Victoria Tischler is a British psychologist, currently Honorary Professor at the

University of West London The University of West London (UWL) is a public research university in the United Kingdom with campuses in Ealing, Brentford, and Reading, Berkshire. The university has roots in 1860 when the Lady Byron School was founded, later Ealing Colleg ...

. She is a Chartered Psychologist, and Associate Fellow of the

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, Honorary Associate Professor at the

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and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Mental Health. Tischler's doctoral studies focussed on stress and coping in homeless mothers. Her research interests centre on creativity and mental health with a focus on dementia. She is a contributor to Psychreg. Tischler worked as a curator on the "Art in the Asylum" exhibition, and as a workshop facilitator. She appeared on '' Antiques Roadshow Detectives'' commenting on art and mental health, and co-presented on the BBC on the trauma of World War One and creativity. She appeared at the

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talking about the place of art and creativity in mental health care. Tischler is a trustee of national arts and health charity

Paintings in Hospitals Paintings in Hospitals is an The arts, arts in health Charitable organization, charity in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1959, the charity's services include the provision of artwork loans, art projects and art workshops to health and social car ...

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*https://about.me/victoria_tischler {{DEFAULTSORT:Tischler, Victoria Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British psychologists Academics of the University of West London