Professor Val Morrison
Professor in Psychology

Links
- https://www.pearson.com/nl/en_NL/higher-education/subject-catalogue/psychology/Morison-Bennett-Introduction-to-Healt-Psychology-5e.html
Our fab textbook, an Introduction to Health Psychology, adopted as a core text in many psychology departments and medical and health departments in the UK and Europe
Postal address
- 1987
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Effects of poly-drug use upon the criminal activities of heroin users
Morrison, V., 1987, In: Addiction. 82, p. 899-906Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1988
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Crime amongst heroin, alcohol and cannabis users
Morrison, V., 1988, In: Medicine and Law. 7, p. 185-193Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Observation and snowballing: Useful tools for research into illicit drug use ?,
Morrison, V., 1988, In: Social Pharmacology. 2, p. 247-271Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1989
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Psychoactive substance use & related behaviours of regular illicit drug users
Morrison, V., 1989, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 23, 2, p. 95-101Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The relationship between crime and opioid use
Morrison, V., 1989, In: Addiction. 85, p. 1929-1943Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1990
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Drug problems and patterns of service use amongst illicit drug users in Edinburgh,
Morrison, V., 1990, In: Addiction. 85, p. 547-554Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1991
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Licit and Illicit Drug Initiations and Alcohol Related Problems amongst Illicit Drug users in Edinburgh.
Morrison, V., 1991, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 27, p. 19-27Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Scottish cocaine users: wealthy snorters or delinquent smokers?
Morrison, V., 1991, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 28, 3, p. 269-271Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Starting, Switching and Stopping : Users Explanations of Illicit Drug Use.
Morrison, V., 1991, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 27, p. 213-217Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Impact of HIV upon Injecting Drug Users: a Longitudinal Study
Morrison, V., 1991, In: AIDS Care. 3, 2, p. 197-205Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1996
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Communicating the diagnosis of serious incurable illness: Motor Neurone Disease
Morrison, V., 1996, In: Palliative Medicine. 10, p. 23-34Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1998
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Improving emotional outcomes following acute stroke: a preliminary evaluation of a workbook-based intervention
Morrison, V., 1998, In: Scottish Medical Journal. 43, p. 52-53Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1999
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Mood as a predictor of disability and survival in patients newly diagnosed with ALS/MND
Morrison, V., 1999, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 4, 2, p. 127-136Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perceived control, coping and recovery from disability following stroke
Morrison, V., 1999, In: Psychology and Health. 14, p. 181-192Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perceived risk of tropical disease in Malawi: evidence of unrealistic pessimism and the irrelevance of beliefs of personal control.
Morrison, V., 1999, In: Psychology, Health and Medicine. 4, 4, p. 361-368Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predictors of carer distress following stroke.
Morrison, V., 1999, In: Reviews in Clinical Psychology. 9, 3, p. 265-271Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2000
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Predictors of distress following an acute stroke: Disability, control cognitions, and satisfaction with care.
Morrison, V. L., Morrison, V., Johnston, M. & MacWalter, R., 1 May 2000, In: Psychology and Health. 15, 3, p. 395-407Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perceived control and recovery from functional limitations: Preliminary evaluation of a workbook-based intervention for discharged stroke patients.
Morrison, V. L., Frank, G., Johnston, M., Morrison, V., Pollard, B. & MacWalter, R., 1 Nov 2000, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 5, 4, p. 413-420Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2001
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The need to explore discrepant illness cognitions when predicting patient outcomes.
Morrison, V. L. & Morrison, V., 1 Jan 2001, In: Health Psychology Update. 10, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2002
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SWOT: (Stroke Workbook Outcomes Trial) - a randomised controlled trial of a workbook-based intervention for stroke patients: effects on disaiblity and distress in patients and carers.
