• Stigma can be differentiated into enacted stigma, in which labeled individuals are treated differently from or denied opportunities available to non-labeled individuals, and felt or internalized stigma, in which labeled individuals avoid particular situations, interactions, or roles to prevent anticipated stigmatization, and/or endorse negative stereotypes about the group to which they belong. (nih.gov)
  • Research on the relation between discrimination and health became a topic of interest in the 1990s, when researchers proposed that persisting racial/ethnic disparities in health outcomes could potentially be explained by racial/ethnic differences in experiences with discrimination. (wikipedia.org)
  • A stress and coping framework is often applied to investigate how discrimination influences health outcomes in racial, gender, and sexual minorities, as well as on immigrants and indigenous populations. (wikipedia.org)
  • The main aim of the present study was to examine the relations among maternal depression, responsive parenting behaviors and children's social-emotional outcomes (i.e., social competence, regulatory problems, externalizing behaviors) during toddlerhood. (bogazici.edu.tr)
  • Both arms were assessed via web-based surveys at baseline and 4-week follow-up for intervention satisfaction, stress appraisals (ie, challenge, threat, and resource), coping skills (ie, instrumental support, positive reframing, and planning), and mental health symptoms among other outcomes. (jmir.org)
  • This article explores how stigma affects young people's access to services and how health professionals can improve their practice and support for marginalised young people to achieve the best possible health outcomes. (bmj.com)
  • We use 'marginalised' in recognition of the social determinants of health inequalities that disadvantage entire groups as opposed to 'vulnerable', which often focuses on health outcomes at an individual level. (bmj.com)
  • BHAI populations have been disproportionately affected by lower behavioral health access and heightened negative mental health outcomes during the pandemic. (researchprotocols.org)
  • Further, as treatment effects may differ across sociocultural factors, perceived discrimination, social support, and socioeconomic status (SES) will be evaluated as potential moderators of treatment effects on the primary outcomes. (researchprotocols.org)
  • Discrimination is consistently associated with poor health outcomes and health disparities, including for perinatal health, yet few studies address intersectional discrimination. (cdc.gov)
  • We evaluated discrimination based on multiple social identities and assessed differential associations with adverse perinatal health outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Perceived discrimination in pregnancy can be associated with adverse perinatal health outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Previous research links perceived discrimination with worsened health outcomes yet is limited by a focus on racial discrimination in isolation. (cdc.gov)
  • We applied an intersectional approach to the study of discrimination to examine the association with adverse perinatal health outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Perceived discrimination was assessed via the Everyday Discrimination Scale (EDS) and perinatal health outcomes collected via electronic medical record review. (cdc.gov)
  • Latent class analysis was used to identify subgroups of discrimination based on EDS item response and the rate of adverse perinatal health outcomes compared between subgroups using a Bolck, Croon and Hagenaars 3-step approach. (cdc.gov)
  • More research applying an intersectional lens to the study of discrimination and perinatal health outcomes is needed. (cdc.gov)
  • A large and growing body of research demonstrates the negative effect of perceived discrimination on health (7) and suggests that discrimination is a risk factor for adverse perinatal health outcomes (APHOs) including preterm birth (PTB), low birthweight (LBW), small for gestational age, and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (8). (cdc.gov)
  • GRASSP is UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti's new research programme examining gender-responsive and age sensitive social protection systems to enhance gender equality outcomes, and is funded by the UK's Department for International Development (DfID) and other partners. (unicef-irc.org)
  • Social protection can reduce income poverty and food and economic insecurity, address financial barriers to accessing social services, and promote positive development outcomes throughout the life course - particularly for women and girls. (unicef-irc.org)
  • The overarching aim of the Coronavirus Chronic Conditions and Disabilities Awareness (CICADA) project, building on this understanding, is to improve pandemic and longer-term support networks, and access to and experiences of care, services, and resources for these underserved groups, both during the pandemic and longer term, thereby reducing inequities and enhancing social, health, and well-being outcomes. (researchprotocols.org)
  • The basal ganglia support learning to exploit decisions that have yielded positive outcomes in the past. (dericbownds.net)
  • We show that two genes controlling striatal dopamine function, DARPP-32 (also called PPP1R1B) and DRD2, are associated with exploitative learning to adjust response times incrementally as a function of positive and negative decision outcomes. (dericbownds.net)
  • In sociology literature on social isolation, one study asked an important question: how do individuals living in our modern society, where opportunities for making connections with others are ubiquitous, become socially isolated [1] ? (researchgate.net)
  • The latter process is the new face of social isolation. (researchgate.net)
  • Using data from the General Social Survey, we investigate whether political views increase the risk of social isolation for Black and White Americans. (researchgate.net)
