With medications that improve cognition and advances in knowledge of successful rehabilitative approaches, adults with psychiatric disabilities are increasingly able to pursue desired personal and career goals in their communities. This article focuses on supported education (SEd)-one of the newest psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR) models for adults with mental illness. The mission, principles,...

Of 48 persons in a psychosocial rehabilitation program, 20 participated in an optional spirituality group (SG), while the other 28 did not. The recovery progress based on treatment goal attainment is compared between those participating and those not participating in the SG. Within 6 months, all of the SG participants (ioo%) achieved their goals, compared to 16 of the 28 individuals (57%) not i...

This study was conducted with the following purposes: 1) to assess the concurrent validity and reliability of the BIQ-C, 2) to get information on the background, demographic data and the lifestyle of adults with ID in Hong Kong shelter workshop, and 3) to get information on physical activity behaviour and psychosocial behaviour of adults with ID in Hong Kong shelter workshop, and 4) a trial run...

BACKGROUND Psychosocial support is considered a central component of nursing care but it remains unclear as to exactly how this is implemented in practice. The aim of this study was to provide a descriptive exploration of how psychosocial needs (PNs) of patients in a hospice ward are expressed and met, in order to develop an understanding of the provision of psychosocial support in practice. ...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Psychosocial support is a widely accepted term referring to activities designed to promote social and psychological recovery in disasters, and is a crucial concept in the organisation and management of preparedness, response and recovery systems. The New Zealand Ministry of Health recognised the importance of a common framework of understanding this concept, and commission...

Orphans are an increasing problem in developing countries particularly in Africa; due to the HIV/AIDS pandemic; and needs collective effort in intervention processes by including all stakeholders right from the grass roots level. This paper attempts to present the role of traditional healers in psychosocial support for orphan children in Dar-es-Salaam City with special focus on those whose pare...

Using daily telephone interviews, 82 midlife parents (mean age = 57.4) of children with disabilities (mean age = 29.9) were compared with a closely matched sample of unaffected parents (N = 82) to elucidate the daily experience of nonnormative parenting. In addition, salivary cortisol samples were obtained to examine whether parents of children with disabilities had dysregulated diurnal rhythms...