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Umair Akram

United Kingdom
As seen in: Springer Nature, Color Research & Application, Nature, Wiley Online Library, Yahoo News, Yahoo News UK, Aol, Memory Studies, Oxford University Press (OUP), Frontiers, Taylor & Francis Online and
Covers:  Sleep Medicine, Insomnia, Psychology; Nightmares; Psychiatric Disorders; Visual Perception; Emotion Regulation; Self-Perception; Body Image Disturbance; Face Perception; Internet Memes; Eye Tracking
Academic @unilincoln - Sleep Medicine Alumni @UniofOxford - Idiopathic Hypersomniac - Associate Editor @HSScomms @npjMentalHealth
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Mental health memes: beneficial or aversive in relation to psychiatric symptoms? - Humanities and...

Mental health memes: beneficial or aversive in relation to psychiatric symptoms? - Humanities and...

Composed of an image and short caption, internet memes visually depict an element of a culture or behavioural…

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Diurnal Preference and Correlates of Multidimensional Perfectionism, Type-D Personality, and Big ...

Diurnal Preference and Correlates of Multidimensional Perfectionism, Type-D Personality, and Big ...

This study examined the extent to which dimensions of five-factor model, Type-D personality, and multidimensi…

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of poor sleep, insomnia symptoms and stress in undergraduat...

A systematic review and meta-analysis of poor sleep, insomnia symptoms and stress in undergraduat...

University students experience high prevalence of mental health problems and exacerbation of mental health di…

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Teleworking during a pandemic: perspective of an idiopathic hypersomnia patient

Teleworking during a pandemic: perspective of an idiopathic hypersomnia patient

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Internet memes related to the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential coping mechanism for anxiety - Sci...

Internet memes related to the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential coping mechanism for anxiety - Sci...

This study examined whether significantly anxious individuals differed from non-anxious individuals in their …

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Self-disgust and the dark triad traits: The role of expressive suppression

Self-disgust and the dark triad traits: The role of expressive suppression

This study examined whether the dark triad personality traits were related to the experience of self-disgust,…

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Everything at Once, or Nothing at All

Everything at Once, or Nothing at All

I often recall feeling like a stranger in every situation albeit social or family oriented. My upbringing was…

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Anxiety and depression mediate the relationship between self-disgust and insomnia disorder

Anxiety and depression mediate the relationship between self-disgust and insomnia disorder

Objectives: There is limited research on the association between insomnia and negative self-conscious emotion…

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The relationship between insomnia symptoms and the dark triad personality traits

The relationship between insomnia symptoms and the dark triad personality traits

This study examined the relationship between the dark triad personality traits and insomnia symptoms amongst …

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Sleep associated monitoring on awakening mediates the relationship between cutaneous body image d...

Sleep associated monitoring on awakening mediates the relationship between cutaneous body image d...

This study examined the relationship between dissatisfaction with cutaneous body image and insomnia symptoms,…

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Sleep associated monitoring on awakening mediates the relationship between cutaneous body image d...

Sleep associated monitoring on awakening mediates the relationship between cutaneous body image d...

INTRODUCTION: This study examined the relationship between dissatisfaction with cutaneous body image and inso…

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The role of the COVID-19 pandemic in altered psychological well-being, mental health and sleep: a...

The role of the COVID-19 pandemic in altered psychological well-being, mental health and sleep: a...

ABSTRACT Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic. Measures to reduce transmission of the vir…

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Sleep‐related monitoring on awakening mediates the relationship between insomnia‐related...

Sleep‐related monitoring on awakening mediates the relationship between insomnia‐related...

A number of studies have examined and confirmed the presence of a sleep‐related interpretive bias amongst poo…

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Examining the Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity of the Disturbing Dreams and Nightmare ...

Examining the Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity of the Disturbing Dreams and Nightmare ...

Background: The Disturbing Dreams and Nightmares Severity Index (DDNSI) is commonly used when assessing the e…

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Eye tracking and attentional bias for depressive internet memes in depression - Experimental Brai...

Eye tracking and attentional bias for depressive internet memes in depression - Experimental Brai...

Previous research highlights the potential benefits of engaging with depressive internet memes for those expe…

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A patient's view on reclassifying idiopathic hypersomnia to narcolepsy type-3

A patient's view on reclassifying idiopathic hypersomnia to narcolepsy type-3

As an individual diagnosed with idiopathic hypersomnia (IH), I read the recently proposed suggestions for rec…

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Perceptual Differences in Emotionally Ambiguous Neutral Faces Among Individuals Displaying Clinic...

Perceptual Differences in Emotionally Ambiguous Neutral Faces Among Individuals Displaying Clinic...

Many psychiatric populations present deficits in the processing of neutral faces. While insomnia is associate…

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Prevalence and psychiatric correlates of suicidal ideation in UK university students

Prevalence and psychiatric correlates of suicidal ideation in UK university students

Evidence highlights increased susceptibility to thoughts and behaviors related to suicide (i.e. suicidal idea…

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Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia does not appear to have a substantial impact on early ...

Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia does not appear to have a substantial impact on early ...

According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the wor…

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Emotion dysregulation mediates the relationship between nightmares and psychotic experiences: res...

Emotion dysregulation mediates the relationship between nightmares and psychotic experiences: res...

Sleep-disruption is commonly associated with psychotic experiences. Whilst sparse, the literature to date hig…

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Depression memes may be a coping mechanism for people with mental illness

Depression memes may be a coping mechanism for people with mental illness

Internet memes are a bit like an inside joke you share with the entire internet. People can share experiences…

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Depression memes may be a coping mechanism for people with mental illness

Depression memes may be a coping mechanism for people with mental illness

We found that the depressed group rated depressive memes as more relatable and funnier compared to those in t…

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Dark humor memes about suicide, death and isolation may help depressed people cope with their own...

Dark humor memes about suicide, death and isolation may help depressed people cope with their own...

Internet memes are a bit like an inside joke you share with the entire internet. People can share experiences…

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