Vaughan Bell
Biographic Data
| ID | 3801225 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vaughan Bell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vaughan |
| FAMILY NAME | Bell |
| SIGNATURE | BELL V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8616-4847 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Intervention provision and engagement in Colombia’s Papsivi – a national psychosocial support service for over half a million victims of armed conflict
This study provides insights into support provision for civilian victims of conflict indicating that psychosocial support provision can be managed effectively at very large scales
Childhood Mild Traumatic Brain Injury is Reliably Associated with Anxiety but Not Other Examined Psychiatric Outcomes at Two‐Year Follow‐up, After Adjusting for Prior Mental Health
BACKGROUND: Evidence that mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) causes psychiatric problems in children has been mixed. Investigating this issue has been difficult due to the lack of representative longitudinal data that includes adequate measures of mTBI, subsequent mental health symptoms and service use. METHODS: We used data from the ABCD longitudinal cohort study to examine the association between mTBI and psychiatric diagnoses, symptoms and psy…
Multigenerational Living and Mental Health Outcomes of Working‐Age Adults and Children—A Scoping Systematic Review
Background: Household compositions can impact health‐related outcomes. However, the definition of multigenerational living and its associations with mental health outcomes in adults and children are unclear. Method: A systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. Searches were conducted in Embase, PsycInfo and Medline via OVID, PubMed and the Cochrane Library. Two raters identified 112 reports for full paper reviews and 62 paper…
Armed conflict exposure types are not equally associated with access to psychosocial support: A study of over 8 million victims of the Colombian armed conflict
Background: The Colombian armed conflict has endured for almost 60 years. Colombia has a national psychosocial support service, called PAPSIVI, which is the largest initiative in history to address the psychosocial needs of civilians. Aims: Understand the extent to which PAPSIVI reaches priority groups and provides access to psychosocial support for victims of the conflict, something only previously tested in small studies. Methods: We used anony…
The impact of Covid-19 on physical activity and mental health: A mixed-methods approach
This mixed-methods study investigated how and why physical activity (PA), anxiety, depression and self-perceived loneliness are related, and the feasibility of social prescribing (SP). Whilst SP may involve PA with broader effects on health and wellbeing, there is little research exploring perceptions of this intervention. Data from the UCL-Penn Global COVID Study wave 1 (17 April-17 July 2020, N = 1037) were analysed. Twenty-one UK adults who se…
Meaning and role of functional-organic distinction: A study of clinicians in psychiatry and neurology services
The functional-organic distinction attempts to differentiate disorders with diagnosable biological causes from those without and is a central axis on which diagnoses, medical specialities and services are organised. Previous studies report poor agreement between clinicians regarding the meanings of the terms and the conditions to which they apply, as well as noting value-laden implications of relevant diagnoses. Consequently, we aimed to understa…
Family functioning but not social capital is associated with better mental health in adolescents affected by violence and displacement by armed conflict in Colombia
BACKGROUND: The effect of the Colombian armed conflict on the mental health of adolescents is still poorly understood. AIMS: Given social interventions are most likely to inform policy, we tested whether two potential intervention targets, family functioning and social capital, were associated with mental health in Colombian adolescents, and whether this was moderated by experience of violence and displacement. METHODS: = 1,754) from the 2015 Nat…
What motivates avoidance in paranoia? Three failures to find a betrayal aversion effect
An evolutionary perspective on paranoia
The relationship between different types of dissociation and psychosis-like experiences in a non-clinical sample
Characteristics of the Colombian armed conflict and the mental health of civilians living in active conflict zones
As the largest study of its kind in Colombia it demonstrates a clear impact of the conflict on mental health. Among those who consulted with mental health professionals, specific conflict characteristics could predict symptom profiles. However, some of the highest risk outcomes, like depression, suicide risk and aggression, were more related to factors indirectly related to the conflict. This suggests a need to focus on the systemic affects of ar…
Psychometric Evaluation of the Altered States of Consciousness Rating Scale (OAV)
BACKGROUND: The OAV questionnaire has been developed to integrate research on altered states of consciousness (ASC). It measures three primary and one secondary dimensions of ASC that are hypothesized to be invariant across ASC induction methods. The OAV rating scale has been in use for more than 20 years and applied internationally in a broad range of research fields, yet its factorial structure has never been tested by structural equation model…
Research notes: San Lázaro Psychiatric Hospital, “El hospicio de Quito”, Ecuador
