2024
Psychological Resilience of Mental Health Workers During the Russia-Ukraine War: Implications for Clinical Interventions.
Kang H, Fischer I, Vus V, Kolyshkina A, Ponomarenko L, Chobanian A, Esterlis I, Pietrzak R. Psychological Resilience of Mental Health Workers During the Russia-Ukraine War: Implications for Clinical Interventions. The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders 2024, 26 PMID: 39441963, DOI: 10.4088/pcc.24m03761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health workersPsychological resilienceHealth workersDistress scoresClinical interventionsMental health symptomsGreater resilienceAssociated with greater resilienceWar-related exposuresWork-related stressorsConvenience samplePsychosocial characteristicsHealth symptomsMeaning in lifeOccupational stressorsPresence of meaning in lifeOccupational stressSocial connectednessPromote resiliencePsychiatric resilienceGreater levelsInterventionScoresSocial relationshipsAuthor affiliationSyrian refugee young adults as community mental health workers implementing problem management plus: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial to measure the mechanisms of effect on their own wellbeing, stress and coping
Nakkash R, Ghandour L, Brown G, Panter-Brick C, Bomar H, Tleis M, Al Masri H, Fares M, Al Halabi F, Najjar Y, Louis B, Hodroj M, Chamoun Y, Zarzour M, Afifi R. Syrian refugee young adults as community mental health workers implementing problem management plus: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial to measure the mechanisms of effect on their own wellbeing, stress and coping. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2024, 40: 101325. PMID: 39045391, PMCID: PMC11263753, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity mental health workersProblem Management PlusMental health workersHealth workersYoung adultsEvidence-based psychosocial interventionsRandomized controlled trial protocolEngagement of young adultsNational Institute of Mental HealthInstitute of Mental HealthMental health consequencesRandomized Controlled TrialsPsychosocial interventionsMental healthMechanisms of effectCoping outcomesHealth consequencesEnhance wellbeingReduce stressTrial protocolWellbeingPrimary analysisRefugee populationsAdultsSyrian refugeesWell-being of mental health workers during the Russian-Ukrainian War
Kang H, Fischer I, Vus V, Kolyshkina A, Ponomarenko L, Chobanian A, Esterlis I, Pietrzak R. Well-being of mental health workers during the Russian-Ukrainian War. Mental Health Global Challenges Journal 2024, 7: 41-49. DOI: 10.56508/mhgcj.v7i1.189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health workersMental health difficultiesPsychosocial factorsHealth difficultiesWell-being domainsHealth workersWell-beingMental healthMental health support servicesFactors associated with well-beingLevels of mental health difficultiesHealth support servicesPromote well-beingAssociated with higher well-beingPosttraumatic stress symptomsConvenience samplePsychosocial characteristicsMultiple well-being domainsHigher well-beingSupport servicesPresence of mental health difficultiesHigher optimismStress symptomsInteraction of riskProtective factors
2022
A Qualitative Study to Support Future Implementation of Peer Support in a Psychiatric Emergency Room Service in Campinas, Brazil
dos Santos D, do Carmo Reis G, Costa M, Banzato C, Bellamy C, O’Connell M, McDonald-Bellamy H, Davidson L, Onocko-Campos R. A Qualitative Study to Support Future Implementation of Peer Support in a Psychiatric Emergency Room Service in Campinas, Brazil. Journal Of Recovery In Mental Health 2022, 5: 5-18. DOI: 10.33137/jrmh.v5i2.38178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerious mental illnessPsychiatric emergency room serviceHospital-based psychiatric servicesEmergency room servicesPsychiatric unitMental illnessPeer supportMental health servicesPsychiatric emergency roomMental health workersProfessionals' perceptionsRoom servicesEmergency roomHealth workersPsychiatric servicesFocus groupsPeer support roleClients' perceptionsQualitative studyHealth servicesIllnessLack of accessLack of carePeer-based modelEmotional network
2017
Recovery, citizenship, and psychosocial rehabilitation: A dialog between Brazilian and American mental health care approaches
Campos R, Costa M, Pereira M, Ricci E, da Silva Tavares Enes G, Janeth L, Chavez E, Reis G, Davidson L. Recovery, citizenship, and psychosocial rehabilitation: A dialog between Brazilian and American mental health care approaches. American Journal Of Psychiatric Rehabilitation 2017, 20: 311-326. DOI: 10.1080/15487768.2017.1338071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrazilian Psychiatric ReformUnited StatesRecovery movementSocial movementsSerious mental illnessSocial justiceMental health disordersSet of suggestionsCountry systemsCitizenshipDistinct culturesCultural differencesService usersHealth disordersIdentifies commonalitiesPsychiatric reformMental illnessMental health issuesCitizensPsychosocial rehabilitation modelMental health workersMental health careSocietyHealth care approachPeople
2016
Predictors of Employment Burnout Among VHA Peer Support Specialists
Park SG, Chang BH, Mueller L, Resnick SG, Eisen SV. Predictors of Employment Burnout Among VHA Peer Support Specialists. Psychiatric Services 2016, 67: 1109-1115. PMID: 27247169, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201500239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJob burnoutGreater psychiatric symptomsLevel of burnoutSelf-report surveyMental health workersPeer specialistsEmotional exhaustionPersonal accomplishmentMental health recoveryBurnout levelsBurnout scoresEmployment experiencesBurnoutPeer support specialistsPsychiatric symptomsHealth recoveryNational sampleStrongest predictorNuanced experiencePotential predictorsDirect servicesPredictorsSupport specialistsExperienceQuality of lifeJob Satisfaction of Department of Veterans Affairs Peer Mental Health Providers
Chang BH, Mueller L, Resnick SG, Osatuke K, Eisen SV. Job Satisfaction of Department of Veterans Affairs Peer Mental Health Providers. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 2016, 39: 47-54. PMID: 26414749, PMCID: PMC8167885, DOI: 10.1037/prj0000162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVocational rehabilitation specialistsRehabilitation specialistsPeer specialistsNon-VA settingsMental health servicesMental health careMental health workersMental health providersSignificant group differencesHealth workersLength of employmentHealth providersHealth servicesCohortComparison groupHealth careStudy sampleGroup differencesVA employeesStudy objectiveNonveteran samplesPeer providersJob categoriesShorter lengthVeterans
2013
Recruitment and Retention of Mental Health Workers in Ghana
Jack H, Canavan M, Ofori-Atta A, Taylor L, Bradley E. Recruitment and Retention of Mental Health Workers in Ghana. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e57940. PMID: 23469111, PMCID: PMC3585225, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health workersHealth workersMental health careMental health treatment gapHealth carePublic psychiatric hospitalHospital work environmentStigma reduction effortsTreatment gapPsychiatric hospitalPatient careLow-income countriesMental healthCarePatientsHospitalPositive daysConstant comparative methodSnowballing methodOpen-ended interviewsQualitative interviewsGreat needLack of resourcesRecruitmentFactors
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