[Why Men Choose for Concealment and Against Disclosure of their Depressive Illness? A Qualitative Study].

Objective: The qualitative study aims to explore reasons and occations for concealment in male participants with depression.

Methods: Five focus groups with 16 men were analysed via Qualitative Content Analysis.

Results: Four motives of concealment have been explored: 1.

The cost-utility of an intervention for children and adolescents with a parent having a mental illness in the framework of the German health and social care system: a health economic evaluation of a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Children of families with a parent with a mental illness have an increased risk of developing social and mental health problems resulting in decreased quality of life. Therefore, children and adolescents living in families with a parent with mental illness are regarded as a target group for preventive interventions. To date, only a few economic evaluation studies for interventions directed at preventing the intergenerational transmission of mental health problems exist.

What helps hospital staff in times of crisis: qualitative results of a survey on psychosocial resources and stressors in German hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital workers faced a tremendous workload. The pandemic led to different and additional strain that negatively affected the well-being of employees. This study aims to explore psychosocial resources and strategies that were used by hospital staff.

Moderators and mediators of effects of interventions to reduce stress in hospital employees: A systematic review.

This systematic review examines moderators and mediators tested in evaluations of stress management interventions for hospital employees to determine their significance for intervention outcomes. To be included, studies had to comprise a moderator or mediator analysis and a quantitative assessment of stress or mental well-being, and to be published in English or German language. Five databases (APA PsycInfo, APA PsycArticles, Embase, Medline, and Web of Science) were searched.

The transformation of masculinity orientations and work-related attitudes in men treated for depression (TRANSMODE): study protocol for a mixed-methods observational study.

Background: Masculinity norms play a crucial role in men's help-seeking behaviors, service-use, and coping strategies for depression. While previous studies provided evidence for the association between gender role orientations, work related attitudes, stigmatization of men with depression and depressive symptoms, it remains unclear to what extent gender role orientations change over time and whether psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment have an impact on these transformations. Additionally, the role of partners in supporting depressed men and the impact of dyadic coping on these processes have not been explored.

Reflection on leadership behavior: potentials and limits in the implementation of stress-preventive leadership of middle management in hospitals - a qualitative evaluation of a participatory developed intervention.

Background: Mental health and stress prevention aspects related to workplace in hospitals are gaining increasingly more attention in research. The workplace hospital is characterized by high work intensity, high emotional demands, and high levels of stress. These conditions can be a risk for the development of mental disorders.

[Fatherhood and Depression: Dealing with Depression in the Family from the Fathers' Perspective - A Qualitative Study].

Objective: Investigation of the experiences of depressed fathers in dealing with their depressive disorder in the family.

Methods: 17 semi-structured narrative interviews were conducted and analyzed following a Grounded Theory Approach.

Results: Fathers describe individual coping strategies in dealing with their depressive disorder that aim at independently coping from their family (self-management, [non])disclosure of the disorder).

Parents With Mental Illness: Parental Coping Behavior and Its Association With Children's Mental Health.

The relevance of coping behavior for the individual's own mental health has been widely investigated. However, research on the association between coping of parents with a mental illness and their children's mental health is scarce. In the current study, we address the role of several parental coping strategies and their relation to child psychological symptoms.

Associations of Family Functioning and Social Support With Psychopathology in Children of Mentally Ill Parents: Multilevel Analyses From Different Rating Perspectives.

Offspring of mentally ill parents is at heightened risk for psychological symptoms. The identification of environmental factors that predict their mental health is crucial for the development of preventive and therapeutic measures. In the current study, we addressed the combined role of family functioning and social support by taking mentally ill patients', their partners', and children's perspectives into account.

Family Functioning in Families Affected by Parental Mental Illness: Parent, Child, and Clinician Ratings.

Family functioning is often impaired in families with a parent with mental illness and is linked to child mental health. This study aims to gain a better understanding of family functioning in affected families by comparing ratings among family members and by analyzing associations with clinician-rated family functioning. The cross-sectional sample comprised 210 families with ratings of 207 patients, 139 partners, and 100 children.

