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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"mental health assessment"”.
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The Spatial Relationships among Neurotoxicant Exposure, Child Admissions, and Mental Health Assessment Scores: How do they Interact in the State of Ohio?
… nationally (U.S. EPA, 2009a). While environmental toxicants are harmful to everyone, children are especially vulnerable because of the rapid growth and development that occurs throughout infancy and childhood (NRC, 1993). Acute or chronic exposure to these chemicals can cause a variety of …
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Developing antenatal maternal mental health services: Identifying depression in pregnant women attending antenatal care in Sodo district health centres, Ethiopia
… Detection of perinatal depression in primary health care (PHC) is very low. This research gathered evidence on the current practice of detection of pregnant women with moderate-severe depression in the Sodo district and explored potential solutions to the identified challenges. Methods A …
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Applying Machine Learning and Neurophysiology to Improve Accuracy of Predicting Human Behavior
… predictions. Chapter 2 focuses on the proactive assessment of mood among the elderly using continuous neurophysiological data. By integrating self-reports with neurophysiological measures, the study demonstrates a high predictive accuracy in identifying low mood and energy levels. Applications of …
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Mental Health Navigation for Depression in a Community Cancer Clinic: Predictors of Navigation Engagement and Response
… implemented universal depression screening plus mental health navigation (i.e., brief mental health assessment and treatment recommendations via phone with ongoing, periodic calls for symptom monitoring and recommendations). This project evaluated a set of a priori defined sociodemographic, …
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Creativity and psychosis vulnerability: An examination of similarities and differences in factors associated with early psychosis, professional creative and non-creative populations
… aligned than expected. In terms of cognitive assessment the only difference recorded between the ARCC and EP cohorts was significantly higher results on spatial working memory (SWM) (but not IQ, executive function or negative priming) recorded by the ARCC. A further differentiating factor was …
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A study of the mental health and relationship problems in a sample of children in family foster care compared with a matched control of school peers and concordance in mental health need and service use
Mental health problems are common and complex in children in care and most have mental health needs that resemble clinic referred groups. Deficits in relationships and poorer educational outcomes are identified in the population yet services are often poorly matched to levels of need. The mental …
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Female survivors of abduction in armed conflict zone: psychosocial needs, rehabilitation, and reintegration pathway
… in rehabilitation planning and Physical and Mental Health. Using semi-structured interviews, seven participants from designated and host community camps were interviewed to establish how the participants’ rehabilitation is determined by where they live. Thematic analysis was utilised, and …
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The impact of assessment on repeat deliberate self-harm
… attempts. The second is that a comprehensive assessment of a person presenting with an incident of deliberate self-harm can reduce further deliberate self-harming behaviour. A limitation of existing research is that no study has clearly identified the nature of assessments that impact on the …
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REDUCTION OF PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT BOARDING IN THE ED
… Psychiatric patient boarding is a public health concern and a threat to patient safety. The prevalence of psychiatric emergencies in the United States continues to increase due to the strain on mental health services. There is a dire need to address psychiatric patient boarding before it …
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Development and validation of blood-based proteomic biomarker-sociodemographic diagnostic prediction models to identify major depressive disorder among symptomatic individuals
… based on dried blood spot proteomic and digital mental health assessment data were shown to be able to identify currently depressed patients without an existing MDD diagnosis as well as currently not depressed patients with an existing MDD diagnosis among subthreshold symptomatic individuals. …
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A Clinical audit of the transgender unit at Groote Schuur hospital
… in Cape Town, South Africa - assists with the mental health assessment of transgender individuals and facilitates access to other gender affirming services, such as hormone therapy, plastic and reconstructive surgery, psychosocial, and legal services. Objectives This clinical audit aimed to …
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"..getting to know this changed body, mind and soul." What women's and healthcare professionals experiences tell us about menopause
… make sense of the menopausal transition. Women’s mental health is particularly vulnerable during the perimenopausal period. Healthcare and social supports may be influential in what supports women during perimenopause. While the Department of Health in Ireland has prioritised providing effective …
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A phenomenological study of clients’ experiences of ‘lightness’ and ‘aliveness’ in psychotherapy within the context of Vajrayana cross-cultural therapeutic practices.
… a critical tradition that asserts that current mental health assessment and treatment has its basis in symptom classification and quantification methods, which in turn have roots in the empirical traditions of modernity, in the demands and discourses of capitalism (Foucault 1961) and in …
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People in mental distress, police and out-of-hours health services: a qualitative exploratory case study of experiences and the intersect of safeguarding services.
… was to explore the experiences of people in mental distress, who come to the attention of police and healthcare professionals outwith routine hours. Some people in the community call on police officers to help manage their self-harm behaviour, with the intention of preventing serious harm. As …
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The epidemiology of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDS) and NCD risk factors in adolescents & youth living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa
… within existing adolescent HIV primary healthcare services in Cape Town, South Africa. 2. To estimate the prevalence of common NCDs and their known cardiometabolic, respiratory and behavioural risk factors in AYLHIV residing in peri-urban Cape Town. 3. To determine individual, household, …
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Mental Health Treatment in Juvenile Correctional Facilities: Utilizing Assessment To Inform Treatment
… correctional facilities face a wide range of mental health difficulties. Over the years, the juvenile justice system has prioritized the need for providing appropriate and effective treatment services to youth throughout their detainment. Despite these ongoing efforts, treatment practices in …
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Response process validity of the ASL-SDQ with deaf youth : a cognitive interview study
… identify, and connect deaf youth to necessary mental health services, self-report measures of emotional and behavioral functioning must be accessible and comprehensible by all deaf youth signers, ranging from those who had full access to ASL from birth to those were/are deprived of full access …