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Research groups
Sinead Lambe
BSc, MSc, DClinPsy
Research Clinical Psychologist and NIHR Doctoral Fellow
I was awarded an NIHR fellowship in 2021. This programme of work aims to develop a better understanding of the psychological factors that lead to violence by forensic patients with psychosis. This will feed into the development of a novel virtual reality psychological therapy aimed at reducing violence in forensic settings. I previously worked on the gameChange project, which aimed to transform services for patients with psychosis by providing psychological therapies using immersive virtual reality. This project involved collaborations with the Royal College of Arts, the McPin Foundation, NIHR MindTech, OxfordVR, and multiple NHS trusts and universities across the UK. I am an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist and BABCP accredited therapist. |
Key publications
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Psychological framework to understand interpersonal violence by forensic patients with psychosis.
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Lambe S. et al, (2024), Br J Psychiatry, 224, 47 - 54
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Developing an automated VR cognitive treatment for psychosis: gameChange VR therapy
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Lambe S. et al, (2020), Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, 30, 33 - 40
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The Oxford Agoraphobic Avoidance Scale.
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Lambe S. et al, (2023), Psychol Med, 53, 1233 - 1243
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Automated virtual reality therapy to treat agoraphobic avoidance and distress in patients with psychosis (gameChange): a multicentre, parallel-group, single-blind, randomised, controlled trial in England with mediation and moderation analyses.
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Freeman D. et al, (2022), Lancet Psychiatry, 9, 375 - 388
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Effects of different types of written vaccination information on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK (OCEANS-III): a single-blind, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial.
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Freeman D. et al, (2021), Lancet Public Health, 6, e416 - e427
Recent publications
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Systematic review of risk factors for violence in psychosis: 10-year update.
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Lagerberg T. et al, (2025), Br J Psychiatry, 226, 100 - 107
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Exploring stigma, shame, and safety behaviours in social anxiety and paranoia amongst people diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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Aunjitsakul W. et al, (2024), Behav Cogn Psychother, 52, 581 - 595
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A randomized controlled experiment testing the use of virtual reality to trigger cigarette craving in people who smoke.
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Rovira A. et al, (2024), Sci Rep, 14
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Digital Mental Health for Schizophrenia and Other Severe Mental Illnesses: An International Consensus on Current Challenges and Potential Solutions.
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Smith KA. et al, (2024), JMIR Ment Health, 11
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Digital health interventions for schizophrenia: Setting standards for mental health.
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Torous J. et al, (2024), Schizophr Res, 267, 392 - 395