Dissertations / Theses: 'Legal issues in Mental Health'

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Epps, Susan Bramlett. "Legal Issues in Advising." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1998. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/2581.

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Kelleher, Shannon R. "Teachers’ Beliefs About Mental Health Issues." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/16.

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This study examined teachers’ beliefs about mental health issues in students. A quantitative research method was utilized, and survey instrument was created modeled after the theory of planned behavior. Thirty-seven teachers were surveyed in five areas in relation to their beliefs about assessment and referral; including, previous assessment and referral; mental health training; attitudes toward assessment and referral; the perceived social normality of assessment and referral; and perceived self-efficacy or behavior control. These five areas became independent variable measures, with the dependent variable being their future intention of assessing and referring students with mental health issues. Multiple regression analysis revealed that the overall model was statistically significant in predicting teachers’ intention to assess and refer students; however, independent analysis of independent variable revealed teachers’ attitudes, past behavior, and accesses to mental health training were most the most significant predictors of future intention. Implications of this study highlight the need qualified mental health professionals to be present in schools and/or expanded training of teachers.

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Blackwelder, Reid B. "Integrative Approaches to Mental Health Issues." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1998. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7006.

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Poget, Gaël. "Legal aspects of facilitation in civil aviation : health issues." Thesis, McGill University, 2003. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=81228.

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As you probably know, to board the B777-300ERi in Geneva for Anchorage via London, is not just that simple. With your ticket you bought several days before, you come to the airport, check in, pay airport's fees, go through the customs and security checks, walk in the terminal following signs, maybe you stop in the duty free shops, and finally find your gate. By this time, you are ready to board, about one hour after you enter the airport.
We will be essentially interested in air law that is why, the purpose of this master's thesis is to consider the legal aspect of facilitation in civil aviation. The term facilitation refers to the process that passengers, crew, luggage, cargo and mail have to go through when they cross borders to fly from a point A to a point B.
Recently, an aspect of facilitation took an outstanding importance: health issues. At the end of last year, the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak was a real threat to international civil aviation because passengers (and crews) could have been exposed to an infected person inside the terminal or on board the plane, also, aircrafts were considered a fast vector of this disease through the world. The economic consequences for airlines and airports were very painful.
iBoeing 777-300 Extended Range.

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Hotz, Glyn. "Theories of justice in health care, philosophical and legal issues." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0017/NQ27298.pdf.

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Olsson, Kristin. "Immigration and Mental Health Issues from an Intersectional Perspective." Thesis, Mid Sweden University, Department of Social Work, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-8330.

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Ganatra, Lakshman. "Religion and mental health : issues for professionals and public." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2017. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/95894/.

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This thesis is structured as three chapters which explore the subject of religion and mental health for both professionals and public. Chapter one reviews the published literature examining professional’s engagement with religion within the mental health system in the United Kingdom. Evidence suggests that professionals view religion as important in mental health care, however a number of key fundamental barriers at the macro- and micro-level influence engagement. Barriers include lack of engagement within the corporate context; ethical considerations and dilemmas in clinical practice; and issues in daily practice. Professionals require stronger guidance to feel supported. Training institutions need to address religion within teaching and organisations must be aware of the ethical dilemma professionals face. Chapter two presents an empirical study examining the influence psychosocial forces of religiosity and spirituality have on suicide. The study was in the form of a cross-sectional e-survey design using a range of psychometrically valid self-report measures. A general population sample of 231 participants from different faith and non-faith backgrounds participated. Results found that religious participants had higher levels of depression and suicidal thoughts than non-religious participants. However, differences were not found between groups, suggesting that it is not belief systems per se, but other psycho-social factors which are more important. Religious participants were found to have higher levels of religiosity and spirituality, moreover, negative religious coping and forgiveness appear to have a significant influence on psychological distress. Implications of the findings are discussed, along with suggestions for future research. Chapter three provides reflections on the research process and my personal and professional development through the course.

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Shockey, Tracy Lee. "The issues faced by mentally ill gays and lesbians." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2002. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2119.

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This project is significant to social work because it addresses a topic that has not been given much attention. This particular population has not been studied much and we know little about the issues that are important to mentally ill gays and lesbians. Even in schools of social work this particular topic is frequently overlooked, and when it is discussed it is usually in relation to another topic.

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Breed, Courtney. "Horticultural therapy for mental health issues| A grant proposal project." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1523335.

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The purpose of this project was to design a program, identify potential funding sources and write a grant application to obtain funding for a Horticultural Therapy program at the consumer-operated, mental health self-help center in Santa Rosa, California, The Wellness and Advocacy Center. This program will provide urban dwelling adolescent, adult and senior consumers of mental health services with opportunities for healing, recovery and skill building through increased access to nature, gardening and outdoor activities.

A literature review was conducted in order to learn about the benefits of horticultural therapy for various populations including those who suffer from mental health issues. A search for potential funders was undertaken using the Internet and the Foundation Center's database. The Burpee Foundation was identified as the best fit for the program. Actual submission of this grant and/or funding for this program were not requirements for successful completion of this project.

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Parker, Camilla Harriet. "The legal aspects of the mental health care of adolescents." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2017. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/106484/.

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This thesis examines the complex legal framework for admission to hospital and treatment for mental disorder of adolescents. It identifies areas of uncertainty and makes recommendations on how these might be addressed. It does so by mapping the various legal routes for adolescent psychiatric care, including detention under the Mental Health Act 1983, and examining these through a 'human rights lens' which reflects international and European human rights standards, including the European Convention on Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Walker, Ryan Christopher. "Planning supported housing for people with serious mental health issues." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ52031.pdf.

