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The emerging adult: Facilitating transition from child to adult services (2013)
Book Chapter
Williamson, H., & Barke, J. (2013). The emerging adult: Facilitating transition from child to adult services. In A. R. Thompson, E. Jenkinson, N. Rumsey, R. J. Newell, & A. Clarke (Eds.), CBT for Appearance Anxiety: Psychosocial Interventions for Anxiety due to Visible Difference (166-175). Wiley Blackwell

The psychological impact of looking different (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Rumsey, N. (2013, September). The psychological impact of looking different. Paper presented at 41st Annual Meeting of the International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN), Mainz, Germany

Living with a cleft: Psychological challenges, support and intervention (2013)
Book Chapter
Rumsey, N., & Stock, N. M. (2013). Living with a cleft: Psychological challenges, support and intervention. In S. Berkowitz (Ed.), Cleft lip and palate: diagnosis and management (907-915). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30770-6_45

© 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. All rights are reserved. Psychological adjustment to living with a cleft and its treatment is now understood to be both complex and labile. While many adjust well, this population has an increased risk for a... Read More about Living with a cleft: Psychological challenges, support and intervention.

The psychology of facial disfigurement (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Rumsey, N. (2013, June). The psychology of facial disfigurement. Presented at British Oculoplastic Surgery Society (BOPSS) 2013, Bristol

Societal challenges facing people with facial differences (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Rumsey, N. (2013, May). Societal challenges facing people with facial differences. Paper presented at 12th International Congress on Cleft Lip / Palate and Related Craniofacial Anomalies, Florida

Young people’s perceptions of visible difference (2013)
Journal Article
Stock, N. M., Whale, K., Jenkinson, E., Rumsey, N., & Fox, F. E. (2013). Young people’s perceptions of visible difference. Diversity and Equality in Health and Care, 10(1), 41-51

Visible facial differences (VFDs) can pose a number of psychosocial challenges for those affected by them. In particular, the experience of being stigmatised may have a harmful effect on the psychological adjustment of the individual concerned. This... Read More about Young people’s perceptions of visible difference.