Clinical Psychology Unit - Key Publications & Grant Awards

Below is a selection of key recent output from our course team, as well as a list of key grant awards. Full details of staff research output can be found via individual staff pages.

Recent Key Publications by the Course Team

Below is a list of the key recent publications produced by the course team and trainees - staff in bold; * indicates DClin Psy Trainee/PhD student.

Bentall, R.P., Rowse, G., Shryane, N., Kinderman, P., Howard, R., Blackwood, N., Moore, R., Cummins, S. & Corcoran, R. (2009). The cognitive and affective structure of paranoid delusions: A transdiagnostic investigation of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and depression. Archives of General Psychiatry, 66(3): 236-247.

Berry, L.-M., May, J., Andrade, J., & Kavanagh, D. (2010). Emotional and behavioural reaction to intrusive thoughts. Assessment, 17, 126-137.

Brugha, T Morrell C.J. Slade, P. and Walters SJ.(2011) Universal prevention of depression in women postnatally : cluster randomized trial evidence in primary care. Psychological Medicine 41 739-748

Bugg, A.*, Turpin, G., Mason, S. & Scholes, C*.(2009). A Randomised Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Writing as a Self-Help Intervention for Traumatic Injury Patients at Risk of Developing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Behavior Research and Therapy, 47, 6 – 12.

Cahill, J., Barkham, M., & Stiles, W.B. (2010). Systematic review of practice-based research on psychological therapies in routine clinic settings. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 49, 421-454.

Davis, C. Kellett, S. & Beail, N. (2009). The utility of the Rosenburg self-esteem scale. American Journal of Mental Retardation, 114, 172-178.

Elford, H.*, Beail. N., & Clarke, Z.* (2010). “A very fine line”: Parents’ experiences of using mechanical restraint with their adult son/daughter with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied research in Intellectual Disabilities. In press.

Goodridge, D. & Hardy, G.E. (2009). Patterns of change in psychotherapy: An investigation of sudden gains in cognitive therapy using the assimilation model. Psychotherapy Research, 19, 113-123.

Houghton, S., Saxon, D., Ricketts, T., & Hardy, G.E. (2010). The effectiveness of routinely delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for Obsessive-compulsive disorder: A benchmarking study. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 49, 113-123.

Johnson, H.*, Thompson, A. R (2008) The Development and Maintenance of Post. Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in civilian adult survivors of war trauma and torture: A review. Clinical Psychology Review, 28, 36-47

Kellett, S. et al. (2011). The clinical and occupational effectiveness of condition management for incapacity benefit claimants. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 50, 164-177.

Knowles, R., McCarthy-Jones, S., & Rowse, G., (2011) Grandiose delusions: A review and theoretical integration. Clinical Psychology Review, 31(4): 684–696

May, J., Andrade, J., Batey, H., Berry, L.-M. & Kavanagh, D. (2010). Less food for thought: Impact of attentional instructions on intrusive thoughts about snack foods. Appetite, 55, 279-287.

Morrell, J., Slade, P., et al (2009) Clinical effectiveness of psychological interventions for postnatal depression. British Medical Journal, 338, a3045

Newman, D. W., & Beail, N. (2010). An exploratory study of defence mechanisms used in psychotherapy by adults who have intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 54, 579-583.

Richards, D.A., Lovell, K., Gilbody, S., Gask, L., Torgerson, D., Barkham, M., Bower, P., Bland, M., Lankshear, A.J., Simpson, A., Fletcher, J., Escott, D., Hennesey, S., & Richardson, R. (2008). Collaborative care for depression: A randomized controlled trial. Psychological Medicine, 38, 279-287.

Scholes, C.*, Turpin, G. & Mason, S.M. (2008). A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of providing self-help information to people with symptoms of acute stress disorder following a traumatic injury. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 2527 – 2536.

Thompson, A. R., Clarke, S. A., Newell, R., Gawkrodger, G., & The Appearance Research Collaboration. (2010). Vitiligo linked to stigmatisation in British South Asian women: A qualitative study of the experiences of living with vitiligo. The British Journal of Dermatology,163, 481-486