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Smart, Joseph Ruben. "Reported Mental Health Issues and Marital Quality: A Statewide Survey." DigitalCommons@USU, 2008. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/197.

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This study included a representative random sample of 886 married individuals in Utah. This sample was surveyed to discover the relationship between demographic variables, reported mental health issues, and marital quality. In addition, this study sought to discover models, using demographic variables and reported mental health issues, to predict for separate dimensions of marital quality. This survey was a replication of a study completed primarily in Oklahoma, with the addition of questions about the participants' mental health. Spearman's rho, Pearson's R, and multiple regression were used to analyze the data. The results of the study show that: religious beliefs had a statistically significant relationship with commitment/satisfaction, with stability, and negative interactions. Religious activity had a statistically significant relationship with commitment/satisfaction, and negative interactions. The duration of marriage had a statistically significant relationship with stability, negative interactions, and age at time of current marriage. The models found for predicting the separate dimensions of marital quality including commitment and satisfaction, stability, and negative interactions were all robust. Implications and recommendations are discussed.

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Schell, Christopher Gregory. "Mental Health Issues and Recidivism among Male, System -Involved Youth." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1498318986889895.

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Sidarous, Mona. "When professional rights conflict with human rights : legal and ethical issues." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=26220.

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My aim is to demonstrate that professionals perceive they have a right to refuse to provide their services and are currently acting accordingly. This thesis explores whether a professional right to refuse services exists; if so, the limits of this right; and whether a professional 'right' to refuse services ought to exist and in what circumstances. This requires analysis of whether refusals to provide professional services might be considered unethical conduct according to existing codes of ethics and moral theories, unprofessional conduct within the norms of professional regulatory and disciplinary bodies, or illegal conduct according to Canadian law, in particular, human rights law. The issues are examined primarily with reference to physicians who treat patients and some comparisons are made with physician clinical researchers and lawyers. The shift from a duty-based system of professional service to a rights-based system of professional privileges has led to conflicting goals of professional self-regulation, and some possible resolutions to this conflict are explored.

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Chou, Jeanie. "Introducing mental health issues in an Asian Ameican [sic] women's ministry." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Project (M.A.R.)--Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2005.
An integrative project submitted to the Faculty of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Religion. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 56-57).

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Li, Selina Miu Ying. "The understandings of mental health issues for British born chinese people." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.531613.

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Rolfe, Ursula. "How paramedics manage and respond to patients experiencing mental health issues." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2018. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/427147/.

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Introduction: Mental ill-health is the largest single source of disability in the UK and approximately one in 4 of the UK adult population (some 7 million people) will have a significant mental health problem at any one time (McManus et al, cited in Mental Health Foundation, 2015). The ambulance service is often called upon to respond to people experiencing mental health issues. Statistical figures support the increasing demand for paramedics to manage mental health patients. Ambulance trusts dealt with an average of 16.1 emergency calls to the 999 ambulance service per minute (23 216 calls on average per day) in 2013 / 14 (NHS Digital, 2016). Between 2013 / 14, over 1.7 million adults accessed NHS services for severe or enduring mental health problems (NHS Digital, 2015). Simply put, the ambulance service is being inundated with calls and struggling to meet the demand and some of these demands concern mental health. Aim: To observe and explain how paramedics respond to and manage patients experiencing mental health issues. Methods: This study adopts an ethnographic approach, using qualitative methods of participant observation and semi-structured interviews. Twenty-one paramedics were observed over 240 hours during their frontline shifts on an ambulance within a single English Ambulance Trust. This was followed by 11semi structured interviews. Results: Thematic analysis revealed that paramedics see mental health patients as being "Iike a black hole". Paramedics say they only have "about 20 minutes of 'there, there'" in them when managing these patients. Ironically, these quotes speak to the state of mind of paramedics and not their management of mental health patients. Paramedics managed their fee-lings by making use of humour, stereotyping and nostalgia. These behaviours were then analysed using Coffman's ideas of presentation of self (1959), which uncovered that paramedics used humour to de-escalate- emotional tension that arose during a mental health call and also used humour among themselves as a form of resilience. Paramedics also used stereotyping as a triage tool which served as a coping mechanism when managing mental health patients. These behaviours, which manifested through shared emotions, knowledge and tips, created a supportive mechanism in the form of a paramedic Community of Practice, where the ties of this paramedic community were strengthened. Conclusion: This study has provided rich and detailed material to evidence how and why paramedics manage mental patients in the way they do and could therefore provide a platform for relevant future role players, such as ambulance trusts and higher education institutions, to initiate support and consider the future of paramedic practice in terms of managing mental health patients.

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Arfa, Katie J. "Exercise and Clinical Practice| Integration Issues and Knowledge in Mental Health Professionals." Thesis, Alliant International University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10634172.

