Australian Social Work, 52(1), March 1999, pp.39-46.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
...these diagnostic groups are vulnerable to the stress of extraordinary demands from both the disease and the therapeutic regimens developed to treat it.
Describes how, in Australia, a permanent infrastructure for psychosocial research in leukaemia and associated haematological disorders has been established. A summary of the psychosocial research that is available on leukaemia is presented as a reference point for medical social work practitioners who have an interest in this area. The indications are that patients and their families from these diagnostic groups are vulnerable to the stress of extraordinary demands from both the disease and the therapeutic regimens developed to treat it.
Subject terms:
stress, treatment, terminal illness, therapy and treatment, cancer;
Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 37(2), March 1992, pp.135-141.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Reviews the literature, defines personal narrative and describes its use particularly in promoting coping with stressful life events; includes case reports.
Reviews the literature, defines personal narrative and describes its use particularly in promoting coping with stressful life events; includes case reports.
Subject terms:
intervention, psychotherapy, stress, treatment, therapy and treatment;
Integrates theoretical and academic material relating to anxiety and stress research with clinical experience, aimed at General Practitioners and mental health professionals.
Integrates theoretical and academic material relating to anxiety and stress research with clinical experience, aimed at General Practitioners and mental health professionals.
Subject terms:
management, stress, treatment, therapy and treatment, anxiety;
Smith College Studies in Social Work, 84(2-3), 2014, pp.292-309.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Place of publication:
Philadelphia, USA
Traumatic stress in childhood exacts a particularly high developmental toll. When traumatic experiences start early, continue chronically, and/or occur in conjunction with inadequate caretaking, neurobiological consequences intensify. Implicated brain regions include those mediating stress reactions, emotional arousal and regulation, attention, inhibition, impulse control, and various types...
(Publisher abstract)
Traumatic stress in childhood exacts a particularly high developmental toll. When traumatic experiences start early, continue chronically, and/or occur in conjunction with inadequate caretaking, neurobiological consequences intensify. Implicated brain regions include those mediating stress reactions, emotional arousal and regulation, attention, inhibition, impulse control, and various types of memory. To address those issues psychotherapeutically, treatment must comprehensively target underdeveloped or damaged neural networks. This article reviews current knowledge of the neurobiological and developmental affronts caused by traumatic stress during childhood and examines the various treatments and treatment implications for psychotherapeutic work with children
(Publisher abstract)
British Journal of Social Work, 36(1), January 2006, pp.57-73.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
This qualitative study was conducted among persons recovering from substance abuse. The data were collected in three rehabilitation facilities in Trinidad in 2002–03. The aim was to examine the types of coping strategies which subjects used and learned in response to stressful and problematic life situations, starting with experiences related to childhood and socialisation. The coping styles...
This qualitative study was conducted among persons recovering from substance abuse. The data were collected in three rehabilitation facilities in Trinidad in 2002–03. The aim was to examine the types of coping strategies which subjects used and learned in response to stressful and problematic life situations, starting with experiences related to childhood and socialisation. The coping styles reported were overwhelming in the category of emotion-focused coping, developed in the main to regulate stress in uncontrollable situations in childhood and to cope with the loss of significant others. Only a minority used, or were able to use, problem-focused or social support coping strategies to meet stressful events. It is suggested that the observed bias in the development of the individuals’ coping ‘armamentarium’ might have had, in the long run, negative implications for individuals’ capacity to meet ongoing challenges of life. This has critical implications for how we fashion preventive approaches to the problem of substance abuse.
Psychiatric Bulletin, 29(11), November 2005, pp.416-418.
Publisher:
Royal College of Psychiatrists
The aim of the survey was to establish the organisational structure and practice of specialised services for post-traumatic stress in the UK. Questionnaires were collected from 17 specialised trauma services across the UK. Specialised trauma services use similar therapeutic programmes, but differ with respect to the characteristics of the treated clientele and organisational features. Although...
The aim of the survey was to establish the organisational structure and practice of specialised services for post-traumatic stress in the UK. Questionnaires were collected from 17 specialised trauma services across the UK. Specialised trauma services use similar therapeutic programmes, but differ with respect to the characteristics of the treated clientele and organisational features. Although almost all services routinely measure outcome, some of the instruments used vary. There is no clear association between staff resources and number of patients treated. Specialised traumatic stress services in the UK employ evidence-based treatment methods. A uniform protocol to measure outcome may help to establish a common UK-wide database on outcome of specialised treatment, and facilitate a reliable comparison between different service organisations and programmes. Organisational features should be considered to increase the efficiency of services.
Subject terms:
stress, surveys, traumas, treatment, therapy and treatment, evidence-based practice;
British Journal of Health Psychology, 9(3), September 2004, pp.393-403.
Publisher:
Wiley
Interventions that reduce the magnitude of cardiovascular responses to stress are justified, at least in part, by the notion that exaggerated responses to stress can damage the cardiovascular system. Recent data suggest that it is worthwhile to explore, in addition to the magnitude of the cardiovascular responses during stress (reactivity), the factors that affect the return to baseline levels...
Interventions that reduce the magnitude of cardiovascular responses to stress are justified, at least in part, by the notion that exaggerated responses to stress can damage the cardiovascular system. Recent data suggest that it is worthwhile to explore, in addition to the magnitude of the cardiovascular responses during stress (reactivity), the factors that affect the return to baseline levels after the stressor has ended (recovery). This experiment examined the effect of listening to music on cardiovascular recovery. Participants (N = 75) performed a challenging three-minute mental arithmetic task and then were assigned randomly to sit in silence or to listen to one of several styles of music: classical, jazz or pop. Participants who listened to classical music had significantly lower post-task systolic blood pressure levels (M = 2.1 mmHg above pre-stress baseline) than did participants who heard no music (M = 10.8 mmHg). Other musical styles did not produce significantly better recovery than silence. The data suggest that listening to music may serve to improve cardiovascular recovery from stress, although not all music selections are effective.
Subject terms:
music therapy, psychology, stress, treatment, therapy and treatment, health needs, heart diseases;