Adult antisocial behavior and its relationship to the diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder in a longitudinal study of homelessness
In: Journal of social distress and the homeless, Band 30, Heft 1, S. 20-27
ISSN: 1573-658X
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In: Journal of social distress and the homeless, Band 30, Heft 1, S. 20-27
ISSN: 1573-658X
In: Families in society: the journal of contemporary human services, Band 98, Heft 1, S. 79-84
ISSN: 1945-1350
The recovery movement in mental health and social work has inspired changes in the conceptualization of mental health services, and there has been a call for increasing consumer focus in family education interventions for populations coping with mental illness. However, providers have concerns that family-driven content may not include information believed critical to effective treatment. This study examines the impact of consumer preference in a multifamily psychoeducation intervention. Participant families (N = 123) tested Psychoeducation Responsive to Families (PERF), in which groups (N = 12) specified curriculum topics and rank order uniquely. The results were compared to existing clinician-generated content in a SAMHSA toolkit on psychoeducation: topics tended to recur across multiple groups and eight of the most frequently chosen had substantial overlap with the SAMHSA toolkit. Findings suggest that allowing consumers greater freedom in meeting their educational needs will not lead to exclusion of material viewed as necessary by professionals.
In: Journal of social distress and the homeless, Band 15, Heft 4, S. 273-293
ISSN: 1573-658X
In: Social work with groups: a journal of community and clinical practice, Band 19, Heft 3-4, S. 5-20
ISSN: 1540-9481
In: Alcoholism treatment quarterly: the practitioner's quarterly for individual, group, and family therapy, Band 10, Heft 3-4, S. 91-100
ISSN: 1544-4538
In: Journal of social distress and the homeless, Band 32, Heft 1, S. 104-113
ISSN: 1573-658X
In: Social work in mental health: the journal of behavioral and psychiatric social work, Band 18, Heft 6, S. 651-669
ISSN: 1533-2993
In: Social work with groups: a journal of community and clinical practice, Band 44, Heft 1, S. 83-90
ISSN: 1540-9481
In: Journal of social distress and the homeless, Band 28, Heft 2, S. 132-138
ISSN: 1573-658X
In: International journal of mass emergencies and disasters, Band 40, Heft 2, S. 184-204
ISSN: 2753-5703
This study's purpose was to learn about survivors' raw personal experiences of the Oklahoma City bombing in terms of reported actions, thoughts, and feelings, and to examine the evolution of their feelings with the passage of time, post-disaster. A randomly selected sample of 182 directly-exposed survivors of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing were interviewed approximately six months after the disaster and asked four open-ended questions about reactions to the bombing and to reminders of it. Responses to questions were conceptually divided, providing structure for a subsequent qualitative content analysis. Initial thoughts and actions at the time of the bomb blast included efforts to make sense of what was happening and helping themselves and others to safety. Feelings evolved in type and intensity, with varied time courses. Based on these findings, responders, clinicians, and health authorities can anticipate different emotional responses over time, allowing tailoring of mental health interventions to needs.
In: Social work with groups: a journal of community and clinical practice, Band 22, Heft 1, S. 33-48
ISSN: 1540-9481
In: Journal of religion & spirituality in social work: social thought, Band 41, Heft 3, S. 308-324
ISSN: 1542-6440
OBJECTIVE: The mental health effects of major terrorist attacks on diplomatic government personnel have not been well studied. This study examined the psychiatric and psychosocial effects of the 1998 terrorist bombing of the US Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, on US government personnel exposed to the bombing. METHOD: At 8–10 months after the bombing, 179 US government employees (53 Americans, 126 Kenyans, 53% male, age mean=40.6 and SD=8.4 years ranging 21–65) were assessed with the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for DSM-IV for disaster-related psychiatric diagnoses and the Disaster Supplement Interview and Questionnaire about their immediate disaster experiences, subjective responses, mental health interventions/treatment, safety perceptions, and coping. RESULTS: About one-third (32%) of these US government personnel developed postdisaster psychiatric disorders, mostly bombing-related PTSD (20%), but few received psychiatric treatment. Prevalence rates of all postdisaster psychiatric disorders, including bombing-related PTSD, were similar between subgroups of Americans and Kenyans, despite the Kenyans reporting more direct disaster trauma exposures, subjective postdisaster distress, and posttraumatic stress symptoms. These US government personnel had fewer psychiatric consequences of the Nairobi bombing than their previously studied civilian counterparts. CONCLUSIONS: Possible explanatory factors in the lower prevalence of postdisaster psychopathology in these government personnel compared to the civilians are selection for greater personal resilience for government employment and stigma-based underreporting of mental health needs in governmental workplaces. Stigma is a potential barrier to psychiatric treatment that needs to be addressed in government workplaces.
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In: Families in society: the journal of contemporary human services, Band 88, Heft 1, S. 124-129
ISSN: 1945-1350
Research on services for families of children with emotional and behavioral disorders has identified family psychoeducation as a promising modality for service delivery. The current paper reports the results of pilot testing two multi-family psychoeducation groups in a school setting. Parents of 15 children receiving school services for emotional and behavioral disorders participated in two psychoeducation groups. Families completed surveys pre- and post-intervention on family-level and child-level outcomes. Among outcome variables, attention-related problems demonstrated significant improvement and a substantial effect size. Other outcomes were positive, with effect sizes generally in the moderate range. Despite the small sample size and limited measurements, these results offer further support for the promise of psychoeducation for parents of children with emotional and behavioral disorders.
In: Evaluation and program planning: an international journal, Band 27, Heft 4, S. 423-431
ISSN: 1873-7870