OBJECTIVES To document the extent and nature of human rights violations and other traumatic events reported by West Papuan refugees resettled in Australia and to assess trauma-related psychological disorders, distress and disability. DESIGN AND SETTING Australian-based sample, mixed-methods design with 44 participants, conducted in Australia between October 2007 and November 2010 in communiti...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a global effect, causing psychological distress for many people. This researchaims to determine the relationship between optimism and among first-year students duringthe pandemic. research performed using quantitative method with non-probability samplingapplied quota sampling technique obtained sample of 100 at Universitas HangTuah (UHT). Optimism was measured Life...

BACKGROUND There is growing body of evidence of an association between cardiovascular risk factors and depressive and anxiety symptoms. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether these associations are similar in ethnic minority groups. METHODS A random urban population sample, aged 18+, stratified by ethnicity (484 native Dutch subjects, 383 Turkish-Dutch subjects, and 316 Moroccan...

The victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami have been forced to live in temporary housing, mainly by two different methods of resettlement: group allocation that preserved pre-existing local social ties and lottery allocation. We examined the effects of various factors, including the resettlement methods and social support, on mental health. From February to March 2012, we comple...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the association between psychological distress and obesity among law enforcement officers (LEOs) in the United States. METHODS Self-reported data on psychological distress based on six key questions were obtained from LEOs who participated in the National Health Interview Survey (2004-2010). We used Prochaska's cut-point of a Kessler 6 score ≥ 5 for moderate/high men...

A growing body of research highlights the collateral consequences of mass incarceration, including stop-and-frisk policing tactics. Living in a neighborhood with aggressive policing may affect one's mental health, especially for men who are the primary targets of police stops. We examine whether there is an association between psychological distress and neighborhood-level aggressive policing (i...

Abstract Background Migraine is one of the most prevalent and disabling primary headache disorders. has many triggers factors as stress irregular sleep pattern. Medical study in Egypt so stressful with great psychological physical burden; hence medical students are vulnerable to migraine. This aims determine prevalence, characteristics, degree disability, associated migraine among at different ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the observed elevated levels of psychological distress in cancer survivors relate specifically to aspects of cancer diagnosis, to treatment or to disability. DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Self-reported questionnaire data on demographic, health and lifestyle factors and mental health from 89574 Australian men and women aged 45 years or older, sampled from th...