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Decades of research attest to the psychological benefits of exercise, documenting improved psychological functioning for specific disorders as well as biological systems. Notable trends include reduction of psychological symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depression), increases in self-esteem, facilitation of neurogenesis, enhancement of cognitive functioning, and improvements in stress response. The majority of these studies call for increased utilization of exercise interventions within clinical practice. However, decades of exercise research and the two existing studies on practice habits suggest that exercise continues to be widely underutilized. The data suggest that clinicians believe exercise is beneficial; they report high confidence and rates of utilization in exercise interventions; however, they also report low levels of education in exercise psychology. It was hypothesized that one possible cause for this persistent research-practice gap may be mental health professionals' (MHPs) misperceptions of their own competence, namely the Dunning-Kruger phenomenon. Methods: An original, electronic survey was disseminated to MHPs via email, social media posting, and snowball sampling. Eighty-three clinicians completed the survey, which collected data on beliefs and practice habits; perceptions of confidence and competence; and research knowledge. Results: Findings supported previous observations, documenting high levels of confidence amongst MHPs despite low levels of exercise education. Knowledge of research was poor; data suggest that the Dunning-Kruger phenomenon is a factor in the ongoing research-practice gap within exercise psychology. Conclusions: This is the first study to measure fact-based competence of MHPs and offer an explanation for the longstanding underutilization of exercise. Findings suggest that clinicians may be at risk for overestimating their own abilities in areas that are less familiar. Further research is needed regarding MHPs’ exercise-related competence in order to elucidate the complex nature of factors examined here.

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Jacobs, Kahá:wi Joslyn. "Mental health issues in an urban Aboriginal population, focus on substance abuse." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape4/PQDD_0029/MQ64375.pdf.

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Meyer, Deborah J. "Technology's relationship to issues connected to retention a focus on rural mental health practitioners /." Ohio : Ohio University, 2003. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1082491212.

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Marier, April M., and Alex Alfredo Reyes. "Incarceration and Reintegration: How It Impacts Mental Health." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/26.

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ABSTRACT Background: Previous criminal justice policies have been non-effective leading to overpopulated prisons and unsuccessful reintegration. There is a lack of effective supportive and/or rehabilitative services resulting in high rates of recidivism and mental health implications. Objective: This study investigated the perceived impact that incarceration and reintegration with little to no supportive and/or rehabilitative services has on the mental health status of an individual. The emphasis was on participant perception and not on professional reports because of underreporting and lack of attention to mental health in the criminal justice system. Methods: Focus groups in the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley were held to gather preliminary data used to develop the survey for this study. The survey was distributed to 88 male and female ex-offenders over the age of 18 who were no longer on probation or parole. Secondary data from United Way 211 and California State Reentry Initiative was collected to report current trends of supportive and/or rehabilitative services. Results: Incarceration was found to negatively impact perceived mental health status, but reintegration was not. Supportive and/or rehabilitative services continue to be rarely offered and accessed, but when accessed, perceived mental health status is better. Supportive and/or rehabilitative services are more readily available. People who are using these services are improving their quality of life, becoming productive members of society, and preventing recidivism. Conclusions: A paradigm shift is currently under way to reduce recidivism by improving supportive and/or rehabilitative services during incarceration and reintegration. Many offenders are receiving services as an alternative to incarceration, recidivism rates are being reduced, and ex-offenders are becoming productive members of society. The field of social work is an integral part of reentry services and should continue advocating for policies and services that support reintegration efforts at the micro and macro level.

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Harvey, S. A. "Community mental health services : An analysis of theoretical, spatial and practical issues." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.375353.

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Berzins, Kathryn Mara. "Mental health service users’, carers’ and professionals’ perceptions of the named person provisions of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2009. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/927/.

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Background: The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 reduced the role of the nearest relative, identified by a hierarchy of relationships, who previously could admit and discharge a patient as well as receive information about their care. This role is now reduced to one of receiving basic information only and the hierarchy for identification has been modernised. Service users may now nominate a named person with similar rights to service users to help protect their interests. This person cannot admit or discharge but is entitled to information and consultation about their care. If a patient has not appointed a named person, then the primary carer is appointed by default and, if there is no primary carer, the nearest relative assumes the position. Aims: To explore service users’, carers’ and professionals’ perceptions and experience of the named person provisions. Method: Twenty service users, ten carers, seven MHOs and nine professionals with influence on government policy were interviewed about their experiences. Interviews were carried out face-to-face (service users and some carers) and by telephone (carers, MHOs and policy influencers). The resulting transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis. Findings: The majority of all interviewees welcomed the introduction of the named person provisions because of the increased choice it gave service users. Service users often did not wish to nominate their nearest relative, many choosing to nominate a friend. Important factors in making a nomination were that the nominee knew the service user’s wishes and could be trusted to carry them out. Some service users chose not to nominate relatives to spare them responsibility. However, the provisions were not without their problems; uptake was perceived to be low and there were particular problems in relation to the level of understanding of the implications of a nomination by service users and of the lack of accessible information and support to increase this understanding. The imbalance of power in relationships between service users, carers and professionals was thought to impact on the autonomous choices of service users and carers. Further problems were identified with named persons appointed by default in relation to service user choice and confidentiality. Conclusion and recommendations: Although the choice is welcome to some service users, there appears to be a lack of full understanding of the role, and continued awareness-raising is required with service users, carers and professionals which should further be supported by accessible information for both service users and carers. There is currently a lack of support for carers in particular and it is recommended that this be addressed using carers’ services. It seems that many named persons are being appointed by default (itself an anomaly in Scots law) which threatens human rights, because of the lack of choice of the service user about who is involved in their care and their inability to prevent the sharing of confidential information with the default named person. The current lack of a right of service users to reject having a named person at all restricts choice and autonomy, and may further place unwanted responsibilities on carers and relatives which are difficult to remove. To ensure that service users’ rights are fully protected, the named person should become an optional nominated position and the default mechanisms removed.

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Sebastian, Lucia Villa. "Principals' knowledge of legal issues related to the delivery of health services in Virginia." W&M ScholarWorks, 1996. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539618664.

