An evaluation of the impact of social interaction skills training for facially disfigured people

Robinson, Elizabeth; Rumsey, Nichola; Partridge, James

doi:10.1016/s0007-1226(96)90156-3

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“…One way is to help individuals elicit more positive feedback from others and disprove negative cognitions in social situations through support groups, social skills training,or cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). 30,31 As a chronic condition, the ultimate goal in assessing scar disease progression is scarspecific QoL. This quantifies the impact of scars from the patients' perspective and is appropriate in clinical settings and trials.…”

Section: Implications For Clinical Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Skin scar preconceptions must be challenged: Importance of self-perception in skin scarring

Brown

Moss

McGrouther

et al. 2010

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery

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Section: Implications For Clinical Practicementioning

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Skin scar preconceptions must be challenged: Importance of self-perception in skin scarring

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Moss

McGrouther

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Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery

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“…By contrast, researchers working in the emergent field of the psychology of visible difference (Lansdown et al 1997;Rumsey and Harcourt 2012) aim to address the appearance-related concerns of individuals with atypical facial. They investigate such topics as body image and self-esteem (Dropkin 1999;Rumsey and Harcourt 2004) coping strategies and the merits thereof (Dropkin 1989;Koster and Bergsma 1990;Jaspal 2012;Stock et al 2016); and the efficacy of (professional) interventions such as self-help, social skills training and psychotherapy (Robinson et al 1996;Callahan 2008;Konradsen et al 2012;Muftin and Thompson 2013).…”

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Facing a Disruptive Face: Embodiment in the Everyday Experiences of “Disfigured” Individuals

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In recent years, facial difference is increasingly on the public and academic agenda. This is evidenced by the growing public presence of individuals with an atypical face, and the simultaneous emergence of research investigating the issues associated with facial variance. The scholarship on facial difference approaches this topic either through a medical and rehabilitation perspective, or a psycho-social one. However, having a different face also encompasses an embodied dimension. In this paper, we explore this embodied dimension by interpreting the stories of individuals with facial limb absence against the background of phenomenological theories of the body, illness and disability. Our findings suggest that the atypical face disrupts these individuals' engagement with everyday projectsThe term ''disfigurement'' may carry derogative associations which serve to stigmatize those who have an atypical (facial) appearance. In order to prevent such associations in this article, we mostly opt for neutral, descriptive terms such as ''visible (facial) difference,'' ''atypical face,'' ''facial limb absence/ loss,'' or ''amputated (facial) area'' when referring to the condition and looks of the participants in our study (see for guidelines on non-offensive language as formulated by UK-based charity organization Changing Faces: https://www.changingfaces.org.uk/about-us/press-media/media-guidelines). When we cannot avoid the term ''disfigurement,'' we use quotation marks to denote its problematic nature. when it gives rise to disruptive perceptions, sensations, and observations. The face then ceases to be the absent background to perception, and becomes foregrounded in awareness. The disruptions evoked by facial difference call for adjustments: as they come to terms with their altered face, the participants in our study gradually develop various new bodily habits that re-establish their face's absence, or relate to its disruptive presence. It is through these emergent habits that facial difference comes to be embodied. By analyzing the everyday experiences of individuals with facial limb absence, this article provides a much-needed exploration of the embodied aspects of facial difference. It also exemplifies how a phenomenological account of illness and disability can do justice both to the impairments and appearance issues associated with atypical embodiment.

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“…Previous studies have shown that there is a greater propensity among the male dermatology patients to develop secondary psychiatric complications (Folks & Kinney, 1992;Shellow et al, 1994;Robinson, Rumsey, & Partridge, 1996). It therefore posits that greater attention should be paid to male dermatological patients with a view of encouraging them and proper psychological evaluation and intervention (Robinson, Rumsey, & Partridge, 1996;Seng & Nee, 1997).…”

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The Adjunctive Impact of Counselling in Management of Dermatological Patients: Tertiary Hospital Experience

Ukonu

Ezechukwu

2014

IJPS

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BackgroundThe skin as one of the largest organs in the body mirrors our emotion. Exhaustive inquiry of a dermatology patients' life experience might help to provide insight and understanding to coping and the need for psychological counselling which might help in long term remission of such dermatoses. Methods and MaterialsThis interventional study was carried out on newly diagnosed dermatology subjects from September 2012 to February 2014. Within this period, subjects who met the inclusion criteria for the study were recruited into the study by the researchers. The diagnoses of the skin deramtoses were made and some confirmed by histology were necessary.Each of the subjects was administered a self-evaluation structured questionnaire after thorough explanation and consent to participate in the study was obtained. Their psychological morbidity was noted and thirty (30) minutes to Sixty (60) minutes counselling session conducted for each subject. ResultsA total number of 2,340 dermatological patients were seen out of which 930 were newly diagnosed dermatological cases. Two hundred and forty six (246) who met the inclusion criteria for the study were recruited. These comprised 155 (63.0%) females and 91 (37.0%) males. Their age ranges from 15years to 70years with a mean age and standard deviation of 31.6years ± 11.2 respectively. Subjects who were students with higher educational degree suffered more psychological morbidity or distress. However, there was statistically significant reduction on the impact of their psychological morbidity after few sessions of counselling which comprised psychoanalytical psychotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy.In conclusion, there was a significant psychological morbidity among dermatological patients. Imperatively, a well articulated and integrated psychotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy would be of immense benefits to dermatology patients apart from administration and usage of drugs.

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An evaluation of the impact of social interaction skills training for facially disfigured people

Cited by 220 publications

References 27 publications

Skin scar preconceptions must be challenged: Importance of self-perception in skin scarring

Skin scar preconceptions must be challenged: Importance of self-perception in skin scarring

Facing a Disruptive Face: Embodiment in the Everyday Experiences of “Disfigured” Individuals

The Adjunctive Impact of Counselling in Management of Dermatological Patients: Tertiary Hospital Experience

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