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SKIP (Supporting Kids with diabetes In Physical activity): Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of a digital intervention for 9-12 year olds with type 1 diabetes mellitus (2019)
Journal Article
Knox, E., Glazebrook, C., Randell, T., Leighton, P., Guo, B., Greening, J., …Blake, H. (2019). SKIP (Supporting Kids with diabetes In Physical activity): Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of a digital intervention for 9-12 year olds with type 1 diabetes mellitus. BMC Public Health, 19, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6697-1

Background: Physical activity and self-monitoring are important for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) but it is unclear whether interventions delivered online are feasible, acceptable to patients and efficacious. The aim was to assess the... Read More about SKIP (Supporting Kids with diabetes In Physical activity): Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of a digital intervention for 9-12 year olds with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Innovations in Practice: Avatar‐based virtual reality in CAMHS talking therapy: two exploratory case studies (2019)
Journal Article
Falconer, C. J., Davies, E. B., Grist, R., & Stallard, P. (2019). Innovations in Practice: Avatar‐based virtual reality in CAMHS talking therapy: two exploratory case studies. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 24(3), 283-287. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12326

Background Avatar‐based virtual reality therapy is an emerging digital technology that can be used to assist the treatment of common mental health problems. This may be particularly appealing to young people who are highly familiar with digital tech... Read More about Innovations in Practice: Avatar‐based virtual reality in CAMHS talking therapy: two exploratory case studies.

A pilot randomized controlled study of the mental health first aid elearning course with UK medical students (2018)
Journal Article
Davies, E. B., Beever, E., & Glazebrook, C. (2018). A pilot randomized controlled study of the mental health first aid elearning course with UK medical students. BMC Medical Education, 18, Article 45. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-018-1154-x

Background: Medical students face many barriers to seeking out professional help for their mental health, including stigma relating to mental illness, and often prefer to seek support and advice from fellow students. Improving medical students’ menta... Read More about A pilot randomized controlled study of the mental health first aid elearning course with UK medical students.

Adjunctive avatar therapy for mentalization based treatment of borderline personality disorder: a mixed methods feasibility study (2017)
Journal Article
Falconer, C. J., Cutting, P., Davies, E. B., Hollis, C., Stallard, P., & Moran, P. (in press). Adjunctive avatar therapy for mentalization based treatment of borderline personality disorder: a mixed methods feasibility study. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 20(4), https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2017-102761

Background: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by severe instability in emotions, identity, relationships, and impulsive behaviour. One contributing factor to BPD is deficient mentalizing - our ability to understand the mental sta... Read More about Adjunctive avatar therapy for mentalization based treatment of borderline personality disorder: a mixed methods feasibility study.

Proportionate methods for evaluating a simple digital mental health tool (2017)
Journal Article
Davies, E. B., Craven, M. P., Martin, J. L., & Simons, L. (2017). Proportionate methods for evaluating a simple digital mental health tool. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 20(4), 112-117. https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2017-102755

Background: Traditional evaluation methods are not keeping pace with rapid developments in mobile health. More flexible methodologies are needed to evaluate mHealth technologies, particularly simple, self-help tools. One approach is to combine a var... Read More about Proportionate methods for evaluating a simple digital mental health tool.