Anthony Harrison

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About Anthony Harrison

Director of The Collaborative Library. Passionate about tackling misinformation and disinformation head-on by promoting open science through engaging plain-language summaries of peer-reviewed research, making science accessible to everyone. Clinical Lead for Bradford District Care Foundation Trusts' Innovative Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Staff Pathway. Previously, Senior Clinical Health Psychologist working in Multi-specialty and Neuropsychology services in Leeds. Currently, developing clinical skills and interests in acute and long-term health conditions, complex trauma, polyvagal theory, “third-wave" approaches, and other transferable clinical skills that spread across mental health and clinical health settings. Also working for Bupa’s Talking Therapies Team. An established track record of publishing academic research as part of a PhD and post-doctoral position, including developing a treatment for pain in people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and two large systematic reviews examining the effectiveness of exercise and behavioural interventions for MS fatigue. Specific interests in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion-focused therapy (CFT), Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) and Cognitive-Analytic Therapy (CAT) approaches, and also treatment non-adherence, web-based interventions, and co-production and service-user preferences.