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 a list of recent publications you can also find a full list of academic activites here.
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 a list of recent publications you can also find a full list of academic activites here.
Book Chapter
Recent 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.
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.
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.
