The Effectiveness Of Mindfulness Practices In Reducing Distress In Children Diagnosed With Cancer And Their Parents.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$22,019.00
Summary
This research project aims to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness based cognitive therapy, an intervention using specific meditation and thought techniques, to reduce psychological distress in children who have been diagnosed with cancer and their parents. Specifically, symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress related to the experience of the illness will be targeted.
The Relative Impact Of Threat Estimation, Heightened Responsibility And Intolerance Of Uncertainty On Self-report And Behavioural Indices During A Sorting Task For Children With Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD) And Controls
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$58,951.00
Summary
I am a provisional psychologist completing my studies at the University of Sydney. My research focus is to better understand the thinking styles that affect children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and ultimately assist the development of empirically supported treatment strategies. I intend to achieve this by conducting an experiment that aims to identify and examine key thinking patterns in the production of anxiety and compulsive behaviours in children suffering from OCD.