UNHCR

Mental health and psychosocial support

Refugees face harsh conditions that put their mental health under significant stress. While many of them show remarkable resilience, some need extra support to rebuild their lives. UNHCR’s Mental ...
BMJ Open

Development and psychometric validation of a screening tool of psychosocial risk factors in patients with epilepsy: the ARisE study protocol

Introduction Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological chronic diseases worldwide. While medications can control ...
Healio

Psychosocial symptoms as bothersome as motor issues in early Parkinson’s disease

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with early Parkinson’s disease completed annual surveys and interviews for 3 years. 97% of patients ...
Medical Xpress

Psychosocial and community factors are strongly linked to diet quality among rural adults, study finds

A large cross-sectional study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, examined how psychosocial and environmental factors relate to diet quality among 2,420 adults living in rural and ...
Medical Xpress

What is psychosocial therapy? And why is the government thinking about adding it to Medicare for kids?

The government is considering new, bulk-billed health checks for 3-year-olds, to pick up developmental concerns and refer kids that might need additional support. The detail was buried in the ...
The Mandarin

Workers in NSW supported to deal with psychosocial problems early

SafeWork NSW, Black Dog Institute develop an early intervention service to link employees with support to address and prevent ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

People with psychosocial disability may be diverted from NDIS in future, as government forecasts 27,000 reduction in participant growth

Fewer people with psychosocial disability may be added to the NDIS in the future, as the minister flags that the government expects to divert 27,000 people to outside supports in the next four years, ...