Improving
the mental health of the population: towards a strategy on mental health for the European Union
Park and healthcare providers hope that this regional initiative can be a catalyst for broad policy change that advances the adoption of measureable recreational models to support the delivery of healthcare to improve the physical and
mental health of our population.
Yet, mental health services in Yemen are few, and there is little research on the effects of the war on
the mental health of the population.
Overall, results show that levels of
mental health of population of Madrid vary according to their level of exercise in leisure time and the physical activity total (amount of physical activity at work or usual occupation, commuting and leisure time).
In the days, weeks and months ahead, as communities across Queensland and northern NSW grapple with the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Debbie and related flooding, the experience of previous extreme weather events suggests that there will be significant implications for
the mental health of populations and for health services.
The mental health of populations.
Not exact matches
Ministers and
mental health professionals both are aware that a certain segment
of the
population is afflicted by such a condition.
That means that more than 3 percent
of the country's entire
population is suffering from
mental health issues and many are not receiving help.
And a community
mental health center, given the same conditions, is capable
of performing valuable functions largely for a different segment
of the
population and probably at less cost.
Long - term mother and child
mental health effects
of a
population - based infant sleep intervention: Cluster - randomized, controlled trial.
With a large percentage
of the US
population feeling unrecognized and unheard, maternal and
mental health care is exactly what we need most.
Long - term mother and child
mental health effects
of a
population - based infant sleep intervention: cluster - randomized, controlled trial.
The fact that the administration used an executive order to impair
mental health regulation
of guns is not because any significant share
of the
population felt that this was problematic.
It helps to open up not only a much - needed discussion about
mental health among the general
population, but also the issue
of mental health within politics.
Report author James Gregory said by the ago
of 30 public sector tenants born in 1970 are twice as likely as the
population at large to suffer from
mental health problems and 11 times more likely not to be in employment, education or training.
So, in a way, the
population of the United States decides whether a candidate has the
mental ability and
health to become president.
More than 70 per cent
of the prison
population has two or more
mental health disorders, and the suicide rate in prisons is almost 15 times higher than in the general
population.
The National Institute
of Mental Health has studies that show Americans with a major
mental illness die 14 - 32 years earlier than the general
population.
Ulrich said he proposed the legislation out
of the need for increased funding for the Mayor's Office
of Veterans» Affairs (MOVA), which relied heavily on coordinating with other city agencies to address issues
of homelessness,
mental health and unemployment in the city's veteran
population.
Mr. de Blasio has made supportive housing — which is affordable housing for vulnerable
populations with services like healthcare, substance abuse, and
mental health help on site for residents — a central component
of his plan to tackle the city's ongoing homeless crisis, which has seen both the shelter and the street
population on the rise.
On the most basic level, our jail must provide its inmate
population a full array
of services, including meals, medical and
mental health care, clothing and linens, laundry, visitation, mail and telephone, recreation, religious programs, and access to courts and attorneys.
- People with
mental health problems are more likely to have poor physical
health, dying, on average, 10 years earlier than the rest
of the
population.
Whether through problems
of increasing obesity, addictions,
mental health issues or an ageing
population; better
health policies, funding and support will be key to improving quality
of life.»
The portion
of the jail
population that has been diagnosed with some sort
of mental health issue has ballooned in recent years, rising to nearly 40 percent
of inmates.
«There is a significant portion
of the
population, again starting very young in age and in every stage
of life where people experience either a temporary or more permanent loss in
mental health and wellness.
The report focused on emergency response team operations,
mental health care, the handling
of inmates under the age
of 18, disciplinary measures involving removing inmates from the general
population and suggested improvements.
Considering only the physical activity performed in leisure time, the risk
of suffering
mental health pathologies among the «sufficiently active»
population (that means, those who perform high o mild levels
of exercise) was reduced up to 56 % or 54 % compared to the «insufficiently active»
population, depending
of the level
of physical activity, mild or high respectively.
In this context, the team
of researchers
of UPM and UEM has conducted a study that reveals the existing relationship between physical activity and
mental health in the
population of Madrid.
«Despite increased discussion
of the topic, there remains a dire need to resolve our understanding
of the
mental health issues in the trainee
population.»
