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Our research group consists of academic, clinical and health psychologists along with basic science colleagues. We have a joint interest in applying psychological principles to the attainment, maintenance and recovery of physical and mental health problems, the prevention of disease and service support, and are committed to achievement of the highest possible health standards and quality of life. We collaborate closely with medical and health care colleagues locally within Scotland and in the wider field globally. We conduct research in numerous settings including: hospital secondary and tertiary specialist units, primary care locations, schools and social service establishments. Members of the group conduct research across the lifespan with a wide range of populations including: patients with Huntington's, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease; people experiencing anxiety and depression or other related mental health problems; children and adults with autistic spectrum disorders; adults with intellectual disabilities; patients who have suffered stroke or other brain injury and patients with cancer. Common threads that form our active group are methodological and an interest to engage the practitioner, health advisor or caregiver in promoting health improvements. This is reflected through the design of new interventions or encouraging our front-line colleagues to adopt enhanced practices. We investigate psychological mechanisms and develop methodologically new means of assessment adopting physiological markers, self-report, clinician rated or behavioural analysis approaches. Funding is received from research council, national or charitable organisations.
Funding Work in this group has been funded by many organisations including,
Group Members 
Arlene's research focuses on developing interventions to support and maintain independence and optimal quality of life in ageing. Her work with older people, including those with a diagnosis of dementia, to understand the patterns of spared and impaired skills and how these impact on everyday activities, social behaviour and interpersonal relationships. This information forms the basis of novel approaches, including the creative use of technology, to minimize and mitigate disorders of ageing. 
Martin Campbell has research and practice interests in people with intellectual disabilities and staff training. His research is concerned with how care staff view and respond to challenging behaviour, and how this impacts on the quality of care that people with disabilities experience. 
Joanne's research interests include the short-term biopsychological controls of appetite, ingestive behaviour and obesity. Recent research has focussed on the relationship between genotype and behavioural phenotype in the maintenance of child energy balance and obesity. 
Gerry is interested in the psychological aspects of oral health including dental phobia, chronic facial pain and oral cancer. A second area of interest is the Scottish Government's Oral Health Strategy for Scotland and their goal in improving the oral health of young children from areas of deprivation through the Childsmile project. 
Gozde is interested in illness representations, medical decision making and health communication. Her research is funded by National Cancer Research Institute Supportive and Palliative Care Collaboratives and EastRen. Associated Members 
Barbara works on cognitive deficits associated with depression, PTSD, Asperger’s Syndrome and closed head injury. She is particularly interested in qualitative changes in autobiographical memory retrieval and problem-solving abilities in these disorders. 
Reiner's main focus of research is the neural substrate of facial expression recognition, particularly fear and disgust, and other aspects of social cognition. Recent work includes the FEEST, a neuropsychological test which aims to assess deficits in emotion recognition in people suffering from brain damage. |
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