Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

The University of Edinburgh / NHS Scotland Doctorate in Clinical Psychology is funded by NHS Education Scotland to provide professional training in clinical psychology. Trainees undertake substantial thesis projects in a range of areas as part of this training. These booklets are intended to facilitate dissemination of findings from these projects, which we hope will also be communicated via presentations and publications. Interested readers are encouraged to contact authors of projects for further details. We would like to congratulate all trainees who completed their thesis projects and wish them well in their chosen careers. A pilot study investigating the effectiveness of a stand alone cognitive behavioural 6 body image group for patients with bulimia nervosa and eating disorder not otherwise specified. Adult attachment, violence and anger in individuals with psychosis. 8 Fionnuala Scullion An Investigation into factors that predict health related quality of life in 9 adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. An Investigation of schema modes in the eating disordered population. 10 Halina Rzepecka Sleep problems, anxiety and challenging behaviour in children with learning 11 disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder. Exploring discrepant views of the quality of life of stroke survivors: 13 A means of investigating adjustment to stroke. Julie Dodds Pilot study investigating the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation therapy 14 with patients with schizophrenia with a forensic history. Laura Weinberg Living a valued life with psychosis-The relationship between psychotic symptoms, 15 illness beliefs, experiential avoidance and success at valued living. Louise A Carolan What basic emotions are experienced in bipolar disorder and how are 16 they regulated? Attachment security as a predictor of blood glucose control in adolescents with 19 Type 1 Diabetes, when the roles of additional psychological factors are considered. Attachment, coping self-efficacy and distress in caregivers of individuals 21 with dementia. Tamsin Williams An investigation into care staff knowledge of the concept of a learning disability 22 and whether a training package can alter any deficits in this knowledge. Background Unhealthy diet can have negative health consequences including heart disease, some forms of cancer and diabetes. Obesity is the most commonly recognised outward sign of an unhealthy diet. Steps are being taken to improve the health of the general population through encouraging healthy eating, however little has been done to tackle this issue in people with a Learning Disability and specific challenges exist when addressing this population. People with learning disabilities are increasingly living in community …