Anxiety disorders, as the most common psychiatric condition (Kessler et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry ... more Anxiety disorders, as the most common psychiatric condition (Kessler et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 62:593–602, 2005), pose a significant public health problem. Through our current disease model approach, while we have been studying weaknesses and problems causing anxiety disorders, we do not fully understand the biopsychosocial strengths that shield people from or help them overcome anxiety disorders. While clinicians are trained to elicit the predisposing, precipitating, and perpetuating factors at length, we still need to explore protective factors in more depth.
Negative thought patterns or thought processes have been shown to be the core cognitive theories ... more Negative thought patterns or thought processes have been shown to be the core cognitive theories of depression. Seligman and his colleague’s positive psychology exercises (PPEs) have been instrumental in treating patients with mental illness. Decades ago our focus was diagnosing and treating youth mental illness. We have also identified risk factors and some prevention models that are fundamental for promoting positivity and resiliency in our youth today. There is a paucity of research on positive psychiatry and psychology in children and adolescents. There is an increasing need for studies on youth positivity, wellness, and resilience. This chapter will expound on how youth mental health experts and trainees can be more familiar with and use positivity in their patient’s treatment formulation to enhance resiliency in youth.
In March 2018, the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT) f... more In March 2018, the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT) formed the Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Committee. One of the committee’s goals was to understand the AADPRT membership’s composition and their perceptions of D&I. This study’s objective was to identify the demographic characteristics of the AADPRT membership. Program directors were invited by email to participate in an anonymous survey. The survey collected participants’ demographic information including gender, race/ethnicity, training background, age, disability/differently abled status, job role, geographic region where their program is located, type of program, and their program’s community setting. Two hundred fifty six of 657 AADPRT members (39%) completed the survey. Respondents were mostly White (64.5%) followed by Asian/Southeast Asian (17.6%), Hispanic/Latinx (4.3%), and Black (1.6%). Only 13.3% of the participants were international medical graduates. Women were more prevalent (61.7%) than men (37.5%), and 9.4% self-identified as members of the LGBTQ+ Community. This study represents the first systematic investigation into the diversity among psychiatry program directors throughout the USA and Canada. Future qualitative studies are needed to better understand the reasons behind this initial study’s findings. Potential concerns requiring exploration include the possibility of the program director role serving as a “glass ceiling” for some women and a “leaky pipeline” in academia for groups underrepresented in medicine.
Since the turn of the millennium, suicide among Southeast Asian diverse youth has increased. It h... more Since the turn of the millennium, suicide among Southeast Asian diverse youth has increased. It has become one of the leading causes of mortality in young people globally. Therefore, it has become a public health concern in developing countries such as those in Southeast Asia (SEA). Suicide was identified to be one of the five leading causes of death in people aged 15–29 years (Patton et al. Lancet. 2009;374(9693):881–92). There appears to be specific predisposing and risk factors, psychiatric diagnoses, and access to means of self-harm among youth who either thought of suicide, attempt suicide, or complete suicide in the majority of these countries. Fortunately, some countries have taken steps to prevention and intervention. In other countries, the stigma of mental illness is still profound. This stigma can translate into their adopted countries such as the USA, where there are profound difference in Asian-American mental healthcare utilization (Abe-Kim et al. Am J Public Health. 2007;97(1):91–98). We performed a literature search of the most recent publications with the most recent statistics and epidemiology of suicide among youth from Southeast Asian ethnicity and found that there are very limited studies or literature. But, there are studies studying mental health among Asian-Americans. The countries we will focus on in this chapter are Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Anxiety disorders, as the most common psychiatric condition (Kessler et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry ... more Anxiety disorders, as the most common psychiatric condition (Kessler et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 62:593–602, 2005), pose a significant public health problem. Through our current disease model approach, while we have been studying weaknesses and problems causing anxiety disorders, we do not fully understand the biopsychosocial strengths that shield people from or help them overcome anxiety disorders. While clinicians are trained to elicit the predisposing, precipitating, and perpetuating factors at length, we still need to explore protective factors in more depth.
Negative thought patterns or thought processes have been shown to be the core cognitive theories ... more Negative thought patterns or thought processes have been shown to be the core cognitive theories of depression. Seligman and his colleague’s positive psychology exercises (PPEs) have been instrumental in treating patients with mental illness. Decades ago our focus was diagnosing and treating youth mental illness. We have also identified risk factors and some prevention models that are fundamental for promoting positivity and resiliency in our youth today. There is a paucity of research on positive psychiatry and psychology in children and adolescents. There is an increasing need for studies on youth positivity, wellness, and resilience. This chapter will expound on how youth mental health experts and trainees can be more familiar with and use positivity in their patient’s treatment formulation to enhance resiliency in youth.
In March 2018, the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT) f... more In March 2018, the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT) formed the Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Committee. One of the committee’s goals was to understand the AADPRT membership’s composition and their perceptions of D&I. This study’s objective was to identify the demographic characteristics of the AADPRT membership. Program directors were invited by email to participate in an anonymous survey. The survey collected participants’ demographic information including gender, race/ethnicity, training background, age, disability/differently abled status, job role, geographic region where their program is located, type of program, and their program’s community setting. Two hundred fifty six of 657 AADPRT members (39%) completed the survey. Respondents were mostly White (64.5%) followed by Asian/Southeast Asian (17.6%), Hispanic/Latinx (4.3%), and Black (1.6%). Only 13.3% of the participants were international medical graduates. Women were more prevalent (61.7%) than men (37.5%), and 9.4% self-identified as members of the LGBTQ+ Community. This study represents the first systematic investigation into the diversity among psychiatry program directors throughout the USA and Canada. Future qualitative studies are needed to better understand the reasons behind this initial study’s findings. Potential concerns requiring exploration include the possibility of the program director role serving as a “glass ceiling” for some women and a “leaky pipeline” in academia for groups underrepresented in medicine.
Since the turn of the millennium, suicide among Southeast Asian diverse youth has increased. It h... more Since the turn of the millennium, suicide among Southeast Asian diverse youth has increased. It has become one of the leading causes of mortality in young people globally. Therefore, it has become a public health concern in developing countries such as those in Southeast Asia (SEA). Suicide was identified to be one of the five leading causes of death in people aged 15–29 years (Patton et al. Lancet. 2009;374(9693):881–92). There appears to be specific predisposing and risk factors, psychiatric diagnoses, and access to means of self-harm among youth who either thought of suicide, attempt suicide, or complete suicide in the majority of these countries. Fortunately, some countries have taken steps to prevention and intervention. In other countries, the stigma of mental illness is still profound. This stigma can translate into their adopted countries such as the USA, where there are profound difference in Asian-American mental healthcare utilization (Abe-Kim et al. Am J Public Health. 2007;97(1):91–98). We performed a literature search of the most recent publications with the most recent statistics and epidemiology of suicide among youth from Southeast Asian ethnicity and found that there are very limited studies or literature. But, there are studies studying mental health among Asian-Americans. The countries we will focus on in this chapter are Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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