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Protected engagement time on older adult mental health wards: A thematic analysis of the views of patients, carers, and staff (2018)
Journal Article
Dodd, E., Cheston, R., Procter, C., Heneker, S., Gray, R., Fox, C., & Nolan, F. (2018). Protected engagement time on older adult mental health wards: A thematic analysis of the views of patients, carers, and staff. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 27(2), 608-618. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12342

© 2017 Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Inc. During protected engagement time (PET), ward routines are adjusted so that staff can spend time together with patients without interruption. The aim of PET is to increase staff and patient intera... Read More about Protected engagement time on older adult mental health wards: A thematic analysis of the views of patients, carers, and staff.

Quality of questionnaires for the assessment of otitis media with effusion in children (2018)
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Gan, R. W. C., Daniel, M., Ridley, M., & Barry, J. G. (2018). Quality of questionnaires for the assessment of otitis media with effusion in children. Clinical Otolaryngology, 43(2), 572-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/coa.13026

© 2017 The Authors. Clinical Otolaryngology Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Objectives: Audiometric tests provide information about hearing in otitis media with effusion (OME). Questionnaires can supplement this information by supporting clinica... Read More about Quality of questionnaires for the assessment of otitis media with effusion in children.

Using specific model statements to elicit information and cues to deceit in information-gathering interviews (2018)
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Porter, C. N., Vrij, A., Leal, S., Vernham, Z., Salvanelli, G., & McIntyre, N. (2018). Using specific model statements to elicit information and cues to deceit in information-gathering interviews. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 7(1), 132-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmac.2017.10.003

Model Statements are designed to modify an interviewee's expectation of the amount of details required during an interview. This study examined tailored Model Statements, emphasising either spatial (Spatial-MS), or temporal (Temporal-MS) details, com... Read More about Using specific model statements to elicit information and cues to deceit in information-gathering interviews.

#CleftProud: A content analysis and online survey of 2 cleft lip and palate facebook groups (2018)
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Stock, N. M., Martindale, A., & Cunniffe, C. (2018). #CleftProud: A content analysis and online survey of 2 cleft lip and palate facebook groups. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 55(10), 1339-1349. https://doi.org/10.1177/1055665618764737

© 2018, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Background: More than 2 billion people worldwide now use social networking sites, with an increasing number of users accessing these sites to obtain health information and engage in emotional su... Read More about #CleftProud: A content analysis and online survey of 2 cleft lip and palate facebook groups.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Applications for Educational Psychologists within Schools (2018)
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Gillard, D., Flaxman, P., & Hooper, N. (2018). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Applications for Educational Psychologists within Schools. Educational Psychology in Practice, 34(3), 272-281. https://doi.org/10.1080/02667363.2018.1446911

© 2018, © 2018 Association of Educational Psychologists. Guidance for schools regarding the promotion and enhancement of psychological wellbeing represents an invitation to intervene to promote effective, evidence-informed, whole-school approaches fo... Read More about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Applications for Educational Psychologists within Schools.

Challenges for police leadership: Identity, experience, legitimacy and direct entry (2018)
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Hoggett, J., Redford, P., Toher, D., & White, P. (2019). Challenges for police leadership: Identity, experience, legitimacy and direct entry. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 34(2), 145-155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-018-9264-2

© 2018, The Author(s). The police service in England and Wales has developed a new approach to police leadership where individuals from outside of the police service can now enter directly to leadership ranks. Previous research identified that office... Read More about Challenges for police leadership: Identity, experience, legitimacy and direct entry.

Best Interests Assessor Role: An Opportunity or a ‘Dead End’ for Adult Social Workers? (2018)
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Hubbard, R. (2018). Best Interests Assessor Role: An Opportunity or a ‘Dead End’ for Adult Social Workers?. Practice, 30(2), 83-98. https://doi.org/10.1080/09503153.2017.1372738

© 2017 British Association of Social Workers. This opinion article explores the significance of the Best Interests Assessor role in England and Wales for social workers working with adults. It considers the challenges of the role following the Suprem... Read More about Best Interests Assessor Role: An Opportunity or a ‘Dead End’ for Adult Social Workers?.

Contrasting Views of the Post-bariatric Surgery Experience between Patients and their Practitioners: a Qualitative Study (2018)
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Jumbe, S., & Meyrick, J. (2018). Contrasting Views of the Post-bariatric Surgery Experience between Patients and their Practitioners: a Qualitative Study. Obesity Surgery, 28(8), 2447-2456. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-018-3185-0

© 2018, The Author(s). Background: The superiority of obesity surgery for improving medical and weight outcomes in severely obese patients when compared to other weight loss interventions remains undisputed. However, knowledge about the psychological... Read More about Contrasting Views of the Post-bariatric Surgery Experience between Patients and their Practitioners: a Qualitative Study.

The Greek Referendum Vote of 2015 as a Paradoxical Communicative Practice: A Narrative, Future-Making Approach (2018)
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Sools, A., Triliva, S., Fragkiadaki, E., Tzanakis, M., & Gkinopoulos, T. (2018). The Greek Referendum Vote of 2015 as a Paradoxical Communicative Practice: A Narrative, Future-Making Approach. Political Psychology, 39(5), 1141-1156. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12474

© 2018 International Society of Political Psychology This article adopts a pragmatic-communicative approach, derived from Gregory Bateson's cybernetic theory, to the Greek Referendum Vote of 2015. Applying this approach, we interpret the Referendum a... Read More about The Greek Referendum Vote of 2015 as a Paradoxical Communicative Practice: A Narrative, Future-Making Approach.

A randomised-controlled trial investigating potential underlying mechanisms of a functionality-based approach to improving women’s body image (2018)
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Alleva, J. M., Diedrichs, P. C., Halliwell, E., Martijn, C., Stuijfzand, B. G., Treneman-Evans, G., & Rumsey, N. (2018). A randomised-controlled trial investigating potential underlying mechanisms of a functionality-based approach to improving women’s body image. Body Image, 25, 85-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2018.02.009

Focusing on body functionality is a promising technique for improving women's body image. This study replicates prior research in a large novel sample, tests longer-term follow-up effects, and investigates underlying mechanisms of these effects (body... Read More about A randomised-controlled trial investigating potential underlying mechanisms of a functionality-based approach to improving women’s body image.

The nearest relative in the Mental Health Act 2007: Still an illusionary and inconsistent safeguard? (2018)
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Laing, J., Dixon, J., Stone, K., & Wilkinson-Tough, M. (2018). The nearest relative in the Mental Health Act 2007: Still an illusionary and inconsistent safeguard?. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 40(1), 37-56. https://doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2018.1414366

© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The role of nearest relative (NR) is intended as a safeguard in the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended in 2007) to curb the excesses of professional discretion and protect patients from... Read More about The nearest relative in the Mental Health Act 2007: Still an illusionary and inconsistent safeguard?.

Involving young people in drug and alcohol research (2018)
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Brady, L. M., Templeton, L., Toner, P., Watson, J., Evans, D., Percy-Smith, B., & Copello, A. (2018). Involving young people in drug and alcohol research. Drugs and Alcohol Today, 18(1), 28-38. https://doi.org/10.1108/DAT-08-2017-0039

© 2018, Louca-Mai Brady, Lorna Templeton, Paul Toner, Judith Watson, David Evans, Barry Percy-Smith and Alex Copello. Purpose: Young people’s involvement should lead to research, and ultimately services, that better reflect young people’s priorities... Read More about Involving young people in drug and alcohol research.

Public Views About Reintegrating Child Sex Offenders via Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA): A Qualitative Analysis (2018)
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Richards, K., & McCartan, K. (2018). Public Views About Reintegrating Child Sex Offenders via Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA): A Qualitative Analysis. Deviant Behavior, 39(3), 400-416. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2017.1304800

© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA) have recently become part of the criminal justice landscape. However, little has been documented on public views about COSA. The existing research on this topic is ent... Read More about Public Views About Reintegrating Child Sex Offenders via Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA): A Qualitative Analysis.

