Title of Project : The study and treatment of Post Traumatic Stress arising from civil conflict
Project Description :
On the 15th August 1998 a car bomb exploded in the centre of Omagh, a small market town in Northern Ireland with a population of 26,000. Twenty-nine people and two unborn twins were killed and over 370 people were injured. The bomb came at a time when people believed that major paramilitary violence had ended and a Peace Process was well established. Within a week of the bombing the local H&SS Trust established the Community Trauma and Recovery Team which had the task of assessing the needs of the community and putting in place appropriate responses. Central to the work of this multi-disciplinary team was the development of a range of personal therapeutic services, including a cognitive therapy programme targeted at PTSD. The author of this project was appointed as the team leader of the Omagh trauma centre and since the tragedy in 1998, has been involved in treating Troubles related psychological disorders and researching the effects of trauma on adults, children and communities. This PhD thesis shall bring together the findings of a number of these, as yet mostly unpublished, studies, report their key findings and integrate the lessons from these and other recent studies into developing a new treatment programme for PTSD.
Objective .
1. To evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the context of terrorism and civil conflict.
2. To consider the relationship between inter-group processes and individual responses to Trauma during civil conflict
Design
4 components of Thesis
Community based adult epidemiological study
School based children study
Non randomised treatment research of Cognitive Therapy for PTSD
Randomized controlled trial of Cognitive Therapy for PTSD
Other Information :
Research Interests
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Traumatic Grief
Psycho social maintenance factors of Conflict
Transformational Dialogue between victims and perpetrators of violence
Professional bodies
Registered Social Worker with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council
Member of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy at the Beck Institute, University of Pennsylvania
Registered Cognitive Psychotherapist with BABCP
Conference Presentations
Papers presented at several international conferences on Cognitive Therapy treatment for Trauma including:
World Congress for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, Sicily, 2000
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) World Congress, New Orleans, 2001
A workshop for Mental Health Professionals in New York after the 9/11 tragedy
The Institute of Psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital and Kings College London after the London Bombings November, 2005
Publications
Duffy, M. Gillespie, K. & Clark, D. A Randomsed Controlled Trial on the Treatment of PTSD arising from Civil Conflict using a Cognitive Model (to be submitted to the British Medical Journal in April 2006).
McDermott, M., Duffy, M and McGuinness, D (2003) Addressing the Psychological Needs of Children and Young People in the Aftermath of the Omagh Bomb, Child Care in Practice, 10,2, 141-154.
Gillespie, K, Duffy, M, Hackmann, A, and Clark D.M. (2002) Community based cognitive therapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder following the Omagh Bomb, Behaviour Research and Therapy, 40 (2002) 345 – 357
Bolton , D and Duffy,M, (2003) The Omagh bombing and development of the Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation. ESTSS Bulletin, Vol.10 No.1.
“The Management of PTSD in Adults” (2003) DHSS&PS Treatment guidelines, Belfast (Member of DHSS&PS sub-group which produced the report)
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Michael Duffy
Project Description :
On the 15th August 1998 a car bomb exploded in the centre of Omagh, a small market town in Northern Ireland with a population of 26,000. Twenty-nine people and two unborn twins were killed and over 370 people were injured. The bomb came at a time when people believed that major paramilitary violence had ended and a Peace Process was well established. Within a week of the bombing the local H&SS Trust established the Community Trauma and Recovery Team which had the task of assessing the needs of the community and putting in place appropriate responses. Central to the work of this multi-disciplinary team was the development of a range of personal therapeutic services, including a cognitive therapy programme targeted at PTSD. The author of this project was appointed as the team leader of the Omagh trauma centre and since the tragedy in 1998, has been involved in treating Troubles related psychological disorders and researching the effects of trauma on adults, children and communities. This PhD thesis shall bring together the findings of a number of these, as yet mostly unpublished, studies, report their key findings and integrate the lessons from these and other recent studies into developing a new treatment programme for PTSD.
Objective .
1. To evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the context of terrorism and civil conflict.
2. To consider the relationship between inter-group processes and individual responses to Trauma during civil conflict
Design
4 components of Thesis
Community based adult epidemiological study
School based children study
Non randomised treatment research of Cognitive Therapy for PTSD
Randomized controlled trial of Cognitive Therapy for PTSD
Research Interests
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Traumatic Grief
Psycho social maintenance factors of Conflict
Transformational Dialogue between victims and perpetrators of violence
Professional bodies
Registered Social Worker with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council
Member of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy at the Beck Institute, University of Pennsylvania
Registered Cognitive Psychotherapist with BABCP
Conference Presentations
Papers presented at several international conferences on Cognitive Therapy treatment for Trauma including:
World Congress for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, Sicily, 2000
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) World Congress, New Orleans, 2001
A workshop for Mental Health Professionals in New York after the 9/11 tragedy
The Institute of Psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital and Kings College London after the London Bombings November, 2005
Publications
Duffy, M. Gillespie, K. & Clark, D. A Randomsed Controlled Trial on the Treatment of PTSD arising from Civil Conflict using a Cognitive Model (to be submitted to the British Medical Journal in April 2006).
McDermott, M., Duffy, M and McGuinness, D (2003) Addressing the Psychological Needs of Children and Young People in the Aftermath of the Omagh Bomb, Child Care in Practice, 10,2, 141-154.
Gillespie, K, Duffy, M, Hackmann, A, and Clark D.M. (2002) Community based cognitive therapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder following the Omagh Bomb, Behaviour Research and Therapy, 40 (2002) 345 – 357
Bolton , D and Duffy,M, (2003) The Omagh bombing and development of the Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation. ESTSS Bulletin, Vol.10 No.1.
“The Management of PTSD in Adults” (2003) DHSS&PS Treatment guidelines, Belfast (Member of DHSS&PS sub-group which produced the report)
If you would like to learn more about how we can help further your studies and career opportunities, please contact us.