medRxiv
September 23, 2026
Kevin J. Clancy, Boyu Ren, Isabelle M. Rosso
preprint
Trauma-related intrusive memories (TRIMs) are a core symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder and cause significant distress and impairment for trauma-exposed individuals due to their vivid sensory features that intrude on ongoing thought. These phenomenological properties point to a neuropathology that spans autobiographical memory, spontaneous thought, and sensory perception. The hierarchical...
Behaviour Research and Therapy
August 10, 2026
Otto Simonsson, Christian A. Webb, Mini Ruiz et al.
Despite decades of meditation research, there is a lack of preregistered and well-powered studies that investigate the effects of brief meditation practices on subjective wellbeing and use data-driven approaches to predict response to these interventions. Using representative samples of the US and UK adult populations with regards to age, sex, and ethnicity (N = 5049), we conducted a...
Translational Psychiatry
August 3, 2026
Meaghan McKenna, Kevin J. Clancy, Christine J So et al.
Distressing dreams or nightmares about a traumatic experience are common among trauma-exposed individuals and contribute to the maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Like other intrusive reexperiencing symptoms, trauma-related nightmares are characterized by vivid sensory details and heightened emotional intensity. However, little is known about their underlying...
Apollo (University of Cambridge)
February 24, 2026
Christian A. Webb, Boyu Ren, Verena Hinze et al.
Importance: Depression most commonly first emerges during adolescence, making early prevention critical. While school-based mindfulness training (SBMT) offers a scalable prevention approach with broad reach, evidence of its effectiveness is mixed, and there is a compelling case for a more personalized approach to prevention. Objective: To develop a data-driven algorithm from baseline...