OBJECTIVE Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) is characterized by a rapid loss of hearing, most often of cochlear origin. Very little attention has been paid in the literature to quality of life (QoL), psychosocial consequences and audiological rehabilitation after SSHL. DESIGN We studied how level of hearing loss, hearing recovery, tinnitus and vertigo affect QoL after SSHL and the psyc...

CONTEXT Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer amongst women but it has the highest survival rates amongst all cancer. Rehabilitation therapy of post-treatment effects from cancer and its treatment is needed to improve functioning and quality of life. This review investigated the range of methods for improving physical, psychosocial, occupational, and social wellbeing in women with breast c...

BACKGROUND Follow-up studies revealed that subjects with borderline personality disorder (BPD) present high rates of clinical remission, although psychosocial functioning often remains impaired. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a cognitive rehabilitation intervention versus a psychoeducational program on psychosocial functioning in subjects with BPD. METHODS A multicenter,...

Corresponding author: Prof. Barry D. Bultz, PhD Professor and Head, Division of Psychosocial Oncology Daniel Family Leadership Chair in Psychosocial Oncology Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary Director, Department of Psychosocial and Rehabilitation Oncology Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Cancer Control Alberta Address: 1331 29th Street NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N-4N2 Tel: (403) 3...

Psychosocial rehabilitation, and choral singing in particular, allow the recovery of lost or compromised ability of patients with mental illness and they facilitate the reintegration of the user in his family and into his social context. The choral singing, used as an operational tool for psychosocial rehabilitation, allowed users of the Day Centre of the Unit of Mental Health Torre del Greco A...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The projected increase of Americans aged 65 years and older will have an unprecedented impact on the healthcare delivery system. As a result, new models to support individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) will become increasingly more important. This selective overview highlights recent reports addressing psychosocial functioning and interventions for older adults with SM...

BACKGROUND Defaulting scheduled rehabilitation therapy may result in increased adverse outcomes such as permanent disability and increased healthcare costs. Concomitantly, there is evidence to suggest that early and continued rehabilitation of children with congenital disabilities can improve outcomes significantly. This study was conducted to determine factors contributing to caregivers' defau...