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Trends in drinking, smoking and illicit drug use among 15- and 16-year-olds in the UK (1995-2003) (2005)
Journal Article
Plant, M. L., Plant, M. A., & Miller, P. (2005). Trends in drinking, smoking and illicit drug use among 15- and 16-year-olds in the UK (1995-2003). Journal of Substance Use, 10(6), 331-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/19659890412331519452

This paper describes the results of drinking, smoking and illicit drug use among a representative sample of 2,032 UK school students aged 15 and 16 years in a cross-sectional, single-phase survey based on a stratified cluster sample of 77 UK secondar... Read More about Trends in drinking, smoking and illicit drug use among 15- and 16-year-olds in the UK (1995-2003).

Organizational behaviour across cultures: Theoretical and methodological issues for developing multi-level frameworks involving culture (2005)
Journal Article
Fischer, R., Ferreira, M. C., Assmar, E. M. L., Redford, P., & Harb, C. (2005). Organizational behaviour across cultures: Theoretical and methodological issues for developing multi-level frameworks involving culture. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 5(1), 27-48. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470595805050823

The present article has two objectives. First, general issues for developing and testing cross cultural multi-level models such as variable identification, measurement, sampling and data analysis are discussed. A second aim is to illustrate some of t... Read More about Organizational behaviour across cultures: Theoretical and methodological issues for developing multi-level frameworks involving culture.

The impact of clinical depression on working memory (2005)
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Christopher, G., & MacDonald, J. (2005). The impact of clinical depression on working memory. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 10(5), 379-399. https://doi.org/10.1080/13546800444000128

Introduction. Both Channon, Baker, and Robertson (1993) and Hartlage, Alloy, Vazquez, and Dykman (1993) claim that working memory impairment in depressed patients is limited to Baddeley's (1996) central executive and does not affect either the phonol... Read More about The impact of clinical depression on working memory.

Effects of repeated doses of caffeine on mood and performance of alert and fatigued volunteers (2005)
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Smith, A., Sutherland, D., & Christopher, G. (2005). Effects of repeated doses of caffeine on mood and performance of alert and fatigued volunteers. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 19(6), 620-626. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881105056534

Evidence for behavioural effects of caffeine is well documented in the literature. It is associated with increased subjective alertness, improved reaction time and enhanced encoding of new information. These effects are most prominent in low arousal... Read More about Effects of repeated doses of caffeine on mood and performance of alert and fatigued volunteers.

Processes of disengagement and engagement in assertive outreach patients: Qualitative study (2005)
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Priebe, S., Watts, J., Chase, M., & Matanov, A. (2005). Processes of disengagement and engagement in assertive outreach patients: Qualitative study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 187(5), 438-443. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.187.5.438

Background: Assertive outreach has been established to care for 'difficult to engage' patients, yet little is known about how patients experience their disengagement with mainstream services and later engagement with outreach teams. Aims: To explore... Read More about Processes of disengagement and engagement in assertive outreach patients: Qualitative study.

A survey of the specialist public health workforce in the UK in 2003 (2005)
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Gray, S., Perlman, F., & Griffiths, S. (2005). A survey of the specialist public health workforce in the UK in 2003. Public Health, 119(10), 900-906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2005.03.010

Objective: To identify the number and distribution of public health specialists in the UK. Study design: Cross-sectional survey. Methods: Postal survey of UK members and fellows of the Faculty of Public Health and primary care trust directors of publ... Read More about A survey of the specialist public health workforce in the UK in 2003.

A survey of the specialist public health workforce in the UK in 2003 (2005)
Journal Article
Gray, S., Perlman, F., & Griffiths, S. (2005). A survey of the specialist public health workforce in the UK in 2003. Public Health, 119(10), 900-906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2005.03.010

This first survey of the specialist public health workforce conducted by the UK Faculty of Public Health (UKFPH) highlights lack of capacity and variability, raising the profile of workforce issues. It provided a baseline for the 2005 survey (to be r... Read More about A survey of the specialist public health workforce in the UK in 2003.

Understanding the schematic representation of pain and general symptomatology: The contribution of the cognitive miser perspective (2005)
Journal Article
Moss, T., & DiCaccavo, A. (2005). Understanding the schematic representation of pain and general symptomatology: The contribution of the cognitive miser perspective. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 29(5), 511-524. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-005-3240-8

In this study we aimed to investigate the contribution of a model of schema use originally from social psychology, the cognitive miser perspective, to understanding pain and illness representations. Recall of pain and general symptom information was... Read More about Understanding the schematic representation of pain and general symptomatology: The contribution of the cognitive miser perspective.

The role of self-improvement and self-evaluation motives in social comparisons with idealised female bodies in the media (2005)
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Halliwell, E., & Dittmar, H. (2005). The role of self-improvement and self-evaluation motives in social comparisons with idealised female bodies in the media. Body Image, 2(3), 249-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2005.05.001

This study investigates the effect of social comparisons with media models on women's body image based on either self-evaluation or self-improvement motives. Ninety-eight women, for whom appearance was a relevant comparison dimension, viewed advertis... Read More about The role of self-improvement and self-evaluation motives in social comparisons with idealised female bodies in the media.

Spreading out or conscetrating weekly consumption: Alcohol problems and other consequences within a UK population sample (2005)
Journal Article
Miller, P., Plant, M., & Plant, M. (2005). Spreading out or conscetrating weekly consumption: Alcohol problems and other consequences within a UK population sample. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 40(5), 461-468. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agh169

Aims: To consider the consequences, within a UK population sample, of consuming a given amount of alcohol weekly in one or two sessions as against spreading it out over several sessions. Methods: A new analysis of data from the UK components of the G... Read More about Spreading out or conscetrating weekly consumption: Alcohol problems and other consequences within a UK population sample.