This workstream focuses on developing interventions aimed at psychological processes (e.g., thinking style, behaviour) that contribute to the risk of certain types of mental illnesses. Getting people to engage with these interventions can improve their mental health. Our researchers are developing virtual reality and other digital interventions aimed at young people at risk of eating disorders, self-harm or depression.
These interventions aim to change how young people think before they develop an illness. For example, an intervention can challenge how a young person perceives their body and how satisfied they are with it. This can lead them to develop more helpful ways of thinking and reduce the burden of eating disorder symptoms. We are also testing whether making small changes to the environment (such as altering mannequin sizes in shops) can reduce body dissatisfaction and eating disorders in the general population.
We are assessing the impact of posting and blocking information about self-harm online and are developing a set of guidelines for social media companies around this topic.
We are also developing an intervention to help make accessing health care easier for people who have experienced significant trauma or abuse in their lives. We will examine whether this has the potential to improve access, experiences and health outcomes among patients and staff in mental healthcare settings.
Developing novel virtual reality treatments for eating disorders
Theme Mental health
Workstream Psychological interventions
Informing a digital intervention for self-harm
Theme Mental health
Workstream Psychological interventions
How to evaluate trauma-informed care in community mental health services
Theme Mental health
Workstream Psychological interventions
Developing and testing a nature-based intervention for mothers with postnatal depression
Theme Mental health
Workstream Psychological interventions
Psychosis prediction in primary care
Theme Mental health
Workstream Biological interventions, trial recruitment and safety
Developing guided EMDR to treat PTSD in primary care
Theme Mental health
Workstream Psychological interventions
Experimental manipulation of cognitive processes
Theme Mental health
Workstream Psychological interventions
Changing attention bias to reduce body dissatisfaction
Theme Mental health
Workstream Psychological interventions
Supporting neurodivergent young people who mask
Theme Mental health
Workstream Psychological interventions
Brainteract
Theme Mental health
Workstream Biological interventions, trial recruitment and safety
Mental health and online activity – exploring training needs
Theme Mental health
Workstream Psychological interventions
Investigating the link between asthma and mental health in children
Themes Mental health Respiratory disease
Workstream Exacerbation prediction and aerosol emissions
Do school PE kit policies impact girls’ body image?
Themes Diet and physical activity Mental health
Workstreams Population diet and physical activity Psychological interventions
Investigating the link between asthma, brain inflammation and MRI changes
Themes Mental health Respiratory disease
Workstream Exacerbation prediction and aerosol emissions
Designing an art and wellbeing programme to help prevent anxiety and depression in schools
Theme Mental health
Workstream Psychological interventions
Using choice architecture to help prevent eating disorders
Theme Mental health
Workstream Psychological interventions
Using dopamine to treat impaired memory in neurodegenerative disease
Theme Mental health
Workstream Biological interventions, trial recruitment and safety
Targeting inflammation to treat psychosis
Theme Mental health
Workstream Biological interventions, trial recruitment and safety
Identifying biomarkers for treatment response and disease prognosis
Theme Mental health
Workstream Biological interventions, trial recruitment and safety
Adapting trial methods for neurodiverse populations
Theme Mental health
Workstream Biological interventions, trial recruitment and safety
Exploring safe moderation of online suicide and self-harm content
Theme Mental health
Workstream Psychological interventions