Caroline J Bell

Associate Professor
Psychological Medicine
Otago University
New Zealand

Professor Psychiatry
Biography

Head of Mental Health Clinical Research Unit Associate Professor Bm BCh (Oxon, UK), MA (Cantab, UK), MRCPsych (London, UK), MD (Bristol, UK)

Research Intrest

Her research interests are in anxiety disorders, particularly understanding some of the neurobiological mechanism involved. She has also researched the treatment of anxiety and has investigated the use of computerised cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT). Her current research involves studying CBT treatments in clinical settings. She is also studying the psychological and neurobiological effects of the earthquakes in both people presenting with significant earthquake related distress and those identifying as resilient.

List of Publications
Beaglehole, B., Bell, C., Frampton, C., Hamilton, G., & McKean, A. (2015). The impact of the Canterbury earthquakes on prescribing for mental health. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49(8), 742-750. doi: 10.1177/0004867415589794
Bell, C. J., Colhoun, H. C., Carter, F. A., & Frampton, C. M. (2012). Effectiveness of computerised cognitive behaviour therapy for anxiety disorders in secondary care. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 46(7), 630-640. doi: 10.1177/0004867412437345
Bell, C., Bourke, C., Colhoun, H., Carter, F., Frampton, C., & Porter, R. (2011). The misclassification of facial expressions in generalised social phobia. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25(2), 278-283. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.10.001
Bell, C., Hood, S., Potokar, J., Nash, J., Adrover, M., Frampton, C., … Nutt, D. (2011). Rapid tryptophan depletion following cognitive behavioural therapy for panic disorder. Psychopharmacology, 213(2-3), 593-602. doi: 10.1007/s00213-009-1696-z