PURPOSE AND DESIGN Most of the 5.4 million Americans with dementia are cared for by family members who experience care needs and time constraints. This quasi-experimental study examined the experience of using a psychosocial assessment instrument to understand caregiver needs delivered in an interview versus a self-administered web-based format. METHODS Ten family caregivers were randomized t...

INTRODUCTION Adolescent Inpatient Units are now an established component of leading tertiary children's hospitals in the developed world. While different methods have been used to provide psychosocial support in these settings, there is little recent literature about these programmes. We aimed to identify programme goals and to explore the features that are thought to underpin an effective prog...

Background Monitoring and evaluation of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) programs is critical to facilitating learning and providing accountability to stakeholders. As part of an inter-agency effort to develop recommendations on MHPSS monitoring and evaluation, this scoping review aimed to identify the terminology and focus of monitoring and evaluation frameworks in this field. ...

background : this study aimed at revaluating the psychosocial disabilities in schizophrenic patients. methods : in an analytic-descriptive setting, schizophrenic patients were evaluated in razi university hospital during a one-year period (2009-10). the study group consisted of male and female patients aged 18-65 years, with the onset of disease for a minimum of 2 years and at least one psychol...

The effects of video games on children's psychosocial development remain the focus of debate. At two timepoints, 1 year apart, 194 children (7.27-11.43 years old; male = 98) reported their gaming frequency, and their tendencies to play violent video games, and to game (a) cooperatively and (b) competitively; likewise, parents reported their children's psychosocial health. Gaming at time one was...

Background: Child abuse is a significant public health and social problem worldwide. It can be described as a failure to provide care and protection for children by the parents or other caregivers. This study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in abused children and their families.    Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted in the psychos...

background: induced abortion is not only a serious threat for women’s health, but also a controversial topic for its ethical and moral problems. we aimed to evaluate the relationship between neutralization techniques and attempting to commit abortion in married women with unintended pregnancy. methods: after in-depth interviews with some women who had attempted abortion, neutralization themes w...

BACKGROUND Alcohol dependence is one of the leading causes of the global burden of disease. Among members of the Uganda Police Force, alcohol dependence has been a major contributor of poor mental health, poor work output and forced retirement. OBJECTIVE This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of alcohol dependence and associated psychosocial problems in the Uganda Police Force...

in this cross-sectional study, psychosocial factors were assessed in patients with duodenal ulcer (du) (n=20) and healthy subjects (n=20) matched for sex, age, and education. these factors were assessed during the active phase of du and again 3 months following the completion of medical treatment. the psychosocial factors included psychological distress symptoms, stressful life events, coping s...

BACKGROUND A decade of conflict in Chechnya destroyed infrastructure and resulted in widespread exposure to violence. Amidst substantial reconstruction, periodic violence has contributed to an ongoing atmosphere of insecurity. We conducted a qualitative study to understand the mental health and psychosocial problems affecting adult Chechens in this context to inform development of assessment to...