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Schuller, Stefan (2004). Helping to make sense : an evaluation of team-based cognitive-behavioural formulation workshops for recent onset psychotic symptoms. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Küchemann, Christine (2003). An exploratory study of factors associated with therapists offering 26 or more sessions of therapy. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

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Beinart, Helen (2002). An exploration of the factors which predict the quality of the relationship in clinical supervision. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Boulton, Charlotte (2002). An investigation of the role of illness representations and coping in the adjustment and health-related quality of life of people with Parkinson's disease. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Garry, James Robert Creighton (2002). Coring Planetary Ices; Their Thermomechanical Behaviour. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

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Kevis, Jane Clare Higginson (2002). A comparison of the staff and patient view of the suitable admission ward milieu for those with borderline personality disorder. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Osman, Selen (2002). An investigation into the nature and meaning of spontaneously occurring images in people with body dysmorphic disorder. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Pennington, Jodi (2002). Feeling Happy and Healthy, Having Fun and Friends: Children's understanding of well-being: a qualitative study. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

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Ward, Sarah (2002). Investigating obsessive compulsive disorder in children and adolescents : a study of intrusive thoughts in a non-clinical population. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Webster, Guinevere (2002). Family focused rehabilitatiion : applying the theory of planned behaviour to investigating staff's decisions to involve the children and families of adults with acquired brain injury in the rehabilitation process. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Borsanyi, Sophie (2001). An exploration of the therapeutic alliance : its association with client and therapist attachment organisation. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Cariss, Margaret E (2001). A comparison of the changes in premenstrual symptoms and coping strategies following fluoxetine medication or cognitive behavioural therapy for premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Cook, Natalie Clare Louise (2001). Stories people tell : an investigation of the narratives of personal stories told by autistic and non-autistic children and adolescents. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Davies, Felix (2001). Clarifying the clinical concept of "complex case". Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Watson, Melissa Anne Margaret (2001). Factors affecting the psychological adjustment of children with cystic fibrosis. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Accoroni, Alex (2000). Professionals' beliefs about schizophrenic disorders. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Cohen, Andrea (2000). A study of decision-making about risk of violence in mentally disordered offenders. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Cotter, Imogen (2000). Trying too hard to be sure? : An investigation of the role of safety-seeking strategies in maintaining obsessional problems. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Detert, Niels Bruce (2000). Assimilation in 2+1 brief therapy. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Fuchs, Karen J (2000). Adults with learning disabilities who live with their parents : the decision to live at home. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Gosling, Sophie (2000). Cognitive and adaptive functioning of children with HIV infection: a longitudinal study. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Hohnen, Bettina Louise (2000). Maternal attributions for premature labour and their relationship to maternal mental health and maternal bonding. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Kirkland, Jamie (2000). Help-seeking behaviour of parents with children with behaviour problems : a qualitative study. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Moore, Marcelle (2000). An exploration of how early life experiences might have shaped the way in which adolescent sex-offenders construed themselves and significant others. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Roche, Sine (2000). An exploration of the personal constructs and accounts of young offenders of violent crime. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Simmons, Jane (2000). Cognitive schemata in depressed female adolescents and their mothers : a pilot study. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Watkin, Lalage (2000). Racism and psychosis. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Benjamin, Lynne J (1999). An investigation of the attachment experiences of people suffering from long term mental health problems : a qualitative project comparing the perceived experiences of people diagnosed with schizophrenia and people who considered themselves 'resilient'. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Francis, Elizabeth A (1999). Appraisal of memory impairment following brain injury. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Giles, Amanda (1999). An examination of the expressed emotion of parents of children with learning disabilities and problem behaviour. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Gurney-Smith, Ben (1999). Anxiety and panic in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : a preliminary investigation of the role of illness specific and non-illness specific catastrophic cognitions. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Howard, Dawn (1999). Supported employment versus day centre attendance : a comparison of the impact on the self-concept of people with learning disabilities. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Storey, Adam Brett (1999). The anatomy of grieving : a study of the presence and function of "imaginary conversation" with the deceased during episodes of grief. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Harbridge, Jennifer Carol (1998). Adjustment to amputation : identifying the contribution of family environment, coping style, functional ability and satisfaction with life variables to adjustment following unilateral below-knee amputation in adults. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Hart, Liza (1998). Assessment of social information-processing mechanisms in children with Asperger's syndrome. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Jones, Eleanor Katherine (1998). An exploration of aggressive and non-aggressive factors as conceptualised by teenage school girls : a quantitative and qualitative study. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

King, David (1998). Understanding delusions : the role of self-esteem and a consideration of metacognition. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Marsh, Robert Alfred George (1998). The relationship between religious beliefs and practices, and Catholic couples' management of anger and conflict in their marriage. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Strickland-Clark, Lisa (1998). Investigation into child and adolescent perceptions of family therapy : a study of process. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Warren, Joanne H (1998). An investigation into the relationship between psychological distress and family factors in offspring and spouse caregivers of people with dementia. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Allcock, Sarah (1997). Motivations, expectations and decision making of women seeking cosmetic breast surgery : a quantitative and qualitative analysis. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Amos, Miche (1997). An investigation of the relationship between illness perceptions and coping, and pain, disability and psychosocial functioning, in children and adolescents with juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA). Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Blumenthal, Stephen B (1997). Cognitive distortion and blame attribution in different groups of sex offenders. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Daniel, H (1997). Illness perceptions and their association with coping responses, perceived health status, beliefs about, and adherence to medicines following a renal transplant. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Frangoulis, Sandy (1997). The influence of maternal employment on women's emotional well-being after having their first child. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Furst, Maria Louise (1997). A prospective study of the factors affecting caregivers' immediate adjustment to ending home care for a relative with dementia. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Galbraith, Michael (1997). A study of attitudes and belief associated with anorexia nervosa in adolescents and their parents. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Jenkins, Helen (1997). Levels of burnout and distress among care staff and the quality of care provided in a group of residential homes for older people. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Miah, Jennifa (1997). The psychological experience of grief in the Bangladeshi community in Britain. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Geraghty, Wendy Katherine (1996). An investigation into factors associated with psychological health in young lesbians. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Hayward, Melanie Patricia (1996). A study of the effects of professional and social support, maternal-fetal attachment and causal attributions on the psychological well-being of women who have experienced a miscarriage in the past year. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Holly, Patricia (1996). An investigation of the psychological benefits of immediate breast reconstruction and factors associated with adjustment in women who have undergone surgery for breast cancer. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.

Lewis, Jessica Melanie (1996). The use of emotional language in a diagnosed personality disordered special hospital population, who self harm. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) thesis The Open University.