We provide an overview of where the field currently stands when it comes to having evidence-based methods and instruments available for use in assessing anxiety and its disorders in children and adolescents. Methods covered include diagnostic interview schedules, rating scales, observations, and self-monitoring forms. We also discuss the main purposes or goals of assessment and indicate which m...

This study explores the underlying factors that sustain the practice of herbal medicine in a non-English speaking background (Korean) community in Australia. Qualitative study was undertaken of 8 herbal doctors' practice of herbal medicine, their understanding of Korean immigrants' life and work involvement, and the use of herbal medicine, using semi-structured interview schedules. The demand f...

OBJECTIVE To examine the factors which facilitate UK military personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to engage in help-seeking behaviours. METHODS The study recruited active service personnel who were attending mental health services, employed a qualitative design, used semi-structured interview schedules to collect data, and explored these data using interpretative phenomenolog...

A number of recent surveys of Web development have revealed that typical project timeframes are of the order of 3 months. This paper reports the findings of a field study conducted in Ireland which set out to contribute towards a better understanding of the nature of high-speed Web development practices. Qualitative interview data was gathered from 14 interviewees, purposefully selected from a ...

The study investigates the Federal University of Wukari lecturers' performance expectancy and effort influence in teaching using two constructs UTAUT. Two research questions were raised hypotheses formulated. A survey method was employed for study. mixed methods approach involving concurrent quantitative qualitative data collection techniques utilised. Simple random sampling technique used to s...

Over the last twenty-five years, there has been an increase in availability of published checklists and schedules which allow practitioners to identify strengths children young people, including those with special educational needs. While helpful, these assessments are unable tell us about nature contextual factors support expression particular strengths. In this study, we took a situative pers...

PURPOSE To evaluate whether medication counseling with emphasis on auxiliary labels improves recall of auxiliary label information and adherence to medication schedules. METHODS A prospective, randomized study of an educational intervention in community pharmacies near Baltimore, Maryland. Fifty literate, English-speaking adults receiving one of the 18 commonly dispensed antibiotics were rand...