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Correlates of social problem solving in British undergraduates (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G. (2009, October). Correlates of social problem solving in British undergraduates. Paper presented at British Psychological Society Psychology of Education Section Annual Conference, Preston Marriott Hotel, Preston, UK

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Alexithymia, empathic concern, goal management, and social problem solving in adult male prisoners (2009)
Journal Article
Christopher, G., & McMurran, M. (2009). Alexithymia, empathic concern, goal management, and social problem solving in adult male prisoners. Psychology, Crime and Law, 15(8), 697-709. https://doi.org/10.1080/10683160802516240

Social problem-solving skills training forms a major part of many offender treatment programmes. In this study, we explored the influences of alexithymia, empathic concern and goal management on social problem-solving skills in 79 adult male prisoner... Read More about Alexithymia, empathic concern, goal management, and social problem solving in adult male prisoners.

Measuring the cognitive deficits associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G., & Thomas, M. (2009, September). Measuring the cognitive deficits associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Paper presented at British Psychological Society Cognitive Psychology Section 26th Annual Conference, University of Hertfordshire, UK

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Social problem solving, anxiety, and depression in adult male prisoners (2009)
Journal Article
McMurran, M., & Christopher, G. (2009). Social problem solving, anxiety, and depression in adult male prisoners. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 14(1), 101-107. https://doi.org/10.1348/135532507X267031

Objectives. Social problem-solving ability has been identified as a significant mediator between stressful life-events and psychological distress in community samples. This study examined the relationships between social problem solving, anxiety, and... Read More about Social problem solving, anxiety, and depression in adult male prisoners.

Social problem solving in chronic fatigue syndrome: Preliminary findings (2009)
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Christopher, G., & Thomas, M. (2009). Social problem solving in chronic fatigue syndrome: Preliminary findings. Stress and Health, 25(2), 161-169. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.1233

This paper investigates social problem solving in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a condition characterized by reduced activity levels and excessive mental fatigue. Although intra- and interpersonal problems are prevalent, no studies have explored so... Read More about Social problem solving in chronic fatigue syndrome: Preliminary findings.

Dysfunctional beliefs and antisocial personality disorder (2008)
Journal Article
McMurran, M., & Christopher, G. (2008). Dysfunctional beliefs and antisocial personality disorder. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 19(4), 533-542. https://doi.org/10.1080/14789940801947800

Beck identified dysfunctional beliefs associated with personality disorders and these form the basis of the Personality Belief Questionnaire (PBQ). The PBQ has not yet been empirically examined in relation to antisocial personality disorder (ASPD); h... Read More about Dysfunctional beliefs and antisocial personality disorder.

Correlates of social problem solving in offenders (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G., & McMurran, M. (2007, February). Correlates of social problem solving in offenders. Paper presented at The British and Irish Group for the Study of Personality Disorders, Cambridge, UK

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The relationships between personality disorders and social problem solving in adults (2007)
Journal Article
McMurran, M., Duggan, C., Christopher, G., & Huband, N. (2007). The relationships between personality disorders and social problem solving in adults. Personality and Individual Differences, 42(1), 145-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2006.07.002

Personality disorders, as defined in DSM-IV, require theoretical models to guide our understanding and treatment of them, and social problem solving is one cognitive model that might contribute. In this study, the relationships between social problem... Read More about The relationships between personality disorders and social problem solving in adults.

Social problems solving and alexithymia (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G., & McMurran, M. (2006, March). Social problems solving and alexithymia. Paper presented at Social Problem Solving – Theory and Therapy Conference, Nottingham, UK

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Effects of caffeine in overnight-withdrawn consumers and non-consumers (2006)
Journal Article
Smith, A. P., Christopher, G., & Sutherland, D. (2006). Effects of caffeine in overnight-withdrawn consumers and non-consumers. Nutritional Neuroscience, 9(1-2), 63-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/10284150600582927

Rationale: A number of recent studies have suggested that caffeine only improves mood and cognitive performance in regular caffeine consumers who are caffeine withdrawn at test (the "withdrawal hypothesis"). This can be tested by investigating the ef... Read More about Effects of caffeine in overnight-withdrawn consumers and non-consumers.

Effects of repeated doses of caffeine on mood and performance of alert and fatigued volunteers (2005)
Journal Article
Smith, A., Sutherland, D., & Christopher, G. (2005). Effects of repeated doses of caffeine on mood and performance of alert and fatigued volunteers. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 19(6), 620-626. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881105056534

Evidence for behavioural effects of caffeine is well documented in the literature. It is associated with increased subjective alertness, improved reaction time and enhanced encoding of new information. These effects are most prominent in low arousal... Read More about Effects of repeated doses of caffeine on mood and performance of alert and fatigued volunteers.

The impact of clinical depression on working memory (2005)
Journal Article
Christopher, G., & MacDonald, J. (2005). The impact of clinical depression on working memory. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 10(5), 379-399. https://doi.org/10.1080/13546800444000128

Introduction. Both Channon, Baker, and Robertson (1993) and Hartlage, Alloy, Vazquez, and Dykman (1993) claim that working memory impairment in depressed patients is limited to Baddeley's (1996) central executive and does not affect either the phonol... Read More about The impact of clinical depression on working memory.

Effects of caffeine in non-withdrawn volunteers (2005)
Journal Article
Christopher, G., Sutherland, D., & Smith, A. (2005). Effects of caffeine in non-withdrawn volunteers. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, 20(1), 47-53. https://doi.org/10.1002/hup.658

Rationale. Evidence for the behavioural effects of caffeine is prevalent in the literature. It is associated with increased subjective alertness, improved reaction time and enhanced encoding of new information. However, there is an on-going debate as... Read More about Effects of caffeine in non-withdrawn volunteers.

The effect of caffeine and caffeine withdrawal on cognitive performance (2002)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G., Sutherland, D., & Smith, A. (2002, September). The effect of caffeine and caffeine withdrawal on cognitive performance. Paper presented at 2002 Annual Meeting of the Psychobiology Section of the British Psychological Society, Great Langdale, Cumbria, UK

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