Mental Health Service Utilization among Adults with Head Injury with Loss of Consciousness: Implications for Social Work.

The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with mental health service utilization among adults with head injury with loss of consciousness (LOC) using Andersen's model of health. This secondary data analysis used the 2011-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey with data collected from 7,399 adults. Binary logistic regression was conducted to determine odds associated with predisposing, enabling, and needs factors on head injury with LOC and mental health service utilization.

The Power of Perception: Lived Experiences with Diagnostic Labeling in Mental Health Recovery without Ongoing Medication Use.

The recovery movement in mental health emphasizes holistic and individualized treatment through many pathways to recovery, though the majority of mental health treatment and existing literature emphasize pharmacotherapy and medication adherence for major mental health conditions. The reimbursement system and research literature are oriented around formal diagnostic categories based in a biomedical perspective of mental health problems, but diagnostic labels also carry stigma and influence how clients perceive themselves and their mental health problems. To investigate the influence of labeling and perception in alternate pathways to recovery, this qualitative study explores the lived experience of diagnostic labeling and self-perception among persons in sustained recovery without ongoing medication use.

Lived Experiences of a Sustained Mental Health Recovery Process Without Ongoing Medication Use.

Serious mental health conditions have historically been considered lifelong conditions, with substantial literature supporting pharmaceutical approaches to remission. More recently, the recovery movement has emphasized lasting recovery, which can occur through a variety of pathways. With the traditional focus on medication, less is known about the recovery process of persons who achieve sustained recovery without ongoing medication use.