Attitudes of students towards people with mental ill health and impact on learning and well‐being

This study, which was conducted within a college of further education in London, explored students' attitudes towards people with mental ill health, and examined whether these impact on the learning and well‐being of students with mental illness. The study was carried out in response to complaints about negativity about mental illness within the college. A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods were employed, which consisted of semantic differential surveys and semi‐structured interviews. Analysis of the results of the latter revealed the presence of stereotypes and prejudice, which had the potential to impact negatively upon learners with mental disorders. The article makes a number of recommendations for future teaching practice, which includes a need to raise awareness of mental health issues, and challenge stereotypes and negative attitudes relating to mental illness, within the classroom.     

Defining Mental Illness: The Relationship Between College Students' Beliefs About the Definition of Mental Illness and Tolerance

The current study investigated the relationship between college undergraduate students' beliefs about the definition of mental illness and their tolerance toward individuals with mental illnesses. Undergraduate students (N = 102) in courses in the College of Education at a large midwestern university were given a questionnaire designed to determine their beliefs about what constitutes a mental illness along with the Community Attitudes Toward the Mentally Ill questionnaire (CAMI). Significant correlations were found between the breadth of their definition of mental illness and their tolerance toward individuals with mental illnesses. Those students with broad and inclusive definitions of mental illness had more benevolent, less authoritarian, and less socially restrictive attitudes toward individuals with mental illnesses.     

Overall Life Satisfaction and Help‐Seeking Attitudes of Turkish College Students in the United States: Implications for College Counselors

This study examined the effects of acculturation, beliefs about mental illness, and selected demographic variables on the help‐seeking attitudes of 120 Turkish students who were attending college in the United States. The authors maintain that if mental health professionals increase their understanding of Turkish international students, they can then develop more effective services for this population.     

Understanding child protection decisions involving parents with mental illness and substance abuse

Among children investigated for maltreatment, those with parents experiencing mental illness or substance abuse are more likely to be placed out-of-home; however, little is known about why these children are at greater risk. Using a sample of 2488 Structured Decision Making^® assessments administered in San Francisco county from 2011 to 2015, we identified a profile of safety threats that accounts for why workers are more likely to determine children of parents with mental illness and/or substance abuse unsafe in the home. Eight percent of assessments in our sample involved parents with current mental illness only and 10% had comorbid substance abuse. The odds of an unsafe determination more than doubled among parents with mental illness (OR = 2.52, p < 0.001) and were nearly tenfold higher among parents with comorbid substance abuse (OR = 9.62, p < 0.001). Three safety threats accounted for all of the effect of parental mental illness on safety determination: caretaking impairment due to emotional stability/developmental status/cognitive deficiency (57%), failure to meet a child’s immediate needs (30%), and threats of harm (14%). Three safety threats accounted for 55% of the effect of comorbid mental illness and substance abuse on safety determination: failure to meet a child’s immediate needs (21%), presence of a drug-exposed infant (21%), and caretaking impairment due to emotional stability/developmental status/cognitive deficiency (14%). Results suggest that sustained linkage to effective mental health services and material resources at the outset of a child welfare case may help to promote faster and more likely reunification, and prevent future maltreatment.     

‘Look,think and act’: facilitating learning with people who have mental illness

This project responded to the concerns of experienced community health workers who worked with people who had mental illness and resided in Supported Residential Facilities (SRFs) in South Australia. They had identified that urinary and faecal incontinence was common for this group of people and yet it was an issue that had not previously been addressed. The aim of the research was to develop continence promotion strategies specifically for community dwelling people who have mental illness. The aim of this article is to articulate the authors' reflections of the way learning was facilitated by collaboratively researching with people who have debilitating and enduring mental illness. The authors facilitated 10 Participatory Action Research (PAR) group meetings with people with mental illness and who experienced incontinence during 2002. Using a collaborative research process, participants were facilitated to ‘look, think and act’. That was to look at possible reasons for incontinence, identify self–management strategies and to take action to achieve self-selected goals. In this way, participants sought practical strategies for lifestyle modification and awareness raising, with a strong chance of successful uptake.     

