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Dr Victoria Powell
Timau a rolau for Victoria Powell
Cydymaith Ymchwil, Is-adran Meddygaeth Seicolegol a Niwrowyddorau Clinigol
Trosolwyg
Rwy'n gydymaith ymchwil yng Nghanolfan Wolfson ar gyfer Iechyd Meddwl Pobl Ifanc ac yn rhan o'r grŵp Seiciatreg Plant a'r Glasoed yn y Ganolfan Geneteg a Genomeg Niwroseiciatrig. Mae fy ymchwil mewn seicoleg ddatblygiadol ac mae'n canolbwyntio'n bennaf ar iselder mewn pobl ifanc a theuluoedd.
Yn fy rôl bresennol yng Nghanolfan Wolfson, rwy'n gweithio fel rhan o'r timau goruchwylio ar hap treial rheoledig o ymyrraeth ataliol ar gyfer iselder glasoed, ac ar brosiect sy'n defnyddio data a gesglir yn rheolaidd i ddatblygu offeryn rhagfynegi risg ar gyfer iselder cynnar.
Roedd gwaith fy PhD a gwblhawyd yn 2021 yn canolbwyntio ar y cysylltiad rhwng ADHD ac iselder ac rwy'n parhau i fod yn rhan o ymchwil yn y maes hwn.
Cyhoeddiad
2025
- Powell, V., Meilak, E., Booth, C., Owen, L., Brookes-Howell, L., Thapar, A. and Rice, F. 2025. Exploring the mental health research priorities of parents with depression and their children. BMJ Mental Health 28(1), article number: bmjment-2024-301279. (10.1136/bmjment-2024-301279)
- Rice, F. et al. 2025. Skills for adolescent WELLbeing (SWELL): protocol for a preventive effectiveness randomised controlled trial for young people at high-familial risk of depression with treatment optimisation for parents with depression at study entry comparing online group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with treatment as usual. BMJ Open 15, article number: e100692. (10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100692)
- Doan, U. et al. 2025. The predictive power of autobiographical memory in shaping the mental health of young people: An individual participant data meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin 1151(4), pp. 455-475. (10.1037/bul0000474)
- Dennison, C. A. et al. 2025. Early manifestations of neurodevelopmental copy number variants in children: A population-based investigation. Biological Psychiatry (10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.03.004)
- Brown, R. et al. 2025. A qualitative exploration of contextual factors within schools impacting the introduction of the new statutory 'Framework on Embedding a Whole School Approach to Emotional and Mental Wellbeing' in Wales. School Mental Health (10.1007/s12310-024-09740-z)
- Powell, V., Meilak, E., Booth, C., Owen, L., Brookes-Howell, L., Thapar, A. and Rice, F. 2025. Exploring the mental health research priorities of parents with depression and their children. BMJ Mental Health
2024
- Padaigaitė‐Gulbinienė, E., Hammerton, G., Powell, V., Rice, F. and Collishaw, S. 2024. Modifiable protective factors for mental health resilience in the offspring of depressed parents: A high‐risk longitudinal cohort spanning adolescence and adulthood. JCPP Advances, article number: e12240. (10.1002/jcv2.12240)
2023
- Powell, V. et al. 2023. Following the children of depressed parents from childhood to adult life: a focus on mood and anxiety disorders. JCPP Advances 3(4), article number: e12182. (10.1002/jcv2.12182)
- Zwicker, A. et al. 2023. Polygenic scores and onset of major mood or psychotic disorders among offspring of affected parents. The American Journal of Psychiatry 180(4), pp. 285-293. (10.1176/appi.ajp.20220476)
- Stephens, A. et al. 2023. Developing and validating a prediction model of adolescent major depressive disorder in the offspring of depressed parents. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 64(3), pp. 367-375. (10.1111/jcpp.13704)
2021
- Powell, V. et al. 2021. ADHD in adults with recurrent depression. Journal of Affective Disorders 295, pp. 1153-1160. (10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.010)
- Powell, V. et al. 2021. Investigating friendship difficulties in the pathway from ADHD to depressive symptoms. Can parent-child relationships compensate?. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 49, pp. 1031-1041. (10.1007/s10802-021-00798-w)
- Rice, F. et al. 2021. Pupil mental health, concerns and expectations about secondary school as predictors of adjustment across the transition to secondary school: A longitudinal multi-informant study. School Mental Health 13, pp. 279-298. (10.1007/s12310-021-09415-z)
- Powell, V., Martin, J., Thapar, A., Rice, F. and Anney, R. 2021. Investigating regions of shared genetic variation in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and major depressive disorder: a GWAS meta-analysis. Scientific Reports 11, article number: 7353. (10.1038/s41598-021-86802-1)
2020
- Powell, V. et al. 2020. What explains the link between childhood ADHD and adolescent depression? Investigating the role of peer relationships and academic attainment. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 29, pp. 1581-1591. (10.1007/s00787-019-01463-w)
