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Increasing Depression Risk Screening In Hospice And Palliative Care Patients, Elizabeth Kanini Michaels May 2025

Increasing Depression Risk Screening In Hospice And Palliative Care Patients, Elizabeth Kanini Michaels

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This doctoral project was conducted as a staff education project. The practice problem involved inconsistent depression risk screening in hospice and palliative care patients. It was crucial to address this, as depression can be pervasive in this population. The practice-focused question was, For registered nurses who work in a palliative or hospice care unit, does education on depression risk screening increase depression screening rates as compared 12 weeks before to 12 after the education? The project aimed to improve depression risk screening rates through staff education. The Johns Hopkins nursing evidence-based practice model was used to assess 13 supporting articles …


Exploring The Efficacy Of Expressive Arts Therapy For Promoting Emotional Expression In Adolescents With Psychosomatic Symptoms: A Scoping Review, Lalida Therakomen Jan 2024

Exploring The Efficacy Of Expressive Arts Therapy For Promoting Emotional Expression In Adolescents With Psychosomatic Symptoms: A Scoping Review, Lalida Therakomen

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Adolescents often experience emotional challenges that can manifest as psychosomatic symptoms, a condition linked to emotional suppression and alexithymia. While evidence supports the use of art therapy, the specific application of expressive arts therapy (EAT) for psychosomatic symptoms in this population remains under-researched, particularly in Eastern cultural contexts. This scoping review was conducted to explore the efficacy of EAT in promoting emotional expression in adolescents with psychosomatic symptoms. A systematic search of four databases, guided by PRISMA guidelines, identified 15 studies for synthesis, including five Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs). Findings consistently reported that interventions improved emotional expression, reduced psychosomatic symptoms …


Critical Period Conditioning By Orgasm During Heterosexual Oral Sex, Kristy N. Woods Jan 2015

Critical Period Conditioning By Orgasm During Heterosexual Oral Sex, Kristy N. Woods

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Data were obtained retrospectively and anonymously using a computerized survey instrument from 450 female and 489 male participants who had experienced orgasm during oral sex before age 18, as well as 352 female and 151 male participants who had not experienced an orgasm while receiving oral sex before age 18. Female participants who experienced an orgasm during oral sex prior to age 18 were significantly more likely to experience an orgasm during oral sex after age 18. For male participants, although the difference was in the hypothesized direction, it did not reach significance. Female participants who experienced an orgasm during …