Maia Kredentser, PhD

Research themes

• Adjustment to illness
• Health psychology and behavioural medicine
• Mental health interventions in physical illness

Research interests

• Interventions to prevent and treat mental health problems associated with critical illness/intensive care
• Treatment of depression and anxiety in inflammatory bowel disease

Research affiliations

Research clinical psychologist, IBD Clinical and Research Centre, University of Manitoba ibdmanitoba.org

Keywords

• Chronic pain
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Intensive care
• Palliative care
• Posttraumatic stress disorder

Research summary

The goal of Dr. Kredentser’s research is to improve mental health and quality of life in people with physical illness and their caregivers.

This has included interventions to prevent adverse mental health outcomes in ICU patients and families, such as ICU diaries, and use of technology to support virtual visitation during COVID-19; online intervention for depression and anxiety in inflammatory bowel disease; population-based studies examining mental health sequelae of critical illness and physical health outcomes in those with schizophrenia; and dignity-conserving care at the end of life.