Éco-Anxiété: Construction d’une représentation sociale et différences intergénérationnelles.

The objective was to understand, based on the narratives of students from an undergraduate psychology course, the social representation regarding the mental health and illness process. This is narrative research carried out at a public university in Bahia. Data collection took place online, using an electronic form made available in 2021, for data analysis dialectical hermeneutics was used. 34 students participated in the study. The results were presented in two empirical categories: biomedical model in the mental health and illness process and social determinants model in the mental health and illness process. The students narrated their social representation about the mental health and illness process, both from a perspective that favors the biomedical model and based on the psychosocial care model. Considering the analysis carried out, there is an urgent need for undergraduate courses in Psychology and other courses in the health field to review their curricula in order to meet the precepts of the Brazilian Psychiatric Reform, making use of mandatory and optional components with active methodologies of teaching-learning that address the topic, thus aiming to resolve stigmatized conceptions in the field of mental health and prepare professionals who base their work on the precepts of psychosocial care.

The mining industry in India is one of the most labor-intensive sectors, where the nature of work, long working hours, environmental hazards, and employment insecurity significantly affect the physical and mental health of workers. Particularly in limestone mining areas, issues related to mental stress have remained relatively underexplored. The present study aims to analyze the interrelationship between mental stress, workload, and health risks among limestone mining workers in the rural district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan.This study is based on a primary survey that included a total of 360 respondents (mining workers and non-workers residing in mining-affected areas). The data were analyzed using SPSS software. Descriptive statistics were applied to assess variables such as age, work experience, working hours, weekly working days, exposure to dust and noise, availability of safety measures, and health problems (both physical and mental).The findings of the study indicate that a large proportion of workers are exposed to long working hours (10–12 hours), continuous working days, and high levels of dust and noise. As a result, approximately 43 percent of the workers were found to experience mental stress, which is closely associated with physical health problems, job dissatisfaction, lack of safety measures, and employment insecurity. The study highlights that mental health issues in mining areas should not be viewed merely as individual problems but rather as structural challenges arising from adverse working conditions and environmental risks.Therefore, the study underscores the urgent need for mental health-focused policies in the mining sector, regulation of working hours, and the provision of effective safety and healthcare services.

Identification and Navigation of Mental Health Stressors in Collegiate Female Athletes Dianna Marinaro, Doctoral Candidate Drexel University, May 2022 Supervising Professor/Chairperson: Stephanie Smith Budhai Mental health is a national priority and encompasses many elements, such as cognitive, behavioral, and emotional wellbeing. Moreover, collegiate female athletes are exposed to numerous mental health stressors, that when left untreated, can lead to further mental health complications and athlete burn-out. The expectation to prosper in the classroom as well as on the field can cause an accumulation of one or many mental health issues within an athlete. The purpose of this qualitative case study is to identify mental health stressors that female athletes experience at the collegiate level, as well as the supports and barriers that they encounter while trying to navigate these mental health stressors. This qualitative case study will draw attention to the issues in mental health that collegiate female athletes are facing as well as recognize the hurdles and current resources that are available to support them. The following research questions will guide this study: 1) How do female athletes describe the mental health stressors that they have experienced during their collegiate years? 2) What barriers do collegiate female athletes experience when navigating mental health stressors? 3) How do coaches describe their capacity to provide collegiate female athletes with supports to navigate mental health stressors? This study is significant because it will provide vital information regarding prevalent mental health stressors that collegiate female athletes experience, as well as highlight the supports and barriers they have access to. Furthermore, this study is significant because the findings have the potential to benefit numerous stakeholders. Subsequently, this study will highlight the need for proper tools, supports, and resources that will allow for female athletes to overcome, as well as control mental health stressors that they may experience during college. Finally, this study is significant because the identified mental health stressors that may be shared by the collegiate female athletes who participate in this study may be transferable to male collegiate athletes, as well as non-athlete college students. Key words: mental health, stressors, student athletes, social constructivism, focus group, case study

Objective: To analyze the social representations of COVID-19 during and after the health emergency among adults from San Luis Potosí and other states. Materials and Methods: An exploratory study with a free association approach was carried out through questionnaires administered to 248 people at two points in time: 2020 (148 participants) and 2024 (100 participants). Data were processed using lexical, prototypical, and similarity analyses to identify the frequency of evocations and the organization of central and peripheral elements. Results: During the pandemic, the most frequent evocations were disease, pandemic, and death, which, along with other terms, formed five representational nodes. Subsequently, the most associated words were virus, disease, and pandemic, organized into four representational nodes. In both periods, disease remained a central element of social representations, showing strong connections with other evocations. Conclusions: These findings reveal that the pandemic was not only conceived as a biomedical phenomenon but also as a process with significant psychosocial repercussions. It is essential to integrate the social and emotional dimensions into health policies, particularly mental health, with sustained post-pandemic actions adapted to local contexts. Keywords: Social Representation, COVID-19, Mexico, Mental Health.

