
Dr Cerith Waters
Senior Lecturer
- waterscs@cardiff.ac.uk
- 029 208 70426
- Tower Building, 70 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT
Biography
Publications
2020
- Waters, C.et al. 2020. Acceptance and commitment therapy for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders: a feasibility and proof of concept study. British Journal of Clinical Psychology 59(4), pp. 461-479., article number: e12261 Volume59, Issue4 November 2020 Pages 461-479. (10.1111/bjc.12261)
- Blackmore, J.et al. 2020. ‘The very first thing that connected us to him’: adopters’ experiences of sharing photographs, ‘talking’ albums and other materials with their children prior to meeting. Adoption and Fostering 44(3), pp. 225-241. (10.1177/0308575920945174)
- Henwood, T.et al. 2020. Do home visiting programmes improve children's language development? A systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies 109, article number: 103610. (10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103610)
- Paine, A. L.et al. 2020. Assessing the impact of a family nurse-led intervention on young mothers’ references to internal states. Infant Mental Health Journal 41(4), pp. 463-476. (10.1002/imhj.21849)
2019
- Morgan, J. E.et al. 2019. Longitudinal studies examining the impact of prenatal and subsequent episodes of maternal depression on offspring antisocial behaviour. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, pp. -. (10.1007/s00787-019-01447-w)
- Brown, A., Waters, C. and Shelton, K. H. 2019. The educational aspirations and psychological well-being of adopted young people in the UK. Adoption and Fostering 43(1), pp. 46-59.
- Rees, S., Channon, S. and Waters, C. S. 2019. The impact of maternal prenatal and postnatal anxiety on children's emotional problems: a systematic review. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 28(2), pp. 257-280. (10.1007/s00787-018-1173-5)
2018
- Waters, C. S.et al. 2018. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for clinically distressed health care workers: Waitlist-controlled evaluation of an ACT workshop in a routine practice setting. British Journal of Clinical Psychology 57(1), pp. 82-98. (10.1111/bjc.12155)
2017
- Brown, A., Waters, C. S. and Shelton, K. H. 2017. A systematic review of school performance and behavioural and emotional problems for adopted children. Adoption and Fostering 41(4), pp. 346-368. (10.1177/0308575917731064)
2015
- Perra, O.et al. 2015. Does mothers' postnatal depression influence the development of imitation?. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 56(11), pp. 1231-1238. (10.1111/jcpp.12413)
2014
- Waters, C. S.et al. 2014. Antenatal depression and children's developmental outcomes: potential mechanisms and treatment options. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 23(10), pp. 957-971. (10.1007/s00787-014-0582-3)
- Hay, D. F.et al. 2014. Precursors to aggression are evident by 6 months of age. Developmental Science 17(3), pp. 471-480. (10.1111/desc.12133)
2013
- Waters, C. S.et al. 2013. Infants at familial risk for depression show a distinct pattern of cortisol response to experimental challenge. Journal of Affective Disorders 150(3), pp. 955-960. (10.1016/j.jad.2013.04.054)
2012
- Waters, C. 2012. Acceptance and commitment therapy: efficacy and mechanisms of therapeutic action. DClinPsy Thesis, Cardiff University.
2011
- Bolton, C. E.et al. 2011. Insufficient evidence of benefit: a systematic review of home telemonitoring for COPD. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 17(6), pp. 1216-1222. (10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01536.x)
- Hay, D. F.et al. 2011. Known risk factors for violence predict 12-month-old infants' aggressiveness with peers. Psychological Science 22(9), pp. 1205-1211. (10.1177/0956797611419303)
- Hay, D. F.et al. 2011. Infants' Use of Force to Defend Toys: The Origins of Instrumental Aggression. Infancy 16(5), pp. 471-489. (10.1111/j.1532-7078.2011.00069.x)
- Pawlby, S.et al. 2011. Antenatal depression and offspring psychopathology: The influence of childhood maltreatment. The British Journal of Psychiatry 199(2), pp. 106-112. (10.1192/bjp.bp.110.087734)
2010
- Hay, D. F.et al. 2010. Mothers' antenatal depression and their children's antisocial outcomes. Child Development 81(1), pp. 149-165. (10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01386.x)
- Hay, D. F.et al. 2010. Identifying early signs of aggression: psychometric properties of the cardiff infant contentiousness scale. Aggressive Behavior 36(6), pp. 351-357. (10.1002/ab.20363)
2009
- Pawlby, S.et al. 2009. Antenatal depression predicts depression in adolescent offspring: Prospective longitudinal community-based study. Journal of Affective Disorders 113(3), pp. 236-243. (10.1016/j.jad.2008.05.018)
2008
- Hay, D. F.et al. 2008. Antepartum and postpartum exposure to maternal depression: Different effects on different adolescent outcomes. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 49(10), pp. 1079-1088. (10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01959.x)
- Waters, C. S. 2008. Young motherhood, maternal psychopathology and children's cognitive, behavioural and emotional development.. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Supervision
Postgraduate research interests
If you are interested in applying for a PhD, or for further information regarding my postgraduate research, please contact me directly (contact details available on the 'Overview' page), or submit a formal application.