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Exercise interventions in the treatment of depression (2010)
Book
Malik, S., Kit Han Mo, P., & Blake, H. (2010). Exercise interventions in the treatment of depression. In Physical activity in rehabilitation and recovery, 279-312. New York: Nova Science Publishers

Depression is a common psychiatric problem affecting millions of people worldwide. Whilst conventional treatments for depression have involved the use of antidepressant medications or ‘talking’ therapies, in recent years the concept of exercise thera... Read More about Exercise interventions in the treatment of depression.

The Management Standards Indicator Tool and the estimation of risk (2010)
Journal Article
Bevan, A., Houdmont, J., & Menear, N. (2010). The Management Standards Indicator Tool and the estimation of risk. Occupational Medicine, 60(7), https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqq109

Background: The Health & Safety Executive’s (HSE) Indicator Tool offers a measure of exposure to psychosocial work conditions that may be linked to stress-related outcomes. The HSE recommends that Indicator Tool data should be used as a basis for dis... Read More about The Management Standards Indicator Tool and the estimation of risk.

Exercise intervention in brain injury: a pilot randomized study of Tai Chi Qigong (2009)
Journal Article
Blake, H., & Batson, M. (in press). Exercise intervention in brain injury: a pilot randomized study of Tai Chi Qigong. Clinical Rehabilitation, 23(7), https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215508101736

Objective: To examine the effects of a brief Tai Chi Chuan Qigong (‘Qigong’) exercise intervention on individuals with traumatic brain injury. Design: A single-centre randomized controlled trial pilot study. Setting: A registered charity day centre... Read More about Exercise intervention in brain injury: a pilot randomized study of Tai Chi Qigong.

Low organisational justice and heavy drinking: a prospective cohort study (2008)
Journal Article
Kouvonen, A., Kivimaki, M., Elovainio, M., Vaananen, A., De Vogli, R., Heponiemi, T., …Vahtera, J. (2008). Low organisational justice and heavy drinking: a prospective cohort study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 65(1),

Objectives: To investigate whether low perceived organisational injustice predicts heavy drinking among employees. Methods: Data from the prospective occupational cohort study, the 10-Town Study, related to 15 290 Finnish public sector local govern... Read More about Low organisational justice and heavy drinking: a prospective cohort study.

The Definition of Curriculum Areas in Occupational Health Psychology (2008)
Book Chapter
Houdmont, J., Leka, S., & Bulger, C. (2008). The Definition of Curriculum Areas in Occupational Health Psychology. In Occupational Health Psychology: European Perspectives on Research, Education and Practice. Nottingham University Press

Across the international educational landscape, numerous higher education institutions (HEIs) offer postgraduate programmes in occupational health psychology (OHP). These seek to empower the next generation of OHP practitioners with the knowledge and... Read More about The Definition of Curriculum Areas in Occupational Health Psychology.

Organisational justice and smoking: the Finnish Public Sector Study (2007)
Journal Article
Kouvonen, A., Vahtera, J., Elovainio, M., Cox, S. J., Cox, T., Linna, A., …Kivimaki, M. (2007). Organisational justice and smoking: the Finnish Public Sector Study

Study Objective: To examine the extent to which justice of decision-making procedures and interpersonal relations is associated with smoking. Setting: Ten municipalities and 21 hospitals in Finland. Design and Participants: Cross-sectional data der... Read More about Organisational justice and smoking: the Finnish Public Sector Study.

Education in occupational health psychology: Where have we been, where are we now and where are we going? (2007)
Book Chapter
Houdmont, J., Leka, S., & Cox, T. (2007). Education in occupational health psychology: Where have we been, where are we now and where are we going?. In Occupational Health Psychology: European Perspectives on Research, Education and Practice. ISMAI Publishers

At the first full conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (Lund, 1999), the decision was ratified to organise activities around three fora. These together represented the pillars on which the European Academy had been fou... Read More about Education in occupational health psychology: Where have we been, where are we now and where are we going?.

