Dr Alyson Norman

MSc/MPsych Clinical Psychology Programme Lead 

Appearance psychology and visible difference

Brain Injury

Norman, A., Curro, V., Holloway, M., Percuklievska, N., Ferrario H. (2022). Experiences of individuals with acquired brain injuries and their families interacting with community services: A systematic review. Disability and Rehabilitation: https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2022.2043465

Holloway, M., & Norman, A. (2022). Just a Little Bit of History Repeating: The recurring and fatal consequences of lacking professional knowledge of acquired brain injury. Journal of adult Protection, in press.

Norman, A. (2020). Life and suicide following brain injury: A personal and professional account. Routledge: Abingdon, UK.

Adshead, C., Norman, A., & Holloway, M. (2019). The inter-relationship between acquired brain injury, substance use and homelessness; the impact of adverse childhood experiences: an interpretative phenomenological analysis study. Disability & Rehabilitation, in press.

Odumuyiwa, T., Kennedy, M., Norman, A., Holloway M., Suffield F., Forrest, H., & Dicks, H. (2019). Improving access to social care services following Acquired Brain Injury: A needs analysis. Journal of Long Term Care, 2019, 164-179.

Knight, E., Norman, A., & Simpson, G. (2020). Living with suicidality following traumatic brain injury: a qualitative study. Brain Injury, 38(8), 1010-1019.

Norman, A., Holloway, M., Odumuyiwa, T., Kennedy, M., Forrest, H., Suffield, F., & Dicks, H. (2020). Accepting what we do not know: A need to improve professional understanding of brain injury in the UK. Health and Social Care in the Community, 04 Oct, 1-13.

Moore, S., Wotus, R., Norman, A., Holloway, M., & Dean, J. (2019). Behind the cloak of competence: Brain injury and mental capacity legislation. Journal of Adult Protection, 21(4), 201-218. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-02-2019-0007. Townshend, J., & Norman, A. (2018). The Secondary Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of Family and Friends. The Family Journal 26, 77-85

 Knight, E., & Norman, A. (2017). A qualitative assessment of the effectiveness of the Hospital Liaison Officer service. Report to Headway UK. Plymouth University: Plymouth, UK.

Turner, J., Orman, M., & Norman, A. (2017). Factors Affecting the Success of Long-term ABI Rehabilitation: A report to Headway UK. Plymouth University: Plymouth.

Norman, A. (2016). A preventable death? A family’s perspective on an adult safeguarding review regarding an adult with traumatic brain injury", The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. 18 Issue: 6, pp.341-352, doi: 10.1108/JAP-08-2016-0017

Bessell, A.L., Watkins, E.R., & Williams, H.W. (2008). Depressive rumination reduces specificity of autobiographical memory recall in Acquired Brain Injury. Journal of the Neuropsychological Society, 14, 63-70.

Visible Difference

Norman, A., Jackson, S., Ferrario, H., Percuklievska, N., McBride, P. (2021). Towards a greater understanding of the psychosocial impact of the symptoms of pituitary conditions. British Journal of Community Nursing, 26(5), May 2021.

Jackson, S., Norman, A., McBride, P., & Whittingham, P. (2020). Implications for practice: Why signposting patients to the Pituitary Foundation matters. British Journal of General Practice, 70(693), 184

Wogden, F., Norman, A., & Dibben, J. (2019). Treatment choices in adolescents with Cleft Lip and/or palate: the importance of shared decision-making. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 56(9), 1220-1229.  

Underwood, A., Norman, A., & Jackson, S. (2019). Pituitary conditions: Importance of geography and the Pituitary Foundation in patient support. British Journal of Community Nursing, September 2, 24(9): 436-443.

Forrest H, Norman A & Jackson S (2018) The Pituitary Foundation Patient Satisfaction Survey Reports 2008 and 2017: A comparison. Pituitary Life, 38: 9-11

Forrest, H., Norman, A., & Jackson, S. (2017). Results from the 2016 Pituitary Foundation Survey. Pituitary Life, 3, 12-13.

Underwood, A., Norman, A., & Jackson, S. (2017). Members experiences of the Pituitary Foundation. Pituitary Life, 2, 6-10.

Hacker, A., Jackson, S., Gosling, S., Norman, A., & Crown, A. (2017). Understanding hypoadrenal patients’ experience and knowledge of, and attitudes to, adrenal crises and their prevention: A report to the Addison’s Society. Brighten & Sussex Medical School & Plymouth University: Brighton, UK.

