2008-2011 Oxford University, D.Phil. Psychiatry                       Supervisors: Dr Emily Holmes and Professor Guy Goodwin Group: Experimental Psychopathology and Cognitive Therapies Research Group (EPACT) Award: MRC Studentship DPhil Thesis: Mental imagery, mood reactivity and mood stability in the context of bipolar disorder. 2007-2008 University College London    M.Sc. Research Methods in Psychology 2003-2007 Oxford University     B.A. Experimental Psychology

I gained an interest in experimental psychopathology during my undergraduate studies. My interest in trauma-related phenomena led me to pursue my MSc. dissertation with Dr. Michelle Moulds at UNSW, Australia which was entitled ‘Modifying intrusive memory appraisals in depression: impact on intrusion symptomatology, cognitive avoidance and depressed mood.’ With a particular interest in the cognitions surrounding intrusive memories, I was drawn to the trans-diagnostic nature of investigations in EPACT.

D.Phil. Research Aims

I will be investigating imagery and mood phenomena in bipolar disorder with the intention to inform novel models regarding intrusions in bipolar disorder (see Holmes, Geddes, Colom & Goodwin, 2008, BRAT). I am interested in the utility of cognitive therapy in the treatment of this illness.

Publications:

Deeprose, C., Malik, A., & Holmes, E. A. (2011). Measuring intrusive prospective imagery using the Impact of Future Events Scale (IFES): Psychometric properties and relation to risk for bipolar disorder. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 4(2), 187-196

Malik, A., Goodwin, G.M., & Holmes, E. A. (in press). Contemporary approaches to frequent mood monitoring in bipolar disorder. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology

Conference presentations

Malik, A., Goodwin, G.M., & Holmes, E.A. (2010, June). Bipolar Disorder and Mental Imagery: An Experimental Approach. Poster presented at the 6th World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Boston, MA, USA

Malik, A., Lang, T.J., Moulds, M.L., & Holmes, E.A. (2010, July). Modifying Appraisals of Intrusive Memories. In C. Hirsch (Chair), New advances in Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) across anxiety and depressive disorders. Symposium conducted at the 6th World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Boston, MA, USA

Malik, A., Moulds, M.L., & Holmes, E.A. (2009, July). Modifying Appraisals of Intrusive Memories. Symposium conducted at the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition Conference, Kyoto, Japan.

Awards

Contact

aiysha.malik@psych.ox.ac.uk