The Applied Social Science Group provides a forum for research exploring patient experiences, contexts and health behaviours in their social context 3 of 5
Bringing together social science methods, approaches and ideas to understand and contribute to medical practice and public health 4 of 5
Current projects located in the ASSG include study of the relationship between infant mental health and later physical health in adulthood, funded by the Wellcome Trust 5 of 5
The Applied Social Science Group (ASSG) was established in 2016, and is headed by Dr Robbie Duschinsky. The group provides a forum for research drawing on the social sciences, using these methods, approaches and ideas to offer insights into patient experiences, contexts and health behaviours. Current projects located within the Applied Social Science Group include work on primary care mental health assessment and family mental health.
A full list of staff is available here.
Childhood adversity and chronic disease: risks, mechanisms and resilience
Professors Greg Miller and Edith Chen, Northwestern University (USA)
This event took place on 28th and 29th March 2018 at St John's College, Cambridge
How does early adversity "get under the skin" in a manner that is sufficiently persistent to affect vulnerability to diseases that arise many decades later?
Recordings from this event are published on our youtube channel
High levels of socio-economic deprivation can cause ‘Disorganised Attachment’
We are working to promote this information to social workers and clinicians so this infographic is freely available to reproduce or republish.
Applied Social Science Group News
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In a study published today in the Journal of Public Health, researchers from the University of Cambridge and RAND Europe…