Bessell, A., Brough, V., Clarke, A., Harcourt D., Moss T., & Rumsey, N. (2012). Evaluation of the effectiveness of Face IT, a computer-based psychosocial intervention for disfigurement-related distress. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 2, 1-13.

Bessell, A., Glenny, AM., Furness, S., Clarkson, J., Oliver, R., Conway DI et al. (2011). Intervention for the treatment of oral and oropharyngeal cancers: surgical. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 9.

Sandy, J., Kilpatrick, N., Persson, M., Bessell, A., Waylen, A., Ness A., & Ireland, A. (2011).Why are multi-centre clinical observational studies still so difficult to run? British Dental Journal, 211(2), 59-61.

 Bessell, A. (2011). Facing up to visible difference: The design and evaluation of a new computer-based psychosocial intervention. Body Image Dissertation Abstracts and Summaries, 8(3), 1-3.

Bessell, A., Hooper, L., Shaw, W.C., Reilly, S., Reid, J., & Glenny, Anne-Marie. (2011). Feeding interventions for growth and development in infants with cleft lip, cleft palate or cleft lip and palate. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 3 . Art. No.: CD003315. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003315.pub2.

Bessell, A., Clarke, A., Harcourt, D., Moss, T.P., & Rumsey, N. (2010). Incorporating user perspectives in the design of an online intervention tool for people with visible differences: Face IT. Behavioural and Cognitive psychotherapy, 38, 577-596.

Bessell, A., Harcourt, D., & Moss, T.P. (2008). Evaluation of the Acceptability and Usability of a Computer-based Psychosocial Intervention. UWE Psychology Postgraduate Papers, Vol 5, 49-55.

 Bessell, A., & Moss, T.P. (2007). Psychosocial interventions for visible differences: A systematic review. Body Image, 4, 227-238.

Long Term Health

Srivastava, K., Norman, A., & Mortimer, S. (2022). A qualitative exploration of the Media’s Influence on UK Women’s views of Breastfeeding. British Journal of Midwifery, in press.

Bacon AM, White L, Norman A. Coping with fibromyalgia during the COVID-19 pandemic: adjustment and wellbeing. Psychology & Health. 2021 Dec 1:1-6.

Baptie, G., Januário, E. M., & Norman, A. (2021). Empowered or Powerless? Contributing factors for Women’s appraisal of traumatic and non-traumatic childbirth. British Journal of Midwifery, 29(12), 674-682. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2021.29.12.674 

Alsanaani, T., Norman, A., Whalley, B. (2021). Knowledge and attitudes among healthcare workers and patients with total knee ad hip replacement towards the use of brief psychological techniques: A qualitative study in the UK and Saudi hospitals. The Italian Journal for Inter4disciplinary Health a d Social Development, Feb 2021.

Baptie, G., Andrade, J., Bacon, A., & Norman, A. (2021). Virtually renovating the Trauma Film Paradigm: Comparing Virtual Reality with on-screen presentation of an analogue trauma. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace

Baptie, G., Mueller Januario, E., Norman, A. (2020). Birth trauma from the perspective of perinatal counsellors: A mini focus group study. The Open review, 6, 45-57

Baptie, G., Andrade, J., Bacon, A., & Norman, A. (2020). Trauma after childbirth: The mediating effects of perceived support. British Journal of Midwifery, 28(10), 724-730.   

Keevash, J., Norman, A., & Mortimer, S. (2018). What influences women to continue or stop breastfeeding: A thematic analysis. British Journal of Midwifery, October, doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2018.26.10.

 Norman, A., Mortimer, S., Keevash, J., Forrest, H., Percuklievska, N., Zoutenbier, N., Antonevijevic, A., Cronin, A., & Harris, H. (2018). Factors influencing breastfeeding behaviour and its impact on attachment and mental health in mothers and children: A report to Plymouth City Council. Plymouth University: Plymouth, UK.

Exley, D., Norman, A., Hyland, M. 2014. Adverse Childhood Experience & Asthma Onset: A Systematic Review. European respiratory review: an official journal of the European Respiratory Society 24(136):299-305 Jun 2015

Beynon, R., Sterne, J., Wilcock, G., Likeman, M., Harbord, R., Astin, M., Burke, M., Bessell, A., et al (2012). Is MRI better than CT for distinguishing between vascular dementia and alzheimer’s disease? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Biomed central Neurology, 12(33), doi:10.1186/1471-2377-12-33.