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Exploring the concept of âfamily recovery' in families and individuals with lived experience of psychosis
Introduction. Families play an important role in the clinical and personal recovery outcomes of people with lived experience of psychosis, yet they are also affected by their informal caregiving role. The contributions that families make to service user personal recovery outcomes, as well as to their own personal recovery journeys, has been referred to as âfamily recoveryâ. The aim of this review was to identify the core components of family recovery by reviewing the empirical research and existing models of family recovery.
Methods: A systematic literature review of peer reviewed published literature on family recovery was undertaken. Assia, CINAHL, psychinfo, Medline, and Web of Science bibliographic databases were searched.
Results: Twelve papers were identified that met inclusion criteria. These comprised eight descriptive models of family recovery and four empirical qualitative papers exploring staff and service user perspectives on family recovery. Family recovery reflected three key components: 1) how families promote the recovery outcomes of people with psychosis 2) the personal recovery needs of family members, and 3) promoting the recovery of the family system.
Conclusions: An understanding of the family experiences of recovery may help to facilitate improved personal recovery outcomes for families. However, the literature remains in its infancy and is hampered by a lack of empirical research. Implications for practice and further research are outlined
Some expectations and perceptions of electronic transfer of prescription systems
This article summarises the findings of five focus group sessions discussing the Electronic Transfer of Prescriptions (ETP), held in 2003 at Salford and Huddersfield Universities. The aim of this evaluation was to ascertain the views of the stakeholders towards the introduction of ETP and views on existing ETP pilot models. The eight hypotheses identified as most important from the findings [1] are described
Framing Saint Johanna: Media Coverage of Icelandâs First Female (and the Worldâs First Openly Gay) Prime Minister
This study investigates how international media covered a âfirstâ event of its kind: the election of Icelandâs first female, and the worldâs first openly gay, prime minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir. A qualitative content analysis examines if media framed Icelandâs new leader as a leader, a specifically female leader, or a specifically gay female leader. The findings provide insight regarding how media frame international female politicians in the 21st century, and the corresponding opportunities and challenges
From the web to writing: the role of collaboration in providing first year university students with the skills to succeed
In contemporary university environments not only have student populations become more diverse, but also institutions have embraced technological advances to create new facets to the teaching and learning process. The challenges offered by virtual learning as well as the impact of email and e-learning remain largely under-researched both broadly and in relation to first year transition. First year students are now expected to not only acquire the implicit academic discourse in a timely fashion but also master the computing skills so central to contemporary university delivery. Skills central to effective and efficient academic research and writing are often perceived in an atomized and disparate way. The information skills program outlined in this paper seeks to forge connections between the processes involved in locating information and producing essays. Utilising the requisite knowledge of staff from two areas, the objective is to highlight to students how skills required to obtain information in an often virtual environment can further inform assignment preparation. In this way the role of information literacy is negotiated as intrinsic to the essay writing process as opposed to something that is seen as external. The program has been developed in consultation with academic staff to ensure that relevant research topics are demonstrated. The paper will highlight facets of the workshop and explain the reasoning behind its construction and ongoing enhancement, as well as provide justification of the need for such programs within university environments in the light of increasing diverse student populations
The impact of shocks on the chemistry of molecular clouds: high resolution images of chemical differentiation along the NGC1333-IRAS2A outflow
This paper presents a detailed study of the chemistry in the outflow
associated with the low-mass protostar NGC1333-IRAS2A down to 3" (650 AU)
scales. Millimeter-wavelength aperture-synthesis observations from the OVRO and
BIMA interferometers and (sub)millimeter single-dish observations from the
Onsala 20m telescope and CSO are presented. The interaction of the highly
collimated protostellar outflow with a molecular condensation ~15000 AU from
the central protostar is clearly traced by molecular species such as HCN, SiO,
SO, CS, and CH3OH. Especially SiO traces a narrow high velocity component at
the interface between the outflow and the molecular condensation.
Multi-transition single-dish observations are used to distinguish the chemistry
of the shock from that of the molecular condensation and to address the
physical conditions therein. Statistical equilibrium calculations reveal
temperatures of 20 and 70 K for the quiescent and shocked components,
respectively, and densities near 10^6 cm^{-3}. Significant abundance
enhancements of two to four orders of magnitude are found in the shocked region
for molecules such as CH3OH, SiO and the sulfur-bearing molecules. HCO+ is seen
only in the aftermath of the shock consistent with models where it is destroyed
through release of H2O from grain mantles in the shock. N2H+ shows narrow
lines, not affected by the outflow but rather probing the ambient cloud.
