We were joined by Dr. Nicolò Zarotti to discuss the first national guidance on psychological interventions in the United Kingdom for people with HD, ALS, Parkinson’s, and multiple sclerosis, which was recently published by the British Psychological Society (BPS). He describes what he learned throughout the course of that research, and why he considers that publication a “call to arms” for the criticality of psychological support in HD care. Dr. Zarotti pursued his PhD at Lancaster University investigating emotional processing and communication in people with Huntington’s disease, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (ClinPsyD) at the University of East Anglia, while continuing to carry out research on psychological approaches to neurodegenerative diseases like HD. 

You can read the published guidance by visiting the BPS news release. To learn more about Dr. Zarotti's research, visit his profile on Google Scholar.