Mental Health and Social Inclusion
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Volume 27
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Issue 1 2023
Factors contributing suicide in India
Avanish Bhai PatelThe death of a person caused by suicide is a matter of grave concern in contemporary society. Today, a number of people in society are taking their own lives because of…
Reflections on Sixth form education: a weight worth bearing?
Lewis CoatesThe purpose of this paper is to share experiences of attending Sixth Form (SF) and to provide reflections on coping, stress management and support for an underresearched…
The career of a suicidologist
David LesterThis essay aims to describe how the author began his career as a suicidologist and his style that made him so productive.
Suicide attempts as turning points
David LesterThe purpose of this study is to examine why an attempt at suicide does not always indicate the beginning of a life with poor mental health.
Remarkable lives – Laura Scranage in conversation with Robert Hurst
Laura Scranage, Robert HurstThe purpose of this paper is to share Laura Scranage’s story.
Exploring the living experience of shame; protector or persecutor?
Kirsty LilleyThe purpose of this opinion piece is to give voice to the living experience of shame within myself as the author, both psychologically and physically. This is in the hope…
Ideas of how peer support workers facilitate interprofessional learning in mental health care teamwork: conceptual paper
Tuija Viking, Lena NilssonThe purpose of this paper is to contribute theoretical ideas of how peer support workers (PSWs) bring added value to interprofessional learning (IPL) in mental health care…
The aftermath of the Syrian crisis: a glimpse of the challenging life of widowed and divorced refugee women in Jordan
Ayat J. Nashwan, Lina AlzouabiThis study aims to address the social, cultural, financial and psychological obstacles these women face in preserving their living arrangements and in parenting as well as…
Mental health and character strengths: the dual role of boosting well-being and reducing suffering
Ryan M. NiemiecThis paper aims to examine how character strengths have an important dual role in mental health in both promoting well-being and mental wellness and also in reducing…
“You can end up in a happy place” (Voyce): a role for positive autoethnography
Freda Gonot-Schoupinsky, Mark Weeks, Jerome CarsonThe purpose of this opinion piece is to present a case for the potential of positive autoethnography (PosAE) as a new autoethnographic approach.
“Development and evaluation of perspective: counselling simulator”: a gamified tool for developing risk-assessment skills in trainee counsellors
Charlotte Conn, Aashiya Patel, Jacob Gavin, Mishell Granda-Salazar, Andrew Williams, Steven BarnesSelf-efficacy is the bridge between theoretical knowledge of counselling and practical application of effective techniques (Akinlolu and Chukwudi, 2019). Furthermore…
Crafting and recognising good enough autoethnographies: a practical guide and checklist
Alec John GrantThe purpose of this study is to provide a practical guide and checklist for newcomers to autoethnography.
The role of music in social projects: an introduction to its well-being benefits
Oscar OdenaThe purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to the role of music in social projects.
“My words matter”: perspectives on evaluation from people who access and work in recovery colleges
Sophie Soklaridis, Rowen Shier, Georgia Black, Gail Bellissimo, Anna Di Giandomenico, Sam Gruszecki, Elizabeth Lin, Jordana Rovet, Holly HarrisThe purpose of this co-produced research project was to conduct interviews with people working in, volunteering with and accessing Canadian recovery colleges (RCs) to…
Irish transgender voices on mental health and mental health care
Jan de Vries, Carmel Downes, Danika Sharek, Louise Doyle, Rebecca Murphy, Thelma Begley, Edward McCann, Fintan Sheerin, Siobhan Smyth, Agnes HigginsPeople who identify as transgender face stigma, isolation and harassment while often struggling to come to terms with their gender identity. They also disproportionately…
Contributions of eudaimonic well-being to mental health practice
Carol D. RyffThe purpose of this article is to examine synergies between a eudaimonic model of psychological well-being (Ryff, 1989) and mental health practice. The model grew out of…
Is this the real life? Or just a fantasy? A closer look at maladaptive daydreaming
Mahimna Vyas, Mehatab Shaikh, Shubh Rana, Anjana Gauri PendyalaMaladaptive daydreaming (MD) has yet to be recognized as a formal condition. This paper aims to shed light on the phenomenon of daydreaming, its potential maladaptive…
Literacy and mental health across the globe: a systematic review
Lucy Hunn, Bonnie Teague, Paul FisherThe purpose of this systematic review is to assess if there is a relationship between literacy abilities and mental health outcomes as reported in global literature…
Positive addiction recovery for an online audience: implementation design and user evaluation
Lisa Ogilvie, Julie PrescottThe positive addiction recovery website (https://positiveaddictionrecovery.com) has been created following a successful pilot study of a programme of work known as…
(Re)-constructing patients’ post-treatment identities through a gender lens: a case among psychiatric patients in Malaysia
Nur Zafifa KamarunzamanPsychiatric patients’ post-treatment identities are one of the potent indicators reflecting the efficacy of the medical intervention. This study aims to explore how…
