Publications by authors named "Tim Hamer"

Introduction: Depressive disorders constitute a significant public health challenge. Health literacy might be an important factor to consider in prevention strategies for depressive disorders, which is why this study aimed at exploring the association between depressive symptom levels and severity and health literacy, along with additional sociodemographic factors.

Materials And Methods: Data were collected from two large samples of adults ( = 3,011) and adolescents ( = 1,021) representative of the German-speaking population in Germany.

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  • Climate change is a big problem for people and can hurt our mental health, but it's important to know that feeling upset about it is different from how it affects our daily life.
  • A study was done in Germany to see how climate change impacts people, especially looking at who feels the most distress and who struggles with everyday activities because of it.
  • The results showed that women, younger people, and those with a good education are more likely to feel upset about climate change, while older people and those with less education may struggle more with daily tasks.
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Introduction: Eating disorders are associated with substantial burden for the affected individuals including negative health outcomes and increased mortality. So far, prevention programs for eating disorders have yielded mixed results concerning their efficacy. Therefore, more targeted prevention programs need to be developed.

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