Sentences with phrase «problem of social isolation»

Funded by the Big Lottery Fund Silver Dreams Fund, Relative Experience aims to help families get access to the services they need, and tackle the problems of social isolation reported by kinship carers through a network of support groups.

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«This is an important issue to study because mental health problems and social isolation are at epidemic levels among young adults,» lead author Brian Primack, M.D., Ph.D., director of Pitt's Center for Research on media, technology and health said in a statement.

The isolation of adult Afro - Americans from each other generates, in turn, numerous psychological, physical and social problems.»

More recently, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) established a Committee on the Social Aspects of Science, whose 1956 report spoke of «the pressing need that scientists concern themselves with social action» and urged scientific organizations to abandon their traditional isolation from public proSocial Aspects of Science, whose 1956 report spoke of «the pressing need that scientists concern themselves with social action» and urged scientific organizations to abandon their traditional isolation from public prosocial action» and urged scientific organizations to abandon their traditional isolation from public problems.

These social problems, which can result in isolation, may be important in understanding both the onset and maintenance of anorexia.

Medical problems that arise with older adults, such as physical illness and emotional issues, have the potential to be mitigated by companionship of pets because it reduces social isolation and enhances physical activity.

Because of the documented harmful effects of bullying — as well as other forms of social isolation — on school climate and student achievement, educators are taking this problem seriously.

Social benefits abound — Social isolation is a huge health problem, but research has found that having a pet, particularly a pet you have to walk regularly, leads to more social encounters and greater feelings of welSocial benefits abound — Social isolation is a huge health problem, but research has found that having a pet, particularly a pet you have to walk regularly, leads to more social encounters and greater feelings of welSocial isolation is a huge health problem, but research has found that having a pet, particularly a pet you have to walk regularly, leads to more social encounters and greater feelings of welsocial encounters and greater feelings of wellness.

Dogs are social animals and wish to be with their family, but if they are unable to dog so because of mobility problems, they may suffer the effects of isolation.

Depression, loneliness and feelings of social isolation are all too common problems for people in the modern world.

The neuropsychologist, contrary to the opinions of the psychiatrist and neurologist instructed, raised the issue of vulnerability and that due to pre-existing emotional vulnerability, together with her perceived disability, social isolation and problems in executive functioning since the SAH, Ms D was even more vulnerable to being exploited and manipulated by others and at high risk that she would allow the substantial damages she was to receive to be gambled away by her partner in order to appease and placate him.

We are all too well aware that legal problems do not exist in isolation of medical and social problems, and that one problem often amplifies another at a compound cost to governments.

The National Self - Represented Litigants Study described an alarming range of serious impacts on individual SRLs, that commonly included health problems, long - term anxiety and depression, social isolation and difficulty maintaining employment.

«Loneliness and social isolation are the result of longevity, and technology has made the problem worse by requiring older adults to learn new technical skills in order to accomplish the simplest of tasks,» says Dor Skuler, CEO and Founder of Intuition Robotics.

School psychologists with their knowledge of developmental psychology helps mitigate social problems school children and students face; problems such as bullying, social isolation, behavioral issues, and poor class performance.

My areas of specialty include working with those who are experiencing relationship problems, sadness, hopelessness, anxiety, grief, addiction, parenting challenges and feelings of social isolation.

Violence and Aggression in the Lives of Homeless Children Anooshian Journal of Family Violence, 20 (6), 2005 View Abstract Examines the role of violence and aggression in the lives of children in homeless families, focusing on possible connections among family violence, children's aggression, and children's problems with social isolation and rejection.

The process of non-voluntary immigration, transitioning and acculturating to a new country may have a negative impact on the mental health of immigrants.1 — 3 Postmigration factors (eg, stress, lack of social capital, social isolation and loss of social network) as well as acculturation problems and experiences of discrimination in the host country affect the mental health of the parents and the children.4 5 Moreover, immigrant parents face challenges concerning their role and responsibilities as parents while adjusting to the host country, all of which tend to create stress in parenting.1 3 6 The mental health problems of parents have been reported to be a risk factor for children's behavioural problems and may negatively affect the parent — child attachment and their relationship.7 8 Studies have also shown that parents with mental health problems have a low perceived sense of competence in parenting and may lack the ability to employ positive parenting practises.9 10

