Dr Melanie Simmonds-Buckley
School of Psychology
Lecturer in Clinical Psychology
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School of Psychology
Cathedral Court
1 Vicar Lane
Sheffield
S1 2LT
- Profile
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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-Wednesday and as a researcher in the Psychological Health Observatory within the Grounded Research team at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber (RDASH) NHS trust on Thursday-Friday. I am a member of the Psychotherapy Evaluation and Research Lab at Sheffield (PEARLS) based in CAPU.
- Qualifications
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PhD Clinical Psychology (University of Sheffield, 2019)
BSc Psychology (University of York, 2010)
- Research interests
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My research interests are personalised precision medicine approaches to mental health treatment to support improved patient care and outcomes. My research focuses on evaluating and predicting outcomes for psychological therapies using large datasets and the development of technology to support treatment delivery in routine care, such as psychotherapy progress feedback systems. I have a particular interest in the use of quantitative methods including meta-analysis, single case experimental design, network analysis and predictive modelling using machine learning.
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Cognitive–behavioural versus cognitive–analytic guided self-help for mild-to-moderate anxiety: a pragmatic, randomised patient preference trial. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 223(3), 438-445.
- The acceptability of cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) : meta-analysis and benchmarking of treatment refusal and treatment dropout rates. Clinical Psychology Review, 96.
- Prevalence and risk factors for mental health problems in university undergraduate students : a systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 287, 282-292. View this article in WRRO
- Depression subtypes and their response to cognitive behavioral therapy: a latent transition analysis. Depression and Anxiety. View this article in WRRO
- Dynamic prediction of psychological treatment outcomes : development and validation of a prediction model using routinely collected symptom data. The Lancet Digital Health, 3(4), e231-e240. View this article in WRRO
- Acceptability and effectiveness of NHS recommended e-therapies for depression, anxiety and stress: A meta-analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research. View this article in WRRO
- Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) in the United Kingdom: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of 10‐years of practice‐based evidence. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. View this article in WRRO
- Defining the assessment and treatment competencies to deliver low-intensity cognitive behavior therapy : a multi-center validation study. Behavior Therapy. View this article in WRRO
- Acceptability and Efficacy of Group Behavioral Activation for Depression among Adults: A Meta-Analysis. Behavior Therapy. View this article in WRRO
- The acceptability, effectiveness, and durability of cognitive analytic therapy : Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice. View this article in WRRO
All publications
Journal articles
- Practitioner competence and clinical outcomes during cognitive behavioural and cognitive-analytic guided self-help for anxiety. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 17.
- Predicting optimal treatment allocation for cognitive analytic‐guided self‐help versus cognitive behavioural‐guided self‐help. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. View this article in WRRO
- The common structure of the major psychoses: more similarities than differences in the network structures of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and psychotic bipolar disorder. Schizophrenia Bulletin. View this article in WRRO
- Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder: Systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrating the impact of study quality on prevalence rates. Clinical Psychology Review, 114, 102502-102502.
- A meta-analytic evaluation of the effectiveness and durability of psychotherapy for adults presenting with functional dissociative seizures.. Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy.
- Household factors and prevalence of squalor: meta-analysis and meta-regression. BMC Public Health(24).
- What factors facilitate partnerships between higher education and local mental health services for students? A case study collective. BMJ Open, 13(12), e077040-e077040.
- Cognitive–behavioural versus cognitive–analytic guided self-help for mild-to-moderate anxiety: a pragmatic, randomised patient preference trial. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 223(3), 438-445.
- Long-term psychotherapy in tertiary care: a practice-based benchmarking study. British Journal of Clinical Psychology.
- Modelling identity disturbance: a network analysis of the Personality Structure Questionnaire (PSQ). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(21).
- The acceptability of cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) : meta-analysis and benchmarking of treatment refusal and treatment dropout rates. Clinical Psychology Review, 96.
- The acceptability of cognitive analytic guided self-help in an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies service. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 1-15.
