Tim Carter

Contact

• workRoom B318 QMC
  Queen's Medical Centre
  Nottingham
  NG7 2UH
  UK
• work01157484098
• tim.carter@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Dr Tim Carter is an NMC registered mental health nurse and BABCP accredited cognitive behavioral therapist. Tim continues to work clinically alongside his full-time academic position, delivering cognitive behavioural therapy for people struggling with a range of difficult experiences, including anxiety disorders, depression, low self esteem, consistent anger, prolonged grief, and PTSD.

Expertise Summary

Tim specialises in the treatment of anxiety disorders and PTSD, especially for people in the medical and healthcare professions.

Teaching Summary

Dr Tim Carter teaches predominantly on the postgraduate cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) course, which is accredited with the BABCP and aligned to the national NHS High Intensity Therapist… read more

Research Summary

Tim's research focuses on three main areas: 1)Improving the mental health and well-being of Children and young people; 2) exploring the impact of behavioural and cognitive interventions on mental… read more

Recent Publications

• SARAH BRENNAN, STEPHANIA WIALAND, ANASTASIOS BASTOUNIS and TIM CARTER, 2025. Cognitive behavioural therapy as a treatment for seasonal affective disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist.
• T, MARUFU, KALSTZA, A, ALBELBISI, Z, CARTER, T and ET AL, 2025. Risk Mitigation Strategies for Children and Young People admitted with mental health crisis to acute paediatric care: a systematic review with narrative synthesis. Journal of Child Healthcare.
• YESSICA ABIGAIL TRONCO HERNÀNDEZ, TIM CARTER and JANE COAD, 2025. Experiences of General Practitioners in supporting the mental health of Children and Young people: An exploratory qualitative study in the United Kingdom. Journal of Child Healthcare.
• GARY PAYNE and TIM CARTER, 2025. At-Risk Mental State Services for Psychosis Should Not Be Delivered in Secondary Mental Health Services Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing.

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Dr Tim Carter teaches predominantly on the postgraduate cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) course, which is accredited with the BABCP and aligned to the national NHS High Intensity Therapist curriculum. Tim also specialises in teaching non therapists about the psychological understandings of mental health and how to undertake psychosocial interventions. Tim convenes several modules across undergraduate and post-graduate programmes, including specialist modules on the delivery of cognitive behavioural therapy treatment

Tim provides academic and clinical supervision to students on a range of topics at all levels of study (Undergraduate to PhD).

Current Research

Tim's research focuses on three main areas: 1)Improving the mental health and well-being of Children and young people; 2) exploring the impact of behavioural and cognitive interventions on mental health conditions across the lifespan and; 3) developing and testing educational interventions to improve the mental health literacy of non-mental health trained healthcare staff.

