A5072852557- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Policing Practices and Perceptions
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
McPin Foundation
2016-2023
University of Toronto
2020
York University
2003
Objective To better understand mental health service users’ experiences of stigma and discrimination in different settings. Method An annual telephone survey people with a diagnosis conducted to evaluate the Time Change antistigma campaign England. Of 985 who participated 2013, 84 took part qualitative interview which was audio recorded. these, 50 interviews were transcribed thematically analysed explore accounts discrimination. We common types behaviour; motivations ascribed discriminators;...
Automated virtual reality (VR) therapy has the potential to substantially increase access evidence-based psychological treatments. The results of a multicenter randomized controlled trial showed that gameChange VR cognitive reduces agoraphobic avoidance people diagnosed with psychosis, especially for those severe avoidance.We set out use peer research approach explore participants' experiences therapy. This in-depth experiential exploration user experience may inform implementation in...
This study examined whether knowing that a victim of sexual assault was carrying condom influenced perceptions her intention and subsequent judgments the assault. Participants ( N = 165) read vignette describing date culminated in an alleged Condom possession (carrying condom, not condom) both female male target systematically varied. When woman perceived as more sexually willing claim less valid. In contrast, target's had little impact on judgments.
Objectives To investigate delivery of smoking cessation interventions, recorded quit attempts and successful quitting rates within primary care in smokers with depression or severe mental illness (SMI) compared those without. Design Longitudinal cohort study using healthcare records. Setting English care. Participants 882 849 patients registered participating practices as current during 2007–2014, including three groups: (1) 13 078 SMI, (2) 55 630 no SMI but recent (3) 814 141 nor...