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Schools have derived their legal powers to regulate student health services through an evolutionary process. Statutory law generally provides the authority for school boards to hire medical personnel to provide health services. In addition, the legal power to provide health services has evolved from the police powers of the states, through the fourteenth amendment guarantee to property rights, and in response to societal needs and expectations.;The present study was conducted to investigate the current status of health services in public schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and to determine the level of knowledge of legal issues related to the delivery of health services in schools by public school principals.;The study involved responses from surveys received from 208 principals (58% of the 360 randomly sampled elementary, middle, and high school principals in small, medium, and large Virginia schools). In response to the research question regarding minimal competency in principals' knowledge of law related to the delivery of health services in Virginia, data revealed that only six out of 208 were minimally competent. No statistical differences were found based on schools with or without licensed health care providers. Recommendations are made for future research.

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Morton, Wendy J. "Legal and ethical issues facing physicians : treating patients in an era of reduced resources." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0023/MQ50952.pdf.

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Cumley, Samantha Renee. "Drug use, mental health and encounters with the legal system in Missoula County." CONNECT TO THIS TITLE ONLINE, 2007. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-05112007-130625/.

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Zhang, Jiapeng Casper, and 张嘉鵬. "Effectiveness of stress management on mental health issues in adolescent and young adult." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B48427378.

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BACKGROUND: Increasing proportion of students reported high level of mental stress in regards to school environment. Adolescent and young adults often have inadequate abilities and skills to coping with stress-related impairments. Stress management intervention (SMI) is considered as a primary prevention from adverse effect of stress and with potential of increasing coping skills for students. OBJECTIVES: 1) to assess internal and external validity of published SMI among adolescents and young adults and 2) to evaluate the effectiveness on mental health issues considered in included SMIs. METHODS: This is a review of assessing effectiveness of published SMI from database, including PubMed, Medline and PsycINFO, from 2000 to 2012, limited to adolescent and young adult. Data including the country of where study conducted, participants, intervention process and control group, length of follow-up, outcome measures and findings was gained and synthesised. Effect sizes categorised into five groups were calculated. RESULTS: Ten studies were identified. Five studies were comprehensive interventions that consisted of multiplied fundamental types of interventions to variety of outcomes. Three studies narrowed to single fundamental training for intervention and two studies used a specific approach. Concerning Internet-based intervention, three out of ten studies conducted with computer-assisted approach. Most of outcome measurements had positive effect size, in terms of symptoms of stress, coping strategies, cognition functions and academic performance. CONCLUSION: In general, SMI can effectively decrease stress and improve coping skills in adolescent and young adults. Sustainable effect of post-period of stress management programme is satisfactory. The positive effect size of this review could provide evidences and support the efficacy and effectiveness of stress management in adolescents and young adults.
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Sutherland, Patricia Lea. "THE IMPACT OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/660.

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An adolescent’s time in school is not merely academic; they are developing socially, physically, and emotionally. Prior research has demonstrated a correlation between a student’s poor academic performance and his/her need for emotional and mental health support. This research project sought to answer the following research questions: 1) Do mental health services in a high school setting help facilitate students’ academic achievement? and 2) Does a focus on mental health issues improve overall health and well-being in high school students? Participants for this study are 10 staff members (including teachers, administrators, counselors, and others) of a high school in San Diego, California. Qualitative data in the form of interviews was collected for this study, and subsequently transcribed and analyzed using a “bottom up” approach. Results of this study indicate adolescents have many challenges to their emotional health during their high school years and staff have unique access to assist youth in navigating these challenges. The study describes the need for more mental health professionals to be available in schools. Implications for micro include the need for more mental health staff including counselors and school social workers and the implications for macro practice include the need more staff and teacher training on how to better support students.

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Wolde, Sam A. "Acculturation, Identity Formation, and Mental Health-Related Issues Among Young Adult Ethiopian Immigrants." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3928.

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Immigration is a contributing factor to population growth in the United States. Ethiopian immigrants who are residing in the United States constitute the second-largest African immigrant group next to Nigeria. The effect of immigrants' identity formation and acculturation process on their social and emotional wellness has drawn behavioral and social scientists' attention. Still, limited research has been devoted to exploring Ethiopian immigrants' acculturation and identity formation processes and how these processes shape 1.5- and second-generation immigrants' perceptions of mental health-related issues. This phenomenological study explored identity formation, acculturation processes, and mental health beliefs in 1.5- and second-generation Ethiopian immigrants. Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 participants. Inductive analysis was used to determine the emergence of 4 themes: (a) participants' acculturation struggle, (b) ethnic identity challenges, (c) protective factors that helped participants to sustain and overcome the challenges and difficulties they faced through the acculturation and identity formation processes, and (d) heritage-based mental health perceptions. These findings have the potential to generate multicultural awareness among immigrants' parents, social workers, educators, policy makers, and mental health providers regarding the challenges young immigrants encounter during the acculturation and ethnic identity formation processes

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Hebblethwaite, Shannon. "An Exploration of the Experiences of Community Integration for Older Adults with Mental Health Issues." Thesis, University of Waterloo, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/730.