- Effectiveness of cognitive analytic therapy for bipolar affective disorder : a co-produced single subject cumulative treatment design with extended follow-up (A1/B/A2/C-FU). Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice. View this article in WRRO
- Prevalence and risk factors for mental health problems in university undergraduate students : a systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 287, 282-292. View this article in WRRO
- Depression subtypes and their response to cognitive behavioral therapy: a latent transition analysis. Depression and Anxiety. View this article in WRRO
- Effectiveness of stress control large group psychoeducation for anxiety and depression : systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. View this article in WRRO
- Dynamic prediction of psychological treatment outcomes : development and validation of a prediction model using routinely collected symptom data. The Lancet Digital Health, 3(4), e231-e240. View this article in WRRO
- Trajectories of change in the therapeutic alliance during Cognitive Analytic Therapy for depression. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice. View this article in WRRO
- Evaluation of a mobile app to enhance relational awareness and change during cognitive analytic therapy: mixed methods case series. JMIR Mental Health, 7(12). View this article in WRRO
- Acceptability and effectiveness of NHS recommended e-therapies for depression, anxiety and stress: A meta-analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research. View this article in WRRO
- Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) in the United Kingdom: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of 10‐years of practice‐based evidence. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. View this article in WRRO
- Defining the assessment and treatment competencies to deliver low-intensity cognitive behavior therapy : a multi-center validation study. Behavior Therapy. View this article in WRRO
- Delivering cognitive analytic consultancy to community mental health teams: Initial practice‐based evidence from a multi‐site evaluation. Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice. View this article in WRRO
- Acceptability and Efficacy of Group Behavioral Activation for Depression among Adults: A Meta-Analysis. Behavior Therapy. View this article in WRRO
- Effectiveness of Group Behavioural Activation for Depression: A Pilot Study.. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. View this article in WRRO
- Testing the Effectiveness of Cognitive Analytic Therapy for Hypersexuality Disorder: An Intensive Time-Series Evaluation. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. View this article in WRRO
- Prediction of adolescent psychotherapy outcomes using youth- and caregiver-reported symptoms data. Psychotherapy Research, 1-13.
- Barriers to help-seeking, accessing and providing mental health support for medical students: a mixed methods study using the candidacy framework. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1).
- Treating taboo thoughts on a psychiatric intensive care unit: a four-phase mixed methods single case experimental design. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 1-14.
- Development and initial evaluation of a treatment integrity measure for low-intensity group psychoeducational interventions. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 1-14.
- A feasibility and pilot additive randomised control trial of attachment security priming during behavioural activation. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 1-16.
- The efficacy of individual humanistic-experiential therapies for the treatment of depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Psychotherapy Research, 1-16.
- A meta‐analytic review of the effectiveness of psychological treatment of functional / dissociative seizures on non‐seizure outcomes in adults. Epilepsia.
- Pragmatic randomized controlled trial of the Mind Management Skills for Life Programme as an intervention for occupational burnout in mental healthcare professionals. Journal of Mental Health.
- The Effectiveness of Psychological Interventions Delivered in Routine Practice: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research.
- Early response as a prognostic indicator in person-centered experiential therapy for depression.. Journal of Counseling Psychology.
- Associations between treatment adherence-competence-integrity (ACI) and adult psychotherapy outcomes : a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
- Correction: Evaluation of a Mobile App to Enhance Relational Awareness and Change During Cognitive Analytic Therapy: Mixed Methods Case Series. JMIR Mental Health, 8(1), e27159-e27159.
- The acceptability, effectiveness, and durability of cognitive analytic therapy : Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice. View this article in WRRO
- Correction: Evaluation of a Mobile App to Enhance Relational Awareness and Change During Cognitive Analytic Therapy: Mixed Methods Case Series (Preprint).
Preprints
- Household Factors and Prevalence of Squalor: Meta-analysis and Meta-regression, Research Square Platform LLC.
- Evaluation of a Mobile App to Enhance Relational Awareness and Change During Cognitive Analytic Therapy: Mixed Methods Case Series (Preprint), JMIR Publications Inc..
- Acceptability and Effectiveness of NHS-Recommended e-Therapies for Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: Meta-Analysis (Preprint).
- Research group
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Psychological Health
- Teaching activities
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Teaching roles include delivering DClinPsy sessions on research methods, such as SCED and meta-analysis workshops, and Academic Tutor and Thesis Research Supervisor for DClinPsy trainees. I am also part of the DClinPsy selection team.
- PhD Opportunities
I am not currently accepting applications for PhD study.
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