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Acts of Recovery: moving on from childhood abuse. (2013)
Report
Chouliara, Z., Karatzias, T., & Gullone, A. (2012). Acts of Recovery: moving on from childhood abuse. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish recovery

Evidence-based, survivor-centred self-help booklet for survivors of childhood abuse.

Recovering from childhood sexual abuse: a theoretical framework for practice and research. (2013)
Journal Article
Chouliara, Z., Karatzias, T., & Gullone, A. (2013). Recovering from childhood sexual abuse: a theoretical framework for practice and research. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 21, 69-78. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12048

Research on survivors' experiences of recovering from childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has been limited and focused on those with severe mental health difficulties. This study elicited experiences of recovery from CSA in male and female survivors who hav... Read More about Recovering from childhood sexual abuse: a theoretical framework for practice and research..

Life satisfaction in people with post-traumatic stress disorder. (2013)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Chouliara, Z., Power, K., Brown, K., Begum, M., McGoldrick, T., & MacLean, R. (2013). Life satisfaction in people with post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of Mental Health, 22, 501-508. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638237.2013.819418

Background/Aims There is limited research on the association between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and life satisfaction in community samples. We set out to investigate levels of life satisfaction and its demographic, trauma related and... Read More about Life satisfaction in people with post-traumatic stress disorder..

Adult survivors' of childhood sexual abuse perspectives of services: a systematic review (2012)
Journal Article
Chouliara, Z., Karatzias, T., Scott-Brien, G., Macdonald, A., MacArthur, J., & Frazer, N. (2012). Adult survivors' of childhood sexual abuse perspectives of services: a systematic review. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 12, 146-161. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733145.2012.656136

Aims: This review summarises and evaluates evidence regarding psychotherapy/counselling services for childhood sexual abuse (CSA) from the survivors' perspective. Methods: Studies were identified from systematic literature searches of PubMed, PsycINF... Read More about Adult survivors' of childhood sexual abuse perspectives of services: a systematic review.

Acts of recovery: moving on from childhood abuse. (Easy read version) (2012)
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Chouliara, Z., Karatzias, T., Gullone, A., & Duncan, E. (2011). Acts of recovery: moving on from childhood abuse. (Easy read version). Edinburgh, Scotland: NHS LOthian

The booklet has also been adjusted for survivors of childhood abuse who have learning difficulties in collaboration with Eileen Duncan, Project Manager for Health Inequalities with NHS Lothian. This version has been endorsed and is currently being us... Read More about Acts of recovery: moving on from childhood abuse. (Easy read version).

Talking Therapy Services for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) in Scotland: Perspectives of Service Users and Professionals (2011)
Journal Article
Chouliara, Z., Karatzias, T., Scott-Brien, G., Macdonald, A., MacArthur, J., & Frazer, N. (2011). Talking Therapy Services for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) in Scotland: Perspectives of Service Users and Professionals. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 20, 128-156. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2011.554340

This study aimed to elicit perceptions and experiences of talking therapy services for CSA survivors and professionals utilizing qualitative interviews and analyzing transcripts using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Participants included 13... Read More about Talking Therapy Services for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) in Scotland: Perspectives of Service Users and Professionals.

Predicting outcome of face-to-face and telephone counselling for occupational stress (2011)
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Karatzias, T., Chouliara, Z., Power, K., & Kilfedder, C. (2011). Predicting outcome of face-to-face and telephone counselling for occupational stress. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 39, 197-208. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2011.552599

The aim of the present study was to investigate predictors of outcome of counselling, using mean change scores of three outcome measures, at treatment completion and at 4-months follow-up, in a randomised trial of face-to-face (n=30) versus telephone... Read More about Predicting outcome of face-to-face and telephone counselling for occupational stress.

Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (2011)
Journal Article
Chouliara, Z., & Ranjbar, V. (2011). Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 24, 918-923

A Controlled Comparison of the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Two Psychological Therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing vs. Emotional Freedom Techniques (2011)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Power, K., Brown, K., McGoldrick, T., Begum, M., Young, J., …Adams, S. (2011). A Controlled Comparison of the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Two Psychological Therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Eye Movement Desensitization and

The present study reports on the first ever controlled comparison between eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and emotional freedom techniques (EFT) for posttraumatic stress disorder. A total of 46 participants were randomized to eit... Read More about A Controlled Comparison of the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Two Psychological Therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing vs. Emotional Freedom Techniques.

