Disability is associated with negativity, discrimination, shame, and stigma in townships, which impacts how parents interpret it when their child has a disability. Parents who have recently learned of children’s intellectual disability often experience psychological emotional trauma due to uncertainty lack knowledge understanding disabilities, including formalized policy-supported transition pr...

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,...

One of the dilemmas for occupational therapy fieldwork education is how to maintain and promote a holistic approach when our traditional model is a separatist one. Traditionally and historically, most Level II fieldwork education has been offered in 2- or 3-month experiences, with one affiliation being in a physical disabilities setting, another in a mental health setting, and a third, if chose...

BACKGROUND With computers rapidly carving a niche in virtually every nook and crevice of today's fast-paced society, musculoskeletal disorders are becoming more prevalent among computer users, which comprise a wide spectrum of the Malaysian population, including office workers. While extant literature depicts extensive research on musculoskeletal disorders in general, the five dimensions of psy...

Levels of mental health awareness in rural Kenya remain very low with higher levels stigma and discrimination towards people psychosocial disabilities, especially for women. This study aimed to describe the correlates knowledge, social functioning among women disabilities Kenya. We randomly recruited 25 living a county. Mental knowledge was measured by Health Knowledge Schedule (MAKS), anticipa...

This follow-up study investigated the associations of childhood learning disabilities (LDs) with adult-age anxiety, depression, and unemployment. Psychosocial problems in psychiatric diagnoses lack education adolescence were studied as potential mediators, gender mother’s moderators these associations. Data on clinical neuropsychological assessments lifelong register data individuals LD ( n = 4...

INTRODUCTION Knowledge about experiences in accessing HIV services among persons with disabilities who are living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa is limited. Although HIV transmission among persons with disabilities in Africa is increasingly acknowledged, there is a need to bring to life the experiences and voices from persons with disabilities living with HIV to raise awareness of programme imp...

A policy norm enshrined in the United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006 reflected Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme is for people psychosocial and other disabilities to have choice control over their lives not live institutional settings. In Australia, private congregate care settings remain most states territories, yet are recognised as or academic l...