Honours Theses and Postgraduate Coursework: Recent submissions
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Manic Depressive Disorder (Bipolar Disorder) and its effect on the family unit
Published 1993-01-01Bipolar affective disorder can mean many years of pain, confusion and loneliness for sufferers. This can also be said to be true for their families. Most relatives develop a fixed set of attitudes ranging from supportive, ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
A study on how men define masculinity, maleness and the intrinsic value of being a man
Published 1994-01-01This study is concerned with men's health and health-related behaviours. It examines statistical evidence from a wide variety of resources relating to men's mortality and morbidity and to men's health-related behaviours ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Chronic mental illness and its effects on the Portuguese family
Published 1993-01-01Australian studies have indicated that NESB mentally ill live with and are cared for by their families to a much greater degree than the ESB host community. The possibilities for interaction between migration stressors and ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Gender differences and the use of health care services in childhood asthma
Published 1998-01-01Objectives: To compare gender differences in childhood asthma and to assess whether there is a gender difference in the use of health care services. Method: An analysis of the data collected by Peat et al. in the years of ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Perceptions of the role of diversional therapy within nursing homes by directors of nursing
Published 1995-01-01Provision of leisure and recreational services has the ability to significantly contribute to the quality of life of older adults living in residential settings including those residents living in nursing homes. Therefore ...Open AccessReport, Technical