“Here it is not like at home”: Cross-cultural competencies for midwives
2008 Ellis C. (2008). “Here it is not like at home”: Cross-cultural competencies for midwives. Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research and Practice, 7(3). Abstract Cross-cultural competence in midwifery practice is an important skill when caring for childbearing women from different cultural backgrounds. Cross-cultural competence has many definitions and technical, professional, and personal skills vary […]
Reducing maternal mortality in Uganda: Applying the “three delays” framework
2011 Ellis C, Schummers L, Rostoker M. (2011). Reducing maternal mortality in Uganda: Applying the “three delays” framework. International Journal of Childbirth, 1(4): 218-226(9). Abstract Purpose: This article examines maternal mortality in Uganda through the “Three Delays“ framework. This framework asserts that maternal mortality in developing countries results from three delays to accessing appropriate […]
Thought-action fusion in obsessive compulsive disorder
1996 Shafran R, Thordarson DS, & Rachman S. (1996). Thought-action fusion in obsessive compulsive disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 10(5): 379-391. Abstract Recent psychometric results suggested that the phenomenon of thought-action fusion (TAF) is implicated in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The construct of TAF has two components: (a) the belief that thinking about an […]
Comparative efficacy, speed, and adverse effects of three PTSD treatments: Exposure therapy, EMDR, and relaxation training
2003 Taylor S, Thordarson DS, Maxfield L, Fedoroff IC, & Lovell K. (2003). Comparative efficacy, speed, and adverse effects of three PTSD treatments: Exposure therapy, EMDR, and relaxation training. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71(2): 330-338. Abstract The authors examined the efficacy, speed, and incidence of symptom worsening for 3 treatments of posttraumatic […]
The Vancouver Obsessional Compulsive Inventory (VOCI)
2004 Thordarson DS, Radomsky AS, Rachman S, Shafran R, Sawchuk CN, & Hakstian AR. (2004). The Vancouver Obsessional Compulsive Inventory (VOCI). Behaviour Research & Therapy, 42(11): 1289-1314. Abstract The original Maudsley Obsessional Compulsive Inventory (MOCI) has been widely used and is considered to be one of the best available self-report instruments for measuring observable […]