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Service users' experiences of a brief intervention service for children and adolescents : a service evaluation (2015)
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Gallagher, J., & Schlösser, A. (2015). Service users' experiences of a brief intervention service for children and adolescents : a service evaluation. Child Care in Practice, 21(4), 374-391. https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2015.1028894

Ten per cent of young people experience mental health difficulties at any one time. Prevention and early intervention leads to better prognosis for young people's mental well-being in the short and long term. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Servic... Read More about Service users' experiences of a brief intervention service for children and adolescents : a service evaluation.

The effectiveness of intensive interaction, A systematic literature review (2015)
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Hutchinson, N., & Bodicoat, A. (2015). The effectiveness of intensive interaction, A systematic literature review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 28(6), 437-454. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12138

Background Intensive Interaction is an approach used for communicating with people with profound and multiple intellectual disabilities or autism. It has gained increased recognition as a helpful technique, but the evidence has not been systematical... Read More about The effectiveness of intensive interaction, A systematic literature review.

Working with schools in identifying and overcoming emotional barriers to learning (2014)
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Nash, P., & Schlösser, A. (2015). Working with schools in identifying and overcoming emotional barriers to learning. Educational studies, 41(1-2), 143-155. https://doi.org/10.1080/03055698.2014.955738

This paper reports a case study on working closely with a secondary school, to enhance understanding of disruptive behaviour, through the use of bespoke Continuing Professional Development (CPD) materials. This project evolved from the researchers’ p... Read More about Working with schools in identifying and overcoming emotional barriers to learning.

The mediating role of illness perceptions in psychological outcomes in overactive bladder (2014)
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Pretorius, S., Kinsey, D., Alexander, T., Glover, L., Kraus, S., & Duggan, P. (2014). The mediating role of illness perceptions in psychological outcomes in overactive bladder. International Journal of Urological Nursing, 8(3), 151-160. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijun.12054

Overactive bladder (OAB) is condition, characterized by urinary urgency, frequency and incontinence, which has the potential to disrupt everyday life considerably. Although there is evidence that antimuscarinic treatment is effective at treating phys... Read More about The mediating role of illness perceptions in psychological outcomes in overactive bladder.

The effectiveness of nurture groups: a systematic review (2014)
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Schlösser, A., & Hughes, N. K. (2014). The effectiveness of nurture groups: a systematic review. Emotional and behavioural difficulties : the journal of the Association of Workers for Children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 19(4), 386-409. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2014.883729

Children with emotional difficulties often experience problems at school in terms of academic progress and within peer relationships. They are also more likely to continue to experience emotional problems in their adult lives. Nurture groups (NGs) we... Read More about The effectiveness of nurture groups: a systematic review.

The psychological impact of overactive bladder: a systematic review (2014)
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Kinsey, D., Pretorius, S., Glover, L., & Alexander, T. (2016). The psychological impact of overactive bladder: a systematic review. Journal of health psychology, 21(1), 69-81. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105314522084

This review aimed to provide an overview of the current research on the psychological impact of overactive bladder. A systematic search yielded 32 papers. It was found that people with overactive bladder tended to have greater levels of depression, a... Read More about The psychological impact of overactive bladder: a systematic review.

An exploration of pregnant teenagers' views of the future and their decisions to continue or terminate their pregnancy: Implications for nursing care (2013)
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Bell, E. R., Glover, L., & Alexander, T. (2014). An exploration of pregnant teenagers' views of the future and their decisions to continue or terminate their pregnancy: Implications for nursing care. Journal of clinical nursing, 23(17-18), 2503-2514. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12431

Aims and objectives: To explore teenagers' views of the future in relation to their choices to continue or terminate pregnancy. Background: Despite recent decreases in the numbers of teenage pregnancies, across the world, the teenage pregnancy rate r... Read More about An exploration of pregnant teenagers' views of the future and their decisions to continue or terminate their pregnancy: Implications for nursing care.

Factors associated with social interactions between deaf children and their hearing peers: A systematic literature review (2013)
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Batten, G., Oakes, P. M., & Alexander, T. (2014). Factors associated with social interactions between deaf children and their hearing peers: A systematic literature review. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 19(3), 285-302. https://doi.org/10.1093/deafed/ent052

Research indicates that deaf children can have marked social difficulties compared with their hearing peers. Factors that influence these social interactions need to be reviewed to inform interventions. A systematic search of 5 key databases and 3 sp... Read More about Factors associated with social interactions between deaf children and their hearing peers: A systematic literature review.

