A brief imagery competing intervention to reduce intrusive trauma memories: from bench to bedside and parents of children admitted to intensive care

The interventions development and its translation from laboratory to clinical settings ('bench to bedside’) is considered with a critical review of the evidence from experimental and clinical studies. Recommendations are provided for future research.<br><br>The second chapter of this thesis outlines a Large Scale Research Project which aimed to examine the feasibility and acceptability of this brief imagery-competing (visuospatial) intervention with parents experiencing intrusive memories following their child's discharge from intensive care.

This study used a single-arm, mixed-methods design. Data was collected remotely through self-report measures at multiple timepoints and semi-structured interviews. The results and implications of these are discussed with recommendations for future research.<br><br><i>Thesis embargoed until 31 December 2026.</i>