Previous studies have shown that changes in salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) levels are dependent on psychosocial stress stimulation and reflect the activity of the sympathetic nervous system. sAA measurement can be performed easily and quickly; therefore, it may be useful for evaluating psychosocial or physical stress. The aim of this preliminary study was to examine the use of sAA measurements as...

This study describes the profile and nature of social disabilities in schizophrenia and the effect of intervention on them. Sixty five schizophrenic patients who constituted the experimental group were compared with sixty patients from a different centre. They were evaluated at intake for negative symptoms, social disabilities and psychological impairments. One group was provided with medicatio...

It is well documented that raising a child with an intellectual disability negatively affects the mental health and marital relationships of parents as they encounter additional social, psychological, financial, physical burdens. But little known about phenomena from context Bangladesh. This study aimed to investigate effect having on satisfaction wellbeing parents. assessed depression randomly...

Communication barriers often result in exclusion of children and youth with disabilities from activities and social settings that are essential to their psychosocial development. In particular, difficulties in describing their experiences of activities and social settings hinder our understanding of the factors that promote inclusion and participation of this group of individuals. To address th...

BACKGROUND Persons with psychosocial disabilities face disparate access to healthcare and social services worldwide, along with systemic discrimination, structural inequalities, and widespread human rights abuses. Accordingly, many people have looked to international human rights law to help address mental health challenges. On December 13, 2006, the United Nations formally adopted the Conventi...

The utility of different reality negotiation strategies among 57 persons who had traumatically acquired severe physical disabilities was examined. It was predicted that a sense of goal-directed determination ("agency"; Snyder, 1989) would predict lower depression and psychosocial impairment scores soon after injury. To meet the demands of rehabilitation and social integration, however, it was h...