M P McCabe

..Implications of these findings for better understanding problems among people with disturbed body image are discussed...

..This study investigated cultural values related to body image and eating practices in Western and non-Western societies...

..The use of a "paper trail" for a screening tool and a study champion in combination with this training was evaluated to determine if this improved the level of detection of depression...

..Attitudes towards large bodies for males and females varied by cultural group. These results demonstrate the strong cultural similarities in body satisfaction, but the differences that occur in relation to a large body...

..The results of this study indicate the importance of training in managing depression among palliative care staff. Booster sessions will likely be needed to ensure that training program gains are maintained...

..A secondary aim of this study is to evaluate the mechanisms by which our HC intervention impacts on weight management both during pregnancy and post birth...

..This article presents the study protocol of a community-based investigation into the factors surrounding the health and body image of Indigenous Australian men...

..Previous research suggests, however, that nurses' confidence and skills in relation to this task are low, and there appear to be a number of barriers within these settings that may impede nurses' engagement in this process...

..The implications of these findings for people with chronic neurological illnesses and their families are discussed...

..This project will add an innovative component to the program by training health professionals working with farm men and women to discuss and respond to alcohol-related physical and mental health problems...

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..Negative affect was also a major predictor of health risk behaviours for overweight adolescent boys and girls. Implications of these findings for the treatment of extreme weight loss behaviours among overweight adolescents are discussed...

..The implications of these findings for health-related messages among people who attend fitness centers are discussed...

..The results of this study show the multi-faceted nature of the motivations that females express in terms of seeking help for their partner's ED...

..These results are consistent with the focus in Fiji and Tonga on the value of the large body ideal, but may also reflect the recent focus on the attainment of a healthy body size...

..The findings suggest that educational and intervention programs need to be developed to help both patients and their caregivers to adjust and cope with these illnesses, particularly caregivers of people with MND and HD...

..The implications of these findings for training programs for professional carers are discussed...

..Women demonstrated higher levels than men of global QOL and Social/emotional support coping. The results of these findings have implications for information and intervention programs for people with MS...

..The similarities and differences between the groups, as well as the patients and carers, are examined. These findings demonstrate the importance of providing basic services for people with progressive neurological illnesses...

..Problems in conducting research in the nursing home setting are highlighted, and suggestions for future research in this area are discussed...

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..Research in the past 20 years has demonstrated that erectile dysfunction (ED) is an area of concern for men and their partners...

..The results demonstrated that men who completed the program reported improved erectile functioning and sexual relationship satisfaction and quality. The implications of these findings for the treatment of ED are discussed...

..A further aim was to determine an appropriate screening instrument to detect depression within this population. It was also designed to evaluate the extent to which depression among these older people had previously been detected...

..The current study was designed to evaluate the knowledge, skills and self-efficacy of care providers from the perspective of professionals working in the aged-care industry...

..Sexual function through pregnancy and the postpartum period is an important aspect of quality of life. Despite this, prospective studies are limited, and the impact of body image on sexual function has not been explored...

..These views were shared with health care professionals. Reasons for these findings and strategies to address these problems so that there is better access to health care services for people with mental illness are discussed...

..The current study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a training program to assist carers to better recognize depression among older people in both community and residential care settings...

..Prevention programs need to target boys who are at risk of adopting health risk behaviors, rather than being universally applied...

..There are limited outcome data on the etiology and efficacy of psychological interventions for male and female sexual dysfunction as well as the role of innovative combined treatment paradigms...

..The results of these studies highlight the major role played by the broader societal values in shaping the nature of the messages that adolescents receive in relation to their body size, eating and physical activity...

..Purpose. The current study investigated changes in work and recreational activities among people with four of these illnesses...

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..There were very few differences in the body image or body change strategies of Tongan adolescents in Tonga or NZ. Sociocultural messages need to be explored further in order to better understand these findings...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the body image and body change strategies of adolescents from Tonga, and Tongans who are resident New Zealand...

..Research has demonstrated that erectile dysfunction (ED) is a couple's problem, and that treatment for this condition is likely to impact on the man and his partner...

..Sociocultural pressures also predicted muscle increase for overweight and normal weight girls. Implications for intervention and prevention programs for overweight adolescent boys and girls are discussed...

..These reasons included medical conditions that contributed to their ED, the man's partner not being interested in participating in the program, a lack of motivation from the man, or the time commitment being too demanding...

..The aim of the current study was to examine the predictors of both economic pressure and QOL among people with a range of progressive neurological illness...

..The clinical implications of these findings in terms of the treatment for sexual dysfunction among women (and their partners) are discussed...

..Obesity prevention efforts in this important transitional stage of life can be successful and these findings need to be translated to scale for a national effort to reverse the epidemic in children and adolescents...

..This study examines sociocultural influences affecting both body image and body change methods in adolescent boys...

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..Additional 'top-down' or other innovative approaches may be needed to reduce adolescent obesity in the Pacific...

..The importance of these findings in terms of providing a better understanding of factors which may lead to a disturbed body image and body change disorders, particularly among adolescent boys, is discussed...

..The implication of these findings in terms of factors contributing to the adoption of health risk behaviors among children is discussed...

..They also demonstrate the need to further investigate the impact of negative affect on body change strategies, particularly among men, and those strategies related to increasing muscles...

..A negative body image also affected same-sex relations among girls...

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..Implications of these findings for the treatment of men with ED are discussed in the context of the biopsychosocial model of health and the need for a multidisciplinary approach to ED management is highlighted...

