Actively involved in psychology lecturing & research I contribute to The University of Strathclyde's Clinical Health Psychology MSc & I am a Senior Research Fellow at The University of Suffolk's Congenital Heart Research Centre.
My current interests include promoting better psychologically informed medicine to improve mental health, recovery & wellbeing, The Polyvagal Theory & the impact of hospital gowns on patient recovery and wellbeing.
See below for a full list of publications.
My current interests include promoting better psychologically informed medicine to improve mental health, recovery & wellbeing, The Polyvagal Theory & the impact of hospital gowns on patient recovery and wellbeing.
See below for a full list of publications.
Book Chapter
Peer Reviewed Articles
Morton, L. (2019) Using Psychologically informed care to improve mental health and wellbeing for people born with a heart condition. Journal of Health Psychology.
McElhinney, R., Reid, H. & Morton, L (2016) A Controlled Trial of a CBT Group for Women with Low Self Esteem. Clinical Psychology Forum, 287
Morton, L (2015) What Your Patient is Thinking: The heart of medicine: growing up with pioneering treatment. British Medical Journal, 351: h3881. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h3881
Morton, L. (2015) Scars as a celebration of life. The Psychologist, 28.
Morton, L, Ferguson, M & Baty, F (2014) Improving wellbeing and self-efficacy by social prescription. Journal of Public Health, 129:286-289. DOI:10.1016/j.puhe.2014.12.011
Morton, L (2014) Addressing the Psychological impact of Living with a Heart Condition from Birth. Cardiology News, 17(4):6-12.
Morton, L (2012) Healing Hearts and Minds. The Psychologist, 26(9):694-694.
Morton, L (2011) Can Interpersonal Psychotherapy meet the Psychological Cost of life gifted by Medical Intervention? Counselling Psychology Review, 26(3):75-86.
Morton, L., Roach, L., Reid, H. & Hallam Stewart, S (2011) An Evaluation of a CBT Group for Women with Low Self-Esteem. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 40(2):221-5. DOI:10.1017/S1352465811000294
Reid, H., Morton, L. & McElhinney, R. (2010) A randomised controlled trial evaluating a guided self-help course for women with low self-esteem, Division of Clinical Psychology Scotland Newsletter, 2: 13-15.
Bateman, L. Bullard, W., Freeburn, A., McAlpine, M., Morton, L. & Taylor, E. (2010) Developing the Role of the Clinical Associate in Primary Care, Division of Clinical Psychology Scotland Newsletter, 2: 18-20.
Baty, F. & Morton, L. (2009) The Moodcafé website – supporting self-help for psychological problems. Scottish Primary Care Mental Health Research and Development Programme, 1(1): 5–6.
Paul, L.& Schyns P. G. (2004) Task requirements modulate feature integration. Journal of Vision , 4(8):495-495. DOI:10.1167/4.8.495
Paul, L & Schyns, P.G.(2003) Attention enhances feature integration. Vision Research, 43(17):1793-8. DOI:10.1016/S0042 6989(03)00270-0
F. Gosselin, L. Bonnar, L. K. Paul, P. G. Schyns (2002) "Superstitious" perceptions to depict pure internal object representations. Journal of Vision , 1(3):46-46. DOI: 10.1167/1.3.46
L. Paul, P. G. Schyns (2002) Attention modulates perceptual asynchrony in binding. Journal of Vision , 2(7):263-263. DOI:10.1167/2.7.263
L. K. Paul, P. G. Schyns, F. Gosselin (2001) Category knowledge can form prior constraints on scene recognition from luminance and chromatic cues. Journal of Vision, 1(3):291-291. DOI:10.1167/1.3.291
McElhinney, R., Reid, H. & Morton, L (2016) A Controlled Trial of a CBT Group for Women with Low Self Esteem. Clinical Psychology Forum, 287
Morton, L (2015) What Your Patient is Thinking: The heart of medicine: growing up with pioneering treatment. British Medical Journal, 351: h3881. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h3881
Morton, L. (2015) Scars as a celebration of life. The Psychologist, 28.
Morton, L, Ferguson, M & Baty, F (2014) Improving wellbeing and self-efficacy by social prescription. Journal of Public Health, 129:286-289. DOI:10.1016/j.puhe.2014.12.011
Morton, L (2014) Addressing the Psychological impact of Living with a Heart Condition from Birth. Cardiology News, 17(4):6-12.
Morton, L (2012) Healing Hearts and Minds. The Psychologist, 26(9):694-694.
