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Dr Hossein Kaviani, Senior Lecturer, Clinical Psychologist registered with Health Professions Council (HPC), BPS Associate Fellow (AFBPsS)

hossein-kavianiDr Kaviani is a clinical psychologist and has several years of research and teaching experiences. He has approximately 15 years experience in the study of emotional and cognitive aspects of mental disorders, with specific regard to emotion, autobiographical memory, executive function and problem solving in both normal and clinical populations.

His PhD was awarded in 1998 through King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry. During his PhD under the supervision of Professor Jeffrey Gray, and then his post doc, he investigated modulation of human startle reflex through mood induction in patients with major depressive disorder and healthy controls. His work is published in several high impact journals.

Since 15 years ago, he has also had psychotherapy experience with clients suffering from depression, anxiety, OCD, academic problems, drug abuse and family conflicts.

Education

  • 1998 - Ph.D. Psychology, King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry
  • 1995 - Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry 
  • 1994 - Diploma in Clinical Neuropsychology, King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry
  • 1987 - M.Sc. Clinical Psychology, Tehran Institute of psychiatry
  • 1985 - B.Sc. Psychology, Esfahan University

Research Interests

  • Emotion, Cognition, and Culture
  • Social Cognition
  • Personality Issues
Specifically in:
  • Memory Bias
  • Problem Solving
  • Emotional Reactivity
  • Biological Theory of Personality
  • Emotional Processing
  • Psychophysiology of Emotions
  • Cultural Differences in Emotional Expressions

Clinical Interests and Practice

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Depression, anxiety and personality Disorders
  • Depression: Phenomenology, psychopathology, and treatment
  • OCD: Exposure therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Preventing Relapse

Research Projects

  • Phenomenology of Autobiographical memory in
  • Problem-solving Deficits
  • Emotion-related Words in Persian Dictionaries: Cultural, East\West differences
  • Cognitive, Emotional and Behavioural Components of Stigma towards Mental Patients.
  • Cognitive Processing and Culture
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive behaviour therapy in sub-clinically depressed participants

Professional Membership and Affiliation

  • BPS Associate Fellow
  • BPS Chartered Psychologist
  • BPS Member
  • Honorary Research Associate of, King’s College, IoP
  • Clinical Psychologist registered with Health Profession Council (HPC)

Research Projects

  • Phenomenology of Autobiographical memory in Problem-solving Deficits
  • Emotion-related Words in Persian Dictionaries: Cultural, East\West differences
  • Cognitive, Emotional and Behavioural Components of Stigma towards Mental Patients.
  • Cognitive Processing and Culture.
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive behaviour therapy in sub-clinically depressed participants

Teaching areas

  • Psychotherapy & Counseling
  • Counseling Interventions: CBT, Person-centered Therapy, Post-modernist Psychotherapies
  • Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

Teaching

  • Unit-coordinator for MSc Psychological Interventions in Primary care
  • Unit-coordinator for BSc Approaches to Counseling and Well-being
  • Contributor to BSc Psychological Coaching and Therapies
  • Contributor to BSc Counseling and Interpersonal Psychology
  • Contributor to BSc Mental Health

