Current NHS consultant posts held
I was until September 2017 a Consultant Practitioner Clinical Psychologist working for the NHS in Essex.
Research interests
My research interests are varied and include post-traumatic stress disorder, compassion in a therapeutic context, psychological responses to trauma among older people, sexual compulsivity, the therapeutic relationship, CBT for anxiety among people with dementia, audit and care planning.
Awards received
2009-2012 NHS East of England – Clinical Academic Post Doctoral Fellow, Research award for three years (.2 WTE) to study ‘Barriers to older adult participation in clinical research – the case of reactivated traumatic distress’
1999 - Winner of the Department of Psychology (University of Surrey) Prize for best dissertation (Cross cultural colour cognition: !Xóõ and English compared) and the Russell Wicks Memorial Prize for best student performance in examinations and coursework
Publications
Recent publications include:
McPherson, S. & Hiskey, S (2016) Is the NHS really suffering a crisis of Compassion? Online blog Feb 11th 2016 at http://www.cost-ofliving.net/is-the-nhs-really-suffering-a-crisis-of-compassion/
Hiskey, S., Javenbakht, F. & Troop, N. (2015) Development of the mini-BCIBS: A brief bi-directional measure of posttraumatic growth. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Published online December 22, 2015. DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000302
McPherson, S., Hiskey, S. & Alderson, Z. (2015) Compassion comes from within”: A qualitative study about working on dementia wards. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 53, 95-104.
Harris, D. & Hiskey, S. (2015) Homework in therapy: A case of it
ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it. The Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, 8, e20 (11 pages).
Erskine, J., Kvavilashvili, L., Myers, L., Leggett, S., Davies, S., Hiskey, S., Hogg, J., Yeo, S. Georgiou, G. (2015) A longitudinal investigation of repressive coping and ageing. Aging and Mental Health.
DOI:10.1080/13607863.2015.1060941
Hiskey, S., Ayres, R., Andrews, L. & Troop, N. (2015) Support for the location of negative posttraumatic cognitions in the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder. Personality and Individual Differences, 74, 192-195.
Hiskey, S. (2015) Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and sub-threshold symptoms: Prevalence and help-seeking among community dwelling older adults. Faculty for the Psychology of Older People (BPS) Newsletter, pp 14-18.
Tinkl, L & Hiskey, S (2015) Keep NICE and Carry On: Reflections on Evidence Based Practice. Clinical Psychology Forum, 269, pp 40-44.
Troop, N. A., Andrews, L., Hiskey, S. & Treasure, J. (2014) Social rank and symptom change in eating disorders: A 6-month longitudinal study. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 21, 115-122. doi: 10.1002/cpp.1830.
Troop, N. A., & Hiskey, S. (2013) Social defeat and PTSD symptoms following trauma. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 52, 365-379.
Hiskey, S. & McPherson, S. (2013) That’s Just Life: Older Adult Constructs of Trauma. Aging and Mental Health, 17(6), 689-996.
McPherson, S, Clayton, S, Wood, H, Hiskey, S & Andrews, L. (2013) The Role of Childhood Experiences in the Development of Sexual Compulsivity. Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, 20, 259-278. DOI: 10.1080/10720162.2013.803213
