Dr Kate Hall – Principal Investigator & Co-Developer
Dr Kate Hall is a clinical psychologist and senior lecturer in addiction and mental health at Deakin University. Her research focuses on the role of emotion dysregulation as a transdiagnostic treatment target for vulnerable young people with complex mental health and substance use issues. She leads the treatment stream at the Deakin Centre for Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Research (CEDAAR).
Dr Angela Simpson – Co-Developer
Dr Angela Simpson is a health psychologist and research fellow who has experience working as an evaluator, researcher, and clinician in the drug and alcohol field. Her clinical research has examined the treatment of co-existing borderline personality disorder and substance use disorder, the translation of motivational interviewing into drug treatment settings, and the use of evidence-based treatments within the area of addiction and mental health. Angela left Deakin University at the end of 2019 and since then has worked as a health psychologist and research fellow at Turning Point.
ERIC was developed in 2015 by Deakin University in partnership with Victoria’s Youth Support + Advocacy Service (YSAS), Queensland’s Youth Empowered Towards Independence (YETI), and the Hunter New England Health Service (NSW). In 2017, ERIC was further developed in partnership with the Department of Justice and Attorney General, QLD.
ERIC has been piloted by researchers from Deakin University’s Centre for Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Research and the Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development (CEDAAR): Dr Kate Hall, Dr Angela Simpson, Dr Elise Sloan, Dr George Youssef, Associate Professor Petra Staiger, and Dr Richard Moulding. ERIC’s implementation model has been evaluated in partnership with the following researchers: Professor Amanda Baker (University of Newcastle), Dr Alison Beck (University of Newcastle), Dr Natasha Perry (Hunter New England Health Service), and Dr Karen Hallam (YSAS).
Manual
Hall, K., & Simpson, A. (2018). ERIC manual version II: helping young people regulate their emotions and control impulsive behaviours. Deakin University.
Reports
Hall, K., Simpson, A., & Sloan, E. (2017). Next generation youth AOD project: ERIC pilot study evaluation report. Deakin University.
Simpson, A. & Hall, K. (2018). ERIC: An emotion regulation and impulse control intervention in Goulburn Valley. Deakin University.
Simpson, A. & Hall, K. (2018). Queensland youth justice pilot evaluation of ERIC: An intervention helping young people regulate their emotions and control impulsive behaviours. Deakin University.
Journal Articles
Hall, K., Youssef, G., Simpson, A., Sloan, E., Graeme, L., Perry, N., Moulding, R., Baker, A. L., Beck, A. K., & Staiger, P. K. (2021). An emotion regulation and impulse control (ERIC) intervention for vulnerable young people: A multi-sectoral pilot study. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.554100
Sloan, E., Hall, K., Moulding, R., Bryce, S. Mildred, H., & Staiger, K. (2017). Emotion regulation as a transdiagnostic construct across anxiety, depression, substance, eating and borderline personality disorders. A systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 57, 141-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2017.09.002
Sloan, E., Hall, K., Simpson, A., Youssef, G. J., Moulding, R., Mildred, H., & Staiger, P. K. (2018). An emotion regulation treatment for young people with complex substance use and mental health issues: A case-series analysis. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 25, 427-441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2017.12.006
Borg, D., Hall, K., Youssef, G. J., Sloan, E., Graeme, L., & Moulding, R. (2022, 01/01/). Examining the role of brooding, distress, and negative urgency in dysregulated behaviors: A cross-sectional study in treatment-seeking young people [Article]. Journal of Clinical Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23366
Mattingley, S., Youssef, G. J., Manning, V., Graeme, L., & Hall, K. (2022, 03/01/March 2022). Distress tolerance across substance use, eating, and borderline personality disorders: A meta-analysis [Review Article]. Journal of Affective Disorders, 300, 492-504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.126
Sloan, E., Hall, K., Youssef, G. J., Moulding, R., Mildred, H., & Staiger, P. K. (2019, 08//). Profiles of Emotion Regulation in Young People Accessing Youth Mental Health and Drug Treatment [Article]. Cognitive Therapy & Research, 43(4), 769-780. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-019-10003-4
Sloan, E., O’Donnell, R., Bianchi, V., Simpson, A., Cox, R., & Hall, K. (2018, 07/01/). Distress, emotional clarity, and disordered eating in young people with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties [Article]. Clinical Psychologist, 22(2), 148-157-157. https://doi.org/10.1111/cp.12154
Jessica Laird, DPsych (Clin) Candidate
Jessica is investigating vulnerability factors related to risk of childhood sexual exploitation, including the role of emotion regulation.
Liam Graeme, PhD Candidate
Liam is investigating the role of identity in mental health and social and emotional development outcomes in athletes across different levels of sporting participation (community to professional).
Natalie James, DPsych (Clin) Candidate
Natalie is investigating the roles of emotion regulation and distress tolerance in borderline personality disorder.