A psychosocial assessment is aimed at identifying personal factors that might explain an act of self‑harm. It should be carried out each time a person presents with an episode of self‑harm. It should ...

Background The length of hospital stay for patients with physical illnesses is longer for those with mental health comorbidity, particularly in the presence of severe physical multimorbidity.

Background: A pregnant woman's psychological health is a significant predictor of postpartum outcomes. The Antenatal Psychosocial Health Assessment (ALPHA) form incorporates 15 risk factors associated ...

This paper aimed to describe women's experience of psychosocial assessment and depression screening examining the meaning they attribute to assessment and how this influences their response. There are ...

Using virtual electronic patient-reported outcome (PRO) platform technology to assess psychosocial factors and HRQOL, it was determined that OCS experienced mild distress and financial stress.

Findings from a recent survey of National Cancer Institute–designated cancer centers revealed that most centers acknowledged financial hardship as a problem frequently encountered by patients during ...

People have the right to be involved in discussions and make informed decisions about their care, as described in NICE's information on making decisions about your care. Making decisions using NICE ...

In recent years an increasing number of investigators have supported routine antenatal and postnatal screening for psychological distress or depression.1, 2 Performing antenatal screening is ...

Purpose: As advances in research have made a growing number of genetic tests available, clinicians will increasingly be faced with making decisions about when offering genetic testing services to ...

We examined the relative importance of physical health status, weight/shape concerns and binge eating as mediators of the association between obesity and psychosocial impairment in a community sample ...