This paper presents a naturalist skill-based alternative to traditional function-based theories of mental health and disorder. According the novel skill view outlined here, is skilled action individuals, rather than question functioning mechanisms. Mental disorder failure or breakdown this skill. motivated by focusing on process healing. argues that, when we start with focus how why individuals...

BACKGROUND We examined the recent reasons for hindering antipsychotic medications during pregnancy in Japan. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the medical charts of all women who gave birth after 22 weeks' gestation at Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital from August 2016 to July 2017. RESULTS Four pregnant women with mental disorders (three schizophrenia and one adjustment di...

Background: To describe the prevalence, type, and mental health correlates of substance use disorders in a large sample of incarcerated Indigenous Australians. Methods: An epidemiological survey of the mental health of Indigenous people in custody in the state of Queensland, Australia was conducted using culturally informed methods. The prevalence, type and mental health correlates of substance...

This research examined 1) the prevalence of substance use behaviors in college students, 2) gender and academic level as moderators of the associations between mental health problems and substance use, and 3) mental health service use among those with co-occurring frequent binge drinking and mental health problems. As part of the Healthy Minds Study, a probability sample of 2843 college student...

BACKGROUND Exceptional experiences (EE) are experiences that deviate from ordinary experiences, for example precognition, supernatural appearances, or déjà vues. In spite of the high frequency of EE in the general population, little is known about their effect on mental health and about the way people cope with EE. This study aimed to assess the quality and quantity of EE in persons from the Sw...

OBJECTIVE To compare the health-related quality of life (HRQL) between children aged 6-17 years with one of three mental disorders (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, major depressive disorder, or conduct disorder), a physical disorder, and those with none of these disorders. METHOD Parent reports describing the HRQL, mental disorders, and physical disorders of a national sample of 3,5...

1 Neuropsychology Unit, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India 2 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Clinic, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India 3 Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India 4 Department of Ps...

BACKGROUND Many members of the public have poor mental health literacy. A Mental Health First Aid training course was developed in order to improve this. This paper describes the training course and reports an evaluation study looking at changes in knowledge, stigmatizing attitudes and help provided to others. METHODS Data are reported on the first 210 participants in public courses. Evaluati...

background: mental disorders may lead to several complications in adolescents’ people whose compensation is very difficult and sometime impossible. they are prone to emotional problems. therefore, knowing prevalence of diseases and valid statistical technique is necessary to plan for prevention and control of diseases. methods: in this cross-sectional study; direct, synthetic, and post-stratifi...

OBJECTIVE Most veterans who use Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care are not employed. This study evaluated the association between mental disorders and labor force status among VA health care users. METHODS Multinomial logistic regression analyses modeled the relationship between mental disorders and employment among patients aged 18 to 64 who completed the 2005 Survey of Healthca...