Dr Robbie Duschinsky is a 2022 winner of the University of Cambridge’s highest teaching award, the Pilkington Prize. Robbie is Associate Professor of Social Sciences at the Primary Care Unit in the Department of Public Health & Primary Care, and Fellow and Director of Studies at Sidney Sussex College. Robbie was nominated for being a ‘passionate and […]
PCU profile: meet Dr Barry Coughlan
Barry is research associate at the Applied Social Science Group, established within the Primary Care Unit in 2016 by Dr Robbie Duschinsky. The group researches mental health and family relationships and teaches social science research, methods and theory at the University of Cambridge. My research I suppose, there are two big questions that orientate […]
Mentalising, Epistemic Trust and Attachment: Changing Theories and their Practice Implications (Webinar, recorded on 15 July 2021)
This online panel discussion, held on 15 July 2021, celebrated the publication of Dr Robbie Duschinsky and Sarah Foster’s new book, ‘Mentalising and Epistemic Trust: The work of Peter Fonagy and colleagues at the Anna Freud Centre’ and Dr Duschinsky’s 2020 work ‘Cornerstones of Attachment Research’. If you missed this event, you can watch the […]
New analysis of early help for struggling children and families underlines challenge facing Government’s social care rethink
New report ‘Supporting and strengthening families through provision of early help: A rapid review of evidence’, highlights problems the Government must grapple with in its response to the independent review of children’s social care. The report is published by the National Children’s Bureau and co-authored by Dr Robbie Duschinsky, Senior University Lecturer at the Primary […]
150,000 downloads for open access book on attachment research by Dr Robbie Duschinsky
Dr Robbie Duschinsky’s Cornerstones of Attachment Research, a widely accessible introduction to the field of attachment research, has been downloaded 150, 000 times in less than two months. Attachment theory is among the most popular theories of human socioemotional development, with a global research community and widespread interest from clinicians, child welfare professionals, educationalists and […]
It’s not clear where General Practitioners/Family Doctors get their information about autism, but is “more training” the only answer?
Considerable variations in knowledge of autism spectrum disorders in children exist amongst GPs in different healthcare systems around the world. The variations are revealed in a new study, which explored what GPs – or family doctors as they are known in many countries – know about autism and the factors that influence their ability to […]
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