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Individual and group psychotherapy with people diagnosed with dementia: a systematic review of the literature (2016)
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Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objectives: Psychotherapy provides a means of helping participants to resolve emotional threats and play an active role in their lives. Consequently, psychotherapy is increasingly used within dementia care.... Read More about Individual and group psychotherapy with people diagnosed with dementia: a systematic review of the literature.

A cross-sectional investigation of public attitudes toward dementia in Bristol and South Gloucestershire using the approaches to dementia questionnaire (2016)
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© Copyright International Psychogeriatric Association 2016. Background: To date, surveys of attitudes toward dementia have largely been conducted using unvalidated materials or have focused on healthcare professionals supporting people affected by de... Read More about A cross-sectional investigation of public attitudes toward dementia in Bristol and South Gloucestershire using the approaches to dementia questionnaire.

Foucault and the government of disability (2016)
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In this second edition of Foucault and the Government of Disability there are four new chap- ters in Part v, ‘Disability and Governmentality in the Present’, but it is a book worth reading from the start for the rst time and for the second time. Thi... Read More about Foucault and the government of disability.

Mixing alcohol with energy drink (AMED) and total alcohol consumption: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
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Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. It has been suggested that consuming alcohol mixed with energy drink (AMED) may increase total alcohol consumption. Aims of this systematic review and meta-analysis were (i) to compare alcohol consumption of... Read More about Mixing alcohol with energy drink (AMED) and total alcohol consumption: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Proceeding of the 8th alcohol hangover research group meeting (2016)
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© 2016 Bentham Science Publishers. Alcohol hangover is one of the most commonly experienced consequences of alcohol consumption. An alcohol hangover develops as the blood alcohol concentrations (BAC) approaches zero, and is characterized by a general... Read More about Proceeding of the 8th alcohol hangover research group meeting.

Do Psychosocial Interventions Improve Quality of Life and Wellbeing in Adults with Neuromuscular Disorders? A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis (2016)
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© 2016 - IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved. Quality of life and well-being are frequently restricted in adults with neuromuscular disorders. As such, identification of appropriate interventions is imperative. The objective of this paper... Read More about Do Psychosocial Interventions Improve Quality of Life and Wellbeing in Adults with Neuromuscular Disorders? A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis.

Mobile phone use while driving: Underestimation of a global threat (2015)
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© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. The use of mobile phones (cell phones) has increased dramatically in the 21st century. The popularity of mobile phones and smart phones in the computer age can in part be associated with the growing problem of driver distraction.... Read More about Mobile phone use while driving: Underestimation of a global threat.

‘Securitization’ revisited: theory and cases (2015)
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© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015. Securitization theory seeks to explain the politics through which (1) the security character of public problems is established, (2) the social commitments resulting from the collective acceptance that a phenomenon is a t... Read More about ‘Securitization’ revisited: theory and cases.

Systematic review: Psychosocial interventions for children and young people with visible differences resulting from appearance altering conditions, injury, or treatment effects (2015)
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© 2015 The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. Objective Evaluate critically the evidence of the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for children/young peop... Read More about Systematic review: Psychosocial interventions for children and young people with visible differences resulting from appearance altering conditions, injury, or treatment effects.

Poverty: Third wave behavioral approaches (2015)
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© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. This article will review the literature related to poverty and third wave behavioral approaches. It will specifically focus on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and the wider field of Contextual Behavioral Science (CBS). Ha... Read More about Poverty: Third wave behavioral approaches.

The construction of community understandings of sexual violence: rethinking public, practitioner and policy discourses (2015)
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© 2014 National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers. Abstract: This article explores current societal framings and understandings of sexual violence, particularly child sexual abuse. The article starts by explaining how societal perceptions of... Read More about The construction of community understandings of sexual violence: rethinking public, practitioner and policy discourses.

At the borders of political theory: Carens and the ethics of immigration 1 (2015)
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© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015. Carens’ book covers a wide range of issues concerning the ethics of immigration, and although he is best known as a theorist of open borders that argument takes up a relatively small part of the book, and is indeed a sma... Read More about At the borders of political theory: Carens and the ethics of immigration 1.

Quality of reporting on patient and public involvement within surgical research a systematic review (2015)
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Copyright © 2014 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. Background: Recruitment difficulties are a well-reported concern in surgical literature, which may be improved by patient and public involvement (PPI). PPI within research has been def... Read More about Quality of reporting on patient and public involvement within surgical research a systematic review.

Ramphal on Record/The Record on Ramphal: A Review Article (2015)
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Epidemiology of unintentional child injuries in the South-East Asia Region: a systematic review (2015)
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© 2013, © 2013 Taylor & Francis. All the 11 members of the South-East Asia Region (SEAR) of the World Health Organization are categorised as low- and middle-income countries. This region has over a quarter of the world's total population but compri... Read More about Epidemiology of unintentional child injuries in the South-East Asia Region: a systematic review.

Retraining writing for functional purposes: a review of the writing therapy literature (2015)
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© 2014, © 2014 Taylor & Francis. Background: Acquired dysgraphia (impaired writing/spelling skills) can significantly restrict people from participating in social, professional, and educational life. Using writing in order to access the Internet vi... Read More about Retraining writing for functional purposes: a review of the writing therapy literature.

Expert views of peer-based interventions for prisoner health (2015)
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© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose: Formalised support services for prisoners that rely on peer methods of delivery show promising health and social outcomes but there is also conjecture that negative effects, both at an individual and organ... Read More about Expert views of peer-based interventions for prisoner health.

A systematic review of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) used in child and adolescent burn research (2014)
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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.

Do people with chronic pain have impaired executive function? A meta-analytical review (2014)
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Berryman, C., Stanton, T. R., Bowering, K. J., Tabor, A., McFarlane, A., & Moseley, G. L. (2014). Do people with chronic pain have impaired executive function? A meta-analytical review. Clinical Psychology Review, 34(7), 563-579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2014.08.003

A widely held belief within the clinical community is that chronic pain is associated with cognitive impairment, despite the absence of a definitive systematic review or meta-analysis on the topic. The current systematic review and meta-analysis aime... Read More about Do people with chronic pain have impaired executive function? A meta-analytical review.

The Hypomania Checklist (HCL) - Systematic review of its properties to screen for bipolar disorders (2014)
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Objective Bipolar disorders (BDs) are often not recognised with potentially drastic consequences for the individuals and their families. In clinical practice self-reports can be used to screen to enhance recognition. We therefore present a systematic... Read More about The Hypomania Checklist (HCL) - Systematic review of its properties to screen for bipolar disorders.