Anja Wittkowski, BSc (Hons), MPhil, Clin Psy D

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• 2023

  Adaptive behaviour in children exposed to topiramate in the womb: an observational cohort study

  Knight, R., Craig, J., Irwin, B., Wittkowski, A. & Bromley, R. L., 1 Feb 2023, In: Seizure. 105, p. 56-64 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Child 100%
  • Children 100%
  • Topiramate 77%
  • Behavior (Neuroscience) 77%
  • Assessment 44%

• Interventions that aim to reduce loneliness in the perinatal period: a restricted scoping review protocol

  Naughton-Doe, R., Tierney, S., Wittkowski, A. & Webber, M., 13 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Figshare.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

  Open Access

• Parenting and Serious Mental Illness (SMI): A Systematic Review and Metasynthesis

  Harries, C., Smith, D., Gregg, L. & Wittkowski, A., 17 Jan 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Clinical child and family psychology review.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

• Parents' experiences of life after medicalised conception: A thematic meta-synthesis of the qualitative literature

  Foyston, Z., Higgins, L., Smith, D. & Wittkowski, A., 22 May 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

• Parents who experience psychosis: A qualitative exploration

  Harries, C., Smith, D., Gregg, L., Allott, R. & Wittkowski, A., 13 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychology & Psychotherapy.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Parenting 100%
  • Children 57%
  • Exploration 14%
  • Qualitative 14%
  • Early Intervention 14%

• The effectiveness of compassion focused therapy with clinical populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis

  Millard, L., Wan, M. W., Smith, D. & Wittkowski, A., 1 Apr 2023, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 326, p. 168-192

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Self-Compassion 100%
  • Systematic Literature Review 50%
  • Mental Health 50%
  • Meta-Analysis 50%
  • Fear 50%
• 2022

  A Balancing Act: A Systematic Review and Metasynthesis of Family-Focused Practice in Adult Mental Health Services

  Tuck, M., Wittkowski, A. & Gregg, L., 1 Nov 2022, In: Clinical child and family psychology review.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Family 100%
  • Practice 44%
  • Practitioners 21%
  • Physician 18%
  • Mental Health Service 10%

• A Brief Cognitive Behavioural Intervention for Parents of Anxious Children: Feasibility and Acceptability Study.

  Jewell, C., Wittkowski, A., Collinge, S. & Pratt, D., 12 Aug 2022, In: Child and Youth Care Forum. p. 1-21 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Parent 100%
  • Child 90%
  • Children 90%
  • Anxiety 36%
  • Therapeutic Procedure 18%

• A feasibility randomised controlled trial of a parenting intervention offered to women with severe mental health problems during their admission to a Mother and Baby Unit: The IMAgINE study outcomes

  Wittkowski, A., Emsley, R., Bee, P., Camacho, E., Calam, R., Abel, K., Duxbury, P., Gomez, P., Cartwright, K. & Reid, H., 16 May 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13, 815018.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Parenting 100%
  • Child Parent Relation 100%
  • Treatment 87%
  • Discharge 75%
  • Therapeutic Procedure 62%

• A systematic review and integrative sequential explanatory narrative synthesis: The psychosocial impact of parenting a child with a lysosomal storage disorder

  Hassall, S., Smith, D., Rust, S. & Wittkowski, A., 6 Feb 2022, In: Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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  • Lysosomal Storage Disease 100%
  • Parent 100%
  • Storage Disease 100%
  • Qualitative 100%
  • Child 66%

• Editorial: Parents with mental and/or substance use disorders and their Children, Volume II

  Nicholson, J., Paul, J. L., Riebschleger, J. L. & Wittkowski, A., 29 Aug 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. II

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

• Maternal suicide ideation and behaviour during pregnancy and the first postpartum year: A systematic review of psychological and psychosocial risk factors

