Study objective Research indicates emergency department doctors experience high levels of stress. Poor psychological health affects staff well-being and patient care, with considerable organisational and financial cost. This study compares levels of psychological health in medical, nursing and administrative staff from a UK emergency department with an orthopaedic comparison department. The study investigates the influence of coping strategies and the support people receive from their colleagues (ie, social support). Methods Comparative design, using self-report questionnaires comparing emergency (n¼73) and orthopaedic (n¼63) staff. Measures included: General Health Questionnaire-12, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Brief COPE, and questions relating to social identity and social support.
In this paper, we attempt to simulate the picture naming and auditory repetition performance of two patients reported by Hanley, Kay, and Edwards (2002), who were matched for picture naming score but who differed significantly in their ability to repeat familiar words. In Experiment 1, we demonstrate that the model of naming and repetition put forward by Foygel and Dell (2000) is better able to accommodate this pattern of performance than the model put forward by Dell, Schwartz, Martin, Saffran, and Gagnon (1997). Nevertheless, Foygel and Dell's model underpredicted the repetition performance of both patients. In Experiment 2, we attempt to simulate their performance using a new dual route model of repetition in which Foygel and Dell's model is augmented by an additional nonlexical repetition pathway. The new model provided a more accurate fit to the real-word repetition performance of both patients. It is argued that the results provide support for dual route models of auditory repetition.
Previous research into the parenting task has demonstrated that behavioural difficulties in children are associated with poorer psychological well-being and less sensitive parenting on the part of birth parents. However, there has been little research examining whether this situation applies to foster carers. This study by Kate Morgan and Rachel Baron explores the relationship between looked after young people's behavioural difficulties and the stress, anxiety and depression experienced by their carers. In addition, parental self-efficacy is considered as a mediator between young people's challenging behaviour and foster carer well-being. Fifty-eight foster carers completed a series of quantitative self-report measures; subsequent hierarchical regression analyses demonstrated that levels of challenging behaviour in the young people were significantly associated with increases in the stress, anxiety and depression experienced by their foster carers. Mediational analysis showed that parenting efficacy partially mediated these relationships, reducing the negative effect of challenging behaviour on carers' psychological well-being. The results are important in considering effective support for foster carers and promoting stability for looked after young people, and the clinical and theoretical implications of the findings are discussed.
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