Morrison, V. L., Johnston, M., Morrison, V., Bonetti, D., Joice, S., Pollard, B., Kapur, A., Fraser, H. W. & MacWalter, R. S., 1 Jan 2002, In: Cerebrovascular Diseases. 13, 3, p. 62Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2004
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Functional limitations following stroke: Psychological and clinical predictors of 3-year outcome.
Morrison, V. L., Johnston, M., Pollard, B., Morrison, V. & MacWalter, R., 1 Jan 2004, In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 11, 4, p. 187-196Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2005
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A randomised controlled trial of a workbook-based intervention for stroke pateints: effects on disability and distress in patients and partners
Morrison, V. L., Johnston, M., Morrison, V., MacWalter, R. & Pollard, B., 1 Jan 2005, 2005 ed. Unknown.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Are the needs of cancer patients and carers generic?
Morrison, V. L., Zinovieff, F., Morrison, V., Coles, A. & Cartmell, R., 1 Jan 2005, In: Psychology and Health. 20, 1, p. 301Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Extending the Demand-Control model to informal caregiving.
Morrison, V. L., Molloy, G. J., Johnston, D. W., Johnston, M., Morrison, V., Pollard, B., Bonetti, D., Joice, S. & MacWalter, R., 1 Jan 2005, In: Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 58, 3, p. 243-251Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Making sense of illness: Stroke patients and their partners? Accounts of stroke.
Morrison, V. L., Jones, E. & Morrison, V., 1 Feb 2005, p. 69.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Young adults perceptions of stroke and of caring for a stroke patient.
Morrison, V. L., Jones, E. & Morrison, V., 1 Feb 2005, p. 81.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Perceptions of disability and control in stroke couples and lay respondents: Associations with carer wellbeing.
Morrison, V. L., Morrison, V. & Jones, E., 1 Aug 2005, In: Psychology and Health. 20, Supplement 1, p. 182Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Anxiety and depression 3 years following stroke: Demographic, clinical, and psychological predictors.
Morrison, V. L., Morrison, V., Pollard, B., Johnston, M. & MacWalter, R., 1 Oct 2005, In: Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 59, 4, p. 209-213Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Introduction to Health Psychology
Morrison, V. L. & Bennett, P., 15 Nov 2005, Prentice Hall.Research output: Book/Report › Book
- 2006
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Rumination, mood and coping amongst oncology and haematology patients: implications for cognitive behavioural intervention to enhance quality of life
Morrison, V. L., Morrison, V., Soulsby, J., Doody, M., Parry, H. & Stuart, N., 1 Jan 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Spouse control beliefs and predicting recover from stroke: General and specific control measures
Morrison, V. L., Molloy, G. J., Johnston, M., Pollard, B., Morrison, V., Bonetti, D., Joice, S. & MacWalter, R., 1 Jan 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Stress in palliative care:optimism,self-efficacy and social support
Morrison, V. L., Hulbert, N. J. & Morrison, V., 1 Jan 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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What influences Pre-registration house officers? Attitudes to dying patients and their families?
Morrison, V. L., Hayes, J. & Morrison, V., 1 Jan 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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A preliminary study into stress in palliative care: Optimism, self-efficacy and social support.
Morrison, V. L., Hulbert, N. J. & Morrison, V., 1 May 2006, In: Psychology, Health and Medicine. 11, 2, p. 246-254Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How people make decisions about predictive genetic testing: an analogue study.
Morrison, V. L., Henderson, B. J., Maguire, B. T., Gray, J. & Morrison, V., 1 Aug 2006, In: Psychology and Health. 21, 4, p. 513-539Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2007
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Recovery from disability after stroke as a target for a behavioural intervention: Results of a randomised controlled trial.
Morrison, V. L., Johnston, M., Bonetti, D., Joice, S., Morrison, V., Francis, J. J. & MacWalter, R., 1 Jan 2007, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 29, 14, p. 1117-1127Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Health condition, impairment, activity limitations: Relationships with emotions and control cognitions in people with disabling conditions.