  Reid, H., Pratt, D., Edge, D. & Wittkowski, A., 24 Mar 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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  • Suicidal Ideation 100%
  • Behavior 71%
  • Suicidal Behavior 57%
  • Suicide Attempt 42%
  • Suicide 28%
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• Maternal Suicide Ideation and Behaviour During Pregnancy and the First Postpartum Year: A Systematic Review of Psychological and Psychosocial Risk Factors

  Reid, H., Pratt, D., Edge, D. & Wittkowski, A., 24 Mar 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13, 765118

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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  • Suicidal Ideation 100%
  • Behavior 71%
  • Suicidal Behavior 57%
  • Suicide Attempt 42%
  • Suicide 28%

• Navigating their child’s attachment-related difficulties: Parents’ journey from shame into awareness

  Crompton, C., Wan, M. W., Dewan, S. & Wittkowski, A., 9 Nov 2022, In: Clinical Child Psychology & Psychiatry.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Children 100%
  • Attachment 100%
  • Shame 50%
  • Journey 33%
  • Groups 16%
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• The impact of parent-only interventions on child anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis

  Jewell, C., Wittkowski, A. & Pratt, D., 15 Jul 2022, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 309, p. 324 349 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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  • Parent 100%
  • Children 100%
  • Child 87%
  • Anxiety 50%
  • Systematic Review 37%

• The impact of parent-only interventions on child anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis

  Jewell, C., Pratt, D. & Wittkowski, A., 13 Apr 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Affective Disorders.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

• What makes a perinatal woman suicidal? A grounded theory study

  Reid, H., Pratt, D., Edge, D. & Wittkowski, A., 7 Jun 2022, In: BMC Psychiatry.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Behavior 100%
  • Pregnancy 66%
  • Assessment 16%
  • Semistructured Interview 16%
  • Data Collection 16%

• “Why them, why me, why us?” The experiences of parents of children with lysosomal acid lipase deficiency: an interpretative phenomenological analysis study

  Hassall, S., Smith, D. M., Rust, S., Jones, S. A. & Wittkowski, A., 12 May 2022, In: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 17, 1, p. 193 193.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Parent 100%
  • Child 85%
  • Acid Lipase 57%
  • Lipase 57%
  • Children 42%
• 2021

  Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children exposed to newer antiseizure medications: A systematic review

  Knight, R., Wittkowski, A. & Bromley, R. L., 1 Aug 2021, In: Epilepsia. 62, 8, p. 1765-1779 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Medication 100%
  • Child 57%
  • Children 57%
  • Nerve Cell Differentiation 42%
  • Levetiracetam 42%

• Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children exposed to newer anti-seizure medications: a systematic review

  Knight, R., Wittkowski, A. & Bromley, R., 14 Jun 2021, In: Epilepsia.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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• Risk factors for self-harm repetition in adolescents: a systematic review

  Rahman, F., Webb, R. & Wittkowski, A., 1 Aug 2021, In: Clinical Psychology Review. 88, 102048.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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  • Self-Harm 100%
  • Adolescents 62%
  • Systematic Literature Review 25%
  • Medical Aspects of Alcohol Misuse 25%
  • Ethnicity 12%

• The Baby Steps web program for the wellbeing of new parents: A randomised controlled trial

  Kavanagh, D., Connolly, J., Fisher, J., Halford, K., Hamilton, K., Hides, L., Milgrom, J., Rowe, H., Scuffham, P., White, K., Wittkowski, A., Appleton, S. & Sanders, D., 3 Aug 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2020

  Children with single ventricle congenital heart defects: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the lived parent experience

  Lumsden, M., Smith, D., Twigg, E., Guerrero, R. & Wittkowski, A., 8 Sep 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology .

