Helena Lewis-Smith's Outputs (29)

Adolescent body dissatisfaction as public health issue: Effects on later risky health behaviours (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Aim: Body dissatisfaction is prevalent among teenagers, and may influence the uptake of risky health behaviours. The study assessed the influence of body dissatisfaction on smoking, cannabis use, drug use, self-harm, gambling, and drinking and the me... Read More about Adolescent body dissatisfaction as public health issue: Effects on later risky health behaviours.

Promoting positive body image and tackling overweight/obesity in children and adolescents: A combined health psychology and public health approach (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier Inc. This article draws attention to the dual global problems of disordered eating and overweight/obesity among children and adolescents. It is well recognised that the main risk factor for disordered eating is body dissatisfaction, y... Read More about Promoting positive body image and tackling overweight/obesity in children and adolescents: A combined health psychology and public health approach.

A pilot study of a body image intervention for breast cancer survivors (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Body image interventions for breast cancer survivors are lacking in empirical support. Examining existing research on effective body image interventions for women in midlife more broadly may provide useful insights. This pilot stu... Read More about A pilot study of a body image intervention for breast cancer survivors.

Interventions to support patients affected by an altered appearance (2018)
Book Chapter

Changes to appearance as a result of disease and treatment can be a source of considerable distress for many patients. In this chapter we apply a stepped model of care as a framework to consider the use of psychosocial approaches to support people wh... Read More about Interventions to support patients affected by an altered appearance.

Body image and disordered eating in midlife (2016)
Book Chapter

This chapter provides a overview of the historical background, research, controversies, and future directions relating to the prevalence, risk factors, and interventions for negative body image among adults in midlife.

Breast cancer or chest cancer? The impact of living with a ‘woman’s disease' (2016)
Journal Article

Breast cancer in men is rare. Diagnostic methods and treatment are the same as for women, but awareness of male breast cancer is low, as breast cancer is often perceived as a disease specific to women. This can delay diagnosis and cause psychological... Read More about Breast cancer or chest cancer? The impact of living with a ‘woman’s disease'.

Physical and psychological scars: The impact of breast cancer on women's body image (2015)
Journal Article

Whilst breast cancer remains the most common cancer amongst women in the United Kingdom, advances in medicine have seen survival rates improve over the years and the number of women living with the residual consequences of the disease and its treatme... Read More about Physical and psychological scars: The impact of breast cancer on women's body image.

Ageing, anxiety and appearance: Exploring the body image of women in midlife (2014)
Journal Article

The majority of body image research has focussed primarily on young adult women, a group within which appearance dissatisfaction has been repeatedly reported. These appearance worries have been found to adversely predict psychological and physical he... Read More about Ageing, anxiety and appearance: Exploring the body image of women in midlife.

Do you want to be a Health Psychologist? A survey of Further Education students' knowledge of and interest in health psychology as a future career (2014)
Journal Article