Lamia Barakat

2 days ago | tandfonline.com | Katie Darabos |Lamia Barakat |Lisa Schwartz

AbstractPurpose Adolescents and young adults with cancer (AYA) are faced with making several cancer-related decisions daily (e.g. managing pain/fatigue). Many of these decisions involve uncertainty (e.g. feeling uninformed about alternatives, feeling unsupported about making a choice), even under ideal conditions that have implications for health (e.g. wear and tear on the body).

Jul 31, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Nadya Golfenshtein |Lamia Barakat |Amy J. Lisanti |Shifra Ash

Why is this research or review needed? An array of parental coping strategies is used in paediatric cancer, with mixed findings on their adaptability. Certain coping patterns may be a key indicator of parental resilience. What are the key findings? Five coping profiles were identified, with higher stress levels predicting the ‘Avoidant’ profile. This profile was also associated with more depressive and post-traumatic symptoms, worse illness adjustment and lower quality of life.

Nov 3, 2023 | dazeddigital.com | Lamia Barakat

This Halloween, Yaz XL transformed her muses into cunty beasts of the deep inspired by bioluminescence Anglerfish, glowing crabs and jelly sharks25 On a warm, winter All Hallows’ Eve, celestial sea creatures from the depths of designer Yaz Exall AKA Yaz XL’s imagination clambered their way from the “radioactive” shores of Formentera to The Standard Ibiza for a night of devilish Halloween debauchery.