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Measurement Issues in the Application of Screening Tools for PTSD. (2015)
Book Chapter
Martin, C. R., Savage-McGlynn, E., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2015). Measurement Issues in the Application of Screening Tools for PTSD. In C. Martin, V. R. Preedy, & V. B. Patel (Eds.), Comprehensive Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (1-10). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08613-2_48-1

Psychometrics is a term within the statistical literature that encompasses the development and evaluation
of psychological tests and measures, an area of increasing importance within applied psychology
specifically and behavioral sciences. Confusio... Read More about Measurement Issues in the Application of Screening Tools for PTSD..

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Schizophrenia: A Case Study (2015)
Book Chapter
Fleming, M. P., & Martin, C. R. (2015). Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Schizophrenia: A Case Study. In C. R. Martin, V. R. Preedy, & V. B. Patel (Eds.), Comprehensive Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (1-8). Springer Science + Business Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08613-2_125-1

The trends that are emerging from the literature point to a relationship between trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress, and schizophrenia. People with schizophrenia are at more risk of being exposed to a number of traumas and are more likely to exper... Read More about Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Schizophrenia: A Case Study.

Sociocultural and Technological Barriers Across all Phases of Implementation for Mobile Health in Developing Countries (2015)
Book Chapter
O'Connor, Y., O'Connor, S., Heavin, C., Gallagher, J., & O'Donoghue, J. (2016). Sociocultural and Technological Barriers Across all Phases of Implementation for Mobile Health in Developing Countries. In D. Al-Jumeily, A. Hussain, C. Mallucci, & C. Oliver (Eds.), Applied Computing in Medicine and Health (212-230). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-803468-2.00010-2

In recent years scholars are realising the importance of examining mobile health (mHealth) implementation in developing countries. A vast array of research exists which focuses on barriers of mHealth adoption in such domains. However, the majority of... Read More about Sociocultural and Technological Barriers Across all Phases of Implementation for Mobile Health in Developing Countries.

Matters of learning and education sociomaterial approaches in ethnographic research. (2015)
Book Chapter
Fenwick, T., Doyle, S., Michael, M., & Scoles, J. (2015). Matters of learning and education sociomaterial approaches in ethnographic research. In S. Bollig, M.-S. Honig, S. Neumann, & C. Seele (Eds.), MultiPluriTrans in Educational Ethnography (141-162). Transcript Verlag. https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839427729-007

In this chapter we outline a 'sociomaterial' configuration that has been circulating in the broader social sciences with useful potential for understanding dynamics of learning, pedagogy, curriculum, policy and so forth. This approach seeks to examin... Read More about Matters of learning and education sociomaterial approaches in ethnographic research..

Trauma Exposure, Schizophrenia Symptoms and the Stress Vulnerability Model (2015)
Book Chapter
Fleming, M., & Martin, C. R. (2015). Trauma Exposure, Schizophrenia Symptoms and the Stress Vulnerability Model. In Comprehensive Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (1-20). Springer Science + Business Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08613-2_40-1

Literature from the last 15 years has found an established relationship between trauma exposure, schizophrenia, and PTSD symptoms. The reporting of trauma exposure in people with schizophrenia ranges between 33 % and 98 %, which is much higher than t... Read More about Trauma Exposure, Schizophrenia Symptoms and the Stress Vulnerability Model.

What midwives and childbearing women should know. (2015)
Book Chapter
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2015). What midwives and childbearing women should know. In P. Griggiths, P. Heath, C. J. Hollins Martin, M. Kilby, & M. Sharland (Eds.), We need to talk about CMV (11-14). CMV Action

The risks of childbearing women contracting
CMV raises significant responsibilities for health
and social care professionals in terms of prevention
and management. Humans are desirable hosts
and bodily fluids are a keen source of transmission
of... Read More about What midwives and childbearing women should know..

Midwifery PALS: a case study (2015)
Book Chapter
Malone, C., & Haddrill, R. (2015). Midwifery PALS: a case study. In Compendium of effective practice in directed independent learning (79-81). Higher Education Academy

The Twenty- First Century: Networking for Success (2015)
Book Chapter
Abdulla, S., Marsden, D., Wilson, S., & Parker, M. (2015). The Twenty- First Century: Networking for Success. In Learning Disability Nursing at a Glance (155-157). Wiley Blackwell

Vision, hearing and oral health. (2014)
Book Chapter
Brown, M., & Goddard, L. (2014). Vision, hearing and oral health. In L. Taggert, & W. Cousins (Eds.), Health Promotion for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (33-43). Open University Press

Diabetes (2014)
Book Chapter
Taggart, L., Brown, M., & Karatzias, T. (2014). Diabetes. In L. Taggart, & W. Cousins (Eds.), Health Promotion for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (69-76). Open University Press

Psychological adjustment of Chinese women with breast cancer: A grounded theory study (2014)
Book Chapter
Ching, S. S.-Y., & Martinson, I. M. (2015). Psychological adjustment of Chinese women with breast cancer: A grounded theory study. In M. de Chesnay (Ed.), Nursing Research Using Grounded Theory (91-115). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1891/9780826134684.0006

The idea of studying the coping of cancer patients began when the author was working in the oncology ward of an acute hospital in Hong Kong. With the purpose of understanding the coping process of Chinese women with breast cancer and exploring the fa... Read More about Psychological adjustment of Chinese women with breast cancer: A grounded theory study.

The Independent and Non NHS Midwife (2014)
Book Chapter
McHugh, N. (2014). The Independent and Non NHS Midwife. In R. Mander, & V. Fleming (Eds.), Becoming a Midwife (2nd Edition) (119-129). Routledge

An insight into self employed midwifery practice.

Midwifery care in the community during the woman’s pregnancy (2014)
Book Chapter
Kuipers, Y. (2014). Midwifery care in the community during the woman’s pregnancy. In R. Mander, & V. Fleming (Eds.), Becoming a midwife (28-40). (2nd edn.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203074367-10

Stories such as this made me realise that pregnancy is a major event in the life of a woman and her family and represents a journey to motherhood. How to become a caring, safe and considerate midwife to accompany the woman’s journey is influenced by t... Read More about Midwifery care in the community during the woman’s pregnancy.

Ubuntu: Reflections on research within indigenous cultures (2014)
Book Chapter
Davey, J., Ashencaen Crabtree, S., & Parker, J. (2014). Ubuntu: Reflections on research within indigenous cultures. In S. Ashencaen Crabtree (Ed.), Diversity and the Processes of Marginalisation and Otherness: Giving Voice to Hidden Themes - A European Perspective (73-88). Whiting & Birch

Narrative therapy (2014)
Book Chapter
Gibson, N., & Heyman, I. (2014). Narrative therapy. In Social work – an introduction (308-319). SAGE Publications

In this book, Joyce Lishman, Chris Yuill and Jill Brannan provide an essential introduction to the core knowledge and skills necessary for students embarking on their social work degree.

The chapter by Gibson and Heyman explores the theory and app... Read More about Narrative therapy.