Morton, L (2011) Can Interpersonal Psychotherapy meet the Psychological Cost of life gifted by Medical Intervention? Counselling Psychology Review, 26(3):75-86.
Morton, L., Roach, L., Reid, H. & Hallam Stewart, S (2011) An Evaluation of a CBT Group for Women with Low Self-Esteem. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 40(2):221-5. DOI:10.1017/S1352465811000294
Reid, H., Morton, L. & McElhinney, R. (2010) A randomised controlled trial evaluating a guided self-help course for women with low self-esteem, Division of Clinical Psychology Scotland Newsletter, 2: 13-15.
Bateman, L. Bullard, W., Freeburn, A., McAlpine, M., Morton, L. & Taylor, E. (2010) Developing the Role of the Clinical Associate in Primary Care, Division of Clinical Psychology Scotland Newsletter, 2: 18-20.
Baty, F. & Morton, L. (2009) The Moodcafé website – supporting self-help for psychological problems. Scottish Primary Care Mental Health Research and Development Programme, 1(1): 5–6.
Paul, L.& Schyns P. G. (2004) Task requirements modulate feature integration. Journal of Vision , 4(8):495-495. DOI:10.1167/4.8.495
Paul, L & Schyns, P.G.(2003) Attention enhances feature integration. Vision Research, 43(17):1793-8. DOI:10.1016/S0042 6989(03)00270-0
F. Gosselin, L. Bonnar, L. K. Paul, P. G. Schyns (2002) "Superstitious" perceptions to depict pure internal object representations. Journal of Vision , 1(3):46-46. DOI: 10.1167/1.3.46
L. Paul, P. G. Schyns (2002) Attention modulates perceptual asynchrony in binding. Journal of Vision , 2(7):263-263. DOI:10.1167/2.7.263
L. K. Paul, P. G. Schyns, F. Gosselin (2001) Category knowledge can form prior constraints on scene recognition from luminance and chromatic cues. Journal of Vision, 1(3):291-291. DOI:10.1167/1.3.291
Selected Conference Proceedings & Presentations
Morton, L (July 6-7th, 2018) An embodied Understanding of Living with a Heart Condition from Cradle to Grave. Oral Presentation, Division of Counselling Psychology Annual Conference, Newcastle Gateshead.
Morton, L (April 4-5th, 2018) An embodied Understanding of Living with a Heart Condition from Cradle to Grave. Poster Presentation at Consortium of European Research on Emotion (CERE), University of Glasgow.
Morton, L ( July 16 - 21, 2017) Born with a heart condition: The Clinical Implications of Polyvagal Theory. Poster Presentation at 7th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (WCPCCS), Centre Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB), Barcelona, Spain
Morton, L (4th May, 2017) Born with a heart condition: The Clinical Implications of Polyvagal Theory. Poster Presentation at The British Psychological Society's National Conference, Brighton.
Morton, L ( 6th July 2016) Born with a heart condition: The Clinical Implications of Poly Vagal Theory, Keynote Speaker at the 3rd Congenital Cardiac Nurses Association (CCNA) Conference 'The Force Re-awakens' - City Campus, University of Worcester.
Morton, L., Stone, P., Baty, F. & Sevier Guy, L.J. (2015) Promoting Mental Health & Wellbeing with Moodcafe. Securing Scotland’s Health, Faculty of Public Health Conference. Peebles Hydro Scotland.
Morton, L. (2015) Living with a heart condition from birth. Familial Arrhythmia Network for Scotland, Public Education Event, Perth.
Morton, L., Baty, F. & Ferguson, M (2014) Improving wellbeing and self-efficacy by social prescription. Talk at Research and Service Development Conference, NHS Fife Psychology Service.
Morton, L, Stone, P & Baty, F (2014) Moodcafe - Mobile friendly accessible information to improve the public's mental health and wellbeing. Poster Presentation at the Research and Service Development Conference, NHS Fife Psychology Service.
McElhinney, R. & Morton, L (2014) Self Esteem Group Evaluation, Poster Presentation at the Research and Service Development Conference, NHS Fife Psychology Service.
Morton, L (2014) Youth Strategy: Mental Health Considerations. Person Centred Care for Children and Young People - Myth or Reality? Action for Sick Children Scotland National Conference. Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
Morton, L (2013) A Patient's View - What Should The Scottish Congenital Cardiac Network Aim To Achieve For Patients? Scottish Congenital Cardiac Network Conference, Teacher Building, Glasgow.
Morton, L, Stone, P & Baty, F (2013) Moodcafe - Mobile friendly accessible Information to improve the public's mental health and wellbeing. Making Scotland a Healthier Place. Faculty of Public Health Conference, Dunblane Hydro, Scotland.
