scholarly journals Unique collaboration of modern medicine and traditional faith-healing for the treatment of mental illness: Best practice from Gujarat

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 521
Author(s):  
Somen Saha ◽  
Ajay Chauhan ◽  
Milesh Hamlai ◽  
Vikar Saiyad ◽  
Siddharth Makwana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Faith Healing

Universal rights and mental illness in Ireland

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 114-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Rush ◽  
Declan Lyons
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Amnesty International ◽  
Legal Obligations ◽  
Promotional Campaign ◽  
The Right ◽  
International Conventions

The human rights group Amnesty International has recently expanded the range of rights it promotes to include the right of persons with mental illness to enjoy the best available mental health care. The Irish section of Amnesty has launched a report and promotional campaign on the rights of persons with mental illness, using internationally recognised norms of best practice reflected in international conventions that generate binding legal obligations of the Irish state. The report is critical of piecemeal reforms and inadequate resourcing of mental health services, and calls for a more comprehensive implementation of the recommendations of domestic and international reports.

African Christianity and the Intersection of Faith, Traditional, and Biomedical Healing

2020 ◽  
pp. 239693932096110
Author(s):  
Bernard Boyo ◽  
Michael Bowen ◽  
Scholastica Kariuki-Githinji ◽  
James Kombo
Keyword(s):  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Traditional Healing ◽  
Faith Healing ◽  
African Christianity ◽  
Bible Schools

Africa has witnessed an increase of clergy who favor faith healing but have little appreciation for modern medicine. The intersection between African traditional healing and faith healing remains unclear, with most curricula in theological and Bible schools failing to address these fundamental issues. Research was conducted to establish the intersection between faith, traditional, and biomedical healing. The findings show that faith healing is practiced by nearly three-fourths of the respondents and that African Instituted Churches give relatively more attention to practices of faith healing than do other denominations.

The development and results of the European Mental Health Integration Index (2014)

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 205-210
Author(s):  
Peter John Huxley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Community Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Integration

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on the development and results of the Mental Health Inclusion Index. Design/methodology/approach – Data gathering and interviews with key policy makers in 30 countries in Europe (the EU28 plus Switzerland and Norway). Data gathered enabled the production of an 18 indicator benchmarking index ranking the 30 countries based on their commitment to integrating people with mental illness. Findings – The main findings were: mental illness exacts a substantial human and economic toll on Europe, and there is a substantial treatment gap, especially for people with common mental health problems. Germany’s generous social provision and strong healthcare system put it number one in the Mental Health Integration Index. The UK and Scandinavian states come next. The lowest-scoring countries in the index are from Europe’s south-east, where there is a long history of neglect of mental illness and poorly developed community services. One needs to understand that the leading countries are not the only ones providing examples of best practice in integrating those with mental illness. Employment is the field of greatest concern for people with mental illness, but employment is also the area with the most inconsistent policies across Europe. A distinction can be made between countries whose policies are aspirational and those where implantation is support by substantial and most importantly sustained, resource investment. Europe as a whole is only in the early stages of the journey from institution- to community-based care. Lack of data makes greater understanding of this field difficult, and improvement can only be demonstrated by repeated surveys of this kind, based on more substantial, comprehensive and coherent information. Research limitations/implications – Usual caveats about the use of surveys. Missing data due to non-response and poverty of mental health inclusion data in many European countries. Practical implications – The author reflects on the findings and considers areas for future action. The main implications are: better services result from substantial, but most importantly, sustained investment; and that employment is most important to people with mental health problems, but is one of the most inconsistent policy areas across Europe. Social implications – Supports the need for consistent investment in community mental health services and more consistent employment policies in Europe. Originality/value – This survey is the first of its kind in Europe, and was conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit in London, and sponsored by Janssen.

scholarly journals Marking Space: a Literary Psychogeography of the Practice of a Nurse Artist

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Heather Edwina Martin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Mental Health Field ◽  
Community Arts ◽  
Field Environment ◽  
Hospital Environments ◽  
The Social ◽  
Creative Style ◽  
Health Field

<p>The thesis as a production of disciplined work presented in a creative style is congruent with performance and presentation best practice in community arts. As a practising nurse artist I create spaces of alternate ordering within the mental health field environment. I also inhabit the marginal space of the artist working in hospital environments. This Other Place neither condones nor denies the existence of the mental health field environment as it is revealed. Yet, it seeks to find an alternative to the power and subjectivity of the [social] control of people with an experience of mental illness that inhabit this place both voluntarily and involuntarily. I have used a variety of texts to explore the experience and concept of Otherness. The poems are intended to take you, as a reader where you could not perhaps emotionally and physically go, or might have never envisaged going. They also allow me as the author to more fully describe the Otherness of place that is neither the consumer story nor the nurse’s notation, but somewhere alternately ordered to these two spaces. Drawing on the heuristic research approaches of Moustakas and literary psychogeography , particularly the work of Guy Debord, this thesis creates the space to explore the possibilities of resistance and change and the emergence of the identity of the nurse artist within the mental health field environment.</p>

scholarly journals Editorial

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Adriana Nica
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Research Integrity ◽  
Scientific Publication ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
Editorial Team ◽  
Academic Publishing

