"Psychiatric morbidity" refers to the presence or occurrence of mental health problems or illnesses. It represents the overall state of a person's mental well-being, including any psychological disorders or conditions they may be experiencing.
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This study is important as very little work has been done to document the prevalence of
psychiatric morbidity among injured workers, particularly for depression or depressive symptoms in those who have experienced musculoskeletal injuries.
Thus, white youth in the juvenile justice system may, on average, be more dysfunctional (have
greater psychiatric morbidity) than minority youth.
Recently, the study of Volgsten et al. (2008) showed that the majority of women who suffered from
psychiatric morbidity did not receive the support they needed.
Ethnic density and prevalence
of psychiatric morbidity among patients with hiv infection in Sokoto, Nigeria — A control study
A 14 session cognitive behavioural family intervention
reduced psychiatric morbidity in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease compared with a 1 session cathartic interview or a no interview control group, and improved patient activities of daily living at 3 months of follow up.
Adolescent internalizing and externalizing psychopathology is strongly associated with
adult psychiatric morbidity, including psychotic disorders.
Marriott A, Donaldson C, Tarrier N, et al.Effectiveness of cognitive - behavioural family intervention in reducing the burden of care in carers of patients with Alzheimer's disease.Br J Psychiatry2000 Jun; 176:557 — 62OpenUrlAbstract / FREE Full Text QUESTION: Does a cognitive behavioural family intervention reduce
psychiatric morbidity in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease, and improve patient symptoms?
In the words of the researchers «This may indicate that the subsequent birth of a live - born baby is only temporarily relieving for
the psychiatric morbidity associated with stillbirth.
Main outcomes were caregiver
psychiatric morbidity (GHQ cut off of 4/5 indicating caseness) and depression (Beck Depression Inventory [BDI]-RRB-.
Invited commentary on: Abusive experiences and
psychiatric morbidity in women primary care attenders
Mixed associations observed between advanced paternal age and
psychiatric morbidity in offspring
It reviews the recent research pointing to interaction between caregiving environment and gene expression in the dopaminergic and serotonergic systems, as these effects relate to maladaptation in childhood and
psychiatric morbidity in adulthood.
Social experiences in childhood and adult
psychiatric morbidity: a multiple regression analysis