UCL MSc in Clinical Psychology
Dissertations 1990-1997
Abba, Nicola Self and other evaluation in people with persecutory delusions.
(1994)
Allison, Sharon Adolescent siblings of children with disabilities: Developing an
understanding of the disability. (1993)
Bains, Rajinder A cross cultural comparison of lay beliefs about the cause and
treatment of mental health problems. (1995)
Balfour, Andrew An exploration of the experience of dementia. (1993)
Baxter, Lucy Expressed emotion and Schizophrenia: The efficacy of staff
training programme. (1995)
Bennett, Christopher A study into acceptability and effectiveness of interventions for
challenging behaviour in people with learning disabilities. (1996)
Blakeley, Kate Language and visio-spatial development after paediatric
hemispherectomy. (1994)
Bodger, Sue Midwives' views of prenatal screening and diagnosis. (1995)
Boissin, Michelle Emotional disturbance and treatment compliance in juvenile
chronic arthritis: An exploratory study. (1994)
Borries, Belinda Mothers' reaction to their child's diagnosis of Autism: relations
with their working models of attachment. (1995)
Bracco, Luisa Changing influences upon family therapists' therapeutic
conversations with families. (1995)
Burnett-Stuart, Jessica A study of labour pain and satisfaction with childbirth. (1992)
Buxey, Rachel Obsessional and rigid premorbid traits and Alzheimer's Disease
is there a relationship? (1995)
Campbell, Adam Mentalizing ability and real-life social adaptation in young people
with learning disabilities, including Down's syndrome. (1996)
Cardy, Clare Anxiety before and after colposcopy. (1992)
Cariss, Margaret Gender bias in therapists' perceptions of marital power: A
comparison of systemic and psychodynamic therapists. (1995)
Chamberlain, Frances Reminiscence therapy and life review. (1995)
Chua, Kah Lin An exploratory study of the relationship between locus of control
and life events in children. (1991)
Church, John The psycho-social consequences of medical accidents: An
exploratory study. (1993)
Clare, Linda The helping process in couples during recovery from heart attack.
(1994)
Clarke, Nicholas Psychological resources of people with comorbid schizophrenia
and personality disorder: Implications for rehabilitation. (1996)
Crocker, Susan The study of protective factors in adults with a schizophrenic
parent. (1996)
Curry, Vicki Feelings of guilt in caregivers providing domiciliary care for a
relative with dementia, and caregivers whose relative has gone
into long-term residential care. (1996)
Davies, Frances Social Cognition in children and adolescents with development
disorders. (1994)
Davies, Mark The effects of thought suppression on post-traumatic intrusive
memories. (1995)
De Haro, Louise Factors affecting compliance in gestational diabetes mellitus.
(1996)
De Jong, Mireille Experiences of wives of heart attack patients and their need for
psychological support. (1995)
DeMarco, Helen Discourses within the family: The illness of a parent. (1994)
Dennett, Fiona Peer and family relationships in relation to adherence to treatment
regimens in adolescents with cystic fibrosis. (1996)
Dickinson, Paul Referral allocation in a multi-disciplinary child and family team:
A study looking at the influence of cue words in referral messages.
(1993)
Doe, Jenny Lay theories of psychological distress: A discourse analytic study.
(1994)
Dowling, Fidelma The evaluation of a rehabilitation service for people with long-term
psychiatric problems. (1992)
Donohoe, Anne Psychopathological tendencies and attentional biases to ego threats.
