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Elizabeth M Alder

Research interests

My main research interests are in psychological aspects of women's health, postnatal depression, adjustment during pregnancy and the puerperium, and infant feeding. I am interested in applying health psychology models to a variety of health behaviours. I currently supervise PhD students in infant feeding, post partum incontinence, stress in nursing terminations, reflexology and Integrated Care Pathways. I have recently examined PhDs in the Universities of London, Nottingham, Edinburgh, Abertay and Victoria, Australia. I am on the editorial board of Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Psychology, Health and Medicine, and Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology.

Recent health-related publications

Alder EM Williams FLR Anderson AS Forsyth S Howie PW Florey C du V, van der Velde P What influences the timing of the introduction of solid food to infants? British Journal of Nutrition 2004 92 527-531

Thomas N Leese GP Alder E, Barriers to physical activity in patients with diabetes. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2004 80(943):287-291

Robb FV Prescott RJ Alder EM Do older primigravidas differ from younger primigravidas in their emotional experience of pregnancy? Journal of Reproductive and Infant psychology 23 135-141 2005

Alder B Porter M Abraham C and van Teijlingen E (eds) 2004 Psychology and sociology applied to medicine An Illustrated colour text Edinburgh: 2nd edition Churchill Livingstone

Current grants

Reflexology in idiopathic childhood constipation Scottish Executive Department of Health Alder E (Jenny Gordon) Health Research Training Fellowship. 2003-2005

National audit of the detection and management of postnatal depression Scottish Executive Clinical Resource and Audit Group (NHS QIS) Alder E Cantwell R Ballinger B Kearney E Reid M Robertson K. 2004-2005.

The reduction of peri operative anxiety in patients with lung lesions awaiting results of bronchoscopy/mediastinsoscopy, using essential oils SEHD Chief Scientist Office Stirling L Alder E and Walker W 2005-2006

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