Thanos Karatzias
Thanos Karatzias

Prof Thanos Karatzias

Professor

Biography

Professor Karatzias, is a Professor of Mental Health at Edinburgh Napier University, UK and a Clinical & Health Psychologist at the Rivers Centre for Traumatic Stress, Edinburgh, UK. He is the Director of Research at Edinburgh Napier University. He is a former Chair of the British Psychological Society Scotland Working Party for Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse (BPSSS) and is a current member of the Committee of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Crisis, Disaster & Trauma Section and UK Psychological Trauma Society (UKPTS). He has spent his entire clinical and academic career working in the field of psychological trauma. In collaboration with national and international research partners he has developed a special interest in the effects and treatment of psychological trauma on physical and mental health; on prison populations; and on people with learning disabilities. He has published widely in these areas.

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Research Areas

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Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

  • Committee Member - Chief Scientist Office Health Improvement, Protection and Services Research Committee
  • Board Member - British Psychological Society (BPS) Research Board
  • Board Member - Research Grants Council, Hong Kong Standing Review Board
  • Board Member - UK Posttraumatic Stress Society (UKPTS)
  • Committee Member - BPS Crisis, Disaster & Trauma Section
  • Changing Faces Scotland Advisory Board
  • Committee Member - BPS Scotland

 

Conference Organising Activity

  • Keynote and Conference Chair - UKPTS Annual Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Keynote: St. Andrews Health Care Conference - The Introduction CPTSD as a New Diagnosis in ICD-11
  • The Impact of Interpersonal Trauma on Health & Wellbeing. United Nations, N 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence
  • PTSD and CPTSD Using the Newly Developed ICD-TQ
  • Classification, Assessment and Treatment of PTSD and CPTSD
  • Evidence of distinct profiles on PTSD and Complex PTSD
  • PTSD & complex PTSD: ICD -11 updates on concept and measurement
  • Treating Traumatic Stress and PTSD in People with LDs
  • Childhood Sexual Abuse Across The Lifespan.
  • Phenomenology and Treatment of Traumatic Stress in People with Intellectual Disabilities: Preliminary Results from a Randomised Controlled Trial on the effectiveness of EMDR for DSM 5 PTSD
  • Psychological trauma and criminal behaviour
  • Effectiveness & Acceptability of Group Psychological Interventions for Interpersonal Trauma.
  • Disruptive, Optimistic, Progressive and Entrepreneurial: Is Survive and Thrive D.O.P.E.?
  • Symptom profiles of people attending a trauma service: Is there evidence that PTSD and complex PTSD are two distinct disorders
  • Keynote: Psychological trauma: Treatment & trauma informed care
  • Keynote: Child Sexual Abuse: Impact & Recovery
  • Keynote: Male Survivors Conference: Health & Well-being

 

Editorial Activity

  • Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health

 

External Examining/Validations

  • MSc Psychological Trauma - External Examiner
  • Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology - External Examiner
  • MSc Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy - External Examiner

 

Grant Reviewer

  • Grant reviewer for MRC
  • Grant reviewer for Carnegie Trust
  • Member of Russian Science Foundation (RSF) College Of Experts
  • Grant reviewer for Health Technology Assessment (HTA) – Clinical Evaluation and Trials (NIHR)
  • Member of Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Peer Review College
  • Grant reviewer for National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)

 

Invited Speaker

  • UKPTS Annual Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Psychological Trauma: Impact and Treatment
  • Child sexual abuse impact and interventions: A critical review of the existing evidence

 

Media Activity

  • Irish Independent (web).
  • Glasgow Sunday Herald
  • Herald Scotland (web).
  • The Sun (Eire).
  • CBC News Radio
  • The Sun (Scotland)

 

Membership of Professional Body

  • Chartered Clinical Psychologist
  • Member of the Health Professions Council
  • Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
  • Chartered Scientist (CSci), Science Council
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
  • Chartered Health Psychologist, British Psychological Society
  • Graduate Member, British Psychological Association

 

Reviewing

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • British Journal of Psychiatry
  • European Journal of Psychotraumatology
  • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
  • Journal of Anxiety Disorders
  • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
  • Journal of Traumatic Stress
  • International Journal of Forensic Mental Health
  • Children and Youth Services Review
  • Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice & Policy
  • Stress & Health
  • Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease
  • Psychology, Health & Medicine
  • Journal of Anxiety Disorders
  • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities
  • Traumatology
  • Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Behaviour Research & Therapy
  • Women’s Studies International Forum
  • Journal of Behaviour Therapy & Experimental Psychiatry
  • Child Abuse & Neglect
  • Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
  • Psychiatria Danubina
  • European Review of Applied Psychology
  • Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry
  • British Journal of Guidance & Counselling
  • British Journal of General Practice
  • Journal of Happiness Studies
  • British Journal of Health Psychology
  • Psychiatry Research
  • Psychology and Psychotherapy; Theory, Research and Practice
  • Quality of Life Research
  • Aggressive Behaviour

