Articles: mental-health-statistics-numerical-data.
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Social science & medicine · May 2019
Well-being and volunteering: Evidence from aging societies in Asia.
This study examines whether and how volunteering is associated with the well-being of older people in rapidly aging Asian societies; this topic has received remarkably little attention in the literature. Based on the severity of their population aging problem, five Asian societies are selected for an empirical study, namely Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. We conduct analysis of the latest World Values Survey data set collected from 2011 to 2012 and the effect of volunteering on four aspects of well-being, namely self-reported life satisfaction, happiness, health, and life mastery. ⋯ Moreover, immersion in volunteer work is crucial, particularly for retired people and people aged more than 65 in South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. The results suggest people should be encouraged to engage in longer hours (or longer duration) of voluntary service. This study identifies the types of volunteer work that most effectively enhance the well-being of older people, which might help older adults transition to retirement and age with higher well-being and help aging societies alleviate their labor shortage problems by involving productive older people.
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Childhood adversity can have long-term deleterious effects on adulthood mental health outcomes, but more research is needed examining how type and timing of childhood adversity affect mental health specifically during pregnancy. The current study examined the effects of total adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms during pregnancy, unpacked effects of total adversity into childhood maltreatment versus family dysfunction experiences, and assessed age of onset effects of child maltreatment-specific experiences. Participants were 101 low-income pregnant women (M = 29.10 years, SD = 6.56, range = 18-44; 37% Latina, 22% African American, 20% White, 13% biracial/multiracial, 8% other; 26% Spanish-speaking) who completed instruments on childhood adversity, PTSD and depression symptoms during pregnancy, and demographics. ⋯ No age of onset of maltreatment variable significantly predicted depression symptoms during pregnancy. Findings underscore the importance of differentiating between childhood maltreatment versus family dysfunction ACEs and examining the timing and accumulation of maltreatment experiences during childhood, because these factors affect mental health during pregnancy. Findings also support universal prenatal screening for PTSD symptoms to identify at-risk pregnant women who could benefit from interventions to disrupt the intergenerational transmission of risk and give families the healthiest possible beginning. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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African health sciences · Dec 2018
Decomposing disparity in adult individual's mental health in Tehran among lower and higher economic groups; an Oaxaca- Blinder analysis on urban HEART Survey- round 2.
Mental health is one of the main aspects of social well-being. Tehran -capital of Iran- is metropolitan, where the mental health status of citizens is not prioritized effectively. ⋯ Thus, re-organizing strategies and plans on promoting the socio- economic status of non-Iranian residents, improving employment opportunities, developing well-designed environment for disabled individuals and supporting plans to reduce smoking is recommended to the urban policy makers.
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Persistent pain and mental health conditions often co-occur after injury, cause enormous disability, reduce social and economic participation, and increase long-term healthcare costs. This study aimed to characterise the incidence, profile and healthcare cost implications for people who have a treated mental health condition, persistent pain, or both conditions, after compensable transport injury. ⋯ The incidence of treated mental health and persistent pain conditions was low, but the total healthcare costs for people with treated conditions were markedly higher than for people without either treated condition. While linkage with other public records of treatment was not possible, the true incidence of treated conditions is likely to be even higher than that found in this study. The present findings can be used to prioritise the implementation of timely access to treatment to prevent or attenuate the severity of pain and mental health conditions after transport injury.
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Mult Scler Relat Disord · Oct 2018
Factors associated with perceived need for mental health care in multiple sclerosis.
Within the multiple sclerosis (MS) population, depression and anxiety are highly prevalent comorbidities that are associated with adverse outcomes such as diminished quality of life and disability progression. In the general population, many people who do not meet formal diagnostic criteria for depression or anxiety disorders still identify a need for mental health care. Limited data are available regarding the perceived need for mental health care among persons with MS. ⋯ One-third of people with MS identified a need for mental health care. Symptoms of anxiety and depression, but not current diagnosed mental health disorders, were the predominant factors associated with a perceived need for care.