Publications by authors named "Z Moula"

Background: Children with speech, language, and communication disorders require specialized support in response to their emotional expression challenges. Not only is such support key for their development, but it is also essential for their mental well-being. Art making emerges as a valuable tool for enabling these children to convey emotions both verbally and non-verbally, fostering a positive self-concept.

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Background: Depression affects 5% of adults and it is a major cause of disability worldwide. Digital psychotherapies offer an accessible solution addressing this issue. This systematic review examines a spectrum of digital psychotherapies for depression, considering both their effectiveness and user perspectives.

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  • Being authentic can enhance medical students' well-being and communication with patients, but underrepresentation of ethnically minoritised students can lead to identity suppression and hinder success.
  • Interviews with 20 ethnically minoritised medical students revealed that discrimination and lack of diversity create barriers to being authentic, causing fear and a perceived conflict between professionalism and self-expression.
  • To support authenticity, recommendations include improving staff representation, integrating Equity/Diversity/Inclusion/Belonging training into the curriculum, and offering mentoring and resources for well-being.
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Background: Medical schools have a responsibility to support their students in developing an understanding of the complex concepts of a 'VUCA' (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world. To achieve this, service learning approaches have been increasingly successfully employed for students to learn through participating in activities addressing local community priorities. Sharing outcomes and lessons from such programmes is essential for advancing service learning.

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