Current research projects
All staff are involved in research as it is intrinsic to the running of the Unit. Below we have listed all the research projects we are currently running.
1) A pilot study evaluating telephone treatment for CFS in 11-18 year olds.
2) A pilot study evaluating the treatment of severely affected house-bound adolescents with CFS.
3) Investigating social cognition in adults with anorexia nervosa, CFS patients and healthy controls.
4) A psycho-physiological study examining cortisol levels in adults with CFS before and after a course of CBT.
5) A psycho-physiological study examining cortisol levels in adolescents with CFS before and after a course of CBT.
6) A questionnaire study on the role of personality and life stress in CFS – a cross sectional study.
7) Randomised controlled trial of family focussed CBT for adolescents with CFS: a 2 year follow up.
8) A prospective study examining predictors of outcome after a course of CBT for patients with CFS.
9) A prospective study examining the relationship between perfectionism and fatigue in students.
10) A qualitative study of adolescents and their parents perspectives on the treatment they received as part of a randomised controlled trial.
11) A qualitative study examining the views of adults with CFS in relation to being part of a large MRC funded RCT.
12) An fMRI study investigating cognitive functioning and emotional processing in patients with CFS.