(1995)
Edwards, Lindsey Self-esteem, Diabetes and adolescence. (1995)
Ekdawi, Isabelle Pre-HIV antibody test counselling: Expectations and immediate
outcomes. (1994)
El-Salahi, Liza Cross cultural issues in family therapy. (1992)
Estall, Leonora Construing in asthma patients associated with illness severity and
illness-focused anxiety: An investigation using the Repertory Grid
Technique. (1993)
Farrell, Deborah An exploration of narcissistic vulnerability during clinical
psychology training. (1993)
Fernando, Sirina Casual attributions and subjective experiences in families with a
member diagnosed as schizophrenic. (1994)
Finnigan, Mark Alexithymia and its influence on affect and somatisation. (1994)
Fisher, Clare The psychological sequelae of waiting for surgery. (1992)
Gardner, Eli Stress and coping in siblings of chronically ill children: Towards
an understanding of process. (1995)
Gil, Harpreet Investigation of treatment recommendation made by clinical
psychologists for violent patients. (1995)
Gillman, Trudine An investigation into the formation of delusional beliefs in the
pathogenesis of Capgras Syndrome. (1993)
Glover, Lesley Psychological sequelae of male infertility. (1992)
Golend, Deborah The psychological impact of giving testimony on survivors of the
Holocaust. (1993)
Gorsuch, Nicola The treatment needs of disturbed female offenders. (1995)
Griggs, Hilary Integrating the stepmother: An exploratory analysis of competing
theoretical approaches. (1990)
Hammond, Linda So show me and tell me what happens next: The development of
a coding scheme to assess the nature of children's representations
using a story completion task. (1993)
Hargreaves, Wendy The effect of teaching reminiscence techniques to carers of
relatives with dementia: An exploratory study. (1994)
Haskins, Carolyn A study of the attitudes of clinical psychologists toward the use of
paradoxical interventions in therapy. (1996)
Haslam, Dorinda Marital intimacy, stress and expressed emotion in the spouses of
dementia sufferers. (1996)
Henderson, Fiona An investigation of the relationship between patient satisfaction
and clinical outcome - the implications for service evaluations.
(1995)
Herbert, Claudia Investigations of the influence of pain-related stimulus words in
information processing mechanisms in pain patients. (1992)
Hines, Genevieve An investigation into the variables associated with the development
of post traumatic stress disorder in female adolescents who have
been sexually abused. (1994)
Hinton, Celia Children's cognitive appraisal of adult conflict. (1995)
Hipkin, Lynne Self-reported experiences of an action-based therapy group by
adolescent in-patients. (1993)
Holder, Susan The diagnostic validity of the syndrome "psychosocial short
stature". (1992)
Holtom, Rebecca Conversations with family therapists about the therapeutic
relationship: An attempt to roast an old chestnut in a new
epistemological fire. (1993)
Howell, Karen Exercise and eating psychopathology: A complex relationship?
(1996)
Hulson, Brigid Adult attachment, marital quality and life stress: A longitudinal
analysis of their clinical implications. (1996)
Jarman, Amanda Mood and beliefs about chronic pain: Relationship to disability.
(1996)
Jewett, Jessica The long-term outcomes of early institutional care. (1998)
Johannessen, Neil An evaluation of alternative ward settings suitability in caring for
new long-stay psychiatric patients. (1991)
Jones, Stephanie A discourse analytic approach to understanding men's and women's
accounts of fertility problems in the early stage of investigation.
(1994)
Kingswood, Martha Conversations with physicians working with individuals whose
disease has become intransigent. (1991)
Knudsen, Mette Women and eating disorders: An investigation of women's
narrative accounts. (1996)
Kossoff, Ruth Children's sexual behaviour in nurseries. (1990)
Kurtz, Arabella A comparative study of the way in which groups of psychoanalytic
and cognitive-behavioral therapists conceptualise and work with
boundary issues in therapy. (1993)
Lidchi, Vicki An investigation into the nature of familial dyslexia. (1993)
Lynggaard, Henrik Theory of mind deficit in autism: An exploration of the false belief
paradigm. (1994)
Luthwood, Claire Study into the therapeutic value of reminiscence for adults with
a learning disability: Life story books. (1991)
Maharasingham, Malini An investigation into the relationship between acculturation,
religious ideology and attitudes to suicide amongst Asian women.
(1995)
Manly, Tom Picture Arrangement failure associated with schizophrenia. (1994)
Marvell, Catherine Perceptions of the self and others in people with a mild learning
disability: An investigation using the repertory grid technique.
(1992)
Matthews, Vicky An evaluation of a training programme for family carers of
dementia sufferers. (1994)
McHugh, Patricia The effects of relationships on relationships. (1995)
Milton, Alison An investigation of the level and causes of stress in daughters
caring for parents with dementia. (1996)
Moss, Duncan The descent from reality. (1991)
Muthien, Marcellus Clinical psychologists' construction of the 'unattractive' client.
