I am a firm believer of the prevention and treatment
of psychosocial impairments and disabilities.
Another aim was to compare level
of psychosocial impairment, use of mental health services, suicidal ideation and attempt, and the clinical features of depression (e.g., severity and age of onset) among depressed adolescents with depressed parent (s) with those whose parent (s) do not have any depression.
Not exact matches
Older adults with cognitive and physical
impairments or
psychosocial distress are also at increased risk
of elder abuse.
Question: What is the burden
of psychosocial and functional
impairments in adulthood which are associated with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in youth?
Psychosocial disability in Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, with a prevalence
of at least 4.8 % is two or three times more common among people with comorbid functional
impairment who are economically deprived, who have had little education and who are unemployed.
Cannabis use can be a significant contributor to poor mental health, particularly when it begins at a young age.4, 5 The adverse mental health effects
of cannabis use in the general population are increasingly recognised, including anxiety, depression, 6 — 8 psychotic disorders, 4, 9 — 12 dependence6, 7, 13 withdrawal14, 15 and cognitive
impairment.16, 17 Starting to use cannabis before age 15 is associated with an increased likelihood
of developing later psychotic disorders, increased risk
of dependence, other drug use, and poor educational and
psychosocial outcomes.5
The high rate
of comorbid functional
impairment reported in this study suggests a high rate
of other forms
of disability mixed with
psychosocial disability although this cross-sectional study can not ascertain directionality and causation (it is likely that those with functional
impairment are also at higher risk
of psychosocial distress).
Construct validity was tested by examining associations between the PHQ - 9 and a self - report measure
of functional
impairment, as well as parental reports
of child
psychosocial impairment and internalizing symptoms.
Psychosocial consequences
of age - related visual
impairment: Comparison with mobility - impaired older adults and long - term outcome
Wittchen HU, Nelson CB, Lachner G. Prevalence
of mental disorders and
psychosocial impairments in adolescents and young adults.
Psychosocial problems and the new morbidities should no longer be viewed as categorically different from the causes and consequences
of other biologically based health
impairments.
Severity
of reported childhood sexual abuse and its relationship to severity
of borderline psychopathology and
psychosocial impairment among borderline inpatients
Prevalence
of mental disorders and
psychosocial impairments in adolescents and young adults
In patients with insufficient improvement during drug therapy or relevant
psychosocial impairments, cognitive behavioral as well as mindfulness and acceptance - based interventions can improve quality
of life
of the affected patients.
[jounal] Strauss, C. C. / 1987 /
Psychosocial impairment associated with anxiety in children / Journal
of Clinical Child Psychology 16 (3): 235 ~ 239
Current research shows that deficits in emotion regulation (i.e., the frequent use
of dysfunctional regulation strategies and a lack
of use
of functional strategies) are associated with
psychosocial impairment.
They showed that, even with the effects
of chronic stress statistically controlled, there were still differences in the
psychosocial outcome variables among groups, and there was particular
impairment in children
of unipolar mothers [30].
Co-occurrence
of psychosocial adversity is associated with increased risk
of chronification and functional
impairment.
Postnatal depression, particularly in disadvantaged communities, has been shown to be associated with
impairments in the child's growth, 36 and his / her social, emotional, and cognitive development.37 By school age, children
of women who suffer postnatal depression are at risk for showing externalising and internalising behavioural problems, and they have lower social skills and academic achievement.38 A key way in which maternal depression affects children's development is by disrupting the mother - infant relationship as well as routine parenting functions, 37 and two studies have shown that HIV infection is associated with similar disturbances in mother - child interactions.13, 39 Currently, no studies in the HIV literature have examined maternal
psychosocial functioning in relation to mother - child interactions or child development.
The results do not show higher average risk levels for
psychosocial adjustment problems, even though a minority
of the cases is at risk for social
impairments (7.7 %), internalizing (23.1 %), externalizing (3.8 %) and total difficulties (11.5 %) and for distress in the parent — child system (15 %).