Browsing by Subject "Mental health"
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Adverse childhood experiences, executive functions, and substance use in an Indigenous residential treatment program
(2021)Intergenerational trauma among Indigenous peoples in Canada is identified as an ongoing detrimental outcome of Canadian colonialism. Both adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and substance use problems appear to be ... -
Attachment styles and functions of self-harm in adults with nonsuicidal self-injury
(2021)Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a direct and deliberate act that involves damage to one´s body tissues without suicidal intent. Research shows that it is maintained by four reinforcement processes (automatic positive ... -
Building an EMPOWERed Classroom: examining the impact of a two-session virtual workshop on mental health literacy and self-efficacy to recommend mental health resources among postsecondary course instructors
(2023)Postsecondary students are a population at elevated risk for mental health concerns due to the unique stressors they face regularly compounded by pandemic induced barriers to support. With an increase in both the prevalence ... -
Conceptualizing strengths: positive development and mental health correlates in emerging
(2020)Research on individual strengths has historically been conducted with samples across the lifespan. However, the conceptualization and operationalization of strengths has varied by study, leaving gaps in the literature. ... -
Differential item and test functioning of the Brief Child and Family Phone Interview in First Nations and non-First Nations children and adolescents / by Dana Bova.
(2006)In 2001 the Ontario Ministry of Social Services mandated that all Ontario funded providers of children mental health services utilize the BCFPI (Brief Child and Family Phone Interview) which assesses emotional and behavioural ... -
Do the stigma of mental illness and the stigma of non-suicidal self-injury intersect?
(2023)Background: It is well-known that individuals with a mental illness (MI) are highly stigmatized. Oftentimes, the public views these individuals as blameworthy, and this often leads to discrimination, segregation, and ... -
The effect of motivational interviewing training on knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, subjective norm, and intent to use by undergraduate nurses to support people with substance use: a comparison of two learning styles
(2022)Mental health and well-being are a worldwide concern, especially in the last couple of years. From late 2020 to early 2022, high self-rated mental health decreased in Canadians aged 12 or older from 64% to 58% (Statistics ... -
Examining the impact of a short-term mindfulness intervention on resilience and symptoms of psychological distress in a first-year university classroom
(2019)Background: The high prevalence of poor mental health has become a serious concern in today’s global society. One adverse form of mental health is psychological distress which involves anxiety, depression, and/or stress ... -
Examining the “sadder but wiser” paradox: are those high in dispositional self-reflection likely to journal, and do they benefit?
(2020)Self-reflection is the tendency to reflect on one’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. It has a strong foundation in psychology for conferring self-knowledge and self-awareness. Journaling is an example of an activity ... -
An exploration of university students' experiences with depression
(2016)This thesis explores how university students have experienced depression during their life in an attempt to develop a greater understanding of current mental health issues. Links between depression and schooling were also ... -
Exploring the relationship between strengths of youth, their level of functioning, and internalizing or externalizing symptom expression
(2014-01-22)Mental health assessments produce profiles specifying the nature and severity of youths’ symptoms and impairments. Interest in developing more comprehensive mental health profiles has motivated efforts to also assess youth’s ... -
Factors that impact the implementation and sustainability of dialectical behaviour therapy programs: a qualitative study of clinician perspectives
(2017)Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) is a psychological treatment developed for individuals experiencing significant mental health issues along with high-risk behaviours (e.g., suicidal behaviours, self-harm, substance ... -
Identifying the mental health burden of firefighters in a Northwestern Ontario professional fire service in context of COVID-19
(2022)Mental health disorders are among the top five causes of lost-time and workplace disability claims among Canadian firefighters, along with traumatic injuries, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease ... -
Interprofessional care in a community mental health outpatient program: client outcomes at discharge and follow-up
(2013-02-03)Increased collaboration between health professionals has been identified as a means of improving the quality of client care while operating within the constraints of a publicly funded health care system. One such model of ... -
Matching mobile crisis models to communities: an example from Northwestern Ontario
(2023)Due to the potential safety risks and nature of crisis response systems in Canada, police are often the first to encounter individuals when they are experiencing a mental health crisis. However, other professionals with ... -
Mental Health Literacy and Ontario Young People: Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder
(2016)This study examined the mental health literacy of a group of young people, with particular interest to their ability to correctly label, identify symptoms, and recommend appropriate help sources for Major Depressive ... -
Personality traits and depressive symptoms in informal caregivers in Canada: a longitudinal study of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging data
(2020)In 2018, approximately one out of four Canadians, aged 15 and older, provided informal care to a family member or a friend. Caregivers are at an increased risk for depression and depressive symptoms because of the ... -
The role of intolerance of uncertainty in social anxiety: interpretation of ambiguous social information
(2018)The existence of intolerance of uncertainty (IU) about ambiguous social information in individuals with social anxiety has only recently begun to be explored by researchers, whereas the cognitive mechanisms whereby IU might ... -
The social experiences of depression among Lakehead University students
(2021)While depression is known to be prevalent among university students (Ibrahim et al. 2013), there has been little research on how students deal with this in day-to-day life. Drawing on 21 semistructured interviews with ... -
Stigma associated with seeking help for psychological distress: how public and self-stigma, help-seeking attitudes and intent, self-compassion, and empathy relate
College and university students experience high levels of psychological distress and would likely benefit from accessing mental health services. However, the stigma associated with seeking help as well as the stigma ...