Targeted group-based interventions in schools to promote emotional well-being: a systematic review (2013)
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Cheney, G., Schlösser, A., Nash, P., & Glover, L. (2014). Targeted group-based interventions in schools to promote emotional well-being: a systematic review. Clinical child psychology and psychiatry, 19(3), 412-438. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104513489565

The school environment offers significant opportunities to deliver psychological interventions to groups of young people in the UK. However, the nature and effectiveness of programmes are not consistently documented. This systematic review aimed to i... Read More about Targeted group-based interventions in schools to promote emotional well-being: a systematic review.

The Experience of Carers in Supporting People with Intellectual Disabilities through the Process of Bereavement: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (2013)
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Handley, E., & Hutchinson, N. (2013). The Experience of Carers in Supporting People with Intellectual Disabilities through the Process of Bereavement: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 26(3), 186-194. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12025

Background: This study explored the personal experiences of family carers and residential care staff in supporting adults with intellectual disabilities through the process of bereavement. Method: A semi-structured interview was used to interview 11... Read More about The Experience of Carers in Supporting People with Intellectual Disabilities through the Process of Bereavement: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.

Interventions in foster and kinship care: A systematic review (2012)
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Kinsey, D., & Schlösser, A. (2013). Interventions in foster and kinship care: A systematic review. Clinical child psychology and psychiatry, 18(3), 429-463. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104512458204

Foster care is a complex setting in which to provide therapeutic interventions due to the high rates of difficulty, poor outcomes and high numbers of professionals and carers involved. This systematic review aims to examine interventions that have be... Read More about Interventions in foster and kinship care: A systematic review.

Improving emotional prosody detection in the attending ear by cathodal tDCS suppression of the competing channel (2011)
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Alexander, T., Avirame, K., & Lavidor, M. (2012). Improving emotional prosody detection in the attending ear by cathodal tDCS suppression of the competing channel. Neuroscience letters, 508(1), 52-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2011.12.017

Currently it is assumed that cathodal stimulation (in transcranial direct current stimulation, tDCS) degrades the neural firing rate, and thus it is believed to degrade cognitive performance. Here we challenge this assumption by predicting that under... Read More about Improving emotional prosody detection in the attending ear by cathodal tDCS suppression of the competing channel.

Further evaluation of the criterion validity of the Severe Impairment Battery for the assessment of cognitive functioning in adults with Down Syndrome (2010)
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Hutchinson, N., & Oakes, P. (2011). Further evaluation of the criterion validity of the Severe Impairment Battery for the assessment of cognitive functioning in adults with Down Syndrome. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 24(2), 172-180. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3148.2010.00600.x

Background People with Down Syndrome are at significant risk of developing Alzheimer's disease as they get older and early assessment, diagnosis and intervention is essential. Neuro-psychological measures of cognitive functioning play an important pa... Read More about Further evaluation of the criterion validity of the Severe Impairment Battery for the assessment of cognitive functioning in adults with Down Syndrome.

Enclosure shape influences cue competition effects and goal location learning (2010)
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Wilson, P. N., & Alexander, T. (2010). Enclosure shape influences cue competition effects and goal location learning. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 63(8), 1552-1567. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470210903428761

In virtual-environment spatial-learning procedures, Experiment 1 investigated blocking of learning about distal landmarks beyond the walls of an enclosure following preliminary training to find a goal using local landmarks within the enclosure. Separ... Read More about Enclosure shape influences cue competition effects and goal location learning.

Remaining hopeful in early-stage dementia: a qualitative study (2010)
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Wolverson, E., Clarke, C., & Moniz-Cook, E. (2010). Remaining hopeful in early-stage dementia: a qualitative study. Aging and Mental Health, 14(4), 450-460. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607860903483110

Objectives: Improving the quality of life for people living with dementia is widely accepted as an important outcome in dementia care services. Positive psychology, the systematic study of strengths, capacities, and personal resources, is one framewo... Read More about Remaining hopeful in early-stage dementia: a qualitative study.

Blocking of goal-location learning based on shape (2009)
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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..

Double Jeopardy? : Needs and Services for Older People Who have Learning Disabilities (2003)
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Bland, R., Hutchinson, N., Oakes, P., & Yates, C. (2003). Double Jeopardy? : Needs and Services for Older People Who have Learning Disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 7(4), 323-344. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469004703074002

Increasing numbers of people with learning disabilities are living into older adulthood, creating important challenges for services. Greater local understanding of the specific health needs of this population is crucial to influence needs-led service... Read More about Double Jeopardy? : Needs and Services for Older People Who have Learning Disabilities.

Association between Down's Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease: Review of the Literature (1999)
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Hutchinson, N. J. (1999). Association between Down's Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease: Review of the Literature. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 3(4), 194-203. https://doi.org/10.1177/174462959900300405

In recent years, advances in medical, surgical and nursing care have resulted in a dramatic increase in the life expectancy of children born with Down's syndrome (DS), giving rise to an older population of people with DS not previously seen. It has b... Read More about Association between Down's Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease: Review of the Literature.