Impact of Mental Health First Aid Training Courses on Patients’ Mental Health

Background. With the prevalence of mental issues worldwide, more and more people are suffering from psychological torture. Mental Health Gap Action Program (mhGAP) has been introduced to improve the life quality of humans. Objectives. To explore and synthesize evidence of participants’ experience of...

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Published inComputational intelligence and neuroscience Vol. 2022; pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Zeng, Fanli, Zhong, Dexia, Chen, Xi, Li, Hongmei, Tian, Xiaofei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Hindawi 12.09.2022
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
Analysis
Education
First aid
First aid in illness and injury
Handbooks
Medical advice systems
Medical personnel
Medical students
Mental disorders
Mental health
Methods
Online instruction
Patients
Population
Qualitative research
Quality of life
Study and teaching
Synthesis
Systematic review
Training
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Summary:Background. With the prevalence of mental issues worldwide, more and more people are suffering from psychological torture. Mental Health Gap Action Program (mhGAP) has been introduced to improve the life quality of humans. Objectives. To explore and synthesize evidence of participants’ experience of mental health first aid (MHFA) training course. Method. Peer-reviewed qualitative evidence was systematically reviewed and thematically synthesized. Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Psychological Information (PsycINFO), PubMed, Psych ARTICLES, Web of Science, Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) databases were searched for the inception of the present study. The study’s quality was appraised using the Critical Appraisal Checklist for Qualitative Research of Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) appraisal tool. All the participants who have attended the MHFA training course (excluding instructors) setting were included. Results. Six papers published between 2005 and 2019 were included for thematic synthesis. The review indicated that MHFA had been a positive experience for participants. Conclusions. MHFA courses can provide participants with professional knowledge of mental health counseling and improve their knowledge, practice, and attitudes towards their patients. Professional MHFA training courses should therefore be popularized and promoted among other populations.
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Academic Editor: Wenming Cao
ISSN:1687-5265
1687-5273
DOI:10.1155/2022/4623869