  • Our findings reveal an increase in conservative political views differently shaping social isolation patterns for Black and White Americans. (researchgate.net)
  • The material was analyzed using Gilmore and Somerville's (1994) four processes of stigmatizing responses: the definition of the problem HIV/AIDS, identification of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), linking HIV/AIDS to immorality and other negative characteristics, and finally behavioural consequences of stigma (distancing, isolation, discrimination in care). (hindawi.com)
  • In this context, the issue of social isolation - which has profound impacts on the health and wellbeing of seniors from all walks of life - has come to occupy an increasingly important place in discussions on seniors and aging in Canada. (canada.ca)
  • It is estimated that up to 16% of seniors experience social isolation (Statistics Canada, 2010). (canada.ca)
  • Who's at Risk and What Can Be Done About It builds on earlier work undertaken by the National Seniors Council (NSC) on the issue of the social isolation of seniors. (canada.ca)
  • Specifically, the current review looks at what the literature says about how different groups of vulnerable seniors are affected by social isolation and identifies promising interventions to tackle social isolation and reconnect seniors to their communities. (canada.ca)
  • First, the different groups of seniors examined are indeed at risk of social isolation. (canada.ca)
  • Greater efforts are required to further develop the research on the barriers that specific groups of seniors encounter, and to tailor initiatives that address social isolation to their needs. (canada.ca)
  • Second, a two-pronged approach to addressing social isolation seems warranted, one that combines coordinated policy interventions that can facilitate social inclusion across the general population of seniors with targeted interventions for specific at-risk groups. (canada.ca)
  • Third, research on social isolation would benefit from greater segmentation, increased reliance on mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative), conceptual clarity and consistency, and exploration of social isolation across the life course. (canada.ca)
  • As such they complement suggestions for federal action on social isolation that were made in the National Seniors Council's Report on the Social Isolation of Seniors. (canada.ca)
  • However, the psychological distress associated with the COVID-19 health crisis and the contingency measures (e.g., social isolation) can be severe and long-lasting and should not be disregarded at this moment (Brooks et al. (bvsalud.org)
  • Spouses/partners face serious financial strains, social isolation and stigma, loneliness, and negative emotions such as anger and resentment. (hhs.gov)
  • Our exploration of the social determinants of health and well-being is framed by the social ecological model. (researchprotocols.org)
  • Key to improving the mental health of our community, and thereby improving social and economic participation, is actively addressing the broader social, economic and environmental conditions in which people live - the social determinants of health. (cohealth.org.au)
  • While the Draft Report acknowledges the importance of the social determinants of health [3] we are deeply concerned that their role in causing mental ill health has not been given the attention it deserves. (cohealth.org.au)
  • Research conceptualizes instances of discrimination as situations which are likely to cause stress and have downstream consequences on mental and physical health, as well as health behaviors. (wikipedia.org)
  • In experimental studies, stress in response to discrimination has been measured using a range of both psychological (e.g. perceived stress) and physiological (e.g. cardiovascular reactivity) measures, and evidence indicates that this heightened stress response is associated with poorer mental and physical health and impaired decision-making when it comes to health-related behaviors such as substance use or visits to the emergency department. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some researchers also argue that everyday experiences with discrimination can cause chronic and cumulative stress that contributes to the "wear and tear" of the body. (wikipedia.org)
  • Instances of discrimination also tend to be ambiguous and unpredictable, which research linking stress and health indicate could be particularly harmful. (wikipedia.org)
  • Evidence from this line of research shows that anticipating discrimination, experiencing stress as a result of hypervigilance and worry, and ruminating over the experience of discrimination can aggravate and prolong the adverse impacts of discrimination on health. (wikipedia.org)
  • The impact of discrimination-related stress can also be longitudinal, as shown by a study on Black adolescents that found perceived discrimination between age 16-18 to predict stress hormone levels, blood pressure, inflammation, and BMI at age 20. (wikipedia.org)
  • Several scales have been developed to capture different types of discrimination, with over 90% of scales designed by researchers in the U.S. Racism, for example, is most often measured using the Perceived Racism Scale, the Schedule of Racists Events, the Index of Race Related Stress, and the Racism and Life Experiences Scale. (wikipedia.org)
  • The results provide initial evidence that asynchronous psychosocial interventions delivered via a web application to sexual and gender minority youth can support their ability to cope with minority stress. (jmir.org)
  • In addition, the stress associated with discrimination and stigma can have serious effects on individual health. (bmj.com)
  • One explanation for the origin of these disparities is the increased burden of stress associated with exposure to persistent discrimination experienced over the life course. (cdc.gov)
