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1. Current Research Centre for Brain and Behaviour projects

   Find out more about the Current Research Projects that the Research Centre for Brain and Behaviour is involved in.

2. The Multisensory Mouth: An investigation into the Motivational, Cognitive and Emotional mechanisms, driving Oral behaviours

   This project focuses on the role olfactory and oral perception plays in shaping our consummatory experiences, preferences, and food seeking behaviours. Research into this area is important to health research, shaping understanding of individual differences in food selection, consumption, and other dietary behaviours.

3. Exploring the impact of creative transpersonal psychology practices in person-centred coaching

   Exploring the impact of creative transpersonal psychology practices in person-centred coaching

4. Ethnic mental health inequalities: Understanding whether discrimination causes psychosis among people from ethnic minority backgrounds

   This study aims to understand the causal relationship between discrimination and psychosis in ethnic minority populations in the UK.

5. Suicide crisis and self-harm attendance at A&E in autistic CYP

   Research suggests that autistic people are at a higher risk of suicide than non-autistic people. Figures show that up to 66% of autistic adults had thought about suicide during their lifetime (compared to 20% of non-autistic adults), and up to 35% had planned or attempted suicide.

6. Behavioural Intervention for Opioid Reduction (BIOR)

   Welcome to the project site for the Behavioural Intervention for Opioid Reduction (BIOR). The resources collated here are freely available on the internet and will give you more information about chronic pain, how it is managed and user-led information on what can help.

7. Complex Mental Health Needs Project

   This project aims to inform the development of improved service models for people with complex mental health needs and is led by researchers at Liverpool John Moores University in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

8. Self-management

   Find out more information on self-managing chronic pain for people who live with pain and are looking to better manage their pain with prescribed medication.

9. Opioids and how to reduce them

   Find out more information about opioids and why you might want to consider reducing them.

10. Understanding the effectiveness of the James’ Place therapeutic model

    The aim of this study is to examine how effective the James’ Place therapeutic model is helping men overcome their suicidal crisis in both the short- and long-term.