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The effectiveness of psychosocial intervention for individuals with cleft lip and/or palate (2015)
Journal Article
Stock, N., Norman, A., Persson, M., Stock, N. M., Rumsey, N., Sandy, J., …Ness, A. (2015). The effectiveness of psychosocial intervention for individuals with cleft lip and/or palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 52(3), 301-310. https://doi.org/10.1597/13-276

© Copyright 2015 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Objective: The aim of this review was to assess the effectiveness of different psychological interventions for children and adults with cleft lip and/or palate and their parents. Design... Read More about The effectiveness of psychosocial intervention for individuals with cleft lip and/or palate.

Cleft Care UK study. Part 5: Child psychosocial outcomes and satisfaction with cleft services (2015)
Journal Article
Waylen, A., Ness, A. R., Wills, A. K., Persson, M., Rumsey, N., & Sandy, J. R. (2015). Cleft Care UK study. Part 5: Child psychosocial outcomes and satisfaction with cleft services. Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research, 18(S2), 47-55. https://doi.org/10.1111/ocr.12113

© 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Objectives: To describe the impact of cleft service centralization on parental perceptions of child outcomes and satisfaction with care from the Cleft Care UK (CCUK) study and compare them to the Clinical Standards Adv... Read More about Cleft Care UK study. Part 5: Child psychosocial outcomes and satisfaction with cleft services.

"It doesn't all just stop at 18": Psychological adjustment and support needs of adults born with cleft lip and/or palate (2015)
Journal Article
Stock, N. M., Feragen, K. B., & Rumsey, N. (2015). "It doesn't all just stop at 18": Psychological adjustment and support needs of adults born with cleft lip and/or palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 52(5), 543-554. https://doi.org/10.1597/14-178

© Copyright 2015 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Background: Cleft in the lip and/or the palate (CL/P) is considered to be a lifelong condition, yet relatively little is known about the long-term outcomes for patients. Existing litera... Read More about "It doesn't all just stop at 18": Psychological adjustment and support needs of adults born with cleft lip and/or palate.

Starting a family: The experience of parents with cleft lip and/or palate (2015)
Journal Article
Stock, N. M., & Rumsey, N. (2015). Starting a family: The experience of parents with cleft lip and/or palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 52(4), 425-436. https://doi.org/10.1597/13-314

© 2015 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Background: One of the key challenges facing young adults with cleft lip and/or palate is making decisions about starting a family, because there is an increased likelihood of their own child bei... Read More about Starting a family: The experience of parents with cleft lip and/or palate.

Why appearance matters (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Rumsey, N. (2014, November). Why appearance matters. Paper presented at Face Value Erasmus+ Meeting, The Hague, The Netherlands

The routine psychological screening of cosmetic surgery patients (2014)
Journal Article
Paraskeva, N., Clarke, A., & Rumsey, N. (2014). The routine psychological screening of cosmetic surgery patients. Aesthetics, 28-32

In order to improve outcomes, the process of patient selection within the cosmetic industry has received considerable attention from surgeons, psychologists and policy makers. Indeed, as increasing numbers of people are seeking cosmetic procedures it... Read More about The routine psychological screening of cosmetic surgery patients.

A systematic review of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) used in child and adolescent burn research (2014)
Journal Article
Harcourt, D., Pleat, J., Rumsey, N., White, P., Armstrong-James, L., Griffiths, C., …Harcourt, D. (2015). A systematic review of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) used in child and adolescent burn research. Burns, 41(2), 212-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2014.07.018

Crown Copyright © 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved. Introduction: Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) can identify important information about patient needs and therapeutic progress. The aim of this review was to ide... Read More about A systematic review of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) used in child and adolescent burn research.

Progress through collaboration (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Rumsey, N. (2014, October). Progress through collaboration. Paper presented at Victorian Society of Health Psychologists, Melbourne, Australia

Using innovative methods in appearance research (2014)
Book Chapter
Harcourt, D. (2014). Using innovative methods in appearance research. In N. Rumsey, & D. Harcourt (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Appearance. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Where might we go from here? (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D., & Rumsey, N. (2014, July). Where might we go from here?. Paper presented at Appearance Matters 6, Bristol, UK

A photographic exploration of family burn camp (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Armstrong-James, L., Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., Williamson, H., & Cadogan, J. (2014, July). A photographic exploration of family burn camp. Poster presented at Appearance Matters 6, Bristol, England

Background: The psychosocial impact of a burn may include adjusting to changes in appearance as a result of the injury such as scarring, or in some cases, amputation. There are a number of interventions to help young people manage the challenges of... Read More about A photographic exploration of family burn camp.

The psychology of facial disfigurement: Implications for whole face transplantation (2014)
Journal Article
Rumsey, N. (2014). The psychology of facial disfigurement: Implications for whole face transplantation. Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports, 2(3), 210-216. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40136-014-0058-5

A decade has passed since the publication of the first report from the Royal College of Surgeons in England Working Party on Face Transplantation. Based on evidence available at the time, this report concluded that it was unwise to proceed with whole... Read More about The psychology of facial disfigurement: Implications for whole face transplantation.

Psychosocial predictors, assessment, and outcomes of cosmetic procedures: A systematic rapid evidence assessment (2014)
Journal Article
Brunton, G., Paraskeva, N., Caird, J., Bird, K. S., Kavanagh, J., Kwan, I., …Thomas, J. (2014). Psychosocial predictors, assessment, and outcomes of cosmetic procedures: A systematic rapid evidence assessment. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 38(5), 1030-1040. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-014-0369-4

Background: Recent breast implant complications led to a UK government policy review of the evidence concerning cosmetic interventions. We synthesised cosmetic intervention research evidence covering psychosocial factors associated with requesting pr... Read More about Psychosocial predictors, assessment, and outcomes of cosmetic procedures: A systematic rapid evidence assessment.