  • Virtual environments have been increasingly used in conjunction with traditional cognitive behavioral treatments for disorders, such as posttraumatic stress disorder and social anxiety disorder. (researchgate.net)
  • The current qualitative study compares the experiences of veterans with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and social anxiety disorder as they interact with a virtual grocery store environment. (researchgate.net)
  • 2015. "Family Interference and Employee Dissatisfaction: Do Agreeable Employees Better Cope with Stress? (degruyter.com)
  • Five themes emerged from the data synthesis: (1) fear of COVID-19 exposure, (2) psychological responses to stress, (3) socio-demographic characteristics, (4) adverse working conditions, and (5) organisational support. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These disparities were independent of subjects' current SES, lifestyle practices, and perceived stress. (dericbownds.net)
  • The commonly used mental health assessment tools were the Patient Health Questionnaire (41.7%), Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (36%), 21-item Depression, Anxiety, and Stress (13.9%), Impact of Event Scale (12.5%), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (9.7%), Symptom Checklist and the General Health Questionnaire (6.9% each). (bvsalud.org)
  • Potential mechanisms that account for this difference may include three aspects: covariation between estrogen levels and the incidence peak of female depression, gender differences in coping style (e.g., comparative emotional inexpressiveness and non-help-seeking in males), and gender differences in symptom phenotypes (e.g., atypical symptoms in male depression). (frontiersin.org)
  • With reconstruction of vital infrastructure and the re-establishment of essential services facing major delays, at-risk populations increasingly resort to negative coping mechanisms, including debt accrual and dangerous, harmful practices, further undermining resilience and increasing dependence on humanitarian assistance. (scceu.org)
  • Identify appropriate mechanisms to develop and operationalize the existing and new strategies for sexual health through multi-sectoral collaboration and translate them into action. (who.int)
  • First, I will continue to unpack the mechanisms involved in the development of intergroup cognition with a particular focus on identifying the building blocks of social categorization in infancy and early toddlerhood. (psychologicalscience.org)
  • Similarly, I plan to identify the cognitive mechanisms underlying the acquisition of intergroup attitudes and stereotypes in early childhood, and how such representations interface with infants' burgeoning understanding of the social world. (psychologicalscience.org)
  • Individuals who grew up in environments characterised by neglect, abuse, or a lack of emotional support may develop maladaptive coping mechanisms, leading to toxic behaviours in later life. (needahairmakeover.blog)
  • Individuals who have faced adversity, trauma, or stressful situations might develop maladaptive coping mechanisms, such as manipulation or blaming others. (needahairmakeover.blog)
  • The psychological impact of discrimination on health refers to the cognitive pathways through which discrimination impacts mental and physical health in members of marginalized, subordinate, and low-status groups (e.g. racial and sexual minorities). (wikipedia.org)
  • Children need emotional support and cognitive stimulation by caregivers to grow, learn and adjust to social life. (bogazici.edu.tr)
  • Despite the significance of social-cognition in everyday life, the cognitive and cultural origins of such processes leave many questions unanswered. (psychologicalscience.org)
  • Indeed, children provide a unique window into understanding the cognitive foundations of intergroup cognition (e.g., the extent to which prejudice and discrimination is an automatic feature of how the mind processes information). (psychologicalscience.org)
  • I believe that the study of social cognitive development will pave the way for producing real change in adult behavior, especially in the domain of intergroup cognition where attitudes and stereotypes are known to have a profound influence. (psychologicalscience.org)
  • The scale has been built on the basis of a cognitive model of PAD and characteristics of a typical affective dependent person (Saver, Unworthy, Traumatic, and Mixed). (apc.it)
  • This study aims to describe the results of a pilot randomized controlled trial of imi , a web application designed to improve mental health by supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority identity affirmation, coping self-efficacy, and coping skill practice. (jmir.org)
  • The data were obtained using the Group Environment Questionnaire(GEQ), the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), and the Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT). (thesportjournal.org)
  • The source of self-efficacy was categorized by Bandura (1997) as past performance, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, and psychological states. (thesportjournal.org)
  • Learning experiences and critical consciousness development were revealed comparatively by analyzing LGBTIQ+ activists, who stand up against social injustice and discrimination, and non-activist, who are LGBTIQ+ individuals. (bogazici.edu.tr)
  • Specifically, socially isolated individuals are unable to participate fully in economic, social, and cultural life and benefit from social connection within a given society [2]. (researchgate.net)
  • Parigi and Henson's timely and painstaking analyses of this topic reveals that social isolations entail two aspects: individuals without connections or individuals with connections that carry little meaning [1] . (researchgate.net)