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Community integration is vital for older adults with mental health issues, both as a process and as an outcome. The process of deinstitutionalization has made community integration a primary concern for these individuals. Many researchers recognize the significant lack of community resources that have been established in order to accommodate individuals with mental health issues in the community (Davidson, Hoge, Godleski, Rakfeldt, & Griffith, 1996; Pedlar, 1992). Researchers and practitioners alike, however, lack a thorough understanding of the factors that contribute to the successful and lasting community reintegration of older adults with mental health issues. The purpose of this study was to provide an in-depth analysis of the experience of community integration for older adults with mental health issues. The study was guided by the conceptual framework of phenomenology, focusing on the lived experiences of these individuals (Patton, 2002). Utilizing qualitative methods, data collection consisted of semi-structured interviews, oral member checks and the maintenance of a reflexive journal. Participants in the study were five older adults who had been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, had received treatment on an inpatient geriatric psychiatry unit, and had returned to their homes in the community upon discharge from the hospital. The findings suggest that being healthy and concomitantly maintaining independence played a key role in the process of community integration for these older adults. Independence, from the perspective of these individuals was quite different from the definitions of independence commonly used in North American society. The older adults in this study did not adhere to the principles of autonomy and individualism in relation to independence. Instead, they accepted a certain degree of dependence in order to prevent or avoid future disability, relapse, and readmission to hospital. A number of factors contributed to their independence, both positively and negatively, including: being healthy; social support; a smooth transition from hospital to community; maintaining feelings of self-worth; solitude; the power of knowledge; feelings of burden; and managing stress. These findings point to an emerging model of community integration that incorporates the concepts of empowerment, recovery, inclusion, and independence. The experience of independence, as described by these individuals, evoked feelings of empowerment and was strongly associated with the concept of recovery. For these older adults, being healthy, and thus, independent, meant being integrated. The findings, as well as the process of conducting this research, have lead to a number of recommendations for future research and suggestions for practitioners and policy makers involved with these older adults.

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Griffiths, Lucille. "A Model for addressing rural mental health issues : telepsychology as a mode of service delivery /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18187.pdf.

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Ekl, Emily. "College Students' Understanding and Discussion of Mental Health Issues: An Analysis of Rhetoric and Context." Thesis, Boston College, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:107693.

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Thesis advisor: Stephen J. Pfohl
With the decline in college students’ overall mental health over the past several decades, social scientists and policymakers have sought to understand what has led to this increase in mental illness and what resources are most beneficial for students’ coping. This paper uses content analysis of student-run newspapers to investigate how students understand mental health and the resources available to them. By using a sample of four universities in Massachusetts with distinct characteristics, I examine how the rhetoric and content of articles related to mental health changed over time and varied across place. The most prominent changes common among universities over time appear to be a stronger and more apparent focus on mental health on campuses, an increased awareness of resources by students as well as a more diverse set of health resources available to them, and a more opinionated stance and call to administrators to facilitate change. Differences of understanding and context were apparent between universities as well and are linked to specific events and tragedies, campus culture, and prevalent organizations and groups. The topics most discussed at each university suggests the differences in how students should be treated and what resources will be most effective at combating different types of mental illness. The findings from this study suggest that universities are still struggling to keep up with the heightened demands of student mental health issues and that each campus’ unique characteristics must be taken into account when reforming health policy
Thesis (MA) — Boston College, 2017
Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Sociology

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Mogg, Emily Q. "Profiles of Successful Outcomes by Juvenile Offenders with Mental Health and Substance Use Issues: Age, Gender, and Race." Youngstown State University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1495302269727257.

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Barnes, Naomi. "Using cognitive behavioral techniques to help adolescents with mental health issues| A grant proposal." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10124509.

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The purpose of this proposal was to identify the need and write a grant to fund a mental health school based program for adolescents that have a variety of mental health concerns using cognitive behavior therapy techniques. The sponsoring school for the grant proposal was Gladstone High School in Azusa, California. If funded, the school will be able to implement provide mental health services specifically to the students of Gladstone High School. This program that consists of a licensed clinical social worker and 3 master of social work interns will help assess mental health needs of students, provide cognitive behavioral interventions in individual counseling sessions, psychoeducation groups for students, mental health trainings for students, teachers, and families, and meeting with students/families to track their progress.

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Campbell, Mary Ann. "Influence of mental health input and legal factors in the disposition of young offenders." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0005/MQ33349.pdf.

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Boyd, Matthew. "Stigma for Caring for those with Mental Health Issues in the Student Nurse Community: A survey." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/476.

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People living with a mental health issue is elevated both nationally and internationally, and the likelihood of a person interacting with someone who has a mental health issue is high. It is even higher for those who work in the health care profession, so understanding their attitudes on this matter is important. As a review of current literature reveals, there is not only stigma in the health care system, but there is also stigma among health care professionals and students. One of the groups of students that has not been researched to a great extent is nursing students and the degree of stigma they have for caring for those with mental health issues. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the degree of stigma among these individuals. A voluntary online survey was done was administered to undergraduate nursing students at a university in the southeastern part of the United States using the twenty item Opening Minds Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC). The results indicated that mental illness stigma did exist within the student nurse community with no association between gender, classification, and mental health nursing course completion and total score on the OMS-HC scale.

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Kabuiku, Jane Itumbi. "Immigration's Impact on Emerging Mental Health Issues Among Kenyans in the Northeast United States." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2188.

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Immigrants lose their unique psychosocial context when their experiences are subsumed under pan ethnic labels such as Hispanics, Latina/o, Asians or Africans. The stress from navigating different cultural contexts becomes problematic when immigrants operate within mainstream cultural norms that are in conflict with their traditional values. The number of Kenyan immigrants to the United States has steadily increased since the 1980s. The purpose of this descriptive phenomenological study was to study the lived experience of Kenyan immigrants by focusing on their integration experience and how the integration processes may have affected their mental health. Very few studies center on the psychological impact of the integration processes on Africans, while even fewer studies focus on Kenyans. The results of the study could be used by helping professionals to assist Kenyan immigrants with mental health problems as well as policy makers on immigration issues in both Kenya and the United States. Future Kenyan immigrants to the United States can also use this information as they prepare to migrate. The transition theory and social constructionism theory were used as the theoretical lens for this study. Data were collected using semi structured interviews conducted with 7 Kenyan men and women over the age of 18 from Northeastern United States who had immigrated from 1996 to the present day. Coding was used to analyze the data by cross-case analysis to search for themes and patterns. Data analysis revealed discrimination, alienation, shame, overcompensation, and cultural shock among other issues faced by immigrants, but from the Kenyan immigrants' perspective.

