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Overview

Janet D. Carter is affiliated with the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a focus on clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, psychiatry and mental health, developmental and educational psychology, and pharmacy.

The main topics of Carter's work include:

  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment

Recent publications by Carter cover a range of mental health issues and therapeutic approaches. Key papers include:

  • Examining the roles of metacognitive beliefs and maladaptive aspects of perfectionism in depression and anxiety (2020, Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy)
  • The metacognitive model of post-traumatic stress disorder and metacognitive therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: A systematic review (2021, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)
  • The effect of temperament and character on body dissatisfaction in women with bulimia nervosa: The role of low self-esteem and depression (2022, European Eating Disorders Review)
  • A Tale of Childhood Loss, Conditional Acceptance and a Fear of Abandonment: A Qualitative Study Taking a Narrative Approach to Eating Disorders (2023, Qualitative Health Research)
  • Validation of the Longitudinal Interval Follow-Up Evaluation for the Long-Term Measurement of Mood Symptoms in Bipolar Disorder (2022, Brain Sciences)

Carter frequently collaborates with a consistent group of co-authors. These include Jennifer Jordan, Virginia V. W. McIntosh, Lee Kannis-Dymand, Richard Porter, and Eileen Britt. The number of collaborations ranges from four to ten joint works with each co-author.

Their work is published across a variety of academic journals, each contributing to the dissemination of research in clinical and psychological sciences. Notable venues include Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, European Eating Disorders Review, Qualitative Health Research, and Brain Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Infants in a neonatal intensive care unit: parental response

    J D Carter;R T Mulder;A F Bartram;B A Darlow

  • Gender differences in bipolar disorder: age of onset, course, comorbidity, and symptom presentation.

    Izabela Kawa;Janet D Carter;Peter R Joyce;Caroline J Doughty

  • Randomised controlled trial of interpersonal psychotherapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression.

    Suzanne E Luty;Janet D Carter;Janice M McKenzie;Alma M Rae

  • Psychotherapy for depression: a randomized clinical trial comparing schema therapy and cognitive behavior therapy.

    Janet D Carter;Virginia V McIntosh;Jennifer Jordan;Richard J Porter

  • Temperament, character and personality disorders as predictors of response to interpersonal psychotherapy and cognitive–behavioural therapy for depression

    Peter R. Joyce;Janice M. McKenzie;Janet D. Carter;Alma M. Rae

  • Temperament, childhood environment and psychopathology as risk factors for avoidant and borderline personality disorders.

    Peter R. Joyce;Janice M. Mckenzie;Suzanne E. Luty;Roger T. Mulder

  • Prevalence of cognitive impairment in major depression and bipolar disorder.

    Katie M Douglas;Peter Gallagher;Lucy J Robinson;Janet D Carter

  • Parental stress in the NICU: the influence of personality, psychological, pregnancy and family factors

    Janet D. Carter;Roger T. Mulder;Brian A. Darlow

  • "I actually don't know who I am": the impact of bipolar disorder on the development of self.

    Maree L. Inder;Marie T. Crowe;Stephanie Moor;Suzanne E. Luty

  • Screening and treatment for depression during pregnancy: a cautionary note

    Frances A Carter;Janet D Carter;Suzanne E Luty;Deborah A Wilson

  • Randomized, controlled trial of Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy for young people with bipolar disorder.

    Maree L Inder;Marie T Crowe;Suzanne E Luty;Janet D Carter;Janet D Carter

  • Validating the proposed ICD-11 domains

    Roger T. Mulder;John Horwood;Peter Tyrer;Janet Carter

  • Gender differences in the presentation of depressed outpatients: a comparison of descriptive variables.

    Janet D Carter;Peter R Joyce;Roger T Mulder;Suzanne E Luty

  • Patient predictors of response to cognitive behaviour therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy in a randomised clinical trial for depression.

    Janet D. Carter;Suzanne E. Luty;Janice M. McKenzie;Roger T. Mulder

  • The relationship of demographic, clinical, cognitive and personality variables to the discrepancy between self and clinician rated depression

    Janet D. Carter;Christopher M. Frampton;Roger T. Mulder;Suzanne E. Luty

  • Psychotherapy for transdiagnostic binge eating: A randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavioural therapy, appetite-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy, and schema therapy.

    Virginia V.W. McIntosh;Jennifer Jordan;Janet D. Carter;Christopher M.A. Frampton

  • A dopamine transporter polymorphism is a risk factor for borderline personality disorder in depressed patients.

    Peter R. Joyce;Patrick C. McHUGH;Janice M. McKENZIE;Patrick F. Sullivan

  • Infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit: parental psychological status at 9 months.

    Janet D Carter;Roger T Mulder;Christopher M A Frampton;Brian A Darlow

  • Effects of comorbidity and early age of onset in young people with Bipolar Disorder on self harming behaviour and suicide attempts.

    Stephanie Moor;Marie Crowe;Sue Luty;Janet Carter

  • Gender differences in the frequency of personality disorders in depressed outpatients.

    Janet D. Carter;Peter R. Joyce;Roger T. Mulder;Patrick F Sullivan

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter R. Joyce
Peter R. Joyce University of Otago
Roger T. Mulder
Roger T. Mulder University of Otago
Suzanne E. Luty
Suzanne E. Luty University of Otago
Virginia V.W. McIntosh
Virginia V.W. McIntosh University of Canterbury
Richard J Porter
Richard J Porter University of Otago
Martin J. Dorahy
Martin J. Dorahy University of Canterbury
Patrick F. Sullivan
Patrick F. Sullivan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Cynthia M. Bulik
Cynthia M. Bulik University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Janet D. Latner
Janet D. Latner University of Hawaii at Manoa
Allan H. Young
Allan H. Young King's College London

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