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This study examined the occurrence of low/high burnout among women and the demographic/socio-economic, work, life-style, and health "correlates" of high burnout. The sample consisted of 6.000 randomly selected women from the general population, of which 3.591 participated. The design was cross-sectional. The univariate analyses showed that about 21% of the women had high burnout, and compared to t...<br/><br/>J J F Soares, G Grossi, O Sundin (2007) <i>Arch Womens Ment Health</i> <i></i> <i></i> 10: 2 61-71<br/>

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Previous studies on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) investigated a variety of treatments and included mostly patients victims of sexual and combat assault. This study aimed to determine the short-term efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in occupation-based PTSD. Employees of the public transportation system in Stockholm, who had been experiencing a person-under-t...<br/><br/>Göran Högberg, Marco Pagani, Orjan Sundin, Joaquim Soares, Anna Aberg-Wistedt, Berit Tärnell, Tore Hällström (2007) <i>Nord J Psychiatry</i> <i></i> <i></i> 61: 1 54-61<br/>

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Quality of life was compared for lifetime victimized (n = 353) and nonvictimized men (n = 167) for demographic and quality of life variables by a cross-sectional design. The univariate analyses showed that victims compared to nonvictims had a lower quality of life, were younger, more often had upper secondary school education, and were more often blue-collar/low white-collar workers, on student al...<br/><br/>Joaquim J F Soares, Eija Viitasara, Gloria Macassa (2007) <i>Violence Vict</i> <i></i> <i></i> 22: 2 189-204<br/>

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We examined pain prevalence (general/body sites) and its characteristics/consequences among a randomised sample of women from the general population between 18 and 64 years (n=3,616). We also scrutinised associations between pain and various factors (e.g. socio-economic) by means of multivariate logistic/linear regression analyses. The women completed a questionnaire assessing various areas (e.g. ...<br/><br/>Beata Jablonska, Joaquim J F Soares, Orjan Sundin (2006) <i>Eur J Pain</i> <i></i> <i></i> 10: 5 435-447<br/>

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OBJECTIVE: The study objectives were to assess long-term psychosocial morbidity and its determinants among parents of children with congenital heart disease (PCCHD), and to compare mothers with fathers on psychosocial variables. METHOD: The study design was longitudinal. Data comprising PCCHD (n = 632, 58% were women) were collected on two occasions 1 year apart. RESULTS: Many PCCHD reported psych...<br/><br/>Stephen Lawoko, Joaquim J F Soares (2006) <i>Heart Lung</i> <i></i> <i></i> 35: 5 301-314<br/>

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OBJECTIVE: Psychological trauma leads to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in susceptible subjects. The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) between two groups of subjects exposed to different types of traumatic stressor either developing or not developing PTSD. METHODS: Twenty subjects developing (S) and 27 not developing (NS) PTSD after b...<br/><br/>Marco Pagani, Göran Högberg, Dario Salmaso, Berit Tärnell, Alejandro Sanchez-Crespo, Joaquim Soares, Anna Aberg-Wistedt, Hans Jacobsson, Tore Hällström, Stig A Larsson, Orian Sundin (2005) <i>Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci</i> <i></i> <i></i> 255: 5 359-365<br/>

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We examined differences in demographic/financial characteristics, burnout, job demands/control/strain and symptoms of depression as measured by GHQ among primary care patients with (n=838) and without pain (n=135). In addition, we examined factors associated with the presence of pain by means of logistic regression analyses among all participants, and inter-relations between demographic/financial/...<br/><br/>Joaquim J F Soares, Beata Jablonska (2004) <i>Eur J Pain</i> <i></i> <i></i> 8: 1 79-89<br/>

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AIM: We compared parents of children with congenital heart disease (PCCHD, n=1092) with parents of children with other diseases (PCOD, n=112) regarding satisfaction with their children's care (SCC). We also examined the association between parental/patient characteristics and SCC. METHOD: The parents completed a questionnaire about such areas as satisfaction with care, children's health status, an...<br/><br/>Stephen Lawoko, Joaquim J F Soares (2004) <i>Scand J Caring Sci</i> <i></i> <i></i> 18: 1 90-102<br/>

