Becky is a Senior Research Fellow in the Division of Psychiatry, University College London, funded by an NIHR Advanced Fellowship. She has a background in psychology and youth mental health research. Her Fellowship work aims to explore what type of mental health support works best for which young people with anxiety and depression. Her wider research interests include early interventions in mental health, children and young people’s mental health, digital mental health care and service improvement.
Qualitative study reveals young people on CAMHS waiting lists feel alone and dismissed, with mental health deteriorating while they wait. Communication and interim support urgently needed.
Becky Appleton summarises a recent Delphi study that led to the development of the first clinical guidelines for implementing digital technology within mental healthcare for young people with suicidal thoughts and behaviours.
Becky Appleton summarises a randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness and acceptability of text-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for improving depression in young adults.
Becky Appleton explores the potential of new data linkage opportunities for understanding the intersection between mental health service use and receipt of benefits in a South London service user population.
