Clinical and Wellbeing Group
The Clinical and Wellbeing Group brings together an interdisciplinary team that leads biopsychosocial research focusing on psychological distress and its amelioration in both clinical and non-clinical populations.
Current research includes uncovering the psychological, cognitive and physiological mechanisms underlying stress, mental health problems (including anxiety, OCD and ADHD), as well as those resulting from the consequences of physical ill-health and neurological conditions (e.g., acquired brain injury).
We also develop and evaluate psychological interventions, and conduct feasibility assessments, with the aim of advancing psychological, physical and mental health and improving wellbeing.
The Clinical and Wellbeing Group is part of the ARU Centre for Mind and Behaviour.
We offer a Psychology PhD. We have also identified a range of innovative research project opportunities for postgraduate researchers.
For more information, contact Dr Jane Scott at [email protected]
Members
Find out more about our group members on their profile pages.
- Lily Gyimes
- Enes Kartal
- Laura Laken
- Ann Pettit
- Carter Smith
- The Possessions and Hoarding Collective held two events at the 2024 Cambridge Festival Family Weekend with over 10,000 attendees, public engagement activities were led by PhD students Enes Kartal and Laura Laken.
- Enes Kartal: Gave a talk on his PhD research at the UK Hoarding Research Network 2024 in Birmingham.
- Prof Sharon Morein: You’re not a hoarder, so why do you have so much clutter?, The Telegraph, April 2024.
- Prof Sharon Morein: Public talk at the Cambridge Wellness Festival (September 2023), and with PhD student Enes Kartal, led activities with the public.
- Prof Sharon Morein-Zamir: Are YOU a secret hoarder? Psychologist reveals the three tell-tale signs to watch out for, Daily Mail, March 2023.
- Prof Sharon Morein-Zamir: Hoarding in adults with ADHD: why inattention (also) matters, seminar, Institute for Challenging Disorganization, January 2023.
- Dr Jane Scott and Dr Eldré Beukes: CBT for Tinnitus workshop, 2023.
- Dr Julia Gillard: Training on working with culture and mental health, Op COURAGE Warm Welcome Afghan Service / Op COURAGE Network, 2023.
- Dr Julia Gillard: Trauma, trauma informed practice and supporting LGBT+ veterans. Seminar delivered to Fighting with Pride charity, 2023.
Salzer, E. B., Meireles, J. F. F., Kirk, E., Preston, C. E., Vasconcelos e Sá, D. and Neves, C. M. (2024) 'Body understanding measure for pregnancy scale (BUMPs): Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties among Brazilian pregnant women', Body Image, 49, 101689. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101689
Oliver, A., Chandler, E. and Gillard, J. (2024) 'Impact of Digital Inclusion Initiative to Facilitate Access to Mental Health Services: Service User Interview Study', JMIR Ment Health,11, e51315. Available at https://mental.jmir.org/2024/1/e51315
Gillard, J., Werner-Seidler, A., Dalgleish, T. and Stretton, J. (2023) 'Script-driven imagery of socially salient autobiographical memories in major depressive disorder', Scientific Reports, 13(1), 14577.
Melegkovits, E., Blumberg, J., Dixon, E., Ehntholt, K., Gillard, J., Kayal, H., . . . Bloomfield, M. (2023) 'The effectiveness of trauma-focused psychotherapy for complex post-traumatic stress disorder: A retrospective study', European Psychiatry, 66(1), E4. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2346
Morein-Zamir, S. and Ahluwalia S. (2023) 'Hoarding disorder: evidence and best practice in primary care', British Journal of General Practice, 73 (729), pp. 182-183. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp23X732513
Belcher, H. L., Morein-Zamir, S., Stagg, S. D. and Ford, R. (2022) 'Shining a Light on a Hidden Population: Social Functioning and Mental Health in Women Reporting Autistic Traits But Lacking Diagnosis', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05583-2
Davenport, C., Lambie, J., Owen, C. and Swami, V. (2022) 'Fathers’ experience of depression during the perinatal period: a qualitative systematic review', JBI Evidence Synthesis, 20(9), pp. 2244-2302.
Morein-Zamir, S., Kasese, M., Chamberlain, S. R. and Trachtenberg, E. (2022) 'Elevated levels of hoarding in ADHD: a special link with inattention', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 145, pp. 167-174. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.12.024
Fox, J., Smith, A.-M., Driver, P., & Vasconcelos e Sa, D. (2022). Teaching Family Carers about the Recovery Concept in Mental Health: An Exploration of the Potential Impact of Utilizing an Online Program. Journal of Recovery in Mental Health, 5(1), 45-65.
Bogosian, A., Hurt, C. S., Hindle, J. V., McCracken, L. M., Vasconcelos e Sa, D. A., Axell, S., Tapper, K., Stevens, J., Hirani, P. S., Salhab, M., Ye, W. and Cubi-Molla, P. (2021) 'Acceptability and Feasibility of a Mindfulness Intervention Delivered via Videoconferencing for People With Parkinson’s', Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0891988720988901
Lambie, J. A., Lambie, H. J. and Sadek, S. (2020) '“My child will actually say ‘I am upset’… Before all they would do was scream”: Teaching parents emotion validation in a social care setting', Child: care, health and development, 46(5), pp. 627-636. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12770