 

Visiting Positions

  • Visiting Professor in Mental Health

 

Date


226 results

Posttraumatic Symptomatology and Dissociation in Outpatients with Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Power, K., Brown, K., & McGoldrick, T. (2010)
Posttraumatic Symptomatology and Dissociation in Outpatients with Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 11(1), 83-92. doi:10.1080/15299730903143667
A number of studies have concluded that dissociative features are common in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The present study aimed to investigate correlat...

Vividness of mental imagery in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): The role of depression

Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Power, K., Brown, K., & McGoldrick, T. (2009)
Vividness of mental imagery in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): The role of depression. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 40(2), 352-358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2009.02.002
The present study aimed to investigate demographics, trauma variables, PTSD symptomatology, co-morbid psychopathology, dissociation and personality variables as correlates of ...

Proposing a New Model of Poor Physical Health Following Psychological Trauma: The Ehlers-Clark Model and Beyond.

Journal Article
Karatzias, T., & Chouliara, Z. (2009)
Proposing a New Model of Poor Physical Health Following Psychological Trauma: The Ehlers-Clark Model and Beyond. Medical Hypotheses, 72, (444-447). doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2008.10.026. ISSN 0306-9877
Previous literature suggests that posttraumatic stress disorder (PSTD) is associated with poor physical health. To date a number of existing hypotheses have been developed to ...

Vicarious traumatisation in practitioners who work with adult survivors of sexual violence and child sexual abuse: Literature review and directions for future research

Journal Article
Chouliara, Z., Hutchison, C., & Karatzias, T. (2009)
Vicarious traumatisation in practitioners who work with adult survivors of sexual violence and child sexual abuse: Literature review and directions for future research. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 9(1), 47-56. doi:10.1080/14733140802656479
Primary objective: The authors sought to summarise and evaluate evidence regarding vicarious traumatisation (VT) in practitioners working with adult survivors of sexual violen...

Cognitive appraisals and physical health in people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Journal Article
Karatzias, T., & Chouliara, Z. (2009)
Cognitive appraisals and physical health in people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Medical Hypotheses, 72(4), 444-447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2008.10.026
Previous literature suggests that posttraumatic stress disorder (PSTD) is associated with poor physical health. To date a number of existing hypotheses have been developed to ...

Views and experiences of young women about chlamydia in Scotland: Knowledge, condom use and access to health services.

Journal Article
Chouliara, Z., Karatzias, T., Dey, L. & Goulbourne, A. (2008)
Views and experiences of young women about chlamydia in Scotland: Knowledge, condom use and access to health services. Health Psychology Update. 18, 14-24. ISSN 0954-2027
The study aimed to elicit perceptions of and awareness about chlamydia, views and experiences of condom use as protection against a chlamydia infection and of access to sexual...

The use of seclusion in learning disability services.

Journal Article
Powell, H., Alexander, A., & Karatzias, T. (2008)
The use of seclusion in learning disability services. Learning Disability Practice, 11, 12-16
Seclusion is commonly used in learning disability health services, despite the lack of demonstrated effectiveness. This article reviews the use of seclusion in learning disabi...

Psychological Factors Associated with Skin Exposure and Skin Protection in the UK – The case of Young People: An Overview of Selected Literature

Journal Article
Chouliara, Z., & Karatzias, T. (2007)
Psychological Factors Associated with Skin Exposure and Skin Protection in the UK – The case of Young People: An Overview of Selected Literature. Health Psychology Update, 16,

Illness appraisals and self-esteem as correlates of anxiety and affective comorbid disorders in schizophrenia

Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Gumley, A., Power, K., & O'Grady, M. (2007)
Illness appraisals and self-esteem as correlates of anxiety and affective comorbid disorders in schizophrenia. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 48(4), 371-375. doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2007.02.005
Comorbidity of anxiety and affective disorders in people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia is common. This study investigated the hypothesis that greater negative beliefs abou...

Predicting general well-being from self-esteem and affectivity: An exploratory study with Scottish adolescents

Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Chouliara, Z., Power, K., & Swanson, V. (2006)
Predicting general well-being from self-esteem and affectivity: An exploratory study with Scottish adolescents. Quality of Life Research, 15, 1143-1151. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-006-0064-2

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