Anxiety and depression often coexist in older people. These disorders are often underdiagnosed and undertreated, and are associated with increased use of health and social care services, and raised mortality. Barriers to diagnosis include the reluctance of older people to present to their general practitioner (GP) with mood symptoms because of the stigma they perceive…Continue Reading Non-traditional support workers delivering a brief psychosocial intervention for older people with anxiety and depression: the NOTEPAD feasibility study
Month: July 2019
Young people and political engagement
Over a number of years, Ben Kisby has undertaken research on youth political engagement, with a particular focus on citizenship education and governmental attempts to enhance young people’s political knowledge and skills. Ben has published a number of journal articles, book chapters and a monograph in this area, with The Labour Party and Citizenship Education (MUP, 2012)…Continue Reading Young people and political engagement
Attributes Associated with Homelessness in Offenders
Homelessness and offending behaviour are shown to be inextricably linked. For example, 75% of homeless services in England support clients with links to the Criminal Justice System (Homeless Link, 2011); 1/3 of offenders lose their home while in custody (Nacro, 2006). There is little research into the underlying reasons regarding why homelessness and offending are…Continue Reading Attributes Associated with Homelessness in Offenders
Mental health and wellbeing in PhD students – call for collaboration
Recent research in Europe and Australia has drawn significant attention to the increased prevalence of psychological distress (a commonly used indicator for mental health) in PhD students. Evidence shows that PhD students experience higher levels of stress compared with undergraduate students and the general population. This leads to increased withdrawal rates,…Continue Reading Mental health and wellbeing in PhD students – call for collaboration
From enrolment to completion: An exploration of psychological wellbeing in doctoral students during the PhD journey
Recent research in Europe (Levecque et al., 2017) and Australia (Barry et al., 2018) has drawn significant attention to the increased prevalence of psychological distress in PhD students Psychological distress is a widely used indicator of the mental health of a population (Drapeau et al., 2012) Defined as a state…Continue Reading From enrolment to completion: An exploration of psychological wellbeing in doctoral students during the PhD journey