Psychological therapies for depression and cardiovascular risk: evidence from national healthcare records in England

C El Baou, R Desai, C Cooper… - European Heart …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims People with depression are up to 72% more at risk to develop cardiovascular disease
(CVD) in their lifetime. Evidence-based psychotherapies are first-line interventions for the …

[HTML][HTML] Older adults respond better to psychological therapy than working-age adults: evidence from a large sample of mental health service attendees.

R Saunders, JEJ Buckman, J Stott, J Leibowitz… - Journal of affective …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Older adults commonly experience depression and anxiety, yet are under-
represented in psychological treatment services. There is uncertainty about the outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] Circadian rhythm biomarker from wearable device data is related to concurrent antidepressant treatment response

FZ Ali, RV Parsey, S Lin, J Schwartz… - NPJ Digital Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with circadian rhythm disruption. Yet, no
circadian rhythm biomarkers have been clinically validated for assessing antidepressant …

Understanding the psychological therapy treatment outcomes for young adults who are not in education, employment, or training (NEET), moderators of outcomes …

JEJ Buckman, J Stott, N Main, DM Antonie… - Psychological …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Background To determine: whether young adults (aged 18–24) not in education,
employment or training (NEET) have different psychological treatment outcomes to other …

[HTML][HTML] Transdiagnostic symptom dynamics during psychotherapy

C O'Driscoll, S Epskamp, EI Fried, R Saunders… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Psychotherapy is an effective treatment for many common mental health problems, but the
mechanisms of action and processes of change are unclear, perhaps driven by the focus on …

Trajectories of depression and anxiety symptom severity during psychological therapy for common mental health problems

M Skelton, E Carr, JEJ Buckman, MR Davies… - Psychological …, 2023 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThere is substantial variation in patient symptoms following psychological
therapy for depression and anxiety. However, reliance on endpoint outcomes ignores …

[HTML][HTML] Major Problems in Clinical Psychological Science and How to Address them. Introducing a Multimodal Dynamical Network Approach

M Westhoff, M Berg, A Reif, W Rief… - Cognitive Therapy and …, 2024 - Springer
Background Despite impressive dissemination programs of best-practice therapies, clinical
psychology faces obstacles in developing more efficacious treatments for mental disorders …

[HTML][HTML] Are students less likely to respond to routinely delivered psychological treatment? A retrospective cohort analysis

P Barnett, R Saunders, JEJ Buckman, A Cardoso… - Comprehensive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Depression and anxiety disorders are increasingly prevalent among university
students, making the provision of effective treatment in this population a priority. Whilst …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement invariance of the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 across males and females seeking treatment for common mental health disorders

R Saunders, D Moinian, J Stott, H Delamain, SA Naqvi… - BMC psychiatry, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background The nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the seven-
item Generalised Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) are routinely used in research and clinical …

Risk factors for initial appointment non-attendance at Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services: A retrospective analysis

J Sweetman, P Knapp, D McMillan… - Psychotherapy …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Approximately 1.5 million referrals are made to Improving Access to
Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services annually. However, treatment is received in less than …