ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on cognitive function in schizophrenics.
ABSTRACT The study investigated the relationship between childhood abuse (psychological, physical, sexual, and neglect), religiosity and later life satisfaction among adults with a history of childhood abuse in any form. One hundred and thirty-three adults, with a history of childhood abuse, were purposively sampled from Tema SOS Village. It is an institution that provides daycare, education, medical, psycho-social support and vocational training for people who have suffered abuse. Participa...
Abstract Ghana is a country with strong cultural and religious beliefs. These beliefs tend to foster stigmatization and discrimination of the disabled and their primary caregivers within society. Developmentally disabled children, like those having other disabilities, are the most affected by the stigmatization of their primary caregivers. The present study examined the effect of stigmatization on the psychological wellbeing of primary caregivers of developmentally disabled children. Sixty- ...
ABSTRACT This study examined the relationships between Perceived organisational politics, Employee political skill and Job stress and further sought to explain the context of Organisational politics from the perspective of the individual. The transactional stress model guided this research. This model acknowledges that individuals can have extremely distinct attitudinal and behavioural responses to the same situation. Using a cross-sectional survey design and convenience sampling, questionna...
ABSTRACT The popularity of visible body modification has soared in recent times especially among the millennial generation. However, research on visible body modification has focused predominantly on its health implications. Little is known about the impact of visible body modification in the organizational context. The objective of this study was to examine the perception of visible body modification and experiences of persons with visible body modification. Using a mixed-method approach, ...
ABSTRACT Diabetes as a metabolic disorder predisposes patients to both biomedical and psychological dysfunctions. The aim of the study was to determine the pattern of neuropsychological deficits and quality of life among individuals living with Type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ghana. One hundred (100) participants comprising 50 patients with Type 2 diabetes and 50 healthy controls matched on age and education were recruited. Using a battery of neuropsychological tests and behavioural measures, da...
ABSTRACT This study examined the psychological distress and coping styles among mothers with preterm infants at the major hospital (Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital) in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. A sample of 100 mothers with preterm and 50 with term infants was used in the study. A cross-sectional survey method was used and the participants were administered with the parental stressor scale, Agricultural coping inventory, the multidimensional scale of perceived social support and the Brief...
ABSTRACT Child sexual abuse occurs throughout the world, although in most sub- Saharan countries there has been little research conducted on the problem and its psychological effects. Current research has established that a childhood history of sexual abuse is usually associated with a range of problem behaviours in childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Firstly, this study seeks to document the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and psychological wellbeing. Secondly, this study seek...
ABSTRACT Despite the fact that nightmares occur with regularity in the general population, most previous research has focused on clinical samples, and the genesis of idiopathic nightmares remains poorly understood. The aim of the present research was therefore to investigate the neuropsychological mechanisms of idiopathic bad dream and nightmare generation, with a particular focus on the limbic system. High versus low levels of limbic activation and its effect on the frequency of dream, bad d...
Abstract Objectives: This study documents the extent and impact of perceived patterns of behavior in a sample of youths of the streets of Ibadan, Nigeria, with the purpose of implementing a Life Skills Educational (LSE) intervention. Method: The study uses both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. Qualitatively, two Focus Group Discussions (FGD) and two in-depth interviews (IDI) with 20 boys and 2 community leaders were conducted on separate occasions for the purpose of el...
Abstract Psychological interventions in relation to epilepsy are worthy of empirical investigation since there is broad agreement that the psycho-social problems of epilepsy are often more disabling than the seizure attacks. The present study using a controlled outcome design evaluated the efficacy of a 2-day psycho-educational program among patients with epilepsy in Nigeria. The psycho-educational program is the consequence of a two-stage study design, which set out to identify and evaluate ...
Abstract The study investigated the influence of knowledge, attitude and screening behaviour of Benue State University Male Students towards prostate cancer awareness. Five research questions and research hypotheses guided the study. The study was a cross-sectional design utilizing a pretested 34-item Prostate Cancer Questionnaire (PCQ) (Cronbach’s alpha of 0.62) to collect information about knowledge, attitude and screening behaviour regarding prostate cancer among Benue State University M...
Abstract This study was designed to assess the impact of tobacco smoking on health and cessation among a cohort of smokers in Ibadan, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey design and the purposive sampling method was used to select seventy respondents from three Local Government Areas in Ibadan. Self validated questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The results got revealed the most prominent health problems among the tobacco smoking motorcyclists. Therefore, there i...
Abstract The relationship between psycho-demographic factors and attitude to corruption (ATC) was investigated. The cross-sectional survey included 600 local government civil servants following multi-stage sampling. A 58-item self report validated questionnaire was used for data gathering. There was significant relationship between; personality (r = 0.543, P
ABSTRACT The study examined the influence of-psychological and demographic variables voung behaviour. 232 randomly selected participants (males and females) In Ibadan metror61is took part in the study. A questionnaire made up of 4 sections was used to collect information from the partie •.pant~. A multiple regression revealed that of all the psycho-demographic variables only age and self-esteem independently predicted vouug behaviour. Also, analysis of Variance 'showed an interaction e...