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Preventing child maltreatment in low- and middle-income countries. Parent support programs have the potential to buffer the effects of poverty (2015)
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Ward, C., Sanders, M. R., Gardner, F., Mikton, C., & Dawes, A. (2016). Preventing child maltreatment in low- and middle-income countries. Parent support programs have the potential to buffer the effects of poverty. Child Abuse and Neglect, 54, 97-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.11.002

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Mobile phone use while driving: Underestimation of a global threat (2015)
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Ige, J., Banstola, A., & Pilkington, P. (2016). Mobile phone use while driving: Underestimation of a global threat. Journal of Transport and Health, 3(1), 4-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2015.11.003

© 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.

Cognitive mechanisms associated with auditory sensory gating (2015)
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Jones, L., Hills, P. J., Dick, K. M., Jones, S. P., & Bright, P. (2016). Cognitive mechanisms associated with auditory sensory gating. Brain and Cognition, 102, 33-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2015.12.005

Sensory gating is a neurophysiological measure of inhibition that is characterised by a reduction in the P50 event-related potential to a repeated identical stimulus. The objective of this work was to determine the cognitive mechanisms that relate to... Read More about Cognitive mechanisms associated with auditory sensory gating.

Cure Over Prevention: The Boost to NHS Funding is at the Expense of Preventative Healthcare (2015)
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Ismail, N. (2015). Cure Over Prevention: The Boost to NHS Funding is at the Expense of Preventative Healthcare

In the 2015 Spending Review, the government committed to increasing NHS spending by £10bn per year by 2020. The article argues that combined with cuts to funding for public health, the boost means spending is focusing on urgent care and undermines th... Read More about Cure Over Prevention: The Boost to NHS Funding is at the Expense of Preventative Healthcare.

Perception of strength from 3D faces is linked to facial cues of physique (2015)
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Holzleitner, I. J., & Perrett, D. I. (2016). Perception of strength from 3D faces is linked to facial cues of physique. Evolution and Human Behavior, 37(3), 217-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2015.11.004

Formidability is an important cue to male intrasexual competitiveness. While previous studies suggest that strength can be accurately perceived from faces, little is known regarding the specific morphological cues that are used to form judgments of s... Read More about Perception of strength from 3D faces is linked to facial cues of physique.

Mindfulness interventions for improving body image: A worthwhile pursuit? (2015)
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Atkinson, M. J. (2015). Mindfulness interventions for improving body image: A worthwhile pursuit?. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 4(10), 498-500. https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2015.4.10.498

Body image concerns are associated with a range of negative consequences for health and wellbeing, including eating disorders. Interventions that successfully improve body image and related factors are therefore important. Melissa Atkinson puts forwa... Read More about Mindfulness interventions for improving body image: A worthwhile pursuit?.

The experience and impact of traumatic perinatal event experiences in midwives: A qualitative investigation (2015)
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Sheen, K., Spiby, H., & Slade, P. (2016). The experience and impact of traumatic perinatal event experiences in midwives: A qualitative investigation. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 53, 61-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.10.003

Background: Through their work midwives may experience distressing events that fulfil criteria for trauma. However, there is a paucity of research examining the impact of these events, or what is perceived to be helpful/unhelpful by midwives afterwar... Read More about The experience and impact of traumatic perinatal event experiences in midwives: A qualitative investigation.

Reflections on a revolution: In conversation with Selwyn Strachan (2015)
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Clegg, P. (2015). Reflections on a revolution: In conversation with Selwyn Strachan

Reflections on a Revolution: In Conversation with Selwyn Strachan was organised by the University of the West of England’s Social Science in the City strand, and took place in Bristol, UK on 22nd May 2014. What follows is an edited transcript of the... Read More about Reflections on a revolution: In conversation with Selwyn Strachan.

The contributions of stereotype threat research to social psychology (2015)
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Pennington, C. R. (2015). The contributions of stereotype threat research to social psychology. PsyPAG Quarterly, 10-14

Stereotype threat describes the experience of being viewed through the lens of a negative stereotype. This social psychological phenomenon demonstrates the deleterious effects that negative societal stereotypes can exert on performance. The current a... Read More about The contributions of stereotype threat research to social psychology.

Psychological impact of visible differences in patients with congenital craniofacial anomalies (2015)
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Singh, V. P., & Moss, T. P. (2015). Psychological impact of visible differences in patients with congenital craniofacial anomalies. Progress in Orthodontics, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40510-015-0078-9

© 2015, Singh and Moss; licensee Springer. Background: Patients with craniofacial anomalies often have appearance concerns and related social anxiety which can affect their quality of life. This study assessed the psychological impact of facial and d... Read More about Psychological impact of visible differences in patients with congenital craniofacial anomalies.

Dementia as an existential threat: The importance of self-esteem, social connectedness and meaning in life (2015)
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Cheston, R., Christopher, G., & Ismail, S. (2015). Dementia as an existential threat: The importance of self-esteem, social connectedness and meaning in life. Science Progress, 98(4), 416-419. https://doi.org/10.3184/003685015X14467423210693

© 2015, Science Reviews 2000 Ltd, All right reserved. Dementia is an umbrella term for a large number of illnesses, all of which involve neurodegenerative changes in the brain. The most common forms of dementia are Alzheimer’s disease and vascular de... Read More about Dementia as an existential threat: The importance of self-esteem, social connectedness and meaning in life.

