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Exploring lived experiences of familial support in forensic settings using best-fit framework synthesis and interpretative phenomenological analysis: a portfolio thesis
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-27)Existing research has evidenced the fact that maintained familial support can have positive outcomes for prisoners and forensic patients during a detention. Maintained familial support has been linked with reduced ... -
Post-trauma factors associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder severity in older adults: a systematic review; and, The mediating role of early maladaptive schemas in the relationship between childhood traumatic events and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder symptoms in older adults (>64 years)
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-27)Background: Research in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD) has traditionally focused on either children or adults, while older adults tend to be under-represented in trauma research. This has ... -
Predictors of psychological therapy treatment outcome for anorexia nervosa: a systematic review; and, Evaluation of the reliability and validity of the English version of the schema mode inventory for eating disorders-short form for adults with dysfunctional eating behaviour
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-27)Background/Aims: Eating disorders (EDs) are considered one of the most difficult and serious psychiatric illnesses to treat, due to high levels of complexity, chronicity and comorbidity. Anorexia nervosa (AN) is particularly ... -
Secondary survivors of trauma: a research portfolio on the experiences of non-offending caregivers whose children have disclosed sexual abuse
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-27)Background: Non-offending caregivers (NOCs) of children who have disclosed sexual abuse have a vital role in supporting their child post-disclosure. Nevertheless, research indicates that NOCs experience clinically elevated ... -
Psychosocial risk factors in the development of fibromyalgia; and Compassion-Focused Therapy for chronic pain: mediators of improvement
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-27)Background: Chronic pain is a worldwide problem that can cause a great level of disability in a person’s life. The aetiology of conditions such as fibromyalgia is still under debate, and there are many biological, ... -
Understanding the impact of trauma on executive function in care experienced children: neurodevelopment, staff training and attributions
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-27)Background Children who are cared for away from their biological families represent a highly vulnerable population where early childhood trauma, abuse, and neglect are highly prevalent. As technology and theory have ... -
Exploration of the outcomes and experiences of people living with cognitive impairment and intracerebral haemorrhage: a mixed methods approach
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-27)Introduction Stroke due to intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) is the most devastating and least treatable type of stroke, where onset is sudden, often leaving the individual and family ill-prepared to deal with the long-term ... -
Exploring systemic therapeutic approaches for individuals with intellectual disabilities using a narrative synthesis of existing research and interpretive phenomenological analysis: a portfolio thesis
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-27)BACKGROUND: This thesis portfolio comprises two main sections. The first involves a systematic review exploring the outcomes of systemic approaches used for individuals with intellectual disabilities with additional ... -
Interpersonal functioning in psychosis: an empirical study and systematic review
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-27)Purpose The systematic review aimed to identify, synthesise and evaluate the state of evidence regarding quality of social relationships and interpersonal patterns experienced by people with early psychosis, including ... -
(In)visible women: a narrative study of larger women's pregnant embodiment and maternal healthcare
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-27)The research on which this thesis is based explores larger women’s experience of ‘maternal obesity’. My work takes a social constructionist approach to studying experience. This approach has been criticised for privileging ... -
Sky seen through trees: rethinking narrative coherence in counselling and psychotherapy
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-27)This thesis critiques the concept of narrative coherence through an in-depth inquiry into the lived experience of narrative incoherence in counselling and psychotherapy. It questions whether lived experience necessarily ... -
Retirement: the eternal contradiction? A systematic review of the physical and mental health impacts of retirement, and a longitudinal investigation of the psychological impact of retirement and the predictive role of individual differences
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-27)Background It is important to understand how retirement impacts on health, in order to predict the experiences of and provide services for the rapidly aging population. The evidence base is contradictory and retirement ... -
Interpersonal trauma sequelae and treatments: the impact of emotion regulation and social connectedness on suicidal thinking, and effectiveness of group-based treatment
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-27)Interpersonal trauma is the direct harm to one person by another either through acts of commission (abuse) or omission (neglect). It often occurs in childhood, is usually repetitive in nature, and has significant negative ... -
Maintaining mental health in later life: the effectiveness of low-intensity psychological interventions and factors associated with mental health literacy in rural-dwelling older adults
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-27)Background: Older adults are less likely to access mental health services than younger adults despite experiencing similar rates of mental health problems. Older adults experiencing mental health problems are more likely ... -
Uncertainty and successful ageing: the perspective from Malaysian middle-aged adults using constructivist grounded theory
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-06-29)Background: Studying the perspectives of middle-aged adults in relation to successful ageing is essential because of significant concern about the growing size of the ‘young old’ population in Malaysia. Growing evidence ... -
Roles of attachment, reflective function and emotion regulation in the development of negative symptoms
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-06-29)In the context of developmental psychopathology and the psychological and social risk factors associated with psychosis and ‘schizophrenia’, this thesis proposes that early attachment interactions underlie the development ... -
‘A bridge to normal’: an explorative study of Indonesian women’s experiences of heart disease and attending a phase two cardiac rehabilitation programme
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-03-30)Introduction: Although traditionally cardiovascular disease (CVD) is most commonly framed as a male disease, CVD has become the leading cause of death for both men and women globally. The data in Indonesia indicates that ... -
Instagram use and body dissatisfaction: a research portfolio
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-06-29)Aims: Similarly to traditional mass media, social media use has recently been identified as a potential risk factor in negative body image outcomes. Given its numerous uses and applications, it is important to investigate ... -
Exploration of families' experiences in managing hypertension control in Denpasar, Indonesia: a qualitative study
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-06-29)Background: Hypertension is understood to be a lifestyle disease and is most commonly experienced in adulthood. The prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia among individuals aged ≥18 years old in 2018 was 34.1% (Ministry ... -
Therapist’s use of the disintegrated self: getting lost in power, vulnerability and incoherence
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-06-29)Relational therapies often require the therapist’s wholehearted and conscious use of self as essential to the therapeutic process. I argue that the self I bring to a client is disintegrated and often shattered and that ...
