Lydia Brown

Beyond depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms: Qualitative study of negative emotional experiences in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients

Hermioni L Amonoo, Lydia A Brown, Carlyn F Scheu, Lauren E Harnedy, William F Pirl, Areej El-Jawahri, Jeff C Huffman

Journal article  |  2020  |  European Journal of Cancer Care

Volunteer-led behavioural activation to reduce depression in residential care: a feasibility study.

Christina Bryant, Lydia Brown, Meg Polacsek, Frances Batchelor, Hannah Capon, Briony Dow

Journal article  |  2020  |  Pilot and Feasibility Studies

Objectives: Symptoms of depression are highly prevalent and under-treated in residential aged care facilities. Behavioural activat..

Is it better to cultivate positive affect or optimism? Predicting improvements in medical adherence following a positive psychology intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome

Laura Duque, Lydia Brown, Christopher M Celano, Brian Healy, Jeff C Huffman

Journal article  |  2019  |  General Hospital Psychiatry

OBJECTIVE: Adherence to health behaviors following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is strongly associated with superior prognosis..

A Self-Compassion Group Intervention for Patients Living With Chronic Medical Illness: Treatment Development and Feasibility Study.

Lydia Brown, Chandan Karmakar, Maria Flynn, Mohammod Abdul Motin, Marimuthu Palaniswami, Christopher M Celano, Jeff Huffman, Christina Bryant

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders

Background: Self-compassion is a psychological skill associated with good mental health and adjustment to illness in the second ha..

The Effects of Positive Psychological Interventions on Medical Patients' Anxiety: A Meta-analysis

Lydia Brown, Juan Pablo Ospina, Christopher M Celano, Jeff C Huffman

Journal article  |  2019  |  Psychosomatic Medicine

OBJECTIVE: Positive psychology interventions, which involve systematic completion of activities designed to promote well-being, ar..

Self-compassionate Aging: A Systematic Review

Lydia Brown, Jeff C Huffman, Christina Bryant

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Gerontologist

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There is considerable heterogeneity in experiences of aging, with some experiencing greater we..

Positive psychological experiences in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Hermioni L Amonoo, Lydia A Brown, Carlyn F Scheu, Rachel A Millstein, William F Pirl, Halyna L Vitagliano, Joseph H Antin, Jeff C Huffman

Journal article  |  2019  |  Psycho-Oncology

OBJECTIVE: Positive psychological constructs (e.g., optimism and hope) have been associated with superior health outcomes in the r..

Heart rate variability alterations in late life depression: A meta-analysis

Lydia Brown, Chandan Karmakar, Richard Gray, Ripu Jindal, Terrence Lim, Christina Bryant

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Affective Disorders

It's not as bad as you think: menopausal representations are more positive in postmenopausal women

Lydia Brown, Valerie Brown, Fiona Judd, Christina Bryant

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology

Sensory integration deficits support a dimensional view of psychosis and are not limited to schizophrenia

O Carter, D Bennett, T Nash, S Arnold, L Brown, RY Cai, Z Allan, A Dluzniak, K McAnally, D Burr, S Sundram

Journal article  |  2017  |  TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY

Self-compassion, attitudes to ageing and indicators of health and well-being among midlife women

Lydia Brown, Christina Bryant, Valerie Brown, Bei Bei, Fiona Judd

Journal article  |  2016  |  Aging & Mental Health

Validation and utility of the Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire: Links to menopause and well-being trajectories

Lydia Brown, Stephen Bowden, Christina Bryant, Valerie Brown, Bei Bei, Kim-Michelle Gilson, Angela Komiti, Fiona Judd

Journal article  |  2015  |  Maturitas

Positive well-being during the menopausal transition: a systematic review

L Brown, C Bryant, FK Judd

Journal article  |  2015  |  Climacteric

Investigating how menopausal factors and self-compassion shape well-being: An exploratory path analysis

Lydia Brown, Christina Bryant, Valerie Brown, Bei Bei, Fiona Judd

Journal article  |  2015  |  Maturitas

Self-compassion weakens the association between hot flushes and night sweats and daily life functioning and depression

Lydia Brown, Christina Bryant, Valerie M Brown, Bei Bei, Fiona K Judd

Journal article  |  2014  |  Maturitas