Background: Chronic low back pain due to disc herniation is one of the common diseases in the community. In addition to the pain caused by this problem, which is a major complication, decreased and defective physical performance in daily living are other major concerns. Aim: To investigate the effect of combined therapeutic protocol (therapeutic exercises and massage) on the pain and physical p...

Background A longstanding concern regarding the use of coercive interventions and treatment pressures is their potentially damaging effect on clients' engagement in treatment and the quality of the relationship between clients and clinicians. So too, it is believed that more favorable client-clinician relationships decrease the need for coercive interventions, since they signify a mutual engage...

This paper is about the structure and value of art therapy within a drug rehabilitation therapeutic community. It looks at the group culture and how, within this client group, rigid structures were created and resolved. A case study of a ‘key’ session offers a ‘key’ image and looks at group dynamics, exploring how*by the group owning feelings belonging to the group as a whole*the need to use a ...

INTRODUCTION The problem of correct estimation of low-level exposure chronic irradiation biological consequences is one of the most important unsolved problem. It is actual for radiobiology and radioecology at the moment. The development of new concept of radiation protection of human and biota should be based on clear understanding of low-level chronic exposure biological consequences. The est...

means of custodial care, not only as a place where patients may receive medical and psychological treatment, but also as a therapeutic weapon in its own right. The first part of this book describes the evolution of the Boston Psychopathic Hospital from a glorified observation ward with the main emphasis on custodial care, diagnosis, classification and disposal, to a dynamic therapeutic communit...

The present study involved 3 phases that led to the development and initial validation of the Perceived Coercion Questionnaire (PCQ), a scale that researchers use to measure perceptions of coercion of drug and alcohol users to enter drug and alcohol treatment. In Phase 1, the authors used focus groups to generate 48 pilot items. In Phase 2, the items were administered to a sample of 158 drug an...

A narrative approach within criminology, sociology and psychology has been taken to understand various trauma experiences. In accordance with Bruner (1990) and Giddens (1991) narrative is seen as the prime agent in identity formation. The ‘fractured’ narratives of dependent drug and alcohol users are seen to constitute a ‘spoiled identity’. The present paper focuses on how life stories may be u...