When we experience stress, anxiety and/or depression, it is often accompanied by feeling out of control of one or more areas of life. This can include family, work, social and leisure elements of our lives, as well as feeling loss of control over our physical and emotional health.
For many, this perceived loss of control in itself is scary and makes dealing with the symptoms so much more difficult. This is often influenced by not understanding what is causing the symptoms, or placing a possible cause on them which may not always be correct.
Genetics
Genetics
Predisposition
Family patterns
Life change triggers
Epigenetic
Epigenetic
Gene-Environment interaction
Life events
Age-related change
Environmental conditions
(internal and external)
Stress-Response
Stress-Response
Hydration and fluid balance
Energy needs and uses
Immune function
Body Systems
Body Systems
Cardiac
Respiratory
Immune
Gastrointestinal
Balance/dizziness
Musculoskeletal
Mood & Behaviour
Mood & Behaviour
Anxiety
Stress
Depression
Coping strategies
Cognitive Function
Cognitive Function
What is normal?
How do I think/interpret?
What is expected?
What is happening to me?
Environments
Environments
Home
Work
Social
Networks
Money
Lifestyle Behaviours
Lifestyle Behaviours
Diet Exercise
Fluid intake
Caffeine
Nicotine
Alcohol / Drug use
Sleep
Memory & Learning
Memory & Learning
Life experience
Family and friends
Traumatic experiences
Interpretations
Perceptions
Dr Lambert has developed ‘RegaIN Control’ as an innovative approach to helping people to understand and to regain control over their symptoms. His work spans 40+ years of clinical (as an Occupational Therapist), academic (as a lecturer at UEA, Norwich 1998-2015), research (he was a National Institute for Health and Care Research Fellow 2000-2006 and has over 30 peer reviewed publications and book chapters).
His research has focused on lifestyle influences on mental health, but he has broad experience of using many different approaches to helping people to understand and regain control of their mental health.
He has presented at conferences across the globe. He retired in 2015 and now would like to use the evidence arising from his own and other research to benefit people experiencing stress, anxiety and/or depression.