As computer game playing is a popular activity among adolescents, questionnaire study was undertaken with 387 adolescents (12-16 years of age) to establish their "dependence" using scale adapted from the DSM-III-R criteria for pathological gambling. Analysis indicated that one in five were currently "dependent" upon games. Boys played significantly more regularly than girls and likely be classified as "dependent." The earlier children began games it appeared they at levels. These other...

Abstract Computer game playing is a popular activity among adolescents yet there have been no systematic studies in the U.K. on its prevalence and demographics. A questionnaire study was undertaken with 387 (12–16 years of age) to establish time spent computer games, who they first started with, reasons why play now negative consequences play. Results revealed that for many adolescents, home can take up considerable 7% sample at least 30 hours week. Although were differences between males...

Intrusive thoughts about traumatic events are an important factor in determining the development of posttraumatic growth, although research has focused on frequency rather than type intrusions. Based cognitive processing models authors present two cross-sectional studies exploring different types intrusive ruminations trauma and their associations with growth. Study 1 examines brooding reflection; 2 uses measures both deliberate rumination regarding a past trauma. The results indicate that...

The e-mail interview is a novel technique that has number of advantages over traditional interviewing, but there are also some disadvantages. In this methodological article, the authors review issues surrounding use interview, providing concrete example its use, interviewing people with alopecia areata regarding psychological associated disorder. show in article an effective users must take account sensitive issues, and serious disadvantages limit to specific areas. cannot be used simply as...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a common psychological reaction after large-scale natural disasters. Given the number of people involved and shortage resources in any major disaster, brief, pragmatic easily trainable interventions are needed. The aim this study to evaluate efficacy Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) as short-term treatment for PTSD using Chinese earthquake survivors.A randomized waiting-list control pilot was conducted between December 2009 March 2010, at site Sichuan...

Taiwan's NHI system is one of the most successful health care models for countries around globe. However, little research has demonstrated mental issues associated with nursing transformational leadership style under system, especially in quality nurses' working lives Taiwan. It important to know relationship between and nurses, organisational commitment job satisfaction. The aimed understand influences on hypothesis was that styles would have positive influence lives.This a cross-sectional...

Abstract Objectives Few cognitive tasks are adequately sensitive to show the small decrements in performance abstinent chronic cannabis users. In this series of three experiments we set out demonstrate a variety that sufficiently differences visual memory, verbal everyday memory and executive function between controls Methods A studies explored deficits users (phonemic fluency, recognition immediate delayed recall, prospective memory) short‐term Participants were selected using snowball...

Many millions of people are affected by the trauma war. Psychologists have a good understanding how experiences war impact on memory, but significance external environmental influences is often disregarded. Memory, War and Trauma focuses our psychosocial in its broadest sense. Nigel C. Hunt argues that, order to understand trauma, it critical develop an not only individual perspective also societal cultural factors outcome individual's experience. This compelling book which helps demonstrate...

The Psychological Well-Being Post-Traumatic Changes Questionnaire (PWB-PTCQ) is an 18 item self-report measure to assess perceived changes in psychological well-being following traumatic events. aim was test its psychometric properties. Across three samples, evidence provided for a single factor structure (invariant across clinical and general populations), high internal consistency (α > .87), six month stability, incremental validity over above existing measures of posttraumatic growth as...

Narrative exposure therapy (NET) is a brief, manualised treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It has been shown to have therapeutic benefits wide range of individuals and settings. This study, following our previous work applying the original NET in earthquake survivors, aimed revise be adaptable treating PTSD after natural disaster.

This explorative study examines the effects of an internet-based expressive writing intervention on posttraumatic growth.Participants were randomly assigned to either condition (n = 14) or a control 10), with participants for 15 minutes three separate occasions spaced 3 days apart.Measures intrusive and avoidant trauma-related thoughts growth administered at baseline, 2 week 8 post-intervention follow-up.Results indicated that decreased increased from baseline follow-up in group.Further...

Seven hundred and thirty-one World War II Korean veterans completed a questionnaire about their experiences current psychological reactions to the war. Nineteen percent scored above cut-off points for both General Health Questionnaire (war-related) Impact of Event Scale, demonstrating that, even over 50 years after event, many still experience problems relating war experiences. Psychological distress was in part directly related particular experiences, but intrusion avoidance played an...

ABSTRACT This paper reports a qualitative study that used narrative analysis to explore how social support helps many armed-services veterans cope with traumatic memories. The was carried out on two levels, of form (level coherence), argued be indicative reconciliation, and content (themes support), which allowed exploration the types experienced by coherent, reconciled incoherent narratives. Ten British male Second World War were interviewed regarding their war experiences, presence...

The study explored experiences of adolescents aged 15–19 with alopecia areata (AA) and investigated their accounts coping behaviours. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to provide an in-depth holistic perspective accounts. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken a volunteer sample eight respondents diagnosed AA. Four key themes identified: loss (self/social), concerns (physical/future), negative (emotions/thoughts), styles (adaptive/maladaptive). Females experienced greater...

People use many different coping strategies to deal with their traumatic recollections. Twenty-five British World War II veterans were interviewed regarding the ways they used social support both during war and in years afterwards. The findings demonstrate that is fundamentally ways. During comradeship was particularly important even fifty after comrades are still a valuable resource for discussing experiences, dealing emotional content of Veterans rely on wives families help more physical...

Alopecia is a chronic disease of hair loss. The study focuses on psychological issues relating to the experience alopecia. Previous research has considered problems as secondary medical disorder. first part consisted spontaneous written accounts (N = 162) second was an interactive email interview 34). Findings focused negative personal, social, and effects. Successful coping discussed by very few respondents, but included behavioral changes acceptance appearance identity changes. Suggestions...

Abstract Memory is critical to an understanding of traumatic stress, but most research has focused on individual memories and not accounted for broader social cultural memories. The present theoretical article focuses memory meaning, the clinical implications this, demonstrating that requires impact both narrative societal discourse. Without nothing. This applies equally memory. position discussed in relation study aging war veterans, their memories, development narratives explain difficult...