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Meyer, Deborah J. "Technology’s Relationship to Issues Connected to Retention: A Focus on Rural Mental Health Practitioners." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1082491212.

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Agopian, Sean. "The development of therapy suggestions for addressing issues of creativity in individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10256907.

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The aim of the present study was to generate a set of therapy suggestions specifically for use in the treatment of creative individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In order to achieve this end, the author collected information from bodies of literature that focused on three general research areas: (a) the relationship between bipolar illness and creativity, (b) the treatment of bipolar individuals, and (c) psychotherapy treatment of creative individuals. The information gleaned from these three areas was synthesized and used to inform the general treatment suggestions. This study examined several of the existing approaches to the treatment of bipolar disorder and provided suggestions for ways in which those treatments could be tailored for use with creative clients who are diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Effective psychiatric and psychological (i.e., psychotherapeutic) interventions have been developed for the treatment of individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder, though additional research can be conducted to better understand how these interventions can be adapted to improve outcomes with certain clinical subgroups. Creative individuals with bipolar disorder reflect one such subgroup, and it is hoped that the suggestions for therapeutic adaptations contained within this dissertation begin to draw more attention to an under-researched group.

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Rajo, Erika. "A Mixed Methods Study Examining Parent Impressions of a Psychoeducational Program on Common Issues During Childhood." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10601119.

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The rate of youth suffering from untreated emotional and behavioral problems has risen in recent years. Various barriers to treatment utilization of youth and their families have been identified in the literature, including logistical factors (i.e. transportation, lack of child care), financial barriers, as well as system barriers (i.e. limited knowledge of mental health difficulties among parents of young children). Parents/caregivers are often the primary gatekeepers to treatment for children suffering from mental health problems. Additionally, psychoeducational programs have increasingly gained support as an effective evidence-based practice that may bolster treatment utilization among youth. A psychoeducational program for parents of school-aged children was developed to teach empirically-based strategies for managing common childhood problems and to help parents understand when and how to refer to professional services. A mixed methods study was conducted as a means to gain teacher impressions of the program’s effectiveness in disseminating evidence-based home strategies that can be used by parents to manage common childhood problems. Qualitative data analysis procedures based on grounded theory were undertaken to code collected data from narrative interviews. Major themes that emerged included importance of parent psychoeducation, need for social skills training, need for effective discipline techniques, preference for modular training, and scheduling with consideration for parental time constraints. Quantitative data analysis revealed that usefulness of behavioral interventions received the highest average rating between very much and extremely (M = 4.67, SD = 0.52) from participants, while knowledge increase post program overview had a medium level impact between somewhat and very much (M = 3.83, SD = 0.98). Limitations, strengths, and recommendations for future directions are discussed.

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Harley, Judith Ann. "Mental Health Consumers' Perspectives on Traditional Mental Health Services Versus Peer-Run Services: A Qualitative Study." Ashland University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1352125523.

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Wise, Morag Barbara. "A study of the issues involved in the legal regulation of human embryo research and related practices." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=22706.

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The development of artificially assisted reproduction has challenged some of the fundamental values which underlie the legal systems of the Western world. This thesis attempts first to put in context the continuing debate over the use of early human embryos in scientific research by considering the nature of the medical technology involved. In the second section, several aspects of the controversy over embryo research are then examined. Attempts to classify the human embryo and endow it with a particular moral or legal status are considered with a view to recommending an approach which legislators could adopt in regulating research on embryonic life. Thirdly the nature and scope of some of the attempts to regulate embryo research which have already been made are examined to test the approach suggested in the second section.
This thesis covers material up to and including September 1983. No account has been taken of any developments in policy or legislation which have occurred since then.

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Aceves, Hilda Cristina. "Acculturation and Identity Issues of Latino Adolescents." Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School, 2011. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/97.

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This research examines identity formation and the various issues of acculturation of Latino adolescents. The first part of the research includes a review of the literature on various aspects of identity formation such as developing a cultural/ethnic identity and issues of acculturation such as contextual stressors and maladaptive coping. The literature review also looks at the relationship between acculturation and its effects of Latino adolescent identity formation; specifically noting the positive role biculturalism serves within that relationship. The second part of the research includes the application of a research modality, using questions derived from the literature review to examine the above mentioned issues within a focus group of Latino adolescents ages 12-17. Data, which included discussions, comments, and art work, was collected over the course of three sessions. In each session art was the primary means utilized by the adolescents to explore issues of their identity. The data was analyzed and the findings reflected the process of the adolescents’ bicultural identity formation. One significant finding was the individuality and variety, as seen in the art works, of these adolescents definition of their bicultural identity. Also, another significant finding was how these adolescents’ strong positive ties to their parents’ culture, country of origin, and immigration story seemed to provide them with a strong sense of ethnic identity. This in turn seemed to serve as buffer against the stressors of acculturation, as evidenced by these adolescents’ reports through group discussions and as evidenced in the art work.

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Johns, Amanda E. "Ethical Decision Making of Counseling Mental Health Practitioners Working With Clients Right-To-Die Issues." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2015. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2028.

