Dr Oliver Mason

Reader in Clinical Psychology
D.Clin.Psy. D.Phil (Oxon)
+44 (0)1483 686860
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Oliver_Mason
25 AC 05
Monday 9.30 - 12.00

Academic and research departments

School of Psychology.

About

Biography

After completing a PhD. in experimental psychopathology at the University of Oxford supervised by Professor Gordon Claridge, I trained clinically at the University of Wales, Bangor. Since that time I have taught at the University of Birmingham and University College London with part-time roles in the NHS as a clinical psychologist.

Research interests

My research interests include risk factors for psychopathology and in particular psychotic disorders; the causes and nature of unusual experiences such as hallucinations; Voice hearing; stigma and media representation of mental illness; psychosocial interventions in severe mental illness.

Research collaborations

I collaborate with colleagues at both University College London, Kings College London and others internationally.

Teaching

7. I teach a range of topics in clinical psychology and psychopathology across undergraduate and masters level courses. 

 

Research

Research interests

Publications

    •  Perception of COVID-19 threat, low self-efficacy, and external locus of control lead to psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemicPsychology, Health & Medicine

      2022-09-15 | journal-article

      Source:Crossref

    • A randomised controlled trial (RCT) exploring the impact of a photography intervention on wellbeing and posttraumatic growth during the COVID-19 pandemicArts & Health

      2022-08-02 | journal-article

      Source:Crossref

    • Study of Positive and Negative Affect and Neurocognitive Functioning in AdolescentsThe Spanish Journal of Psychology

      2022 | journal-article

      Source:Crossref

    • Crisis resolution teams for people experiencing mental health crises: the CORE mixed-methods research programme including two RCTsProgramme Grants for Applied Research

      2019-04 | journal-article

      Source:Crossref

    • Dimensional assessment of schizotypal, psychotic, and other psychiatric traits in children and their parents: development and validation of the Childhood Oxford-Liverpool Inventory of Feelings and Experiences on a representative US sampleJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

      2018 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Enhancing Psychosis-Spectrum Nosology Through an International Data Sharing InitiativeSchizophrenia Bulletin

      2018 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Models of Schizotypy: The Importance of Conceptual ClaritySchizophrenia Bulletin

      2018 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Peer-supported self-management for people discharged from a mental health crisis team: a randomised controlled trialThe Lancet

      2018 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Psychotic traits in musiciansPsychological Medicine

      2018 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Qualitative evaluation of a football intervention for people with mental health problems in the north east of LondonMental Health and Physical Activity

      2018 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Crisis resolution and home treatment: Stakeholders' views on critical ingredients and implementation in EnglandBMC Psychiatry

      2017 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Development of a peer-supported, self-management intervention for people following mental health crisis ISRCTN01027104 ISRCTNBMC Research Notes

      2017 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Evaluation of the coping through football project: Physical activity and psychosocial outcomesOpen Public Health Journal

      2017 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a peer-delivered self-management intervention to prevent relapse in crisis resolution team users: Study protocolBMJ Open

      2017 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

        • DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015665
        • EID: 2-s2.0-85049912818

    • “What is the score?” A review of football-based public mental health interventionsJournal of Public Mental Health

      2017 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • A qualitative study of refugees with psychotic symptomsPsychosis

      2016 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Development of a measure of model fidelity for mental health Crisis Resolution TeamsBMC Psychiatry

      2016 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • French validation of the O-LIFE short questionnaireEuropean Journal of Psychological Assessment

      2016 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Mental Health Disorders and the Terrorist: A Research Note Probing Selection Effects and Disorder PrevalenceStudies in Conflict and Terrorism

      2016 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Process analysis of trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy for individuals with schizophreniaPsychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

      2016 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Reflections on the process of using systematic review techniques to evaluate the literature regarding the neurotoxicity of low level exposure to organophosphate pesticidesEnvironment International

      2016 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Sleep disturbances and suicide risk in an 8-year longitudinal study of schizophrenia-spectrum disordersSleep

      2016 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Systematic review of the reliability and validity of translated interview measures of psychotic symptomsCurrent Psychiatry Reviews

      2016 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • The CORE Service Improvement Programme for mental health crisis resolution teams: Study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trialTrials

