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An investigation of comorbid psychological disorders, sleep problems, gastrointestinal symptoms and epilepsy in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(Elsevier, 2012-08-15)The current study investigated comorbidity in eighty-nine children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Ireland. Comorbidity is the presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary disorder. The ... -
An investigation of comorbid psychological disorders, sleep problems, gastrointestinal symptoms and epilepsy in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A two year follow-up
(Elsevier, 2016-11-26)Research has recently focused on studying comorbidity in the autism spectrum but little research has been conducted on follow-up studies or conducting longitudinal research into these conditions. Mannion, Leader, and Healy ... -
An investigation of comorbid psychological disorders, sleep problems, gastrointestinal symptoms and epilepsy in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A two year follow-up
(Elsevier, 2015-11-26)Research has recently focused on studying comorbidity in the autism spectrum but little research has been conducted on follow-up studies or conducting longitudinal research into these conditions. Mannion, Leader, and Healy ... -
An investigation of gelotophobia in individuals with a diagnosis of high-functioning autism spectrum disorder
(Springer Verlag, 2018-07-03)Samson et al. (Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 41:475 483, 2011) conducted the first empirical investigation examining the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia) and its prevalence in individuals with high ... -
An investigation of the age and severity of autism spectrum disorder diagnosis in children and adolescents with and without a co-occurring diagnosis
(The Psychological Society of Ireland, 2017-04)The aim of this study is to investigate the age of diagnosis of children with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in comparison to children with a diagnosis of ASD and comorbid disorders. It will also look at ... -
Is a therapist's attachment style predictive of stress and burnout in a sample of Irish therapists?
(IACP Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2017)The current study investigated whether attachment style, as measured by levels of attachment anxiety and avoidance, in a sample of (N = 137) therapists predicted stress and burnout. A series of hierarchical multiple ... -
“It’s your turn to step into their shoes”: The role of empathy in adolescents experiencing maternal cancer
(Emerald, 2019-01-04)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role of empathy in adolescents coping with maternal cancer to identify passive and active empathy forms and the role of these in adolescent coping at a challenging ... -
Listen to them! The challenge of capturing the true voice of young people within early intervention and prevention models; a youth work perspective
(Elsevier, 2018-11-14)This paper aims to explore the challenges to youth work in capturing the voices of young people in a meaningful way within Meitheal and the Child and Family Support Networks model (Meitheal). This is a prevention and early ... -
The loci of oscillatory visual-object priming: a combined electroencephalographic and reaction-time study
(Elsevier, 2000-12)The detection of reaction-times (RTs) to a target Kanizsa-type square (an illusory square defined by the collinear arrangement of 90° corner junctions) within a matrix of distractor junctions are expedited when the target ... -
Low time resolution in schizophrenia: Lengthened windows of simultaneity for visual, auditory and bimodal stimuli
(Elsevier, 2007-12)The guarantee of perceptual coherence for events through everyday life situations depends upon the capacity to correctly integrate series of multi-sensory experiences. Patients with schizophrenia have been shown to reveal ... -
Low-level temporal coding impairments in psychosis: Preliminary findings and recommendations for further studies.
(American Psychological AssociationThis article may not exactly replicate the final version published in the APA journal. It is not the copy of record, 2011)We investigated whether difficulties with temporal event-coding, previously reported in patients with schizophrenia, are already present during first-episode psychosis (FEP). In this experiment, the subjective judgements ... -
Methodological challenges of sensitive topic research with adolescents.
(Emerald, 2018)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the methodological challenges in the design and implementation of an emotionally sensitive topic involving research with adolescents based on a study evaluating the experiences ... -
An mHealth intervention using a smartphone app to increase walking behavior in young adults: a pilot study.
(JMIR Publications, 2016-09-22)Physical inactivity is a growing concern for society and is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, obesity, and other chronic diseases. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of the Accupedo-Pro Pedometer mobile ... -
mHealth Research Group NUI Galway: Using mobile technologies for effective health behaviour change
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A mixed methods study exploring the factors and behaviours that impact on glycaemic control following a structured education programme: the Irish DAFNE Study
(SAGE Publications, 2014-09-08)Aim: To explain the factors affecting glycemic control (measured by HbA1c) following theDose Adjustment for Normal Eating (DAFNE) program. Background: DAFNE is a structurededucation program designed to assist persons with ... -
Mobile health technology interventions for suicide prevention: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
(JMIR Publications, 2018-01-26)Background: Previous research has reported that two of the major barriers to help-seeking for individuals at risk of suicide are stigma and geographical isolation. Mobile technology offers a potential means of delivering ... -
Modeling as part of perception: a hypothesis on the function of neural oscillations
(Pabst Science Publishers, 2001)We argue that the effectiveness of synchronization of oscillatory neural activities coding simple features, as it relates to perceptual organization, may originate in the temporal characteristics of resonance that develops ... -
Modest systems psychology: A neutral complement of positive psychological thinking.
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2008)The positive psychology movement has recently reconfigured the thinking of psychologists by bringing to the forefront of enquiry a scientific focus on positive emotions, character strengths, and human virtue, the ultimate ... -
A moment to reflect upon perceptual synchrony
(MIT Press, 2006-10)How does neuronal activity bring about the interpretation of visual space in terms of objects or complex perceptual events? If they group, simple visual features can bring about the integration of spikes from neurons ...