Morrison, V. L., Schroder, C., Johnston, M., Morrison, V., Teunissen, L., Notermans, N. & Van Meeteren, N., 1 Aug 2007, In: Rehabilitation Psychology. 52, 3, p. 280-289Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2008
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Ageing and physical health.
Morrison, V. L., Morrison, V., Woods, R. T. (Editor) & Calre, L. (Editor), 1 Jan 2008, Handbook of the Clinical Psychology of Ageing. 2008 ed. Wiley, p. 57-74Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Physical health in the elderly.
Morrison, V. L., Morrison, V., Aldwin, C. M. (Editor), Park, C. L. (Editor), Spiro, A. (Editor) & Abeles, R. P. (Editor), 1 Jan 2008, Handbook of Clinical Psychology of Ageing. 2008 ed. Guildford Press, p. 57-74Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Spousal Caregiver confidence and recovery from ambulatory activity limitations in stroke survivors.
Morrison, V. L., Molloy, G., Johnston, M., Johnston, D., Pollard, B., Morrison, V., Bonetti, D., Joice, S. & MacWalter, R., 1 Mar 2008, In: Health Psychology. 27, 2, p. 286-290Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The negative psychosocial consequences of unmet needs of cancer patients and their informal Caregivers
Morrison, V. L., Morrison, V., Gollins, S. & Zinovieff, F., 1 Jun 2008, In: Psycho-Oncology. 17, Supplement S, p. S97-S98Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding patient perceptions of participation in psychosocial oncology research.
Morrison, V. L., Hulbert-Williams, N., Neal, R., Wilkinson, C. & Morrison, V., 1 Jun 2008, In: Psycho-Oncology. 17, Supplement S, p. S142Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2009
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An Introduction to Health Psychology, 2nd Edition
Morrison, V. L., Morrison, V. & Bennett, P., 1 Jan 2009, Pearson Education.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Can we assume that research participants are utility maximisers?
Morrison, V. L., Griffith, G. L., Morrison, V., Williams, J. M. & Edwards, R. T., 1 May 2009, In: European Journal of Health Economics. 10, 2, p. 187-196Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predictors of familism in the caregiver role: A pilot study.
Morrison, V. L., Parveen, S. & Morrison, V., 1 Nov 2009, In: Journal of Health Psychology. 14, 8, p. 1135-1143Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Patient preferences and National Health Service costs: a cost-consequences analysis of cancer genetic services.
Morrison, V. L., Wilkinson, C. E., Griffith, G. L., Edwards, R. T., Williams, J. M., Gray, J., Morrison, V., Wilkinson, C., Turner, J., France, B. & Bennett, P., 1 Dec 2009, In: Familial Cancer. 8, 4, p. 265-275Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2010
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Stroke survivors' evaluations of a stroke workbook-based intervention designed to increase perceived control over recovery.
Morrison, V. L., Joice, S., Johnston, M., Bonetti, D., Morrison, V. & MacWalter, R., 21 Sept 2010, In: Health Education Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of information order on intentions to undergo predictive genetic testing: an experimental study.
Morrison, V. L., Morrison, V., Henderson, B. J., Taylor, C., Dafydd, N. A. & Unwin, A., 1 Oct 2010, In: Journal of Health Psychology. 15, 7, p. 1082-1092Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2011
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Ethnic variations in the caregiver role: A qualitative study
Morrison, V. L., Parveen, S., Morrison, V. & Robinson, C. A., 1 Aug 2011, In: Journal of Health Psychology. 16, 6, p. 862-872Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Management of patient adherence to medications: protocol for an online survey of doctors, pharmacists and nurses in Europe
Morrison, V. L., Clyne, W., Mshelia, C., Hall, S., McLachlan, S., Jones, P., Dobbels, F., Ruppar, T., Siebens, K., Morrison, V., De Geest, S. & Kardas, P., 3 Nov 2011, In: BMJ Open. 1, 1, p. e000355Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review