Coffee as an axis of recovery: cooperativism and mental health
Andrés Felipe Agudelo Hernández, Ana Belén Giraldo AlvarezThe purpose of this paper is to understand the functioning of a mutual aid group for mental health in rural area and analyze their own strategies for the recovery of…
Laughter, mental health and cancer: a case study of Ros Ben-Moshe
Ros Ben-Moshe, Freda Gonot-SchoupinskyThe purpose of this paper is to meet Ros Ben-Moshe, a cancer survivor – or rather thriver – and lecturer in positive psychology at La Trobe University, describes how she…
Homelessness: partnerships and approaches to tackling complex needs
Angela Woods, Ben Hughes, Rebecca Lace, Joanne DickinsonThis paper – the first of three – aims to explore some of the complex physical and mental health needs of those experiencing homelessness. It will act as a leader to the…
An exploration of the implementation of peer work across multiple fields in Ireland
Daryl Mahon, Danika SharekPeer support work is increasingly becoming part of the delivery of health and social care services. However, in an Irish context, there is a paucity of research in this…
Research protocol for a preliminary evaluation of a gamified tool for adult wellbeing
Jacob Gavin, Steven BarnesThe purpose of this paper is to outline a research protocol for an initial investigation into the efficacy of an early-development gamified intervention (“Wellbeing Town”…
The role of student peers in HE student mental health and well-being
Joanne Smith, Gareth Hughes, Leigh SpannerThere is evidence that students’ experiences in higher education can be adversely affected by mental health issues, whilst well-being can be bolstered through a sense of…
The second COVID-19 coronavirus wave and its implications for stress, anxiety, and depression among Indian adults
Praveen Kumar Sharma, Rajeev KumraThe purpose of this paper was to investigate the prevalence rates of stress, depression and anxiety and their sociodemographic factors linked with the Indian population…
Initial evaluation of a mobile therapeutic game for adolescent anxiety disorders
Steven Barnes, Julie Prescott, Joseph AdamsThis study aims to evaluate a novel mobile therapeutic videogame for adolescents with anxiety disorders (ADs), combining elements of cognitive-behavioural therapy and…
Help over harm: practical and ethical considerations for the evaluation and deployment of therapeutic games
Steven Barnes, Tara Chandler, Mishell Granda-SalazarThe aim of this paper is to collate and discuss a number of key issues regarding the development, deployment and monitoring of games designed for therapeutic purposes.
The development and pilot evaluation of a mental health mobile app in the Philippines
Ma. Regina Hechanova-Alampay, Patrick Louis Angeles, Antover Tuliao, Edgar Hilario, Amadeus Fernando Pagente, Carol Villegas NarraThe purpose of this study was to test a mobile application for mental health created for Filipinos. Specifically, it tested the Lusog-Isip mobile app vis-à-vis a mental…
Forgiveness and mental Well-being: a transnational comparison
Reginald U. Amanze, Jerome CarsonThe purpose of this study was to investigate forgiveness and mental well-being amongst Forgiveness and mental well-being were investigated amongst British European and…
Remarkable lives – Kirsty Lilley in conversation with Robert Hurst
Kirsty Lilley, Robert HurstThe purpose of this paper is to share Kirsty Lilley’s story.
Post-traumatic growth from grief – a narrative literature review
Robert Hurst, Chathurika KannangaraThe purpose of this paper is to give an overview of existing literature on post-traumatic growth (PTG), particularly in the ways that it relates to grief.
Lived experience perspectives of factors that influence mental health recovery in Singapore: a thematic analysis
Jonathan Han Loong Kuek, Toby Raeburn, Melissa Yan Zhi Chow, Timothy WandContemporary interpretations of mental health recovery emphasize the need to understand better the lived experience of people with mental health conditions and how they…
The primary mental health care nurse specialist practice experience in primary care centers in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study
Sami Abdullrahman Alhamidi, Seham Mansour AlyousefThis paper aims to explore the value that care from a primary mental health care nurse (PMHCN) can bring to people with mental health (MH) problems in health-care delivery.
Laughter and mental health: a case study of Merv Neal
Merv Neal, Freda Gonot-SchoupinskyThe purpose of this paper is to engage with, and elicit insights from, Merv Neal, a laughter professional, on the use of laughter to benefit mental health.
The social construction of mental illness in contrast to medical models
Melvin BradleyThe purpose of this paper is to discuss a social constructionist point of view about mental health in contrast to the medical model.
Recovery college intervention for people living with BPD
Colette LaneLiterature regarding recovery has focussed on diagnoses such as schizophrenia, with few papers focussing on borderline personality disorder (BPD). This is a significant…
Evaluating the need for supervision of advanced mental health practitioners in psychiatric practices in Saudi Arabia
Seham Mansour Alyousef, Sami Abdullrahman AlhamidiResearch supports the value of clinical supervision as an essential aspect of mental health nursing. Despite the need for this, there appears to be a deficit in qualified…
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hybridEditors:
- Dr Julie Repper
- Dr Rachel Perkins
- Dr Jerome Carson
- Dr Julie Prescott
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