Research studies

Current studies

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Personalised programmes for children

Funded by an NIHR Programme Grant for Applied Research.
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Feasibility trial of remotely delivered Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) for families of children with LD

Funded by the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit programme.
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Watch Me Play!

Funded by What Works for Children’s Social Care.
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Longitudinal outcomes of gender identity in children (LOGIC)

Funded by the NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research Programme

Current collaborations

Completed studies

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PSC wellbeing study

Funded by PSC Support.
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Nurturing change (VIPP foster care study)

Evaluating a new form of support, VIPP, which is designed to help foster carers better understand and respond to their child’s emotions and behaviour.
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Self-harm intervention, family therapy (SHIFT)

Testing the effectiveness of a manualised family therapy intervention for young people with repeated self harm.
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Improving mood with psychoanalytic and cognitive therapies

The aims of IMPACT are to explore the effectiveness of three therapeutic interventions in the treatment and relapse prevention of depression in young people.
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Video-feedback Intervention to promote positive parenting and sensitive discipline (VIPP-SD)

Introducing the evidence-based intervention developed by Leiden University in the Netherlands, into the UK
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Family domains project

This study aimed to develop methods for identifying key processes in families that are central to emotional and interpersonal wellbeing.
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Infant observation research tool

The infant observation research resource is a treasure trove for anyone interested in this method of learning about infant development and psychoanalytic observation.
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Managing patients with complex needs: Evaluation of the City and Hackney Primary Care Psychotherapy Consultation Service

This report sets out the findings of an evaluation of the City and Hackney Primary Care Psychotherapy Consultation Service
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Tavistock adult depression study

The Tavistock adult depression etudy (TADS) is the first randomized controlled trial in the NHS to establish if long term psychoanalytic psychotherapy provides relief for patients living with chronic depression not helped by the treatments currently provided: antidepressants, short-term courses of counselling or cognitive behavioural therapy. Clinical experience and existing research suggests that psychoanalytic therapies work,…