"mental health" blog posts

What influences recovery in the moment?Patient completing a questionnaire

What influences recovery in the moment?

Dr Barbara Mezes is a Lecturer in Clinical Psychology in the Department of Primary Care and Mental Health. Here she discusses the research support grant she received from the Wellcome ISSF to support her research focusing on personal recovery in bipolar disorder.

Posted on: 16 August 2023

Spotlight: Dr Vicky Fallon - measuring postpartum anxiety Picture of a new mother resting her head back whilst holding her newborn against her chest

Spotlight: Dr Vicky Fallon - measuring postpartum anxiety

This edition of Spotlight focuses on Dr Vicky Fallon, a Chartered Psychologist and Lecturer in Health Psychology in the Department of Psychology. Her research into perinatal mental health has led to the development of a tool to measure postpartum anxiety that is now used globally.

Posted on: 22 June 2023

Enhancing coping skills in vulnerable young people The back of a child in a hooded top, looking out of a window

Enhancing coping skills in vulnerable young people

Dr Ioannis Angelakis is a Lecturer in Clinical Psychology in the Department of Primary Care and Mental Health. Here he discusses the research support grant he received from the Wellcome ISSF to co-produce an intervention aimed at reducing suicide in children and young people.

Posted on: 14 June 2023