Psychology and Psychotherapy-Theory Research and Practice

Papers
(The median citation count of Psychology and Psychotherapy-Theory Research and Practice is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Findings from a randomized controlled trial of Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy for people with schizophrenia: Effects on metacognition and symptoms60
44
34
Issue Information34
“All the horrible emotions have passed, I still remained, and I was safe”: A qualitative study of Lesbian and Gay people's lived experience of completing a full Dialectical Behaviour Therapy programme30
Mindful parenting and child behaviour problems: A chain mediating role of parental and child communicating performance28
Disclosing racial trauma in psychological therapy: Exploring the experiences of racially minoritised people in the UK27
Barriers and accessibility‐improving strategies in mental health services for persons with hearing or vision impairments: Perspectives from professionals and clients—A qualitative interview study25
What about the children? Adult mental health practitioners' experiences and views of family‐focused practice in Early Intervention Services25
The experience of body image in people with psychosis and psychotic‐like experiences: A co‐produced mixed‐methods systematic review and narrative synthesis24
The association between attachment insecurity and negative symptoms in clinical and non‐clinical populations: A systematic review and meta‐analysis23
Pathological narcissism and loneliness among men: Implications for men's satisfaction with life22
Investigating the relationship between negative symptoms and metacognitive functioning in psychosis: An individual participant data meta‐analysis20
Attachment as a predictor of dropout in mentalization‐based treatment19
A meta‐analysis of self‐compassion and attachment in adults18
Sensitivity to betrayal and new intimate relationship building in survivors of intimate partner violence18
Hearing voices and the quest for autonomy: An interpretative phenomenological analysis17
Talking therapies for anxiety and depression in people affected by dementia: A scoping meta‐review16
Special issue: State of the art in CBT and third‐wave therapies for psychosis15
Sensitivity to punishment and emotional eating: The mediating role of shame and rumination15
15
Attachment insecurity and psychological (mal)adjustment in older adults: The longitudinal role of fear of self‐compassion15
Types and mechanisms of idiographic change during guided self‐help for anxiety14
Experiences of dialectical behaviour therapy for adolescents: A qualitative analysis14
Psychological therapies for bipolar disorder in later life: Current evidence, practice and future directions14
Pathways from childhood trauma to aberrant salience: A structural equation approach to mentalization model13
Mindfulness for voices: An experimental analogue study of the effect of manipulating response style to simulated voices in a non‐clinical population13
Issue Information13
The effectiveness of psychological interventions for anxiety in the perinatal period: A systematic review and meta‐analysis12
Mentalizing under stress and psychotic experiences: An experience sampling study12
12
Understanding the experience of relational accommodation for caregivers of an individual with body dysmorphic disorder: An interpretative phenomenological analysis12
The experience of seeking and accessing help from mental health services among young people of Eastern European backgrounds: A qualitative interview study11
Distress factors of voice‐hearing in young people and social relating: Exploring a cognitive‐interpersonal voice‐hearing model11
Issue Information11
11
Living in the Aftermath: Narratives on the impact of exposure to community and school violence in childhood on mental health and adjustment outcomes in later life10
Activation of the inner critic increases speech illusions and negative emotional valence of perceived speech10
Quality of life and psychiatric distress in people with serious mental illness, the role of personal recovery9
Compassion focused therapy for older people: Why it is needed and adaptations for clinical practice9
Associations between treatment credibility, patient expectancies, working alliance and symptom trajectory in cognitive behaviour therapy for pathological health anxiety9
The temporal dance: How therapist presence and alliance evolve across early sessions of psychotherapy?9
The mediating effect of social network sites addiction on the relationship between childhood psychological abuse and depression in college students and the moderating effect of psychological flexibili8
The associations of stress, pleasure and emotion to voice‐hearing: An ecological momentary assessment study8
8
Adapting compassionate mind training into guided self‐help for parents of autistic children8
Position paper – CFT for psychosis8
A brief compassion focused therapy intervention can help self‐critical parents and their children: A randomised controlled trial8
Empathy training for counselling novices: A randomized controlled trial using machine learning and natural language processing8
Inpatient cognitive analytic therapy for functional neurological disorder: A mixed methods four‐phase single‐case experimental design8