..The impact of feedback from the social environment was highlighted, and there was evidence suggesting that individuals gradually adjust to their different bodies and increasingly accept their disabilities over time...

..There was, however, a change in staff members' attitudes about working with people with dementia. Possible explanations for these findings and implication for further research are considered...

..Reasons for the poor recognition of depression among older people are discussed...

..For MS and MND patients, social support predicted marital relationship satisfaction, and for Parkinson's patients, social support and sex life satisfaction predicted marital relationship satisfaction...

..Implications of the findings for research and clinical practice are discussed...

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..The findings indicate that future research should examine multiple family variables when assessing the impact of parental divorce or conflict on young adult adjustment...

..The current study describes the development and evaluation of group treatment programme for people with mild/moderate intellectual disability (ID)...

..Further research using longitudinal designs is needed in order to test the directional and bidirectional nature of the observed interrelationships...

..AIM. The current research compared the extent to which a linear model of sexual response and Basson's circular model of female sexual response represent the sexual function of women with and without FSD...

..The implications of these findings for the treatment of sexual dysfunction are discussed...

..The implications of these findings for an understanding of factors that contribute to sexual dysfunction, and the treatment of these disorders, is discussed...

..These data demonstrate the good psychometric properties of the scales and so their simitability for assessing the sexual knowledge, experience, feelings, and needs of people with disability...

..The role of severity and duration of illness as well as levels of social support on coping style and adjustment were also evaluated...

..It is important that any understanding of the menopause incorporate psychosocial aspects of women's lives. Further longitudinal studies are needed to explore well-being factors and the menopause...

..In this study we evaluated the efficacy of the beyondblue Depression Training Program to achieve this aim...

..It is therefore important to understand the level of body dissatisfaction, as well as the factors that are related to this construct...

..The results of this study provide important insights into the role of pubertal development in the adoption of extreme body change behaviors among adolescents...

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..However, it is important that the extent and type of drug use, as well as the characteristics of those who are medicated, be subject to ongoing scrutiny...

..However, as many of the findings have only been verified using cross-sectional designs, prospective studies are now needed...

..These results suggest that strategies used to cope with illness may not play a major role in sexual and relationship satisfaction. However, an examination of these strategies over a longer time frame is needed...

..Puberty played a minor role, once other sociocultural variables were entered into the regression equation. The implications of these findings are discussed...

..Participation in the training program with an additional five-session peer support group was compared with both participation in training only and a wait-list control condition...

..In particular, the study investigated the underresearched area of strategies to increase weight and muscle. The exploration of body change strategies among adolescent boys has been a neglected area of research...

..86) and high test-retest reliability (alpha > .82) over 1 month. Good concurrent validity was also found for the weight loss factor of the BMS. These findings demonstrate the utility of these two scales for use with adolescents...

..The implications of these results in terms of the impact of pregnancy and childbirth on relationships and sexuality are discussed...

..There is a need to conduct further research in this area so that professionals working with people with MS are informed on strategies to improve the sexuality and relationships of their clients lives...

..Boys were more likely to focus on changing muscles. Respondents with higher BMIs were more focused on losing weight butnot muscle. The discussion focuses on health risk behaviors related to eating and exercise among children...

..Implications of these findings are discussed and suggestions are made for future research...

..This study examined knowledge of late-life depression among staff working in residential and community aged care settings, as well as their previous training in caring for older people with depression...

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..In addition, sport was used as a forum for competing with other males both through playing sport and by using sport performance to make favourable social comparisons about their body size...

..Implications of these results are discussed in terms of designing education programs for mothers, teachers and children to prevent the development of body image concerns and disordered eating among children...

..Together, these results are consistent with the proposition that body image variability is a significant factor in disordered eating...

..Further research is required to develop prevention and intervention programs to lower the effects of body dissatisfaction and negative affect among children...

..This study evaluated the impact of individualized psychosocial interventions for behavioral symptoms through a small preliminary study...

..These include body build, levels of acculturation, socio-economic status, media exposure, and internalization of the muscular and lean body ideal...

..Boys' reasons for pursing muscularity included the attainment of strength and fitness, sporting performance, physical work, dominance, and health. These findings are examined in relation to previous research with Western adolescent boys...

..The findings highlight how media campaigns can help an audience contemplate behavioral change, however, they can also alienate students and promote counterproductive attitudes...

..The results indicate that staff can be trained to deliver a CBT program within community settings that is effective in the reduction of depression symptomatology in people with mild ID...

..With the advent of effective medical treatments for erectile dysfunction (ED), there has been a reduced focus in recent years on the role of relationship in the development of this disorder...

..Automatic negative thoughts, quality and frequency of social support, self-esteem, and disruptive life events significantly predicted depression scores in people with mild/moderate ID, accounting for 58.1% of the variance...

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..This study examined the effect of including an informant interview on prevalence estimations of MDD in an aged-care sample...

..Additional factors that may explain the findings and the need for further research with different cultural groups are highlighted...

..This study was designed to determine the impact of an exacerbation in the symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) on the mood and self-esteem of persons with MS over an 18-month period...

..The authors discussed the broader implications of these findings and suggested recommendations for future research...

..It is recommended that the program be more systematically evaluated in relation to its longer term effects on care provider practices and the well-being of depressed elderly care recipients...

..Future directions for comparing male sexual response patterns with female response patterns are suggested...

..Results highlight the need to assess all forms of maltreatment when looking at relationships of maltreatment to adjustment and the importance of childhood familial environment for the long-term adjustment of adults...