Social isolation may mean they do not develop social skills and have difficulties establishing relationships; spasmodic school attendance or lack of time for homework can result in poor academic achievement and lost opportunities in future years; physical strain may lead to health problems in later life, while emotional stress may lead to mental health proSocial isolation may mean they do not develop social skills and have difficulties establishing relationships; spasmodic school attendance or lack of time for homework can result in poor academic achievement and lost opportunities in future years; physical strain may lead to health problems in later life, while emotional stress may lead to mental health prosocial skills and have difficulties establishing relationships; spasmodic school attendance or lack of time for homework can result in poor academic achievement and lost opportunities in future years; physical strain may lead to health problems in later life, while emotional stress may lead to mental health problems.

These include lack of opportunity for social contacts, leisure time and education, and stress factors such as isolation, emotional problems, conflict of needs and overwork.

Among older patients, whose prevalence rate of depression is very high, these problems were aggravated by concurrent medical illness, social isolation, functional impairment or being home - bound.14 — 20 Overcoming these barriers by providing interventions in patients» own homes may achieve better treatment adherence and thereby greater treatment success than clinic - based or hospital - based interventions.

However, there is also at least some evidence to suggest that socially - withdrawn, anxious and depressive children can also particularly benefit from positive peer relationships.29, 32,33,34 For example, Laursen and colleagues35 reported that having at least one close friend attenuated links between social isolation and the development of internalizing problems in early childhood.

This type of therapy is successful in treating problems such as depression, anger, social isolation and anxiety.

Students who have learning disabilities and are instead, at risk of ignoring their problems, giving up -LRB-(Núñez et al., 2005, Lackaye, Margalit, Ziv & Ziman, 2006) and experiencing negative life outcomes such as depression (Sideris, 2007), school dropout (Deschler, 2005), social isolation (Bryan, Burstein, & Ergul, 2004), juvenile delinquency (Svetaz, Ireland & Blum, 2000), and unemployment (Prior, 1996).

In order to address an issue as significant as scabies in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, one can not look at this problem in absolute isolation of all other social issues presently occurring in these communities.

Television viewing, while frequently cited as a cause of social isolation, 7 is often overlooked as a potential contributor to problems with peer relationships.

Nevertheless, many families with known and measured risks for behaviour problems were recruited, with 39 % of the sample at baseline reporting the risk factors of maternal depression, anxiety, substance misuse, partner conflict, social isolation and / or financial problems.5

Lack of safety and well - being; social, emotional, behavioral and mental health problems; trauma, loss; substance misuse; truancy; academic and special education; social isolation; noncompliance; aggression / anger; running away

Results: Three overarching themes were identified from Stage One, including: (1) «Experiences of learned helplessness» (e.g. the association between child conduct problems and family conflict and social isolation); (2) «Perceived benefits and mechanisms of change» (e.g. the links between positive outcomes and a number of factors, including key parenting skills, social support, longer - term resilience and commitment, and facilitative organisational practices); and (3) «Challenges in programme implementation» (e.g. cultural discomfort with praise and positive attention, conflict with partners; and organisational difficulties with fidelity, attrition and sustainability).

Considering the combination of social isolation, lack of success in school, and involvement in problem behaviors, youth who both bully others and are bullied may represent an especially high - risk group.

Young people are now spending more years in school and are more exposed to issues of depression, social isolation, or other problems.

Also, the possibility exists that clique isolation did not cause the internalizing problems measured in the present study (i.e., loneliness, perceived social acceptance and depressive symptoms), but that clique isolation was the result of internalizing problems.

One possible explanation for this is that PEs may cause long - term problems with loss of trust in others, impaired self - confidence, and social isolation, and if these persist even if PEs do not, they could increase the risk of subsequent depression.

Emotional Symptoms appeared to be related to different aspects of social isolation, in particular to being solitary and preferring to play alone, though being unpopular also had a relatively strong relationship with emotional problems in preschool.

It also addresses social isolation, a factor that has been linked to increased mortality and morbidity in some studies of patients with CAD.25 Furthermore, IPT was found to be superior to CBT in treating depression in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection, 26 a group also dealing with comorbid physical and emotional problems.