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Sex addiction: A comparison with dependence on psychoactive drugs (2003)
Journal Article
Plant, M., & Plant, M. (2003). Sex addiction: A comparison with dependence on psychoactive drugs. Journal of Substance Use, 8(4), 260-266. https://doi.org/10.1080/14659890310001636125

This paper considers the status of certain types of sexual behaviour as constituting a form of nondrug dependence or 'addiction'. The term 'sex addiction' has gained a degree of acceptance only within recent years. Much of the published discussion of... Read More about Sex addiction: A comparison with dependence on psychoactive drugs.

User involvement in UK cancer services: Bridging the policy gap (2003)
Journal Article
Daykin, N., Barley, V., Evans, S., Tritter, J., Mcneill, J., Palmer, N., …Turton, P. (2003). User involvement in UK cancer services: Bridging the policy gap. European Journal of Cancer Care, 12(4), 331-338. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2354.2003.00431.x

Recent UK government initiatives aim to increase user involvement in the National Health Service (NHS) in two ways: by encouraging service users to take an active role in making decisions about their own care; and by establishing opportunities for wi... Read More about User involvement in UK cancer services: Bridging the policy gap.

Professional Advocacy as a Force for Resistance in Child Welfare (2003)
Journal Article
Dalrymple, J. (2003). Professional Advocacy as a Force for Resistance in Child Welfare. British Journal of Social Work, 33(8), 1043-1062. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/33.8.1043

The development of child and youth advocacy is a relatively recent phenomenon, increasingly recognized by both practitioners and politicians as a way of establishing communication spaces for young people who are looked after in state care. Literature... Read More about Professional Advocacy as a Force for Resistance in Child Welfare.

Professional pride (2003)
Journal Article
Oliver, B. (2003). Professional pride. Young People Now,

Group psychotherapy and people with dementia (2003)
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Gilliard, J., Cheston, R., & Jones, K. (2003). Group psychotherapy and people with dementia. Aging and Mental Health, 7(6), 452-461. https://doi.org/10.1080/136078603100015947

Psychotherapy and counselling approaches are being used increasingly with people with dementia, but there has been little structured research into the effectiveness of such work. This research reports findings from the evaluation of six, ten-week lon... Read More about Group psychotherapy and people with dementia.

Lay experts and the politics of breast implants (2003)
Journal Article
Kent, J. (2003). Lay experts and the politics of breast implants. Public Understanding of Science, 12(4), 403-421. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662503124005

This paper discusses the controversy around breast implants in the United States and Europe. It focuses on the emergence of consumer and support groups for women and offers an analysis of the role they have played in recent policy developments in UK... Read More about Lay experts and the politics of breast implants.

Doctoring the spirit: Exploring the use and meaning of mimicry and parody at a healing centre in the North of England (2003)
Journal Article
McClean, S. (2003). Doctoring the spirit: Exploring the use and meaning of mimicry and parody at a healing centre in the North of England. Health, 7(4), 483-500. https://doi.org/10.1177/13634593030074006

The widespread increase of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in western societies has been well documented, yet biomedicine has not been significantly challenged by this resurgence. Even within the more esoteric practices such as spiritual... Read More about Doctoring the spirit: Exploring the use and meaning of mimicry and parody at a healing centre in the North of England.

Commissioning drug services for vulnerable young people (2003)
Journal Article
Tones, M., Powell, J., Jones, M., & Kimberlee, R. (2003). Commissioning drug services for vulnerable young people. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 10(3), 251-262. https://doi.org/10.1080/0968763021000061100

This paper examines commissioning processes for drug services in the case of vulnerable young people. In the context of government's modernization agenda it characterizes drug service commissioning as an activity that should occur across professional... Read More about Commissioning drug services for vulnerable young people.

Intravenous drug users and broken needles - A hidden risk? (2003)
Journal Article
Gray, S. F., & Norfolk, G. A. (2003). Intravenous drug users and broken needles - A hidden risk?. Addiction, 98(8), 1163-1166. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00462.x

Aims: To determine the frequency with which intravenous drug users (IDUs) experience broken needles during their injecting careers. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Participants: Seventy intravenous drug users held in police custody in Bristol between... Read More about Intravenous drug users and broken needles - A hidden risk?.

Exploring the psychosocial concerns of out-patients with disfiguring conditions (2003)
Journal Article
Rumsey, N., Clarke, A., & White, P. (2003). Exploring the psychosocial concerns of out-patients with disfiguring conditions. Journal of Wound Care, 12(7), 247-252

Objective: This study was undertaken to establish the extent and type of psychosocial need in outpatients attending for treatment for a variety of disfiguring conditions. Method: A total of 220 outpatients receiving treatment for burns, skin condit... Read More about Exploring the psychosocial concerns of out-patients with disfiguring conditions.

Countryside Issues: A Creeping Crisis (2003)
Journal Article
Greer, A. (2003). Countryside Issues: A Creeping Crisis. Parliamentary Affairs, 56(3), 523-542+ii+v. https://doi.org/10.1093/parlij/gsg104

This article explores the idea of countryside crisis in Britain. Countryside crisis is contrasted with more conventional single-issue crises because of its multi-stranded and complex character. Its main components are the contemporary problems of the... Read More about Countryside Issues: A Creeping Crisis.

Using a Qualitative Approach to Gain Insights into the Business Ethics Experiences of Australian Managers in China (2003)
Journal Article
Brand, V., & Slater, A. (2003). Using a Qualitative Approach to Gain Insights into the Business Ethics Experiences of Australian Managers in China. Journal of Business Ethics, 45(3), 167-182. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1024198904265

This study investigated the business ethics experiences of Australian managers in China, using qualitative methodology to identify themes. Thirty-one Australian managers who had spent on average 8.7 years working in business connected to China partic... Read More about Using a Qualitative Approach to Gain Insights into the Business Ethics Experiences of Australian Managers in China.

Suggestions in training students in using the internet for career counselling (2003)
Journal Article
McCarthy, C. J., Moller, N. P., & Beard, M. (2003). Suggestions in training students in using the internet for career counselling. Career Development Quarterly, 51, 368-382

The Internet is increasingly important for career counseling; however, thre are few suggestions for trainign graduate counseling students how to use this technology. This project sought to address that lack by having graduate counseling students use... Read More about Suggestions in training students in using the internet for career counselling.