  • Stigma refers to the process by which certain human characteristics are labeled as socially undesirable and linked with negative stereotypes about a class of individuals, resulting in social distance from or discrimination towards labeled individuals. (nih.gov)
  • Anxiety is another important psychological state of individuals that comprises two components: trait anxiety is a perception of certain environmental situations as threatening, and state anxiety is a perception of a specific situation as threatening (31). (thesportjournal.org)
  • An intersectionality framework recognizes individuals as simultaneously inhabiting multiple intersecting social identities embedded within systems of disadvantage and privilege. (cdc.gov)
  • cohealth acknowledges that while a range of factors contribute to mental ill health and illness, addressing the structural causes and contributors will significantly lessen the burden of mental illness on individuals, society, and the health and social support systems. (cohealth.org.au)
  • Additional concerns unique to older adult LGBT individuals include the ability to make legal decisions for each other as couples/partners, lack of support from family who might not recognize or respect their sexuality, and homophobic discrimination in healthcare and other services. (nbcc.org)
  • Older adult LGBT individuals have lived through distinctively oppressive social climates for sexual minorities compared to more recent generations. (nbcc.org)
  • Experiments investigating the link between discrimination and health have manipulated perceptions of discrimination in a number of ways, including exposing participants to racist film clips, asking them to write about their prior experiences with discrimination, and providing them with articles detailing discrimination against their ingroup. (wikipedia.org)
  • METHOD: 259 participants completed three validated self-report screening questionnaires for ADHD: the Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS), the Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Self-Report Screening Scale for DSM-5 (ASRS-5), and the Conners' adult ADHD rating scale (CAARS). (bvsalud.org)
  • We found that Black and White participants exposed to general discrimination were more likely to experience symptoms of postpartum depression and that White participants delivered more low birthweight infants relative to those who experienced no discrimination. (cdc.gov)
  • Experiencing general discrimination was associated with postpartum depression symptoms when compared with experiencing no discrimination among Black (9% vs 5%, P = . 04) and White participants (18% vs 9%, P = . 01). (cdc.gov)
  • White participants experiencing general discrimination gave birth to low birthweight infants at a higher rate than those experiencing no discrimination (11% vs 6%, P = . 04). (cdc.gov)
  • Participants took a brief (3 minute) survey on their smart phones every evening for 2.5 months, where they will be asked about their emotional, behavioral, and social responses to COVID-19. (adamkuczynski.com)
  • in this qualitative study based on the Theory of Social Representations, conducted in 2019, the participants were 150 users of the Family Health Strategy in the city of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul. (bvsalud.org)
  • Looking for community and teacher support for maintaining a practice? (mindfulnessnorthwest.com)
  • Expanding the domains of attitudes towards evidence-based practice: The Evidence Based Practice Attitude Scale-50. (ucsd.edu)
  • 2012). The organizational social context of mental health services and clinician attitudes toward evidence-based practice: a United States national study. (ucsd.edu)
  • Aarons, G.A., Green, A.E., & Miller, E.A. (2012) Researching readiness for implementation of evidence-based practice: A comprehensive review of the Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS). (ucsd.edu)
  • Training community mental health therapists to deliver a package of evidence-based practice strategies for school-age children with autism spectrum disorders: A pilot study. (ucsd.edu)
  • Thus, we hypothesized increased perceived COVID-19 threat to lead to a proximal threat response in the form of heightened behavioral inhibition. (frontiersin.org)
  • This hypothesized mediated effect of increased perceived COVID-19 threat on distal defenses was tested in two preregistered studies: In Study 1 ( N = 358), results showed perceived COVID-19 threat to be related to behavioral inhibition and, in turn, to be associated with increased distal defenses (i.e., higher entitativity, control restoration motivation, passive party support). (frontiersin.org)
  • In sports settings, competitive trait anxiety is a critical subject for athletic performance (26, 11, 21), which is defined as a personality disposition reflecting an individual tendency to perceive threat in sport competition (20, 21). (thesportjournal.org)
  • Evolutionistic explanations of this link posit that disgust evolved to indicate the presence of a threat to the integrity of the individual not only in the physical domain but also in the social and moral domain. (apc.it)
  • Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (Ph- MPN) in children, adolescents, and young adults (AYA) attract attention from hematologists because they are identified more than before due to the recognition and advancement of diagnostic capacity for Ph- MPN. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the present research, we propose that the reactions to COVID-19 may represent distal defense strategies to the pandemic and, therefore, can be explained and forecasted by the model. (frontiersin.org)
  • Accumulation of economic hardship and health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Social causation or selection? (mcmaster.ca)
