David Beattie

University of Southampton · Department of Psychology

Objectives: The study investigated the relationship between psychological distress, alcohol use, the three fears of compassion (i.e., to self, from others, and to others), facilitators and inhibitors of compassion (self-reassurance, shame, and self-criticizing), and the three flows of compassion (to self, to others, and from others) on moral injury...

In this retrospective service evaluation, the predictors of disengagement from trauma therapy are investigated, as previous research suggests that disengagement rates may be higher than other therapies Clients on the post-traumatic stress disorder treatment pathway received either eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) or trauma-focus...

Self-esteem refers to how an individual appraises themselves and is associated with good mental health. A number of studies have identified the efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in the treatment of low self-esteem based on the formulation and treatment trajectory developed by Fennell (1999). However, there has been little empirical en...

The first part of this thesis is a systematic review of the literature on parental stress and mental health within the context of child ADHD. A total of 23 studies met inclusion criteria and a range of parental stress measures were employed. Findings suggest that irrespective of the parental stress measure, the level of stress experienced by parent...