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Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in probation services: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol (2009)
Journal Article
Newbury-Birch, D., Bland, M., Cassidy, P., Coulton, S., Deluca, P., Drummond, C., Gilvarry, E., Godfrey, C., Heather, N., Kaner, E., Myles, J., Oyefeso, A., Parrott, S., Perryman, K., Phillips, T., Shenker, D., & Shepherd, J. (2009). Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in probation services: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol. BMC public health, 9(1), Article 418. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-418

Background: A large number of randomised controlled trials in health settings have consistently reported positive effects of brief intervention in terms of reductions in alcohol use. However, although alcohol misuse is common amongst offenders, there... Read More about Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in probation services: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol.

What does having a fertility problem mean to couples? (2009)
Journal Article
Glover, L., McLellan, A., & Weaver, S. M. (2009). What does having a fertility problem mean to couples?. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 27(4), 401-418. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646830903190896

The meaning of fertility problems for couples and how partners differed in their appraisals of their fertility problems were the main areas of interest in this research. Ten couples recruited via an infertility clinic took part in semi-structured int... Read More about What does having a fertility problem mean to couples?.

Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in primary care: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol (2009)
Journal Article
Kaner, E., Bland, M., Cassidy, P., Coulton, S., Deluca, P., Drummond, C., Gilvarry, E., Godfrey, C., Heather, N., Myles, J., Newbury-Birch, D., Oyefeso, A., Parrott, S., Perryman, K., Phillips, T., Shenker, D., & Shepherd, J. (2009). Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in primary care: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol. BMC public health, 9(1), Article 287. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-287

Background. There have been many randomized controlled trials of screening and brief alcohol intervention in primary care. Most trials have reported positive effects of brief intervention, in terms of reduced alcohol consumption in excessive drinkers... Read More about Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in primary care: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol.

Screening and brief interventions for hazardous alcohol use in accident and emergency departments: A randomised controlled trial protocol (2009)
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Coulton, S., Perryman, K., Bland, M., Cassidy, P., Crawford, M., Deluca, P., Drummond, C., Gilvarry, E., Godfrey, C., Heather, N., Kaner, E., Myles, J., Newbury-Birch, D., Oyefeso, A., Parrott, S., Phillips, T., Shenker, D., & Shepherd, J. (2009). Screening and brief interventions for hazardous alcohol use in accident and emergency departments: A randomised controlled trial protocol. BMC health services research, 9(1), Article 114. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-9-114

Background. There is a wealth of evidence regarding the detrimental impact of excessive alcohol consumption on the physical, psychological and social health of the population. There also exists a substantial evidence base for the efficacy of brief in... Read More about Screening and brief interventions for hazardous alcohol use in accident and emergency departments: A randomised controlled trial protocol.

Blocking of goal-location learning based on shape (2009)
Journal Article
Alexander, T., Wilson, S. P., & Wilson, P. N. (2009). Blocking of goal-location learning based on shape. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 35(3), 694-708. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0015124

Using desktop, computer-simulated virtual environments (VEs), the authors conducted 5 experiments to investigate blocking of learning about a goal location based on Shape B as a consequence of preliminary training to locate that goal using Shape A. T... Read More about Blocking of goal-location learning based on shape.

Word recognition processes modulate the naso-temporal asymmetry of the human visual field (2009)
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Lavidor, M., Alexander, T., & McGraw, P. V. (2009). Word recognition processes modulate the naso-temporal asymmetry of the human visual field. Perception, 38(10), 1536-1541. https://doi.org/10.1068/p6078

Many visual tasks display a well-documented naso-temporal asymmetry (NTA), where sensitivity is greater to stimuli presented in the temporal hemifield. Four-letter strings were presented at various eccentricities under monocular vision conditions, an... Read More about Word recognition processes modulate the naso-temporal asymmetry of the human visual field.

Blocking of spatial learning between enclosure geometry and a local landmark. (2008)
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Wilson, P. N., & Alexander, T. (2008). Blocking of spatial learning between enclosure geometry and a local landmark. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 34(6), 1369-1376. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0013011

In a virtual environment, blocking of spatial learning to locate an invisible target was found reciprocally between a distinctively shaped enclosure and a local landmark within its walls. The blocking effect was significantly stronger when the shape... Read More about Blocking of spatial learning between enclosure geometry and a local landmark..

