Working, receiving disability benefits, and access to mental health care in individuals with bipolar disorder Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the extent to which people in a bipolar disorder (BPD) registry were working, factors associated w... L Elinson,P Houck,HA Pincus...
The animal is intended to provide companionship and support that will help relieve at least one aspect of the disability. 36 However, cats are quite common as well. Other types of animals, such as mini horses and ducks, can also serve as emotional support animals. Therefore...
The rise in people experiencing a mental health problem [1] and the identification of mental illness as the leading cause of disability adjusted life years globally (DALYs) [2,3] requires concerted effort in identifying and mobilising resources to support people living with a mental health problem...
This article is a personal narrative of how a Chinese woman learns to live with her bipolar illness and live beyond the disability imposed by the condition. She is glad to see an emerging and vibrant community of people in recovery from mental illness in Hong Kong....
Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroimaging, Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, UK Andrew M. McIntosh Clinical Reader in Psychiatry and Honorary Consultant in Psychiatry, Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, UK...
and ask the user for help in some matters, such as for example asking what the weather is outside or for the user to tell it a joke or story. This invokes feelings of usefulness and of being needed by the users, a factor that has serious benefits to the health of an older adult [...
Supervised exercise with a trained instructor [1,2] is most effective in maximizing health benefits, is popular among older adults >60 years, and is most common in physical activity interventions aimed at preventing aging-related disability and disease [3,4,5,6,7,8]. Supervision results in hi...
“any person whose mobility when using transport is reduced due to any physical disability (sensory or locomotor, permanent or temporary), intellectual disability or impairment, or any other cause of disability, or age, and whose situation needs appropriate attention and the adaptation to his or ...
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