A Selected List of Papers

  • Kaviani, H., Wilson, G.D., Checkley, S.A., Kumari, V., Gray, J.A. (1998). The use of affective-toned odours to modulate the human startle reflex. J. Psychophysiology.,12, 353-361.
  • Kaviani, H., Gray, J.A., Checkley, S.A., Kumari, V. and Wilson, G.D. (1999). Modulation of the acoustic startle reflex by emotionally-toned Film-clips. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 32, 47-54.
  • Kumari, V. Corr, P.J., Wilson, G.D., Kaviani, H., Thornton, J.C. Checkley, S.A. and Gray, J.A. (1995). Personality and Modulation of the startle reflex by emotionally-toned film clips, Personality and Individual Differences, 21, 1029-1041.
  • Kaviani, H., Gray, J.A., Checkley, S.A., Kumari, V., Corr, P.J., Wilson, G.D. (1996). Modulation of the acoustic startle reflex by emotionally-toned video sequences. Journal of Psychology, 10, 89.
  • Kumari, V., Kaviani, H., Raven, P.C., Gray, J.A and. Checkley, S.A. (2001). Enhanced startle reactions to acoustic stimuli in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 158, 134-136.
  • Kaviani, H., Rahimi, M., Rahimi-darabad, P., Kamyar, K. and Naghavi, H. (2003). How autobiographical memory deficits affect problem-solving in depressed patients. Acta Medica Iranica (English), 41, 194-198.
  • Kaviani, H., Gray, J.A., Checkley, S.A., Raven, P.W., Wilson, G.D. & Kumari, V. (2004). Affective modulation of the startle response in depression: influence of the severity of depression, anhedonia, and anxiety. Journal of Affective Disorders, 83: 21-31.
  • Sadeghi, M., Kaviani, H. & Rezai, R. (2003). Stigma of mental disorders among families of patients with major depressive disorder, Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Advances in Cognitive Science, 2: 16-25.
  • Kaviani, H. & Mousavi, A. S. (2005). The effects of left vs. right stimulation on human startle reflex modulation. Acta Medica Iranica (English), 43, 43-59. 
  • Kaviani, H., P. Rahimi-Darabad, and Naghavi, H.R. (2005). Autobiographical memory retrieval and problem-solving deficits of Iranian depressed patients attempting suicide. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 27: 39-44.
  • Kaviani, H. (2006). Effects of d-Amphetamine and Haloperidol on modulation of Haloperidol on modulation of the human acoustic startle response, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (English), 1, 19-26.
  • Assadi, S.M., Zokae, N. Kaviani, H., Mohammadi, M.R. & Ghaeli, P. (2007). Effect of socio-cultural context and parenting style on scholastic achievement among Iranian adolescents. Social Development, 16, 169-180.
  • Ayatollahi, P., Nafisi, S.,…Kaviani, H, Tarazi, A. (2007) Impact of depression and disability on quality of life in Iranian patients with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis, 13, 275 – 277.
  • Tavakoli, S. Kaviani, H. et al (2006). Examining cognitive, emotional and behavioural components of public stigma towards persons with mental illness. Advances in Cognitive Science, 30, 31-43.
  • Kaviani, H., Pournaseh, M. & Sayyadlu, S. (2007). Efficacy of stress management Training in decreasing depression and anxiety in students applying for entry exam of Iranian universities. Advances in Cognitive Science, 24, 61-68
  • Kaviani, H., Seifourian, H., Sharifi, V., & Ebrahimkhani, N. (2009). Reliability and validity of Anxiety and Depression Hospital Scales (HADS): Iranian patients with anxiety and depression disorders. Tehran University Medical Journal (TUMJ), 5, 379-385.

  • Kaviani, H. & Pournaseh, M. (2005). Validation of Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI). Tehran University Medical Journal (TUMJ), 2: 89-98.
  • Kaviani, H. (2009). Normative data on Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI): Complimentary findings. Tehran University Medical Journa (TIMJ)l, 4, 262-266.
  • Kaviani, H., & Mousavi, A. (2008). Psychometric properties of the Persian version of Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Tehran University Medical Journal (TIMJ), 2, 136-140.

  • Tayebi Maybodi, K & Kavaini, H. (2009). Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Chicago Multi-Scale Depression Inventory. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (English), 4, 137-142.

  • Rezvanfard M. Ekhtiari H. Mokri A. Djavid GE. Kaviani H. (2010). Psychological and behavioral traits in smokers and their relationship with nicotine dependence level. Archives of Iranian Medicine (English), 1, 395-405.
  • Gaur R., Sajatovic M., Lee N., Pattnaik C., Kaviani H. (2010). Revisiting Max Hamilton's model of consensus ratings- A new approach to increasing signal detection in CNS trials. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 13, 147-148.

