2010 – 2014 Research Clinical Psychologist, University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry Experimental Psychopathology and Cognitive Therapies Research Group 2011 – 2012 Clinical Psychologist, Southwark Psychological Therapies Service, London 2006 – 2009 Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford Thesis: ‘An investigation of mental processes at times of crisis in unipolar and bipolar depression’ supervised by Dr Emily Holmes 2004 – 2006 Assistant Psychologist, Maudsley Hospital, London 2001 – 2004 Research Worker, Institute of Psychiatry, London

I am currently working on the Oxford Mood Action Psychology Programme (OxMAPP), a psychological treatment innovation study for bipolar disorder. This research is funded by a grant awarded by the Wellcome Trust to Dr Emily Holmes.

Publications

Hales, S. A., Deeprose, C., Goodwin, G. M., & Holmes, E. A. (2011). Cognitions in bipolar disorder versus unipolar depression: Imagining suicide. Bipolar Disorders, 13(7-8), 651-661.

Holmes, E. A., James, E. L., Blackwell, S. E., & Hales, S. (2011). "They flash upon that inward eye". The Psychologist, 24(5), 2-5.

Murphy, C.M., Deeley, Q., Daly, E.M., Ecker, C., O’Brien, F.M., Hallahan, B., Loth, E., Toal, F., Reed, S., Hales, S., et al. (in press). Anatomy and aging of the amygdala and hippocampus in autism spectrum disorder: an in vivo magnetic resonance imaging study of asperger syndrome. Autism Research

Hallahan, B., Daly, E.M., McAlonan, G., Loth, E., Toal, F., O’Brien, F., Robertson, D., Hales, S., et al. (2008). Brain morphometry volume in Autistic Spectrum Disorder: An MRI study of adults. Psychological Medicine, 39(2), 337-346.

Conference presentations

Hales, S. A. (2011, July). Cognitions in bipolar affective disorder versus unipolar depression: Imagining suicide. In R.O’Connor (Chair), Psychological Processes and Suicidal Behaviour. Symposium conducted at the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 39^th Annual Conference, University of Surrey, UK.                   

Hales, S. A. (2011, July). Cognitions in bipolar affective disorder versus unipolar depression: Imagining suicide. In J. Wheatley (Chair), Clinical Applications of Imagery Across Disorders: Understanding Cognitive Change Processes. Symposium conducted at the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 39^th Annual Conference, University of Surrey, UK.      

Hales, S.A. (2011, November). Future thinking in bipolar affective disorder and unipolar depression: Imagining suicide. In K Hawton (chair). 18th British Isles workshop on research on suicide and deliberate self-harm. Oxford UK.       

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