Showing papers by "Beverley Raphael published in 2001"
TL;DR: Child and adolescent mental health problems are an important public health problem in Australia and the appropriate balance between funding provided for clinical interventions focusing on individual children and families and funding for interventions that focus on populations, requires careful study.
Abstract: Objective: To identify the prevalence of three mental disorders (Depressive Disorder, Conduct Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), the prevalence of mental health problems, the health-related quality of life of those with problems, and patterns of service utilisation of those with and without mental health problems, among 4–17-year-olds in Australia. To identify rates of health-risk behaviours among adolescents with mental health problems.Method: The mental disorders were assessed using the parent-version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV. Parents completed the Child Behaviour Checklist to identify mental health problems and standard questionnaires to assess healthrelated quality of life and service use. The Youth Risk Behaviour Questionnaire completed by adolescents was employed to identify health-risk behaviours.Results: Fourteen percent of children and adolescents were identified as having mental health problems. Many of those with mental health problems ha...
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01 Jan 2001
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TL;DR: To provide prevalence data on several key mental health indicators for young people aged 15 to 24 years, data is collected on suicide rates, depression, and substance misuse among teenagers and young adults in the UK.
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TL;DR: Improving the mental health of young people is a priority of the NSW Government and young people aged 15–24 years are the group most frequently affected by a first episode of psychosis.
Abstract: Improving the mental health of young people is a priority of the NSW Government. A substantial number of adolescents and young adults have significant mental health problems. Up to 24 per cent of adolescents experience depression by the time they are 18 years old, and young people aged 15–24 years are the group most frequently affected by a first episode of psychosis. These mental health disorders have serious consequences for young people and their families.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a comprehensive evaluation of a community development program for young people at risk of self-harming behaviour. But, the authors focus on the complexities and difficulties associated with the evaluation of community development programs.
Abstract: This article discusses the design of a comprehensive evaluation of a community development programme for young people 'at-risk' of self-harming behaviour. It outlines considerations in the design of the evaluation and focuses on the complexities and difficulties associated with the evaluation of a community development programme. The challenge was to fulfil the needs of the funding body for a broad, outcome-focused evaluation while remaining close enough to the programme to accurately represent its activities and potential effects at a community level. Specifically, the strengths and limitations of a mixed-method evaluation plan are discussed with recommendations for future evaluation practice.
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TL;DR: The mental health of men and boys in NSW and their utilisation of mental health services are described and factors that are driving change in government policy that aim to improve mental health are explored.
Abstract: This article describes the mental health of men and boys in NSW and their utilisation of mental health services. Factors that are driving change in government policy that aim to improve mental health are explored, including the strategies of the NSW Department of Health.
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TL;DR: There is growing evidence that effective promotion, prevention and early intervention initiatives can reduce the prevalence of mental health problems, and lessen the severity and duration of mental illness.
Abstract: Mental health has been identified as a key priority area by NSW Health and also nationally. Recent documents have highlighted the increasing burden imposed by mental health problems and disorders in our society. Depression alone has been predicted as one of the greatest problems internationally by the year 2020. Promotion, prevention and early intervention for mental health has been identified as important to progress, in order to diminish this burden. There is growing evidence that effective promotion, prevention and early intervention initiatives can reduce the prevalence of mental health problems, and lessen the severity and duration of mental illness.