McElhinney, R. & Morton, L (2012) Self Esteem Group Evaluation, Conference to Promote Evidence Based Psychological Interventions, Division of Clinical Psychology, The British Psychological Society, Surgeon's Hall, Edinburgh.
McElhinney, R. and Morton, L. (2012) A Controlled Trial of a CBT group for Women with Low Self Esteem. Talk at Research and Service Development Conference, NHS Fife Psychology Service.
Morton, L. (2012) Self Esteem Group. Invited Talk Presented at the Clinical Associate of Applied Psychology AGM, University of Stirling.
Baty, F., Morton, L and Waugh, H. (2010) Moodcafé Website Developments. Talk at Research and Service Development Conference, NHS Fife Psychology Service.
Morton, L., McElhinney, R. and Reid, H. (2010) Self Esteem Group Evaluation. Talk at Research and Service Development Conference, NHS Fife Psychology Service.
Bateman, L., Bullard, W., Freeburn, A., Irvin, L., Morton, L., Ritchie, M., Taylor, L and McAlpine, M (2010) The Role of Clinical Associates in Applied Psychology in the Psychology Service. Poster Presentation at Research and Service Development Conference, NHS Fife Psychology Service.
Morton, L. (2010) Increasing Access to Psychological Information in my role as a CAAP. Invited talk at the 1st Clinical Associates/MSc Graduates: Recent Developments and Innovation in the Provision of Mental Health Services. A conference organised jointly by the Universities of Dundee, Stirling and Edinburgh.
Morton, L. (2009) Moodcafe Summary and Evaluation Findings. Invited Talk presented at United We Stand Users and Carers Conference by Peer Support Fife.
Morton, L and Hallam Stewart, S (2008) Adapting Melanie Fennell’s CBT for Low Self Esteem for Group Interventions. Talk at Research and Service Development Conference, NHS Fife Psychology Service.
Morton, L and Freeburn, A. (2006) Investigating the current use of Bibliotherapy as part of a stepped care approach to the treatment of Depression in Primary Care. Talk at Research and Service Development Conference, NHS Fife Psychology Service.
Paul, L. & Schyns, P.G. (2002). Attention modulates the binding of information across the 2D visual array. European Conference of Visual Perception (ECVP).
Gosselin, F., Schyns, P.G., Bonnar, L. &, Paul, L (2001). Superstitious Perceptions. 23rd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society , Edinburgh, Scotland.
Morton, L (April 4-5th, 2018) An embodied Understanding of Living with a Heart Condition from Cradle to Grave. Poster Presentation at Consortium of European Research on Emotion (CERE), University of Glasgow.
Morton, L ( July 16 - 21, 2017) Born with a heart condition: The Clinical Implications of Polyvagal Theory. Poster Presentation at 7th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (WCPCCS), Centre Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB), Barcelona, Spain
Morton, L (4th May, 2017) Born with a heart condition: The Clinical Implications of Polyvagal Theory. Poster Presentation at The British Psychological Society's National Conference, Brighton.
Morton, L ( 6th July 2016) Born with a heart condition: The Clinical Implications of Poly Vagal Theory, Keynote Speaker at the 3rd Congenital Cardiac Nurses Association (CCNA) Conference 'The Force Re-awakens' - City Campus, University of Worcester.
Morton, L., Stone, P., Baty, F. & Sevier Guy, L.J. (2015) Promoting Mental Health & Wellbeing with Moodcafe. Securing Scotland’s Health, Faculty of Public Health Conference. Peebles Hydro Scotland.
Morton, L. (2015) Living with a heart condition from birth. Familial Arrhythmia Network for Scotland, Public Education Event, Perth.
Morton, L., Baty, F. & Ferguson, M (2014) Improving wellbeing and self-efficacy by social prescription. Talk at Research and Service Development Conference, NHS Fife Psychology Service.
Morton, L, Stone, P & Baty, F (2014) Moodcafe - Mobile friendly accessible information to improve the public's mental health and wellbeing. Poster Presentation at the Research and Service Development Conference, NHS Fife Psychology Service.
McElhinney, R. & Morton, L (2014) Self Esteem Group Evaluation, Poster Presentation at the Research and Service Development Conference, NHS Fife Psychology Service.
Morton, L (2014) Youth Strategy: Mental Health Considerations. Person Centred Care for Children and Young People - Myth or Reality? Action for Sick Children Scotland National Conference. Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
Morton, L (2013) A Patient's View - What Should The Scottish Congenital Cardiac Network Aim To Achieve For Patients? Scottish Congenital Cardiac Network Conference, Teacher Building, Glasgow.
