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Siblings of mentally disabled face own lifelong challenges, according to researchers
People who have a sibling with a mental illness are more likely to suffer episodes of depression at some point in their lives, say researchers who analyzed four decades of data. view more (2008-12-10)
New report could be invaluable for disabled
New national research by the University of Sunderland could open the door for around one million disabled people who are frustrated at not being able to secure a job. A new report, which will be unveiled at a major conference on disability in Sunderland tomorrow (Wednesday, December 3-5), will reveal how disabled people survive or even flourish in... view more... (2003-12-02)
Employers still failing to accommodate disabled job seekers
These were the findings of a study published today, Friday, 10 March, in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, by Dr. Chris Jackson and Dr. Kate Willen, of Surrey University, and Professor Adrian Furnham, of University College London. view more (2000-03-03)
Physically disabled high flyers from middle class backgrounds
Physically disabled people who become high flyers at work are more likely to come from middle class than working class backgrounds. This is the key finding from research conducted by Sonali Shah, of the University of Loughborough. Ms Shah presents her work today, Tuesday 5 January, in a poster displayed at The British Psychological Society's... view more... (1998-12-23)
Disabled in the nursery
Working with 20 pre-school children (average age three and a half years), the researchers measured the popularity of a child with walking and talking disabilities with their classmates, as well as the relative understanding about disability which these children held. The findings show that the children appeared to have no understanding of... view more... (1999-08-23)
UNICEF report shows disabled children at serious risk
Yale public health researcher Nora Groce chaired the Thematic Group on Violence against Disabled Children convened by UNICEF at the United Nations (UN), which has made recommendations for ending violence against disabled children in the forthcoming UN Secretary General's Report on Violence against Children. view more (2005-12-13)
Mentally fatigued persons switch to automatic pilot
Mentally fatigued trial subjects search less systematically for solutions than fit colleagues. Such fatigued persons switch to an automatic pilot approach even when this repeatedly leads to the same mistakes. Psychologists from the University of Amsterdam studied how purposefully mentally fatigued persons conducted themselves. Healthy persons and... view more... (2002-05-23)
Community Victimises Mentally Ill - University of Ulster Survey
Mentally ill people released from hospital often face a life of harassment, violence and abuse in the community, research from the University of Ulster has revealed. view more (2002-04-30)
Once bitten, twice shy
Fish may only have a 3-second memory, but lobsters certainly don't. Professor Jelle Atema's group at the Boston University Marine Program has discovered that when two lobsters fight, the loser remembers the winner and determines the intensity of a later fight when the two meet again. Male lobsters can use the smell of urine to distinguish between... view more... (2004-03-24)
Stranger homicide by people with schizophrenia is rare -- and unpredictable
International study led by Sydney researchers shows homicides of strangers by people with schizophrenia are exceptionally rare and unpredictable events. view more (2009-10-12)
Are people with mental illness more violent than other people?
The contribution of mental illness to societal violence is modest, despite increasing public concern about the potential for violence among mentally ill patients who have been treated and reside in the community, write researchers in this week’s BMJ. view more (2002-09-04)
The wheelchair - new symbol of freedom
For millions of disabled people around the world the modern wheelchair has been one of the most important technological innovations of the 20th century. Over the last 100 years, the wheelchair has been transformed from an awkward, heavy machine designed principally to transport people from one place to another into a powerful 'mobility tool' used... view more... (2004-05-18)
Computer obeys thoughts via Brain-Computer Interface
A research group led by Academy Professor Mikko Sams is developing a brain-computer interface, a device that transforms electrical or magnetic brain signals into commands a computer can understand. Equipment of this kind is necessary. For instance, it enables physically disabled persons to use a computer keyboard. The Brain-Computer Interface, or... view more... (2005-03-02)
Mental Fatigue Can Affect Physical Endurance
When participants performed a mentally fatiguing task prior to a difficult exercise test, they reached exhaustion more quickly than when they did the same exercise when mentally rested, a new study finds. view more (2009-02-24)
Improving provision for disabled students
In 2001 nearly 42,000 people were studying for psychology degrees in British universities. It is estimated that of these, over 2,800 had some sort of disability. Psychologists at York, Aston and Middlesex Universities are about to embark on a project to help university psychology departments provide appropriate teaching and learning for disabled... view more... (2002-11-12)
Support Teams Required To Facilitate Greater Participation Of Young Adults With Physical Disabilities
Authors of a UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how multidisciplinary support teams provide the best opportunity for physically disabled people to participate in a range of activities in young adulthood-at no extra cost compared with the provision of conventional 'Ad Hoc' support services. Young people with physical disabilities... view more... (2002-10-24)
New Technology Opens Up PC World To Disabled
Researchers at the University of Ulster have developed new technology that could revolutionize the quality of life for the disabled. The Look Device allows individuals with severe physical impairments to control the operation of a computer cursor solely with the movement of their eyes. A set of customised spectacles, with built in sensors,... view more... (2002-11-12)
UNC study: 'chilling' hardship rates among families raising disabled children
Families with disabled children are struggling to keep food on the table, a roof over their heads, and to pay for needed health and dental care. But according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, these challenges are now falling on middle-income households and not just on poor families as previous research has found. view more (2008-08-19)
Mobile users make same mistakes as disabled PC users
Mobile phone owners make similar mistakes to physically impaired computer users when using the technology, according to new research from The University of Manchester. view more (2008-07-02)
Medicare drug benefit could do harm to poor, elderly, and disabled
A perspective article by Stephen Soumerai, professor in the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, suggests that the new Medicare Drug Benefit may be harmful to the health of the poor, elderly, and disabled, the so-called "dually eligible" beneficiaries enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid. view more (2005-12-30)
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