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  1. Co-Developing a Culturally Responsive, Theory-Informed Dyadic Mind–Body Intervention to Improve Sleep and Wellbeing in People with Dementia and Their Caregivers in the UK

    Article • Healthcare, February 2026, MDPI AG

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  2. Co-Developing a Culturally Responsive, Theory-Informed Dyadic Mind–Body Intervention to Improve Sleep and Wellbeing in People with Dementia and Their Caregivers in the UK

    Article • December 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  3. The Chinese-Think Brain Health community intervention for dementia prevention in the UK: from theoretical cultural adaptation to evaluation

    Article • Ageing and Society, July 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  4. Attitudes to Brain Health and Dementia Amongst the Chinese Population Living in the UK

    Article • Dementia, June 2025, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  5. “Diagnosis in the Prime of Your Life”: Facilitator Perspectives on Adapting the Living Well with Dementia (LivDem) Post-Diagnostic Course for Younger Adults

    Article • Behavioral Sciences, June 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  6. “Diagnosis in the Prime of Your Life”: Facilitator Perspectives on Adapting the Living Well with Dementia (LivDem) Post-Diagnostic Course for Younger Adults

    Article • April 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  7. Mindfulness Meditation for Sleep Disturbances Among Individuals with Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review

    Article • Healthcare, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  8. “How can you think about losing your mind?”: A reflexive thematic analysis of adapting the LivDem group intervention for couples and families living with dementia

    Article • Dementia, September 2024, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  9. “You just can’t do that in dementia care”: Barriers to partnership working within dementia services for people from south Asian communities

    Article • Dementia, September 2024, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  10. How do emergency department staff respond to behaviour that challenges displayed by people living with dementia? A mixed-methods study

    Article • BMJ Open, August 2023, BMJ

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  11. Nostalgic conversations: The co-production of an intervention package for people living with dementia and their spouse

    Article • Dementia, October 2021, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  12. The Content of Nostalgic Memories Among People Living with Dementia

    Article • The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, June 2021, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  13. The mnemic neglect effect and information about dementia: age differences in recall

    Article • Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition, October 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  14. The Development and Validation of the Threat of Dementia Scale

    Article • The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, September 2020, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  15. Dementia services for people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and White‐British communities: Does a primary care based model contribute to equality in service provision?

    Article • Health & Social Care in the Community, September 2020, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  16. A preliminary evaluation of a client-centred prompting tool for supporting everyday activities in individuals with mild to moderate levels of cognitive impairment due to dementia

    Article • Dementia, April 2020, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  17. The experience of using prompting technology from the perspective of people with Dementia and their primary carers

    Article • Aging & Mental Health, March 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  18. A qualitative study on conveyance decision-making during emergency call outs to people with dementia: the HOMEWARD project

    Article • BMC Emergency Medicine, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  19. Psychotherapy in Old Age: Ethical Issues

    Article • November 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  20. What are the barriers to accessing psychological therapy in Qatar: A concept mapping study

    Article • Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, July 2019, Wiley

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston, Professor Anne Elizabeth Topping

  21. The recall of dementia-related and neutral words by people with dementia: The ironic process of thought suppression

    Article • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, February 2019, Wiley

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  22. A grounded theory analysis of the experiences of carers for people living with dementia from three BAME communities: Balancing the need for support against fears of being diminished

    Article • Dementia, October 2018, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  23. Psychological and Mnemonic Benefits of Nostalgia for People with Dementia

    Article • Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, September 2018, IOS Press

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  24. How do people with dementia use the ambulance service? A retrospective study in England: the HOMEWARD project

    Article • BMJ Open, July 2018, BMJ

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  25. Selective forgetting of self-threatening statements: Mnemic neglect for dementia information in people with mild dementia

    Article • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, May 2018, Wiley

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  26. Nostalgia as a psychological resource for people with dementia: a review of the evidence

    Article • Dementia, May 2018, SAGE Publications

    Sanda Ismail, Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston, Dr Jane Meyrick

  27. Carer and clinician perceptions of the use of emergency medical services by people with dementia: a qualitative study

    Article • Primary Health Care Research & Development, April 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  28. Re: An investigation of public attitudes towards dementia in Bristol and South Gloucestershire using an online version of the Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire

    Article • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, January 2018, Wiley

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  29. Does personal experience of dementia change attitudes? The Bristol and South Gloucestershire survey of dementia attitudes

    Article • Dementia, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  30. Quality of family relationships and outcomes of dementia: a systematic review

    Article • BMJ Open, January 2018, BMJ

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  31. Feasibility study suggests no impact from protected engagement time on adverse events in mental health wards for older adults

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, July 2017, Wiley

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston, Professor Richard John Gray

  32. Protected engagement time on older adult mental health wards: A thematic analysis of the views of patients, carers, and staff

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, April 2017, Wiley

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston, Professor Richard John Gray

  33. Home or hospital for people with dementia and one or more other multimorbidities: What is the potential to reduce avoidable emergency admissions? The HOMEWARD Project Protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, April 2017, BMJ

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  34. Home Testing of a Digital Prompter for People with Dementia

    Article • January 2017, IOS Press

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  35. Mnemic neglect and past memories in dementia