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The purpose this study was to explore the relationship between counseling mental health practitioners’ attitudes toward euthanasia and their ethical decision making levels when confronted with clients facing end-of-life concerns. A review of literature indicated a series of complex ethical, moral, and societal issues surrounding clients’ right-to-die issues. Because of the lack of research in the counseling field and the growing prevalence of right-to-die issues with clients who have a diagnosis of a terminal illness, more research in the counseling field is needed (Hadjistavropoulos, 1996; Winograd, 2012). Participants for the present study were recruited from six state divisions of the American Counseling Association; Alabama, Louisiana, North Dakota, Maryland, Vermont, and Utah. Two multiple regressions were conducted in addition to one correlation and one MANOVA. One multiple regression was conducted using EDMS-R ans the dependent variable and one multiple regression was conducted using ATE overall score as the dependent variable. The Independent variables used were years in practice, gender, state, and religion. The dependent variables used were participant EDMS-R score and participant ATE score. Variables were chosen to examine variability accounted for in ATE and EDMS-R participant scores. Findings from this small study indicated that counselors’ years in practice, gender, state, and religion accounted for more of the variability in their beliefs about euthanasia (13.5) than their ethical decision making levels (2.7). Also, counselors’ religion had the greatest effect on participants’ ATE overall scores and on their EDMS-R P index scores. Counselors’ ATE overall scores as well as their both active and passive scores were all shown to be correlated to their P index scores with their ATE active scores exhibiting the strongest correlation and their ATE passive score exhibiting the weakest correlation. Future research suggestions include assessing counselors’ religion in more depth, and focusing on the other demographic variables in the study, as well as conducting an initial qualitative study to provide insight from individual participants as opposed to assessing a large group of participants.

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Millan, Eva. "Retention Rates of Puerto Rican Women in Treatment for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1284.

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Individual factors may impact the retention rate of Puerto Rican women in treatment for mental health and substance abuse-related issues. The purpose of this research was to examine the demographic factors that may contribute to the low retention rate of Puerto Rican women in treatment for mental health and substance abuse. The theory of reasoned action was implicit in the intervention. Data were collected from 120 Puerto Rican women enrolled in an addiction center. The following demographic factors were chosen from prior treatment records: age at first chemical abuse, whether the participant was a child of an alcoholic, level of education, and the first language of the participant. The data were analyzed using logistic regression equations. The results of the analysis did not show a significant relationship between the demographic factors and retention rate. However, the current literature regarding the effective use of these services is still limited with this population. This current study can lead to positive social change by helping to promote awareness of how cultural factors can impact substance abuse treatment for minority women. Therefore, one recommendation for a future study would be to use a research design that would allow for more exploration of relevant cultural factors. Significant results from a future study could result in better services, which could lead to positive social change by helping to reduce recidivism and lower substance abuse in this vulnerable population.

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Gerald, Michael Esteban. "Ethical issues encountered by mental health professionals providing sex offender treatment in criminal justice settings." Diss., University of Iowa, 2019. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6739.

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Sex Offender Treatment Programming (SOTP) is a specific treatment intervention aimed at reducing recidivism through cognitive behavioral modification of known risk factors for sexual offending. SOTP provided in criminal justice or correctional settings and contexts presents unique ethical challenges and experiences for traditionally trained mental health counselors due to competing and differing roles, priorities, and stakeholders. SOTP in criminal justice or correctional settings is in some instances provided by professionally licensed or certified and traditionally trained mental health practitioners; and such settings can challenge traditional ethical standards and practices. A study was conducted utilizing qualitative phenomenology in order to investigate the ethical experiences of mental health practitioners providing SOTP in criminal justice settings. Semi-structured phone interviews were conducted with six professionally licensed or certified practitioners who were currently providing (or had recently provided) SOTP in criminal justice settings. Analysis of the data revealed thirty codes and six prevailing themes: unexpected entrance into the field of SOTP; ethical limits; role incongruence; competing obligations; imbalance between rehabilitation and community safety; and line of demarcation (“the line”). The essence of participant experiences was determined to be: who is the client? Meaning, participants identified ethical experiences that at their core indicated difficulty identifying to whom ethical obligations were owed. A model depicting the process of ethical experiences described by participants providing SOTP in criminal justice settings is offered. Future research questions and potential, related research projects are described. Implications for practice, counselor preparation, and research are summarized. The results of the present study may provide greater insight into a subject with limited research, while providing information for practitioners that may aid their ability to navigate complex ethical situations.

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Mc, Kenna Jarlath F. "Community Mental Health Nurses in Ireland : an exposition of their lived experiences and current issues." Thesis, Ulster University, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.485934.

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The aims of this study were (A) to explore the lived experience of the Community Mental Health Nurse (CMHN) in Ireland using phenomenological methods and (B) to engage Directors of Mental Health Nursing (DMHN) and CMHNs nationaIly in refining and validating these experiences using a modified Delphi technique. The study was planned in two phases. In the first phase, the phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of CMHNs working in one regional Health Service. Data coIlection and analysis enabled identification of 41 themes using interpretive/hermeneutic methods. Findings from phase one generated six clustered themes: administrative overload, clinical role, clinical role challenges, the place where mental illness exists, the new culture of Irish society and the requirement for a new structure of health service delivery. In phase two, national expert panels (A) DMHN and (B) CMHNs were surveyed using a modified Delphi technique. Delphi instruments were developed based upon the findings of phase one. This method enabled the refinement and validation of the phase one clustered themes, establishing consensus and synthesis of future contributions of CMHNs to mental health services. Findings indicate consensus in respect of six clustered and refined themes identifying: administrative overload; limited ICT support; excessive caseloads; requirement for a clear career structure; challenges of managing mental illness in diverse changing cultures; the requirement for a more flexible work model; occupational stress and professional isolation; and, a fragmentation of community, with increased signs of cries for help, substance misuse, deliberate self harm and stigma. There was diversity of opinion within the seventh clustered theme, 'clinical role challenges' in terms of mental health promotion, workloads, clinical supervision, professional development activities, quality of service and caring for CMHNs. Further research is required to address these issues. It is suggested that the findings will inform future dialogue on policy and practice.

