Mood Disorders
Agatha Alves AnetPhD Student,ÌýInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience Other research interests include CognitionÌý´¥ÌýGlobal Mental Health | Neuroscience | Wellbeing |
Sarah AshleyPhD student, Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include Epidemiology | Neuroscience | Psychosocial ´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental Health |
Ignacia AzocarFull-time PhD Student, Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include Older Adult Mental Health | Global Mental Health | PsychosocialÌý´¥ÌýDementiaÌý Senior research fellow, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences Other research interests include Psychosocial | Trauma | EpidemiologyÌý´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental Health |
Dan BangSir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow,ÌýQueen Square Institute of Neurology I study how humans build mental models of the world for behavioural control, with a focus on social behaviour. Social interaction is remarkably complex: an action that is rewarded in one context may be punished in another, and what we think or feel may clash with the behaviour that is required of us. I seek to understand how humans solve such problems, using behavioural testing, computational modelling and neuroimaging. These techniques allow me to characterise the cognitive processes underlying behaviour and study their implementation in the brain. A biologically-informed account of human social behaviour is important for advancing our understanding of disorders of mental health. Many mental disorders are social in nature – they manifest in interactions between people – but we lack a mechanistic explanation of what has gone awry. Other research interests include CognitionÌý´¥ÌýNeuroscienceÌý| PsychosocialÌý| Neuromodulation |
Jessica BoneResearch Fellow in Epidemiology and Statistics,ÌýInstitute of Epidemiology and Health Jess has taught on various programmes in °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Division of Psychiatry and Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care, including the Clinical Mental Health Sciences MSc, Mental Health Sciences Research MSc and Dementia: Causes, Treatments and Research MSc. She has contributed to modules including Statistics for Mental Health Research, Core Principles of Mental Health Research, Current Research in Children's and Young People's Mental Health, and Current Research in Depression and Anxiety. Other research interests include Epidemiology | PsychosocialÌý´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental Health |
Christina CarlisiPostdoctoral Research Fellow,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences I am a Wellcome Trust Sir Henry Wellcome research fellow in theÌýÌýat °×С½ãÂÛ̳. Through my fellowship, I am also affiliated with theÌýÌýat Duke University. My current research uses computational methods (e.g. computational modelling, psychophysics) to examine affective processing. I am interested in how individual differences in diverse factors such as early life experiences and neurobiological mechanisms give rise to (or protect us from) the development of mental health problems and am particularly interested in developing more sensitive measures of individual differences to study how behavioural traits such as anxiety and conduct problems develop across childhood and adolescence. Other research interests include Epidemiology | Neuroscience | Cognition ´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental Health |
Lorna CollinsResearch Fellow,ÌýInstitute of Epidemiology and Health Other research interests include Wellbeing | Global Mental Health | Psychological InterventionsÌý´¥ÌýEpidemiology |
David CurtisHonorary Professor,ÌýDivision of Biosciences Since 1990 I collaborated with Hugh Gurling at the °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Molecular Psychiatry Lab in research aimed at identifying genes affecting risk of mental illness. Initially we carried out linkage studies of families multiply affected with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Subsequently I have been involved in association studies and latterly studies using next generation sequencing data. Throughout this time I have also developed new statistical approaches and have written computer software to carry out genetic analyses. I am currently working on methods for detecting genetic variants affecting risk of complex diseases using large exome-sequenced datasets. Other research interests include Dementia ´¥ÌýNeuroscienceÌý´¥ÌýSerious Mental Illness |
Zsofia DemjenAssociate Professor of Applied Linguistics,ÌýIOE, °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s Faculty of Education and Society I work at the intersections of language, mind and health(care), exploring (experiences of) mental/physical illness, healthcare, and medical research through linguistic analysis. My approach is data-driven and discourse analytic, focusing on any aspect of language that stands out in a given context. I've worked specifically on metaphor, im/politeness, personal pronouns, negation, narratives and humour. Other research interests include Physical Health | Serious Mental Illness | Language |
Quentin Dercon Ìý ÌýPhD student in mental health science (°×С½ãÂÛ̳-Wellcome programme), Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience Other research interests include Cognition | Epidemiology | NeuroscienceÌý´¥ÌýPsychological Interventions |
Jen DykxhoornSenior Research Fellow,ÌýInstitute of Epidemiology andÌýHealth Other research interests include Serious Mental Illness | Epidemiology | Global Mental Health | Psychosocial | Substance AbuseÌý´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental Health Academic Clinical, Fellow in Primary Care and Population Health Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health | Epidemiology | Global Mental Health | Health and Social Care | Wellbeing | Trauma | Suicide and Self-harm | Serious Mental Illness | Digital Health | Older Adult Mental Health | Psychosocial |
Saoirse FinnPhD Researcher,ÌýInstitute of Epidemiology andÌýHealth Other research interests include Physical Health | Older Adult Mental Health ´¥ÌýEpidemiologyÌý| Genetics |
Stephen FlemingSir Henry Dale Fellow,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences Other research interests include Dementia | Neuroscience ´¥ÌýPsychological InterventionsÌý´¥ÌýCognition Clinical Fellow, Division of Psychology and Language SciencesÌýÌý Ìý Other research interests include Psychosocial | Children and Young People's Mental Health | Suicide and Self-harm | Serious Mental Illness | Psychological InterventionsÌý |
Sabina FunkResearch Associate,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences Other research interests include CognitionÌý´¥ÌýDementia | Global Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýNeuroscienceÌý´¥ÌýOlder Adult Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýPsychological InterventionsÌý| Wellbeing |
Honorary Senior Research Fellow,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Global Mental Health | Suicide and Self-harm | Serious Mental Illness | Ethics and law / Co-productionÌý |
Dawid GondekResearch Fellow,ÌýInstitute of Epidemiology and Health Dawid’s main research interests lie in: Other research interests include WellbeingÌý´¥ÌýEpidemiology |
Sergi Costafreda GonzalezAssociate Professor,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Dementia | Serious Mental Illness ´¥ÌýOlder Adult Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýCognition |
Rebecca GouldAssociate Professor,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry My main research interests are in evaluating psychological interventions such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness-based therapies for: i) older people with mental health conditions (including anxiety and depression); ii) people with neurodegenerative diseases (including dementia and motor neuron disease); iii) carers of people with neurodegenerative diseases; and iv) people with physical health conditions. Other research interests include examining the assessment of frailty in older people with mental health conditions, and evaluating psychological interventions for this population. Other research interests include Psychological Interventions | Older Adult Mental Health | Physical Health ´¥ÌýDementia |
Talya GreeneÌýSenior Lecturer and Honorary Associate Professor,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Trauma | PsychosocialÌý´¥ÌýEpidemiology PhD Student, Institute of Cognitive NeuroscienceÌýÌý Ìý Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health | Psychological Interventions |
Laura GroverResearch Assistant,ÌýQueen Square Institute of Neurology Other research interests include Older Adult Mental Health ´¥ÌýNeuroscienceÌý´¥ÌýDementiaÌý´¥ÌýEpidemiology |
Joseph HayesPrincipal Research Fellow,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Research areas: Other research interests include Serious Mental Illness ´¥ÌýPharmacology | Physical HealthÌý´¥ÌýEpidemiology |
Samuel HewittPhD Student,ÌýQueen Square Institute of Neurology Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýCognitionÌý´¥ÌýNeuroscience Senior Research Fellow, Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include |
Marjan JahanshahiEmeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology andÌýNeuropsychology,ÌýQueen Square Institute of Neurology Our current areas of research interest are: Other research interests include Older Adult Mental Health | Psychosocial | Physical Health | WellbeingÌý´¥ÌýCognitionÌý´¥ÌýDementia Research Assistant, Division of Psychology and Language SciencesÌý Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health | Global Mental Health | Health and Social Care Ìý| Psychological Interventions | TraumaÌý |
Aaron KandolaPhD Candidate,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Neuroscience | Physical Health | WellbeingÌý´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýEpidemiology Sunjeev KambojProfessor of Translational Clinical Psychology,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences Other research interests include Neuroscience | Psychological InterventionsÌý| TraumaÌý´¥ÌýSubstance abuseÌý´¥ÌýCognition Garrett KiddResearch Assistant,ÌýDivision of PsychiatryÌýÌý Ìý Other research interests include Epidemiology | Global Mental Health | Health and Social Care | Mood Disorders | Older Adult Mental Health | Psychological Interventions | Psychosocial | Serious Mental Illness | Substance abuse | Suicide and Self-harm | Trauma | Wellbeing |
