OBJECTIVE Health-care communication skills training may be particularly needed in the Arabian Gulf countries because of the variety of cultures within the physician and patient populations. This study describes the implementation and results of a communication skills training program for physicians in Qatar that assessed previous training, and effect of previous training on participants' course...

Self-injury without conscious suicidal intent is an increasingly prevalent phenomenon particularly among adolescent populations. This pilot study examined the extent and correlates of self-injurious behaviour in a school population sample of 393 adolescents (aged 13-18 years) using a self-report questionnaire. Specifically, we aimed to determine whether personality was related to self-injury an...

purpose: non-addict wives who are discordant with theirhusbands in substance use encounter many problems andexperience considerable stress in their life. in the present study weaimed to investigate the effectiveness of life skills instruction incoping skills of non-addict wives who were discordant with theirhusbands in substance use. materials and method: thirty women who did not use problem-fo...

ALEXITHYMIA, SOCIAL CONSTRAINTS, AND SELF-EFFICACY ASMODERATORS OF WRITTEN EMOTIONAL DISCLOSURE AND COPINGSKILLS TRAINING: FOR WHICH PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOIDARTHRITIS DO THESE INTERVENTIONS IMPROVE PAIN AND PHYSICALFUNCTIONING?

The period of adolescence is undoubtedly one of the most challenging periods in one’s life. As a transition period, the adolescent faces many challenges. Negotiating these academic, interpersonal and intrapersonal challenges is crucial for adjustment. Many adolescents face emotional disorders that make it necessary for them to seek and receive psychological interventions, and most emotional dis...

Intervention 30 weeks of trauma-focused group psychotherapy, delivered weekly in groups comprising 6 people, plus 5 booster sessions at monthly intervals, versus control intervention of present-centred comparison treatment. In the trauma focused therapy group, each participant received 2 sessions dedicated to their own trauma; and had to listen to an audiotape of these sessions at least 8 times...

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) affects people’s lives for a long time, therefore it is necessary to improve their quality of life by all means, including the most appropriate way of adaptation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of life skills training on patients’ adaptation with MS. Methods: This study is a quasi-experimental study with a sample size of ...

BACKGROUND Recently, attention has been focused on physicians' stress and quality-of-life improvement. Due to their relationship with patients, oncologists in particular are overloaded physically, emotionally and psychologically. Previous studies showed that training of communication skills improves the satisfaction and well-being of physicians and patients. AIMS Our research investigates the...

It is unknown if, and how, students redefine their sense of school belongingness after negotiating the transition to secondary school. The current study used longitudinal data from 266 students with, and without, disabilities who negotiated the transition from 52 primary schools to 152 secondary schools. The study presents the 13 most significant personal student and contextual factors associat...