Key Recent Grant Awards

• Barkham, M., Parry, G.D., Hardy, G.E., Kellett, S., Saxon, D., Chambers, E., & Shankland, M-C. The singer not the song: Determining the methodological requirements for a well-designed study of practitioner effects. Funding: Sheffield Health & Social Care Trust: £46,740.
• Brazier, J., Barkham, M., Fitzpatrick, R., Keetharuth, A., Ricketts, T. (Awarded 2011). Measuring Outcomes in Depression (MOD). Funding via Policy Research Programme, Department of Health plus £150,000 to support Sheffield & Bradford Trusts.
• Byng, R., Sheaf, R., Taylor, R., Anderson, R., Reynolds, S., Hardy, G.E., Glover, G. Leese, M. (2009-2012). SW IAPT Evaluation Study. Funding: South West Strategic Health Authority.
• Downe, Slade, P. et al. Co investigator for ‘The Self-Hypnosis for Intrapartum Pain management (SHIP) trial Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB). (August 2010-2012). This is a liaison between Universities of Central Lancashire, Manchester, Sheffield and York. Funding: £239,253.
• Gilbody et al. (12 co-applicants including Barkham, M.). (2008- 2011). REEACT: A randomised trial of the clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness and acceptability of computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (computerised CBT) versus anti-depressant medication for major depression. Funding: NIHR HTA: £1,488,378.
• Halstead, J., Leach, C., Lucock, M., Clegg, C., Barkham, M., Lambert, M., Lutz, W. (2011-12). A feasibility study of the costs and benefits of providing session by session feedback to therapists of measures of patient symptoms and process Funding: NIHR-RfPB: £137,000.
• Jones G., Slade, P. et al. (Awarded 2011 – for 2 years). Preserving fertility in women with cancer: quality of life and decision making in women offered egg banking prior to cancer treatment. Funding: Weston Park Large Grants Fund: £68,964.
• Lindsay, C., Kellett, S., Ellison, N., Sainsbury, R., Davidson, J., Weston, K., Patterson, M., Peasgood, T., Prideaux, S., Patrick, R. (Awarded 2011). From welfare to work: linking best practice in clinical and employability-focused research for claimants of disability benefits. Funding: White Rose Collaboration: £10,000.
• Lovell, K., Bee, P., Power, P., Roberts, C., Lidbetter, N., Mottram, P., Barkham, M., Hardy, G.E., Gilbody, S., McMillan, D., Torgerson, D., Reynolds, S., Gega, L., & Byford, S. (2011-2014). Obsessive Compulsive Treatment Trial: OCTET. Funding: NIHR HTA: £1.8m.
• Norman, P., Goodacre, S., & Thompson, A. R. (Awarded 2009). Psychological distress and service use among non cardiac chest pain patients. Funding: MRC/ESRC Interdisciplinary Research Studentship: £62,692
• Parry, G.D., Barkham, M., Chambers, E., Curran, J., Dryden, C., & Saxon, D. Understanding and preventing adverse effects of psychological therapies: AdEPT. Funding: RfPB: £258,535.
• Parry, G.D. et al. (+ Barkham, M., Dent-Brown, Freeman, Hardy, G.E). (2008-2012). Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care - Improving Quality and Effectiveness of Services Therapies and Self-management of longer-term depression (IQUESTS). Funding: NIHR CLAHRC: £357,229 + £337,229 matched NHS and UoS funding.
• Parry, G., Barkham, M., Hardy, G.E., Ricketts, T., Kendall, T., Barber, R., Houghton, S., Kaltenthaler, M., Brazier, J., Brennan, A., Saxon, D., Coleman, J., Chambers, E., Leach, C., Lucock, M., Dent-Brown, K., Kellett, S. & Hirst, C. (2009-13). Improving Quality and Effectiveness of Self-management, Therapies & Services of longer-term depression (IQuests). Funding: NIHR Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Research and Care: 304,926+ £337,229 matched funding.
• Plant, R., Thompson, A. R., & Reader, W. (Awarded 2010). Postgraduate training for research data management in the psychological sciences. Funding: JISC: £57,870.
• Richards, D. et al. (13 co-applicants including Barkham, M). (2008-2012). Multi-centre randomised controlled trial of collaborative care for depression. Funding: MRC: £2,287,916.
• Slade, P. as co-applicant (2009-13). Psychological approaches for preventing perinatal depression antenatally – Cluster randomised controlled trial of community midwifery training. Funding: NIHR Leicester, Northants & Rutland CLAHRC: £555,463 plus matched funding.
• Thompson, A. (Awarded 2011). Data Management Planning and Storage for Psychology (DMSPpsych). Funding: JISC: £36,314.
• West, M., Dawson, J., Onyett, S., Almo-Metaclfe, B., Middleton, H., Hardy, G.E., Richter, A. (2008-2011). Effectiveness of multi-professional team working in mental health care. Funding: NIHR SDO: £485,000.