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Exploring staff implementation of a self-directed parenting intervention for parents with mental health difficulties

  Butler, J., Gregg, L., Calam, R. & Wittkowski, A., 17 May 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Community Mental Health Journal.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Measuring bonding or attachment in the parent-infant-relationship: a systematic review of parent-report assessment measures, their psychometric properties and clinical utility  

  Wittkowski, A., Vatter, S., Muhinyi, A., Garrett, C. & Henderson, M., 3 Sep 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Clinical Psychology Review.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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• Parents’ perceptions and experiences of parenting programmes: A systematic review and metasynthesis of the qualitative literature

  Butler, J., Gregg, L., Calam, R. & Wittkowski, A., 2020, In: Clinical child and family psychology review. p. 1-29 29 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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  • Parent 100%
  • Child Parent Relation 44%
  • Family 44%
  • Parenting 44%
  • Child 22%

• Recovery from postpartum psychosis: a systematic review and metasynthesis of women’s and families’ experiences

  Forde, R., Peters, S. & Wittkowski, A., 4 Feb 2020, In: Archives of Women's Mental Health.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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  • Family 100%
  • Woman 83%
  • Experience 66%
  • Psychoses 66%
  • Self 66%
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• Suicidality in women with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: A systematic literature review

  Osborn, E., Brooks, J., O'Brien, P. M. S. & Wittkowski, A., 16 Jul 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Archives of Women's Mental Health.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

• The implementation of family-focused practice in adult mental health services: A systematic review exploring the influence of practitioner and workplace factors

  Gregg, L., Adderley, H., Calam, R. & Wittkowski, A., 17 Dec 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Family 100%
  • Workplace 66%
  • Practitioners 55%
  • Physician 44%
  • Adult 44%

• Women’s experiences of receiving a diagnosis of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: A qualitative investigation

  Osborn, E., Wittkowski, A., Brooks, J., Briggs, P. & O’Brien, P. M. S., 28 Oct 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMC Women's Health.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• 2019

  Adult mental health practitioner beliefs about psychosis, parenting and the role of the practitioner: a Q methodological investigation

  Adderley, H., Wittkowski, A., Calam, R. & Gregg, L., 2019, In: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Child Rearing 100%
  • Parenting 100%
  • Practitioners 90%
  • Psychoses 63%
  • Mental Health 54%

• A repertory grid study of staff construing adult service users admitted to a psychiatric inpatient ward

  Wittkowski, A., Addison, V. N. & Hare, D. J., 9 May 2019, In: Journal of Psychiatric and Behavioural Sciences. 2, 1

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Autism Spectrum Disorder symptomatology in children with Mucopolysaccharide Disease Type III

  Wolfenden, C., Wittkowski, A., Jones, S. A., Rust, S. & Hare, D. J., 1 Mar 2019, In: British Journal of Learning Disabilities. 47, 1

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Children 100%
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder 100%
  • Sanfilippo Syndrome 75%
  • Behavior 50%
  • Compulsive Behavior 50%

• Children with single ventricle congenital heart defects: considering the parent experience

  Lumsden, M., Smith, D. M., Twigg, E., Guerrero, R. & Wittkowski, A., 24 Jan 2019.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

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• Coping in parents of children with congenital heart disease: a systematic review and meta-synthesis

  Lumsden, M., Smith, D. M. & Wittkowski, A., 2019, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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  • Parent 100%
  • Child 66%
  • Family 50%
  • Coping 41%
  • Children 33%

• Emotional development in eating disorders: A qualitative meta-synthesis

  Henderson, Z., Fox, J. R. E., Traynor, P. & Wittkowski, A., 2019, In: Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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  • Emotion 100%
  • Eating Disorders 100%
  • Synthesis 66%
  • Negative Emotion 50%
  • Emotional Development 33%

• Movement Disorders and Syndromic Autism: A Systematic Review

  Bell, L., Wittkowski, A. & Hare, D. J., 15 Jan 2019, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 49, 1, p. 54-67 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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  • Autism 100%
  • Movement Disorder 100%
  • Rett Syndrome 50%
  • Angelman Syndrome 50%
  • Ataxia 50%

