The seriousness, range, and distribution of errors, and a wider pattern of misinterpreting the purpose of studies and ignoring positive results, suggest that Öst's review should be set aside in future considerations of the evidence base for ACT.
Mere rhymesters can do it, bards of the birthday card, bluff wearers of the heart on the sleeve, but who would have imagined that an artist of Seamus Heaney's seriousness, range and subtlety would appeal so directly not only to the sternest tenders of the groves of academe, but also to the simplest hearts.
Rates of attempted suicide average 20 30 times higher than rates of completed suicide in the general population but are probably underreported and range widely in method and seriousness of intent [ 4, 5].
Symptoms were identified from previous literature and pilot work, and ranged in seriousness (based on ratings by a sample of local GPs) from level 1: symptoms usually indicative of minor or self-limiting illness (e.g. sore throat, feeling tired/run down, diarrhoea) through to level 5: symptoms which could be indicative of potentially serious conditions (i.e. chest pain and coughing up blood) [ 4].
Beeps could now be heard in a range of contexts, but the sound still managed to speak of seriousness and technology.
The Brief-IPQ consist of 8 items on the seriousness and impact of diabetes on various aspects of life, measured on a 10-point Likert scale ranging from 'strongly disagree' to 'strongly agree'.
The steady diet of UFC shows (ranging from ESPN+ to UFC on ESPN and PPVs) has already established ESPN's seriousness and commitment to MMA.
"There's seriousness, and there's levity".
The fear of seriousness, and the assumption that seriousness is necessarily humourless, has to be overcome.
Because graphs convey seriousness and rigor.
