A5067841272- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Media Influence and Health
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
University of Oxford
2022-2024
University College London
2024
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
2022-2023
Persecutory delusions are a major psychiatric problem that often do not respond sufficiently to standard pharmacological or psychological treatments. We developed new brief automated virtual reality (VR) cognitive treatment has the potential be used easily in clinical services. aimed compare VR therapy with an alternative (mental relaxation), emphasis on understanding mechanisms of action.THRIVE was parallel-group, single-blind, randomised controlled trial across four UK National Health...
Given increased global stressors, novel interventions are needed to improve psychological wellbeing. The public increasingly interested in wellbeing, self-care, and general health; the wellness industry is rapidly growing online. This article highlights health wellbeing benefits of virtual reality immersive experiences. It argues that their future development within metaverse should involve partnership with mental professionals, especially those experience therapeutic reality-based...
Developing, elaborating, and consolidating positive views of the self is a plausible route to increased psychological well-being. We set out provide an assessment self-beliefs that could be used in research clinical practice.A non-probability online survey was conducted with 2500 UK adults, quota sampled match population for age, gender, ethnicity, income, region. Exploratory factor analysis 94-item pool - generated guidance from people lived experience mental health difficulties develop...
Many patients with mental health disorders become increasingly isolated at home due to anxiety about going outside. A cognitive perspective on this difficulty is that threat cognitions lead the safety-seeking behavioural response of agoraphobic avoidance.
Automated delivery of therapy in virtual reality (VR) has the potential to be used for smoking cessation. Most obviously, it could practise and establish alternative reactions cues. The first step treatment development is show that VR environments can trigger sufficient cravings smokers. We evaluated a new public house outdoor scenario with 100 individuals who smoked daily. Participants were randomly assigned cues or neutral experience VR. experiences presented standalone headset. Before...
Psychologically informed environments aim to transform acute psychiatric settings by providing person-centred, recovery-oriented care. To meet the challenges of implementing these principles, an intensive support programme, derived from Comprehend, Cope and Connect model, was designed promote a recovery-focused service. This study aimed implement programme in wards explore staff perspectives on its implementation. Qualitative data were gathered focus groups semi-structured interviews with...
Background : Team case formulation is recommended clinical practice for managing patients' challenging behaviour in acute psychiatric settings. There are limited standardised protocols and research lacks insights from facilitators. This predominantly qualitative study aimed to explore facilitators' experience of team settings understand this inform future approaches. Methodology Clinicians with facilitating were recruited. Quantitative data was collected using visual analogue scales....
Work-life balance is vital in clinical psychology, especially early career stages. In reflective practice sessions, ten aspiring psychologists raised topics of financial constraints, employment insecurities, time commitment, industry competitiveness, guilt, risk burnout, and lack self-care.