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Evaluation Report on the Western Area Support Project (WASP) on early intervention with families who have a child with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (2006)
Report
McConkey, R., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., & Milligan, V. (2006). Evaluation Report on the Western Area Support Project (WASP) on early intervention with families who have a child with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Blefast: Family Planning Association NI; Family Planning Association UK

The WASP Project is funded by the Children Fund and aims to develop a holistic approach to interventions with families in the Western Board1 area of Northern Ireland. This is the first attempt in Northern Ireland to develop a Board-wide approach to t... Read More about Evaluation Report on the Western Area Support Project (WASP) on early intervention with families who have a child with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

An Evaluation of a Family-centred Support Service for Children with a Significant Learning Disability (2006)
Journal Article
Truesdale-Kennedy, M., McConkey, R., Ferguson, P., & Roberts, P. (2006). An Evaluation of a Family-centred Support Service for Children with a Significant Learning Disability. Child Care in Practice, 12(4), 377-390. https://doi.org/10.1080/13575270600863291

Services for families caring for a child with a learning disability are changing to become more family-centred, focusing not only on the child’s needs but on those of the whole family. An evaluation of a newly developed Families Project in one Health... Read More about An Evaluation of a Family-centred Support Service for Children with a Significant Learning Disability.

The impact on mothers of bringing up a child with intellectual disabilities: A cross-cultural study (2006)
Journal Article
McConkey, R., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., Chang, M.-Y., Jarrah, S., & Shukri, R. (2008). The impact on mothers of bringing up a child with intellectual disabilities: A cross-cultural study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 45(1), 65-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.08.007

Background: Most research into the impact on mothers of having a child with an intellectual disability has been done in Western cultures. These mothers are at increased risk of stress, along with poorer health and weakened family relationships. Nurse... Read More about The impact on mothers of bringing up a child with intellectual disabilities: A cross-cultural study.

Gender differences and mental health: An exploratory study of knowledge and attitudes to mental health among Scottish teenagers (2006)
Journal Article
Williams, B., & Pow, J. (2007). Gender differences and mental health: An exploratory study of knowledge and attitudes to mental health among Scottish teenagers. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 12(1), 8-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-3588.2006.00413.x

Method:  A cross-sectional survey of 496 teenagers was conducted in order to explore their knowledge and attitude towards mental health and people with mental health problems.

Results:  Boys reported lower levels of knowledge and different sources... Read More about Gender differences and mental health: An exploratory study of knowledge and attitudes to mental health among Scottish teenagers.

Predicting treatment outcome on three measures for post-traumatic stress disorder (2006)
Journal Article
Karatzias, A., Power, K., McGoldrick, T., Brown, K., Buchanan, R., Sharp, D., & Swanson, V. (2007). Predicting treatment outcome on three measures for post-traumatic stress disorder. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 257(1), 40-46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-006-0682-2

The aim of the present study was to investigate predictors of treatment outcome for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after treatment completion and at 15-months follow-up (n = 48), in a trial of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR... Read More about Predicting treatment outcome on three measures for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Cognitive behaviour therapy and people with learning disabilities: implications for developing nursing practice (2006)
Journal Article
Brown, M., & Marshall, K. (2006). Cognitive behaviour therapy and people with learning disabilities: implications for developing nursing practice. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 13(2), 234-241. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.00947.x

People with learning disabilities are an ageing and increasing population and have been the subject of policy initiatives by the four countries of the UK, detailing the range of supports that need to be in place for this group. The evidence base of t... Read More about Cognitive behaviour therapy and people with learning disabilities: implications for developing nursing practice.