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OBJECTIVES: To analyse differences in demographic/financial/pain/health variables, disability, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ; i.e., depression symptoms) and coping among 949 primary care pain patients in various ages (20-65+ years) and to identify predictors of disability and coping. METHOD: Patients completed scales about various areas (e.g., coping). The design was cross-sectional and data w...<br/><br/>Joaquim J F Soares, Orjan Sundin, Giorgio Grossi (2004) <i>J Psychosom Res</i> <i></i> <i></i> 56: 3 297-305<br/>

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Using questionnaires, we analyzed associations between different pain variables (e.g., pain intensity) and age (20-65+ years) among 949 primary pain patients. Older patients (a) were more often divorced, were blue-collar workers, were less educated, and had greater difficulties with living expenses; (b) had pain of longer duration, more frequently and of more complexity, and felt more disabled; (c...<br/><br/>Joaquim J F Soares, Orjan Sundin, Giorgio Grossi (2003) <i>Int J Behav Med</i> <i></i> <i></i> 10: 2 181-190<br/>

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We compared quality of life among parents of children with congenital heart disease (PCCHD, n = 1092), parents of children with other diseases (PCOD, n = 112) and parents of healthy children (PHC, n = 293). We also identified determinants of quality of life among the parents. The parents completed a questionnaire about such areas as quality of life and financial situation. The design was cross-sec...<br/><br/>S Lawoko, J J F Soares (2003) <i>Qual Life Res</i> <i></i> <i></i> 12: 6 655-666<br/>

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OBJECTIVE: We examined differences in distress (i.e., depression, anxiety, and somatisation) and hopelessness (e.g., suicide ideation) among parents of congenital heart disease (CHD) children (PCCHD, n=1092), parents of children with other diseases (PCOD, n=112), and parents of healthy children (PHC, n=293). In addition, we determined the proportion of parents in each group whose scores in distres...<br/><br/>Stephen Lawoko, Joaquim J F Soares (2002) <i>J Psychosom Res</i> <i></i> <i></i> 52: 4 193-208<br/>

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OBJECTIVE: The study investigated the associations between self-rated financial strain and overall diurnal salivary cortisol levels, as well as secretory patterns among long-term unemployed individuals. METHODS: Psychosocial and life-style variables were assessed by means of questionnaires among 85 participants (mean age 42+/-9 years; 56% females). Salivary cortisol was sampled on four occasions d...<br/><br/>G Grossi, A Perski, U Lundberg, J Soares (2001) <i>Integr Physiol Behav Sci</i> <i></i> <i></i> 36: 3 205-219<br/>

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Recent studies suggest that violence in health care environments, especially mental health care, appears to be increasing. Although there is a lack of cross-cultural studies to prove it, this increase in violence would seem to be an international phenomenon. The present study sought to compare the extent and nature of violence encountered by mental health nurses in Sweden and England. Systematic s...<br/><br/>P Nolan, J Soares, J Dallender, S Thomsen, B Arnetz (2001) <i>Int J Nurs Stud</i> <i></i> <i></i> 38: 4 419-426<br/>

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We studied the associations between psychosocial variables and sick-leave among patients with musculoskeletal pain. Patients (n = 586) seeking care to relieve their pain at health care and physiotherapy centres, completed a questionnaire about such variables as clinical characteristics (e.g. pain intensity), psychological well-being (e.g. burnout, depression) and coping strategies. The results sho...<br/><br/>G Grossi, J J Soares, J Angeslevä, A Perski (1999) <i>Pain</i> <i></i> <i></i> 80: 3 607-619<br/>

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This comparative study of the perceptions of mental health nurses and psychiatrists about aspects of their work environment was undertaken in the West Midlands in England. The aim of the study was to ascertain the extent to which the environment in which mental health professionals' work impacts on their own mental and physical well-being. Seventy-four psychiatrists and 301 mental health nurses re...<br/><br/>J Dallender, P Nolan, J Soares, S Thomsen, B Arnetz (1999) <i>J Adv Nurs</i> <i></i> <i></i> 29: 1 36-43<br/>

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Although health care systems around the world are undergoing rapid changes, there is an absence of comparative studies of how these changes affect nurses' well-being and work life. The purpose of this study was (i) to identify and describe possible differences between the psycho-social work environments of English and Swedish mental health nurses, and (ii) to attempt to explain these differences. ...<br/><br/>S Thomsen, B Arnetz, P Nolan, J Soares, J Dallender (1999) <i>J Adv Nurs</i> <i></i> <i></i> 30: 3 749-757<br/>