      2016 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Childhood trauma and schizotypy: A systematic literature reviewPsychological Medicine

      2015 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Childhood trauma and schizotypy: A systematic reviewSchizotypy: New dimensions

      2015 | book

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Inducing psychotic-like experiences: The role of schizotypySchizotypy: New dimensions

      2015 | book-chapter

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Interpersonal Processes and Attachment in Voice-HearersBehavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

      2015 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • IntroductionSchizotypy: New dimensions

      2015 | book

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Investigating psychotic traits in poetsPsychological Medicine

      2015 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Predicting psychotic-like experiences during sensory deprivationBioMed Research International

      2015 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Public beliefs about and attitudes towards bipolar disorder: Testing theory based models of stigmaJournal of Affective Disorders

      2015 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Renaming schizophrenia to reduce stigma: Comparison with the case of bipolar disorderBritish Journal of Psychiatry

      2015 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • The assessment of schizotypy and its clinical relevanceSchizophrenia Bulletin

      2015 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • The measurement invariance of schizotypy in EuropeEuropean Psychiatry

      2015 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • The Oxford-Liverpool Inventory of Feelings and Experiences short version: Further validationPersonality and Individual Differences

      2015 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Cognitive emotion regulation strategies, alexithymia and dissociation in schizophrenia, a review and meta-analysisClinical Psychology Review

      2014 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Ever-present threats from information technology: The cyber-paranoia and fear scaleFrontiers in Psychology

      2014 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Psychotic-like experiences and their cognitive appraisal under short-term sensory deprivationFrontiers in Psychiatry

      2014 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • The duality of schizotypy: Is it Both dimensional and categorical?Frontiers in Psychiatry

      2014 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Using programme theory to evaluate delivery of health services: A methodology accessible to cliniciansInternational Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

      2014 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Bipolar disorder and stigma: A systematic review of the literatureJournal of Affective Disorders

      2013 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Collocation: Applications and ImplicationsCollocation: Applications and Implications

      2013 | book

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Contextual memory, psychosis-proneness, and the experience of intrusive imageryCognition and Emotion

      2013 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Dimensions of positive symptoms in late versus early onset psychosisInternational Psychogeriatrics

      2013 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Dopaminergic foundations of schizotypy as measured by the german version of the oxford-liverpool inventory of feelings and experiences (O-LIFE) -a suitable endophenotype of schizophreniaFrontiers in Human Neuroscience

      2013 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

        • EID: 2-s2.0-84933671940

    • Executive functioning in chronic alcoholism and Korsakoff syndromeJournal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

      2013 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Neurobehavioral problems following low-level exposure to organophosphate pesticides: A systematic and meta-analytic reviewCritical Reviews in Toxicology

      2013 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Schizotypal traits in adolescents: Links to family history of psychosis and psychological distressEuropean Psychiatry

      2013 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • A role for football in mental health: The Coping Through Football projectPsychiatrist

      2012 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Ethnicity, violent offending, and vulnerability to schizophrenia: A pilot studyPsychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

      2012 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Mental health and physical activity interventions: A review of the qualitative literatureJournal of Mental Health

      2012 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Neurocognitive function and schizophrenia-proneness in individuals dependent on ketamine, on high potency cannabis (skunk) or on cocainePharmacopsychiatry

      2012 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • A review of hearing voices groups: Evidence and mechanisms of changeClinical Psychology Review

      2011 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Schizotypy and emotional memoryJournal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

      2011 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Schizotypy, self-referential thinking and the Barnum effectJournal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

      2011 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Unilateral deep brain stimulation in the nucleus accumbens core does not affect local monoamine releaseJournal of Neuroscience Methods

      2011 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Are attitudes and beliefs about symptoms more important than symptom severity in recovery from psychosis?Psychosis

      2010 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Hyper-priming in cannabis users: A naturalistic study of the effects of cannabis on semantic memory functionPsychiatry Research

      2010 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Psychotic-like experiences, appraisals, and traumaJournal of Nervous and Mental Disease

      2010 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Refugees and psychosis: A review of the literaturePsychosis

      2010 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • The Criterion and Discriminant Validity of the Referential Thinking (REF) ScalePsychological Assessment

      2010 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Acute cannabis use causes increased psychotomimetic experiences in individuals prone to psychosisPsychological Medicine

