All Outputs (100)

The effectiveness of psychosocial intervention for individuals with cleft lip and/or palate (2015)
Journal Article

© 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.

Parenting a child with a cleft: The father's perspective (2015)
Journal Article

Objective: To explore the impact of having a child born with a cleft lip and/or palate from the father's perspective. Design: Individual qualitative telephone interviews. Participants: A total of 15 fathers of children born with cleft lip and/or pala... Read More about Parenting a child with a cleft: The father's perspective.

CLAPA regional coordinators project: Evaluation interim report (end of year two) (2014)
Report

The psychosocial impact of cleft lip/palate on siblings: Research report for the cleft lip and palate association (2014)
Report

Culture clash: Appearance concerns in black and minority ethnic groups (2014)
Journal Article

Around the world, men and women of all cultures and ethnicities are being exposed to Western appearance ideals. Paired with a lack of representation of black and minority ethnic (BME) men and women in the mainstream media, the public's appreciation o... Read More about Culture clash: Appearance concerns in black and minority ethnic groups.

CLAPA Regional Coordinators Project: Evaluation interim report: Focus group studies in the Central UK region (2014)
Report

When there is more than a cleft: Psychological adjustment when a cleft is associated with an additional condition (2014)
Journal Article

Background: In spite of studies reporting a relatively high frequency of additional conditions in children with a cleft lip and/or cleft palate (CL/P), almost no research has focused on this clinically important subgroup. The objective of this study... Read More about When there is more than a cleft: Psychological adjustment when a cleft is associated with an additional condition.

Toward a reconsideration of inclusion and exclusion criteria in cleft lip and palate: Implications for psychological research (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Background: This article investigates the prevalence of conditions that affect cognitive and/or psychosocial functioning in 10-year-old children born with a cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) and exp... Read More about Toward a reconsideration of inclusion and exclusion criteria in cleft lip and palate: Implications for psychological research.

Living with a cleft: Psychological challenges, support and intervention (2013)
Book Chapter

© 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. All rights are reserved. Psychological adjustment to living with a cleft and its treatment is now understood to be both complex and labile. While many adjust well, this population has an increased risk for a... Read More about Living with a cleft: Psychological challenges, support and intervention.

Not such a quick fix: Defining the challenges and myths associated with disfigurement (2013)
Journal Article

One in five people have an appearance that is considered 'different' to the normal population. This can have a profound impact on the lives of those affected and their families and partners. Nicola Stock, Research Associate at the Centre for Appearan... Read More about Not such a quick fix: Defining the challenges and myths associated with disfigurement.

Young people’s perceptions of visible difference (2013)
Journal Article

Visible facial differences (VFDs) can pose a number of psychosocial challenges for those affected by them. In particular, the experience of being stigmatised may have a harmful effect on the psychological adjustment of the individual concerned. This... Read More about Young people’s perceptions of visible difference.

CLAPA Regional coordinators project: Evaluation interim report (end of year one) (2013)
Report

Exploring young people’s attitudes towards visible difference (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Local support: Needs, opportunities and outcomes in cleft lip and palate (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Do psychosocial specialists find CBT an acceptable approach to working therapeutically with people with visible differences? (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

CLAPA Regional coordinators project: Pilot evaluation final report (2012)
Report

Psychosocial issues in cleft lip and palate (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

An evaluation of a school-based intervention to promote positive attitudes and behaviours towards people with facial disfigurement: Main study report (2011)
Report

The acceptability of a manualised CBT approach to working with patients with appearance concerns (2010)
Report

Volunteers Study Summary Report
Report

This report offers a summary of a small-scale study carried out in collaboration with the Appearance Collective (AC; a group of charities in the area of appearance and visible difference). This study was designed in response to a priority set by memb... Read More about Volunteers Study Summary Report.