Alex Frost, Rupert Burge, Dave, and Nima presented a poster on their NIHR-funded research at the MSMilan2023 conference last week: Exploring the potential of SMART for improving cognitive health in people with multiple sclerosis…Continue Reading Exploring the potential of SMART for improving cognitive health in people with multiple sclerosis
International Think Tank on Gambling Research, Policy and Practice
The Think Tank is an international network of researchers, policy makers, service providers and interested others collaborating to advance the understanding of gambling and to reduce gambling-related harm. It is led by the AUT Gambling and Addictions Research Centre. The very first International Think Tank meeting held in Europe was held on 26th and 27th…Continue Reading International Think Tank on Gambling Research, Policy and Practice
Routine screening for gambling disorder and gambling-related harm within mental health and drug and alcohol services: A feasibility and pilot study
The project funded by the NIHR Policy Research Programme aims to ascertain the feasibility of introducing gambling screening in mental health and drug and alcohol services and what the facilitators and barriers are in both screening and referral. It will also test if screening will identify substantial proportions of individuals who are experiencing harmful gambling….Continue Reading Routine screening for gambling disorder and gambling-related harm within mental health and drug and alcohol services: A feasibility and pilot study
Outcomes of psychological support skills training for cancer care staff: Skill acquisition, work engagement, mental wellbeing and burnout
Nima has published a new practice-based evidence paper with colleagues in the East Midlands Cancer Alliance (EMCA) Centre for Psychosocial Health: Malins, S, Boutry, C, Moghaddam, N., et al. Outcomes of psychological support skills training for cancer care staff: skill acquisition, work engagement, mental wellbeing and burnout. Psychooncology. 2023; 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.6200…Continue Reading Outcomes of psychological support skills training for cancer care staff: Skill acquisition, work engagement, mental wellbeing and burnout
Group psychological intervention for emotional distress in haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A feasibility randomised clinical trial
Michael Baliousis, Dave Dawson, along with the NUH clinical psychology team have just published a paper describing the results of their feasibility study in group psychological preparation for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The study highlights what clinicians and researchers should pay attention to when designing RCTs and group interventions to support patients’ psychological readiness. The…Continue Reading Group psychological intervention for emotional distress in haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A feasibility randomised clinical trial
PhEW members give talk at Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) World Conference at the University of Cyprus.
Nima and Dave attended the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) World Conference at the University of Cyprus (24–28 July), and gave a talk on “Improving cognitive health in people with neurological conditions”. The conference was hosted in a hybrid format, and recordings are available for registrants via https://contextualscience.org/wc2023…Continue Reading PhEW members give talk at Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) World Conference at the University of Cyprus.
“You know your own body best”. Is the way we talk about to people about alertness to physical changes having unintended consequences?
“You know your own body best”. Is the way we talk about to people about alertness to physical changes having unintended consequences? Dr Lauren Heathcote (@LCHeathcote), Associate Professor at King’s College, London, visited PheW at the University of Lincoln and presented on the cutting edge in theory and practice in the psychology of cancer and…Continue Reading “You know your own body best”. Is the way we talk about to people about alertness to physical changes having unintended consequences?
The CompACT-10: Development and validation of a Comprehensive assessment of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy processes short-form in representative UK samples
Nima Moghaddam, Dave Dawson, along with two of their previous Trainees (Katrina Bayliss and Lucy Morris) have just published a paper describing the development and psychometric validation of a new short-form version of their psychological flexibility measure (the CompACT-10). Psychological flexibility is a central component of psychological health and wellbeing, and this new measure should…Continue Reading The CompACT-10: Development and validation of a Comprehensive assessment of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy processes short-form in representative UK samples
The association between the Multiple Sclerosis Screening Questionnaire and objective measures of cognition: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis
Jessica Tunmore and Laurie Hufton (DClinPsy students) have published a new paper with Nima: Tunmore, J., Kontou, E., Moghaddam, N., Hufton, L., & Das Nair, R. (2023). The association between the Multiple Sclerosis Neuropsychological Screening Questionnaire and objective measures of cognition: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2023.2213847…Continue Reading The association between the Multiple Sclerosis Screening Questionnaire and objective measures of cognition: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis
Movies on the couch: The MOVIE model of film therapy
Jenny Hamilton has a new paper in the Counselling and Psychotherapy Research Journal, published this week: Hamilton, J. (2023). Movies on the couch: The MOVIE model of film therapy. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 00, 1– 5. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12658 …Continue Reading Movies on the couch: The MOVIE model of film therapy