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Coping strategies and phobias: the relationship between fears, phobias and methods of coping with stressors
- Authors:
- DAVEY Graham C., BURGESS Ian, RASHES Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 34(3), September 1995, pp.423-434.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Two studies are described which assessed the extent to which fears and phobias are associated with particular types of strategies for coping with stress.
Paranoia and the paratrooper
- Author:
- PORTEOUS Wayne
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 76, August 1995, pp.11-13.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Gives a compelling account of his struggle to cope with a life which became daily more stressful, terrifying and bizarre. He tells his story without a trace of self-pity, in a direct and factual style which, aided by his graphic sense of detail, makes us experience his life as though at first hand.
Making a home in a bleak landscape; when a client's spectres move into the counsellor's world
- Author:
- REYNOLDS Frances
- Journal article citation:
- Changes an International Journal of Psychology and Psychotherapy, 13(4), December 1995, pp.289-292.
The experience of long-term change in the counsellor following on from working with a client an be a "hard-earned lesson". Offers some thoughts on why clients may sometimes affect counsellors in the longer term, rather than during the period of counselling itself.
An open trial of exposure therapy based on deconditioning for post-traumatic stress disorder
- Authors:
- THOMPSON J.A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 34(3), September 1995, pp.407-416.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Twenty-three patients who had experienced a major stressful event were given a debriefing session followed by eight weekly sessions of imaginal exposure and in vivo exposure. Patients recounted their traumatic experiences aloud, using the first person and the present tense, and included as much detail as possible. This account was audiotaped and patients were asked to listen to the tape between treatment sessions. The number of patients who satisfied the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder was halved.
Coping strategies among adolescents: a cross-cultural study
- Author:
- OLAH Attila
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adolescence, 18(4), August 1995, pp.491-512.
- Publisher:
- Academic Press
Studied the influence of culture on coping behaviour of young people across different types of anxiety-provoking situations. The subjects were 17-18-year-old Indian, Italian, Hungarian, Swedish and Yemenite boys and girls.
Day care: do carers gain?
- Author:
- WALDER Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 3(5), September 1995, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
One of the aims of day care for people with dementia is to relieve stress and enhance the well-being of carers. Reports on a study which aimed to show how far this was being achieved.
Medium-term course of disaster victims: a naturalistic follow-up
- Authors:
- DUGGAN C., GUNN J.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 167, August 1995, pp.228-232.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Describes the medium-term course in a series of victims who had experienced severe trauma. Post-traumatic stress disorder and depression were the commonest diagnoses, occurring in 39% and 16% of the victims respectively when they were first assessed. Traumatised victims generally showed recovery in the 2-3 years after the trauma, but this was slow and was not universal.
Organised violence and the stress of exile - predictors of mental health in a community cohort of Vietnamese refugees
- Authors:
- HAUFF Edward, VAGLUM Per
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 166, March 1995, pp.360-367.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Using a model which included variables from different research traditions the prevalence and course of mental disorders among Vietnamese refugees were studied. From the research it was concluded that the effects of war and persecution were long-lasting, and compounded by adversity factors in exile. Observes that a uniform course of improvement in mental health after resettlement cannot be expected in all contexts and recommends that the affected refugees need systematic rehabilitation.
Physiotherapy in mental health: a practical approach
- Authors:
- EVERETT Tina, DENNIS Maureen, RICKETTS Eirian
- Publisher:
- Butterworth-Heinemann
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 435p.,tables,diags.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Challenges the artificial divide between mind and body and suggests that the physiotherapist has a role to play in promoting mental health. Looks at psychiatric illnesses and models of mental disorder and goes on to look at practical ways physiotherapy can help. Part 3 looks at physiotherapy in specific areas such as: child psychiatry; eating disorders; substance misuse; post traumatic stress disorder; forensic psychiatry; dementia; and mental illness in old age.
Attachment theory and post-traumatic stress disorder
- Author:
- SABLE Pat
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Analytic Social Work, 2(4), 1995, pp.89-109.
Attachment theory is applied to understanding and treatment of the anxiety condition of post-traumatic stress disorder in adults. The secure base of a therapeutic relationship provides an opportunity to review experiences relevant to current distress in order to affirm emotional reactions and come to terms with distressing events. Implications for prevention are discussed.