(1992)
Natas, Arela An investigation of the effects of cognitive stimuli on the
experience of chronic pain. (1990)
Nicholls, Andrew An exploratory long-term follow up of child and adolescent
psychotherapy: The roles of attachment and the reflective self.
(1995)
Noel-Baker, Irene Identity in motherhood. (1997)
O'Beney, Rachel The revealing nature of family behaviour: Investigating indicators
of authority patterns in families. (1993)
Oerton, James Social interaction among ex-long stay psychiatric patients using
a community based resource centre. (1993)
Orpwood, Lisa Testing by PROQSY: Computerised assessment of minor
psychiatric disorder: effects on GP diagnosis and management,
and patient satisfaction. (1995)
Owen, Amanda The effects of brief therapy for child behaviour problems. (1992)
Pearlman, Sara Psychological distress and coping in partners of patients with
traumatic stress symptoms. (1996)
Phillips, Caitlin Attitudes towards mental health: The perspective of patients
suffering from schizophrenia. (1996)
Possamai, Anne Behavioral factors affecting age at diagnosis of autism. (1994)
Pote, Helen Cross-cultural perceptions of mental health problems. (1995)
Prince, Sharon Self-discrepancies, attentional bias and persecutory delusions.
(1996)
Radcliffe, Jenny The influence of physical symptoms and life regard on mood in
hospice patients: An exploratory study. (1993)
Reader, James Study investigating the impact of a training programme to reduce
disorientation in people suffering from dementia. (1994)
Redfern, Sheila The role of internal working models of attachment in children's
acquisition of a theory of mind. (1994)
Riley-Hunte, Pauline Depression, support networks, and life experiences of the
Caribbean elderly. (1996)
Robinson, Amanda Family responses to a persistent vegetative state. (1994)
Rome, Mary The influence of mood and personality on illness cognitions in
patients with diabetes. (1996)
Rowe, John Michael Neuropsychological investigation of frontal lobe function in
idiopathic torsion dystonia. (1996)
Rutter, Christine How breast cancer patients and their partners talk about their
concerns. (1993)
Shah, Deepti Attention bias in chronic pain. (1992)
Shand, Polly Children's understanding of other children's minds: The
development of theory of mind measures for use with seven to ten
year olds. (1996)
Shires, Alice A comparative study of psychological factors associated with
erectile dysfunction in heterosexual and homosexual men. (1997)
Sichel, Tanya The role of the television media in preventative mental health: An
investigation. (1992)
Singer, Nicole The effects of child psychoanalysis on the experience of life
events and difficulties during adulthood. (1995)
Solomons, Wendy Talking about cancer: Peer support in women with breast cancer.
(1996)
Somerville, Catherine The experience of moving from hospital to the community. (1994)
Steinar-Jonsson, Marteinn The effects of paraplegia on the self image of adult patients -
explored by the Repertory Grid Technique. (1994)
Takata, Julie Staff attitudes towards sexuality in a learning difficulties unit.
(1992)
Taylor, Alice The characteristics of patients admitted to the regional secure unit
for North East Thames and their experiences of local psychiatric
services prior to their index offence. (1995)
Taylor, Mary Fractionation of the Strategy Application Disorder as shown by
componential analysis of the Six Elements Test. (1993)
Taylor, Sabra The effects of working with terminally ill children on the personal
fear of death in a group of psychologists and social workers. (1995)
Thomson, Graham Measuring cognitive and emotional development in middle
childhood. (1994)
Thwaite, Kay Control and dependency in residential care settings for the elderly:
An intervention study. (1992)
Titman, Penny Understanding obesity: An application of the relapse prevention
model. (1990)
Wall, Judy Psychotherapy clients' descriptions of their presenting problems.
(1992)
Winchurst, Claire Gynaecological cancer patients' psychological needs and attitudes
towards psychological services. (1994)
Wood, Nicky The psychological aspects of premature menopause: an exploratory
study. (1996)
Wooding, Graham An enquiry into the value of a booklet, describing common
experiences of bereavement, to newly bereaved parents. (1990)
Zeki, Sevda Sexual attitudes, knowledge and behaviour in elderly women.
(1992)