Dr Sophie Pettit

Undergraduate Teaching

• Essential Skills for Psychologists (PSY100)
• Exploring Psychology II (PSY125)
• Health Psychology (PSY216)
• Criminal and Forensic Psychology (PSY314)
• Dissertations (PSY600)

 

Research

Research Interests:

My PhD explored working memory changes relative to stage in the menopausal transition, dependent on initiation of both hormone therapies and natural alternatives. Since then, I have worked as a researcher in several departments, exploring delivery and access to various mental health services in specific population groups. My published articles explore access to and engagement with psychological talking therapies dependent on determinants of health such as age, gender and deprivation. I have also carried out investigative work into management of patients in high secure mental health units.

Current Projects

Older adult access to talking therapy services: Older people with common mental health problems are known to have reduced rates of referrals to psychological talking therapies. We are exploring barriers and facilitators to this type of mental health care and how we can improve access in older adult populations.

Research department

• Psychology

 

Publications

Browse a list of publications by Sophie Pettit

Pettit, S., Qureshi, A., Henley, W., Richards, S., Gibson, A. & Byng, R. (2017) Variation in referral and access to new psychological therapy services by age. British Journal of General Practice

Pettit, S., Bowers, L., Tulloch, A., Cullen, A., et al. (2017) Acceptability and use of coercive methods across differing service configurations with and without seclusion and/or psychiatric intensive care units. Journal of Advanced Nursing

Pettit, S., Cresta, E., Winkley, K., Purcell, E. & Armes, J. (2017). Impact of cancer treatment on glycaemic control and adverse outcome in people with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS MEDICINE

Bowers L, Cullen AE, Achilla E, Baker J, Khondoker M, Koeser L, Moylan, L., Pettit, S., et al. (2017). Seclusion and Psychiatric Intensive Care Evaluation Study (SPICES): combined qualitative and quantitative approaches to the uses and outcomes of coercive practices in mental health services. Health Services and Delivery Research

Cullen, A., Bowers, L., Khondoker, M., Pettit, S., et al. (2016) Psychiatric intensive care and seclusion in adult psychiatric services: which patient-level factors predict treatment receipt? Epidemiology and Psychiatric services

Tulloch, A. D., Soper, B., Görzig, A., Pettit, S., et al. (2016) Management by geographic area or management specialised by disorder? An evaluation of effects of an organisational intervention on secondary mental health care for common mental disorder. Health Services and Delivery Research