A randomized trial of face-to-face counselling versus telephone counselling versus bibliotherapy for occupational stress (2010)
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Kilfedder, C., Power, K., Karatzias, T., McCafferty, A., Niven, K., Chouliara, Z., …Sharp, S. (2010). A randomized trial of face-to-face counselling versus telephone counselling versus bibliotherapy for occupational stress. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 83, 223-242. https://doi.org/10.1348/147608309X476348

Objective. The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness and acceptability of three interventions for occupational stress. Methods/design. A total of 90 National Health Service employees were randomized to face-to-face counselling... Read More about A randomized trial of face-to-face counselling versus telephone counselling versus bibliotherapy for occupational stress.

General psychopathology in anorexia nervosa: the role of psychosocial factors (2010)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Chouliara, Z., Power, K., Collin, P., Yellowlees, A., & Grierson, D. (2010). General psychopathology in anorexia nervosa: the role of psychosocial factors. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 17, 519-527. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.701

The aim of the present study was to investigate psychosocial correlates of comorbid psychopathology. Data were collected from a total of 90 female inpatients with anorexia nervosa (AN). Higher levels of general psychopathology were detected in depres... Read More about General psychopathology in anorexia nervosa: the role of psychosocial factors.

Views and experiences of young women about chlamydia in Scotland: Knowledge, condom use and access to health services. (2009)
Journal Article
Chouliara, Z., Karatzias, T., Dey, L., & Goulbourne, A. (2009). Views and experiences of young women about chlamydia in Scotland: Knowledge, condom use and access to health services. Health Psychology Update, 18, 14-24

The study aimed to elicit perceptions of and awareness about chlamydia, views and experiences of condom use as protection against a chlamydia infection and of access to sexual health services. This qualitative study utilised semi-structured individ... Read More about Views and experiences of young women about chlamydia in Scotland: Knowledge, condom use and access to health services..

Proposing a New Model of Poor Physical Health Following Psychological Trauma: The Ehlers-Clark Model and Beyond. (2009)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., & Chouliara, Z. (2009). Proposing a New Model of Poor Physical Health Following Psychological Trauma: The Ehlers-Clark Model and Beyond. Medical Hypotheses, 72, 444-447. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2008.10.026

Previous literature suggests that posttraumatic stress disorder (PSTD) is associated with poor physical health. To date a number of existing hypotheses have been developed to explain this association focusing predominantly on the interplay between co... Read More about Proposing a New Model of Poor Physical Health Following Psychological Trauma: The Ehlers-Clark Model and Beyond..

Vicarious traumatisation in practitioners who work with adult survivors of sexual violence and child sexual abuse: Literature review and directions for future research (2009)
Journal Article
Chouliara, Z., Hutchison, C., & Karatzias, T. (2009). Vicarious traumatisation in practitioners who work with adult survivors of sexual violence and child sexual abuse: Literature review and directions for future research. Counselling and Psychotherapy Re

Primary objective: The authors sought to summarise and evaluate evidence regarding vicarious traumatisation (VT) in practitioners working with adult survivors of sexual violence and/or child sexual abuse (CSA). Methods and selection criteria: Relev... Read More about Vicarious traumatisation in practitioners who work with adult survivors of sexual violence and child sexual abuse: Literature review and directions for future research.

Cognitive appraisals and physical health in people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (2009)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., & Chouliara, Z. (2009). Cognitive appraisals and physical health in people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Medical Hypotheses, 72(4), 444-447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2008.10.026

Previous literature suggests that posttraumatic stress disorder (PSTD) is associated with poor physical health. To date a number of existing hypotheses have been developed to explain this association focusing predominantly on the interplay between co... Read More about Cognitive appraisals and physical health in people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Post-traumatic symptomatology in parents with premature infants: a systematic review of the literature. (2007)
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Karatzias, T., Chouliara, Z., Maxton, F., Freer, Y., & Power, K. (2007). Post-traumatic symptomatology in parents with premature infants: a systematic review of the literature. Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, 21, 249-261

The emotional distress resulting from the experience of giving birth to a preterm infant (gestational age , 37 weeks) and the subsequent neonatal unit hospitalisation may be a traumatic experience for parents. In the present systematic literature... Read More about Post-traumatic symptomatology in parents with premature infants: a systematic review of the literature..