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Measuring access to social capital: the validity and reliability of the Resource Generator-UK and its association with common mental disorder
- Authors:
- WEBBER Martin P., HUXLEY Peter J.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Science and Medicine, 65(3), August 2007, pp.481-492.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Resource generators measure an individual's access to social resources within their social network. They can facilitate the analysis of how access to these resources may assist recovery from illness. As these instruments are culture and context dependent different versions need to be validated for different populations. Further, they are yet to be subjected to a thorough content validation and their reliability and validity have not been established beyond an examination of their internal scales. This paper reports the validity and reliability of a version suitable for general population use in the UK. Firstly, a qualitative process of item selection and review through focus groups and an expert panel ensured that the resource items were relevant. Also, cognitive interviews identified any significant problems prior to extensive piloting. Then the authors examined its internal domains using Mokken scaling in a small general population survey (n=295). Its concurrent validity with a similar instrument was tested in a further pilot (n=335) and these findings were supported by a known-group validity study (n=65). Its reliability was established in a test–retest study (n=47) in addition to an examination of the reliability coefficients of the internal scales. The authors found that the Resource Generator-UK has good psychometric properties, though there is some variation in performance between items and scales. Further, they found an inverse relationship with common mental disorder in the second pilot.
Relationship of behavioral and psychological symptoms to cognitive impairment and functional status in Alzheimer's disease
- Authors:
- HARWOOD Dylan G., et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(5), May 2000, pp.393-400.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This cross-sectional study examined the relationship of behavioural and psychological symptoms to cognitive and functional impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The results suggest that some non-cognitive symptoms may be related to the neurobiologic mechanisms underlying the increased cognitive dysfunction in AD. Specific symptoms of behavioural pathology may also impact a patient's ability to perform important self-maintenance behaviours.
An overview of stalking
- Author:
- BATES Adrian
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Forensic Practice, 1(4), December 1999, pp.33-36.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Stalking as a criminal offence has developed a higher profile in recent years although it is clearly not a new phenomenon. This article discusses types of stalker and the methods they employ.
Reported sexual abuse and subsequent psychopathology among women attending psychology clinics: the mediating role of dissociation
- Authors:
- ROSS-GOWER Jo, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 37(3), September 1998, pp.313-326.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
While there is now a good clinical research base that outlines the links between reported sexual abuse and psychological symptoms and disorders, there is less of an understanding of the psychological processes mediating that relationship. This study assessed the role of dissociation as a mediator between reported sexual abuse and a range of psychopathological characteristics.
Borderline Personality Disorder: the latest assessment and treatment strategies
- Author:
- DEAN Melanie A
- Publisher:
- Compact Clinicals
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 84p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Kansas City, MO
Short, practical text on the assessment and treatment of people with borderline personality disorder.
Severe stress and mental disturbance in children
- Editor:
- PFEFFER Cynthia R.
- Publisher:
- American Psychiatric Press
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 697p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Washington, DC
Blends current research and clinical data on the effects of severe stress in children. Asks how major stressful events such as accidents, sexual abuse, violence, divorce, adoption, natural disasters, during the developmental stages relate to functioning in adulthood. Describes stressful situations such as accidents, suicide, and violent and sexual abuse. New areas of research, for example that of the stressful effects of sophisticated medical technology in the treatment of childhood life-threatening illnesses, are explored. Implicit in the emphasis on the book is the importance of integrating scientific inquiry with social policy planning.
Communication-based intervention for problem behavior: a user's guide for producing positive change
- Authors:
- CARR Edward G., et al
- Publisher:
- Paul H. Brookes
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 274p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
Step by step guide to innovative methods for managing problem behaviour in people with learning difficulties, or with mental health problems. Contains chapters on: crisis management and functional assessment; the core intervention; and additional procedures and programming for generalisation and maintenance.
Surviving stalking
- Author:
- PATHE Michele
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 166p.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
The book is a practical survival manual for victims of stalking and related crimes. It offers practical advice to victims and also gives guidance through each stage of the criminal justice processes in America, Britain and Australia. Using case descriptions, Pathe describes the traumatic effects of stalking, the course of these symptoms, and how best to access psychological care and support. It provides a contemporary account of victim types, stalker types, stalkers' motives, strategies to prevent and overcome stalking, and a list of the resources available to victims of stalking.
ABC of psychological medicine: delirium
- Authors:
- BROWN T. M., BOTYLE M. F.
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 21.9.02, 2002, pp.644-647.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Delirium is a common cause of disturbed behaviour in medically ill people and is often undetected and poorly managed. It is a condition at the interface of medicine and psychiatry that is all to often owned by neither. Although various terms have been used to describe it, including acute confusional state, acute brain syndrome and acute organic reaction, delirium remains the term used in current diagnostic classifications.
The costs and causes of low self-esteem
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Place of publication:
- York
There is a widespread view that low self-esteem is a risk factor for a broad range of psychological and behavioural problems. However, neither public discussion nor decisions to invest in prevention and treatment have been strongly informed or guided by hard evidence, either about the effects or the causes of low self-esteem. This review of the available research evidence, by Nicholas Emler (London School of Economics) aimed to fill this gap.