A5066337065- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Family Support in Illness
- Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
University of Edinburgh
2016-2025
NHS Grampian
2012-2024
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2020
Michigan State University
2020
Hudson Institute
2020
University of Lausanne
2019
University of Aberdeen
2013-2014
University of Glasgow
1976-2014
Royal Cornhill Hospital
2014
Dr Gray's Hospital
2012
The coronavirus COVID-19 and the global pandemic has already had a substantial disruptive impact on society, posing major challenges to provision of mental health services in time crisis, carrying spectre an increased burden health, both terms existing psychiatric disorder, emerging psychological distress from pandemic. In this paper we provide framework for understanding key psychologically informed care during beyond We identify three groups that can benefit approaches and/or interventions...
Although there has been increased interest in applying attachment theory to the psychological understanding of psychosis, research date focused on self-reported and psychotic symptomatology. This study presents evidence for mentalization constructs engagement adaptation first-episode psychosis (FEP), using a narrative based interview.A cross-sectional cohort design was used.Thirty-four individuals with first episode were interviewed Adult Attachment Interview. classifications reflective...
There is an urgent need for psychological therapies in Eating Disorders (ED) that target both eating disorder symptoms and broader aspects of functioning, such as personality (PD) features. We integrated Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy, developed treating PDs, with existing CBT techniques disorders (MIT-ED). This psychotherapy targets ED are not included the transdiagnostic CBT-E model, specifically poor metacognition interpersonal schemas. A proof-of-concept randomized clinical trial...
The study was a novel exploration of possible associations between attachment status and psychotic phenomenology, applied within social mentality framework (Gilbert, 1989, 2001). We hypothesized that avoidance would be associated with higher endorsement paranoid ideation. Consistent theory, we levels interpersonal problems also paranoia scores greater avoidance.An analogue cross-sectional cohort design used.Two hundred thirteen individuals completed self-report measures current style,...
Increasing evidence shows attachment security influences symptom expression and adaptation in people diagnosed with schizophrenia other psychoses.To describe the distribution of secure insecure a cohort individuals first-episode psychosis, to explore relationship between recovery from positive negative symptoms first 12 months.The study was prospective 12-month study. The role attachment, duration untreated psychosis (DUP), baseline insight predicting mediating investigated using multiple...
This is a commentary on fifteen articles addressing some of the major emergent challenges in provision mental health services during COVID-19 pandemic crisis, offering telepsychiatry as viable and elegant solution to maintaining psychotherapy within post-pandemic.The papers special issue both build existing telepsychotherapy initiatives offer rapid responses early phase COVID-19.Two explore relative effectiveness in-person supervision telesupervision, proposing telesupervision feasible...
Abstract Experiential techniques can be used to address maladaptive interpersonal patterns in patients with personality disorders (PDs) as long they are delivered minding about the therapeutic relationship. We present case study of Laura, a 38‐year‐old woman presenting covert narcissism, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, and complicated grief treated metacognitive therapy. Laura initially refused engage any experiential work out fear being judged abandoned by her therapist. To...