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Research groups
Cathy Creswell
Professor of Developmental Clinical Psychology
- NIHR Senior Investigator
- Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci)
- Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust)
- Theme lead: Oxford and the Thames Valley NIHR ARC, Mental Health across the Lifespan
- Associate Head for Research
My research mainly focuses on the development, maintenance and treatment of anxiety disorders in children and young people. My team in The Oxford Psychological Interventions for Children and adolescents (TOPIC) research group apply a broad range of methods (including experimental, longitudinal, clinical trial and qualitative methods and systematic reviews) with children, young people and families in both community and clinical settings, with the ultimate aim of improving access to and outcomes from psychological treatments for these common conditions.
I am committed to increasing research capacity in clinical psychology and child and adolescent mental health, particularly through supporting training and development opportunities. I have supported a number of Clinical Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows, lead the NIHR Mental Health Research Incubator, and am a registered mentor with the Academy of Medical Sciences.
I also currently lead a UKRI Research Network Plus called Emerging Minds: Action for Child Mental Health. Emerging Minds aims to transform the promotion of good mental health, and prevention and treatment of mental health problems in children and young people by developing an interdisciplinary and cross-sector research network, providing training opportunities for early career researchers, and facilitating the development of research projects to meet our aims.
Recent publications
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Examining Children and Adolescent Mental Health Trajectories during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from a year of the Co-SPACE Study
Preprint
Guzman Holst C. et al, (2023)
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The effectiveness of a universal digital parenting intervention designed and implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from a rapid implementation randomised controlled trial within a cohort.
Journal article
CRESWELL C. et al, (2023), Journal of Medical Internet Research
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A qualitative study exploring the benefits of involving young people in mental health research
Journal article
Watson R. et al, (2023), Health Expectations
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of nonpharmacological interventions for children and adolescents with selective mutism
Journal article
Hipolito G. et al, (2023), JCPP Advances
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Guided parent-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for Japanese children and parents: a single-arm uncontrolled study.
Journal article
Okawa S. et al, (2023), Behav Cogn Psychother, 1 - 6