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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"impact of mental illness"”.
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The perceived impact of a relative's mental illness on the family members, their reported coping strategies and needs : a Zimbabwean study
Aim of the study is to explore the perceived impact of mental illness, reported coping strategies and reported needs of family members of mentally ill patients attending the Parirenyatwa Annexe Psychiatry Unit in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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Qualitative evaluation of an anti-stigma intervention to reduce the impact of stigma in individuals with mental illness
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of a group-based, psychoeducational and behavioural modification intervention, Overcoming Stigma in Mood and Anxiety Disorders, in reducing the impact of mental-illness-related stigma. A secondary objective was to explore the nature of behavioural changes …
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Mother’s Little Helper: A Memoir in Vignettes
Mental illness debilitates the afflicted and impacts friends and family members. The collage of scenes in this memoir reveal the ways family members developed survival strategies and coping mechanisms to manic depression. Over a 30-year period, Betty Jane Cooksey had more than 40 recorded suicides …
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An exploration of implicit associations regarding mental Illness, self-reported internalised stigma, and their links to help seeking symptom thresholds amongst individuals experiencing depressive symptoms
… theorised that individuals have less awareness of implicit attitudes (Greenwald & Banaji, 1995). Amongst a currently depressed sample, implicit associations regarding mental illness were measured using the Brief Implicit Association Test (BIAT; Sriram & Greenwald, 2009). Self-reported, …
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Multi-stakeholder study of the Malaysian mental health policy implementation within urban populations
Global studies investigating scaling-up of mental health services have highlighted mental health policy development and implementation as a priority area, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This research aimed to investigate Malaysia’s National Mental Health Policy (NMHP) development …
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Offending, Physical Health and Premature Mortality: Associations Derived from Longitudinal and Meta-Analytic Evidence
Longitudinal investigations of associations between offending and health are rare. Studies which have investigated this relationship principally focus on mental health within samples of incarcerated offenders. Therefore, the physical health of offenders outside secure settings, henceforth …
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A NARRATIVE STUDY OF THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS THROUGH DIFFERENT STAGES OF MENTAL ILLNESS
This narrative study examines life histories of family caregivers caring for a mentally ill relative dealing with either schizophrenia or bipolar disorder through different stages of the mental illness. Its goal was to enhance understanding of the lived experiences of the families in question …