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Some of my recent work... and some websites of interest.

Thank you to everyone who supported us at BOLDtalks. BOLD was the first carbon-neutral conference in the Middle East, and the money was donated to the children's humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Participants included myself, Riz Khan, Steve McCurry, Kamal Musalam, Elham Al Qasimi, and Dr Nisar Wani.

BOLD Video Talk.
The Mystery of the Mind: The Influence of Mind over Body (8 minute condensed clip)




DUBAI 1 Television (Episode 14)
. "Dr Melanie Schlatter also joins us in the studio in our Agony Aunt section..."

 

I was the Resident Health Psychologist for SHAPE Middle East from 2011 until January 2014 when the print edition ended.



.... I am now the Resident Health Psychologist for Women's Health (Middle East), since the first edition started in March 2014. I answer questions from readers and comment on the latest articles and research.



I am also on the Advisory Board for Men's Health (Middle East) - the first edition of which started in September 2014.



From 2012 - 2014, I was a consultant Health Psychologist for the online GULF NEWS blog called 'In Mind'.  See one of the last responses ...



I presented at the 2nd Annual GOSS Meeting, Dubai in December 2014 - 'Save Room for Psychology: The Importance of Psychological Assessment prior to Bariatric Surgery'



Adam and Eve Magazine - September / October 2012. Interview exclusively with myself on Breast Cancer.



Ahlan! Magazine - January 2012. Rise of the Burnout Syndrome.



Aquarius Magazine - April 2013. Is age just a number? And in the same issue- Confronting my diet obsession



Dubai Eye Radio (Podcast)- Drive Live 2 - 20 March 2014. Comment regarding sleep habits in the UAE (starts from 9.30 mins).


Emirates Woman - November 2012.           Emirates Woman - January 2013.
Extreme Bodies.                                               From The Experts: The Best Health Advice (Personal Interview)
                                                            


Emirates 24/7 -
February 2015. Can You Read this Without Yawning? (February 2015)



Good Health Arabi
a - April 2014. Expert comment on sleeping disorders.



Good Taste Magazine
 - October 2012 -
The silent sufferers. Article on how to cope as a caregiver of a breast cancer patient (p.20-22).



Gulf Newspaper - February 2014. Valentine's Day - How Real is Romance?
And in September 2014 - Should toddlers be allowed to play with iPads?


Sleep Matters - An Initiative by Intercoil - March 2014 until present - I am a Sleep Matters Ambassador
; and here are some posts regarding sleep hygiene, and sleep during Ramadan
    

Sleep Matters Launch Video - April 2014- You Tube

Myself on Physique Television - March 2014; the same episode is in Arabic on Shoufi Mafi (Arabic) - Episode 20

Related to Sleep Matters - See also: Go Dubai; I-Dubai;  Happening in Dubai; Hotelier Middle East; Khaleej Times; Gulf in the Media; AME Info

....and in Arabic- this article, and this article in Hia Magazine Online.....


The National Newspaper -
June 2012.
Working mums are happier says poll.



The Sweat Shop - July 2013. Five ways to boost mood without chocolate.



The Walk Magazine
- Feb - May 2013 edition. The balancing act (Article on the psychological benefits of yoga).



Time Out Dubai - May 2012.
Can’t beat the baby blues? (Article on post-natal depression). In the June 2014 edition (18th - 24th), the edition also covers the essentials of sleep in 'Get More Sleep'.



VIRGIN RADIO - February 2014. Dealing with loss when you are still at school or university.



VIVA Magazine
- December 2013. Letting go of the past.



RESEARCH / PUBLICATIONS

Schlatter, M.C & Cameron, L.D. (2010). Emotional suppression tendencies as predictors of symptoms, mood, and coping appraisals during AC-chemotherapy for breast cancer treatment.
Annals of Behavioural Medicine, 40 (1), 15-29.

Cameron, L.D., Booth, R.J., Schlatter, M.C., Ziginskas, D., & Harman, J. (2007). Emotion regulation and psychological adjustment following use of a group psychosocial support program for women recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Journal of Psycho-Oncology, 16 (3), 171-180.

Cameron, L.D., Booth, R.J., Schlatter, M.C., Ziginskas, D., & Harman, J. (2005). Cognitive and affective determinants of decisions to attend a group psychosocial support program for women with breast cancer. Psychosomatic Medicine, 67, 584-589.

Booth, R.J., Cameron, L.D., Schlatter, M.C., and Ziginskas, D. (2005). #16 What influences decisions to attend group psychosocial support programs for women with breast cancer? Brain, Behaviour and Immunity, 19, Supplement 4, 8-9.

Booth, R.J., Cameron, L.D., Schlatter, M.C., and Ziginskas, D. (2005). #9 Effect of a psychosocial support intervention on NK cell numbers in women with breast cancer. Brain, Behaviour and Immunity, 19, Supplement 4, 5.

Schlatter, M., Kerr, D.R., Darlington, C.L., & Smith, P.F. (1999). Evidence that the Ginkgo biloba Extract (EGb 761) neither accelerates nor enhances the rapid compensation of the static symptoms of unilateral vestibular deafferentation in guinea pig. Journal of Vestibular Research, 9 (2), 111-118.

Breast Cancer Cure Research Trust
For further information about my doctoral research in New Zealand and academic biography.

Ingenio Alumni Magazine.
Here is a general PDF article summarising some of our breast cancer research at the University of Auckland, New Zealand (see pages 13-14).


MISCELLANEOUS
I was on Radio 2 for nearly 3 years on a weekly basis--most of the time with the lovely Accalia. Sadly, the show decided to change its format and now focuses more on music. Listen here!



ANZA (Australia and New Zealand Association in Dubai). I have written several articles for the ANZA quarterly magazine and wholeheartedly support their hard work.



Here is a film called 'Healing and Hope' produced here in the UAE. The documentary tackles some of the identified causes for fear, stigma and misconceptions regarding breast cancer; the effects of cancer being not only on the patients, but also on their families and others in their immediate social network. Healing and Hope.

 
 
 
 
 

Middle East Doctor

Time Out Magazine

ANZA

American Hospital Dubai Psychologist

Gulf News Friday Magazine

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