Dr Maria Gardani (PhD)
Lecturer in Clinical Psychology
Contact details
Address
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Room 1.04m, Doorway 6
Elsie Inglis Quad
Old Medical School, Teviot Place
Edinburgh - City
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Background
I am a Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the School of Health in Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. The primary focus of my research is the application of psychological theory and methodology to explore the onset and maintenance of sleep and circadian difficulties across the lifespan and their association with physiological and environmental factors.
Postgraduate teaching
Course Coordinator for Inferential Statistics in Applied Psychology
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Research summary
My current research interests include:
-sleep and mental health in undergraduate students and postgraduate researchers: prevention, provision and ways of creating a supportive and inclusive environment.
- insomnia following stroke and traumatic brain injury, including interventions.
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Evaluating mental health and wellbeing of postgraduate researchers: Prevalence and contributing factors
In:
Nature
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Accepted/In press) -
Prevalence of insomnia and insomnia symptoms following mild-Traumatic Brain Injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis
In:
Sleep medicine reviews
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101563
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
A systematic review and meta-analysis of poor sleep, insomnia symptoms and stress in undergraduate students
(17 pages)
In:
Sleep medicine reviews, vol. 61
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101565
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
The natural history of insomnia: Predisposing, precipitating, coping, and perpetuating factors over the early developmental course of insomnia
In:
Sleep, vol. 44
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsab095
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Examining the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Disturbing Dreams and Nightmare Severity Index (DDNSI) consequences sub-component
(12 pages)
In:
Behavioral sleep medicine, vol. 19, pp. 783-794
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2020.1862848
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Prevalence and psychiatric correlates of suicidal ideation in UK university students
(7 pages)
In:
Journal of affective disorders, vol. 272, pp. 191-197
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.185
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (Published) -
Emotion dysregulation mediates the relationship between nightmares and psychotic experiences: Results from a student population
In:
npj Schizophrenia, vol. 6, pp. 1-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-020-0103-y
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Mental health disorders and adolescent peer relationships
In:
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 253
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112973
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Dysfunctional sleep-related cognition and anxiety mediate the relationship between multidimensional perfectionism and insomnia symptoms
(8 pages)
In:
Cognitive Processing, vol. 21, pp. 141-148
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-019-00937-8
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Incidence and prevalence of post-stroke insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
In:
Sleep medicine reviews, vol. 49
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2019.101222
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (Published) -
Interactive 3D Visualisation of the Mammalian Circadian System
(27 pages)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19385-0_2
Research output: › Chapter (Published) -
Anxiety and depression mediate the relationship between insomnia symptoms and the personality traits of conscientiousness and emotional stability
In:
Heliyon, vol. 5, pp. e01939
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01939
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The relationship between insomnia symptoms and the dark triad personality traits
(4 pages)
In:
Personality and Individual Differences, vol. 131, pp. 212-215
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.05.001
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The relationship between Type D personality and insomnia
(4 pages)
In:
Sleep Health, vol. 4, pp. 360-363
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2018.04.005
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Maternal perceptions of advice on sleep in young children: How, what, and when?
(20 pages)
In:
British Journal of Health Psychology, vol. 23, pp. 476-495
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12300
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Head injury in asylum seekers and refugees referred with psychological trauma
(5 pages)
In:
Global mental health (Cambridge, England), vol. 3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2016.23
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The authors respond
(2 pages)
In:
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol. 96, pp. 1742-1743
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2015.07.002
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Letter (Published) -
Evaluation of sleep disorders in patients with severe traumatic brain injury during rehabilitation
In:
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol. 96, pp. 1691-1697
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2015.05.006
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Attendance at pulmonary rehabilitation classes: An exploration of demographic, physiological and psychological factors that predict completion of treatment
(8 pages)
In:
Chronic Respiratory Disease, vol. 11, pp. 95-102
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1479972314527469
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The Sleep Condition Indicator: A clinical screening tool to evaluate insomnia disorder
In:
BMJ Open, vol. 4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004183
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)