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opportunistic screening and stepped care interventions for older hazardous alcohol users in primary care (AESOPS) – A randomised control trial protocol (2008)
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Coulton, S., Watson, J., Bland, M., Drummond, C., Kaner, E., Godfrey, C., Hassey, A., Morton, V., Parrott, S., Phillips, T., Raistrick, D., Rumball, D., & Tober, G. (2008). The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opportunistic screening and stepped care interventions for older hazardous alcohol users in primary care (AESOPS) – A randomised control trial protocol. BMC health services research, 8(1), Article 129. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-8-129

Background. There is a wealth of evidence regarding the detrimental impact of excessive alcohol consumption. In older populations excessive alcohol consumption is associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke and a ra... Read More about The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opportunistic screening and stepped care interventions for older hazardous alcohol users in primary care (AESOPS) – A randomised control trial protocol.

Low identification of alcohol use disorders in general practice in England (2008)
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Cheeta, S., Drummond, C., Oyefeso, A., Phillips, T., Deluca, P., Perryman, K., & Coulton, S. (2008). Low identification of alcohol use disorders in general practice in England. Addiction, 103(5), 766-773. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02198.x

Aims: The prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) in the United Kingdom is estimated at 25%, and primary care has been identified as the first line of treatment for this population. However, there is a paucity of evidence regarding the current rat... Read More about Low identification of alcohol use disorders in general practice in England.

Can training community mental health nurses to support family carers reduce behavioural problems in dementia? An exploratory pragmatic randomised controlled trial (2008)
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Moniz-Cook, E., Elston, C., Gardiner, E., Agar, S., Silver, M., Win, T., & Wang, M. (2008). Can training community mental health nurses to support family carers reduce behavioural problems in dementia? An exploratory pragmatic randomised controlled trial. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 23(2), 185-191. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.1860

Background: Community mental health nurses (CMHNs) are the backbone of specialist mental health services in the UK. This study evaluated the effects of training CMHNs in a systematic psychosocial intervention (PSI), to help family carers manage behav... Read More about Can training community mental health nurses to support family carers reduce behavioural problems in dementia? An exploratory pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

Beat the demon drink. (2006)
Journal Article
Phillips, T. (2006). Beat the demon drink. Nursing standard : official newspaper of the Royal College of Nursing, 20(22), 32-33

The article reflects on the important role of nurses in dealing with alcohol dependents in England. It reports that a despairing number of adults are engage in excessive drinking which could result to several health problems. A challenge has been set... Read More about Beat the demon drink..

Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: self-perceptions and the concept of bother (2005)
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Gannon, K., Glover, L., O'Neill, M., & Emberton, M. (2005). Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: self-perceptions and the concept of bother. BJU international, 96(6), 823-827. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05720.x

OBJECTIVE To explore the meaning that men attach to their experiences of having lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and to understand 'bother' in the context of those meanings. PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixteen men with symptoms suggestive of LUTS and/or... Read More about Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: self-perceptions and the concept of bother.

The illness experiences of women with fibroids: An exploratory qualitative study (2004)
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Nicholls, C., Glover, L., & Pistrang, N. (2004). The illness experiences of women with fibroids: An exploratory qualitative study. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 25(3-4), 295-304. https://doi.org/10.1080/01674820400024430

Previous research suggests that women attending gynaecology clinics experience high rates of psychological distress and psychiatric morbidity. Although the reasons for this are poorly understood, certain conditions appear to cause women particularly... Read More about The illness experiences of women with fibroids: An exploratory qualitative study.

Returning home after intensive care: a comparison of symptoms of anxiety and depression in ICU and elective cardiac surgery patients and their relatives (2004)
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Young, E., Eddleston, J., Ingleby, S., Streets, J., McJanet, L., Wang, M., & Glover, L. (2005). Returning home after intensive care: a comparison of symptoms of anxiety and depression in ICU and elective cardiac surgery patients and their relatives. Intensive care medicine, 31(1), 86-91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-004-2495-y

Objective: This study gathered data on symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients and relatives after discharge from intensive care and examined whether the intensive care population differ from an elective cardiac surgery group with regards to t... Read More about Returning home after intensive care: a comparison of symptoms of anxiety and depression in ICU and elective cardiac surgery patients and their relatives.