The authors of this study sought to understand veterans’ experiences with suicidal ideation. They conducted semistructured interviews with 34 veterans that addressed circumstances leading up to disclosure of suicidal ideation during brief clinical assessments. The authors used an iterative, inductive and deductive thematic analysis approach. Results revealed three pervasive, persistent domains that reinforce the uniqueness of veteran suicidal thoughts: military […]
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A Circle of Healing for Native Children Endangered by Drugs
This video series features programs and practices that integrate Native stories and cultural traditions to help children, families, and communities in Indian Country to heal from substance abuse-related trauma. Tribal leaders, service providers, and survivors share testimonials and practices to inform, guide, and inspire tribal communities as they work to help traumatized children on their […]
Associations Between Subjective Social Status and Mental Disorders
Researchers report an inverse association between people’s subjective social status (SSS) and the likelihood of them having a psychiatric disorder. The association was evident for all 16 mental disorders assessed, including bipolar disorder, and was independent of people’s objective social status, based on measures of income, education and occupation. This indicates that studies relying on […]
Safety Net Health Plan Efforts to Integrate Physical and Behavioral Health at Community Health Centers
The Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) and the SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS) has released a fact sheet profiling four communities that brought together teams from safety net health plans, community health centers, and community behavioral health provider organizations to integrate physical and behavioral health for Medicaid beneficiaries. Not-for-profit safety net health plans […]
Rates of Substance Use of American Indian Students in 8th, 10th, and 12th Grades Living On or Near Reservations
According to a recent study, American Indian youth start using substances younger and are two to three times more likely to use heroin and OxyContin than non-native youth. Since national surveys do not normally collect data from those living on or near reservations, little can be said for substance use in those areas, although it […]
StudentLife: Assessing Mental Health, Academic Performance and Behavioral Trends of College Students using Smartphones
Dartmouth researchers and their colleagues have built the first smartphone app that automatically reveals students’ mental health, academic performance and behavioral trends. The StudentLife app, which compares students’ happiness, stress, depression and loneliness to their academic performance, also may be used in the general population – for example, to monitor mental health, trigger intervention and […]