Dojin An¹, Nguyen Hoang Minh Thuan², Youngho Kim^1,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.26, No.10, pp. 847-853, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2024.055568 - 31 October 2024

Abstract Background: In contemporary society, it has been widely witnessed that a surprising number of adolescents suffer emotional and mental health problems, and such turmoil is very often carried over into adulthood with serious implications for adjustment during the post-adolescent years. The purpose of the current study is to investigate the associations of physical activity with self-esteem, depression, and suicidal ideation. In addition, this study examined whether self-esteem and depression mediate the relationship between physical activity and suicide ideation in adolescents. Methods: The study participants were 946 (male: 527, female: 419) who attended junior high and… More >

Zia Ullah¹, Esra AlDhaen², Fatema Saleh AlDhaen², Bee-Lia Chua³, Heesup Han^4,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.12, pp. 1245-1256, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.030577 - 29 December 2023

Abstract Apart from socio-economic disparities, indigenous people of the Himalayan range in Asia face an increasing trend of suicides. The tragic suicidal events usually go unaddressed, and no strategies are presently in place to mitigate suicides in the future. This study aims to explain the prevailing causes of suicidal ideation to come up with some policy recommendations. Through a preliminary survey, we identified social stigma, social isolation, lack of healthcare facilities, and domestic violence as the potential reasons for suicidal ideation. We identified individuals with suicide ideation for further data collection to test the relationships between… More >

R. Punithavathi^1,*, S. Thenmozhi², R. Jothilakshmi³, V. Ellappan⁴, Islam Md Tahzib Ul⁵

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.45, No.1, pp. 247-261, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.025972 - 16 August 2022

Abstract During Covid pandemic, many individuals are suffering from suicidal ideation in the world. Social distancing and quarantining, affects the patient emotionally. Affective computing is the study of recognizing human feelings and emotions. This technology can be used effectively during pandemic for facial expression recognition which automatically extracts the features from the human face. Monitoring system plays a very important role to detect the patient condition and to recognize the patterns of expression from the safest distance. In this paper, a new method is proposed for emotion recognition and suicide ideation detection in COVID patients. This More >