Differences in abundances of HCN, H2CO and CS are seen between different
outflow regions and are suggested to be related to differences in the atomic
carbon abundance. Compared to the warm inner parts of protostellar envelopes,
higher abundances of in particular CH3OH and SiO are found in the outflows,
which may be related to density differences between the regions.Comment: 18 pages, 13 figures. Accepted for publication in A&
Are young stars always associated with cold massive disks? A CO and millimeter interferometric continuum survey
The results of a combined millimeter-spectral-line and continuum survey of cold far-infrared sources selected to favor embedded young stars in the Galaxy are presented. The spectral-line observations were performed with the 5 meter antenna of the University of Texas Millimeter-Wave Observatory. High resolution continuum observations were obtained with the Owens Valley (OVRO) Millimeter-Wave Interferometer. The goal of the survey was to gain insight into the mass, temperature, and distribution of cold dust which envelopes stars during the earliest stages of their evolution. The first phase of our survey involved 1.2 arcmin resolution observations of CO-12 and CO-13 emission lines toward each source. All but two sources had detectable CO emission. We found that 40% of the sources appear to be associated with star formation as evidenced by the presence of enhanced CO-12 line widths or broad wings. At least five of these objects are associated with bipolar molecular outflows. The second phase of our survey involves high resolution 2.7 mm continuum observations with 3 interferometer baselines ranging from 15 to 55 m in length. Preliminary results indicate that about 25% of the sources in our sample have detectable continuum emission on scales less than 30 arcsec. The high percentage of sources with enhanced CO-12 line widths or broad wings indicates that a significant fraction of our samples, 40%, are likely to be young stars. The lower detection percentage in the continuum observations, 25%, suggest that such objects are not always surrounded by large concentrations of gas and dust. The continuum detection percentage for actual dust emission could be lower than that given above since emission from ionized gas could be responsible for the observed 2.7 mm emission in some objects. To get an understanding of the type of object detected in our survey, a map of one of the survey sources, L1689N, has been made using the OVRO mm interferometer
A Îť = 1.3 Millimeter Aperture Synthesis Molecular Line Survey of Orion Kleinmann-Low
We present a 1".3 spatial resolution interferometric spectral line survey of the core of the Orion molecular cloud, obtained with the OVRO millimeter array. Covering 4 GHz bandwidth in total, the survey contains ~100 emission lines from 18 chemical species. The spatial distributions of a number of molecules point to source I near the IRc2 complex as the dominant energy source in the region but do not rule out the presence of additional lower luminosity objects. At arcsecond resolution, the offsets between dust emission and various molecular tracers suggest that the spectacular "hot core" emission in the Orion core arises via the heating and ablation of material from the surfaces of very high density clumps located âł500 AU from source I and traced by the dust emission. We find no evidence for a strong internal heating source within the hot core condensation(s)
A Place at the Table: The Process of Personal and Community LGBT Engagement in the Gay Movement
Social movements are, by their very nature, public relations initiatives which exact change at the societal level. The modern American gay movement is no exception. Its leap onto America's front page is often marked by the Stonewall Riots of 1969. Indicative of most social movements, the gay experience has witnessed social unrest, community mobilization, and certainly push-back from a mainstream, heterocentric dominant culture. But as more critical battles are waged, and as more milestones are achieved, it is critical to analyze the current state of the gay movement "from within." Through a qualitative content-analysis and a series of in-depth interviews, this study attempts to define today's gay movement, analyze whose voices within the movement are being heard, and investigate the assumption of the "gay movement" as a traditional social movement. Ultimately, the research aims to determine how LGBT persons perceive the community's path to achieving a place at society's table
The equality agenda: how state-based LGBT advocacy organizations define a 21st century movement while campaigning for change from the ground up
Social movements provide rich sites of investigation, ideal forums through which to examine the various communicative processes that influence the quest for social change. Research of the gay movement has investigated these communicative processes, but often from the perspective of national movement organizations and national discourse. Most of the fundamental rights and protections central to the movement, however, exist at the state level. Accordingly, this dissertation explores how state-focused LGBT advocacy organizations organize and execute their communication strategies and examines if, how, and the extent to which state-focused media reflect those strategies in their coverage of issues facing the LGBT community. Interviews with leaders from state LGBT advocacy organizations in Massachusetts, Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Iowa, and Washington (state), and an interview with the executive director of the national federation of state-based LGBT advocacy organizations, provide important insight regarding 21st century LGBT advocacy and the crucial role of the state lens in the gay movement. State organizations currently campaign for inclusive laws around four core policy areas: non-discrimination, hate crimes, safe schools, and relationship recognition. The state-focused advocacy philosophy posits that change occurs from the ground up; substantive change at the state and national level first requires a critical mass of support in local communities. By using LGBT citizens and allies as community spokespersons, and communicating authentic, personal stories of the LGBT experience, state-based LGBT advocacy organizations establish a constant and consistent drumbeat of messaging--with a variety of stakeholders--that reinforces LGBT issues as mainstream concerns. The interview findings provided a benchmark from which to analyze state-focused print media coverage of the LGBT community. Coverage supported participant comments regarding the challenges and opportunities they experience working with the media. Media sometimes use inappropriate terminology and juxtapose inappropriate counterpoints, but they present the personal, authentic LGBT story and the positive, inclusive messages of equality as communicated by organizational spokespersons. Media also capitalize on opportunities to present the more radical voice, which often appears in the form of an anti-LGBT counterpoint. Most importantly, the content analysis reinforced the merit of communication strategies focused on change from the ground up, not the top down
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