Effort-reward imbalance at work and the co-occurrence of lifestyle risk factors: cross-sectional survey in a sample of 36,127 public sector employees (2006)
Journal Article
Kouvonen, A., Kivimäki, M., Virtanen, M., Heponiemi, T., Elovainio, M., Pentti, J., …Vahtera, J. (2006). Effort-reward imbalance at work and the co-occurrence of lifestyle risk factors: cross-sectional survey in a sample of 36,127 public sector employees. BMC Public Health, 6,

Background In occupational life, a mismatch between high expenditure of effort and receiving few rewards may promote the co-occurrence of lifestyle risk factors, however, there is insufficient evidence to support or refute this hypothesis. The aim o... Read More about Effort-reward imbalance at work and the co-occurrence of lifestyle risk factors: cross-sectional survey in a sample of 36,127 public sector employees.

Rail passenger crowding, stress, health and safety in Britain (2006)
Journal Article
Cox, T., Houdmont, J., & Griffiths, A. (2006). Rail passenger crowding, stress, health and safety in Britain. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 40, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2005.07.001

There has long been a question as to whether crowding in rail passenger transport poses a threat to passenger health related to the experience of stress. A review of the scientific literature was conducted. Little rail-specific empirical research was... Read More about Rail passenger crowding, stress, health and safety in Britain.

Education and Training in Occupational Health Psychology: The Case for E-Learning (2006)
Book Chapter
Houdmont, J., Leka, S., & Cox, T. (2006). Education and Training in Occupational Health Psychology: The Case for E-Learning. In Occupational Health Psychology: European Perspectives on Research, Education and Practice. ISMAI Publishers

For the discipline of occupational health psychology (OHP) to continue to evolve and to serve workers effectively it is imperative that education and training provision is available that enables students to acquire knowledge and skills, free of geogr... Read More about Education and Training in Occupational Health Psychology: The Case for E-Learning.

Effort-reward imbalance and sedentary lifestyle: an observational study in a large occupational cohort (2006)
Journal Article
Kouvonen, A., Kivimäki, M., Elovainio, M., Pentti, J., Linna, A., Virtanen, M., & Vahtera, J. (2006). Effort-reward imbalance and sedentary lifestyle: an observational study in a large occupational cohort. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 63,

Objectives: To investigate the association between effort-reward imbalance (ERI) at work and sedentary lifestyle. Methods: Cross-sectional data from the ongoing Finnish Public Sector Study related to 30 433 women and 7718 men aged 17-64 were used (n... Read More about Effort-reward imbalance and sedentary lifestyle: an observational study in a large occupational cohort.

Work stress, smoking status and smoking intensity: an observational study of 46 190 employees (2005)
Journal Article
Kouvonen, A., Kivimäki, M., Virtanen, M., Pentti, J., & Vahtera, J. (2005). Work stress, smoking status and smoking intensity: an observational study of 46 190 employees. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 59(1),

Study objective: To examine the relationship between work stress, as indicated by the job strain model and the effort-reward imbalance model, and smoking. Setting: Ten municipalities and 21 hospitals in Finland. Design and Participants: Binary log... Read More about Work stress, smoking status and smoking intensity: an observational study of 46 190 employees.

Social support in cyberspace: A content analysis of communication within a Huntington’s Disease online support group
Journal Article
Coulson, N. S., Buchanan, H., & Aubeeluck, A. Social support in cyberspace: A content analysis of communication within a Huntington’s Disease online support group

Objective: Huntington’s Disease (HD) is an inherited disorder, characterised by a progressive degeneration of the brain. Due to the nature of the symptoms, the genetic element of the disease and the fact that there is no cure, HD patients and those... Read More about Social support in cyberspace: A content analysis of communication within a Huntington’s Disease online support group.

Accessing dental anxiety online support groups: An exploratory qualitative study of motives and experiences
Journal Article
Buchanan, H., & Coulson, N. S. Accessing dental anxiety online support groups: An exploratory qualitative study of motives and experiences

Objectives: In recent years, Internet access has grown markedly providing individuals with new opportunities for online information retrieval, psychological advice and support. The objectives of the present study were to explore the context through w... Read More about Accessing dental anxiety online support groups: An exploratory qualitative study of motives and experiences.