      2009 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Childhood abuse and the content of delusionsChild Abuse and Neglect

      2009 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • The psychotomimetic effects of short-term sensory deprivationJournal of Nervous and Mental Disease

      2009 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Apophenia, theory of mind and schizotypy: Perceiving meaning and intentionality in randomnessCortex

      2008 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Models of change in schizophrenia: One for all, or all for some?Current Psychiatry Reviews

      2008 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • The Psychotomimetic States Inventory (PSI): Measuring psychotic-type experiences from ketamine and cannabisSchizophrenia Research

      2008 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • An investigation into the temporal dimension of the Mozart effect: Evidence from the attentional blink taskActa Psychologica

      2007 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Psychosis-proneness and socially relevant reasoningPsychiatry Research

      2007 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Embracing a new creed: Lexical patterning and the encoding of ideologyCollege Literature

      2006 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

        • EID: 2-s2.0-70449889838

    • Erratum: Early maladaptive schemas and adult attachment in a UK clinical population (Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice (2005) 78 (549-569))Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

      2006 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

        • EID: 2-s2.0-33749590331

    • The offence process of sex offenders with intellectual disabilities: A qualitative studySexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

      2006 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • The Oxford-Liverpool Inventory of Feelings and Experiences (O-LIFE): Further description and extended normsSchizophrenia Research

      2006 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Alexithymia: Its prevalence and correlates in a British undergraduate samplePsychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

      2005 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Cognitive therapy and behavioural coping in the management of work-related stress: An intervention studyWork and Stress

      2005 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Early maladaptive schemas and adult attachment in a UK clinical populationPsychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

      2005 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Short scales for measuring schizotypySchizophrenia Research

      2005 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Understanding the genesis of psychotic disorder: Issues in the prediction and prophylaxis of those at 'ultra-high risk'British Journal of Clinical Psychology

      2005 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Proneness to psychosis and selection of objects of visual attention: Individual differences in visual markingPersonality and Individual Differences

      2004 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Risk factors for transition to first episode psychosis among individuals with 'at-risk mental states'Schizophrenia Research

      2004 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • The automatic recognition of verb patterns: A feasibility studyInternational Journal of Corpus Linguistics

      2004 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

        • EID: 2-s2.0-21644462688

    • Measuring the attitudes of human service professionals toward deafnessAmerican Annals of the Deaf

      2003 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

        • EID: 2-s2.0-2342624648

    • Mental Health Professionals' Attitudes Towards People Who Are DeafJournal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

      2003 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Neuroanatomical term generation and comparison between two terminologiesNeuroinformatics

      2003 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

        • EID: 2-s2.0-0037496126

    • The ability of adult mental health services to meet clients' attachment needs: The development and implementation of the service attachment questionnairePsychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

      2003 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Adult attachment style and core beliefs: Are they linked?Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

      2002 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • The application of mindfulness meditation in mental health: Can protocol analysis help triangulate a grounded theory approach?Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung

      2002 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

        • EID: 2-s2.0-3042820628

    • A qualitative study of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depressionBritish Journal of Medical Psychology

      2001 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • A qualitative study of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depressionPsychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

      2001 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

        • EID: 2-s2.0-6144222076

    • Individual differences in schizotypy and reduced asymmetry using the chimeric faces taskCognitive Neuropsychiatry

      1999 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

        • EID: 2-s2.0-0009515593

    • Schizophrenia risk and handedness: A mixed pictureLaterality

      1998 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

        • EID: 2-s2.0-0000351653

    • Electrodermal relationships with personality measures of psychosis-proneness in psychotic and normal subjectsInternational Journal of Psychophysiology

      1997 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

    • Language Independent Statistical Software for Corpus ExplorationComputers and the Humanities

      1997 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

        • EID: 2-s2.0-0002578742

    • The factor structure of 'schizotypal' traits: A large replication studyBritish Journal of Clinical Psychology

      1996 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

        • EID: 2-s2.0-0030027898

    • A confirmatory factor analysis of the structure of schizotypyEuropean Journal of Personality

      1995 | journal-article

      Source:Oliver J. MasonviaScopus - Elsevier

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New scales for the assessment of schizotypyPersonality and Individual Differences

1995 | journal-article