The building of cabin hospitals in Wuhan has been proven to be clinically successful in curing mild-symptom COVID-19 patients shortly after the outbreak of COVID-19 in late 2019. At the same time, ...the psychological effect of patients being treated in cabin hospitals and the features of the psychological status of the whole society remained ambiguous. This study adopted a self-administrated questionnaire to investigate the stress, depression, and anxiety status of patients in cabin hospitals (
n
= 212) and healthy participants outside of Hubei province (
n
= 221) in a population level from February 29 to March 01, 2020. The research measured participants’ stress response, depression level, and anxiety level as well as their social support system and their resilience level. Results indicated that in this sudden outbreak of an unknown pandemic, all people (whether or not infected) showed a generally high level of stress, depression, and anxiety, regardless of age, gender, education level, and employment. It also showed that people with a lower level of psychological resilience and social support reported more severe symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Moreover, the research also found a positive effect of cabin hospitals on the psychological recovery of COVID-19 patients. Stress response of patients increased after entering into cabin hospitals, while after 3–4 weeks’ treatment, patients showed a decrease in their depression and anxiety levels. This research advances the understanding of COVID-19 and gives suggestions to optimize the design and the allocation of resources in cabin hospitals and better deal with the unknown pandemics in the future.
The article is devoted to the problem of psychological features of readaptation of post-combatants after returning from the combat zone. The aims of the article are the substantiation and ...experimental study of the psychological features of readaptation of post-combatants to peaceful life. The tasks are defined as elucidating the essence of the concept of “readaptation” in scientific research, determination of psychological features of readaptation of post-combatants to peaceful life, and conducting a study of psychological features of readaptation of post-combatants to peaceful life. The following methods were used, including theoretical (analysis, generalization, comparison, and systematization), and empirical ones (multi-level personality questionnaire “Adaptivnist-200”). It has been established that the “readaptation” concept is applied when it comes to the need of an individual to “fight” against the psych-traumatic consequences of various stressful situations, as a result of which personality’s re-adaptation to ordinary life should take place after experiencing extreme situations. A critical analysis of approaches to defining the essence of the concept of “readaptation” by various researchers has been carried out. It has been emphasized that the process of readaptation of an individual can take place in two ways. In the first case, the person aligns their actions with the real situation on the basis of their own social experience, and in the second case, they transform the social situation to allow for their own life needs as a result of assimilating new norms, stereotypes and principles of social behaviour. It has been found out that the maladaptation of post-combatants can be pathological and non-pathological in nature. The non-pathological maladaptation is formed through individual deviations in the subject’s behaviour and experiences, caused by insufficient resocialization, socially unacceptable individual attitudes after returning from the combat zone, the breakdown of significant interpersonal relationships, the inability to engage in usual work or continue education due to injuries or mutilation etc. It has been shown that the system of rehabilitation of post-combatants has to be based on a complex of methods, principles, norms, laws and procedures which should take into account both non-pathological and possible pathological signs of post-traumatic stress disorders, as well as their depth and significance for the post-combatant’s life. The key goal of readaptation at the stage of the post-combatants’ exit from the combat zone is to satisfy their natural needs (recognition, understanding, and protection). Considering today’s requirements and the growing number of post-combatants who need psychological help, a corresponding study of their adaptability indicators was conducted via the BOO “Adaptivnist-200” methodology. Within the framework of this methodology, the levels of the personal potential of socio-psychological adaptation of post-combatants were calculated, which proved the prevalence of low resistance to combat stress. In addition, the following results were fixed including: mostly the sufficient level of military-professional orientation, the presence of some signs of deviant behaviour as well as the existence of individual rates of suicidal tendency. According to the results of the conducted research, practical psychological recommendations are proposed including more comprehensive approaches to improving the level of post-combatants’ readaptation to a peaceful life.
Disaster psychological assistance has become an important part of the disaster relief system, playing a crucial role in restoring and maintaining emotional stability and security of people and ...reducing trauma-related stress. As the first country to experience the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), China actively adopted psychological assistance measures in response to the panic caused by the epidemic. These measures are expected to help the Chinese government and governments in other parts of the world to better respond to the outbreaks of COVID-19.
