Assessing recovery and functioning in former problem drinkers at different stages of their recovery journeys.

Introduction And Aims: Many studies which assess functioning in recovering problem drinkers are limited to early recovery within inpatient or detoxification settings, or focus on relapse rates and treatment outcomes. This study assesses how functioning varies according to recovery stage and abstinence duration.

Design And Methods: Fifty-three recovering problem drinkers participated from mutual aid groups or snowball recruitment.

A comparison of course-related stressors in undergraduate problem-based learning (PBL) versus non-PBL medical programmes.

Background: Medical students report high levels of stress related to their medical training as well as to other personal and financial factors. The aim of this study is to investigate whether there are differences in course-related stressors reported by medical students on undergraduate problem-based learning (PBL) and non-PBL programmes in the UK.

Method: A cross-sectional study of second-year medical students in two UK medical schools (one PBL and one non-PBL programme) was conducted.