  • Major collapses in healthcare systems across the world during the peak of the pandemic led to calls for strategies to alleviate the increasing job attrition problem within the healthcare sector. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Given possible parallels in inequities for disabled people and people from minoritized ethnic backgrounds, their existence before the pandemic and increase since, and the discriminations that each group faces, our interest is in understanding the interplay between being disabled AND being from a minoritized ethnic group. (researchprotocols.org)
  • Practical implications: These findings provide police organizations with information needed to understand the risk of death among officers during the COVID-19 pandemic and to make informed decisions about future preparedness strategies. (cdc.gov)
  • To understand how these vulnerabilities and inequalities can be prevented and addressed, UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti is engaged in a five-year research programme (2018-2023) called Gender-Responsive and Age-Sensitive Social Protection (GRASSP), generously funded by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and other partners. (unicef-irc.org)
  • The humanitarian community in Iraq supports voluntary, dignified, informed and sustainable returns and will continue to encourage and facilitate returns in line with the agreed Principled Framework for Returns, and to support government and development partners in identifying durable solutions in areas of origin with high severity for those who wish to return. (scceu.org)
  • It builds on the Gender-Responsive Age-Sensitive Social Protection (GRASSP) conceptual framework, and on the theoretical, conceptual and empirical literature on gender and social protection. (unicef-irc.org)
  • Structured as a socio-ecological framework, our approach presents three interconnected change pathways - at the individual, household and societal level - through which gender-responsive social protection can contribute to gender-transformative results, along with tailored design and implementation features, and underpinned by a set of change levers that existing evidence suggests can strengthen the gender-responsiveness of social protection systems. (unicef-irc.org)
  • Mothers filled out a demographic form, the Brief Infant-Toddler Social-Emotional Assessment (Briggs-Gowan & Carter, 2006), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scales (Zigmond & Snaith, 1983). (bogazici.edu.tr)
  • 01). The ages of collegiate athletes and sport ages were related in a significantly negative way with perceptions of competitive trait anxiety and GI-Task. (thesportjournal.org)
  • If successful, findings from this study have the potential to decrease anxiety and depression symptoms among vulnerable populations determined to be most at risk of exacerbated, long-lasting negative health sequelae. (researchprotocols.org)
  • To examine the prevalence and correlates of social anxiety disorder (SAD) in veterans, 733 veterans from four VA primary care clinics were evaluated using self-report questionnaires, telephone interviews, and a 12-month retrospective review of primary care charts. (researchgate.net)
  • Among the possible psychological reactions, the current scenario seems to be particularly favorable for the development of anxiety disorders, especially in Brazil, which is considered the most anxious country in the world, with 9.3% of its population presenting some type of anxiety disorder (WHO, 2017). (bvsalud.org)
  • Child dysregulation was positively associated with maternal depression, and negatively with emotional support of mothers. (bogazici.edu.tr)
  • A lack of preventive care and emotional support for young people facing hardship can have a significant impact on life chances. (bmj.com)
  • Although the bulk of the research tend to focus on the interactions between interpersonal discrimination and health, researchers studying discrimination and health in the United States have proposed that institutional discrimination and cultural racism also give rise to conditions that contribute to persisting racial and economic health disparities. (wikipedia.org)
  • Findings indicate that experiences of discrimination tend to translate into worse physical and mental health and lead to increased participation in unhealthy behaviors. (wikipedia.org)
  • Evidence of the inverse link between discrimination and health has been consistent across multiple population groups and various cultural and national contexts. (wikipedia.org)
  • Discrimination also impacts health by inducing negative emotions and lowering self-control, which in turn increases participation in unhealthy behaviors such as smoking, alcohol and substance use, reduced physical activity, and overeating. (wikipedia.org)
  • Research also finds evidence that discrimination lowers participation in preventative care behaviors, such as cancer screening, diabetes management, and condom use, that could help maintain good health. (wikipedia.org)
  • A meta-analysis of 138 studies shows consistent evidence of the relationship between discrimination and health behaviors. (wikipedia.org)
  • Studies assessing the link between interpersonal discrimination and health have been both experimental and observational in nature. (wikipedia.org)
  • Observational studies make use of large datasets such as the National Survey of Black Americans and the New Zealand Health Survey to make deductions about the relationship between discrimination and health. (wikipedia.org)
  • Across all studies, we find the strongest and most consistent evidence for the negative impact of discrimination on mental health and health-related behaviors, but a meta-analysis of 134 samples also shows evidence of an inverse link between discrimination and physical health. (wikipedia.org)
  • and intervention strategies to reduce health-related stigma and/or the negative health and life course developmental impacts of stigma. (nih.gov)
  • Data from this study may be used to support an implementation and dissemination trial of EASE within real-world behavioral health and social service settings. (researchprotocols.org)
  • Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) show that Black and Mexican children, compared to Whites at all levels of family income, receive lower scores on subtests of an IQ scale and on reading and writing achievement tests ( Figure 12-1 ) (Kramer et al. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Addressing intersectional discrimination exposure may promote perinatal health. (cdc.gov)
  • Perceived discrimination may play an influential role in shaping perinatal health. (cdc.gov)
  • Share information and experiences on existing national programmes, strategies and approaches designed to address sexual health issues in countries of the Region. (who.int)
  • A review of current approaches used to help children and parents cope with health care procedures. (mcmaster.ca)
  • Of particular importance is the policy implication geared towards promoting advocacy with meaningful inclusion of the opinion of PLWHA in designing, delivery, and monitoring of HIV/AIDS-related social and health services. (joghr.org)
  • Social protection, such as cash transfers or health insurance, can help address poverty and vulnerability, as well as supporting people during shocks from childhood through to old age. (unicef-irc.org)
  • The CICADA project was funded by the Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) Programme of the United Kingdom (UK) National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) in March 2021 and began in May 2021. (researchprotocols.org)
  • In Malawi, several large community-facility linkage (CFL) models have emerged to address these challenges, training lay health workers (LHW) to support the national prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programme. (bmj.com)
  • Conclusion PMTCT LHWs in each of the CFL models examined, addressed social, cultural and health system factors influencing client access to, and engagement with, HIV care and treatment. (bmj.com)
  • We again emphasise the importance of addressing the social determinants of mental health including poverty, racism, housing and climate change. (cohealth.org.au)
  • We also advocate for greater investment in community-based mental health services, particularly those that provide recovery-oriented psychosocial support. (cohealth.org.au)
  • The breadth of recommendations the Commission has developed is commendable, from prevention, early intervention, psychosocial support and clinical services to the way sectors beyond the health system, such as employment, justice, housing and income support impact on mental health. (cohealth.org.au)
  • Key social determinates that impact on mental health and wellbeing were outlined in our original submission and are included as Appendix 1 to this submission. (cohealth.org.au)
  • As such, the extreme level of poverty experienced by people reliant on income support payments, particularly Newstart Allowance, should be a serious concern for everyone working towards improving mental health in Australia. (cohealth.org.au)
  • One of the main objectives for the study is to measure the prevalence and incidence of gambling problems in Sweden, and to examine how these co-vary with gambling patterns with regard to social, health and economic contexts. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)
  • Urbanization often compounds disaster risk, particularly in low-resource areas, where population density presents significant threats to health, social capital and community resilience in humanitarian emergencies (4-5). (who.int)
  • However, the secondary surge in demand for health care and other forms of psychosocial support often occurs when attention has shifted away from the disaster, and funding for health services has already been channel ed into the treatment of injuries, infectious diseases and pre-existing chronic conditions. (who.int)
  • A study showed that primary health care should be better organized to help people cope with violence, since professionals who work in this setting have direct and continuous contact with users3. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Family Health Strategy (FHS) favors the working process by increasing solvability and, consequently, the impact on individual and collective health. (bvsalud.org)
  • Data were collected through interviews using an instrument to obtain sociodemographic data and health conditions and the Pleasure and Suffering Indicators at Work Scale (PSIWS). (bvs.br)
  • The nursing professional has the risk of suffering health problems resulting from their daily activities, since their work requires intense physical and psychological demands due to the complexity of the procedures performed, causing severe impacts on their health and quality of life, in addition to interfering with the organizational dynamics of the service and patient safety ( 6 ) . (bvs.br)
  • Both acute and long-term exposure to elevated levels of ozone in air are associated with negative health effects ranging from increased morbidity and mortality due to respiratory and cardiovascular disease (Crouse et al. (cdc.gov)
  • As a first step towards creating a European strategy on mental health, the European Commission published the Green Paper, Improving the mental health of the population: Towards a strategy on mental health for the European Union in 2005. (lu.se)
  • Additionally, the European Commission emphasises the multisectoral involvement required for a comprehensive European mental health strategy. (lu.se)
  • In contemporary Europe, it is socially considered to be a taboo subject, which is fuelled by widespread stigmas, prejudices, and discriminations against those with mental health issues. (lu.se)
  • Key barriers included lack of HIV knowledge, non-acceptance of HIV diagnosis, fear of HIV disclosure, lack of psychological support from health providers, and HIV stigma in community. (cdc.gov)
  • Expected benefits from the case management intervention included psychological support, HIV education, and help with navigating the segmented health system. (cdc.gov)
