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 […]
Social care assessments of children ‘in need’ to be explored in new research
A new programme of research called ‘Living Assessment’ will explore how health is considered in social care assessments of children in need in England, including those who are disabled. A central focus will be how children and young people experience the assessments process. The research, beginning later this year, follows a major, five-year […]
Contribute to a new medical humanities working group at the University of Cambridge
The Department of Public Health and Primary Care is setting up a new medical humanities working group. This aims to explore and utilise the relevance of the arts and humanities to medical education. Dr Anne Swift (Director, Improving Health teaching) Dr Robbie Duschinsky (Head, Applied Social Science group at the Primary Care Unit) and Dr […]
The unusual perks of my research job: Dr Sophie Reijman
Dr Sophie Reijman, research associate at the Applied Social Science Group, explains how her career has unfolded so far. The dynamics of family relationships and how these influence children’s mental and physical health are an important part of our research at the Applied Social Science Group here at the University of Cambridge. Read Sophie’s article
Why are we unable to walk safely on our country roads?
Professor Mike Kelly, senior visiting fellow at the Primary Care Unit, writing in the Guardian, explains why it took an integrated strategy to cut smoking. He suggests that we need major infrastructural changes if we are to increase our physical activity – not just information and advice. “Getting the population more active is an absolute […]