- Powell, V. I. 2020. Investigating the link between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and depression. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Articles
- Powell, V., Meilak, E., Booth, C., Owen, L., Brookes-Howell, L., Thapar, A. and Rice, F. 2025. Exploring the mental health research priorities of parents with depression and their children. BMJ Mental Health 28(1), article number: bmjment-2024-301279. (10.1136/bmjment-2024-301279)
- Rice, F. et al. 2025. Skills for adolescent WELLbeing (SWELL): protocol for a preventive effectiveness randomised controlled trial for young people at high-familial risk of depression with treatment optimisation for parents with depression at study entry comparing online group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with treatment as usual. BMJ Open 15, article number: e100692. (10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100692)
- Doan, U. et al. 2025. The predictive power of autobiographical memory in shaping the mental health of young people: An individual participant data meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin 1151(4), pp. 455-475. (10.1037/bul0000474)
- Dennison, C. A. et al. 2025. Early manifestations of neurodevelopmental copy number variants in children: A population-based investigation. Biological Psychiatry (10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.03.004)
- Brown, R. et al. 2025. A qualitative exploration of contextual factors within schools impacting the introduction of the new statutory 'Framework on Embedding a Whole School Approach to Emotional and Mental Wellbeing' in Wales. School Mental Health (10.1007/s12310-024-09740-z)
- Powell, V., Meilak, E., Booth, C., Owen, L., Brookes-Howell, L., Thapar, A. and Rice, F. 2025. Exploring the mental health research priorities of parents with depression and their children. BMJ Mental Health
- Padaigaitė‐Gulbinienė, E., Hammerton, G., Powell, V., Rice, F. and Collishaw, S. 2024. Modifiable protective factors for mental health resilience in the offspring of depressed parents: A high‐risk longitudinal cohort spanning adolescence and adulthood. JCPP Advances, article number: e12240. (10.1002/jcv2.12240)
- Powell, V. et al. 2023. Following the children of depressed parents from childhood to adult life: a focus on mood and anxiety disorders. JCPP Advances 3(4), article number: e12182. (10.1002/jcv2.12182)
- Zwicker, A. et al. 2023. Polygenic scores and onset of major mood or psychotic disorders among offspring of affected parents. The American Journal of Psychiatry 180(4), pp. 285-293. (10.1176/appi.ajp.20220476)
- Stephens, A. et al. 2023. Developing and validating a prediction model of adolescent major depressive disorder in the offspring of depressed parents. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 64(3), pp. 367-375. (10.1111/jcpp.13704)
- Powell, V. et al. 2021. ADHD in adults with recurrent depression. Journal of Affective Disorders 295, pp. 1153-1160. (10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.010)
- Powell, V. et al. 2021. Investigating friendship difficulties in the pathway from ADHD to depressive symptoms. Can parent-child relationships compensate?. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 49, pp. 1031-1041. (10.1007/s10802-021-00798-w)
- Rice, F. et al. 2021. Pupil mental health, concerns and expectations about secondary school as predictors of adjustment across the transition to secondary school: A longitudinal multi-informant study. School Mental Health 13, pp. 279-298. (10.1007/s12310-021-09415-z)
- Powell, V., Martin, J., Thapar, A., Rice, F. and Anney, R. 2021. Investigating regions of shared genetic variation in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and major depressive disorder: a GWAS meta-analysis. Scientific Reports 11, article number: 7353. (10.1038/s41598-021-86802-1)
- Powell, V. et al. 2020. What explains the link between childhood ADHD and adolescent depression? Investigating the role of peer relationships and academic attainment. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 29, pp. 1581-1591. (10.1007/s00787-019-01463-w)
Thesis
- Powell, V. I. 2020. Investigating the link between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and depression. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Addysgu
Rwy'n cyd-arwain ysgol haf flynyddol Canolfan Wolfson mewn ymchwil iechyd meddwl ieuenctid. Rwy'n goruchwylio myfyrwyr seicoleg israddedig sy'n cwblhau blynyddoedd lleoliad, myfyrwyr meddygol israddedig sy'n cwblhau prosiectau Cydran Dethol Myfyrwyr, ac yn goruchwylio prosiectau traethawd hir ar gyfer y rhaglen BSc Intercalated in Psychology and Medicine. Rwy'n dysgu ystadegau ar y rhaglenni MSc Biowybodeg Gymhwysol a Genomeg ac MSc Biowybodeg Gymhwysol ac Epidemioleg Genetig. Ar hyn o bryd rwy'n cwblhau Rhaglen Cymrodoriaeth Addysg Prifysgol Caerdydd a byddaf yn cael achrediad fel Cymrawd yr Academi Addysg Uwch (FHEA) ar ôl cwblhau.
