The Rivers Centre has close links with Edinburgh University, Napier University and Queen Margaret University, and our clinicians routinely supervise research projects at Diploma, Masters and Doctoral levels.
The Centre also collaborates with the government and corporate sectors, conducting a broad range of research projects, from large scale randomized controlled trials and national surveys, to smaller scale single case studies. Our research findings are disseminated through publication in leading international peer-reviewed journals, professional journals and newspapers.
Types of research carried out include:
- Treatment outcome studies
- Organisational development programmes
- The evaluation of occupational health and welfare initiatives
- Service audits
For further information please contact:
Dr Claire Fyvie
Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Head of Service at the Rivers Centre
Tel: 0131 451 7400
email: claire.fyvie@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
A selection of our recent publications
Karatzias, T., Shevlin, M., Ford, J. D., Fyvie, C., Grandison, G., Hyland, P., & Cloitre, M. (2021). Childhood trauma, attachment orientation, and complex PTSD (CPTSD) symptoms in a clinical sample: Implications for treatment. Development and Psychopathology, 1-6.
Karatzias, T., Shevlin, M., Fyvie, C., Grandison, G., Garozi, M., Latham, E., … & Hyland, P. (2020). Adverse and benevolent childhood experiences in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD): Implications for trauma-focused therapies. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 11(1), 1793599.
Karatzias, T., Shevlin, M., Hyland, P., Fyvie, C., Grandison, G., & Ben-Ezra, M. (2020). ICD-11 posttraumatic stress disorder, complex PTSD and adjustment disorder: the importance of stressors and traumatic life events. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 34(2), 191-202.
Grandison, G., Karatzias, T., Fyvie, C., Hyland, P., O’Connor, R. C., & Dickson, A. (2020). Suicidal histories in adults experiencing psychological trauma: Exploring vulnerability and protective factors. Archives of Suicide Research, 26(1), 155-168.
Fyvie, C., Easton, P., Moreton, G., McKeever, J., & Karatzias, T. (2019). The Rivers Centre in Scotland: An attachment‐based service model for people with complex posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of traumatic stress, 32(6), 864-869.
T. Karatzias, R. Howard, K. Power, F. Sochrerel, C. Health, A. Livingstone (2017) Organic vs. functional neurological disorders: The role of childhood psychological trauma. Child Abuse & Neglect, 63, 1 – 6.
T. Karatzias, M. Shevlin, C. Fyvie, P. Hyland, E. Efthymiadou, D. Wilson, N. Roberts, J. I Bisson, C. R. Brewin, M. Cloitre. ICD-11 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD): Factorial Structure of a New Self-Report Scale (ICD-TQ). Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 44, 73-79.
T. Karatzias, M. Shevlin, C. Fyvie, P. Hyland, E. Efthymiadou, D. Wilson, N. Roberts, J. I Bisson, C. R. Brewin, M. Cloitre. (2016). Evidence of Distinct Profiles of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) based on the New ICD-11 Trauma Questionnaire (ICD-TQ). In Journal of Affective Disorders. 207, 181 – 187.
S. Jowett, T. Karatzias, M. Brown, D. Paterson, R. Walley. (2016). Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) for DSM-V Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabilities: A case study review. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Policy & Practice. Advance online publication.
T. Karatzias, S. Ferguson, A. Gullone, K. Cosgrove. (2016) Group Psychotherapy for Adult Survivors of Interpersonal Psychological Trauma: A Preliminary Study in Scotland. Journal of Mental Health. Advance online publication.
G. Moreton, M. Gelister, G. Grandison. (2022) Lifelines Scotland: Evaluation 2020-2022 (available from https://www.lifelines.scot/about-us)
A. Homes, & G. Grandison. (2021) Trauma Informed Practice: A Toolkit for Scotland – https://www.gov.scot/publications/trauma-informed-practice-toolkit-scotland/
Preparing Scotland: responding to the psychosocial and mental health needs of people affected by emergencies (2013) – https://www.gov.scot/publications/preparing-scotland-responding-psychosocial-mental-health-needs-people-affected-emergencies/
Police Occupational Health: Support for Specialist Postholders, Where There is Constant Specific Repetitive Exposure, and Staff Involved in Prolonged Incidents/Enquiries 2005-2006 – Research Findings – http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/06/29114728/1
Munro, C., Freeman, C & Law, R. (2004) General practitioners’ knowledge of post-traumatic stress disorder: a controlled study British Journal of General Practice, November 2004, 843-847 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1324918/pdf/bjpg54-843.pdf
