Power (Psychology)

101.

Marriage in the 20th century: A feminist perspective.

A defining feature of the 20th century in Western civilization was a profound change in the roles women play in both private and public life. The field of couple therapy was influenced by that change and, to a limited extent, participated in it. I will ...
Cheryl Rampage (Fam Process, 2002SUMMER)
marriage-th-century-feminist-perspective.asp

102.

Valued stakeholders or unwanted stepchildren?--A stepfamily theory regarding physician group divestitures.

Drawing upon stakeholder and stepfamily literature, this article identifies critical factors that determine physician group acquisition retention or divestiture. Based on the stepfamily literature propositions are developed regarding why many physician ...
James J Hoffman, Kimberly B Boal, David F Robinson (Health Care Manage Rev, 2002SPRING)
valued-stakeholders-or-unwanted-stepchildren-stepfamily-theory.asp

103.

A consumer-empowered response to direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs.

Welcome to "Consumer-Centered Care." In this column we examine health care quality issues from the consumers point of view. Our focus on quality highlights, not only how consumers can find quality providers and quality information, but also how patients ...
Donald W Kemper, Molly Mettler (Manag Care Q, 2002SPRING)
consumer-empowered-response-direct-consumer-advertising-prescription.asp

104.

Sharing power and knowledge: professional and mental health consumer/survivor researchers working together in a participatory action research project.

In this article we document and reflect on the process and outcomes of consumer/survivor researchers involvement in a community mental health research project. The study used a participatory action research approach that challenges traditional ...
Joanna Ochocka, Rich Janzen, Geoffrey Nelson (Psychiatr Rehabil J, 2002SPRING)
sharing-power-knowledge-professional-mental-health-consumer-survivor.asp

105.

Empowerment and serious mental illness: treatment partnerships and community opportunities.

The health goals of persons with serious mental illness are greatly improved when their personal power is advanced. Two targets of empowerment are discussed in this paper: treatment partnerships and community opportunities. Strategies that enhance ...
Patrick W Corrigan (Psychiatr Q, 2002FALL)
empowerment-serious-mental-illness-treatment-partnerships-community.asp

106.

The power to act: two model state statutes.

Enabling statutes for state and local public health agencies set forth their powers and duties and provide the legal basis for their work. Obsolescence, inconsistency, and inadequacy may render some public health laws ineffective or even ...
Deborah L Erickson, Lawrence O Gostin, Jerry Street, S Peter Mills (J Law Med Ethics, 2002FALL)
power-act-two-model-state-statutes.asp

107.

The impact of the LEO programme.

Effective leadership is essential if health services are to modernize and provide improvements for patients. The Leading an Empowered Organisation programme is providing tens of thousands of clinical staff with the tools to achieve these goals. This ...
Jean Faugier, Helen Woolnough (Nurs Times, 20021210-16)
impact-leo-programme.asp

108.

Predictors of perceived control among African American women in Detroit: exploring empowerment as a multilevel construct.

Efforts to enhance empowerment toward the aim of improved health require an understanding of factors that contribute to perceived control at multiple levels, as a dimension of empowerment. In this article, the authors examine hypothesized predictors of ...
Adam B Becker, Barbara A Israel, Amy J Schulz, Edith A Parker, Laura Klem (Health Educ Behav, 200212)
predictors-perceived-control-african-american-women-detroit-exploring.asp

109.

SWAp dynamics in a decentralized context: experiences from Uganda.

This paper examines the role of the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Uganda in the process of developing a Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) within the health sector. Power dynamics are integral to any understanding of development assistance, and SWAps bring with ...
Anders Jeppsson (Soc Sci Med, 200212)
swap-dynamics-decentralized-context-experiences-uganda.asp

110.

The theme of disconnection in adolescent girls understanding of depression.

Fourteen adolescent girls aged between 14 and 17 were interviewed concerning their understanding of depression. Individual interviews were semi-structured and included discussion about descriptions of, causes of, and coping with, depression. Interviews ...
Jaclyn A Hetherington, Janet M Stoppard (J Adolesc, 200212)
theme-disconnection-adolescent-girls-understanding-depression.asp