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Multimorbidity and Socioeconomic Deprivation in Primary Care Consultations by Mercer, Stewart W., MBChB, PhD, Zhou, Yuefang, PhD, Humphris, Gerry M., PhD, McConnachie, Alex, PhD, Bakhshi, Andisheh, PhD, Bikker, Annemieke, MSc, Higgins, Maria, MSc, Little, Paul, MBChB, PhD, Fitzpatrick, Bridie, PhD, Watt, Graham C.M., MBChB, PhD

“…Abstract Purpose The influence of multimorbidity on the clinical encounter is poorly understood, especially in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation where…”
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The modified dental anxiety scale: UK general public population norms in 2008 with further psychometrics and effects of age by Humphris, Gerry M, Dyer, Tom A, Robinson, Peter G

“…The Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) is a brief, self-complete questionnaire consisting of five questions and summed together to produce a total score…”
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A prospective study of dental anxiety in a cohort of children followed from 5 to 9 years of age by TICKLE, MARTIN, JONES, CLARE, BUCHANNAN, KATIE, MILSOM, KEITH M., BLINKHORN, ANTHONY S., HUMPHRIS, GERRY M.

“…Background.  The development of dental anxiety in children is poorly understood. Aims.  The aims of this study were to measure changes in dental anxiety over…”
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Fear of recurrence and psychological distress in head and neck cancer patients and their carers by Hodges, Laura J., Humphris, Gerry M.

“…Background: Fear of recurrence (FOR) has been increasingly recognised as an issue of significant burden for most cancer patients, and has been associated with…”
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Doctors' attachment style and their inclination to propose somatic interventions for medically unexplained symptoms by Salmon, Peter, M.Sc., D.Phil, Wissow, Larry, M.D, Carroll, Janine, B.Sc, Ring, Adele, Ph.D, Humphris, Gerry M., Ph.D, Davies, John C., Ph.D, Dowrick, Christopher F., M.D

“…Abstract Objective We tested the theory that general practitioners (GPs) offer somatic intervention to patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) as a…”
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Doctors' responses to patients with medically unexplained symptoms who seek emotional support: criticism or confrontation? by Salmon, Peter, M.Sc., D.Phil, Wissow, Larry, M.D, Carroll, Janine, B.Sc, Ring, Adele, B.Sc., R.G.N, Humphris, Gerry M., M.Sc., Ph.D, Davies, John C., Ph.D, Dowrick, Christopher F., M.D

“…Abstract Objective Consultations about medically unexplained symptoms (MUSs) can resemble contests over the legitimacy of patients' demands. To understand…”
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The somatising effect of clinical consultation: What patients and doctors say and do not say when patients present medically unexplained physical symptoms by Ring, Adele, Dowrick, Christopher F., Humphris, Gerry M., Davies, John, Salmon, Peter

“…Patients with symptoms that doctors cannot explain by physical disease are common in primary care. That they receive disproportionate amounts of physical…”
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Decayed and missing teeth and oral-health-related factors: Predicting depression in homeless people by Coles, Emma, Chan, Karen, Collins, Jennifer, Humphris, Gerry M, Richards, Derek, Williams, Brian, Freeman, Ruth

“…Abstract Objective The objective of the study was to determine the effect of dental health status, dental anxiety and oral-health-related quality of life…”
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Examining the effectiveness of different dental recall strategies on maintenance of optimum oral health: the INTERVAL dental recalls randomised controlled trial by Clarkson, Jan E., Pitts, Nigel B., Fee, Patrick A., Goulao, Beatriz, Boyers, Dwayne, Ramsay, Craig R., Floate, Ruth, Braid, Hazel J., Ord, Fiona S., Worthington, Helen V., van der Pol, Marjon, Young, Linda, Freeman, Ruth, Gouick, Jill, Humphris, Gerry M., Mitchell, Fiona E., McDonald, Alison M., Norrie, John D. T., Sim, Kirsty, Douglas, Gail, Ricketts, David

“…Objective To compare the clinical effectiveness of different frequencies of dental recall over a four-year period. Design A multi-centre, parallel-group,…”
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Prediction of nursery school-aged children who refuse fluoride varnish administration in a community setting: a Childsmile investigation by Humphris, Gerry M., Zhou, Yuefang

“…Background Young children of pre‐school age may find a minimal intervention (fluoride varnish application) difficult to tolerate. Aim To determine the…”
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What do general practice patients want when they present medically unexplained symptoms, and why do their doctors feel pressurized? by Salmon, Peter, Ring, Adele, Dowrick, Christopher F., Humphris, Gerry M.

“…We tested predictions that patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) want more emotional support and explanation from their general practitioners…”
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Primary Care Consultations About Medically Unexplained Symptoms: How Do Patients Indicate What They Want? by Salmon, Peter, Ring, Adele, Humphris, Gerry M., Davies, John C., Dowrick, Christopher F.

“…Background Patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUS) are often thought to deny psychological needs when they consult general practitioners…”
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The missing member of the head and neck multidisciplinary team: the psychologist. Why we need them by Humphris, Gerry M

“…The aim of this article is to present the latest published material to demonstrate the service activity for the head and neck cancer team. There is a growing…”
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Systematic review of post-treatment psychosocial and behaviour change interventions for men with cancer by Dale, Hannah L., Adair, Pauline M., Humphris, Gerry M.

“…Objectives: The psychosocial impacts of a cancer diagnosis include reduced quality of life, poorer inter‐personal relationships, hopelessness and mental…”
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Why do primary care physicians propose medical care to patients with medically unexplained symptoms? A new method of sequence analysis to test theories of patient pressure by Salmon, Peter, Humphris, Gerry M, Ring, Adele, Davies, John C, Dowrick, Christopher F

“…We test predictions from contrasting theories that primary care physicians offer medical care to patients with medically unexplained symptoms in response to a)…”
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Primary care consultations about medically unexplained symptoms: patient presentations and doctor responses that influence the probability of somatic intervention by Salmon, Peter, Humphris, Gerry M, Ring, Adele, Davies, John C, Dowrick, Christopher F

“…In primary care, many consultations about physical symptoms that the doctor thinks are not explained by physical disease nevertheless lead to somatic…”
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Normalisation of unexplained symptoms by general practitioners: a functional typology by Dowrick, Christopher F, Ring, Adele, Humphris, Gerry M, Salmon, Peter

“…Patients often present in primary care with physical symptoms that doctors cannot readily explain. The process of reassuring these patients is challenging,…”
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Psychological responses and support needs of patients following head and neck cancer by Humphris, Gerry M., Ozakinci, Gozde

“…The patient with head and neck (H&N) cancer is prone to psychological distress immediately following diagnosis and during the treatment phase. Lowered mood is…”
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Measuring children's dental anxiety by Humphris, Gerry M, Freeman, Ruth

“…Medline and the Social Science Index Citation databases were searched. Studies had to have used measures of dental anxiety completed by children themselves…”
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Comparison of the domains of anxiety and mood of the University of Washington Head and Neck Cancer Questionnaire (UW-QOL V4) with the CES-D and HADS by Rogers, Simon N., Rajlawat, Bijaya, Goru, Janaki, Lowe, Derek, Humphris, Gerry M.

“…Background. Version 4 of the University of Washington Head and Neck Cancer Questionnaire (UW‐QOLv4) includes items on mood and anxiety. The aim of this study…”
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