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Conceptions Of Mental Illness: Cultural Perspectives And Treatment Implications, Lena Hall Dec 2014

Conceptions Of Mental Illness: Cultural Perspectives And Treatment Implications, Lena Hall

Quadrivium: A Journal of Multidisciplinary Scholarship

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The Current Role Of Orthoptists: A Systematic Review, Jessica Stanhope, Maryanne Gregory, Karen Murphy Oct 2014

The Current Role Of Orthoptists: A Systematic Review, Jessica Stanhope, Maryanne Gregory, Karen Murphy

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Purpose: This review aimed to determine the tasks performed by orthoptists, the types of patients they manage, their work settings, the professionals they work with, and the professionals they receive referrals from and refer to. Methods: A systematic search of seven databases was conducted to identify all studies regarding the role of orthoptists that were published in English in peer-reviewed journals from January 2003 to January 2013. Reference lists of all included studies, as well as studies regarding ocular conditions which were excluded as they did not specifically report the role of orthoptists, were screened manually to identify additional relevant …


The Role Of Youth In Post Accord Transformation In Northern Ireland, Christine Smith Ellison May 2014

The Role Of Youth In Post Accord Transformation In Northern Ireland, Christine Smith Ellison

Peace and Conflict Studies

Despite increased international interest in the contribution of education to peacebuilding, there has been a neglect of the role that non-formal youth programming can play in this process. This article examines three such youth programmes in post-accord Northern Ireland through the theoretical lens of their contribution to social, economic and political transformations. Given the sustained context of segregation and limitations of the formal education sector as a mechanism for transformation, the paper argues that the non-formal sector has played an important role in ensuring inclusion of multiple youth perspectives in a divided society. It also raises a number of critical …


The Double-Edged Sword: Democratic Histories And Methods Of Negotiating With Terrorists, Lisa M. Hailey Jan 2014

The Double-Edged Sword: Democratic Histories And Methods Of Negotiating With Terrorists, Lisa M. Hailey

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

"We do not negotiate with terrorists." On May 31, 2014, Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the only American prisoner of war (POW), was released by his captors after five years of captivity.