    Article • November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  36. Living well with dementia groups: changes in participant and therapist verbal behaviour

    Article • Aging & Mental Health, September 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  37. Individual and group psychotherapy with people diagnosed with dementia: a systematic review of the literature

    Article • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, July 2016, Wiley

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  38. The Bristol online survey of dementia attitudes

    Article • International Psychogeriatrics, June 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  39. Quality of relationships as predictors of outcomes in people with dementia: a systematic review protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, April 2016, BMJ

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  40. The paradox of dementia: Changes in assimilation after receiving a diagnosis of dementia

    Article • Dementia, March 2016, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  41. A feasibility study of translating “Living Well with Dementia” groups into a Primary Care Improving Access to Psychological Therapy service (innovative practice)

    Article • Dementia, March 2016, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  42. A feasibility study comparing UK older adult mental health inpatient wards which use protected engagement time with other wards which do not: study protocol

    Article • Pilot and Feasibility Studies, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston, Professor Richard John Gray

  43. Psychotherapy Interventions with People Affected by Dementia

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  44. Dementia as an Existential Threat: The Importance of Self-Esteem, Social Connectedness and Meaning in Life

    Article • Science Progress, December 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  45. The role of the fear-of-loss-of-control marker within the accounts of people affected by dementia about their illness: implications for psychotherapy

    Article • QUADERNI DI PSICOTERAPIA COGNITIVA, December 2015, Franco Angeli

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  46. The assessment of dementia in primary care

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, October 2015, Wiley

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  47. Markers of assimilation of problematic experiences in dementia within the LivDem project

    Article • Dementia, September 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  48. Protocol for a randomised controlled trial for Reducing Arthritis Fatigue by clinical Teams (RAFT) using cognitive–behavioural approaches

    Article • BMJ Open, August 2015, BMJ

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston, Professor Alison Hammond

  49. Training on dementia for emergency ambulance staff: research agenda and opportunities

    Article • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, April 2015, Wiley

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  50. Personal message cards: An evaluation of an alternative method of delivering simulated presence therapy

    Article • Dementia, March 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  51. Making sense of dementia: Exploring the use of the Markers of Assimilation of Problematic Experiences in Dementia scale to understand how couples process a diagnosis of dementia

    Article • Dementia, February 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  52. Primary care-led dementia diagnosis services in South Gloucestershire: Themes from people and families living with dementia and health care professionals

    Article • Dementia, January 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard John Gray, Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  53. An evaluation of primary care led dementia diagnostic services in Bristol

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Richard John Gray, Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  54. A pilot randomised controlled trial to compare changes in quality of life for participants with early diagnosis dementia who attend a ‘Living Well with Dementia’ group compared to waiting-list control

    Article • Aging & Mental Health, September 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  55. LIVing well with DEMentia groups in primary care

    Article • October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  56. Attachment and coping of dementia care staff: The role of staff attachment style, geriatric nursing self-efficacy, and approaches to dementia in burnout

    Article • Dementia, March 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  57. A feasibility study to determine the potential for developing a pilot RCT to evaluate the effectiveness of a 10 week psychotherapy group for people with dementia in reducing levels of depression compared to a relaxation group

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  58. An exploration into the relationships people with dementia have with physical objects: An ethnographic study

    Article • Dementia, March 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  59. A small-scale study comparing the impact of psycho-education and exploratory psychotherapy groups on newcomers to a group for people with dementia

    Article • Aging & Mental Health, May 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  60. Simulated presence therapy, attachment and separation amongst people with dementia

    Article • Dementia, August 2007, SAGE Publications

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  61. ‘Coming out’ with Alzheimer's disease: Changes in awareness during a psychotherapy group for people with dementia

    Article • Aging & Mental Health, March 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  62. Group psychotherapy and people with dementia

    Article • Aging & Mental Health, November 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  63. Group psychotherapy for people with dementia

    Article • Nursing and Residential Care, April 2003, Mark Allen Group

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  64. Remembering and forgetting

    Article • February 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  65. Counselling people with dementia

    Article • February 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  66. Using simulated presence therapy with people with dementia

    Article • Aging & Mental Health, February 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  67. Mental health and identity: the evaluation of a drop-in centre

    Article • Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, January 2002, Wiley

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  68. ?Understanding dementia?the man with the worried eyes?, Richard Cheston and Michael Bender. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1999, (no price listed). No. of pages: 320.

    Article • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, December 2000, Wiley

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  69. Involving people who have dementia in the evaluation of services: A review

    Article • Journal of Mental Health, January 2000, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  70. Brains, minds and selves: Changing conceptions of the losses involved in dementia

    Article • Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice, June 1999, Wiley

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  71. Psychotherapeutic work with dementia sufferers

    Article • Journal of Social Work Practice, November 1998, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  72. Psychotherapeutic work with people with dementia: A review of the literature

    Article • Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice, September 1998, Wiley

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  73. Inhabitants of a Lost Kingdom: A Model of the Subjective Experiences of Dementia

    Article • Ageing and Society, September 1997, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston

  74. The Accounts of Special Education Leavers

    Article • Disability & Society, January 1994, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Richard Iain Lloyd Cheston