• SARAH BRENNAN, STEPHANIA WIALAND, ANASTASIOS BASTOUNIS and TIM CARTER, 2025. Cognitive behavioural therapy as a treatment for seasonal affective disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist.
• T, MARUFU, KALSTZA, A, ALBELBISI, Z, CARTER, T and ET AL, 2025. Risk Mitigation Strategies for Children and Young People admitted with mental health crisis to acute paediatric care: a systematic review with narrative synthesis. Journal of Child Healthcare.
• YESSICA ABIGAIL TRONCO HERNÀNDEZ, TIM CARTER and JANE COAD, 2025. Experiences of General Practitioners in supporting the mental health of Children and Young people: An exploratory qualitative study in the United Kingdom. Journal of Child Healthcare.
• GARY PAYNE and TIM CARTER, 2025. At-Risk Mental State Services for Psychosis Should Not Be Delivered in Secondary Mental Health Services Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing.
• JONES, BETHANY A., WAKEFIELD, JULIET R. H., SZOLIN, KIM, CARTER, TIM and BOWE, MHAIRI, 2024. “My queer identity and my family identity are two very separate things”: A mixed-methods study investigating the psychological implications of family identity and support for trans and gender diverse youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. No Pagination Specified-No Pagination Specified
• WIELAND, STEPHANIA, MELTON, SARAH, BASTOUNIS, ANASTASIOS and CARTER, TIM, 2024. The effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy for depression in women with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis: Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. 52(4), 394-413
• MANNING, J. C., CARTER, T., BLAKE, I., BINGHAM, V., COOPER, J., TURNER, A., C. MARUFU T, WOOD, D. and COAD, J., 2024. Acute paediatric inpatient care of children and young people admitted with self-harm or eating disorders: A single centre evaluation: J Child Health Care J Child Health Care. 28(2), 302-315
• JOSEPH C. MANNING, TAKAWIRA C. MARUFU, TIM CARTER, SARAH BOLTON, PHILIP BREEDON, MICHAEL CRAVEN, KATE FROST, ANTHONY HARBOTTLE, ELIZABETH HENDRON, JULIAN PATEL, LAURA RAD, PETER WHITE, DAMIAN WOOD, ZAKI ALBELBISI, AIKATERINA KALTSA, CALLUM STEVENSON, PAVAN LANDA, JANE COAD and FOR THE SAPHE PATHWAY STUDY INVESTIGATORS, 2023. Developing a prototype digital risk mitigation pathway for children and young people admitted to acute paediatric NHS care in mental health crisis: Protocol of the Safety Assessment in Paediatric healthcare Environments (SAPhE) pathway study DIGITAL HEALTH. 9, 20552076231205753
• CARTER, T., 2023. Understanding the presentation and treatment of anxiety disorders: Nurs Stand Nurs Stand. 38(6), 73-77
• JONES, BETHANY A., BOWE, MHAIRI, MCNAMARA, NIAMH, GUERIN, ELLA and CARTER, TIM, 2023. Exploring the mental health experiences of young trans and gender diverse people during the Covid-19 pandemic: International Journal of Transgender Health International Journal of Transgender Health. 24(3), 292-304
• LONG, LOUISA, MCGARRY, JULIE, CARTER, TIM, ROBERTS, SINEAD and AUBEELUCK, AIMEE, 2023. The experiences, views and beliefs of emerging adults and their carers of receiving adult mental health services in the UK: a systematic review and meta-ethnography: British Journal of Mental Health Nursing British Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 12(4), 1-15
• MANNING, JOSEPH C., MARUFU, TAKAWIRA C., CARTER, TIM, BOLTON, SARAH, BREEDON, PHILIP, CRAVEN, MICHAEL, FROST, KATE, HARBOTTLE, ANTHONY, HENDRON, ELIZABETH, PATEL, JULIAN, RAD, LAURA, WHITE, PETER, WOOD, DAMIAN, ALBELBISI, ZAKI, KALTSA, AIKATERINA, STEVENSON, CALLUM, LANDA, PAVAN and COAD, JANE, 2023. Developing a prototype digital risk mitigation pathway for children and young people admitted to acute paediatric NHS care in mental health crisis: Protocol of the Safety Assessment in Paediatric healthcare Environments (SAPhE) pathway study: DIGITAL HEALTH DIGITAL HEALTH. 9, 20552076231205753
• ABDALRAHIM, A, CARTER, T, KHAIT, AA, CLISSETT, P and BLAKE, H, 2022. The Use of Digital-Touch Screen Technology to Deliver Reminiscence Therapy Among People with Dementia in Jordanian Care Homes: A Mixed Method Feasibility Study Psychogeriatrics. 05 January 2022 https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.12798