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Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID‐19) pandemic, the number of individuals infected with the COVID‐19 has been increasing worldwide, posed a substantial threat to mental health. Therefore, discovering the means for blocking the transmission path of COVID‐19 and improving mental health is of great significance. Based on a survey on the life of urban and rural residents in China (in 2020), the study applied the least squares method to analyse the effect of closed‐off management on the psychological anxiety and psychological stress caused by the COVID‐19 pandemic. Furthermore, the bootstrap decomposition method was used to test for the mediating effects of satisfaction with and confidence in pandemic prevention. The study found that closed‐off management in communities exerted a negative effect on psychological anxiety and stress caused by the COVID‐19 pandemic. Additionally, satisfaction with and confidence in pandemic prevention played a mediating role on the psychological anxiety and stress caused by the COVID‐19 pandemic. Therefore, closed‐off management in communities will not only prevent the spread of the COVID‐19, but also improve satisfaction with and confidence in pandemic prevention and control. Furthermore, it will alleviate the psychological anxiety and stress caused by the COVID‐19 pandemic.

Post-traumatic stress disorder is an disorder that can occur after experiencing or witnessing a terrible event, or torture with serious physical crimes, or threatening events. Disasters are traumatic events that can lead to various mental and physical health consequences. Victims of natural disasters experience physical and psychological stress, and previous research has shown that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and other mental health problems can increase after the disaster. Large scale natural disasters that involve large numbers of people not only affect the mental health of victims, but also workers who carry out rescue and recovery tasks. Flashbacks restore emotions associated with traumatic events and make people very uncomfortable. PTSD has a large impact on individuals and society. There is evidence to suggest that, among anxiety disorders, PTSD is one of the most strongly associated with suicidal behavior. People with PTSD also struggle with interpersonal problems, parenting difficulties, and problems with household income, and have some mental illness and physical health

Mental Health Matters: Mental Health and Overall Well-Being Among First- and Second-Year Medical Students

Introduction: Since job stress and burnout are considered as basic factors in reducing efficacy and engendering physical and mental side effects, the present study was conducted with the aim of determining the mental health state and its relationship with job stress and burnout. Methods: The present study is a descriptive-analytical one which uses a cross-sectional design. In line with the research objectives, 125 workers of the metal industry were randomly selected. To collect data, the Demographic Characteristics Questionnaire, the Goldberg General Health Questionnaire, the US Institute of Mental Health Job Stress Questionnaire, and Maslach Job Burnout Inventory (with Chronbach's alpha coefficients of 0.89, 0.92, and 0.86, respectively) were used. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS-20. Results: The mean scores of mental health, job stress, and burnout are 47.97 ± 10.8, 147.54 ± 17.8, and 54.69 ± 13.94, respectively. According to Pearson correlation coefficient, mental health has a direct correlation with job stress and burnout. It means that by increasing the degree of job stress and burnout, the mental health state was unfavorable. Conclusions: Regarding the results of the present study in which there is a direct correlation between mental stress on job stress and burnout. If job stress and burnout in workplaces are not identified and controlled, they have negative effects on general health. Therefore, by identifying the resources and reasons of occurring job stress and burnout, and presenting practical and applied strategies for coping with and preventing the occurrence of job stress and burnout can supply and retain general health of the workers in workplaces.

Global mental health and HIV care: gaps and research priorities.

Dr. Charles Dukes is an Aerospace psychiatrist working with NASA’s behavioral health and performance operations group under the human health and performance contract at Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas....

This chapter provides an introduction to the theoretical background, an overview of the research on mental illness and the media, and a discussion of the policy and practice implications of this body of research. It focuses on the research and implications of news, entertainment, and social media representations of mental illness, defined as clinically diagnosable mental health disorders, opposed to mental wellness topics such as stress relief. The chapter summarizes the findings of descriptive studies assessing the content of news media coverage about mental illness in the US and reviews the knowledge base stemming from experimental studies testing the effects of media exposure on audiences' attitudes about mental illness. Key findings are: Overall Negative Portrayals of Mental Illness in the News Media, News Media Emphasis on Interpersonal Violence, and Mental Illness Diagnoses and Symptoms in News Stories. The stigmatizing effects of media portrayals of untreated mental illness may differ across conditions.

