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The Psychological Effects of Considering a Move Into Residential Care: An Age-Related Study
(2010-05-26)This study aimed to examine the psychological effects of considering a move into residential care. It sought to explore the wistful ‘prefactual’ and ‘counterfactual’ evaluation of ‘what if’ and ‘if only’ scenarios. Sanna, ... -
Psychological factors are associated with the outcome of physiotherapy for people with shoulder pain: a multicentre longitudinal cohort study
(2016-07-21)Background/aim Shoulder pain is a major musculoskeletal problem. We aimed to identify which baseline patient and clinical characteristics are associated with a better outcome, 6 weeks and 6 months after starting a course ... -
Psychological Game Theory and the Role of Beliefs
(Nova Publishers, 2013)In cases where individuals’ behaviour in games is not consistent with what the theory predicts, it is not uncommon for game theorists to explain the discrepancies by re-modelling the preferences of the players and assume ... -
The psychological impact of the secondary school transition on families of autistic children
(2023-02-06)The transition from primary to secondary school is a stressful period for autistic individuals. However, less isknown about parental experiences of the school transition, and its impact on the family. This study ... -
Psychological problems in New Zealand primary health care: a report on the pilot phase of the Mental Health and General Practice Investigation (MaGPIe)
(2001-01-26)Aim. To carry out a pilot study in two regions in order to investigate prevalence of psychological problems in primary care in New Zealand. Method. General Practitioners (GPs) within two geographic regions were randomly ... -
Psychological problems: alternative perspectives on their explanation and treatment
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Psychological Therapists’ Experiences of the Death of a Parent in Childhood
(2021-01-11)Research examining psychological therapists’ personal experiences of bereavement is limited, despite existing research and anecdotal accounts indicating its profound impact on the self and therapeutic practice. Situated ... -
Psychological treatments and their evaluation
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Psychology of Polar Exploration
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Psychology, replication & beyond
(2016-06-01)Modern psychology is apparently in crisis and the prevailing view is that this partly reflects an inability to replicate past findings. If a crisis does exists, then it is some kind of 'chronic' crisis, as psychologists ... -
Psychometric analyses of the Canvas Quizzes and STEM Staff’s Anxiety
(2022)Quizzes are the most frequent tools used by academic tutors in the module assessments of the programme of studies. This article focuses on the use of statistical parameters of the Canvas quizzes that possess very intriguing ... -
Psychometric properties of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) across cross-cultural subgroups, genders, and sexual orientations: Findings from the International Sex Survey (ISS)
(2023-11-30)INTRODUCTION: Despite being a widely used screening questionnaire, there is no consensus on the most appropriate measurement model for the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Furthermore, there have been ... -
Psychometric Properties of the Driving Behaviour Scale (DBS) among Polish Drivers
(2020-08-01)Anxiety can negatively affect an individual’s psychological wellbeing and lead to mild-to-moderate functional impairment in various areas of their lives. Despite this, the relationship between anxiety and driving performance ... -
Psychometric validation of the Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Diary and Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Impact Assessment in adults in the phase 3 ACTIVATE trial
(2023-11-09)Background: Pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency is a rare hereditary disorder characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia and serious sequalae which negatively affect patient quality of life. This study aimed to psychometrically ... -
The psychonauts' world of cognitive enhancers
(2020-09-11)Background: There is growing availability of novel psychoactive substances (NPS), including cognitive enhancers (CEs) which can be used in the treatment of certain mental health disorders. Whilst treating cognitive deficit ... -
The psychonauts’ benzodiazepines; quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) analysis and docking prediction of their biological activity
(2021-07-26)Designer benzodiazepines (DBZDs) represent a serious health concern and are increasingly re-ported in polydrug consumption-related fatalities. When new DBZDs are identified, very limited information is available on their ... -
Psychonauts’ psychedelics: a systematic, multilingual, web-crawling exercise
(2021-08-01)Psychedelics alter the perception of reality through agonist or partial agonist interaction with the 2A serotoninergic receptor. They are classified as phenethylamines, tryptamines and lysergamides. These classes, according ... -
Psychosis and sexual abuse: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
(2018-07-01)Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the first-person perspective of psychosis sufferers who survived childhood sexual abuse. Methods: Interpretative phenomenological analysis was employed to explore the experiences ...