Seeing Through the Façade of Anorexia: A Grounded Theory of Emotional Change Processes Associated With Recovery From Anorexia Nervosa.

Objectives: Difficulties in managing emotions have been implicated in the development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa (AN), and psychological treatment models seek to address this in putative targets of change. Yet the field of psychotherapy remains unclear and insufficiently evidenced about the process of change and this is actually achieved, including in what steps and in what order within clinical treatment. This qualitative study sought to develop theory about the process of emotional change during recovery from anorexia.

"My heart on this bit of paper": A grounded theory of the mechanisms of change in art therapy for military veterans.

Background: A proportion of veterans experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Research has shown reduced effectiveness of commonly offered psychotherapies in military personnel. Some research suggested the usefulness of art therapy for veterans with PTSD, but its mechanism of operation has been unclear.

'A life I can cope with'. An alternative model of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for CFS/ME.

Objectives: This study aimed to explore the experience of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) aimed at better management of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), rather than increasing activity.

Design: This was a qualitative study using grounded theory analysis.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 adults who had engaged in CBT at a specialist CFS/ME service in which CBT is aimed at improved management of the condition.

Evaluation of Arts based Courses within a UK Recovery College for People with Mental Health Challenges.

No previous studies have evaluated arts based recovery college courses. Yet arts may assist in personal recovery, as often defined by service users, through social connection and personal meaning. This interdisciplinary study evaluated (i) whether self-reported wellbeing and arts activities increased following arts based recovery college courses, and (ii) how students, peer trainers and artist-trainers understood courses' impact.

'I can see it and I can feel it, but I can't put my finger on it': A Foucauldian discourse analysis of experiences of relating on psychiatric inpatient units.

Objectives: Research has shown interpersonal relationships influence experiences of inpatient psychiatric services. This study explored inpatient staff and service users' talk about relating, and consequences on available/limited social actions.

Design: A Foucauldian discourse analysis was used to analyse transcribed semi-structured interviews and focus groups with current inpatient staff members and members of a service-user involvement group.

Cognitive remediation in anorexia nervosa and related conditions: a systematic review.

Research evidence for cognitive remediation therapy's (CRT) effectiveness for anorexia nervosa (AN) has been gathering. This approach is also increasingly being implemented in other disorders including major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and autistic spectrum disorder that share commonalities with AN in neuropsychological profiles and clinical presentations. This systematic literature review identified and appraised the current evidence base to see whether evidence from related conditions could be integrated into the theoretical understanding of CRT for AN as well as future AN treatment developments and research.

Experiences of antidepressant medication and cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression: a grounded theory study.

Objectives: To develop a preliminary model of the experiences of people undergoing combined treatment with antidepressant medication and cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for depression.

Design: The study used a qualitative methodology informed by grounded theory.

Methods: Participants were 12 adults who had received treatment with antidepressant medication and CBT for depression.

Development of a measure of caregiver burden in paediatric chronic kidney disease: The Paediatric Renal Caregiver Burden Scale.

To inform the development of a measure of caregiver burden for carers of children with chronic kidney disease, interviews were conducted with 16 caregivers and 10 renal healthcare professionals. A pool of 97 items generated from interviews was reduced to 60 items following review. A piloting exercise provided evidence for the usability, readability and relevance of items and informed further adaptations resulting in the 51-item Paediatric Renal Caregiver Burden Scale.

Compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress in UK therapists who work with adult trauma clients.

Background: Therapists who work with trauma clients are impacted both positively and negatively. However, most studies have tended to focus on the negative impact of the work, the quantitative evidence has been inconsistent, and the research has primarily been conducted outside the United Kingdom.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of, and identify predictor variables for, compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress in a group of UK therapists (N=253) working with adult trauma clients.

Narrative and attachment in the process of recovery from substance misuse.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to illustrate the individual accounts of a small group of substance misusers who had found psychological therapy helpful in their recovery from substance misuse. The study also aimed to highlight the roles that the psychologists played within these narratives.

Design: Narrative analysis, a qualitative design, was used to capture the unique recovery narratives of substance users who had received psychological therapy.

Testing a model of research intention among U.K. clinical psychologists: a logistic regression analysis.

Objectives: Previous research highlights barriers to clinical psychologists conducting research, but has rarely examined U.K. clinical psychologists.

A grounded theory investigation of life experience and the role of social support for adolescent offspring after parental brain injury.

Primary Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of adolescent offspring following parental acquired brain injury (ABI) and the role of supportive relationships in offspring coping.

Design: The study was qualitative using grounded theory methodology.

Methods And Procedure: Nine adolescent offspring of parents with ABI were interviewed individually.

Gender identity, research self-efficacy and research intention in trainee clinical psychologists in the UK.

This study tested, with a sample of United Kingdom (UK) trainee clinical psychologists, part of an existing model of factors that influence clinical psychologists' levels of research activity, in which gender identity is hypothesized to influence research self-efficacy and this in turn strength of intention to do research. A sample of 121 trainee clinical psychologists (56 men and 65 women) completed a measure of gender identity, research intention, and a research self-efficacy scale. Results indicated no differences in levels of research intention or research self-efficacy between the biological sexes or according to category-based gender identities (masculine and feminine).

Comparative, clinical feasibility study of three tools for delivery of cognitive behavioural therapy for mild to moderate depression and anxiety provided on a self-help basis.

Background In response to a research recommendation made by a UK healthcare policy agency (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)), this study compared the effectiveness of computer-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with other self-help treatment options for mild to moderate depression and anxiety.Method Comparative, clinical feasibility study of three self-help CBT tools with six-month follow-up. Out of an initial sample of 180 adults referred by their general practitioners, 100 met the inclusion criteria and after consenting to take part were allocated one of three self-help CBT tools: the Beating the Blues® (BtB) computer programme;(1) workbooks on overcoming depression and anxiety; and the Livinglifetothefull free access internet website.

Perceived changes associated with autogenic training for anxiety: a grounded theory study.

Objectives: Autogenic training (AT) is a behaviourally orientated intervention usually taught in eight or nine sessions in the United Kingdom: clients are taught six simple mental formulae designed to induce a calm state of mind and body, five additional emotional expression exercises, and individually tailored 'personal formulae' for supporting positive change. In the absence of existing psychological (as opposed to neuro-physiological) models of AT's mechanisms, this study aimed to produce the first such model, drawing on the perceptions of recent AT clients.

Design: An abbreviated form of grounded theory was used to explore retrospectively and in detail the experiences of a small sample of people of the process of change.

How do women experience myocardial infarction? A qualitative exploration of illness perceptions, adjustment and coping.

While UK Department of Health policy recognizes the importance of secondary prevention and rehabilitation following a cardiac event, there still appears a dearth of research addressing women's needs. This study aimed to explore adjustment in terms of women's perception of their cardiac event, impact on relationships and coping strategies employed. Five women suffering first time MI were interviewed, using a semi-structured format and were telephoned 2 months later.

Children's Explanations of Aggressive Incidents at School Within an Attribution Framework.

Background:   Previous research suggests children use different types of attribution to explain bullying. The research, however, has not explored links between children's attributions.

Method:   This study explores the types of, and links between, attributions made by children about bullying situations.

WAIS III UK: an extension of the UK comparability study.

Objectives: To correct and augment the sample on which a previous study, assessing the applicability of USA WAIS III norms to the UK population, was based. To repeat this study using the modified sample.

Design: The WAIS III UK was administered to a supplementary sample, which was used to enhance and correct the original sample, allowing a better match to UK population demographics.