...Hamed Rezakhani Moghaddam; Safura Khajeh Mohammadloo; Marjan Zare Purpose Infertility is a significant source of psychological distress. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy ( ACT ) in reducing psychological distress and self-critical rumination among...

...Naveed Mansoori; Mahad Ansarie; Syed Muhammad Mubeen; Uzma Kanwal Purpose Transgender individuals are more susceptible to psychological distress and mental health issues. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence and associated factors of depression, anxiety and stress among...

...Thi Truc Quynh Ho; Thi Khanh Linh Tran; Son Van Huynh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating effect of cyber-victimization (CV) and the moderating effect of academic stress (AS) in the link between smartphone addiction (SPA) and psychological distress (PD) among a sample...

... of three interventions for reducing psychological distress: medication, psychotherapy, and providing sufficient income to cover necessities via a basic income. We manipulated whether participants rated effectiveness for an identified individual vs. the population in general. Participants also indicated...

... factors associated with psychological distress in medical students and to assess the correlation between major lifestyle behaviours and mental health. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire survey among 530 medical students randomized from a faculty...

...David Kealy; Alicia Spidel; Sharan Sandhu; Dan Kim; Andrew Izbicki Purpose While epidemiological studies have linked economic hardship and financial difficulties with psychological distress and suicide, investigation of financial concerns among users of public mental health services has been...

..., and potential explanatory variables. Findings – In total, 47 and 8 per cent of the women reported psychological distress, and suicide attempts following IPV, respectively. Physical and psychological IPV occurred in 7 per cent of the women, respectively, whilst sexual IPV occurred in 5 per cent...

...Bayard Roberts; Pamela Abbott; Martin McKee Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare levels of psychological distress in 2001 and 2010 in eight countries of the former Soviet Union and to explore how these changes vary for different population groups. Design/methodology/approach Data...

... health in the countries that emerged. The aim of this paper is to assess levels of psychological distress and describe its demographic, social and economic correlates in eight former Soviet countries.Cross‐sectional surveys using multi‐stage random sampling were conducted in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia...

...Stephen Stansfeld; Davina Woodley‐Jones; Farhat Rasul; Jenny Head; Simon Clarke; Colin Mackay Over recent years there have been massive changes in working life and workplaces. Across the 1990s there has been a marked increase in reports of work‐related psychological distress in the UK. This paper...

... with colleagues, role conflict and precarious job status increased presenteeism, but decision authority did not. Workers reporting high psychological distress and more severe psychosomatic complaints were also more likely to report higher rates of presenteeism. These results suggest that stress research should...