“Mental Health” as Defined by Twitter: Frames, Emotions, Stigma

Pavlova, Alina; Berkers, Pauwke

doi:10.1080/10410236.2020.1862396

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“…Fewer studies of youth seeking MHI online use an information management or infodemiology framework, but the available publications do expand on some of the findings from the HS and HBM literature 55‐62 . For example, as information management is a form of digital‐age problem‐solving behaviour, 59 it is argued that lack of time, skills or self‐confidence will affect a young persons’ ability to perform ICT searches for MHI 10,27,60 .…”

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“…Overall, we know little about how youth seek out or react to MHI displayed in social media and user‐generated content and studies are hampered by the complexity of analysing this type of online content. One of the few publications available examined almost 700,000 MH tweets over 10 years using individual ‘frame analysis’ (where ‘frames’ refers to clusters of concepts that guide individuals’ information processing, their perceptions of saliency, and their communications) 62 62 …”

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“…One of the few publications available examined almost 700,000 MH tweets over 10 years using individual ‘frame analysis’ (where ‘frames’ refers to clusters of concepts that guide individuals’ information processing, their perceptions of saliency, and their communications) 62 62 …”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although no evaluations of the impact on HS have been undertaken, these campaigns have largely been welcomed as they may potentially combat stigma. Most user‐generated content on platforms such as Twitter or TikTok about MH focuses on conditions such as anxiety and depression 62 . However, one study of psychosis‐related topics appearing on Google, Facebook and Twitter demonstrated that many posts would be unhelpful to youth seeking MHI 72 .…”

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Research to Clinical Practice—Youth seeking mental health information online and its impact on the first steps in the patient journey

Scott

Hockey

Ospina-Pinillos

et al. 2021

Acta Psychiatr Scand

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Background Online searches about anxiety and depression are recorded every 3–5 s. As such, information and communication technologies (ICT) have enormous potential to enable or impair help‐seeking and patient‐professional interactions. Youth studies indicate that ICT searches are undertaken before initial mental health consultations, but no publications have considered how this online activity affects the first steps of the patient journey in youth mental health settings. Methods State‐of‐the‐art review using an iterative, evidence mapping approach to identify key literature and expert consensus to synthesize and prioritise clinical and research issues. Results Adolescents and young adults are more likely to seek health advice via online search engines or social media platforms than from a health professional. Young people not only search user‐generated content and social media to obtain advice and support from online communities but increasingly contribute personal information online. Conclusions A major clinical challenge is to raise professional awareness of the likely impact of this activity on mental health consultations. Potential strategies range from modifying the structure of clinical consultations to ensure young people are able to disclose ICT activities related to mental health, through to the development and implementation of ‘internet prescriptions’ and a youth‐focused ‘toolkit’.

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Section: State Of the Artmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: State Of the Artmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: State Of the Artmentioning

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Research to Clinical Practice—Youth seeking mental health information online and its impact on the first steps in the patient journey

Scott

Hockey

Ospina-Pinillos

et al. 2021

Acta Psychiatr Scand

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“…Thus, it is possible that older HCWs are less likely to admit to having depressive symptoms due to sociocultural beliefs surrounding such symptoms. There are also increasing trends of mental health awareness on popular social media platforms by large-scale influencers that younger generations are more exposed to, leading them to be more aware of many mental health conditions (Pavlova and Berkers, 2020 ). In traditional Omani society, emotional distress is often equated with ‘weakness of character’ which, in turn, causes an individual to be viewed negatively (Eloul et al , 2009 ).…”

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Depressive symptoms among primary healthcare workers during the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic in the Muscat governorate

Lawati

Ghafri

Anwar

et al. 2021

Prim Health Care Res Dev

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Background: With the unprecedented spread of the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, primary healthcare workers (PHCWs) are having to shoulder the increasing weight of this ongoing pandemic. Aims: This study explored the rate and covariates of depressive symptoms among PHCWs in the Muscat governorate. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted from 10 May to 10 June 2020 among PHCWs working in all primary healthcares across the Muscat governorate. Data on sociodemographic and risk factors of having at least one underlying physical health condition, a psychiatric history, family history of psychiatric disorders, and direct involvement with COVID-19 positive patients were sought. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was then used to solicit the presence of depressive symptoms. Those with a cutoff point ≥10 were considered as showing depressive symptoms. Logistic regression was used to determine risk factors associated with depressive symptoms in PHCWs after adjusting for all sociodemographic factors. Findings: A total of 432 (72%) out of 600 PHCWs with an average age of 39.2 years (SD = 7.8 years) ranging between 25.0 and 75.0 years responded to the survey. There were more females (n = 281, 65.3%) than males, and more than 45% (n = 195) of them were physicians. Additionally, more than 78% (n = 338) had been in contact with COVID-19 patients. There was a significant association between different age groups and profession (P < .001), having at least one underlying physical health condition (P = 0.001) and depressive symptom status (P = 0.038). A total of 78 out of the 423 subjects (18.1%) were considered to have depressive symptoms. After adjusting for all factors, the logistic regression model showed that an age of 34 years or below (OR = 2.079, P = 0.021) and having at least one underlying physical health condition (OR = 2.216, P = 0.007) were factors contributing significantly to depressive symptoms among the PHCWs.

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