 Alcohol and Other Drug Use 44 Obesity 46 Childhood Immunization 48 Health Insurance Health Insurance and Access to Care 50 Health Insurance Coverage ... of Childbearing Age 52 Health Insurance Coverage for Children 54 Medicaid’s Role in Maternal and Child Health 56 Children’s Health Insurance Program 58 Medicaid and CHIP: Eligibility and Enrollment...
... causes irregular bleeding and pain during intercourse in women, burning during urination in men, and discharge in both men and women If left untreated, chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease ... Mutilation/Cutting •• FGM/C has immediate and long-term mentaland physical health effects, including severe pain, extensive bleeding, tetanus, infection, cysts and abscesses, and sexual dysfunction ... highway linking Mombasa and Kampala Many sex workers and their clients pass HIV to their spouses or regular partners •• Injecting drug use (and sharing infected needles) is an increasingly important...
... information-sharing and Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2000, 78 (5) Health sector reform and reproductive healthin Latin America coordination among the different levels of the health system in ... developed by empowering women and involving men in issues related to reproductive health (15) A gender-sensitive reproductive health approach looks beyond the confines of clinical medicine and address ... aspects of health sector reform and reproductive healthin LAC countries and attempts to identify the links between them Strategies of decentralization, changes inhealth services financing, and the...