All Outputs (5)

Quality of life and psychosocial adjustment to burn injury: Social functioning, body image, and health policy perspectives (2009)
Journal Article
Corry, N., Pruzinsky, T., & Rumsey, N. (2009). Quality of life and psychosocial adjustment to burn injury: Social functioning, body image, and health policy perspectives. International Review of Psychiatry, 21(6), 539-548. https://doi.org/10.3109/09540260903343901

This paper reviews four major topics related to the long-term psychosocial rehabilitation for burn survivors; (1) Body image adjustment process; (2) Social functioning challenges; (3) Interventions designed to address psychosocial rehabilitation chal... Read More about Quality of life and psychosocial adjustment to burn injury: Social functioning, body image, and health policy perspectives.

Considering the implication of variations within Delphi research (2009)
Journal Article
Thompson, M. (2009). Considering the implication of variations within Delphi research. Family Practice, 26(5), 420-424. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmp051

Delphi research is an increasingly popular method within medical, social and psychological research. It tends to be employed where established theory or knowledge are lacking but where 'experts' are thought to hold relevant information. It consists o... Read More about Considering the implication of variations within Delphi research.

Reviewing ecopsychology research: Exploring five databases and considering the future (2009)
Journal Article
Thompson, M. (2009). Reviewing ecopsychology research: Exploring five databases and considering the future. Ecopsychology, 1(1), 32-37. https://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2008.0007

This brief article aims to provide an overview of the current dispersal of the term ecopsychology within the academic literature. It summarizes the results found when entering the term ecopsychology into five academic databases. The numbers of hits a... Read More about Reviewing ecopsychology research: Exploring five databases and considering the future.

Alternatives to inpatient mental health care for children and young people (2009)
Journal Article
Shepperd, S., James, A., Doll, H., Fazel, M., Fitzpatrick, R., Gowers, S., & Pollock, J. (2009). Alternatives to inpatient mental health care for children and young people. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006410.pub2

Background: Current policy in the UK and elsewhere places emphasis on the provision of mental health services in the least restrictive setting, whilst also recognising that some children will require inpatient care. As a result, there are a range of... Read More about Alternatives to inpatient mental health care for children and young people.

School-based secondary prevention programmes for preventing violence (2009)
Journal Article
Taylor, R. S., DiGuiseppi, C., Gough, D., Logan, S., & Mytton, J. (2009). School-based secondary prevention programmes for preventing violence. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD004606.pub2

Background: Early aggressive behaviour is a risk factor for later violence and criminal behaviour. Despite over 20 years of violence prevention interventions being delivered in the school setting, questions remain regarding the effectiveness of diffe... Read More about School-based secondary prevention programmes for preventing violence.