Definition of psychosocial in English:
psychosocial
adjective sʌɪkəʊˈsəʊʃ(ə)lˌsaɪkoʊˈsoʊʃəl
Relating to the interrelation of social factors and individual thought and behaviour.
the psychosocial care of patients
Example sentencesExamples
- Pain is a multidimensional experience influenced by a variety of physical and psychosocial factors.
- Recent studies have attempted to define the psychosocial factors related to glycemic control.
- The contribution of psychosocial factors to the initial onset of depression in diabetes is modest.
- The exploration of psychosocial factors in relation to suicide risk is by no means new.
- Therefore, chronic marital distress may be a more salient psychosocial risk factor for women than for men.
Derivatives
adverb
Abnormal scars can cause unpleasant symptoms and be aesthetically distressing, disfiguring, and psychosocially and functionally disabling. Appropriate treatment depends on scar type and aetiology.
Example sentencesExamples
- Developmental perspectives toward understanding minors' decision-making capacities attempt to determine when minors are cognitively and psychosocially mature enough to provide informed consent.
- It was expected that the more psychosocially mature adolescents would be less involved in the risky behavior of heavier drinking, both concurrently and longitudinally.
- Those patients diagnosed with CF as adults differ, both medically and psychosocially, from those diagnosed at a younger age; these differences have implications for diagnosis, treatment, and education.
- Substance abuse is a psychosocially contagious epidemic and not a simple indicator or function of the level of social and personal problems in a community.
Rhymes
asocial, precocial, social
Definition of psychosocial in US English:
psychosocial
adjectiveˌsīkōˈsōSHəlˌsaɪkoʊˈsoʊʃəl
Relating to the interrelation of social factors and individual thought and behavior.
the psychosocial care of patients
Example sentencesExamples
- The exploration of psychosocial factors in relation to suicide risk is by no means new.
- The contribution of psychosocial factors to the initial onset of depression in diabetes is modest.
- Therefore, chronic marital distress may be a more salient psychosocial risk factor for women than for men.
- Recent studies have attempted to define the psychosocial factors related to glycemic control.
- Pain is a multidimensional experience influenced by a variety of physical and psychosocial factors.