Mental health stigmatisation in deployed UK Armed Forces: A principal components analysis (2015)
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Fertout, M., Jones, N., Keeling, M., & Greenberg, N. (2015). Mental health stigmatisation in deployed UK Armed Forces: A principal components analysis. Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 161(Suppl), i69-i76. https://doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2015-000587

© 2015, Royal Army Medical College. All rights reserved. Introduction UK military research suggests that there is a significant link between current psychological symptoms, mental health stigmatisation and perceived barriers to care (stigma/BTC). Few... Read More about Mental health stigmatisation in deployed UK Armed Forces: A principal components analysis.

The effects of stereotype threat and contextual cues on alcohol users' inhibitory control (2015)
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Pennington, C. R., Qureshi, A., Monk, R. L., & Heim, D. (2016). The effects of stereotype threat and contextual cues on alcohol users' inhibitory control. Addictive Behaviors, 54, 12-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.11.014

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Aim: Previous research indicates that users of illicit substances exhibit diminished cognitive function under stereotype threat. Advancing this research, the current study aimed to examine the effects of stereotype threat on alco... Read More about The effects of stereotype threat and contextual cues on alcohol users' inhibitory control.

12 questions about record-keeping (2015)
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Deering, K. (2015). 12 questions about record-keeping

Kris has written the following piece for the network about record-keeping. In it he raises and discusses a number of questions which we hope the network (https://criticalmhnursing.org/) will find useful to open further conversations about something w... Read More about 12 questions about record-keeping.

The buds and shoots of what I’ve grown to become: The development of reflective practice in trainee clinical psychologists (2015)
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Woodward, N. S., Keville, S., & Conlan, L. M. (2015). The buds and shoots of what I’ve grown to become: The development of reflective practice in trainee clinical psychologists. Reflective Practice, 16(6), 777-789. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2015.1095728

Within literature regarding Personal Professional Development (PPD) in Clinical Psychology training, personal and professional development are largely conceptualised as separate processes. Yet models of reflective practice would suggest that an aware... Read More about The buds and shoots of what I’ve grown to become: The development of reflective practice in trainee clinical psychologists.

It's harder for boys? Children's representations of their HIV/AIDS-affected peers in Zimbabwe (2015)
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LeRoux-Rutledge, E., Guerlain, M. A., Andersen, L. B., Madanhire, C., Mutsikiwa, A., Nyamukapa, C., …Campbell, C. (2015). It's harder for boys? Children's representations of their HIV/AIDS-affected peers in Zimbabwe. AIDS Care, 27(11), 1367-1374. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2015.1093592

This study examines whether children in rural Zimbabwe have differing representations of their HIV/AIDS-affected peers based on the gender of those peers. A group of 128 children (58 boys, 70 girls) aged 10–14 participated in a draw-and-write exercis... Read More about It's harder for boys? Children's representations of their HIV/AIDS-affected peers in Zimbabwe.

Assessing the performance of maternity care in Europe: A critical exploration of tools and indicators (2015)
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Escuriet, R., White, J., Beeckman, K., Frith, L., Leon-Larios, F., Loytved, C., …Van Teijlingen, E. (2015). Assessing the performance of maternity care in Europe: A critical exploration of tools and indicators. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1151-2

© 2015 Escuriet et al. Background: This paper critically reviews published tools and indicators currently used to measure maternity care performance within Europe, focusing particularly on whether and how current approaches enable systematic appraisa... Read More about Assessing the performance of maternity care in Europe: A critical exploration of tools and indicators.

Effectiveness of a brief school-based body image intervention 'Dove Confident Me: Single Session' when delivered by teachers and researchers: Results from a cluster randomised controlled trial (2015)
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Garbett, K. M., Steer, R. J., Diedrichs, P. C., Atkinson, M. J., Rumsey, N., & Halliwell, E. (2015). Effectiveness of a brief school-based body image intervention 'Dove Confident Me: Single Session' when delivered by teachers and researchers: Results from a cluster randomised controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 74, 94-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2015.09.004

© 2015 The Authors. This study evaluated a 90-min single session school-based body image intervention (Dove Confident Me: Single Session), and investigated if delivery could be task-shifted to teachers. British adolescents (N = 1707; 11-13 years; 50.... Read More about Effectiveness of a brief school-based body image intervention 'Dove Confident Me: Single Session' when delivered by teachers and researchers: Results from a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Impact of visible differences on intimacy: The role of health professionals (2015)
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Sharratt, N. (2015). Impact of visible differences on intimacy: The role of health professionals. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 4(9), 449-451. https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2015.4.9.449

An appearance-altering condition can have a negative impact on an individual's psychosocial wellbeing. This may extend into the important spheres of love and intimacy and can affect existing relationships, as well as the formation of new partnerships... Read More about Impact of visible differences on intimacy: The role of health professionals.

Thermoregulatory effects of swaddling in Mongolia: A randomised controlled study (2015)
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Tsogt, B., Manaseki-Holland, S., Pollock, J., Blair, P. S., & Fleming, P. (2016). Thermoregulatory effects of swaddling in Mongolia: A randomised controlled study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 101(2), 152-160. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-307908

Objective To investigate thermal balance of infants in a Mongolian winter, and compare the effects of traditional swaddling with an infant sleeping-bag in apartments or traditional tents (Gers). Design A substudy within a randomised controlled tri... Read More about Thermoregulatory effects of swaddling in Mongolia: A randomised controlled study.