Tomas Campbell

• AFBPsS CPsychol CSci
• Consultant at Cogito Psychological Services in the UK & Ireland

The advances in HIV treatment over the last 20 years have changed the lives of many people living with HIV. However, Black African families In the United Kingdom continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV infection. We explore the historical reasons for this and explain the context in which health services responded to the particular needs o...

The Covid-19 related lockdown of March–June 2020 in the United Kingdom (UK) may have negatively affected mood and behaviour of people with brain injuries. Conversely, there may have been beneficial effects due to reduced demand on cognition and emotional regulation. In this online survey study, care coordinators (n=19) assessed the consequences of...

Clinical guidelines for the management of stigma in children & young people

People with acquired brain injury (TBI) have unique and individual constellations of cognitive, behavioural and psychological difficulties that may affect their resilience to adverse events and Ability to cope with stressors. COVID-19 and subsequent lockdown has affected the lives of everyone but may have had a disproportionate impact on the normal...

Major advances have been made over the last 20 years with regard to the medical treatment and care of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH), but the disease remains an important global health issue. Being a member of an already marginalized group increases both vulnerability to acquiring HIV and compounds the stigmatizing effect of...

British Psychological Society, Division of Clinical Psychology Annual conference, 3-4 December 2015, London

BACKGROUND Globally, an estimated 3.4 million children are living with HIV, yet little is known about the effects of HIV and antiretroviral treatment (ART) on the developing brain, and the neurodevelopmental and behavioural outcomes of perinatally HIV-infected (PHIV) adolescents. METHOD I will review the general literature on neurodevelopmental ou...

Over the past 30 years of the HIV epidemic, many advances have been made in HIV treatment and care, and HIV is now considered to be a chronic medical condition rather than the fatal illness it once was. People living with HIV are able to live longer, healthier lives. However, stigma remains a significant problem. The stigma of HIV also intersects w...

Advances in antiretroviral treatment have resulted in a growing number of HIV+ children surviving into adolescence and adulthood. However, HIV remains a chronic condition compounded by additional psychosocial stressors associated with living with HIV. The gold standard for treatment of HIV+ children and young people is within a family context. This...

Many young people growing up with HIV are choosing not to disclose their status to others, yet are likely to face difficult decisions and conversations such as explaining school absence, taking medication, coping with physical changes and for many, parental bereavement. This study aims to describe and explore the attitudes and opinions of adolescen...

Mother to child transmission of HIV (vertical transmission) is the main source of paediatric HIV in the UK and worldwide. Research in Europe indicates that the rate of vertical transmission is 15–20 per cent. This rate is lower than that of less developed countries such as those in sub-Saharan Africa where the rate is approximately 30 per cent. App...

We describe a group approach to address familyfocused coping for African parents with HIV living in the UK. Participants completed questionnaires at baseline and at completion of the intervention. The results will be used to inform and strengthen the design and content of future interventions.

Transition programmes which prepare young people with HIV to manage the medical, social and psychological consequences of the condition can provide clinical benefits for both young people and their families. The London-based Looking Forward Project (LFP) is embedded within a National Health Service HIV family clinic. The project uses a group work a...

This paper describes an approach of engaging with young HIV+ people in a group format to equip them with some of the skills necessary to manage their long-term condition.

The London borough of Newham is ethnically diverse and is one of the poorest regions in the UK. Rates of teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV are high compared to the rest of the country. One strand of the local school-based HIV-prevention programme for young people utilizes performance arts as a tool for HIV education...

In recent years attention has been focused on the greater participation of health service users in the identification of health service need, service design, and delivery and service evaluation. This approach attempts to improve communication between health professionals and the health communities they serve in order to deliver more effective servi...

Existing research has tended to make many assumptions about gay mens' sexuality and the contexts in which men express their sexuality. Such assumptions are often negative and limit the therapists' full appreciation of the complexity and richness of clients' lives. This paper reviews what literature there is and argues that contemporary conceptualis...

In recent years attention has been focused on the greater participation of health service users in the identification of health service need, service design and delivery and service evaluation. This approach attempts to improve communication between health professionals and the health communities they serve in order to deliver more effective servic...

In this study we aimed to identify factors that contribute to women's decisions to decline an HIV test during their pregnancy in an antenatal clinic setting in Metropolitan London. Voluntary HIV testing ("opt-in") is recommended by the British Department of Health in areas of higher HIV prevalence. We developed a questionnaire that focused on attit...

Sexual assault/rape of women have received considerable attention in the literature. This paper attempts to extend the discussion by highlighting the impact of sexual assault on men. The legal system in the UK only recently included male sexual assault (MSA) as a crime and the paper argues for continued debate around legislation. We also discuss th...

This paper reviews the current literature in relation to how gay men are affected by AIDS related bereavement. It seems that bereavement reactions have changed as the epidemic has progressed. Initially, it seemed that gay men were very badly affected by AIDS related bereavements, especially the experience of multiple bereavements. However, while th...

Condom use for HIV prevention has been very inconsistent in most sub-Saharan African countries. Studies from around the continent report that knowledge about HIV transmission is variable and seems to be related to gender, socioeconomic and educational status. There is a large body of psychological knowledge about HIV prevention which has been appli...

Women are at high risk for HIV infection in Zambia. There are several interrelated factors to account for this including the economic, cultural and educational status of women. This paper explores these factors and suggests that these factors need to be thoroughly understood before preventive strategies are designed and implemented.

Thesis (PsychD)--University of Surrey, 1997.