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Impact (REF3a/b)

4 - Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience

University College London

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Alternatives to acute hospital admission in adult mental health (218K)

Bringing evidence-based practice to psychological therapy (243K)

Cognitive Stimulation Therapy - a new therapy for dementia (242K)

Development of conditionally immortalised cell lines as novel cell models of disease and for cell transplantation (243K)

Economic and health benefits of a new method of assessing atrophy progression in Alzheimer’s disease: the Boundary Shift Integral technique (249K)

Identifying evidence-based competences for delivering behavioural support in the English Stop Smoking Services to enhance service quality on a national scale (232K)

Identifying the evidence base to support the development and implementation of psychological interventions for schizophrenia (227K)

Improvements to quality of life and safety for people with swallowing difficulties following analysis of fluid thickeners (221K)

Improving end-of-life care (254K)

Improving reading and visual search in stroke patients (224K)

Improving the diagnosis and management of Dementia with Lewy bodies by imaging dopamine transporter uptake in the basal ganglia (231K)

Improving the management of the psychological consequences of disasters and terrorism (243K)

Improving the validity of autism spectrum disorder assessment nationally (247K)

Increasing public awareness of and informing policy relating to the effects of recreational drug use (250K)

International Carotid Stenting Study influences national and international guidelines on the prevention of stroke resulting from carotid artery narrowing (263K)

Invention and commercial development of diagnostic tests of frontal lobe function (268K)

Natalizumab: a potent treatment for highly active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (250K)

Novel brain imaging methods improve neurosurgical treatment for epilepsy (216K)

Parkinson’s Disease – recognition, quantification and treatment of non-motor features (297K)

Parkinson's disease: new DNA diagnostics (260K)

Rare diseases research and translation in muscle channelopathies: establishing a national diagnostic service and developing the first proven effective treatment for patients (309K)

Research-driven advances in surgical techniques lead to improved patient outcomes after Deep Brain Stimulation (231K)

Statistical parametric mapping (288K)

The creation of neuropsychological assessments and services for Deaf patients with neurological impairments (249K)

The Phonological Assessment Battery (PhAB) - improving diagnosis of dyslexia in children (276K)

The world’s first stem cell based transplants: changing the future of organ replacement (237K)

Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue): improving outcomes in business, educational, and other life settings through psychometric research (305K)

Using attachment research to improve the lives of vulnerable young children (242K)

Using research on mentalising (theory of mind) to improve outcomes of suicidality, self-harm, violence and the functioning of social and mental health care teams (336K)

vCJD prion infection: improving diagnosis and surveillance (121K)