Psychometric Evaluation of the Altered States of Consciousness Rating Scale (OAV)
BACKGROUND: The OAV questionnaire has been developed to integrate research on altered states of consciousness (ASC). It measures three primary and one secondary dimensions of ASC that are hypothesized to be invariant across ASC induction methods. The OAV rating scale has been in use for more than 20 years and applied internationally in a broad range of research fields, yet its factorial structure has never been tested by structural equation model…
Research notes: San Lázaro Psychiatric Hospital, “El hospicio de Quito”, Ecuador
Characteristics of the Colombian armed conflict and the mental health of civilians living in active conflict zones
As the largest study of its kind in Colombia it demonstrates a clear impact of the conflict on mental health. Among those who consulted with mental health professionals, specific conflict characteristics could predict symptom profiles. However, some of the highest risk outcomes, like depression, suicide risk and aggression, were more related to factors indirectly related to the conflict. This suggests a need to focus on the systemic affects of ar…
The relationship between different types of dissociation and psychosis-like experiences in a non-clinical sample
An evolutionary perspective on paranoia
What motivates avoidance in paranoia? Three failures to find a betrayal aversion effect
Family functioning but not social capital is associated with better mental health in adolescents affected by violence and displacement by armed conflict in Colombia
BACKGROUND: The effect of the Colombian armed conflict on the mental health of adolescents is still poorly understood. AIMS: Given social interventions are most likely to inform policy, we tested whether two potential intervention targets, family functioning and social capital, were associated with mental health in Colombian adolescents, and whether this was moderated by experience of violence and displacement. METHODS: = 1,754) from the 2015 Nat…
Meaning and role of functional-organic distinction: A study of clinicians in psychiatry and neurology services
The functional-organic distinction attempts to differentiate disorders with diagnosable biological causes from those without and is a central axis on which diagnoses, medical specialities and services are organised. Previous studies report poor agreement between clinicians regarding the meanings of the terms and the conditions to which they apply, as well as noting value-laden implications of relevant diagnoses. Consequently, we aimed to understa…
Childhood Mild Traumatic Brain Injury is Reliably Associated with Anxiety but Not Other Examined Psychiatric Outcomes at Two‐Year Follow‐up, After Adjusting for Prior Mental Health
BACKGROUND: Evidence that mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) causes psychiatric problems in children has been mixed. Investigating this issue has been difficult due to the lack of representative longitudinal data that includes adequate measures of mTBI, subsequent mental health symptoms and service use. METHODS: We used data from the ABCD longitudinal cohort study to examine the association between mTBI and psychiatric diagnoses, symptoms and psy…
Multigenerational Living and Mental Health Outcomes of Working‐Age Adults and Children—A Scoping Systematic Review
Background: Household compositions can impact health‐related outcomes. However, the definition of multigenerational living and its associations with mental health outcomes in adults and children are unclear. Method: A systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. Searches were conducted in Embase, PsycInfo and Medline via OVID, PubMed and the Cochrane Library. Two raters identified 112 reports for full paper reviews and 62 paper…
Armed conflict exposure types are not equally associated with access to psychosocial support: A study of over 8 million victims of the Colombian armed conflict
Background: The Colombian armed conflict has endured for almost 60 years. Colombia has a national psychosocial support service, called PAPSIVI, which is the largest initiative in history to address the psychosocial needs of civilians. Aims: Understand the extent to which PAPSIVI reaches priority groups and provides access to psychosocial support for victims of the conflict, something only previously tested in small studies. Methods: We used anony…
The impact of Covid-19 on physical activity and mental health: A mixed-methods approach
This mixed-methods study investigated how and why physical activity (PA), anxiety, depression and self-perceived loneliness are related, and the feasibility of social prescribing (SP). Whilst SP may involve PA with broader effects on health and wellbeing, there is little research exploring perceptions of this intervention. Data from the UCL-Penn Global COVID Study wave 1 (17 April-17 July 2020, N = 1037) were analysed. Twenty-one UK adults who se…
Intervention provision and engagement in Colombia’s Papsivi – a national psychosocial support service for over half a million victims of armed conflict
This study provides insights into support provision for civilian victims of conflict indicating that psychosocial support provision can be managed effectively at very large scales
Psychology (12 works) · Psychiatry (11 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Mental health (6 works) · Armed conflict (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Health and Conflict Studies (4 works) · Mental Health and Psychiatry (4 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (4 works) · Poison control (3 works)