• OLIVEIRA,DÉBORAH, CARTER,TIM and AUBEELUCK,AIMEE, 2022. Editorial: Interpersonal Wellbeing Across the Life Span: Frontiers in Psychology Frontiers in Psychology. 13,
• ABDALRAHIM, A., CARTER, T., ABU KHAIT, A., CLISSETT, P. and BLAKE, H., 2022. The use of digital touch screen technology to deliver reminiscence therapy among people with dementia in Jordanian care homes: a mixed-method feasibility study: Psychogeriatrics Psychogeriatrics. 22(2), 187-201
• CARTER, T., PASCOE, M., BASTOUNIS, A., MORRES, I. D., CALLAGHAN, P. and PARKER, A. G., 2021. The effect of physical activity on anxiety in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis: J Affect Disord J Affect Disord. 285, 10-21
• MANNING, J. C., CARTER, T., WALKER, G., COAD, J. and AUBEELUCK, A., 2021. Assessing risk of self-harm in acute paediatric settings: a multicentre exploratory evaluation of the CYP-MH SAPhE instrument: BMJ Open BMJ Open. 11(5), e043762
• PEARSON, M., SIBSON, T. and CARTER, T., 2021. A qualitative study of service users' experiences of mental health nurses' knowledge and skills in relation to medication: J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 28(4), 682-691
• ATANDA, OPEYEMI, CALLAGHAN, PATRICK, CARTER, TIM, DURCAN, GRAHAM, O’SHEA, NICK, BROWN, STEVE D., REAVEY, PAULA, VANGELI, ELENI, WHITE, SARAH and WOOD, KERRY V., 2020. Evaluation of Mental Health First Aid from the Perspective Of Workplace End UseRs—EMPOWER: protocol of cluster randomised trial phase: Trials Trials. 21(1), 715
• HOLLIDAY, L., CARTER, T., REDDY, H., CLARKE, L., PEARSON, M. and FELTON, A., 2020. Shared learning to improve the care for young people and mental health within nurse education (SHYNE). Improving attitudes, confidence and self-efficacy: Nurse Educ Pract Nurse Educ Pract. 46, 102793
• MICHAELA, C. PASCOE, ALAN, P. BAILEY, MELINDA, CRAIKE, TIM, CARTER, RHIANNON, PATTEN, NIGEL, K. STEPTO and ALEXANDRA, G. PARKER, 2020. Exercise interventions for mental disorders in young people: a scoping review: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 6(1), e000678
• CARTER, TIM, BASTOUNIS, ANASTASIOS, GUO, BOLIANG and MORRELL, C. JANE, 2019. The effectiveness of exercise-based interventions for preventing or treating postpartum depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis ARCHIVES OF WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH. 22(1), 37-53
• MORRES, IOANNIS D., HINTON-BAYRE, ANTON, MOTAKIS, EFTHYMIOS, CARTER, TIM and CALLAGHAN, PATRICK, 2019. A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of preferred intensity exercise in depressed adult women in the United Kingdom: secondary analysis of individual variability of depression: BMC Public Health BMC Public Health. 19(1), 941
• MANNING JC, WALKER GM, CARTER T, AUBEELUCK A, WITCHELL M, COAD J and , 2018. Children and Young People-Mental Health Safety Assessment Tool (CYP-MH SAT) study: Protocol for the development and psychometric evaluation of an assessment tool to identify immediate risk of self-harm and suicide in children and young people (10-19 years) in acute paediatric hospital settings. BMJ open: Pediatrics. 8(4), e020964
• CARTER T, LATIF A, CALLAGHAN P and MANNING JC, 2018. An exploration of predictors of children's nurses' attitudes, knowledge, confidence and clinical behavioural intentions towards children and young people who self-harm. Journal of clinical nursing. 27(13-14), 2836-2846
• CARTER, TIM, WALKER, GEMMA M, AUBEELUCK, AIMEE and MANNING, JOSEPH C, 2018. Assessment tools of immediate risk of self-harm and suicide in children and young people: A scoping review. Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community. 1367493518787925
• CARTER, TIM, LATIF, ASAM, CALLAGHAN, PATRICK and MANNING, JOSEPH C., 2018. An exploration of predictors of children's nurses' attitudes, knowledge, confidence and clinical behavioural intentions towards children and young people who self-harm JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING. 27(13-14), 2836-2846
• MANNING, JOSEPH C., WALKER, GEMMA M., CARTER, TIM, AUBEELUCK, AIMEE, WITCHELL, MIRANDA and COAD, JANE, 2018. Children and Young People-Mental Health Safety Assessment Tool (CYPMH SAT) study: Protocol for the development and psychometric evaluation of an assessment tool to identify immediate risk of self-harm and suicide in children and young people (10-19 years) in acute paediatric hospital settings BMJ OPEN. 8(4),
• MANNING JC, CARTER T, LATIF A, HORSLEY A, COOPER J, ARMSTRONG M, CREW J, WOOD D, CALLAGHAN P and WHARRAD H, 2017. 'Our Care through Our Eyes'. Impact of a co-produced digital educational programme on nurses' knowledge, confidence and attitudes in providing care for children and young people who have self-harmed: a mixed-methods study in the UK. BMJ open: Nursing. 7(4), e014750
• JULIE HALL, SUE BROWN, TIM CARTER and PATRICK CALLAGHAN, 2017. The impact of an Integrated Care Pathway for acute inpatient mental health care on service uses’ length of stay, readmission, and post discharge follow-up: a retrospective case comparison study Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing.
• ASAM LATIF, TIM CARTER, LUCY RYCHWALSKA-BROWN, HEATHER WHARRAD and JOSEPH MANNING, 2017. ) Co-producing a digital educational programme for registered children’s nurses to improve care of children and young people admitted with self-harm Journal of Child Health Care. 21(2),
• DAVID TURNER, TIM CARTER, TRACY SACH, BOLIANG GUO and PATRICK CALLAGHAN, 2017. Cost-effectiveness of a preferred intensity exercise programme for young people with depression compared to standard care. An economic evaluation alongside a clinical trial (accepted) BMJ Open.
• LATIF, ASAM, CARTER, TIMOTHY, RYCHWALSKA-BROWN, LUCY, WHARRAD, HEATHER and MANNING, JOSEPH, 2017. Co-producing a digital educational programme for registered children's nurses to improve care of children and young people admitted with self-harm JOURNAL OF CHILD HEALTH CARE. 21(2), 191-200
• MANNING, JOSEPH C., CARTER, TIM, LATIF, ASAM, HORSLEY, ANGELA, COOPER, JOANNE, ARMSTRONG, MARIE, CREW, JAMIE, WOOD, DAMIAN, CALLAGHAN, PATRICK and WHARRAD, HEATHER, 2017. 'Our Care through Our Eyes'. Impact of a co-produced digital educational programme on nurses' knowledge, confidence and attitudes in providing care for children and young people who have self-harmed: a mixed-methods study in the UK BMJ OPEN. 7(4),
• CARTER T, MORRES ID, MEADE O and CALLAGHAN P, 2016. The Effect of Exercise on Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 55(7), 580-90
• TIM CARTER, IOANNIS MORRES, JULIE REPPER and PATRICK CALLAGHAN, 2016. Exercise for adolescents with depression: valued aspects and perceived change Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing. 23(1), 37-44
• MANNING, JOSEPH C, LATIF, ASAM, CARTER, TIM, COOPER, JOANNE, HORSLEY, ANGELA, ARMSTRONG, MARIE and WHARRAD, HEATHER, 2015. ‘Our Care through Our Eyes’: a mixed-methods, evaluative study of a service-user, co-produced education programme to improve inpatient care of children and young people admitted following self-harm: BMJ open BMJ open. 5(12), e009680
• CARTER T, GUO B, TURNER D, MORRES I, KHALIL E, BRIGHTON E, ARMSTRONG M and CALLAGHAN P, 2015. Preferred intensity exercise for adolescents receiving treatment for depression: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMC psychiatry. 15, 247
• CARTER, T., KHALIL, E., CALLAGHAN, P. and MORRES, I., 2012. The effectiveness of a preferred intensity exercise programme on the mental health outcomes of young people with depression: a sequential mixed methods evaluation BMC Public Health. 12, 187
• KHALIL, E., CALLAGHAN, P., CARTER, T. and MORRES, I., 2012. Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial of an Exercise Programme to Improve Wellbeing Outcomes in Women with Depression: Findings from the Qualitative Component Psychology. 3(11), 979-986
• CALLAGHAN P, PHILLIPS P, KHALIL E and CARTER T, 2012. Meeting the physical health-care needs of people with substance misuse problems: evaluation of a nurse-led blood-borne virus programme. International journal of mental health nursing. 21(3), 248-58
• CALLAGHAN, P., KHALIL, E., MORRES, I. and CARTER, T., 2011. Pragmatic randomised controlled trial of preferred intensity exercise in women living with depression BMC Public Health. 11, 465
• REPPER, J. and CARTER, T., 2011. A review of the literature on peer support in mental health services Journal of Mental Health. 20(4), 392-411