All Outputs (11)

Patients' experience of the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer (2004)
Journal Article
Winterbottom, A., & Harcourt, D. (2004). Patients' experience of the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 48(3), 226-233. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03191.x

Purpose. This paper describes the experience of being diagnosed with skin cancer from the perspective of patients. Background. Despite the number of people with newly-diagnosed skin cancer increasing each year, the psychological impact of receiving s... Read More about Patients' experience of the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer.

Involving others in decision-making (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2004, October). Involving others in decision-making. Paper presented at Workshop on Interventions to Facilitate Professional-Patient Decision Making, University of Stirling

Involving others in decision-making (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2004, September). Involving others in decision-making. Paper presented at Symposium on Interventions to Facilitate Professional-Patient Decision Making, British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, Edinburgh

Why don’t objective measures of bodily difference map onto the subjective experiences of psychological distress? (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2004, September). Why don’t objective measures of bodily difference map onto the subjective experiences of psychological distress?. Paper presented at Symposium on Identity in Health Psychology, British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, Edinburgh

The psychosocial impact of breast reconstruction (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2004, May). The psychosocial impact of breast reconstruction. Paper presented at Seminar, Sussex University

Being visibly different: Women’s experiences of breast reconstruction (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2004, March). Being visibly different: Women’s experiences of breast reconstruction. Presented at Department of Health Psychology and Department of Population Health, University of Auckland

Being visibly different: Issues relating to provision of care (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2004, March). Being visibly different: Issues relating to provision of care. Presented at Auckland City Social Workers, Auckland City Hospital

The psychology of appearance and disfigurement (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2004, March). The psychology of appearance and disfigurement. Paper presented at Auckland City Hospital Grand Rouds, Auckland City Hospital

Mastectomy patients' decision-making for or against immediate breast reconstruction (2004)
Journal Article
Harcourt, D., & Rumsey, N. (2004). Mastectomy patients' decision-making for or against immediate breast reconstruction. Psycho-Oncology, 13(2), 106-115. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.711

This multi-centred study examined how 93 women due to undergo mastectomy had elected for (n = 37) or against (n = 56) immediate breast reconstruction. Initial semi-structured interviews were conducted prior to undergoing surgery whilst follow-up inte... Read More about Mastectomy patients' decision-making for or against immediate breast reconstruction.

Body image and disfigurement: Issues and interventions (2004)
Journal Article
Rumsey, N., & Harcourt, D. (2004). Body image and disfigurement: Issues and interventions. Body Image, 1(1), 83-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1740-1445%2803%2900005-6

Whether present at birth, congenital or acquired later in life, a visible disfigurement can have a profound psychological impact upon the individual concerned. Difficulties include adverse effects on body image, quality of life, and self-esteem. In a... Read More about Body image and disfigurement: Issues and interventions.

UWE Psychology Postgraduate Papers, Vol 1 (2004)
Book
Haslum, M., Frith, H., & Harcourt, D. (2004). UWE Psychology Postgraduate Papers, Vol 1. Bristol: University of the West of England