37 research outputs found
When local poverty is more important than your income: Mental health in minorities in inner cities
Volkswagen Foundation and the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research . Grant Number: BMBF 01 EL080
Indolent systemic mastocytosis limited to the bone: a case report and review of the literature
The psychic costs of migration: evidence from Irish return migrants
Within the economics literature, the 'psychic costs' of migration have
been incorporated into theoretical models since Sjaastad (J Polit Econ 70:80
93, 1962). However, the existence of such costs has rarely been investigated
in empirical papers. In this paper, we look at the psychic costs of migration by
using alcohol problems as an indicator. Rather than comparing immigrants and
natives, we look at the native-born in a single country and compare those who
have lived away for a period of their lives and those who have not. We use data
from the first wave of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing which is a large,
nationally representative sample of older Irish adults. We find that men who
lived away are more likely to have suffered from alcohol problems than men
who stayed. For women, we again see a higher incidence of alcohol problems
for short-term migrants. However, long-term female migrants are less likely
to have suffered from alcohol problems. For these women, it seems that
migration provided psychic benefits, and this is consistent with findings fro
Effects of school-based interventions on mental health stigmatization: a systematic review
Stigmatizing, or discriminatory, perspectives and behaviour, which target individuals on the basis of their mental health, are observed in even the youngest school children. We conducted a systematic review of the published and unpublished, scientific literature concerning the benefits and harms of school-based interventions, which were directed at students 18 years of age or younger to prevent or eliminate such stigmatization. Forty relevant studies were identified, yet only a qualitative synthesis was deemed appropriate. Five limitations within the evidence base constituted barriers to drawing conclusive inferences about the effectiveness and harms of school-based interventions: poor reporting quality, a dearth of randomized controlled trial evidence, poor methods quality for all research designs, considerable clinical heterogeneity, and inconsistent or null results. Nevertheless, certain suggestive evidence derived both from within and beyond our evidence base has allowed us to recommend the development, implementation and evaluation of a curriculum, which fosters the development of empathy and, in turn, an orientation toward social inclusion and inclusiveness. These effects may be achieved largely by bringing especially but not exclusively the youngest children into direct, structured contact with an infant, and likely only the oldest children and youth into direct contact with individuals experiencing mental health difficulties. The possible value of using educational activities, materials and contents to enhance hypothesized benefits accruing to direct contact also requires investigation. Overall, the curriculum might serve as primary prevention for some students and as secondary prevention for others
Aging and health among migrants in a European perspective
Kristiansen M, Razum O, Tezcan-GĂĽntekin H, Krasnik A. Aging and health among migrants in a European perspective. Public Health Reviews. 2016;37(1): 20