“I was now a resident, or rather an inmate, of the hospital,” says a mental health service user, of their experience in an institution. “I saw no one except the other people on the floor, who wore identical striped hospital robes and plastic bracelets with identifying names. The mental health workers were the only ones who could open the locked door. I left my hope on the other side of the lock...

This article describes a study on the effects of a self-instruction training programme in communication skills for psychology students at the Open University of the Netherlands in comparison to a fully supervised training. We expected both training programmes to increase students’ knowledge and skills, as well as their self-efficacy and motivation concerning the use of skills. Furthermore we ex...

flexibility and self-direction but also its daunting stress levels, has been both a blessing and a burden in my battle with depression. Depression, in turn, has not made it any easier to meet the challenges of academic life. I am fortunate to work in a department and at an institution that see younger faculty members as individuals to be invested in and supported. But the cost of depression to ...

Small size inocula (101-103 cells) of cells from a syngeneic methylcholanthrene-induced fibro-sarcoma (FSA) induced tolerance when injected s.c. into C3Hf mice. Mice were unable to respond to subsequent challenge with moderate, immunogenic doses of FSA. Tolerance was demonstrated in an in vivo transfer (Winn) assay and an in vitro tumour-specific TH cell assay. Low zone tolerance was associated...

One of the most promising strategies to treat cancer is attacking it with viruses. Virus can kill tumor cells specifically or act as carriers that deliver normal genes into cancer cells. A model for virus therapy of cancer is investigated and some of its predictions are in agreement with results obtained from experimental tumors. Furthermore, the model reveals an oscillatory (periodic or aperio...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To explore ovarian cancer survivors' experiences of self-advocacy in symptom management. RESEARCH APPROACH Descriptive, qualitative. SETTING A public café in an urban setting. PARTICIPANTS 13 ovarian cancer survivors aged 26-69 years with a mean age of 51.31. METHODOLOGIC APPROACH Five focus groups were formed. Focus group discussions were audio recorded and transcrib...