‘I felt like I'd lost control of everything’: An exploration of metacognition and masculinity in men experiencing suicidality8
At the mercy of myself: A thematic analysis of beliefs about losing control7
Adult stakeholders' perspectives on supporting or undermining the mental health of sexual and gender minoritised adolescents7
Issue Information7
Age equality in mental health: Déjà vu all over again7
Contributors to co‐occurring chronic loneliness and depression and anxiety and the role of adverse childhood experiences7
Functional neurological disorder: A qualitative study exploring individuals' experiences of psychological services7
Changes in the predictive effects of family function and depressive symptoms of suicide‐related behaviours in Chinese adolescents during COVID ‐197
Editorial acknowledgement7
Emerging applications of systemic therapy with older people7
Self‐forgiveness, self‐compassion and psychological health: A qualitative exploration of change during compassion focused therapy groups7
Does disorganised attachment lead to auditory hallucinations via dissociation? An experimental study with an analogue sample6
Establishing an optimal working relationship with patients with an antisocial personality disorder. Aspects and processes in the therapeutic alliance6
Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural‐based interventions for adults with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder extends beyond core symptoms: A meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials6
Issue Information6
Parenting with psychosis: An exploration of the everyday parenting practices of parents with psychotic disorders6
Expression of Concern: Eysenck, H. J. (1988). Personality, stress and cancer: Prediction and prophylaxis. British Journal of Medical Psychology , 61(1), 6
A dyadic session‐by‐session assessment of therapeutic alliance and short‐term outcome among clients with schizophrenia in comparison with clients with emotional disorders6
The effect of the alliance on social recovery outcomes and usage in a moderated online social therapy for first‐episode psychosis6
Issue Information6
A family perspective on parental psychosis: An interpretative phenomenological analysis study6
A different way of listening: A relational approach to working with voices and dissociative parts in complex trauma6
6
Understanding treatment non‐responders: A qualitative study of depressed adolescents' experiences of ‘unsuccessful’ psychotherapy5
Psychosis and help‐seeking behaviour–A systematic review of the literature5
‘Like walking with someone as opposed to trying to catch up to them’—Dynamics at play when clinicians and young people formulate together5
Social identification, identity integration and wellbeing in people who hear voices5
Thinking about the next generation: The case for a mentalization‐informed approach to perinatal and intergenerational mental health5
A life more ordinary: A peer research method qualitative study of the Feeling Safe Programme for persecutory delusions5
Inpatient cognitive analytic therapy for emotionally unstable personality disorder: A co‐produced and mixed methods single case experimental design5
Between personal and professional involvement: A qualitative interview study on insights of novice and experienced therapists in Alliance ruptures5
Therapeutic alliance in a cognitive rehabilitation programme for people with serious mental illness: A qualitative analysis5
‘Taking the green pill’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the lived experiences of climate distress5
The assessment of pathways towards suicide in adolescent patients: A PDM‐2‐oriented approach5
Unified protocol in online group versus blended format for treating emotional disorders in university students: Preliminary results on feasibility at 6‐month follow‐up5
Gendered dynamics in outpatient psychotherapy: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of female patients' and male therapists' experiences5
The Reflective Fostering Programme—Adapting a group parenting programme for online delivery in response to the COVID‐19 pandemic in the United Kingdom5
Goal‐oriented practices in youth mental health and wellbeing settings: A scoping review and thematic analysis of empirical evidence4
A qualitative study exploring participants experiences of the Mental Imagery for Suicidality in Students Trial4
Supporting sexual minority adolescents: A critical realist thematic analysis of psychological therapists' experiences4
‘I'm willing to walk into violence’: The impact of personal trauma on staff compassion in secure services4
Parents who experience psychosis: A qualitative exploration4
Editorial acknowledgement4
Problematic behaviours associated with generalized anxiety disorder during pregnancy and the postpartum period: A thematic analysis4
Letting go of what you know: Psychologists' perspectives on the therapeutic relationship and providing psychological therapy for people with intellectual disabilities4
Generalisability of the interpersonal theory of suicide to latent profiles of young people attending treatment in a suicide prevention service4
Perceptions of psychotherapy when therapists focus on the therapy relationship or other relationships4
