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Oxford Cognitive Approaches to Psychosis (O-CAP)
Professor Daniel Freeman, MRC Senior Clinical Fellow and Professor of Clinical Psychology
Tel: 01865 226490 daniel.freeman@psych.ox.ac.uk
The focus of the new unit, led by Professor Daniel Freeman, is the psychological understanding and treatment of delusions and hallucinations. Epidemiological, phenomenological, and experimental studies are carried out in order to inform symptom-specific theoretical models, which are then used to develop new intervention techniques, evaluated in clinical trials. The aim is to improve significantly the efficacy of cognitive treatments. This programme of work is supported by the Medical Research Council (MRC), the Wellcome Trust, and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
Daniel Freeman is Professor of Clinical Psychology, a Medical Research Council (MRC) Senior Clinical Fellow, a British Psychological Society Fellow, and a consultant clinical psychologist. He moved to Oxford University in 2011. Professor Freeman has described the new science of suspiciousness in Paranoia: The 21st Century Fear, and cognitive techniques to reduce the problem in Overcoming Paranoid and Suspicious Thoughts. He has also written more widely on the treatment of psychological and emotional problems in Know Your Mind: The Complete Family Reference Guide to Emotional Health. An accessible guide to key topics in psychology is provided by Use Your Head: A Guided Tour of the Human Mind. Professor Freeman has supervised over 20 doctoral level students, and is a member of the Psychosis Research Partnership (PRP).
