Prevalence of mental disorders and
psychosocial impairments in adolescents and young adults
Wittchen HU, Nelson CB, Lachner G. Prevalence of mental disorders and
psychosocial impairments in adolescents and young adults.
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Question: What is the burden of
psychosocial and functional
impairments in adulthood which are associated with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
in youth?
Proctor et al have provided an easily replicable
psychosocial intervention to address the behavioural problems associated with depressive symptoms and cognitive
impairment in nursing home patients.
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).
There is increasing recognition that intimate relationships play a potent role
in recovery from PTSD, its comorbid symptoms, and the
psychosocial impairments that accompany it.
For example, N - acetyl cysteine, a mitochondrial agent, has been shown to improve depressive symptoms by alleviating oxidative stress
in the brain.47 This may improve long - term cognitive,
psychosocial and functional
impairment.
Furthermore, externalizing problems are associated with many poor outcomes later
in life, such as
impairments in academic and
psychosocial functioning, delinquency and substance abuse [3]--[7].
Abstract:
In this overview, the common neurologic disease restless legs syndrome (RLS), its diagnosis, the
psychosocial impairment and treatment options are presented.
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.
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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].
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 %).
Modelling
psychosocial influences on the distress and
impairment caused by psychotic - like experiences
in children and adolescents