The devil’s in the detail: Accessibility of specific personal memories supports rose-tinted self-generalizations in mental health and toxic self-generalizations in clinical depression. Hitchcock, C., Rees, C., Dalgleish, T. Summary: Models of memory propose that separate systems underpin the storage and recollection of specific events from our past (e.g., the first day at school), and of the […]
Beneficial effects of training in self-distancing and perspective broadening for people with a history of recurrent depression Some of our recent work at C2AD has been on targeting active components of gold-standard therapy for major depression through interventions that are easier to access. We found that Self-Distancing and Perspective Broadening training is a promising clinical […]
Join us for the C2AD June seminar with Dr Georgina Clifford (MRC-CBU and London Trauma Specialists). Georgina will be facilitating a half-day workshop on: The development and facilitation of an Emotion and Memory group programme for the treatment of Complex PTSD. Details: Friday 7th July 9.15 – 12.30 Lecture Theatre MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences […]
Join us for the C2AD June seminar with Martina Di Simplicio (CPFT and MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit). Martina will be discussing her recent work on: IMAGINATOR: A proof of concept trial of an intervention for young people who self-harm. Details: Friday 2nd June 12:30pm-1:30pm Herchel Smith Building on the Forvie site at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in […]
We have recently published some work exploring a novel training programme that aims to isolate active components of current gold standard intervention for relapse prevention. The programme, Self-Distancing and Perspective Broadening Training, was effective at reducing distress to upsetting memories and reducing residual symptoms of depression in those who were currently remitted from depression, relative […]
Workshop: Treating Anhedonia with Dr Barney Dunn. April 28th 2017 Friday 28th April 2017. 9:30am -12:30pm ( arrive by 09:15) *This is a Free event* Introduction ‘The primary focus in CBT for depression has been on down-regulating negative thinking and feeling. However, it is increasingly realised that anhedonia, a reduction in the ability to experience […]
See here for published papers affiliated with the C2:AD: In press GOODALL, B., DALGLEISH, T., Chadwick, I. , WERNER-SEIDLER, A., McKinnon, A., Morant, N., SCHWEIZER, S., PANESAR, I., Humhrey, A., WATSON, P., Lafortune, L., Smith, P., Meiser-Stedman, R. (In Press) Trauma-focused cognitive behaviour therapy versus treatment-as-usual for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in young children aged […]
We have delighted to report that the C2:AD and colleagues in Oxford and Exeter have been successful in their application for a large Wellcome Trust Strategic Award entitled ‘Promoting Mental Health and Building Resilience in Adolescence: Investigating Mindfulness and Attentional Control’. Mindfulness has proven effective in relapse prevention for those who experience recurrent depression. We are […]
Dr Tim Dalgleish (of the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit) successfully applied for and has been awarded a grant from the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Scheme for “A Randomised Controlled Feasibility Trial of a Novel Transdiagnostic Psychological Intervention for Mood and Anxiety Disorders”. We have developed a new psychological treatment for adult depression and […]
We are pleased to announce the new C2:AD seminar series programme for 2014. Please click here for the full schedule.
