OBJECTIVE To assess the social and financial burden of parents of children with locomotor disability. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Institute for Physically Handicapped (IPH), Delhi, where parents of 100 locomotor disabled children of age group 6 to 15 years were interviewed to estimate the socioeconomic burden of caregiving their children. RESULTS The study observed ...

Perhaps the most significant comment which can be made about the topic of "rights in the community" is simply, that it is a topic. Although the "right to treatment" concept is less than two decades old, 1 questions as to the adequacy of treatment date back, at the least, to the Middle Ages: 2 "right to refuse treatment" theories3 might appear new or "radical" to some;4 however, the origins of t...

OBJECTIVE To review research, policy, and practice in psychiatric rehabilitation in the UK. METHOD We undertook a literature review and review of government policy documents. FINDINGS Most individuals with severe, disabling mental illnesses are cared for by generic community mental health services under the Care Programme Approach (CPA). Current government policy requires the introduction o...

N AN mA when the economic seI curity of individuals and of families is recognized as of great national importance, any threat to that security merits detailed study. For this reason, information on the extent of disability in the United States and on the characteristics of the disabled assumes major significance-both as an aid in evaluating the economic implications of disability and as an inde...

Paul F. Pasquina, MD Participation in sports and recreational activities can significantly effect an individual’s well-being and overall quality of life. A regular exercise program strengthens the musculoskeletal system, improves cardiovascular function, and helps prevent and treat medical conditions such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obesity [1–3]. Participation in sports also decrea...

OBJECTIVE To compare the prevalence of non-organic psychiatric disorders among disabled patients of normal intelligence with epilepsy with the prevalence of similar psychiatric disorders among age and sex matched disabled patients with other somatic diseases. METHODS A case-control study was carried out in Iceland among people receiving disability benefits using information available at the S...

background: families with disabled children need more psycho-social considerations. motherhood care of the children with multiple disabilities is difficult. due to its importance, the aim of this study was to investigate the causal factors affecting loving care of mothers of children with multiple disabilities. methods: the study used a cross-sectional method in which 75 mothers of exceptional ...

This study began in December, 19R9, and continued for one year. 245 cases, 46.5% from urban areas and 53.5% from rural areas, were followed-up. 1 3.5% were diagnosed by general physicians and receiving drugs accordingly before the program. 30.2% were properly diagnosed, but they did not receive reasonable drugs and 56.3% were neither properly diagnosed nor did they receive reasonable treatm...

BACKGROUND There are no representative studies on the mental health status of persons with disabilities in China. OBJECTIVE Estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms and identify the factors associated with depressive symptoms in a representative sample of individuals with serious visually disabilities in Wuhan, China. METHODS A multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method was used t...