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Arroll, M.A., & Senior, V. (2008). Individuals’ experience of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Psychology & Health, 23, 443-458.

Borkoles, E., Nicholls, A.R., Bell, K., Butterly, R., & Polman, R.C.J. (2008). The lived experiences of people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in relation to exercise. Psychology & Health, 23, 427_441.

Bramley, N., & Eatough, V. (2005). The experience of living with Parkinson’s disease: An interpretative phenomenological analysis case study. Psychology & Health, 20, 223_235.

Chapman, E., Parameshwar, J., Jenkins, D., Large, S., & Tsui, S. (2007). Psychosocial issues for patients with ventricular assist devices: A qualitative pilot study. American Journal of Critical Care, 16, 72-81.

Dickson, A., Knussen, C., & Flowers, P. (2007). Stigma and the delegitimation experience: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of people living with chronic fatigue syndrome. Psychology & Health, 22, 851_867.

Dickson, A., Knussen, C., & Flowers, P. (2008). ‘That was my old life; it’s almost like a pastlife now’: Identity crisis, loss and adjustment amongst people living with chronic fatigue syndrome. Psychology & Health, 23, 459_476.

French, D.P., Maissi, E., & Marteau, T.M. (2005). The purpose of attributing cause: Beliefs about the causes of myocardial infarction. Social Science & Medicine, 60, 1411_1421.

Marriott, C., & Thompson, A.R. (2008). Managing threats to femininity: Personal and interpersonal experience of living with vulval pain. Psychology & Health, 23, 243_258.

Murray, C.D., & Rhodes, K. (2005). ‘Nobody likes damaged goods’: The experience of adult visible acne. British Journal of Health Psychology, 10, 183_202.

Osborn, M., & Smith, J.A. (1998). The personal experience of chronic benign lower back pain: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. British Journal of Health Psychology, 3, 65_83.

Reynolds, F., & Lim, K.H. (2007). Contribution of visual art-making to the subjective wellbeing of women living with cancer: A qualitative study. Arts in Psychotherapy, 34, 1_10.

Senior, V., Smith, J.A., Michie, S., & Marteau, T.M. (2002). Making sense of risk: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of vulnerability to heart disease. Journal of Health Psychology, 7, 157-68.

Smith, J.A., & Osborn, M. (2007) Pain as an assault on the self: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the psychological impact of chronic benign low back pain. Psychology & Health, 22, 517-34.

Turner, A., Barlow, J., & Ilbery, B. (2002). Play hurt, live hurt: Living with and managing osteoarthritis from the perspective of ex-professional footballers. Journal of Health Psychology, 7, 285_301.