["Stress Occurs Every Day" - Reasons for Work-Related Burden in Hospitals and Coping of Staff. A Qualitative Study].

Objective: Workplace exposures are considered to be high in hospital staff. Workplace interventions might be an appropriate way to reduce workplace exposures. Therefore, views of hospital staff on reasons and implications of workplace exposures were assessed and consequences for workplace interventions were considered.

Costs of health and social services use in children of parents with mental illness.

Background: Children of parents with mental illness have a higher risk of developing mental health problems when compared with the general population. Therefore, families with parents with mental illness are a suitable target group for selective prevention. In order to plan and evaluate the health economic consequences of preventive interventions for this target group, data on the societal costs related to parenthood under the condition of mental disorders are needed.

Masculinity and Help-Seeking Among Men With Depression: A Qualitative Study.

Many studies indicate that men are more reluctant to seek help for mental health problems than women. Traditional ideas of masculinity are often seen as a cause of this phenomenon. However, little is known about the diversity of experiences during the processes of help-seeking and service use among men with depression who have already utilized mental health services.

[Men with Depression and Inpatient Mental Health Treatment: Professionals' Perspectives on Treatment Needs and Aims].

Objective: To meet mental health needs in men with depression, gender sensitive services are needed and recommended. Therefore, mental health professionals' views on care needs among men with depression that should be met by gender-sensitive services were assessed and consequences for inpatient treatment are considered.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 33 mental health professionals focusing on men's specific needs in depression treatment against the background of male gender role expectations.

Masculinity norms and occupational role orientations in men treated for depression.

Purpose: A traditional male role orientation is considered to increase the risk of depression and preventing men from disclosing symptoms of mental illness and seeking professional help. Less is known about the variance of masculinity orientations in men already treated for depression and their role in the treatment process. In this study, patterns of masculinity norms and work role orientations will be identified among men treated for depression.

[Men and Depression: Illness Theories and Coping - A Biographical Narrative Study].

Objective: In order to develop gender-sensitive services, there is a need to better understand coping among men with depression. The study aims to analyze the meaning of gender- and work-related roles for illness theories and coping among men with depression.

Methods: Based on a latent class analysis of three types of masculinities, biographical interviews were conducted with men with depression (n = 12).

Cluster-randomised trial evaluating a complex intervention to improve mental health and well-being of employees working in hospital - a protocol for the SEEGEN trial.

Background: Health care employees in Germany and worldwide are exposed to a variety of stressors. However, most of the hospitals in Germany lack a systematic workplace health management. Thus, this study aims at the evaluation of the effects of a behavioural as well as organisational (´complex´) intervention on the mental health and well-being of hospital staff.

[Social Networks of Children with Mentally Ill Parents].

Social Networks of Children with Mentally Ill Parents Mental illness of parents can be a load situation for children. Supporting social relations might be an important source in such a situation. Social relations can be shown by social network analysis.

Self- and proxy-rated needs in adults with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities: Perspective matters.

Background: Adults with an intellectual disability should be supported according to their individual needs. The perception of need, however, is influenced by the values and expectations of the judging person.

Method: Using the Camberwell Assessment of Need for Adults with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, self- and proxy-rated needs of n = 193 adults with mild to moderate intellectual disability were compared.

[Family Burden in the Case of Intellectual Disability and a Comorbid Mental Disorder].

Within the MEMENTA-study informal caregivers of grown-up persons with an intellectual disability (ID) with and without a comorbid mental disorder were interviewed. Main outcomes were family burden, quality of life, psychiatric symptomatology and problem behavior. The sample consisted of 123 informal caregivers.

[Psychosocial interventions for high-risk family members with mental health problems--concepts and results].

Objective: Systematic review of psychosocial interventions for high-risk family members with mental health problems in highly developed industrialized countries.

Methods: Systematic search in electronic databases as well as manual search for intervention studies.

Results: Interventions were effective in significantly reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety and strengthening social skills.