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Estimating the prevalence, hospitalisation and mortality from type 2 diabetes mellitus in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Oni, G., Amoo, E. O., Aderemi, A. V., Adeloye, D., Ige, J., Adeleye, N., & Auta, A. (2017). Estimating the prevalence, hospitalisation and mortality from type 2 diabetes mellitus in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 7(5), e015424. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015424

© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2017. All rights reserved. Background: There is not yet a comprehensive evidence-based epidemiological report on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Nigeria.... Read More about Estimating the prevalence, hospitalisation and mortality from type 2 diabetes mellitus in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Macrocognition: The science and engineering of sociotechnical work systems (2017)
Journal Article
Ward, P., Hoffman, R. R., Conway, G. E., Schraagen, J. M., Peebles, D., Hutton, R. J. B., & Petushek, E. J. (2017). Macrocognition: The science and engineering of sociotechnical work systems. Frontiers in Psychology, 8(APR), https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00515

The increasing complexity of work systems and changes in the nature of workplace technology over the past century have resulted in a substantial shift in the nature of work activities, from those predominated by physical labor toward more cognitively... Read More about Macrocognition: The science and engineering of sociotechnical work systems.

U.K. Army medical and unit welfare officers' perceptions of mental health stigma and its impact on army personnel's mental health help seeking (2017)
Journal Article
Keeling, M., Bull, S., Thandi, G., Brooks, S., & Greenberg, N. (2017). U.K. Army medical and unit welfare officers' perceptions of mental health stigma and its impact on army personnel's mental health help seeking. Military Behavioral Health, 5(3), 245-253. https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2017.1310682

Mental health stigma and barriers to care (BTC) reportedly impede help seeking among U.K. military personnel. Military service providers’ perceptions of this link were investigated. Secondary thematic analysis of interviews with 21 U.K. Army unit wel... Read More about U.K. Army medical and unit welfare officers' perceptions of mental health stigma and its impact on army personnel's mental health help seeking.

Adapting the Body Appreciation Scale-2 for Children: A psychometric analysis of the BAS-2C (2017)
Journal Article
Halliwell, E., Jarman, H., Tylka, T., & Slater, A. (2017). Adapting the Body Appreciation Scale-2 for Children: A psychometric analysis of the BAS-2C. Body Image, 21, 97-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.03.005

© 2017 Positive body image among adults is related to numerous indicators of well-being. However, no research has explored body appreciation among children. To facilitate our understanding of children's positive body image, the current study adapts a... Read More about Adapting the Body Appreciation Scale-2 for Children: A psychometric analysis of the BAS-2C.

Inter-sectoral Transfer of the Food for Life Settings Framework in England (2017)
Journal Article
Jones, M., Gray, S., Means, R., Orme, J., Pitt, H., & Salmon, D. (2018). Inter-sectoral Transfer of the Food for Life Settings Framework in England. Health Promotion International, 33(5), 781-790. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dax017

© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Organisational settings such as schools, workplaces and hospitals are well recognised as key environments for health promotion. Whilst there is extensive literature on spec... Read More about Inter-sectoral Transfer of the Food for Life Settings Framework in England.

Disgust, shame and the psychosocial impact of skin picking: Evidence from an online support forum (2017)
Journal Article
Anderson, S., & Clarke, V. (2019). Disgust, shame and the psychosocial impact of skin picking: Evidence from an online support forum. Journal of Health Psychology, 24(13), 1773-1784. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105317700254

This article examines the accounts of individuals who problematically pick their skin and explores their subjective experiences. In total, 100 problem disclosure statements were taken from posts made to a publicly accessible online skin picking suppo... Read More about Disgust, shame and the psychosocial impact of skin picking: Evidence from an online support forum.

Being Ex-PLISSIT: Addressing visible differences and intimacy with patients (2017)
Journal Article
Sharratt, N. (2017). Being Ex-PLISSIT: Addressing visible differences and intimacy with patients. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 6(3), 144-145. https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2017.6.3.144

Having previously discussed the possibility that appearance-altering conditions may impact on the intimate and sexual lives of some patients, this article looks more closely at the Ex-PLISSIT model of interaction which may be deployed in discussing t... Read More about Being Ex-PLISSIT: Addressing visible differences and intimacy with patients.

Jimmy Carter and the sale of the AWACS to Iran in 1977 (2017)
Journal Article
Murray, R. W., & McGlinchey, S. (2017). Jimmy Carter and the sale of the AWACS to Iran in 1977. Diplomacy and Statecraft, 28(2), 254-276. https://doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2017.1309883

© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. It appeared that as 1977 dawned, the political climate in the United States might render multi-billion dollar arms sales into unstable regions a thing of the past. Jimmy Carter triumphed in the presidential elect... Read More about Jimmy Carter and the sale of the AWACS to Iran in 1977.

Engaging stakeholder communities as body image intervention partners: The Body Project as a case example (2017)
Journal Article
Becker, C. B., Perez, M., Kilpela, L. S., Diedrichs, P. C., Trujillo, E., & Stice, E. (2017). Engaging stakeholder communities as body image intervention partners: The Body Project as a case example. Eating Behaviors, 25, 62-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2016.03.015

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd Despite recent advances in developing evidence-based psychological interventions, substantial changes are needed in the current system of intervention delivery to impact mental health on a global scale (Kazdin & Blase, 2011). Prev... Read More about Engaging stakeholder communities as body image intervention partners: The Body Project as a case example.

Reflecting on qualitative research, feminist methodologies and feminist psychology: In conversation with Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke (2017)
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Jankowski, G., Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2017). Reflecting on qualitative research, feminist methodologies and feminist psychology: In conversation with Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke. Psychology of Women Section Review, 19(1), 43-55

Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke met as PhD students at Loughborough University where their research was supervised by pioneering feminist psychologists Professors Sue Wilkinson and Celia Kitzinger. They began writing collaboratively about qualitat... Read More about Reflecting on qualitative research, feminist methodologies and feminist psychology: In conversation with Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke.