Sentences with phrase «studying social impairment»

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A study shows, for the first time, how these functional impairments arise: Social isolation during early life prevents the cells that make up the brain's white matter from maturing and producing the right amount of myelin, the fatty «insulation» on nerve fibers that helps them transmit long - distance messages within the brain.

The study, which appears in Biological Psychiatry, suggests that social impairments characteristic of autism spectrum disorder may stem from alteration of activity in this circuit, and that tuning this circuit may help treat the social deficits in the disorder.

«Autism: Brain circuit controls social behavior identified: A new study identifies specific brain circuit that may lead to social impairments in autism spectrum disorder.»

In addition, the study demonstrated that FB - IPT helped to reduce social impairment in depressed preadolescents, and these changes were associated with decreases in their depressive symptoms.

We observed that excessive televiewing at age 13 tends to complicate the situation, posing additional risks of social impairment,» demonstrated the principal investigator of the study.

The social impairments and high anxiety seen in people with autism or related disorders may be partly due to a disruption in the nerves of the skin that sense touch, a new study in mice suggests.

«The study evaluated the prevalence of hearing and vision problems and whether these sensory impairments are linked to social activity.

Other research studies have reported a decline in social networks in people with Alzheimer's disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), and previous literature has shown psychological well - being in older age to be associated with reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's dementia.

The researchers found that the study participants who were involved with social, craft, computer, or artistic activities had a reduced risk for developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

A recent study led by Peri Ballantyne «Poverty Status of Worker Compensation Claimants with Permanent Impairments» (Critical Public Health) provides an in - depth look at the level of poverty among Ontario injured workers and families, health and social characteristics, income and employment changes.

Studies have revealed that children with cognitive, language, and social impairments and developmental disabilities, in general, are far more likely to manifest behavioral and emotional problems.12

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...

While in graduate school she used electroencephalography (EEG) and electromyography (EMG) to study the brain basis of social impairments in children with autism spectrum disorders.

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.

In sum, this study offers insight into the role of marital quality in protecting older adults from the negative role of vision impairment in functional limitations, feelings of social isolation, and depressive symptomatology.

Similar items were used by Femia and colleagues (2001) in their study of outcomes associated with vision impairment to measure feelings of social isolation in older adults.

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.

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.