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Research Interests
I am a research clinical psychologist: I did my research training (PhD) at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, and my clinical training (DClinPsychol) at the University of Edinburgh.
My research overlaps with my training and work as a mental health professional, and involves:
- Testing the efficacy of psychological therapies for mental and physical health conditions in RCTs
- Developing Acceptance & Commitment Therapy interventions and measures for use with mental and physical health conditions
- Exploring new assessment and treatment methods for neurological conditions - largely functional neurological disorders
Most of my teaching is on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, but I also teach across clinically-relevant masters courses and the UG programme. The main topics I cover are:
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
- Psychological Assessment and Formulation
- Clinical application of psychometrics
- Basic psychotherapy skills
- Viva skills
My main ongoing funded research projects:
- Developing and feasibility testing an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventION for improving medication-taking behaviour in women with early stage invasive breast cancer: The ACTION trial. Yorkshire Cancer Research (01.06.18 – 01.06.2021)
- COMMEND: A randomized-controlled trial of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for improving QoL in motor neuron disease. NIHR HTA award (01.01.2018- 2023)
- FRESH STarT. A new approach to assessing self-harm in mental health contexts. NIHR Programme grant (01.06.2018 – 2023)
Recently, completed (in the last 2 years) funded research projects include:
- ACTMUS: A pilot randomized-controlled trial of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for people with muscle disorders NIHR Research for Patient Benefit: (01.02.16 – 01.06.18)
- Effectiveness of a psychological intervention (ACT) on improving wellbeing in healthcare professionals. NHS Leeds West Clinical Commissioning Group. (01.10.17- 01.10. 2020)
- Creating an evidence-based toolbox for targeted public health interventions during COVID-19: a cross-border analysis to disentangle psychological, behavioural, media and governmental responses. Health Research Board (01.05.2020- 01.12.2020)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Devlopment Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for late-life treatment-resistant generalised anxiety disorder: A feasibility study
Gould, R. L., Wetherell, J. L., Kimona, K., Serfaty, M., Jones, R., Graham, C. & Howard, R. J., 13 Apr 2021, (Early online date) In: Age and Ageing. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bordering on crisis: A qualitative analysis of focus group, social media, and news media perspectives on the Republic of Ireland-Northern Ireland border during the ‘first wave’ of the COVID-19 pandemic
O'Connor, C., O'Connell, N., Burke, E., Dempster, M., Graham, C. D., Scally, G., Zgaga, L., Nolan, A., Nicolson, G., Mather, L., Barry, J., Crowley, P. & Darker, C., Aug 2021, In: Social Science & Medicine. 282, 114111.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evidence of objective sleep impairment in non-epileptic attack disorder: A naturalistic prospective controlled study using actigraphy and daily sleep diaries over six nights
Mousa, S., Latchford, G., Weighall, A., Nash, H., Murray-Leslie, R., Reuber, M., Relton, S. D. & Graham, C. D., 01 Apr 2021, In: Epilepsy & behavior : E&B. 117, 107867.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Group-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Interventions for Improving General Distress and Work-related Distress in Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Prudenzi, A., Graham, C. & O'Connor, D., 23 Jul 2021, (Early online date) In: Journal of Affective Disorders.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Media Representations of Science during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis of News and Social Media on the Island of Ireland
O'Connor, C., O'Connell, N., Burke, E., Nolan, A., Dempster, M., Graham, C. D., Nicolson, G., Barry, J., Scally, G., Crowley, P., Zgaga, L., Mather, L. & Darker, C., 10 Sep 2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 18, 22 p., 9542.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Visiting Research Fellow, University of Leeds (Leeds Institute of Health Sciences)
Graham, Christopher (Recipient), 01 Jan 2021
Prize: Appointment
Activities
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St Georges Hospital, Department of Clinical Health Psychology & Clinical Neuropsychology, monthly seminar: "Illness and the self: stepping back from unhelpful narratives while honouring hard-won pain."
Christopher Graham (Advisor)
01 Jun 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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University of Liverpool, External Examiner, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
Christopher Graham (Examiner)
01 Jan 2021 → …Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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University of Glasgow, External Examiner, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
Christopher Graham (Examiner)
01 Jan 2021 → …Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in muscle disorders - talk to service providers, patients
Christopher Graham (Advisor)
10 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Invited seminar, Radbound University Medical Center, Netherlands "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for muscle disorders: results of the ACTMus Trial"
Christopher Graham (Advisor)
13 Apr 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press / Media
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Comment on 'self-compassion' and 'mindfulness' for 'Inside Europe'
19/02/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Virtual reality game helps ease pain for burns victims
18/04/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment