Research & Publications
Research
Research & Publications
“Understanding the psychological experience of living with a neurological condition is essential to improving quality of life.”
Research Themes
Hope & Resilience
Exploring how hope functions as a psychological resource for people navigating chronic illness and uncertainty.
Loneliness & Connection
Examining the experience of loneliness in neurological conditions and its relationship to wellbeing and identity.
Self-Compassion
Investigating the role of self-compassion in psychological adjustment to chronic neurological conditions.
Caregiving & Identity
Understanding the psychological impact of caregiving roles and the identity shifts that accompany them.
Published Research
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
Published online: 3 August 2026
Longitudinal Changes in Subjective Well-Being and Loneliness in Parkinson's Disease and Focal/Segmental Craniocervical Dystonia
Suzette Shahmoon, Dejan Georgiev, Paul Jarman, Kailash Bhatia, Patricia Limousin, Marjan Jahanshahi
Peer-reviewed articleRead PublicationMovement Disorders Clinical Practice
Vol. 12, Issue 11, pp. 1792–1800
Subjective Well-Being and Its Predictors in Parkinson's Disease and Dystonia: A Comparative Study
Suzette Shahmoon, Dejan Georgiev, Paul Jarman, Kailash Bhatia, Patricia Limousin and Marjan Jahanshahi
Peer-reviewed articleRead PublicationMovement Disorders Clinical Practice
Vol. 12, Issue 9, pp. 1302–1312
Predictors of Loneliness in Parkinson's Disease and Craniocervical Dystonia
Suzette Shahmoon, Dejan Georgiev, Paul Jarman, Kailash Bhatia, Patricia Limousin and Marjan Jahanshahi
Peer-reviewed articleRead PublicationParkinson's Disease
2023, pp. 1–14
Exploring the Caregiver Role after Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Parkinson's Disease: A Qualitative Analysis
Suzette Shahmoon, Patricia Limousin, Marjan Jahanshahi
Peer-reviewed articleRead PublicationParkinson's Disease
2019, pp. 1–7
The Lived Experiences of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Suzette Shahmoon, Jonathan A. Smith, Marjan Jahanshahi
Peer-reviewed articleRead PublicationMovement Disorders
Vol. 32, Issue 8, pp. 1155–1158
Optimizing Psychosocial Adjustment after Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus in Parkinson's Disease
Suzette Shahmoon, Marjan Jahanshahi
Peer-reviewed articleRead PublicationPeer-Reviewed Publications
Selected publications from Suzette's ongoing research programme at UCL.
PLOS ONE
Hope and psychological wellbeing in Parkinson's disease
An investigation into the relationship between dispositional hope and quality of life in people living with Parkinson's disease.
Read PublicationNeuropsychological Rehabilitation
Loneliness and social connectedness in Parkinson's disease
Examining the prevalence and correlates of loneliness in a Parkinson's disease population.
Read PublicationJournal of Health Psychology
Self-compassion and adjustment to chronic neurological conditions
A systematic review of self-compassion interventions and their outcomes in chronic neurological populations.
Read PublicationDisability and Rehabilitation
Caregiver identity and psychological wellbeing
Exploring identity disruption and resilience in informal caregivers of people with neurological conditions.
Read PublicationParkinsonism & Related Disorders
Psychological factors in Parkinson's disease quality of life
A review of psychological variables associated with quality of life outcomes in Parkinson's disease.
Read PublicationNeuropsychological Rehabilitation
Resilience in chronic neurological conditions: a narrative review
A narrative review of resilience frameworks and their application to chronic neurological conditions.
Read PublicationFrom Research to Real Life
Suzette's research directly informs her clinical practice and speaking work, ensuring that the insights from academic study reach the people who need them most.
From Research to Real Life
Suzette's research directly informs her clinical practice and speaking work, ensuring that the insights from academic study reach the people who need them most.