  • As of 1 January 2007 the Working Conditions Act (Arbeidsomstandighedenwet) was amended with a view to achieving more effective health and safety policy that enjoys more support from companies, thus improving safety and health in the workplace. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, many affected people witnessed traumatic events which caused severe psychological harm requiring highly specialized assistance in order to have a safe and dignified life. (scceu.org)
  • and the provision of psychosocial and community support during the early stages of recovery will likely reduce the incidence of more severe psychological issues (11-13). (who.int)
  • These include lack of nutritional requirements to withstand the effects of ART, poor treatment adherence, lack of sustained social support, stigmatization, relational distress and pregnancy related mortality. (joghr.org)
  • Exposure to trauma during disasters and conflict, together with the cascading effects of bereavement, forced displacement, injury and resource loss has the potential to cause long-term psychological distress (1-3). (who.int)
  • However, in a sizeable minority of cases, psychological distress remains high for months and even years (1, 14). (who.int)
  • In fact, it is typical for PTSD and other forms of psychological distress to develop some time after the acute crisis. (who.int)
  • Key risk factors for the cause or maintenance of psychological distress among survivors include severity of trauma exposure, female gender, pre-existing psychological conditions and the presence of ongoing chronic stressors in the post-disaster environment (11, 18). (who.int)
  • 4. Stereotyped views of out-groups - Negative views of "enemy" make effective responses to conflict seem unnecessary. (blogspot.com)
  • Vulnerable people, including people with perceived affiliation to extremists, are among the most in need of assistance and at risk of rights violations. (scceu.org)
  • Future research should be more focused on specific factors, such as working conditions or burnout, and specific vulnerable groups, including migrant healthcare workers and healthcare profession minorities, to aid policymakers in adopting strategies to support and incentivise them to retain them in their healthcare jobs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) face not only medical problems but also social problems associated with the disease. (hindawi.com)
  • Although the reaction to PLWHA varies, with some PLWHA receiving support which positively affects them, HIV/AIDS stigma negatively affects seeking HIV testing, seeking care after diagnosis, quality of care given to HIV patients, and finally the negative perception and treatment of PLWHA by their communities and families, including partners [ 4 , 5 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • We used photographs taken and selected by PLWHA to identify perceived needs and challenges related to daily living with the disease. (joghr.org)
  • Through the content analysis method, PLWHA needs were generated based on major categories of financial resources , psychological support , cultural competency and patient empowerment and engagement in HIV care and services. (joghr.org)
  • Several surveys have shown substantial deficiencies in key resources required for successful management and coping with the disease among PLWHA. (joghr.org)
  • The purpose of this research is to understand how an outbreak such as this affect our mental and social well-being and how these in turn influence our own behavioral response. (adamkuczynski.com)
  • For effective diagnoses and timely treatment of male depression, it is critical to incorporate symptoms of depression in males into the relevant diagnostic criteria, encourage males to express negative emotions, and increase awareness of suicidal behavior in males. (frontiersin.org)
  • The difference is that our patriarchal culture does not allow them to express their emotions in case they are perceived as less "manly. (browngirlmagazine.com)
  • Despite the benefits of social protection systems, many fail to address gender- and life course-related vulnerabilities and inequalities, limiting its potential for poverty reduction. (unicef-irc.org)
  • The research programme will examine how gender-responsive and age-sensitive social protection can sustainably reduce poverty and achieve gender equality. (unicef-irc.org)
  • To take just one example, the poverty rate of elderly households fell extraordinarily rapidly as Social Security spending rose in the mid-20th century. (epi.org)
  • Overall, our findings provide evidence against the predictions made by affect reinforcement models in college students and suggest that future research should model the associations of marijuana use with discrete emotional states rather than general negative and positive affect. (adamkuczynski.com)
  • Our findings can also support future linkage-to-care strategies in other countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. (cdc.gov)
  • The practical implications for psychological counselors, teachers, parents, and policy makers were also discussed. (bogazici.edu.tr)
  • A large and growing body of literature finds that a lack of social connection can have profound social and economic consequences across varied populations [1] . (researchgate.net)
  • Its consequences may result in physical, psychological, or social issues, or even in disability or death2. (bvsalud.org)
  • Such a question begs serious examination of social structures that connect people, especially during our time when social media plays critical roles in making those connections. (researchgate.net)
  • A better understanding of local populations of young people and their needs is key to improving services and support. (bmj.com)
  • In addition, improvements can be made by promoting better communication with young people and providing extra support to help them follow treatment plans. (bmj.com)
