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Does appearance matter? (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2014, March). Does appearance matter?. Presented at Chelsea and Westminster Burns Support Group

Does appearance matter? (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2014, March). Does appearance matter?. Presented at Psychology Department, Dhaka University, Bangladesh

Salience and valence of appearance in a population with a visible difference of appearance: Direct and moderated relationships with self-consciousness, anxiety and depression (2014)
Journal Article
Moss, T. P., Lawson, V., White, P., Rumsey, N., Byron-Daniel, J., Charlton, R., …Walsh, E. (2014). Salience and valence of appearance in a population with a visible difference of appearance: Direct and moderated relationships with self-consciousness, anxiety and depression. PLoS ONE, 9(2), e88435. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088435

Psychometric measures of appearance salience and valence, CARSAL and CARVAL, have been previously demonstrated to be key factors underpinning appearance related self-consciousness and negative affect in the general population. However, the extent to... Read More about Salience and valence of appearance in a population with a visible difference of appearance: Direct and moderated relationships with self-consciousness, anxiety and depression.

The psychosocial impact of living with an ocular prosthesis (2014)
Journal Article
Lindenmeyer, A., Jenkinson, E., Harcourt, D., Moss, T., Clarke, S. A., Newell, R., …Newman, S. P. (2014). The psychosocial impact of living with an ocular prosthesis. Orbit, 33(1), 39-44. https://doi.org/10.3109/01676830.2013.851251

Objective: Many patients are satisfied with their ocular prosthesis, but some describe problems with social interactions, body image and self-esteem. Although both clinical practice and research suggest that the severity of a disfiguring condition do... Read More about The psychosocial impact of living with an ocular prosthesis.

Dating and intimate relationships of women with below-knee amputation: An exploratory study (2014)
Journal Article
Mathias, Z., & Harcourt, D. (2014). Dating and intimate relationships of women with below-knee amputation: An exploratory study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 36(5), 395-402. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2013.797509

Purpose: This study investigates experiences of dating and intimate relationships amongst women who use a below-knee prosthesis. Method: Four women took part in semi-structured online interviews. Transcripts were subject to interpretative phenomenolo... Read More about Dating and intimate relationships of women with below-knee amputation: An exploratory study.

'It's like a bag of pick and mix - you don't know what you are going to get': Young people's experience of neurofibromatosis Type 1 (2014)
Journal Article
Barke, J., Harcourt, D., & Coad, J. (2014). 'It's like a bag of pick and mix - you don't know what you are going to get': Young people's experience of neurofibromatosis Type 1. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70(7), 1594-1603. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12319

Aims: To explore the day-to-day experience of young people living with neurofibromatosis type 1 in the UK, focusing on the role that appearance plays in this experience. Background: neurofibromatosis type 1 is a genetic condition, which is highly var... Read More about 'It's like a bag of pick and mix - you don't know what you are going to get': Young people's experience of neurofibromatosis Type 1.

Managing a changing appearance (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2013, October). Managing a changing appearance. Paper presented at Vitiligo Society Open Day, Bristol, UK

Using mixed methods in the development of an intervention (PEGASUS) to elicit patients’ expectations of appearance altering treatment (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D., Clarke, A., Griffiths, C., Baker, E., Buchanan, H., O'Sullivan, D., …Barke, J. (2013, September). Using mixed methods in the development of an intervention (PEGASUS) to elicit patients’ expectations of appearance altering treatment. Paper presented at Using Mixed Methods in Intervention Development and Evaluation, BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, Brighton, UK

The psychosocial impact of burns scarring (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2013, June). The psychosocial impact of burns scarring. Presented at Birmingham Burn Congress, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK

Happy being me in the UK: A controlled evaluation of a school-based body image intervention with pre-adolescent children (2013)
Journal Article
Diedrichs, P. C., Bird, E. L., Bird, E., Halliwell, E., Diedrichs, P. C., & Harcourt, D. (2013). Happy being me in the UK: A controlled evaluation of a school-based body image intervention with pre-adolescent children. Body Image, 10(3), 326-334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.02.008

This study evaluated an adapted version of 'Happy Being Me', a school-based body image intervention, with girls and boys aged 10-11 years. Forty-three children participated in a three-week intervention, and 45 children formed a control group. Both gr... Read More about Happy being me in the UK: A controlled evaluation of a school-based body image intervention with pre-adolescent children.

Supporting rehabilitation for people affected by visible difference (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2013, May). Supporting rehabilitation for people affected by visible difference. Presented at Visible Difference in Rehabilitation, an event organized by the Katie Piper Foundation and the UK Rehabilitation Council, London, UK

Looking 'the same': Experiences of women who have had corrective surgery for breast asymmetry (2013)
Journal Article
NiMhurchadha, S., Harcourt, D., Diba, R., Hughes, J., Nduka, C., & Smith, R. (2013). Looking 'the same': Experiences of women who have had corrective surgery for breast asymmetry. Journal of Health Psychology, 18(4), 488-496. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105312436766

Qualitative interviews with ten women found that following corrective surgery for congenital breast asymmetry, women were still concerned with the symmetry of their breasts and expressed high ideals regarding symmetry. Although women found an improve... Read More about Looking 'the same': Experiences of women who have had corrective surgery for breast asymmetry.

A qualitative study of patients' motivations and expectations for dental implants (2013)
Journal Article
Harcourt, D., Grey, E. B., Harcourt, D., O'Sullivan, D., Buchanan, H., & Kilpatrick, N. M. (2013). A qualitative study of patients' motivations and expectations for dental implants. British Dental Journal, 214(1), E1-E1. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2012.1178

Objective To explore patients' motivations and expectations for dental implants.Design Single-setting, qualitative interview study.Subjects, setting and method Semi-structured, telephone interviews were conducted with nine patients who had consulted... Read More about A qualitative study of patients' motivations and expectations for dental implants.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of Face IT, a computer-based psychosocial intervention for disfigurement-related distress (2012)
Journal Article
Bessell, A., Brough, V., Clarke, A., Harcourt, D., Moss, T., & Rumsey, N. (2012). Evaluation of the effectiveness of Face IT, a computer-based psychosocial intervention for disfigurement-related distress. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 17(5), 565-577. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2011.647701

Some people who have a visible difference (disfigurement) experience psychosocial adjustment problems that can lead to social anxiety and isolation. The aim of thisstudy was to assess the effectiveness of a new computerised CBT-based intervention (Fa... Read More about Evaluation of the effectiveness of Face IT, a computer-based psychosocial intervention for disfigurement-related distress.