As the Health4Life trial tested a MHBC intervention spanning six lifestyle behaviors and mental health, it has numerous pre-registered primary and secondary outcomes (ANZCTR trial registration: ACTRN12619000431123). As such, the results of the Health4Life intervention against the pre-registered primar...
This protocol describes the methods that will be used to engage local communities using systems science methods to mobilize knowledge and action to strengthen youth mental health services. Methods Using participatory action research principles, the research team will actively engage with local communities ...
Considering the high prevalence of mental health conditions in adolescents, and the possible consequences of suffering and disease burden, many adolescents healthcare needs remain unmet [1]. Adolescents experience barriers in the form of poor mental health literacy, and this lack of knowledge about me...
Specific factors related to patients and providers act as barriers to address the healthcare needs of women with SMD (De Hert et al., 2011). Many barriers are related to women's attitudes and psychosocial issues, such as difficulties in expressing their health needs, lack of social skills to...
Almost a third of all people who entered Germany to seek protection since 2010 were under the age of 18. Asylum-seeking and refugee (ASR) adolescents in Germany face reduced entitlements to healthcare and experience barriers in accessing mental healthcar
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted greatly the mental health of children. We performed a systematic review to better understand the impact of the pandemic on children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across different SEND categories. Following PRISMA guidelines, of 1699 search ...
ACER comprises a:1) detailed survey of NHS and independent sector inpatient mental health rehabilitation services across England; 2) qualitative investigation of patient, family, staff and commissioners’ experiences of the two sectors; 3) cohort study comparing clinical outcomes in the two sectors ove...
Anime and manga provide a wealth of examples of mentally-ill characters. Some of these characters fall prey to stereotypes, being depicted as violent or irresponsible. However, others do a fantastic job of calling attention to numerous mental-health issues in Japan and the wider world. Thus, an...
It is of great concern to note statistics indicating that, in Australia for example, almost half of the population experience a mental disorder at some point in their lifetime (Slade et al., 2009) and 14% of children and adolescents have been identified as having mental health problems (...
The timely identification of patients who are at risk of a mental health crisis can lead to improved outcomes and to the mitigation of burdens and costs. However, the high prevalence of mental health problems means that the manual review of complex patie