Combining Pharmacological and Psychological Interventions

About the lecture

In this lecture, we think about how pharmacological and psychological interventions can complement each other in treatment, focusing in particular on: (i) the case where anxiety may be so overwhelming that addressing the psychological issues may not be possible unless some of the symptoms are alleviated pharmacologically; (ii) the role of psychological therapies in helping patients cope with the side effects of pharmacological treatments; (iii) combining theory from both the medical and psychosocial models to best understand mental health; (iv) neural plasticity, the physical remapping of the brain, which can be impacted through behaviour.

About the lecturer

Professor Nick Maguire is associate professor in clinical psychology in the Psychology Department at the University of Southampton. Professor Maguire’s research interests are primarily in the mental health issues implicated in homelessness, including substance abuse and personality disorders. Some of Professor Maguire’s recent publications include 'Developing Graduate Employability for a Challenging Labour Market: the validation of the Graduate Capital Scale' (2021) and 'Individualised placement and support programme for people unemployed because of chronic pain: a feasibility study and the InSTEP pilot RCT' (2021).