All Outputs (219)

Crime and disorder strategic assessment (2013)
Report

Produced for Avon & Somerset Constabulary and Bristol City Council, in line with Bristol's Mayor and the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) strategic partnership priorities, to ensure that the funding of £ 202.1 m was spent according to the local ar... Read More about Crime and disorder strategic assessment.

The Mau Mau genocide: A neo-Lemkinian analysis (2013)
Journal Article

This paper attempts to analyse the colonisation of Kenya by the British colonial government and the necessary genocidal effect on the ethnic group known as the Kikuyu through the lens of genocide as understood by Raphael Lemkin, the neologist of the... Read More about The Mau Mau genocide: A neo-Lemkinian analysis.

Perceptual learning with complex visual stimuli is based on location, rather than content, of discriminating features (2013)
Journal Article

Exposure to complex checkerboards (comprising a common background, e.g., X, with unique features,e.g., A-D, that are placed in particular locations on the background) improves discrimination between them (perceptual learning). Such stimuli have been... Read More about Perceptual learning with complex visual stimuli is based on location, rather than content, of discriminating features.

Age of consent in the UK (2013)
Journal Article

"If I See Somebody. I'll Immediately Scope Them Out": Anorexia Nervosa Clients' Perceptions of Their Therapists' Body (2013)
Journal Article

Although people with eating disorders are known to observe and assess body related stimuli, research has yet to explore these behaviors in the therapy room. Consequently, practitioners do not know if their bodies are having an impact on their clients... Read More about "If I See Somebody. I'll Immediately Scope Them Out": Anorexia Nervosa Clients' Perceptions of Their Therapists' Body.

Bristol girls dance project feasibility study: Using a pilot economic evaluation to inform design of a full trial (2013)
Journal Article

Background: There is currently little guidance for pilot trial economic evaluation where health outcomes and costs are influenced by a range of wider determinants and factors. Objectives: This article presents the findings of a pilot economic evaluat... Read More about Bristol girls dance project feasibility study: Using a pilot economic evaluation to inform design of a full trial.

The good, the bad and the uncertainty: Trainees' perceptions of the personal development group (2013)
Journal Article

Background: Views about the purpose and role of personal development groups (PD group) in the counsellor training process are varied. Some argue they enhance self-awareness, self-exploration, the ability to be congruent and, ultimately, that they mak... Read More about The good, the bad and the uncertainty: Trainees' perceptions of the personal development group.

The assessment of the readiness of five countries to implement child maltreatment prevention programs on a large scale (2013)
Journal Article

This study aimed to systematically assess the readiness of five countries - Brazil, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa - to implement evidence-based child maltreatment prevention programs on a large sc... Read More about The assessment of the readiness of five countries to implement child maltreatment prevention programs on a large scale.

"It Shouldn't Stick Out from Your Bikini at the Beach": Meaning, Gender, and the Hairy/Hairless Body (2013)
Journal Article

Women's and men's bodies and sexuality can be understood as socially situated and socially produced. This means they are affected by, and developed in relation to, patterned sociocultural meanings and representations. We aim here to understand a rece... Read More about "It Shouldn't Stick Out from Your Bikini at the Beach": Meaning, Gender, and the Hairy/Hairless Body.

The Psychology of Ageing: From Mind to Society (2013)
Book

We live in an ageing society. From dementia and depression, to the everyday changes that affect our capacity to make decisions, psychologists are tackling the daily challenges faced by individuals and society as a whole. What types of questions are b... Read More about The Psychology of Ageing: From Mind to Society.

Old age and difficult life transitions: A psycho-social understanding (2013)
Journal Article

This paper develops a psycho-social understanding of difficult and disabling life transitions, particularly in relation to old age. The paper brings together a biographical case study and theoretical analysis that draws on three sources: the work of... Read More about Old age and difficult life transitions: A psycho-social understanding.

The common agricultural policy and the EU budget: Stasis or change? (2013)
Journal Article

After highlighting the budgetary context and the historical trends on the funding of the CAP, this paper considers contemporary debates about its reform in the context of two ‘historic firsts’. Negotiations about the multiannual financial framework (... Read More about The common agricultural policy and the EU budget: Stasis or change?.

Patient satisfaction: The importance of support in the decision-making process (2013)
Journal Article

Long are the days when the success of an operation was determined by the surgeon alone. Surgical teams are increasingly eliciting the opinions of patients themselves to ascertain surgery success, argues Catrin Griffiths. It is vital for clinicians to... Read More about Patient satisfaction: The importance of support in the decision-making process.

Different Wording of the Patient Global Visual Analogue Scale (PG-VAS) Affects Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients' Scoring and the Overall Disease Activity Score (DAS28): A Cross-Sectional Study (2013)
Journal Article

Objective: The Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28) is a key measure in clinical practice and clinical trials. There are at least five different versions of the 'Patient Global' Visual Analogue Scale (PG-VAS) being used in the DAS28. The devel... Read More about Different Wording of the Patient Global Visual Analogue Scale (PG-VAS) Affects Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients' Scoring and the Overall Disease Activity Score (DAS28): A Cross-Sectional Study.

Recording therapy sessions: What do clients and therapists really think? (2013)
Journal Article

Aims: Recording therapy sessions has become part of routine practice amongst trainee psychotherapists. To date most research has focused on the benefits of recording sessions to support clinical supervision. There are few data about the benefits or r... Read More about Recording therapy sessions: What do clients and therapists really think?.

Nursing research: An introduction (2013)
Book

Nursing Research: An Introduction answers all your questions on the nursing research process. It gives you the knowledge you need to understand nursing research, evidence-based practice and critical appraisal so you can complete your own project and... Read More about Nursing research: An introduction.

Appearance distress and dysfunction in the elderly: International contrasts across italy and the UK using DAS59 (2013)
Journal Article

Background: As the global population grows, the percentage of those over 60 will escalate disproportionately. Their needs will become an ever more dominant feature of public policy and healthcare provision. Older adults' appearance is often removed f... Read More about Appearance distress and dysfunction in the elderly: International contrasts across italy and the UK using DAS59.

Negotiating equality in the equality act 2010 (United Kingdom): Church-state relations in a post-Christian society (2013)
Journal Article

Few recent legislative enactments in the United Kingdom have wrought so much controversy as the Equality Act 2010. The far-ranging legislation, aiming to enhance civil rights and social inclusion, provides a unique opportunity to analyze how equality... Read More about Negotiating equality in the equality act 2010 (United Kingdom): Church-state relations in a post-Christian society.

Female eating disorder clients’ beliefs about female therapists’ body size and eating behaviours: An exploration using thematic analysis (2013)
Thesis

Although people with an eating disorder are known to observe and assess body related stimuli, research has yet to explore these behaviours in the therapy room. Consequently, little is known about clients’ feelings about, and responses to, a therapist... Read More about Female eating disorder clients’ beliefs about female therapists’ body size and eating behaviours: An exploration using thematic analysis.

The path towards a professional identity: An IPA study of Greek family therapy trainees (2013)
Journal Article

Objective: Contemporary psychotherapy research has focused mainly on practitioners' training and education. The impact of training on professional development and the application of therapeutic skills have been the primary foci of the empirical liter... Read More about The path towards a professional identity: An IPA study of Greek family therapy trainees.