Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience (UoA 4)

Examples of 4* Case Studies:

• Birkbeck College
  • Early years’ experience and social mobility: Research evidence promoting policy changes to young children’s education and home learning environments
  • Informing practice and legal frameworks for adoption by LGBT parents
  • The impact of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis on training and practice in academia, applied clinical and health research, and commercial consultancy
• Coventry University
  • Improving Literacy Attainments for Young People Using Prosody, Morphology, and Phonology
  • Tackling FGM across the EU though a Community Behaviour-Change Approach
• University of Edinburgh
  • A: Design and use of a rapid assessment tool that improves detection of delirium benefits patients and health services
  • B: Extending the indications for the clot-busting drug alteplase for treatment of acute ischaemic stroke increases patient survival and independent living worldwide
  • C: A standardised cognitive screening tool to underpin personalised care for people with motor neurone disease worldwide
  • D: Adding Functional Neurological Disorders to the global neurology agenda: transforming information, attitudes, diagnosis and patient experience
  • E: A novel teaching method based on the theory of Interactive Alignment is in widespread use in schools and universities in China and results in improved levels of English
  • F: Reversal in recommended standard of care of treating immobile stroke patients prevents deep vein thrombosis and improves survival after stroke
  • G: Improving the reproducibility of preclinical research through more rigorous and robust policy and practice at publishers, funders and industry
  • H: Identifying cost-effective imaging strategies to diagnose acute stroke and to prevent secondary disabling stroke
  • I: Uncovering a causative link between recombinant interferon beta therapy and thrombotic microangiopathy leads to international safety alerts and risk mitigation measures
  • J: Change in UK blood donation policy around plasma and platelets following accurate definition of vCJD transmission risks leads to simpler logistics and cost savings
• University of Hertfordshire
  • Do Something Different: achieving positive behaviour change in health and business settings and among individuals
  • New clinical approaches for the effective diagnosis and treatment of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
• Oxford Brookes University
  • Improving identification and support of individuals with movement and handwriting difficulties through development of assessment tools for practitioners
• Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
  • Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) benefit patient quality of life and the economy
  • Psychological research improves practice in the management of chronic pain
  • Using the science of reading to change literacy policy and practice
• University of Southampton
  • Advancing multimodal evidence-based treatment of ADHD worldwide
  • Changing our understanding of the lasting impact of severe early deprivation on development: The impact of the English and Romanian Adoption study
  • LifeGuide – Developing Internet-based Support for Healthcare
  • POWeR – cost effective online support for weight management