Considerations when offering mental health first aid to a person with an intellectual disability: a Delphi study [PDF]
BMC Psychology, 2021 Background People with an intellectual disability experience higher rates of mental health problems, but experience significant barriers to receiving professional help. Increasing the knowledge and skills of those who support them can help to reduce some
Kathy S. Bond +6 more
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Adaptation of mental health first aid guidelines for eating disorders for Iran [PDF]
BMC PsychiatryBackground This study aimed to adapt mental health first aid guidelines to support individuals with or at risk of developing eating disorders in Iran. This adaptation seeks to enhance the support available for the Iranian population dealing with these ...
Azadeh Sayarifard +7 more
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Observed behaviours and suicide assessment language post-Mental Health First Aid training in Australia and the United States: a mixed methods study using discourse analysis [PDF]
BMC Medical Education, 2022 Background Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training teaches participants how to respond to mental health crises, including suicide. Little is known about the impact of training on participants’ observed MHFA behaviours.
William Nguyen +7 more
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Correction to: Re-development of mental health first aid guidelines for non-suicidal self-injury: a Delphi study [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2021 Anna M. Ross +2 more
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Redevelopment of mental health first aid guidelines for supporting someone experiencing a panic attack: a Delphi study [PDF]
BMC Psychology, 2022 Background Panic attacks and panic disorder can have a major impact on the mental health and wellbeing of those who experience them. People with recurrent panic attacks have increased odds of developing a mental disorder and of worsening the course of ...
Kathryn J. Chalmers +8 more
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Impact of Mental Health First Aid Training Courses on Patients' Mental Health. [PDF]
Comput Intell Neurosci, 2022 Background. With the prevalence of mental issues worldwide, more and more people are suffering from psychological torture. Mental Health Gap Action Program (mhGAP) has been introduced to improve the life quality of humans. Objectives. To explore and synthesize evidence of participants’ experience of mental health first aid (MHFA) training course ...
Zeng F, Zhong D, Chen X, Li H, Tian X.
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Evaluation of the Conversations About Gambling Mental Health First Aid course: effects on knowledge, stigmatising attitudes, confidence and helping behaviour [PDF]
BMC Psychology, 2022 Background The effects of problem gambling are wide-ranging, affecting many aspects of health and negatively impacting the person who gambles, their family and friends, and their community.
Kathy S. Bond +9 more
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Mental Health First Aid as a tool for improving mental health and well-being. [PDF]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2023 The prevalence of mental health problems is high, and they have a wide-ranging and deleterious effect on many sectors in society. As well as the impact on individuals and families, mental health problems in the workplace negatively affect productivity.
Richardson R +6 more
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FIRST AID FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN GERMANY
Psychiatria Danubina, 2019 Early recognition of mental disorders and psychological crisis is essential for successful therapy and good outcome of affected persons. Relatives and affected persons need health knowledge in order to identify early symptoms and psychological crisis and to guide patients to the health care system.
Michael Deuschle, Tabea Send
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Development of Chinese mental health first aid guidelines for psychosis: a Delphi expert consensus study [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2020 Background Family and friends of a person developing a mental illness or in a mental health crisis can help the person until treatment is received or the crisis resolves.
Wenjing Li +5 more
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