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A qualitative exploration of responses to self-compassion in a non-clinical sample (2016)
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Campion, M., & Glover, L. (2017). A qualitative exploration of responses to self-compassion in a non-clinical sample. Health and Social Care in the Community, 25(3), 1100-1108. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12408

Research suggests that being self-compassionate can have myriad benefits, including life satisfaction, health-promoting behaviours and improved mental health. Given the possible advantages of being self-compassionate, it seems critical to explore how... Read More about A qualitative exploration of responses to self-compassion in a non-clinical sample.

The meaning and experience of well-being in dementia for psychiatrists involved in diagnostic disclosure: a qualitative study (2016)
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Wolverson, E., Clarke, C., & Vince, A. (2017). The meaning and experience of well-being in dementia for psychiatrists involved in diagnostic disclosure: a qualitative study. International Psychogeriatrics, 29(1), 93-104. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610216001484

Literature indicates that people's experiences of receiving a diagnosis of dementia can have a lasting impact on well-being. Psychiatrists frequently lead in communicating a diagnosis but little is known about the factors that could contribute to pot... Read More about The meaning and experience of well-being in dementia for psychiatrists involved in diagnostic disclosure: a qualitative study.

What is traumatic birth? A concept analysis and literature review (2016)
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Greenfield, M., Jomeen, J., & Glover, L. (2016). What is traumatic birth? A concept analysis and literature review. British Journal of Midwifery, 24(4), 254-267. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2016.24.4.254

Background: A number of women experience childbirth as traumatic. This experience can have enduring and potentially lifelong effects on both mental and physical health, and have implications for the woman's relationship with her baby, partner and fam... Read More about What is traumatic birth? A concept analysis and literature review.

Deliberate self-harm among adults in prisons (2014)
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Bennett, L., & Dyson, J. (2014). Deliberate self-harm among adults in prisons. Mental health practice, 18(1), 14-20. https://doi.org/10.7748/mhp.18.1.14.e931

This article explores barriers that prevent or interfere with the implementation of policies for reducing deliberate self-harm in adults in prisons and the levers that aid implementation. An integrative literature review was conducted of 12 studies o... Read More about Deliberate self-harm among adults in prisons.

Oil and gas wells and their integrity: implications for shale and unconventional resource exploitation (2014)
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Davies, R. J., Almond, S., Ward, R. S., Jackson, R. B., Adams, C., Worrall, F., Herringshaw, L. G., Gluyas, J. G., & Whitehead, M. A. (2014). Oil and gas wells and their integrity: implications for shale and unconventional resource exploitation. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 56, 239-254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2014.03.001

Data from around the world (Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands, Poland, the UK and the USA) show that more than four million onshore hydrocarbon wells have been drilled globally. Here we assess all the reliable datasets (25)... Read More about Oil and gas wells and their integrity: implications for shale and unconventional resource exploitation.

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.

Towards an understanding of how children read and spell irregular words: the role of nonword and orthographic processing skills (2013)
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Johnston, R., McGeown, S., & Moxon, G. E. (2014). Towards an understanding of how children read and spell irregular words: the role of nonword and orthographic processing skills. Journal of Research in Reading, 37(1), 51-64. https://doi.org/10.1111/jrir.12007

This study examined, in 180 children aged from 6 to 9years, to what extent irregular word reading and spelling were predicted by vocabulary knowledge, reading frequency, orthographic processing and nonword reading skill. Consistent with models of rea... Read More about Towards an understanding of how children read and spell irregular words: the role of nonword and orthographic processing skills.

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.

Inpatient staff perceptions in providing care to individuals with co-occurring mental health problems and illicit substance use (2010)
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Howard, V., & Holmshaw, J. (2010). Inpatient staff perceptions in providing care to individuals with co-occurring mental health problems and illicit substance use. Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing, 17(10), 862-872. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2010.01620.x

The extent of illicit substance use within inpatient mental health settings is becoming a major cause of concern. This poses growing challenges not only for the management of inpatient units, but also for providing continuity of care. Service users w... Read More about Inpatient staff perceptions in providing care to individuals with co-occurring mental health problems and illicit substance use.

Risk factors for the onset of non-specific neck pain: A systematic review (2010)
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McLean, S. M., May, S., Klaber-Moffett, J., Sharp, D. M., & Gardiner, E. (2010). Risk factors for the onset of non-specific neck pain: A systematic review. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 64(7), 565-572. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2009.090720

Objective Neck pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder, but little is known about which individuals develop neck pain. This systematic review investigated factors that constitute a risk for the onset of non-specific neck pain. Design and setting A... Read More about Risk factors for the onset of non-specific neck pain: A systematic review.

One of the gang (2002)
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Howard, V. (2002). One of the gang. Mental health practice, 6(3), 6-11

Do the rich really die young? Alcohol-related mortality and social class in Great Britain, 1988-94 (1999)
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Harrison, L., & Gardiner, E. (1999). Do the rich really die young? Alcohol-related mortality and social class in Great Britain, 1988-94. Addiction, 94(12), 1871-1880. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1360-0443.1999.9412187112.x

Aims. To determine whether social class is a major influence on alcohol- related mortality in the general, economically active population of Great Britain. Design and participants. Poisson regression of rates of mortality known to be directly caused... Read More about Do the rich really die young? Alcohol-related mortality and social class in Great Britain, 1988-94.

The inter-rate reliability of a generic measure of severity of illness (1997)
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Shiels, C., Eccles, M., Hutchinson, A., Gardiner, E., & Smoljanovic, L. (1997). The inter-rate reliability of a generic measure of severity of illness. Family practice, 14(6), 466-471. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/14.6.466

Background. There has been increasing interest in the development of measures to quantify baseline severity of illness and thus provide a more meaningful interpretation of health outcomes. Objective. We aimed to assess the inter-rater reliability of... Read More about The inter-rate reliability of a generic measure of severity of illness.

Ethnic differences in substance use and alcohol-use-related mortality among first generation migrants to England and Wales (1997)
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Harrison, L., Sutton, M., & Gardiner, E. (1997). Ethnic differences in substance use and alcohol-use-related mortality among first generation migrants to England and Wales. Substance use & misuse, 32(7-8), 849-876. https://doi.org/10.3109/10826089709055862

Epidemiological studies among migrant ethnic groups are potentially important as a way to provide insight into the relative importance of genetic, cultural, and socioeconomic factors in the etiology of substance use disorders. This paper summarizes p... Read More about Ethnic differences in substance use and alcohol-use-related mortality among first generation migrants to England and Wales.