Llevar a cabo la caracterización de los motivos de consulta en la atención psicológica suele ser difícil por su naturaleza variada y multidimensional y la consecuente falta de adecuados instrumentos ...para su sistematización. No obstante, hacerlo facilitaría la descripción de los principales motivos de consulta en psicología y la mejor orientación de los limitados recursos en la atención en salud mental. Este estudio descriptivo presenta el proceso de concepción, desarrollo y administración de un cuestionario de caracterización psicosocial y de motivos de consulta en una muestra de niños (N = 418, M.sub.edad = 8.4, DE.sub.edad = 2.17), adolescentes (N = 238, M.sub.edad = 15.2, DE.sub.edad = 1.54) y adultos (N = 869, M.sub.edad = 30.8, DE.sub.edad = 13.03) de 28 Centros de Atención Psicológica Universitarios en Colombia y sus evidencias de validez, con el objetivo de brindar a la comunidad psicológica en Latinoamérica una guía para la construcción de instrumentos localizados. Palabras clave motivos de consulta; atención psicológica; caracterización piscosocial; centro universitario de atención psicológica; cuestionarios. Characterizing chief psychological consulting complaints is often difficult due their varied and multidimensional nature, which is reflected by the lack of appropriate instruments to gather systematic information. However, such systematization would encourage better targeting of limited mental healthcare resources through a description and characterization of reasons for encounter. To add to these efforts, this descriptive study presents the process of conceptualizing, developing and applying a questionnaire to conduct a psychosocial and chief complaint characterization in a sample of children (N = 418, M.sub.age= 8.4, SD.sub.age= 2.17), teenagers (N = 238, M.sub.age= 15.2, SD.sub.age= 1.54) and adults (N = 869, M.sub.age= 30.8, SD.sub.age= 13.03) who consulted at 28 University-based Psychological Assistance Centers across Colombia, along with validity evidences, with the goal of providing Latin American psychological communities with a guide to building localized instruments. Keywords reasons for consultation; psychological assistance; psychosocial characterization; university-based psychological assistance center; questionnaires.
This study aims to analyze the basic characteristics and mental health status of adult female callers to the psychological assistance helpline in Hangzhou City, in order to provide targeted services ...for effectively intervening in the psychological crises of this group.
Data from adult female callers to a helpline in Hangzhou City were collected between 2019 and 2022, encompassing demographic information and discussed issues. The data were analyzed according to age groups, marital status, and call times. The mental health status of the adult female population was measured by two indicators-mood status and suicide risk.
The study included 15,580 adult female callers. Among them, 52.2% were aged 30 and below, 62.1% were unmarried, and 42.6% were from other provinces. The primary types of calls were related to mental health (56.5%), romantic relationships (11%), and marriage/family issues (13%). Adults aged 30 and below had more consultations about romantic relationships, work, and study-related issues compared to those over 30. Those over 30 sought more advice on marriage/family and child education. Younger callers displayed higher levels of depression and suicide risk compared to older callers. Unmarried callers had a higher proportion of moderate depression and suicide risk than married callers. Higher education levels were associated with lower depression levels (OR = 0.631,95%CI:0.439-0.906, P = 0.013) and high-risk proportions (OR = 0.328,95%CI:0.147-0.733, P = 0.007). Late evening callers had a higher high-risk proportion (OR = 5.326,95%CI:2.633-10.775, P < 0.001), and employed individuals had lower high-risk proportions compared to unemployed callers (OR = 0.536,95%CI:0.320-0.897, P = 0.018).
The mental health status of female callers aged 30 and below, unemployed individuals, and those calling in the latter part of the night have relatively poorer mental health and are more likely to be at risk for suicide, which needs to be taken seriously, and more professional and targeted intervention services need to be enhanced in the hotline.
The study presents modern approaches to deviant behaviour prevention used by the psychological service. The relevance of this issue is associated with the rapid spread of deviant behaviour among ...adolescents and youth. The aim of the study is to analyse the peculiarities of the psychological service’s activities in the field of working with people with deviant behaviour. The study uses theoretical methods for analysing the researched subject, on the basis of which the prospect of further examination in the empirical area is highlighted. In accordance with the tasks set, the authors analysed the main areas and objectives of the psychological service’s activities for today. The study highlights the features of deviant behaviour among adolescents and youth, its main causes. The authors described current approaches to preventing the spread and reduction of deviant behaviour in the work of psychological services. In the course of theoretical research, it was identified that modern approaches to deviant behaviour prevention, which are operated by the psychological service, are characterised by the presence of primary theoretical knowledge among its employees about deviant behaviour features, in particular, the causes and factors of its occurrence. The focus on eliminating and preventing the occurrence of deviant behaviour within the tasks and competencies of the psychological service is substantiated. It is indicated that considering the theoretical foundations of deviant behaviour, employees of the psychological service prepare psychological assistance plan, which provides for systematic, step-by-step preventive services. The study confirms the necessity of using modern preventive approaches, including training sessions, the use of information technologies, and psychological art therapy techniques. This approach, identified as a result of a theoretical study, will ensure the effective prevention of deviant behaviour by psychological service
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