130 results match your criteria: "National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health[Affiliation]"

Background: Positive findings on early detection and early intervention services have been consistently reported from many different countries. The aim of this study, conducted within the European Brain Council project "The Value of Treatment", was to estimate costs and the potential cost- savings associated with adopting these services within the context of the Czech mental health care reform.

Methods: Czech epidemiological data, probabilities derived from meta-analyses, and data on costs of mental health services in the Czech Republic were used to populate a decision analytical model.

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Value of schizophrenia treatment I: The patient journey.

Eur Psychiatry

September 2018

LVR-Klinikum, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Background: The aim of the European Brain Council project "The Value of Treatment" was to provide evidence-based, cost-effective policy recommendations for a patient-centered and sustainable coordinated care model for brain disorders. The first part of schizophrenia study examined the needs and gaps in the patients' care pathway.

Methods: Descriptive analysis was based on an inventory of needs and treatment opportunities, using focus group sessions, expert interviews, users' input, and literature review.

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Correlates of sexual initiation among European adolescents.

PLoS One

March 2018

National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics (LIME), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Article Synopsis
  • The study investigates the factors influencing sexual initiation among European adolescents, highlighting the risks associated with early sexual activity.
  • A large cohort of 11,110 adolescents from 10 European countries completed questionnaires on demographics, behaviors, and sexual activity, with a follow-up after a year.
  • Key findings indicate that smoking, alcohol, and drug use significantly predicted sexual initiation, particularly among younger girls, with concerns around multiple partners and inconsistent condom use also noted.
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The Youth Aware Of Mental Health (yam) Experience: Youth stand at the core of much mental health promotion, yet little is written about their experiences of such efforts. We aimed to take this on by interviewing youth after they participated in Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM), a universal mental health promotion program. YAM has a non-anticipatory methodology that provides youth with a safe space for reflection, role-play, and discussion.

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Explicit Motives, Antecedents, and Consequences of Direct Self-Injurious Behaviors.

Crisis

July 2018

3 National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

Background: Self-injurious behaviors in adolescence are a serious public health concern.

Aims: The current study aims to expand our understanding of motives for direct self-injurious behaviors (D-SIB). We examined the explicit motives but also the actual antecedents and consequences of D-SIB over time.

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Factors associated with different smoking status in European adolescents: results of the SEYLE study.

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

November 2017

National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institute (KI), Stockholm, Sweden.

Early onset and long-term smoking are associated with physical and psychological health problems. The aim of the presented analysis was to investigate risk and influencing factors for different smoking status in a big sample of European adolescents. In the context of the "saving and empowering young lives in Europe" (SEYLE) study we surveyed 12,328 adolescents at the age of 13-17 from 11 countries.

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Editorial: The EPA, Brexit and beyond.

Eur Psychiatry

May 2017

National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health and Methods Development and Training in Suicide Prevention, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden.

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EPA position paper: Improving the image of psychiatry and psychiatrists.

Eur Psychiatry

May 2017

National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health and Methods Development and Training in Suicide Prevention, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.

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