加强心理训练 提高青少年心理素质

心理疾患是当前危害我国青少年身心健康的突出问题。应当广泛开展心理训练,以解决青少年心理成长、心理缺陷、心理障碍及挖掘心理潜力等问题。要综合选择具有先进性、互补性的训练方式,引导青少年心理素质不断完善和发展。     

Student-Athletes’ Perceptions of Mental Illness and Attitudes Toward Help-Seeking

Given that there is evidence that college student-athletes may be at risk for psychological disturbances (Pinkerton, Hintz, & Barrow, 1989), and possibly underutilizing college mental health services (Watson & Kissinger, 2007), the purpose of this study was to examine attitudes toward mental illness and help seeking among college student-athletes compared to college student nonathletes. The roles that athletic identity and gender play in treatment-seeking comfort were examined. Contrary to what was hypothesized, the results showed that student-athletes and nonathletes did not significantly differ in willingness to seek mental health treatment. Student-athletes perceived significantly less discrimination toward individuals based on mental illness status.     

Still on the Margins: Migration,English Language Learning,and Mental Health in Immigrant Psychiatric Patients

This qualitative study explores the reflexive relationships among mental illness, acculturation, and progress toward English proficiency in five adult immigrants being treated at a Canadian psychiatric hospital. The research explores the additional challenges faced by mentally ill individuals when learning a new language and the extent to which English language acquisition may be impeded by factors related to mental illness. Semistructured ethnographic interviews are conducted with the patients. Data analysis is accomplished through grounded theory methods, specifically data-driven and theory-driven coding. The English language acquisition experiences of these five individuals are contrasted with second-language acquisition theory to suggest that the effects of the theoretical language learning advantages possessed by this group may have been diminished by factors related to mental illness. Policy recommendations are made to address this additional set of challenges for immigrants with psychiatric disorders.     

大学生心理健康问题及策略

最近几年校园恶性事件层出不穷,大学生心理健康的问题越来越引起社会和各高校的广泛关注.文章从分析影响大学生心理健康、诱发大学生心理疾病的因素入手,重点探讨高校的应对措施.     

心理疾病污名的结构:基于IAT的测量

以63名大学生为被试,采用内隐联想测验对心理疾病污名的结构进行研究。结果发现,负面刻板印象、负性情绪体验以及消极行为倾向的IAT效应显著,并且三者之间相关显著。本研究证实心理疾病污名主要由负面刻板印象、负性情绪体验以及消极行为倾向三个成分构成。     

心身疾病的心理学病因及其预防

心身疾病与心理因素密切相关,其中,心理刺激物和人格特征起着重要作用。致病的心理因素在神经系统、内分泌系统、免疫系统的综合作用下引起机体的生理反应,进而诱发身体器官的病理变化而导致心身疾病。心身疾病的预防需从社会及个人两方面加以努力。     

Identifying the Prevalence of Courses on Mental Illness in Criminal Justice Education

Persons with Mental Illness (PMIs) require unique consideration and individualized attention in the criminal justice system. Research has demonstrated the prevalence with which police come into contact with these individuals, the unique considerations made by courtrooms serving PMIs, the overrepresentation of PMIs in correctional settings, and the problems PMIs experience when reentering the community from incarceration. Given the growth of attention to this area, and the increased reality of challenges that criminal justice professionals encounter when working with PMIs, this paper explores the prevalence of courses on mental illness in criminal justice undergraduate programs in the United States. The current review of over 640 curricula in the United States illustrates that courses devoted solely to the topic of mental illness in the criminal justice system are particularly rare. The importance of offering more courses in the interface between mental illness and criminal justice for future professionals in the field is discussed.     