Modern medicine, as practiced today, mostly relies on clinical and experimental evidence, attempting to be standardized as accurately as possible in all pathologies, so that diagnostic and therapeutic management is guided by globally validated protocols and guidelines. In this context, with the help of modern tools and the exponential expansion of the Internet, scientific publication was no longer reserved for a limited number of researchers, but it was possible and even recommended for all practitioners. Another paradigm shift in relation to academic publishing is about results that can be published. Until recently, publishing two studies with the same research design or accepting the publication of negative results was considered redundant. Now it has become mandatory to replicate studies on the same population or populations as well as to dismantle the negative outcomes to draw the best statistical significance and best practice. The necessity of scientific publication often puts on the shoulders of young doctors and researchers a burden that is difficult to wear without an adequate previous experience. Wishing to come to their support, I had the initiative to launch this magazine with a broad theme and especially with a very dynamic and enthusiastic editorial team that wants to guide the authors towards improving the articles, thus contributing to the development of their skills and competences in academic publishing. Also, in order to help those wishing to develop their knowledge about academic research and scientific publishing, we aim to organize a series of courses and workshops to highlight the latest standards on topics such as: research integrity, scientometry, peer-review or open-science. We invite you to support our approach and become involved in the scientific development of the journal as authors and as well as peer-reviewers.

scholarly journals Mental Illness Self-Stigma in Young People: A Scoping Review Protocol

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel S Taylor ◽  
Nicola Cogan ◽  
Pamela Jenkins ◽  
Xi Liu ◽  
Paul S Flowers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Young People ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
Screening Process ◽  
Negative Stereotypes

Background: Self-stigma (the internalisation of negative stereotypes) is known to reduce help-seeking behaviours and treatment adherence in people who have a mental illness, resulting in worsening health outcomes. Moreover, self-stigma diminishes self-esteem and self-efficacy, and leads to higher levels of depression. Half of all lifetime cases of mental illness have manifested by the age of 14, and therefore young people are vulnerable to the negative impact of suffering mental illness self-stigma. While literature in this field has been flourishing in recent years, mental illness self-stigma remains poorly understood in youth. It is important that we seek to understand what is currently known about mental illness self-stigma in young people, and subsequently use this information to guide future research to advance knowledge of this topic. To date, a scoping review which maps the available literature on mental illness self-stigma in young people has yet to be conducted. Here, we outline the protocol for a scoping review on mental illness self-stigma in young people. Methods: This protocol outlines the process of conducting a scoping review of primary research concerning mental illness self-stigma in young people. The Joanna Briggs Institute guidance on best practice for conducting a scoping review will utilised throughout. A systematic search of appropriate databases will be conducted which will allow for a two-step screening process and data charting. Inclusion criteria for this review dictates that eligible studies will i) include a population within the age range of 10-35 (or mean age within this range), ii) include the term self-stigma or internalised stigma relating to mental health/illness/disorder, iii) be primary research, iv) be published post-2009 (following the seminal study by Moses, 2009) and v) be published in English. Discussion: The findings of the scoping review outlined in this protocol will be used to inform future research which aims to explore self-stigmatising attitudes and beliefs of young people experiencing mental illness. This research will result in co-produced, impactful resources for young people on the topic of mental illness self-stigma with the aim of raising awareness and stigma reduction.

scholarly journals Article Commentary: Psychiatric Issues in Palliative Care: Assessing Mental Capacity

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. PCRT.S10889
Author(s):  
Itoro Udo ◽  
Zeid Mohammed ◽  
Amanda Gash
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Mental Capacity ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Capacity Decisions ◽  
Case Vignettes ◽  
Mental Capacity Act ◽  
The Mind

Issues surrounding capacity to consent to or refuse treatment are increasingly receiving clinical and legal attention. Through the use of 3 case vignettes that involve different aspects of mental health care in palliative care settings, mental capacity issues are discussed. The vignettes tackle capacity in a patient with newly developed mental illness consequent to physical illness, capacity in a patient with mental illness but without delirium and capacity in a patient with known impairment of the mind. These discussions give credence to best practice position where physicians act in the best interests of their patients at all times. It is important to emphasize that capacity decisions have to be made on a case by case basis, within the remit of legal protection. This is a fundamental requirement of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, England & Wales (MCA). The later is used as the legal basis for these discussions. The psychiatric liaison service is a useful resource to provide consultation, advice and or joint assessment to clinicians encountering complex dilemmas involving decision-making capacity.

scholarly journals Why it’s time to stop saying “mental illness”:  A commentary on the revision of the Irish Mental Health Act

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Malcolm MacLachlan ◽  
Rebecca Murphy ◽  
Michael Daly ◽  
Philip Hyland
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
World Health ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Mental Health Act ◽  
The United Nations

The Irish Mental Health Act (2001) is undergoing revision.  In 2014 an Expert Review Group recommended that the term currently used in the act “mental disorder”, should be replaced with the term “mental illness”.  We argue that the proposed change, while well intentioned, contradicts the internationally adopted terminology of “mental disorder” used by the United Nations, World Health Organisation and European Commission. The term “mental illness” is atavistic, it implies an unsupported cause, it contravenes the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), and it is associated with concerns regarding stigma and reduced self-efficacy.  Furthermore, the term “mental illness” is not used in any internationally accepted diagnostic or classification system in the mental health field. While any term used to describe mental health problems, may be contested, Ireland should not revert to using archaic terminology.  In accordance with international best practice, and perhaps in lieu of a willingness to accept more progressive alternatives, Ireland should continue to use cause-neutral terminology, such as “mental disorder”, in the revised Mental Health Act.

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