Karel KieslichPhD Student,ÌýInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience Other research interests include Neuroscience | Substance Abuse | PharmacologyÌý´¥ÌýEpidemiology Postdoctoral Research Fellow,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health Ìý| Global Mental HealthÌý| Digital Health ´¥ÌýNeuroscienceÌý´¥ÌýCognition |
Peter A. KirkPhD in the Leverhulme Doctoral Training Program for the Ecological Study of the Brain,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences Other research interests include NeuroscienceÌý´¥ÌýCognition |
Rebecca LaceyLecturer in Quantitative Methods and Lifecourse Epidemiology,ÌýInstitute of Epidemiology and Health I am a Lecturer in Quantitative Methods and Lifecourse Epidemiology. I am a social epidemiologist who applies a life course approach to understanding the importance of the early family social environment for health across the life course.Ìý Other research interests include Epidemiology | Psychosocial ´¥ÌýWellbeingÌý´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental Health |
Glyn LewisProfessor of Epidemiological Psychiatry,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry I am interested in investigating the causes of psychiatric disorder, particularly depressive illness and psychosis. Causal factors that are potentially preventable could be especially useful but clues to aetiology also can improve our understanding of illness and help to devise treatments. I also carry out randomised controlled trials to evaluate treatments for depression in primary care. I aim to carry out research that has practical implications in improving clinical care of people with psychiatric disorder. I want to identify those advances in our neuroscientific understanding that could lead to practicable benefits for patients. Other research interests include Epidemiology | Pharmacology | Psychological InterventionsÌý´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental Health |
Michele LimTrainee Clinical Psychologist,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health | Digital Health | Psychological Interventions | Eating Disorders Ìý Stuart LinkeClinical Psychologist,ÌýInstitute of Digital Health Other research interests include Psychological Interventions | Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Psychosocial |
Mekeda X LoganResearch Assistant,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Epidemiology | Neuroscience | Global Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental Health |
Alexis An Yee LowPhD Student,ÌýQueen Square Institute of Neurology Other research interests include |
Millie LowtherPhD Student,ÌýInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience Other research interests include Psychological Interventions | NeuroscienceÌý´¥ÌýCognition Eliazar LunaResearch Fellow Other research interests include |
Andrew MacAskillSir Henry DaleÌýFellow,ÌýDivision of Biosciences We are working to understand how neurons in the brain communicate with each other to allow them to encode emotional behaviours and make decisions. Problems with this communication underlie the vast majority of neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases, and so our aim is to find novel ways to combat these diseases by gaining a greater understanding of the processes that they destroy.ÌýÌý Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health | NeuroscienceÌý´¥ÌýPharmacology | Substance Abuse |
Rosalind McAlpinePhD Student,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences Other research interests include Pharmacology | | Serious Mental Illness | Psychosocial | Substance Abuse ´¥ÌýWellbeing |
Eamon McCroryÌýÌý ÌýÌýProfessor of Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health | Psychological Interventions ´¥ÌýTrauma | Neuroscience ´¥ÌýPsychological Interventions |
Tayla McCloudPhD Student,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Epidemiology ´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental Health Nigel McKenzieÌýResearch Associate, Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include Mood Disorders | Suicide and Self-harm | EpidemiologyÌý| Substance abuse |
Carlos MenaPhD Student, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience Other research interests include CognitionÌý´¥ÌýNeuroscienceÌý| Psychological Interventions | PsychosocialÌý| Anxiety |
Nick MidgleyProfessor of Psychological Therapies with Children and Young People,ÌýAnna Freud Centre Nick Midgley'sÌýprimary research interest is in psychological therapies with children and young people, with a particular focus on the use of qualitative methods.ÌýHe hasÌýa strong commitment to examining the child's perspective on mental health and psychotherapy. Prof Midgley has been involved in theÌýadaptation of contemporary psychodynamic treatments, including mentalization-based treatments, for use with children and families Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýPsychological InterventionsÌý´¥ÌýPsychosocial |
Research Fellow in Population Mental Health, Centre for Longitudinal StudiesÌýÌý Ìý Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health ´¥ÌýEpidemiologyÌý| Global Mental HealthÌý| Older Adult Mental Health | Wellbeing |
Agnes NorburyResearch Fellow,ÌýQueen Square Institute of Neurology Other research interests include Digital Health ´¥ÌýNeuroscience | Psychological Interventions |
Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences Other research interests include Digital Health | Psychological InterventionsÌý| Serious Mental Illness | Trauma Ìý |
Sami Omar AmawiCore trainee in psychiatry, Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include NeuroscienceÌý´¥ÌýSerious Mental Illness | Substance AbuseÌý´¥ÌýTrauma |
Vasiliki OrgetaAssociate Professor,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Dr Vasiliki Orgeta is a research psychologist interested in emotional well-being in people with dementia and their family carers. Her research focuses on the development and evaluation ofÌý psychological and psychosocial interventions in dementia and mild cognitive impairment. She is also interested in how stress could be influencing risk of dementia and the effect of caregiving on caregivers physical and mental health. Other research interests include Wellbeing | Physical Health | Psychosocial | CognitionÌý´¥ÌýOlder Adult Mental Health | Neuroscience | EpidemiologyÌý| Dementia |
David OsbornProfessor of Psychiatric Epidemiology,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry David'sÌýmain researchÌýinterests are the interface between physical and mental health, psychiatric epidemiology and the provision of effective and safe interventions for people with severe mental illnesses including psychosis.ÌýHe has published related work over the last 20 years in journals such as The British Medical Journal, British Journal of Psychiatry and Archives of General Psychiatry/JAMA Psychiatry. Other research interests include Serious Mental Illness | Pharmacology | Physical Health ´¥ÌýEpidemiology |
Steven PapachristouLecturer in Psychology,ÌýDepartmentÌýof Psychology andÌýHuman Development Other research interests include Serious Mental Illness | Pharmacology | CognitionÌý´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental Health |
Praveetha PatalayAssociate Professor, Social Research Institute & Population Science and Experimental Medicine My research interests primarily fall in the area of child development and epidemiology with a focus on mental health through the life course including prevalence, risk factors, consequences, developmental pathways and interventions to promote better mental health. In terms of interventions, my research focuses on community based interventions that are not just about treatment but also focus on prevention of problems, reduction of stigma around mental ill-health and promoting greater wellbeing. Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýEpidemiology | Global Mental Health | Wellbeing Consultant Neuropsychiatrist and Department lead for Neuropsychiatry,ÌýQueen Square Institute of Neurology Other research interests include Neuroscience | Dementia | Psychological InterventionsÌý´¥ÌýCognition |
Giulia PiazzaPhD Student,ÌýInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience Other research interests include Psychological Interventions | Pharmacology | Neuroscience | PsychosocialÌý´¥ÌýCognition |
Alexandra PikePostdoctoral Research Associate,ÌýInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience Other research interests include |
Alexandra PitmanClinical Associate Professor,ÌýDivision of PsychiatryÌý I am interested in understanding risk factors for suicide attempt and in developing interventions to address them. I am currently working on the following areas:
Other research interests include Epidemiology | Suicide and Self-harm ´¥ÌýPsychological InterventionsÌý´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental Health |
Lydia PooleResearch Fellow in Mixed Methods,ÌýInstitute of Health Informatics Lydia 's research focuses on the psychobiology of chronic disease. She is particularly interested in how depression is linked to physical illness and the biobehavioural pathways through which depression can explain disease onset and progression. Her ESRC funded fellowship comprised a body of work exploring the similarities and differences in depression across different physical illnesses. Lydia has a growing number of first-authored publications in peer-reviewed journals and has co-authored five book chapters. She has participated in several international conferences hand has received travel awards to present her work. Other research interests include Epidemiology | Physical Health | PsychosocialÌý| Wellbeing Priya RajyaguruÌýÌý ÌýChild and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Fellow, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental Health | Cognition | Epidemiology | Global Mental Health Ìý| Psychosocial | Wellbeing Honorary Research Fellow, Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include Serious Mental Illness | Trauma | Psychological Interventions |
Oliver RobinsonICN Group Leader,ÌýInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience We try to better understand anxiety disorders and 'normal' adaptive anxiety and how they relate. We use threat of shock, functional magnetic resonance imaging, computational psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychopharmacology techniques. We ultimately want to improve outcomes for sufferers of anxiety. For more details visit my lab website: Other research interests include Neuroscience | Pharmacology | Psychological InterventionsÌý´¥ÌýCognition |