With the number
of prisoners with severe
mental illness in prison increasing, efforts need to be made by all prison staff to ensure that this segment
of the prison
population has appropriate
mental health care and safety.»
This means that at a
population level, an increased risk
of psychosis from cannabis use is low, and those vulnerable to developing serious
mental health problems is relatively rare.
The 11.5 % rate
of anxiety disorders — such phobia, panic or generalized anxiety disorder — was slightly higher than in the general
population (9 %), while the prevalence
of other
mental health diagnoses was similar to rates in the general
population.
The investigators found that 32 %
of patients experienced at least one clinically meaningful
mental health issue (defined in the study as a
mental health disorder)-- a prevalence higher than in the general
population, in which 18 - 20 % are estimated to have a clinically meaningful
mental disorder.
«This survey shows that CalMHSA's partnership
of California's counties is successfully reaching the
population most at risk for
mental health challenges to increase support and encourage help - seeking.»
People with low incomes and racial / ethnic minority
populations experience greater levels
of stress than their more affluent, white counterparts, which can lead to significant disparities in both
mental and physical
health that ultimately affect life expectancy, according to a report from the American Psychological Association.
«Despite representing only 16 percent
of the adult
population, adults with
mental health disorders receive more than half
of all opioid prescriptions distributed each year in the United States,» said Matthew Davis, lead author
of the study and assistant professor at the U-M School
of Nursing.
«Given that Canada is currently experiencing a rapid growth in the
population of foreign - born citizens — one
of the highest rates
of any Western nation — the
mental health status
of immigrants and refugees should be a national priority,» writes Dr. Kelly Anderson, an assistant professor at Western University, London, Ontario, and a fellow at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), with coauthors.
«This points to an often unrecognized problem for the segment
of Canada's homeless
population that suffers from
mental illness,» said Dr. Vicky Stergiopoulos, chief
of psychiatry at St. Michael's Hospital and a scientist in its Centre for Research on Inner City
Health.
The study, «Prescription opioid use among adults with
mental health disorders in the United States,» is among the first to show the extent to which the
population of Americans with
mental illness use opioids.
Still, SOCE is still being practiced within a small group
of mental -
health practitioners, most
of whom cater to a
population whose religious beliefs strictly bar homosexuality.
... the fact that smoking rates for individuals receiving
mental health care have not experienced the same rates
of decline as the general
population suggests limited adoption
of integrated treatments and ongoing barriers to cessation treatment in
mental health care settings.»
A research team investigating the
mental health burden and treatment - seeking behaviors
of student veterans attending rural community colleges in the southern United States has found that this
population has difficulty integrating into the campus community and needs support to help it succeed.
Dr. Ilie said the study provides the first
population - based evidence demonstrating the extent
of the association between TBI and poor
mental health outcomes among adolescents.
It's known that a range
of factors can increase risk
of poor
mental health among the
population in general and the same holds true for gay and bisexual men.
Compared to non-military
populations, the significance
of the courses at the Battle Back Centre is that development to positive
mental health is achieved in a much shorter space
of time.
«The message for other states is clear: investment in well - funded, recovery - oriented, comprehensive community
mental health programs clearly improves lives
of people with serious
mental illness, and may also save money from reduced dependency and incarcerations in this
population.»
Research interests: Social context and human
population health; genetic and epigenetic markers
of mental illness; gene X social environment interactions.
Barlow, an associate scientist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public
Health and a leader in behavioral and mental health research, has devoted more than 25 years to addressing health disparities among American Indian popula
Health and a leader in behavioral and
mental health research, has devoted more than 25 years to addressing health disparities among American Indian popula
health research, has devoted more than 25 years to addressing
health disparities among American Indian popula
health disparities among American Indian
populations.
In the context
of the recent DoD task force findings, these results may indicate that treatment for PTSD is not optimal in military
health clinics because soldiers are either not receiving a sufficient number
of sessions or the provided treatment is ineffective.18 An important requirement for implementing any
population mental health screening program is that adequate resources are available to cope with the workload generated by the screening process.39
We found that the prevalence
of cardiovascular disease in people with severe
mental illness (SMI) was higher in more recent studies, which suggests that our efforts so far have been unsuccessful in reducing the
health gap between people with SMI and the general
population.