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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What is urgently needed—medical aid, food distribution, clean water, and psychosocial support—cannot reach families without unfettered humanitarian access.
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Trickleup, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
How PsA Affects Body Image The physical symptoms of PsA are often linked with the development of psychosocial dysfunction, including a poor body image.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 28 Aug. 2025
This week, daily pauses in the fighting have calmed the neighborhood somewhat, but not enough for the church to resume aid programs: food hampers, a communal laundry, psychosocial support programs and clinics.
—Claire Porter Robbins, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025
In late 2024, some eight hundred thousand people across Gaza and the West Bank had received some form of mental-health or psychosocial support, according to the World Health Organization.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
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Trickleup, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
How PsA Affects Body Image The physical symptoms of PsA are often linked with the development of psychosocial dysfunction, including a poor body image.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 28 Aug. 2025
This week, daily pauses in the fighting have calmed the neighborhood somewhat, but not enough for the church to resume aid programs: food hampers, a communal laundry, psychosocial support programs and clinics.
—Claire Porter Robbins, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025
In late 2024, some eight hundred thousand people across Gaza and the West Bank had received some form of mental-health or psychosocial support, according to the World Health Organization.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
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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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