I set out to write about how to be happy, and my questions about happiness led me to a consideration of addiction because I began to notice a fundamental similarity: Like addicts, we mortals suffer a dependence on finite substances for our joy, and their passing away always brin…
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Existing research indicates a gap in the literature pertaining to Gamblers Anonymous (GA) and an understanding of specific mechanisms that allow individuals with a gambling addiction to quit gambling, maintain their abstinence from gambling, and remain in recovery (Ferentzy & Sk…
This qualitative research study makes use of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to examine psychoanalytic psychotherapy as an effective treatment method for patients with a history of substance abuse. This research queries the experiences of psychoanalytically oriented the…
While there is a substantial amount of research looking at spirituality and substance use recovery, there are multiple ways that these constructs are defined. No studies to date use the World Health Organization’s Spirituality, Religiousness and Personal Beliefs (SRPB) to define…
The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the physiological principles driving blood flow and fatigue both during and following different levels of intermittent exertion. Utilizing diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) allowed microvascular blood flow (BF) to be observ…
Conflict is in every part of society; however, people rarely go to those they have harmed and make amends. This dissertation examines how the ninth step amends in the Alcoholics Anonymous program helps repair conflict by teaching its members how to take responsibility for the ha…
It is my opinion that we, as human, as living-beings, we are complex and complicated vessels of ambiguous intent. We exchange information, opinions, and experiences with friends, family, co-workers, and colleagues, sometimes agreeing--sometimes not. We communicate about ordinary…
This thesis set out to explore the experiences of being detained and admitted to an inpatient unit. It is comprised of three papers. Paper one and paper two have been prepared according to the guidelines of the journal they will be submitted to. Paper one is a systematic review …
Severe recovery deficits after post-disaster interventions have become the landscape seen globally. Humanitarian operations have struggled to find coherence between relief and recovery activities, which has resulted in a perceived operational gap between relief, recovery and dev…
Background & Aims: Studies estimate that over 500 live Pro-Ana websites are in existence (Hansen, 2008). Broadly speaking they advocate that eating 'disorders'' are a 'life-style' choice rather than a mental health problem requiring treatment (Bardone‐Cone & Cass, 2007). To date…
This thesis examines the interaction of the medical and moral in the historical evolution of "personality disorder" starting with the relationship between Prichard's (1835) diagnosis of "Moral Insanity" and an anti-modern religious text (Hancock, 1824) describing disorder of the…
Aims: To explore and inform current water immersion recovery practice of high performance athletes; and to compare recovery interventions of 5 minutes cold water immersion, warm water immersion and passive rest, in trained subjects, following intense exercise replicating the dem…
“It’s not just about the money”: the meaning of work for people with severe and enduring mental health problems – an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Aim – to explore the meaning of work for people living with severe and enduring mental health problems. Method - Ten par…
Research suggests that trauma plays a part in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and psychosis, but it is unclear what role psychotic symptoms or hospitalisation have. Some research has been carried out on mediators and predictors of PTSD and integrating the evidence has key …
Emergency management and the study of disasters is a relatively young industry, beginning in its current form only after the World Wars of the previous century. Yet with the ever-increasing complexity of society in the Digital Age, the management and recovery from disasters in r…
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) can result in consequences that are devastating and long lasting. Differences in the nature of CSA for males and females potentially influence recovery and the role of moderating factors, such as spirituality. Studies of recovery from CSA, especially…
Psychiatric inpatient admissions are costly to the healthcare system and burdensome to patients but are considered by providers and patients to be a necessary intervention in situations of severe acute psychiatric crisis. As a necessary intervention, it is beneficial to understa…
Fourteenth- and fifteenth-century recovery romances create a convergent set of fantasies that reflect desires both for the reclamation of the Holy Land and for the protection and ascendance of Christianity. The disunity of Europe and the emergence of the Ottoman Empire produced …
Drug use among young people is a complex social issue. It causes irreparable loss and suffering to the user, as well as his family. Addiction phenomena among young people require ample knowledge by professional counselors. The purpose of this research was to understand and descr…