Musculoskeletal specialists who attempt to discuss the connection between mental health (thoughts and emotions) and physical health (symptom intensity and activity tolerance) with patients, may fear that they risk offending those patients. In a search for language that creates comfort with difficult conversations, some specialists favor a biomedical framework, such as central sensitization, which posits abnormal central neuron activity. Without addressing the relative accuracy of mind- or brain-based conceptualizations, we addressed crafted and practiced communication strategies as conversation starters that allow specialists to operate within a biopsychosocial framework without harming the relationship with the patient. We measured (1) patient resonance with various explanations of the mind-body connection, including examples of both mind- and brain-based communication strategies, and (2) factors associated with resonance and emotional reactions to the explanations. In this cross-sectional study, all adult new and returning patients who were literate in English and who attended several musculoskeletal specialty offices were invited to complete questionnaires addressing reactions to one of seven explanations of the mind-body connection assigned using a random number generator. Acknowledging that the relative accuracy of mind-based and nerve- or brain-based strategies are speculative, we developed the following conversation starters: two explanations that were cognitively framed ("the mind is a great story teller"; one positively framed and one negatively framed), two emotionally framed explanations ("stressed or down"; one positively framed and one negatively framed), one mentioning thoughts and emotions in more neutral terms ("mind and body work together … thoughts and emotions affect the way your body experiences pain"), and two biomedical neurophysiology-based explanations ("nerves get stuck in an over-excited state" and "overstimulated nerves"), all crafted with the assistance of a communication scholar. It was unusual for people to decline (although the exact number of those who did was not tracked) and 304 of 308 patients who started the questionnaires completed them and were analyzed. In this sample, 51% (155 of 304) were men, and the mean ± SD age was 49 ± 17 years. Reactions were measured as resonance (a 1 to 5 Likert scale regarding the degree to which the stated concept aligns with their understanding of health and by inference is a comfortable topic of discussion) and self-assessment manikins using circled figurines to measure feelings of happiness (frowning to smiling figures), stimulation/excitement (a relaxed sleepy figure to an energized wide-eyed figure), and security/control (small to large figures). These are commonly used to quantify the appeal and emotive content of a given message. Patients also completed surveys of demographics and mental health. Multilevel multivariable linear regression models were constructed to assess factors associated with resonance, happiness, excitement, and control. Controlling for potential confounding variables such as demographics and mental health measures, a relatively neutral biopsychosocial explanation ("mind and body work together") had the greatest mean resonance (4.2 ± 0.8 versus 3.8 ± 0.9 for the other explanations; p < 0.01) and the largest regression coefficient for resonance (0.78 [95% confidence interval 0.41 to 1.15]). The next-most-resonant explanations were biomedical ("excitable nerves", "over-excited state"). Biopsychosocial explanations that mention stress, distress, or cognitive bias ("mind is a great storyteller") had lower resonance. People with greater unhealthy cognitive bias regarding pain (more catastrophic thinking) were less comfortable with all the explanations (lower resonance, regression coefficient -0.03 [95% CI -0.06 to -0.01]). Emotional reactions were relatively comparable with the exception that people felt less control and security with specific explanations such as "excitable nerves" and "mind is a great storyteller." Crafted communication strategies allow musculoskeletal specialists to address health within the biopsychosocial paradigm without harming their relationship with the patient. Musculoskeletal specialists may be the first clinicians to notice mental health opportunities. It may be helpful for them to develop and practice effective communication strategies that make mental health a comfortable topic of discussion.

Mental health encompasses an individual’s emotional, psychological and social well-being. In the United States, addressing mental health is an emergent concern among young adults. This paper investigates how stigma and ethnicity influence the likelihood of young adults seeking professional help for a mental health condition. To garner understanding regarding young adults’ attitudes about mental health and help-seeking behaviour, individuals from the Gen Z and millennial generational cohorts were interviewed regarding the management of their mental health and their comfort level with seeking help for a mental health condition. Insight from the interviews helped to inform the development of a model that examined factors influencing the consumption of mental health services. The model was tested using individuals from the Gen Z and millennial cohorts (n = 476). Findings indicate that stigma mediates the relationship between individuals experiencing a mental health condition such as anxiety and intentions to seek mental health services. Heightened feelings of anxiety were also related to efforts to self-treat an illness by consuming products such as alcohol and recreational drugs. Ethnicity was a key factor in terms of the intention to seek help for a mental health condition, with white people more likely than black people to seek help for a mental health condition such as anxiety. Finally, mental health literacy was positively related to intentions to seek mental health services. Recommendations are offered for how marketing and communication strategies can be designed to reach targeted groups, including groups of colour, to help address the mental health crisis.

Health Managers' Social Representations on Competences, Work, and Mental Health