Psychological and complex interventions
Quality of life, depression and other mental health problems are important aspects of chronic physical illnesses.
Interventions therefore need to address the psychological as well as the physical.
Projects
- Facilitation of Self Management in a Haemodialysis Unit: An Evaluation (SELFMADE) [NIHR RfPB funded - £248,000]
- ASSIRTED Trial - A pilot RCT of drug treatment for depression in patients undergoing haemodialysis [NIHR RfPB funded - £247,000]
- RCT of St John’s Wort versus antidepressant versus placebo in patients with Globus Pharyngeus [NIRH RfPB submitted - £244,000]
- Pilot RCT of CBT for the treatment of depression in patients with ESRD [NIHR RfPB submitted £249,000]
- An RCT comparing CBT and SSRI in the management of OCD – Feasibility study [In preparation for January submission, NIHR RfPB approx £250,000]
- Examining the relationship between adjustment and acceptance in patients living with IBD and experiencing psychological distress – working towards an ACT-based intervention study [University of Hertfordshire DClinPsy project]
Other potential areas for development
- The management of psychological distress in patients living with diabetes and COPD
People
University of Hertfordshire staff
Dr David Wellsted
Prof Ken Farrington – Postgraduate Medicine
Dr Karin Friedli
Dr Patricia Wilson – CRIPACC
Dr Maxine Offredy – CRIPACC
Jon Reston
Gemma Hardy – DclinPsy
Collaborators
Dr Greg Wood – SEPT
Maria Da Silva Gane – East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Dr Joe Chilcot – Kings College, London
Prof Naomi Fineberg – Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust
Dr Clara Day – Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Dr Mike Almond – South End Hospital, Essex
Dr Andrew Davenport – Royal Free, London
Dr Nick White – IAPT Clinical Lead Hertfordshire
Prof Adam Frosh – East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust