Blogs by Agnes Hann

Research in 2016
by Agnes Hann | Johanna Frerichs

To mark the end of 2016, we’re taking a look back at some of what the McPin team has learned over the past year.

Collaborating with people with lived experience

Research methods

Wellbeing and connectedness

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Peer Research and Complex Needs: A Mental Health Perspective
by Agnes Hann

Read a new blog about how research on people with complex needs are using an approach that we champion at the McPin Foundation – peer research. Written by Agnes, a senior researcher in our team, it looks at some of the challenges and benefits of peer involvement in research. It was written for Revolving Doors, a charity that supports people with complex needs including mental health issues. We are really proud to support their work exploring the role of peer - otherwise known as experts by experience - contribution to research.

Collaborating with people with lived experience

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Research in the News – Mindfulness for the masses?
by Agnes Hann

Over the past couple of months, mindfulness has been making headlines again. This is partly due to a new study, published in the Lancet that suggests that the practice is ‘as effective as pills for treating recurrent depression’.

It is fair to say that for some years now, there has been a lot of hype surrounding mindfulness – a type of therapy that draws on aspects of ancient Buddhist practices and is aimed at ‘increasing people’s awareness of themselves, their emotions and the environment around them, through meditation, yoga and breathing’.

Wellbeing and connectedness

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