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Recent Reports

Neuropsychological characteristics of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

This study aims to investigate the Neuropsychological characteristics ofIrritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Patients. The sample consists of (25) IBS Patients (18 female, 7 Male) and (30) healthy controls (21 Female, 9 Male). A battery of Neuropsychological tests was used in, addition to, Beck Depression Inventory and Quality of Life - IBS Questionnaire.

The results indicate that IBS patients were impaired, comparing to non - patients (health control) in concentration, attention, verbal & non verbal recognition memory, problem solving, planning and making strategies. Also they have depression, and low level of quality of life. The results were discussed to be either of functional or organic origin.

Email: M. Shogeirat & S. Majali

Subjective Quality of Life and Perceived Control in Carers of people with mental illness: Pre and post participation in an educational course

This report is a research collaboration between SFV and Deakin University, researched by Rachel Cousins and supervised by Professor Robert Cummins.

Download report (doc ~ 324kb)

Impact of the Limbs of Hope Prosthetic Program on the Physical and Psychosocial Function of Victims of Uppere Extremity Amputation in Sierra Leone, West Africa

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a comprehensive prosthetic program aimed at restoring physical and psychosocial function to internally displaced amputees of Sierra Leone, West Africa.

Limbs of Hope Evaluation Report (doc ~ 222kb)

Researcher(s): Jeffrey Johnson MS, Kim Kargbo RN, Matthew Oakes MS, Stephanie Oakes MS

The following PDF document is in 3 parts describing a report entitled "Social Benchmarks and Indicators for Victoria". This was created for the Victorian State government in 2000 by the Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University.

It is essentially about a strategy for developing improved indicators and benchmarks of economic, social and environmental well-being both for the State government and for local communities, as the basis for better, more democratic planning, policy making and public debate. It was written for a public readership, and as a kind of resource kit.

  1. Document Chapters (pdf ~ 157kb)
  2. Document Appendices Part 1 (A-E) (pdf ~ 843kb)
  3. Document Appendices Part 2 (F-J) (pdf ~ 170kb)

A sociological perspective on CFS: a modern malady in need of humane medicine

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Third International Clinical and Scientific meeting, Sydney Dec 1-2, 2001. Neville Millen, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Research Methods, Australian Centre for the study of Quality of Life, Deakin University.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Sydney Conference Paper (doc ~ 71kb)

A sociological study of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the micro-politics of change in illness construction

The Sociological Association of Australia Conference, Health Sociology Section, Sydney University Dec 13-16 2001. Neville Millen, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Faculty of Arts, Australian Centre for the study of Quality of Life, Deakin University.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Sydney Conference Paper (doc ~ 54kb)

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