Evaluation of the Conversations about Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Mental Health First Aid Course: Effects on Knowledge, Stigmatising Attitudes, Confidence and Helping Behaviour. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023 Background: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a common mental health problem, with a 19% lifetime prevalence in Australian adolescents and 12% in adults.
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Mental health priorities and cultural-responsiveness of the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training for Asian immigrant populations in Greater Boston, Massachusetts. [PDF]
BMC PsychiatryBackground Asians and Asian Americans have the lowest rate of mental health service utilization (25%) in the US compared to other racial/ethnic groups (39 − 52%), despite high rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation.
Kim MK +7 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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MindGuard: Towards Accessible and Sitgma-free Mental Health First Aid via Edge LLM [PDF]
arXivMental health disorders are among the most prevalent diseases worldwide, affecting nearly one in four people. Despite their widespread impact, the intervention rate remains below 25%, largely due to the significant cooperation required from patients for both diagnosis and intervention.
Sijie Ji +5 more
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Cultural adaptation of the guidelines for offering mental health first aid to a person after a potentially traumatic event: a delphi expert consensus study in Brazil. [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2022 Background: Traumatic events increase the risk of mental disorders. In a country with relatively under-developed mental health support systems, services to assist people who have experienced potentially traumatic events may be unavailable.
Mendes KN +5 more
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Cultural adaptation of the mental health first aid guidelines for assisting a person at risk of suicide in Brazil: a Delphi expert consensus study. [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2022 Background Suicide is a major public health concern in Brazil, with nearly 115,000 Brazilians dying by suicide in 2010–2019. As support for individuals at risk of suicide may come from the community, particularly family and friends, it is fundamental ...
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Mental health first aid for the UK Armed Forces [PDF]
Health Promotion International, 2019 Education programmes in mental health literacy can address stigma and misunderstanding of mental health. This study investigated self-rated differences in knowledge, attitudes and confidence around mental health issues following participation in a ...
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Mental Health First Aid training and assessment in Australian medical, nursing and pharmacy curricula: a national perspective using content analysis. [PDF]
BMC Med Educ, 2022 Suicide is among the leading causes of death among people aged 15 to 29 worldwide. Healthcare professionals interact with people at risk of suicide regularly, yet mental health and crisis first aid training is lacking in curricula.
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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 mental health first aid guidelines for problem drinking: a Delphi expert consensus study in Argentina and Chile. [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2022 Background Among all psychoactive substances, alcohol consumption presents the most significant public health problem and is a leading risk factor for overall disease burden in Latin America.
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