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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Family tracing and psychosocial support services remain essential child protection interventions in the DRC — but cuts in foreign aid are putting these vital efforts at risk.
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Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The worker’s team, which travels to reach vulnerable communities, helps with food distribution and provides psychosocial support, has been hindered since Libya ordered aid agencies to suspend operations.
—Renata Brito, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
In fact, about half of all pediatric check-ups consist of conversations about psychosocial, emotional, behavioral or educational concerns, according to a 2024 academic paper published in ScienceDirect.
—Katelynn Winebrenner, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2025
Feminist health inquiries argue that this view reinforces the medical gaze that too often invalidates women’s pain, overlooks psychosocial context and perpetuates a model in which aging female bodies are seen as broken.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The worker’s team, which travels to reach vulnerable communities, helps with food distribution and provides psychosocial support, has been hindered since Libya ordered aid agencies to suspend operations.
—Renata Brito, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
In fact, about half of all pediatric check-ups consist of conversations about psychosocial, emotional, behavioral or educational concerns, according to a 2024 academic paper published in ScienceDirect.
—Katelynn Winebrenner, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2025
Feminist health inquiries argue that this view reinforces the medical gaze that too often invalidates women’s pain, overlooks psychosocial context and perpetuates a model in which aging female bodies are seen as broken.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Psychosocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychosocial. Accessed 19 Jul. 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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