Initial Evaluation of Active Minds: A Student Organization Dedicated to Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness

This study examined whether a new student organization, Active Minds, aimed at increasing awareness of “mental illness” and reducing stigma had an impact on students' stigma and willingness to seek psychological help. Three classes were recruited to become involved in the organization. In a pretest/posttest design, stigma and willingness to seek psychological help were compared between students who became involved in Active Minds and students who did not. Students involved in the organization showed a significant reduction in stigma if they had a history of mental illness in their families. However, willingness to seek psychological help was unaffected. The program's partial success is viewed in terms of empowerment and recovery. The peer support provided through Active Minds may help change people's negative attitudes about mental illness and encourage students to help one another in coping with their diagnoses.     

自卑心理研究综述

自卑是人群中常见的一种个体心理现象 ,我国精神疾病分类方案与诊断标准修订版 (CCMD - 2-R ,1994 )没有将自卑障碍单独列出 ,而只将其列为多种心理疾病和身心疾病的伴随障碍 ,因此对自卑的理论研究还不是很深入。目前 ,对自卑的研究多集中在自卑的本质、自卑的心理学机制、自卑的表现方式、自卑在各年龄阶段上的特点等方面 ,对自卑的辅导策略也需加强     

Exploring the present and projecting the future: people with severe mental illness speaking for themselves

The participation of people with mental illness in research is key to their empowerment and provides them with a highly meaningful experience. The aim of this article was to explore the perspectives, views and experiences of people with severe mental illness (SMI) regarding their present life and projection of the future (desires, expectations related to the illness, their personal, working, relational life, etc.). We present the results of a qualitative study in which two personal interviews were conducted with seven people with SMI, incorporating visual elements produced by the participants themselves (photographs and drawings). The results obtained allow us to take a more in-depth look at these people’s reflections with regard to the present and future, while also opening a working path for professionals in the social education services.     

浅论中小学民族教师心理健康问题

本文研究分析了中小学民族教师的心理不健康状况及其主要表现,以及引起这些不健康心理问题的各种因素,分析教师不健康心理对学生产生的不良影响.同时,论述了心理健康教育的重要意义,并提出了保持中小学民族教师心理健康的一些方法和措施.     

Cultural and Gender Biases in Definitions of Mental and Emotional Health and Illness

This article discusses how cultural and gender bias in definitions of mental and emotional health and illness create critical issues for counseling research.     

Childhood adversity and behavioral health outcomes for youth: An investigation using state administrative data

This study aimed to measure the relative contribution of adverse experiences to adolescent behavioral health problems using administrative data. Specifically, we sought to understand the predictive value of adverse experiences on the presence of mental health and substance abuse problems for youth receiving publicly funded social and health services. Medicaid claims and other service records were analyzed for 125,123 youth age 12–17 and their biological parents. Measures from administrative records reflected presence of parental domestic violence, mental illness, substance abuse, criminal justice involvement, child abuse and/or neglect, homelessness, and death of a biological parent. Mental health and substance abuse status of adolescents were analyzed as functions of adverse experiences and other youth characteristics using logistic regression. In multivariate analyses, all predictors except parental domestic violence were statistically significant for substance abuse; parental death, parental mental illness, child abuse or neglect and homelessness were statistically significant for mental illness. Odds ratios for child abuse/neglect were particularly high in both models. The ability to identify risks during childhood using administrative data suggests the potential to target prevention and early intervention efforts for children with specific family risk factors who are at increased risk for developing behavioral health problems during adolescence. This study illustrates the utility of administrative data in understanding adverse experiences on children and the advantages and disadvantages of this approach.     

心理健康教育应成为高校班主任的首要工作

近几年来,由于心理引发的大学生精神疾病、自杀、危害家庭及他人与社会的现象时有发生,大学生的心理健康问题越来越受到社会与教育界的重视。班主任作为一个与学生接触最为密切的师长,学校德育工作最直接的承担者,对学生开展心理健康教育具有可能性和必要性。应当将心理健康教育引入班级管理,利用班主任工作优势,将心理健康教育作为首要工作,肩负起学生心理健康教育,甚至是心理咨询的责任。     

从心理咨询个案看学生健全人格的培养

笔者通过对心理咨询案例的分析，结合心理理论，从三个方面探讨了有关青少年健全人格的培养问题。