Opioid poisoning in children under 12 years of age is a serious health problem in Iran that can lead to mortality and increase the economic burden on the health system. Given the increasing access of children …
Study of direct costs of children hospitalized with opium poisoning: a case study of Iran
Client experiences of drama therapy: A systematic review and qualitative meta-analysis.
Qualitative Psychology, Vol 12(3), Oct 2025, 311-337; doi:10.1037/qup0000300
Although there is an increasing interest in connecting the arts and health, creative interventions, such as drama therapy, are often impeded in their implementation due to a narrow evidence base. While there is evidence of the effectiveness of drama therapy, there is limited understanding of how clients perceive its practice. Therefore, this study sought to identify common experiences of drama therapy reported in qualitative research that may broaden its evidence base and center clients in its further development. The research question guiding this inquiry was: What aspects of the therapeutic process do clients experience as supportive or obstructive in drama therapy? A systematic review identified 20 studies reporting experiences of drama therapy obtained from an aggregate sample of 302 clients. Following a bibliometric and quality appraisal, results from primary studies were extracted and analyzed. Extracted data were sorted following the paradigm of (un-)helpful aspects of therapy and categorized according to the procedures of a qualitative meta-analysis. Nine metacategories were identified across three domains of supportive, supportive but difficult, and obstructive aspects of drama therapy. The results indicated that clients perceived drama therapy to be supportive to work on personal challenges and to strengthen communal relationships. Particularly, symbolic, creative, and playful experiences were deemed as supportive, although studies also indicated that some clients perceived them as difficult or obstructive in therapy. Overall, these results add to the growing literature identifying a positive perception of drama therapy while highlighting areas for improvement in its implementation. Further research centering clients’ experiences is warranted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Moving out to live independently? Experiences from young women with intellectual disabilities in Norway
Volume 15, Issue 4, November 2025, Page 493-505
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Gender is not related to disability acceptance among individuals with disabilities in Korea: A longitudinal observational study.
Rehabilitation Psychology, Vol 70(4), Nov 2025, 383-391; doi:10.1037/rep0000624
Purpose/Objective: Disability acceptance is an evolving process influenced by personal and contextual predictors, with gender potentially playing a role. This study aimed to examine gender differences in the trajectory of disability acceptance and its predictors among individuals with disabilities in the Republic of Korea (hereafter, Korea). Research Method/Design: We analyzed 4-year longitudinal data (2016–2019) from the Panel Survey of Employment for Persons With Disabilities using multigroup latent growth modeling. The sample consisted of 1,007 men and 1,040 women with disabilities. Results: The research model of disability acceptance demonstrated a good fit, influenced by personal and contextual factors. No significant gender differences were found in intercepts (F = 0.05, p = .83) and slopes of disability acceptance (F = 0.15, p = .70). Multigroup latent growth modeling results indicated that perceived socioeconomic status, disability-related stress, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and satisfaction with friend relationships significantly predicted disability acceptance over most years, with no gender differences in these predictors. Conclusion/Implications: Gender did not predict longitudinal changes in disability acceptance. However, modifiable factors, such as perceived socioeconomic status, disability-related stress, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and satisfaction with friend relationships, were associated with disability acceptance. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Posttraumatic growth after stroke: A longitudinal observational study.
Rehabilitation Psychology, Vol 70(4), Nov 2025, 372-382; doi:10.1037/rep0000600
Purpose/Objective: This study investigated the development of posttraumatic growth (PTG) in relatively young persons with stroke. It examined the contribution of potential predictive variables and their changes over time. Research Method/Design: Participants completed questionnaires at baseline (n = 78, median time since injury = 47 days) and 3 (n = 53) and 6 months (n = 47) later. Each assessment included the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, the COPE Inventory, and the Centrality of Event Scale. Data were analyzed using a sequence of linear mixed effect models. Results: PTG was evident at baseline, but did not significantly increase over time. Higher event centrality, approach-oriented coping, and lower coping flexibility at baseline were associated with higher PTG 6 months later. Higher coping flexibility at baseline and an increase in event centrality were associated with a more positive trend in PTG over time. The final model explained 67% of variance in PTG. Time since injury, age, gender, social support seeking, and avoidance coping did not contribute significantly. Conclusion/Implications: Individual changes in the predictors contributed to high and stable PTG. How central the stroke was perceived to one’s identity was the most important predictor for the absolute level of PTG as well as its change over time. This illustrates the complex and dynamic development of PTG. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
The impact of disability representation on disability stigma in a general population.
Rehabilitation Psychology, Vol 70(4), Nov 2025, 365-371; doi:10.1037/rep0000601
Purpose/Objective: People often view individuals with disabilities as incapable of working, contributing to society, and forming relationships. Therefore, it is important to develop interventions to reduce those negative stereotypes. Increasing accurate disability representation is one way to counteract those stereotypes. The present study’s aim was to examine the impact of disability representation on disability stigma. Research Method/Design: Participants consisted of 246 people from the U.S. general population who were randomized into one of three vignette groups: counterstereotypical representation (read about individuals with disabilities who were thriving), stereotypical representation (read about individuals with disabilities who were struggling), and a control group (read about able-bodied individuals who were thriving). Visual analog scales assessing disability stigma were completed pre- and postexposure to the vignettes. Results: Disability stigma significantly decreased in the counterstereotypical group, significantly increased in the stereotypical group, and did not change in the control group from pre- to postexposure. At postexposure, the counterstereotypical group had significantly lower disability stigma than the stereotypical group, and the stereotypical group had significantly higher disability stigma than the control group. Conclusion/Implications: It would be valuable for the media to increase counterstereotypical representations and decrease stereotypical representations of individuals with disabilities. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)