Sentences with phrase «significant social impairment»

Further analysis revealed that both combined and inattentive types of ADHD were associated with significant social impairment.

Girls with eating problems had significant social impairments only if they also reported high levels of depressive affect.

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It is significant, however, that in 1973 the Trustees of the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from that association's list of mental disorders, saying, «Homosexuality per se implies no impairment in judgment, stability, reliability, or general social or vocational capabilities.»

These individuals experience significant challenges throughout adulthood, including unemployment, social impairment and poor quality of life.

About three to eight percent of premenopausal women suffer from PMDD: a severe form of premenstrual syndrome with a combination of emotional and physical symptoms, causing significant impairment in home, work, and social life.

Symptoms generally appear in the early developmental period and cause significant impairment in individual and social functioning.

The most significant factor in this case making the assessment of general damages suggested by the plaintiff more appropriate than that suggested by the defendant is the severity and chronicity of pain, which combines with Mr. Swieczko's increasing emotional struggle over the impairments to his family, marital and social relationships.

These behaviors cause significant impairment with family, social activities, school and work — almost all aspects of the teenager's life.

Adolescents who receive IPT - A have significant reductions in depressionsymptoms and impairment by clinician report and self - report and significantimprovement in overall and specific domains of social functioning.

Adolescence is a critical period for the development of depression with prevalence rates rising sharply from childhood to early adulthood.1 Many adult depressive disorders have their first onset in adolescence2 with longer episode duration being the strongest predictor of future problems.3 In addition to increasing the risk of later mental health problems, adolescent depression is associated with significant educational and social impairment and is a major risk factor for suicide.1 Providing effective early interventions to shorten the duration of episodes and potentially reduce the impact on later life is therefore important.3 This study explores this question and compares the effects of...

As a result, they tend to spend more time onlooking (watching other children without joining) and hovering on the edge of social groups.8, 11 There is some evidence to suggest that young depressive children also experience social impairment.12 For example, children who display greater depressive symptoms are more likely to be rejected by peers.10 Moreover, deficits in social skills (e.g., social participation, leadership) and peer victimization predict depressive symptoms in childhood.13, 14 There is also substantial longitudinal evidence linking social withdrawal in childhood with the later development of more significant internalizing problems.15, 16,17 For example, Katz and colleagues18 followed over 700 children from early childhood to young adulthood and described a pathway linking social withdrawal at age 5 years — to social difficulties with peers at age 15 years — to diagnoses of depression at age 20 years.

Research from the United States reported prevalence rates as high as 9 % for anxiety disorders and 2 % for depression among preschool children.4 A recent study in Scandinavia also found 2 % of children to be affected by depression, but rates for anxiety disorders were much lower (1.5 %).5 While most childhood fears and transient sadness are normative, some children suffer from emotional problems that cause significant distress and impairment, limiting their ability to develop age - appropriate social and pre-academic skills and / or participate in age - appropriate activities and settings.

This is defined as «a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind which includes significant impairment of intelligence and social functioning»

The disturbance in behavior causes clinically significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning.

Regardless of where the behavior of oppositional defiant disorder occurs, it causes significant impairment in social and academic functioning.

Attention - deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 3 % — 5 % of children and young people under 18 years old.1 The core symptoms include inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity leading to significant impairments in academic and social function and increased risk of substance misuse, unemployment, criminality and mental health problems.2 3 Early treatment is crucial to improve symptoms and reduce the burden on the family and wider social and healthcare systems.4 With the increasing rates of diagnosis of ADHD, spending on ADHD medication has increased sevenfold between 1998 and 2005,5 and expenditure on medication treatment costs in the UK is now estimated at # 78 million per year.5 6 This has placed increasing financial burden on health services and highlighted the need for more efficient and cost - effective services to diagnose and treat the condition.

The symptoms must cause significant psychological distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning

According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV), conduct disorder is present when a child or adolescent (1) repetitively violates the rights of others or violates age - appropriate social norms and rules, and (2) this pattern of behavior causes significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning.

Such problems often result in significant impairments in the individual's emotional, social, academic, and occupational adjustment.

These behaviors cause significant impairment with family, social activities, school and work.

Indeed, young children who manifest severe and pervasive forms of aggression demonstrate significant levels of social impairment and are therefore significantly more likely to develop subsequent mental health problems.

Such problems can cause significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning [2,3].

The subjects with ADHD in the longitudinal studies generally fall into 1 of 3 main groups as young adults: (1) approximately 25 % eventually function comparably to matched normal controls; (2) the majority show continued functional impairment, limitations in learning and applying knowledge, and restricted social participation, particularly poor progress through school; and (3) less than 25 % develop significant, severe problems, including psychiatric and / or antisocial disturbance.31 It is unclear what factors determine the long - term outcomes.

The absence of significant symptoms and no treatment or related social impairment is coded 0 (none); symptoms but no accompanying treatment or related social impairment is coded 1 (possible); and treatment or social impairment related to symptoms of mental disorder is coded 2 (definite).