Objective This study aimed to assess the psychosocial determinants of psychological distress among people with disabilities in Ethiopia. Design A cross-sectional study was conducted at an institution ...

CHICAGO – With every increase or decrease in depressive symptom severity, there is a corresponding significant and stepwise increase or decrease in psychosocial disability among patients with bipolar ...

Psychiatrists say the federal government could prevent many Australians with psychosocial disability from ending up on the NDIS if it bolstered mental health support. NDIS advocates argue the scheme ...

The government is using an ‘instrument’ designed by the University of Melbourne to reassess support payments for disabled ...

An advocacy project for social change and inclusive policies for persons with psychosocial disability (PPD) has been launched in Lagos. The project — RIRE which means re-address inclusion rights and ...

Ms. Hawa Diallo, Chief of the Civil Society Unit at the Civil Society and Advocacy Section, UN Department of Global Communications has extensive United Nations experience in public information ...

The International Journal of Disability and Social Justice, Vol. 4, No. 1 (May 2024), pp. 99-116 (18 pages) This study explores the social movements of people with psychosocial disabilities in East ...

Globally, an estimated 792 million people or 1 in 10 people, including 1 in 5 children, have a mental health condition. Gender is a major factor (World Health Organization1; 2019a; 2019b; 2019c).

I was born with a rare disorder you have almost certainly never heard of, Moebius syndrome. This means I have facial paralysis and limited lateral eye movement. Moebius syndrome is highly visible but ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the “Committee”) ahead of its upcoming review of Indonesia. This submission ...

The Supreme Court on Friday said the rehabilitation of homeless persons suffering from psychosocial disabilities was a sensitive issue and directed the Centre to take it up "very seriously". The ...