  • 4 Where prevention and support services do exist, there is a danger that they are not reaching young people who need them most. (bmj.com)
  • Years of conflict uprooted millions of people, eroded social cohesion, disrupted access to basic services, destroyed livelihoods and led to increased protection risks. (scceu.org)
  • Exposure to violence and explosive ordnance resulted in many people sustaining physical and psychological injuries. (scceu.org)
  • In the present effort, a new ethics training course was developed that stresses the importance of the strategies people apply to make sense of ethical problems. (philpapers.org)
  • Surrounding ourselves with people who understand us, join us, and support us is vital to our happiness and well-being. (adamkuczynski.com)
  • The program of research of the Social and Organizational Psychology Research Lab investigates the process by which people regulate and control their social interaction with others at home and at work. (rutgers.edu)
  • Unlike showing your ads to thousands and millions of people on social media who may not be the right audience for you and may not be interested in your offering in any way, emails speak directly to them because they've hopefully signed up to receive them in the first place. (looglebiz.com)
  • Are Regional Differences in Psychological Characteristics and their Correlates Robust? (uni-mannheim.de)
  • En 2019 participaron 150 usuarios de las Estrategias de Salud de la Familia de la ciudad de Rio Grande / RS. (bvsalud.org)
  • In addition, Mahzarin was particularly influential as a model for her commitment to social justice education and the translation of science through community outreach. (psychologicalscience.org)
  • One mechanistic hypothesis for this phenomenon suggests that social adversity in early life programs biological systems in a manner that persists across decades and thereby accentuates vulnerability to disease. (dericbownds.net)
  • The purpose of the present study was to examine the perspectives of psychological counselors regarding gifted children in public primary schools in İstanbul. (bogazici.edu.tr)
  • Their toxic behaviour could be a defence mechanism to protect themselves from perceived threats, often manifested as arrogance or manipulation. (needahairmakeover.blog)
  • Adolescence (from Latin adolescere 'to mature') is a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to adulthood (typically corresponding to the age of majority ). (wikipedia.org)
  • Puberty is a period of several years in which rapid physical growth and psychological changes occur, culminating in sexual maturity. (wikipedia.org)
  • For instance, many of my female friends have shared their stories of physical, psychological and verbal abuse that they have experienced at the hands of their husbands, mothers-in-law or sisters-in-law. (browngirlmagazine.com)
  • and qualitative insights from over 200 semistructured interviews, including social network/map/photo elicitation methods and two subsequent sets of remote participatory research workshops. (researchprotocols.org)
  • The over-arching purpose of the project is to develop knowledge that in turn will be used to develop methods and strategies for the prevention of gambling problems. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)
  • It is being increasingly acknowledged, however, that effective treatment and care strategies require an understanding of the cultural context [ 6 , 8 ] in which stigma exists. (hindawi.com)
  • Additionally, higher quality of general contact buffered the negative association between internalized model minority myth and intergroup solidarity. (researchgate.net)
  • We will take a strengths and assets-based approach, underpinned by the social model of disability and by intersectional considerations to challenge discrimination. (researchprotocols.org)
  • Exposure to trauma has potential to induce a range of psychological and neuropsychiatric disorders. (who.int)
  • The Minister of Solidarity provides psychological care, guidance, and administrative and legal support through their Social Action and Solidarity Departments (DASS) teams, which are in all the country's provinces. (state.gov)
  • It was found that the cultural construction of HIV/AIDS, based on beliefs about contamination, sexuality, and religion, plays a crucial role and contributes to the strength of distancing reactions and discrimination in society. (hindawi.com)
  • another search with "HIV/AIDS'', "discrimination'' and "Africa'' gave an additional 192 abstracts (Medline 73, PsycInfo 15, and Pubmed 104). (hindawi.com)
  • It also introduced penalties for verbal and psychological violence, sexual assault, harassment, and indecent assault. (state.gov)
  • Multidisciplinary in nature, gerontology encompasses the study of dynamic processes of aging as experienced on the social, psychological, and biological levels (Hooyman & Kiyak, 2008). (nbcc.org)
  • The biological residue of low early life social class. (dericbownds.net)
  • Disgust Sensitivity") and morality, in particular in the deontological domain, is supported by an increasing amount of data on clinical and non-clinical sample. (apc.it)
  • In this paper, we will discuss the clinical research supporting these claims and offer some practical advice for treating young children with Ph- MPN daily. (bvsalud.org)
  • In this podcast, Camila Perera talks to Francesca Bastagli, Director of the Equity and Social Policy programme and Principal Research Fellow at global think tank ODI, and Shivit Bakrania, Knowledge Management Specialist at the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti to discuss the results of our recent systematic review investigating the impact of social protection programmes on gender equality in low and middle-income countries. (unicef-irc.org)
  • ii) enhancing women's social connectedness and participation in their own care and (iii) strengthening service function by helping clinic-based providers carry out duties more efficiently and effectively. (bmj.com)