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BACKGROUND: Mental health personnel are at high risk for mental illness, burnout and suicide. Previous studies of this group of professionals have indicated the importance of organisational factors in explaining burnout, or exhaustion, and work satisfaction. This study looks more systematically at the contribution of organisational and individual factors to work-related exhaustion and to professio...<br/><br/>S Thomsen, J Soares, P Nolan, J Dallender, B Arnetz (1999) <i>Psychother Psychosom</i> <i></i> <i></i> 68: 3 157-164<br/>

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Violence against mental health service personnel is a serious workplace problem and one that appears to be increasing. This study aimed to ascertain the extent and nature of violence against mental health nurses and psychiatrists, and to identify what support, if any, they received following exposure to violence. Mental health staff working within five West Midlands Trusts in the United Kingdom we...<br/><br/>P Nolan, J Dallender, J Soares, S Thomsen, B Arnetz (1999) <i>J Adv Nurs</i> <i></i> <i></i> 30: 4 934-941<br/>

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We explored differences regarding several psychosocial constructs (e.g. coping with pain) between immigrant (n = 140) and Swedish (n = 446) patients seeking treatment for pain at health and physiotherapy centres. A cross-sectional study design was used. The findings showed that, compared with Swedes, immigrants more often relied on benefits for their support and were more concerned with their fina...<br/><br/>J J Soares, G Grossi (1999) <i>Scand J Caring Sci</i> <i></i> <i></i> 13: 4 254-266<br/>

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The role of conscious awareness in human Pavlovian conditioning was examined in 2 experiments using masked fear-relevant (snakes and spiders; Experiments 1 and 2) and fear-irrelevant (flowers and mushrooms; Experiment 1) pictures as conditioned stimuli, a mild electric shock as the unconditioned stimulus, and skin conductance responses as the primary dependent variable. The conditioned stimuli wer...<br/><br/>A Ohman, J J Soares (1998) <i>J Exp Psychol Gen</i> <i></i> <i></i> 127: 1 69-82<br/>

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BACKGROUND: Few studies have attempted to analyse the organisational aspects of the workplace that may affect the well-being of psychiatrists and even fewer have offered insights into what a positive workplace might look like. This study provides an outline of such a workplace, with reference to individual and organisational factors. In addition, a comparison is made between two European cities to...<br/><br/>S Thomsen, J Dallender, J Soares, P Nolan, B Arnetz (1998) <i>Br J Psychiatry</i> <i></i> <i></i> 173: 80-84<br/>

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We tested the hypothesis that an unconscious preattentive perceptual analysis of phobic stimuli is sufficient to elicit human fear responses. Selected snake- and spider-fearful Ss, as well as normal controls, were exposed to pictures of snakes, spiders, flowers, and mushrooms. A separate forced-choice recognition experiment established backward masking conditions that effectively precluded recogni...<br/><br/>A Ohman, J J Soares (1994) <i>J Abnorm Psychol</i> <i></i> <i></i> 103: 2 231-240<br/>

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Normal subjects (n = 64) were exposed either to pictures of snakes and spiders or to pictures of flowers and mushrooms in a differential conditioning paradigm in which one of the pictures signaled an electric shock. In a subsequent extinction series, these stimuli were presented backwardly masked by another stimulus for half of the subjects, whereas the other half received non-masked extinction. I...<br/><br/>A Ohman, J J Soares (1993) <i>J Abnorm Psychol</i> <i></i> <i></i> 102: 1 121-132<br/>

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The present study examined two issues. Are skin conductance responses conditioned to fear-relevant stimuli, as contrasted with responses conditioned to fear-irrelevant stimuli, elicited after merely an automatic, nonconscious analysis of the stimulus content? Do fearful subjects show better conditioning to nonfeared but fear-relevant stimuli (e.g., conditioning to spiders in snake-fearing subjects...<br/><br/>J J Soares, A Ohman (1993) <i>Psychophysiology</i> <i></i> <i></i> 30: 5 460-466<br/>

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We hypothesized that autonomic responses conditioned to fear-relevant stimuli, in contrast to responses conditioned to neutral stimuli, can be elicited after only an automatic, non-conscious analysis of the stimulus. Consequently, they may be expected to be insensitive to verbal instructions. Normal subjects were conditioned to either fear-relevant stimuli (snakes or spiders) or neutral stimuli (f...<br/><br/>J J Soares, A Ohman (1993) <i>Behav Res Ther</i> <i></i> <i></i> 31: 1 87-95<br/>