  • Kaviani, H, Kumari, V. & Wilson, G. D. (2010). A Psychophysiogical Investigation of Laterality in Human Emotion elicited by Pleasant and Unpleasant Film-clips. Annals of General Psychiatry, 9, 38.
  • Kaviani, H. Javaheri, F. & Hatami, N. (2011). Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) reduces depression and anxiety induced by real stressful setting in non-clinical Population. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 11, 285-296.
  • Kaviani H., Rahimi, M., Rahimi-Darabad, P & Naghavi, H.R (2011). Overgeneral memory retrieval and ineffective problem-solving in depressed suicide-ideators: implication for therapy. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 11, 413-423.
  • Kaviani, H., Hatami, N. & Javaheri, F. (submitted). The Impact of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on Mental Health and Quality of Life in a Sub-clinically Depressed Population. International Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling.
  • Kaviani, H. Mirbaha, H. & Pournaseh, M. (submitted). Music training increases children’s performance on IQ test. Music Education.
  • Kaviani, H. & Hamedi, R. (in revision). A quantitative/qualitative study on metaphors used by Persian depressed patients. Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy.
  • Kaviani. H., Kumari, V. et al (submitted). Does Haloperidol affect Emotional Reactivity? Journal of Psychpahrmachology.

Conference Presentations

  • Autobiographical memory and problem-solving performance in life-death continuum: A research on depressed patients. Congress of European Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Therapies. October 7-10,2010, Milan, Italy.
  • The study of validity and reliability of Persian version of PADUA inventory. Congress of European Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Therapies. October 7-10 2010, Milan, Italy.
  • Rater training on PANSS and SANS. 2nd Schizophrenia International Research Society Conference, SIRS, 2010 Florence, Italy.
  • Revisiting Max Hamilton's model of consensus ratings- A new approach to increasing signal detection in CNS trials. 27th CINP Congress, 2010, Hong Kong. Phenomenological characteristics of autobiographical memory in healthy and depressed participants: impact of absorbtion, relatedness-individualism, and mood. 9th European Congress of Psychology, 3-8 July 2005, Granada, Spain.
  • Influence of social context on parenting style and adolescents' learning style: the case of Iran. 28th International Congress of Psychology. August 8-13 2004, Beijing, China.
  • Cultural picture of depression and anxiety, VIth European Congress of cross-cultural psychology. July 12-16, 2003, Hungary, Budapest.
  • Mental health of managers with different personality traits: personality traits as buffer against stress. XXVth International Congress of Applied Psychology, 7-11 July 2002, Singapore.
  • Autobiographical memory retrieval deficits and problem-solving strategies of Iranian parasuicidal patients, 27th International Congress of Psychology 23-28 July 2000, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Autobiographical memory and problem-solving in depressed patients with or without suicide Ideation, VIIth European Congress of Psychology, 1-5 July 2001, London, England.
  • Modulation of startle reflex by emotionally-toned film sequences, at the Conference of the British Psychophysiology Society, 9-11 September, 1995, Keele, England.
  • Modulation of startle response by emotionally-toned film-clips, at the 36th Annual Conference of Psychophysiology, 16-20 October 1996, Vancouver, Canada.
  • The use of affect-toned odours to modulate acoustic startle response, at the 36th Annual Conference of Psychophysiology, 16-20 October, 1996, Vancouver, Canada.
  • The use of affect-toned odors to modulate acoustic startle response, at the Conference of the British Psychophysiology Society, 9-11 September 1996, Warwick, England.
  • Effects of left and right ear stimulation on the modulation of the acoustic startle reflex by emotionally-toned film-clips, at the Conference of the British Psychophysiology Society, 9-11 September, 1996, Warwick, England.

Contact Details

Dr Hossein Kaviani
Department of Psychology
University of Bedfordshire
Park Square
Luton LU1 3JU
United Kingdom

E: hossein.kaviani@beds.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1582 743765
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