Kamila Irvine was invited to appear on the “Can I have another snack?” podcast hosted by Dr Laura Thomas. They talked about the research investigating the impact of childhood weight management completed with undergraduate student Josie Binder. The episode is available here….Continue Reading Kamila Irvine was invited to appear on the “Can I have another snack?” podcast
Lunchtime Mindfulness
Jenny Hamilton will be running a mindfulness group for staff live online via Teams on Fridays 12 noon –1pm starting on Friday 14/02/25. The sessions will integrate practices from self-compassion and stress reduction approaches. If you would like to join, please email Jenny….Continue Reading Lunchtime Mindfulness
Priority Setting in Partnership
The GLiMHR team hosted their final “Priority Setting in Partnership” workshop on Thursday, 30 January, bringing together 30 participants with lived and/or professional experience of mental health. The goal was to reach a consensus on the Top 10 research priorities for mental health in Lincolnshire. This event marked the culmination of 10 months of extensive…Continue Reading Priority Setting in Partnership
Kevin Butler took part in the application assessment panel for the Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Research Fund
On 21st January, Kevin Butler took part in the application assessment panel for the Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Research Fund. There was £50k to allocate to Lincolnshire based individuals or organisations seeking to deliver community-led health, social care or wellbeing research projects. This Research Engagement Network/NHS England programme is in its second year of…Continue Reading Kevin Butler took part in the application assessment panel for the Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Research Fund
Increase Understanding of Drivers of Smoking and Barriers to Improving the Number of People Seeking Stop Smoking Services, at a Community Level, in Corby
23/01/25: A consultancy bid for ~£24k was submitted to North Northamptonshire Council to increase understanding of drivers of smoking and barriers to improving the number of people seeking stop smoking services, at a community level, in Corby. The project team includes Kevin Butler (Co-I), Amanda Roberts (Co-I), and Lambros Lazouras (Co-I) along with colleagues in…Continue Reading Increase Understanding of Drivers of Smoking and Barriers to Improving the Number of People Seeking Stop Smoking Services, at a Community Level, in Corby
Video Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) with Children and Young People who Witnessed Domestic Violence: A Naturalistic Single Case Study Series
Dr Fiammetta Rocca (DClinPsy graduate) has published her primary thesis paper with Nima and colleaguies: Rocca, F., Schröder, T., Golijani-Moghaddam, N., & Wylde, S. (2025). Video Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) with Children and Young People who Witnessed Domestic Violence: A Naturalistic Single Case Study Series. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, available here. This study…Continue Reading Video Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) with Children and Young People who Witnessed Domestic Violence: A Naturalistic Single Case Study Series
Body Happy Schools Programme – Investigating Whole School Culture Change
Kamila and Dave submitted a funding application to the Nuffield Foundation to run “Body Happy Schools Programme – Investigating Whole School Culture Change” project….Continue Reading Body Happy Schools Programme – Investigating Whole School Culture Change
Research on Effectively Communicating a Misdiagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis Accepted for Publication in Brain and Behavior
Dr Angela Baufeldt, newly appointed Research Tutor for the DClinPsy programme, has had her research on effectively communicating a misdiagnosis of multiple sclerosis accepted for publication in Brain and Behavior. Nima and Mark Gresswell are co-authors: Baufeldt, A. L., Evangelou, N., Golijani-Moghaddam, N., Gresswell, M., & das Nair, R. (in press). Consensus-based guidelines for communicating…Continue Reading Research on Effectively Communicating a Misdiagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis Accepted for Publication in Brain and Behavior
GLiMHR Presentation at MHDLDA Alliance Executive Group
Nima and Dave were recently invited to present the GLiMHR (Guiding Lincolnshire’s Mental Health Research) project at the MHDLDA Alliance Executive Group. This group is a partnership comprised of senior representatives from the health and care systems in Lincolnshire, dedicated to providing a strategic overview of Mental Health, Dementia, Learning Disability, and Autism care in…Continue Reading GLiMHR Presentation at MHDLDA Alliance Executive Group
Investigating gambling-related suicide
Gambling has been linked to negative consequences such as poor health, domestic violence and homelessness. For some individuals, the most serious consequence of gambling is suicide or suicide attempt(s). Elevated instances of suicidality in gamblers have been reported in many international studies in the last decade. Roberts, A., Rogers, J., Petrovskaya, E., Ashton, A., Beck,…Continue Reading Investigating gambling-related suicide