Controlling for Prior Attainment Reduces the Positive Influence that Single-Gender Classroom Initiatives Exert on High School Students’ Scholastic Achievements (2018)
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Pennington, C. R., Kaye, L. K., Qureshi, A. W., & Heim, D. (2018). Controlling for Prior Attainment Reduces the Positive Influence that Single-Gender Classroom Initiatives Exert on High School Students’ Scholastic Achievements. Sex Roles, 78(5-6), 385-393. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-017-0799-y

© 2017, The Author(s). Research points to the positive impact that gender-segregated schooling and classroom initiatives exert on academic attainment. An evaluation of these studies which reveal positive effects highlights, however, that students are... Read More about Controlling for Prior Attainment Reduces the Positive Influence that Single-Gender Classroom Initiatives Exert on High School Students’ Scholastic Achievements.

Alcohol mixed with energy drink (AMED): A critical review and meta-analysis (2018)
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Verster, J. C., Benson, S., Johnson, S. J., Alford, C., Godefroy, S. B., & Scholey, A. (2018). Alcohol mixed with energy drink (AMED): A critical review and meta-analysis. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, 33(2), e2650. https://doi.org/10.1002/hup.2650

© 2018 The Authors Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to critically review the (1) prevalence of alcohol mixed with energy drink (AMED)... Read More about Alcohol mixed with energy drink (AMED): A critical review and meta-analysis.

Using thematic analysis in counselling and psychotherapy research: A critical reflection (2018)
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Clarke, V., & Braun, V. (2018). Using thematic analysis in counselling and psychotherapy research: A critical reflection. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 18(2), 107-110. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12165

© 2018 British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy In this brief commentary, we critically reflect on the use of thematic analysis, and particularly the approach to thematic analysis we have outlined, in counselling and psychotherapy resear... Read More about Using thematic analysis in counselling and psychotherapy research: A critical reflection.

Approved mental health professionals and detention: An exploration of professional differences and simularities (2018)
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Stone, K. (2019). Approved mental health professionals and detention: An exploration of professional differences and simularities. Practice, 31(2), 83-96. https://doi.org/10.1080/09503153.2018.1445709

© 2018, © 2018 British Association of Social Workers. The enactment of the Mental Health Act (MHA) 2007 introduced the role of the multidisciplinary Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) in England and Wales by amending The MHA 1983. The role ca... Read More about Approved mental health professionals and detention: An exploration of professional differences and simularities.

“Some university lecturers wear gay pride t-shirts. Get over it!”: Denials of homophobia and the reproduction of heteronormativity in responses to a gay-themed t-shirt (2018)
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Clarke, V. (2019). “Some university lecturers wear gay pride t-shirts. Get over it!”: Denials of homophobia and the reproduction of heteronormativity in responses to a gay-themed t-shirt. Journal of Homosexuality, 66(5), 690-714. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2017.1423217

© 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This article explores an incident involving a gay pride T-shirt, printed with the slogan “Some people are gay. Get over it!,” that I wore during a university lecture, and students’ predominantly negative... Read More about “Some university lecturers wear gay pride t-shirts. Get over it!”: Denials of homophobia and the reproduction of heteronormativity in responses to a gay-themed t-shirt.

Factor structure and convergent validity of the Derriford Appearance Scale-24 using standard scoring versus treating not applicable' responses as missing data: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) cohort study (2018)
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Merz, E., Kwakkenbos, L., Carrier, M. E., Gholizadeh, S., Mills, S. D., Fox, R. S., …Malcarne, V. L. (2018). Factor structure and convergent validity of the Derriford Appearance Scale-24 using standard scoring versus treating not applicable' responses as missing data: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) cohort study. BMJ Open, 8(3), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018641

© 2018 Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article). All rights reserved. Objective Valid measures of appearance concern are needed in systemic sclerosis (SSc), a rare, disfiguring autoimmune disease. Th... Read More about Factor structure and convergent validity of the Derriford Appearance Scale-24 using standard scoring versus treating not applicable' responses as missing data: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) cohort study.

‘That’s their brand, their business’: How police officers are interpreting County Lines (2018)
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Spicer, J. (2019). ‘That’s their brand, their business’: How police officers are interpreting County Lines. Policing and Society, 29(8), 873-886. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2018.1445742

A recent development in drug markets across England and Wales garnering increased attention is the phenomenon of ‘County Lines’. This involves drug supply groups migrating from major cities to smaller towns, and has become associated with a range of... Read More about ‘That’s their brand, their business’: How police officers are interpreting County Lines.