Morton, L, Stone, P & Baty, F (2013) Moodcafe - Mobile friendly accessible Information to improve the public's mental health and wellbeing. Making Scotland a Healthier Place. Faculty of Public Health Conference, Dunblane Hydro, Scotland.
McElhinney, R. & Morton, L (2012) Self Esteem Group Evaluation, Conference to Promote Evidence Based Psychological Interventions, Division of Clinical Psychology, The British Psychological Society, Surgeon's Hall, Edinburgh.
McElhinney, R. and Morton, L. (2012) A Controlled Trial of a CBT group for Women with Low Self Esteem. Talk at Research and Service Development Conference, NHS Fife Psychology Service.
Morton, L. (2012) Self Esteem Group. Invited Talk Presented at the Clinical Associate of Applied Psychology AGM, University of Stirling.
Baty, F., Morton, L and Waugh, H. (2010) Moodcafé Website Developments. Talk at Research and Service Development Conference, NHS Fife Psychology Service.
Morton, L., McElhinney, R. and Reid, H. (2010) Self Esteem Group Evaluation. Talk at Research and Service Development Conference, NHS Fife Psychology Service.
Bateman, L., Bullard, W., Freeburn, A., Irvin, L., Morton, L., Ritchie, M., Taylor, L and McAlpine, M (2010) The Role of Clinical Associates in Applied Psychology in the Psychology Service. Poster Presentation at Research and Service Development Conference, NHS Fife Psychology Service.
Morton, L. (2010) Increasing Access to Psychological Information in my role as a CAAP. Invited talk at the 1st Clinical Associates/MSc Graduates: Recent Developments and Innovation in the Provision of Mental Health Services. A conference organised jointly by the Universities of Dundee, Stirling and Edinburgh.
Morton, L. (2009) Moodcafe Summary and Evaluation Findings. Invited Talk presented at United We Stand Users and Carers Conference by Peer Support Fife.
Morton, L and Hallam Stewart, S (2008) Adapting Melanie Fennell’s CBT for Low Self Esteem for Group Interventions. Talk at Research and Service Development Conference, NHS Fife Psychology Service.
Morton, L and Freeburn, A. (2006) Investigating the current use of Bibliotherapy as part of a stepped care approach to the treatment of Depression in Primary Care. Talk at Research and Service Development Conference, NHS Fife Psychology Service.
Paul, L. & Schyns, P.G. (2002). Attention modulates the binding of information across the 2D visual array. European Conference of Visual Perception (ECVP).
Gosselin, F., Schyns, P.G., Bonnar, L. &, Paul, L (2001). Superstitious Perceptions. 23rd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society , Edinburgh, Scotland.
Articles and Blogs
Hospital Gowns leave patients feeling open and vulnerable - their time is up, The Conversation, January 2019.
People born with a heart condition are at increased risk of mental health problems, The Conversation, June 2018.
Born this way for Beauty Demands, October 2017
The Growing Up and Surviving into Adulthood with Congenital Heart Block in The Mighty, June 2017
People born with a heart condition are at increased risk of mental health problems, The Conversation, June 2018.
Born this way for Beauty Demands, October 2017
The Growing Up and Surviving into Adulthood with Congenital Heart Block in The Mighty, June 2017
Patient Guides
Working with The Somerville Foundation on their Hearts & Minds project, I have written the following resources:
An Exploration into Psychology, could you benefit? A Psychoeducational guide written for The Somerville Foundation in 2012, highlighting some of the emotional challenges of growing up with a heart condition and some of the different types of psychological therapies available. Reprinted by Little Heart Matters, with permission.
Preparing for and coping with surgery. Patient guide written for The Somerville Foundation.
An Exploration into Psychology, could you benefit? A Psychoeducational guide written for The Somerville Foundation in 2012, highlighting some of the emotional challenges of growing up with a heart condition and some of the different types of psychological therapies available. Reprinted by Little Heart Matters, with permission.
Preparing for and coping with surgery. Patient guide written for The Somerville Foundation.
Theses
Morton, L (2005) Investigating the current use of Bibliotherapy as part of a stepped care approach to the treatment of Depression in Primary Care. Degree: MSc, Supervisor: Prof Rob Durham.
Paul, L (2003) Investigating the determinants of temporal integration. Degree: PhD, Supervisor: Prof Philippe G. Schyns.
Paul, L (2003) Investigating the determinants of temporal integration. Degree: PhD, Supervisor: Prof Philippe G. Schyns.