• Parental decision-making following a prenatal diagnosis that is lethal, life-limiting, or has long term implications for the future child and family: a meta-synthesis of qualitative literature

  Blakeley, C., Smith, D., Johnstone, E. & Wittkowski, A., 8 Aug 2019, In: BMC Medical Ethics.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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  • Decision-Making Process 100%
  • Parent 83%
  • Synthesis 66%
  • Decision Making 66%
  • Decision-Making 66%

• Psychological interventions for managing postpartum psychosis: A qualitative analysis of women’s and family members’ experiences and preferences

  Forde, R., Peters, S. & Wittkowski, A., 19 Dec 2019, In: BMC Psychiatry.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Psychological Intervention 100%
  • Preference 60%
  • Research 20%
  • Qualitative Method 20%
  • Pregnancy 20%

• Psychological therapy for postnatal depression in UK primary care mental health services: A qualitative investigation using framework analysis

  Hadfield, H., Bee, P., Wittkowski, A. & Glendenning, S., 2019, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Infant 100%
  • Parenting 100%
  • Depression 100%
  • Therapists 50%
  • Treatment 25%

• Psychosocial support for male partners of women admitted to Mother and Baby Units

  Ruffell, B., Smith, D. & Wittkowski, A., 2019, In: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Male 100%
  • Woman 60%
  • Man 40%
  • Infant 40%
  • Patient 20%
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• Psychosocial support for male partners of women admitted to Mother and Baby Units

  Ruffell, B., Smith, D. M. & Wittkowski, A., 24 Jan 2019.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

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• The experiences of male partners of women with postnatal mental health problems: A systematic review and thematic synthesis

  Ruffell, B., Smith, D. & Wittkowski, A., 2019, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies.

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• Trial of healthy relationships initiatives for the very early years (THRIVE), evaluating Enhanced Triple P for Baby and Mellow Bumps in mothers with additional social and care needs during pregnancy and their infants who are at higher risk of maltreatment: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

  Henderson, M., Wittkowski, A., McIntosh, E., McConnachie, A., Buston, K., Wilson, P., Calam, R., Minnis, H., Thompson, L., O'Dowd, J., Law, J., McGee, E., Wight, D. & Trial Research Team, THRIVE., 2019, In: Trials. 20, 499.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Health 100%
  • Woman 80%
  • Randomized Controlled Trial 60%
  • Arm 40%
  • Pregnancy 40%

• Using the Repertory Grid Technique to explore the experience of compassion by mothers in a Mother and Baby Unit

  Wittkowski, A., Hare, D. & Gillham, R., 2019, In: Midwifery.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Mothers 100%
  • Experience 22%
  • Procedures 22%
  • Woman 22%
  • Research 11%
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• Women's experiences of anxiety during pregnancy: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

  Hore, B., Smith, D. M. & Wittkowski, A., 14 Jun 2019, In: Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. p. 1026-1036 10 p., 2(1).

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Women's lived experiences of a prenatal diagnosis of fetal growth restriction at the limits of viability: An interpretative phenomenological study

  Blakeley, C., Smith, D., Johnstone, E. & Wittkowski, A., Sep 2019, In: Midwifery. 76, p. 110-117 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Pregnancy 100%
  • Healthcare 66%
  • Interviews 66%
  • Lived Experience 66%
  • Research 33%
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• Women’s experiences of anxiety during pregnancy: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

  Hore, B., Smith, D. M. & Wittkowski, A., 24 Jan 2019.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

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• Women’s psychological and emotional response to a prenatal diagnosis of fetal growth restriction

  Blakeley, C., Smith, D. M., Johnstone, E. & Wittkowski, A., 24 Jan 2019.

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• 2018

  Attenuated behaviour in Cornelia de Lange and Fragile X syndromes: presence and association with features of autism

  Handley, L., Oliver, C., Wittkowski, A., Moss, J. & Hare, D., 7 May 2018, In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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