Purpose: The systematic review summarised the literature on the impact of patient illness perceptions on health outcomes and coping after an acute neurological event, guided by Leventhal’s Self-Regulatory Model (SRM). The empirical study investigated individuals’ lived experiences of emotionalism, a sudden onset neurological disorder characterised by involuntary laughter and crying. A further aim was to develop a questionnaire measuring beliefs about emotionalism based on patients’ perspectives. Method: The review identified seventeen articles through database searches using predefined inclusion criteria. In the empirical paper, eighteen individuals took part in a qualitative study to explore their experiences of emotionalism. Results: Findings provided support for the SRM in acute neurological populations. Negative illness perceptions were associated with a range of poor health outcomes and unhelpful coping behaviours. The empirical paper provided rich individual accounts of the social and personal impact of emotionalism. Four themes were identified and used to develop a questionnaire measuring beliefs about emotionalism. Conclusions: Both chapters emphasise the value of eliciting patient beliefs about their neurological condition and of providing support at the early stages of recovery. The clinical implications and directions for future research were discussed as was the need for further validation of the questionnaire.

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Alcohol use disorders are a major health problem in the United States; approximately 7.4% of the population meets the criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence. However, Reed, Levin, and Evans (2012) reported a lack in research regarding alcoholism's risk factors and how these influence Alcoholics Anonymous involvement. Though there is evidence for several risk factors, researchers have found mixed results regarding gender and impulsivity. Social learning theory was the theoretical foundation of this study and guided the exploration and interpretation of these risk factors. Therefore, the purpose of this quantitative, nonexperimental study was to understand the relationship that impulsivity (as measured from the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-15) and gender contribute to involvement (as measured by the Alcoholics Anonymous Involvement scale), as well how impulsivity may moderate gender-based differences. Based on this goal, the target population included individuals who have been a part of the Alcoholics Anonymous program in an urban location in a Western state. This study followed a purposive sampling procedure to target this population, which resulted in a final sample of 136 participants. A series of analyses including chi squares, t-tests, and an ANCOVA did not provide any evidence that involvement depended on gender or impulsivity. This study provides a better understanding of how gender and impulsivity influence attendance and will enhance intervention practices and improve outcomes for people suffering from alcohol addiction. By increasing knowledge on Alcoholics Anonymous involvement, and why it works for some and not for others, the study provides support for professionals, families, and communities involved with participants of the program.

Au lendemain de la Révolution, on observe en Russie l’apparition de nombreux groupes d’avant-garde qui, d’une certaine manière, prolongent tous les groupes antérieurs. Les jeunes poètes qui perpétuent alors le paradigme avant-gardiste forment certains des groupes qui sont au cœur de cette recherche: les expressionnistes (dont Ippolit Sokolov, Boris Zemenkov, Sergej Spasskij, Gurij Sidorov), le Parnasse de Moscou (dont Boris Lapin, Evgenij Gabrilovič), les fouistes (dont Boris Perelešin, Boris Nesmelov, Nikolai Lepok), les émotionnalistes (dont Mixail Kuzmin, Anna Radlova, Konstantin Vaginov), les rienistes (dont Rjurik Rok, Sergej Sadikov, Susanna Mar, Aècij Ranov, Oleg Èrberg), et les biocosmistes (dont Aleksandr Svjatogor, Aleksandr Jaroslavskij). Ce travail cerne leur activité théorique, philosophique et poétique, suit leurs pas dans la vie artistique de l'époque, reconstitue le contexte intellectuel et culturel. Les années 1920 sont, de manière générale, la période où les cultures russe et allemande se témoignent le plus d'intérêt réciproque et un nombre important de contacts s'établit entre les artistes. L'analyse de leur poésie et de leurs manifestes permet de cerner le phénomène de l'expressionnisme russe, comme mouvement indépendant, et de montrer leur proximité typologique. Quant aux rienistes, on peut les rapprocher des dadaïstes européens. Enfin, les biocosmistes prolongent les idées du cosmisme russe dans une perspective révolutionnaire et utopique. Longtemps négligés, ces groupes apportent la preuve de l'unité vaste et complexe de l'avant-garde russe. Pourtant, leur apport ne fait aucun doute. / Just after the Revolution, in Russia there emerged numerous avant-garde groups that, in a way, continue all previous groups. Young poets who then perpetuate the avant-garde paradigm form certain groups that are at the heart of this research: the Expressionists (including Ippolit Sokolov, Boris Zemenkov, Sergei Spassky, Gury Sidorov), Parnassus of Moscow (including Boris Lapin, Yevgeny Gabrilovich), the Fouists (including Pereleshin Boris, Boris Nesmelov, Nikolai Lepok), the Emotionalists (including Mikhail Kuzmin, Anna Radlova, Konstantin Vaginov), the Nichevoki (including Ryurik Rok, Sergei Sadikov, Susanna Mar, Aetsy Ranov, Oleg Erberg), and Biocosmists (including Alexander Svyatogor, Alexander Yaroslavsky). This work identifies their theoretical, philosophical and poetic activities, following their steps in the artistic life of that time and reconstructs the intellectual and cultural context. The 1920s are, generally, the period when Russian and German cultures reflect greater mutual interest and a large number of contacts is established among artists. The analysis of their poetry and their manifests identifies the phenomenon of Russian Expressionism as independent movement and shows their typological affinities. As regards the Nichevoki, they can be compared to the European Dadaists. Finally, the Biocosmists continue the ideas of Russian Cosmism in a revolutionary and utopian perspective. Long neglected, these groups provide evidence of large and complex body of the Russian avant-garde. Nevertheless, their contribution is certain.