psychosocial
adjective
psy·cho·so·cial
ˌsī-kō-ˈsō-shəl 
1
: involving both psychological and social aspects
psychosocial adjustment in marriage
2
: relating social conditions to mental health
psychosocial medicine
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The authors of the current study point to various potential environmental factors, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals, metals, air pollutants, dietary patterns, psychosocial stress, and adverse childhood experiences.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
Half these people participated in palliative care via telehealth visits with a nurse to handle symptom management and a social worker to address psychosocial needs; the other people in the study did not get such care.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
In many traditional societies, grandparents play a seminal role in shaping children’s psychosocial development and worldview.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2023
Although there is no cure for schizophrenia, lifelong treatment with medicines and psychosocial therapy can help manage symptoms.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
Half these people participated in palliative care via telehealth visits with a nurse to handle symptom management and a social worker to address psychosocial needs; the other people in the study did not get such care.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
In many traditional societies, grandparents play a seminal role in shaping children’s psychosocial development and worldview.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2023
Although there is no cure for schizophrenia, lifelong treatment with medicines and psychosocial therapy can help manage symptoms.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
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psychosocial
adjective
psy·cho·so·cial
ˌsī-kō-ˈsō-shəl
1
: involving both psychological and social aspects
psychosocial adjustment in marriage
2
: relating social conditions to mental health
psychosocial medicine
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