Dr Benjamin Lorimer

School of Psychology

Lecturer in Clinical Psychology

b.lorimer@sheffield.ac.uk

Cathedral Court

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Dr Benjamin Lorimer
School of Psychology
Cathedral Court
1 Vicar Lane
Sheffield
S1 2LT

Profile: I work in a split role as a Lecturer in Clinical Psychology on the DClinPsy course in the Clinical and Applied Psychology Unit (CAPU) on Monday-Thursday, and as a researcher within the Grounded Research team at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber (RDaSH) NHS Trust on Friday. I am also a member of the Psychotherapy Evaluation and Research Lab at Sheffield (PEARLS) based in CAPU.

Qualifications: PhD Psychology (University of Sheffield, 2022)
MA Social Research (University of Sheffield, 2018)
MSc Investigative and Forensic Psychology (University of Liverpool, 2016)
BSc Psychology (Queen's University Belfast, 2015)

Research interests: I am interested in evaluating and predicting outcomes related to psychological therapies, particularly in the area of long-term outcomes and relapse after treatment. My research typically involves the analysis of large datasets and quantitative methods.

Publications

Journal articles

Lorimer B, Kellett S, Giesemann J, Lutz W & Delgadillo J (2024) An investigation of treatment return after psychological therapy for depression and anxiety. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 52(2), 149-162.
Lorimer B, Traviss-Turner G, Hill A, Baker S, Gilbody S & Peckham E (2024) Factors associated with low fruit and vegetable consumption among people with severe mental ill health. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 59(4), 725-729.
Spanakis P, Lorimer B, Newbronner E, Wadman R, Crosland S, Gilbody S, Johnston G, Walker L & Peckham E (2023) Digital health literacy and digital engagement for people with severe mental ill health across the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in England. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 23(1). View this article in WRRO
Peckham E, Tew G, Lorimer B, Bailey L, Beeken R, Cooper C, Gascoyne S, Gilbody S, Jones G, Machaczek K , Pickering K et al (2023) Interventions to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in severe mental ill health: how effective are they?’- a systematic review. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 25. View this article in WRRO
Peckham E, Lorimer B, Spanakis P, Heron P, Crosland S, Walker L & Gilbody S (2023) Health-risk behaviours among people with severe mental ill health: understanding modifiable risk in the Closing the Gap Health Study. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 222(4), 160-166.
Lorimer B, Kellett S, Nye A & Delgadillo J (2021) Predictors of relapse and recurrence following cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety-related disorders: a systematic review. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 50(1), 1-18. View this article in WRRO
Lorimer B, Delgadillo J, Kellett S & Lawrence J (2021) Dynamic prediction and identification of cases at risk of relapse following completion of low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy. Psychotherapy Research, 31(1), 19-32. View this article in WRRO
Lorimer B, Delgadillo J, Kellett S & Brown G (2019) Exploring relapse through a network analysis of residual depression and anxiety symptoms after cognitive behavioural therapy : a proof-of-concept study. Psychotherapy Research, 30(5), 650-661. View this article in WRRO
Shoesmith E, Lorimer B, Peckham E, Walker L & Ratschen E () The influence of animal ownership on mental health for people with severe mental illness: Findings from a UK population cohort study. Human-Animal Interactions.

Research group: Psychological Health

Teaching activities: I currently teach on the DClinPsy course, delivering sessions on statistics and acting as Academic Tutor and Research Supervisor for trainees.