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Mobile health (mHealth) interventions include mental health apps (MHapps). There are hundreds of MHapps, which have been touted as a means of revolutionizing mental health care delivery.
Recruitment and retention rates suggest that a trial in this outdoor setting with this population was feasible, but is weather sensitive. However, strategies to increase accelerometer wear-time would need to be implemented for reliable primary outcome data to be obtained.
We describe a framework for defining pilot and feasibility studies. To develop it, we undertook a Delphi survey, ran an open meeting at a trial methodology conference, conducted a review of definitions outside the health research context.
Early intervention is important in order to improve mental health outcomes for young people. Given the recent rise in mobile phone ownership among adolescents, an innovative means of delivering such intervention is through the use of mobile phone applications (apps).
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With over 5 million individuals resettled worldwide, the stressors caused by the instability of the conflict and the resettlement process put refugee children at an especially high risk for mental health problems.
The program presented focuses on using para-professionals, peer educators, from within refugee communities to build upon the Center for Torture and Trauma Survivors Clubhouse.
This article aims to provide a narrative review and derive a conceptualization that is in line with social work's psychotherapeutic and systems orientation. The review has derived a two-layer conceptualization.
A process evaluation framework explores two digital storytelling workshops conducted with mental health consumers and clinicians.
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The consideration of specific trauma-associated emotions poses a challenge for differential treatment planning in trauma therapy. Soldiers experiencing deployment-related posttraumatic stress disorder often struggle with emotions of guilt and shame as a component of their PTSD.
Research has shown that cPTSD differs from PTSD on core symptoms relating to the individual's sense of self, and this has driven the need for treatment approaches to address these specific features of cPTSD.
Forcibly displaced people have a higher chance of developing PTSD. In addition to potentially traumatic events due to war, persecution, and flight, post-migration living stressors are an important influencing factor.
PTSD is prevalent in certain populations. Evidence indicates that many individuals don't respond to treatment. Digital supports hold promise for increasing service provision.
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The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has resulted in the displacement of millions of Ukrainians, leading to socio-economic and political challenges for the host countries. The Refugee Response Plan has been the focus of this study.
This research comparatively examined coverage of the Syrian refugee crisis and the Ukrainian refugee crisis in five elite American daily papers. The study employed quantitative content analysis and was guided by framing theory.
Newcomers face many personal, gender, cultural, environmental, and health system barriers when integrating into a new society. These struggles can affect their health and social care, reducing access to mental health care.
This report focuses on the challenges that the EU Member States and Norway face when receiving and integrating refugees who fled Ukraine after Russia's invasion in February 2022.
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In 2020, 82 million people worldwide were displaced. In the same year, the UK received applications for asylum from over 37,500 people. Over 40% of those were women and children, and 8% were children who had arrived in the UK alone without a parent or guardian.
The number of people displaced from their home countries due to war, armed conflict, political violence, and related threats is growing. If current trends continue, one in 100 persons will be a refugee in the near future.
This review aims to summarize the current body of evidence for the prevalence of mental illness in global refugee populations and overcome methodological limitations of individual studies.
This review summarizes the findings of recent reviews and primary research on the impact of post-migration conditions on mental disorders and PTSD among refugees and asylum seekers.
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People may be diagnosed with PTSD if their symptoms last for an extended period after a traumatic event and begin to interfere with aspects of daily life. People who have PTSD may continue to feel stressed or frightened, even though they are not in danger.
Treatment for PTSD provides the opportunity to improve symptoms, personal and professional relationships, and quality of life.
Identification of neurocognitive risk markers for PTSD symptoms could aid early assessment and identification of preventive intervention targets for PTSD, particularly in high-risk professionals.
It is important to note that not everyone who experiences trauma develops PTSD, and not everyone who develops PTSD requires psychiatric treatment. For some people, symptoms of PTSD subside or disappear over time. Others get better with the help of their support system (family, friends, or clergy).
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Leveraging Internet-based MHL interventions offers scalability and broader accessibility. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effects of Internet-based interventions in improving MHL.
Recent studies have indicated that smartphone-supported interventions may reduce anxiety, although the role of mobile devices in the treatment of anxiety has yet to be established.
Mental health stigma is a barrier to help-seeking. We evaluated the efficacy of an intervention in increasing help-seeking in refugee men.
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PTG refers to the positive psychological transformation that arises from facing trauma or exceedingly difficult circumstances. It's important to note that PTG isn't a replacement for the negative psychological effects of trauma; instead, it operates alongside them.
The ongoing Syrian crisis, which began in March 2011, has been called the greatest humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st century. Over 200,000 lives have been lost, while more than 1 million people have been injured.
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Mental health apps have the potential to be effective and may significantly improve treatment accessibility. However, the majority of apps that are currently available lack scientific evidence about their efficacy.
The ubiquitous nature of mobile phones and their increasing functionality make them an ideal medium for the delivery of large-scale public health information and interventions.
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Poor outcomes are associated with untreated mental illness. Caregivers may seek help on the service user's behalf. Attention has focused on the role of stigma in delayed treatment seeking.
The review aimed to synthesize literature and to classify trauma survivors' perceived barriers regarding mental health service utilization.
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This mixed methods systematic review aimed to identify and synthesise the global research on mental health self-care strategies used by these populations.
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Focusing on the smartphone, our study distinguished 4 clusters of media U&G among the population: smartphone as a companion, an organizational hub, a lifeline, and diversion.
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