A5041530174- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Humor Studies and Applications
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
Bournemouth University
2019-2025
University of Southampton
2014-2019
University of Exeter
2014-2017
Singer (United States)
2017
The Covid-19 pandemic has wrought disruption to everyday life and services, emerging evidence suggests that those with eating disorders (EDs) are likely experience marked distress exacerbation of their symptoms. However, little is known around the most relevant factors symptom change; whether certain emotion regulation coping strategies linked better outcomes; how people EDs adjusting psychological interventions moving online.
Abstract Objectives Eating disorders (EDs) have a worldwide prevalence of 7.8%, with towering mortality rates and high healthcare costs. The current recommended treatment for EDs principally works by directly targeting ED thoughts behaviours, but recovery are low. A multifaceted link between difficulties emotions is now widely established, newer third-wave therapies that aim to address these underlying emotion promising. study piloted an online self-help intervention which was co-developed...
Abstract Background Existing research highlights the link between certain personality traits and mental health in surgeons. However, little has explored important role of psychological skills qualities potentially explaining this link. A cross-sectional survey UK-based surgeons was used to examine whether two such (psychological flexibility resilience) helped explain why might be linked Method An online comprising measures (neuroticism, extraversion conscientiousness), skills/qualities...
This study aimed to explore emotional functioning in individuals with varying levels of orthorexia nervosa (ON) symptoms. Given the established links between emotion dysregulation and other eating disorders (EDs), conceptualization ON within ED spectrum, this research sought examine relationships symptomatology regulation strategies, alexithymia, beliefs about emotions. A large sample (N = 562) completed self-report measures high psychometric properties, assessing traits (E-DOS), strategies...
Abstract Purpose Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is a proposed new eating disorder, used to describe pathological obsession with healthy or ‘clean’ eating. Although some quantitative research has been carried out in ON, very little qualitative work published date explore individual experiences of ON. Thus, this study aimed individuals’ personal as described online blogs. Methods Fifteen women bloggers, who self-identified having consented for their blog entries be analysed study. Forty pre-existing...
Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is characterised by an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating and while it not recognised as disorder (or any disorder), current research exploring similarities differences such disorders. The literature has shown that individuals disorders have difficulties identifying describing emotions (known alexithymia) well regulating them. However no to date looked at whether people orthorexic tendencies also suffer from emotions. In this paper, we refer but do assume their a...
Previous studies have found that communicating acceptance and understanding (validation) enhances the recipient's psychological physiological wellbeing compared with receiving nonunderstanding feedback (invalidation). Yet, such not established whether it is validation or absence of invalidation beneficial. This study examined social, physiological, emotional effects validating invalidating in more detail, by employing a control group. Ninety healthy volunteers were randomly allocated to...
Limited research has explored conceptualisations of health and healthy eating in orthorexia nervosa (ON). This mixed-methods study aimed to investigate how 'health' 'healthy eating' are conceptualised by individuals at risk for ON. examined the potential relationships between anxiety, beliefs about controllability orthorexic symptomatology our broader sample.A total 362 participants took a survey on anxiety (measured with HAQ), one's own (IMHLC) ON (E-DOS EHQ). Participants 'at risk' (n =...
Abstract Objective While eating disorders (EDs) are more commonly diagnosed in females, there is growing awareness that men also experience EDs and may do so a different way. Difficulties with emotion processing regulation believed to be important EDs, but as studies have involved predominantly female samples, it unclear whether this true for males. Methods In sample of 1604 participants (n = 631 males), we assessed males 109) compared results both females 220) from the general population...
Patients require an accurate knowledge about placebos and their possible effects to ensure consent for placebo-controlled clinical trials is adequately informed. However, few previous studies have explored patients' baseline (ie, pretrial recruitment) levels of understanding placebos. The present online survey aimed assess among patients with a history back pain.A 15-item questionnaire was constructed measure Additional questions assessed sociodemographic characteristics, duration severity...
Despite the prevalence of acupuncture treatment in UK, and increasing evidence safety effectiveness, information presented to patients by practitioners frequently contains inaccuracies. As knowledge affects both patient decision-making outcomes, this study aimed establish what is known about a sample people who had, had not, previously experienced acupuncture. A 15-item questionnaire was constructed assess Online survey with history back pain. 202 participants completed questionnaire. 66.8%...
We investigate both sides of the coin.
A poorly understood relationship exists between eating disorders (ED) and autism spectrum conditions (ASC: henceforth 'autism'). ED are more prevalent in autistic people with high traits, features prognostic of longer illness. Aiming to understand what increases the risk relation previous research has implicated alexithymia as a causal mechanism this relationship. These studies could not, however, disentangle whether explains pathology traits directly or through its impact on...
Limited research has examined recovery processes and conceptualisations of within orthorexia nervosa (ON). This study harnessed Instagram data to examine how people who self-identify with ON use the hashtag #OrthorexiaRecovery is represented this online space.500 textual posts containing were extracted from Instagram. Co-occurring hashtags analysed descriptively determine whether space specific ON, using reflexive thematic analysis.The analysis indicated that being used a wider context...
Abstract Objective : The Covid-19 pandemic has wrought disruption to everyday life and services, emerging evidence suggests that those with eating disorders (EDs) are likely experience marked distress exacerbation of their symptoms. However, little is known around the most relevant factors symptom change; whether certain emotion regulation coping strategies linked better outcomes; how people EDs adjusting psychological interventions moving online. Method In a mixed-method design, we...
Introduction Components other than the active ingredients of treatment can have substantial effects on pain and disability. Such ‘non-specific’ components include: therapeutic relationship, healthcare environment, incidental characteristics, patients’ beliefs practitioners’ beliefs. This study aims to: identify most powerful non-specific for low back (LBP), compare their patient outcomes across orthodox (physiotherapy) complementary (osteopathy, acupuncture) therapies, test which...
To test whether a newly developed person-, theory- and evidence-based website about acupuncture helps patients make informed decisions or not to use for back pain.A randomised online study compared 'enhanced website' 'standard website'. The enhanced provided information in person-based manner targeted psychological constructs. standard was based on widely used patient leaflet. In total, 350 adults with recent self-reported pain were recruited from general practices South West England. two...
Background: According to established ethical principles and guidelines, patients in clinical trials should be fully informed about the interventions they might receive. However, information placebo-controlled typically focuses on new intervention being tested provides limited at times misleading placebos. Objective: We aimed create an informative, scientifically accurate, engaging website that could used improve understanding of placebo effects among who considering taking part a trial....
Placebo effects and their underpinning mechanisms are increasingly well understood. However, this is poorly communicated to participants in placebo-controlled trials. For valid informed consent, should be about the potential benefits risks of participating Existing information leaflets often fail describe adverse associated with placebo allocation. This study tested a new website designed inform patients (The Power Placebos, PoP). PoP was using qualitative methods combination theory-...
Potential acupuncture patients seek out information about from various sources including websites, many of which are unreliable. We aimed to create an informative, scientifically accurate and engaging website educate for back pain modify their beliefs in a way that might enhance its clinical effects. used psychological theory techniques design evidence-based website, incorporating multimedia elements. conducted qualitative “think aloud” audio-recorded interviews elicit user views the...
Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) is a disordered eating style involving an unhealthy obsession with 'healthy' or 'clean' eating. Its aetiology still poorly understood and not yet recognised in diagnostic manuals. While ON has been associated Obsessive Compulsive (OC) symptoms perfectionism, no study to date looked at the relationship between OC tendencies via influence of two facets perfectionism this relationship, namely evaluative concern achievement striving. Examining potential role helps...