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From:Indian Journal of Palliative Care (Vol. 21, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedByline: Arathi. Srinivasan, Khushboo. Tiwari, Julius. Scott, Priya. Ramachandran, Mathangi. Ramakrishnan Aims: To analyze the impact of two cancer support groups in the treatment and abandonment of childhood cancer....
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From:Learning Disability Practice (Vol. 11, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedThe end of the beginning, perhaps? No one ever pretended that reforming England's system of care and support could be achieved overnight, but this month marks the end of an early, significant stage. Back in May, the...
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From:Learning Disability Practice (Vol. 11, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedThe Commission for Social Care Inspection has backed the need for radical reform to the way in which the care and support system is funded and organised. Launching the commission's Cutting the Cake report, chair Dame...
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From:Journal of Behavioral Medicine (Vol. 38, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedStudies indicate that story-telling and emotional expression may be important therapeutic mechanisms. This study examined how they work together over 1 year of supportive-expressive group therapy (SET). Participants...
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From:School Psychology Review (Vol. 40, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedSubstance use among adolescents is a complex problem and an ongoing concern. Literature has identified a critical need to understand the role that schools can play in preventing adolescent substance use. Adopting an...
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From:Dementia (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedByline: Linda Clare (Bangor University, UK, l.clare@bangor.ac.uk); Julia M. Rowlands (Bangor University, UK); Rebecca Quin (Bangor University, UK, rebeccaquin@gmail.com) Keywords: Dementia Advocacy and Support...
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From:Design WeekSage Associates has designed the identity and a website for Support Action Net, an initiative set up to support organisations that work with the homeless. The website, www.supportactionnet.org.uk, launched this week....
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From:Diabetes Forecast (Vol. 66, Issue 4)"We can be a little intimidating." That's how a member described Pancreatically Challenged, a Detroit-area support group for women with diabetes. I had visited the group in the Dearborn Heights, Mich., home of one of...
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From:The Midwest Quarterly (Vol. 61, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedIn the nineteenth chapter of Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club, the narrator and the mechanic, a "guy in fight club who works on cars" (138), are on an expedition in a Cadillac Comiche to find ingredients to make the...
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From:Feminist Teacher (Vol. 20, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThis essay traverses back and forth across the institutionally-imposed boundary between storytelling and critical reflection to explore how my thinking about feminist pedagogical praxis has been irrevocably altered by...
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From:Addiction Professional (Vol. 16, Issue 2)1 Leaders of organizations offering a secular alternative to 12-Step support groups felt jubilation over study results published in March in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. The study found that active...
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From:Addiction Professional (Vol. 3, Issue 2)A popular textbook on addiction and its treatment (Kinney, 2003: Loosening the Grip, 7th edition) makes the following suggestion to the addictions counselor-to-be: "You are strongly urged to attend a variety of AA...
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From:Behavioral Healthcare (Vol. 27, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedAquick Internet search shows that almost every disease has an awareness campaign that involves ribbons, wristbands, or pins, such as the red ribbon to draw attention to AIDS or the yellow Lance Armstrong wristband...
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From:Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (Vol. 43, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedOne hundred forty-nine parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) completed online questionnaires measuring their beliefs about support groups and ASD, coping style, social support, mood, and use of...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 325, Issue 7372) Peer-ReviewedCoping with cancer Petticrew and colleagues (p 1066) say that there is little evidence to show that mental attitude towards illness affects survival from or recurrence of cancer. It seems as though the fighting spirit...
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From:Diabetes Forecast (Vol. 63, Issue 12)Support Groups Free diabetes education and support groups are run by local ADA offices. For more information, call your area office or visit ADA's website. diabetes.org/calendar Kids' Breakfast With Santa A...
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From:Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education (Vol. 54, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedAlcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a world wide organization that is a social support group for people with a desire to quit alcohol. The primary purpose of the organization is to help its members stay sober and to help other...
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From:Expert Review of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Vol. 5, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Elizabeth Miller [[dagger]] 1 , Jay G Silverman 2 Keywords: barrier contraception; condom nonuse; domestic violence; family planning services; gender-based violence; intimate partner violence; unwanted...
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From:Family Practice News (Vol. 33, Issue 24)FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. -- Internet-based programs may be as effective as face-to-face support groups for weight loss maintenance, Jean Harvey-Berino, Ph.D., reported at the annual meeting of the North American...
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From:Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (Vol. 48, Issue 12) Peer-ReviewedThe purpose of this study was to interview parents of children with severe or profound intellectual and developmental disabilities to determine the perceived value of support groups and identify recommendations for...