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Foxley, Brittany L. "Key Considerations For Collaborative School-Based Mental Health Services: Partnering Community Psychology Principles With Systems Of Care Methodology To Address Issues Of Stigma." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1538086256831961.

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Santana, Edward Smith. "Jung and sex| Re-visioning the treatment of sexual issues in psychotherapy through an exploration and analysis of Jung's writings on sexual phenomena." Thesis, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3625741.

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This study explores C. G. Jung's theoretical and clinical approach to sexual phenomena as a potential means for re-visioning and improving mainstream treatments of sexual issues in psychotherapy. The research is intended to provide greater knowledge and awareness of Jung's work in this area and contribute a depth psychological perspective to the current treatment of sexual issues. Jung's writings and statements on sexual phenomena were analyzed using a qualitative hermeneutic methodology. The research brings attention to a large body of Jung's work on human sexuality, ranging from pioneering thoughts on sexual expressions of the soul, to contradictory statements on sexual phenomena. These writings comprise many important and complex perspectives on the sexual instinct and the diverse sexual expressions of the psyche.

Jung is not widely known for his views on sexuality or generally associated with the treatment of sexual issues. The research, however, finds Jung made extensive contributions to human sexuality and suggests reclaiming this knowledge might help address substantial problems in the treatment paradigm of sexual psychopathology.

This study also examines contemporary challenges in the treatment of sexual issues, including the growing movement toward diagnostic labeling, brief or symptom-focused therapies, and pharmaceutical interventions. Many in the field of sex therapy have serious concerns about the limited success and effectiveness of current approaches. These apprehensions are leading to calls for greater collaboration with diverse theoretical perspectives. The research identifies how Jung's interpretations of sexual phenomena could address concerns expressed by sex therapy practitioners and wider problems of pathologizing sexual human nature that result in untold violence and oppression around the world.

The findings and conclusions of the research suggest how Jungian and depth psychological perspectives could address gaps in sex therapy and respond to calls from sex therapists for greater collaboration. Depth psychologists have the opportunity to contribute an essential understanding of sexual phenomena and reclaim aspects of Jung's original and important contributions. The research also identifies the need for further elucidation of Jungian and depth psychological approaches to sexual issues.

Keywords: C. G. Jung, sex therapy, Jungian analysis, psychotherapy, sexual psychopathology, depth psychology, sexual disorders, sexual dysfunctions, sexuality.

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Chiumento, A. L. "Researchers' construction and management of ethical issues in post-conflict mental health research : a qualitative study." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2017. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3020641/.

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Conducting research in emergencies – including following conflict or disaster - is essential to understanding the prevalence of mental health and psychosocial problems, and to strengthening the evidence base for interventions. Recognising that all research must be conducted ethically, questioning what underpins researchers’ construction and management of ethical research procedures and practice are important. To address these questions this thesis presents a qualitative study exploring researchers’ understanding and experiences of research ethics in their everyday practice of post-conflict mental health research. Research involves a multi-site case study conducted in three post-conflict countries in South Asia. 35 qualitative interviews were conducted with researchers ranging from primary investigators (n=5) to field supervisors (n=7) and frontline research assistants (n=23). Adopting a phenomenological epistemology foregrounds researchers’ everyday lived experience of research ethics, acting as an entry point to explore the continuum between procedural and in-practice ethics. Interview questions explored procedural ethics such as ethical review; as well as ethics-in-practice such as enacting informed consent. As a result of interpreters’ involvement in qualitative interviews, and conducting a proportion of interviews online, this thesis presents methodological considerations arising from the research process. Thematic data analysis highlights researchers’ acceptance of a principalist research ethics framework. Analysis draws attention to the multiple social worlds co-producing and applying procedural ethical documents such as the research protocol and informed consent forms, applying the theoretical framework of boundary objects to explore how researchers negotiate this process. This analysis reveals researchers’ autonomy when applying procedures to practice, foregrounding the situated nature of moral judgements in research where the demands of ethics, methodology, and context are balanced to reach conclusions about the right course of action. Further analysis of researchers’ practice of enacting informed consent highlights the underpinning role of trust which manifests itself at societal, organisational, and interpersonal levels. In researchers’ narratives trust is seen as a critical resource, both instrumentally to facilitate research conduct, and normatively as demonstrating researcher integrity and adherence to ethical research standards. Alongside trust is its natural antithesis: that of control, which is evident in descriptions of efforts to monitor and verify the trustworthiness of researchers’ practice in the field. Overarching findings are three meta-themes of trust, control, and voice which emerge methodologically in qualitative interviewing with interpreters and via online platforms; and in relation to research findings exploring the intersection between procedural and in-practice research ethics. Fundamentally this thesis contributes to the existing research ethics literature by drawing attention to the role of the researcher at the centre of procedural and in-practice ethics. Recommendations are drawn to support reclaiming the researchers’ voice in asserting the scope and application of ethics in post-conflict mental health research.

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