Jonathan RoiserProfessor of Neuroscience and Mental Health,ÌýInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience Our aim is to understand the neural and cognitive mechanisms underlying symptoms of mental illness, especially those relating to motivation. We utilise experimental techniques drawn from cognitive psychology, functional neuroimaging, psychopharmacology, and computational modelling, both in patient populations and healthy volunteers. Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýCognitionÌý´¥ÌýNeuroscienceÌý´¥ÌýPharmacology ´¥ÌýPhysical HealthÌý´¥ÌýPsychological InterventionsÌý |
Gabrielle SheehanClinical Research Assistant,ÌýQueen Square Institute of Neurology Other research interests include Neuroscience | Older Adult Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýAnxiety and depression in older adults and Parkinson's disease |
Argyris StringarisProfessor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Professor Stringaris is the Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with the Division of Psychiatry and the Psychology and Language Sciences Department at °×С½ãÂÛ̳.ÌýHe was until recently Senior Investigator and Chief of the Section of Clinical and Computational Psychiatry at NIMH/NIH in the USA and before that a Senior Lecturer and Wellcome Trust Fellow at the Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London. He trained at the Maudsley Hospital. He is a Clinician Scientist working to understand mood and the mechanisms that lead toÌýdepression and severe irritability (emotion dysregulation). He is studying how negative mood states arise and are maintained in the brain. He and his team use a broad range of methodologies stretching from computational modelling to clinical observation and randomisedÌýcontrolled trials in pursuit of understanding about mood. His latest work is about mood changes in the absence of events (Passage of Time Dysphoria) and about why humans may seek negative emotional states (i.e. choose not to be happiness maximisers at least for discrete time periods). He is collaborating broadly across the natural sciences (with engineers, physicists and mathematicians) and the humanities (historians and philosophers of emotions).ÌýClinically, he is treating young people with mental illness, particularly those with severe anxiety and depression. Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýEpidemiology | Neuroscience ´¥ÌýPharmacology |
Anahita TalwarStudent,ÌýInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience Other research interests include Neuroscience | Computational Modelling | Psychological InterventionsÌý´¥ÌýCognition |
Phd Student, Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include Cognition | Epidemiology | Neuroscience | psychiatric genetics |
Vincent ValtonNIHR °×С½ãÂÛ̳H BRC Fellow - Postdoctoral Researcher,ÌýInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience Other research interests include Pharmacology | NeuroscienceÌý´¥ÌýCognition MuhammadÌýWaqarÌýAshrafÌýBhattiÌýClinical Psychologist, Division of Psychiatry Other research interests include Psychological InterventionsÌý| Psychosocial | Wellbeing | Pharmacology | Neuroscience | Health and Social Care | Sexuality Senior Researcher at National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (Collaboration between Royal College of Psychiatrists and °×С½ãÂÛ̳),ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences Other research interests include Serious Mental Illness | Suicide and Self-harm | Trauma | Psychological InterventionsÌý Marco WittmannIndependent Senior Research Fellow,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences Other research interests include NeuroscienceÌý´¥ÌýChildren and Young People's Mental HealthÌý| CognitionÌý´¥ÌýPsychosocial |
Keri WongAssistant Professor of Psychology,ÌýIOE, °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s Faculty of Education and Society My research interests are in theÌýearly assessments of childhood mental wellbeing, childhood paranoia/suspiciousness, antisocial and aggressive behaviours, and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (schizotypal personality disorder) across cultures.Ìý Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýGlobal Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýOlder Adult Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýPhysical HealthÌý| Psychosocial | Wellbeing |
Liam WrightResearch Fellow in Epidemiology/Statistics,ÌýInstitute of Epidemiology and Health I am a Research Fellow in the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at °×С½ãÂÛ̳. My work uses genetically informed designs to explore social inequalities in health and change in inequalities across time. My PhD research was on the association between youth unemployment and mental health later in life (so called scarring effects). Other research interests include |
Justin Christopher YangResearch Fellow,ÌýDivision of Psychiatry Other research interests include Substance Abuse | Serious Mental Illness ´¥ÌýPharmacologyÌý´¥ÌýEpidemiology PhD student,ÌýDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences Other research interests include Children and Young People's Mental HealthÌý´¥ÌýGlobal Mental HealthÌý| Health and Social Care ´¥ÌýPsychosocial | Wellbeing PhD student, Queen Square Institute of NeurologyÌýÌý Ìý Other research interests include Dementia | Cognition | | Neuroscience | | Trauma |
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