Longitudinal associations between internalized homophobia trajectories and psychological distress among sexual minority adults: A growth mixture model4
British Muslims' perceptions of therapy with non‐Muslim therapists: A qualitative analysis of survey responses4
The emotional impact of self‐criticism on self‐reflection and rumination4
Efficacy and mechanism of activity scheduling with positive imagery for behavioural activation in subclinical depression: A randomized controlled trial4
The impact of suicidal deaths of children and adolescents among parents and mental health professionals: A systematic review and meta‐synthesis4
The effect of cumulative trauma and polarised thinking on severity of depressive disorder4
An international survey of the relatives and friends of electroconvulsive therapy recipients4
Editorial for: Therapeutic approaches for working with people in later life4
The phenomenology of auditory verbal hallucinations in bipolar disorder4
Exploring the impact on primary care mental health practitioners of the death of a patient by suicide: An IPA study3
What does it mean to age well with bipolar disorder? A qualitative study using photo elicitation3
A qualitative study exploring the role of perfectionism in trichotillomania3
Caring for a friend or family member who has experienced suicidal behaviour: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis3
Longitudinal outcomes of a therapist‐supported digital mental health intervention for depression and anxiety symptoms: A retrospective cohort study3
Does remote match reality? Comparing the effectiveness of a self‐help app for panic disorder and agoraphobia to face‐to‐face CBT3
Staff views about involving service users in team formulation3
Poverty, ACEs and stigmatised places: The application of psychology to the challenges of disadvantage3
Emotion processes in voice‐hearers: Understanding differences in emotional reactivity, emotion regulation and alexithymia3
Determinants of mental health in earthquake survivors: Trauma memories, cognitions, identity and safety‐seeking behaviours in PTSD and CPTSD models3
Veterans' experiences of somatic experiencing and prolonged exposure therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder: A qualitative analysis3
The problem with picking: Permittance, escape and shame in problematic skin picking3
Assessing the delivering of i MA gery‐focused therapy for PS ychosis (i M3
A qualitative study exploring children and young people's experiences of cognitive therapy for PTSD delivered within the context of a randomised cont3
Acceptance and commitment therapy for psychosis: Current status, lingering questions and future directions3
Relating positively and openly with voices through dialogue: A talking with voices implementation guide for mental health practitioners3
Health care personnel factors affecting recovery after a suicide attempt: Population study of professionals and users in Colombia3
Predictors of psychological distress during self‐isolation2
Fear of COVID ‐19, stress and depression: A meta‐analytic test of the mediating role of anxiety2
“If there is a tension about something, I can solve it”: A qualitative investigation of change processes in a trial of brief problem‐solving interventions for common adolescent mental health problems 2
Issue Information2
Psychologists' experience of working with people who hear voices and their views on the idea of voice simulation training: A qualitative study2
Issue Information2
Unfinished business: A grounded theory analysis of change among individuals classified as numerical non‐responders to psychodynamic psychotherapy for post‐traumatic stress disorder related to childhoo2
Latent profile analysis of resilience among people with serious mental illness2
How recent psychological distress relates to session quality in psychotherapy: The mediating roles of the real relationship and working alliance2
Therapists' perspectives on the Maudsley model anorexia nervosa treatment for adolescents and young adults (MANTRa): A qualitative interview study2
Cisnormativity and the frustration of core emotional needs among transgender and gender diverse individuals2
An independent audit of electroconvulsive therapy patient information leaflets in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales2
Internalizing symptoms and affective vulnerability among heterosexual and sexual minority young adults2
2
Effect of a group‐based acceptance and commitment therapy intervention on cognitive emotion regulation and psychological flexibility in patients with bipolar disorder2
Transition to online psychological support – Barriers, stereotypes and challenges from the perspective of service providers2
Investigating associations between self‐compassion, self‐criticism and psychotic‐like experiences2
Using routine outcome measures as clinical process tools: Maximising the therapeutic yield in the IAPT programme when working remotely2
Associations between psychological inflexibility processes, pre‐sleep arousal and sleep quality2
‘Cheering on from the side‐lines’: The perceived impact of romantic partner's commentary and behaviour on maintaining women's appearance anxiety2
‘I think that we can effect change’: Psychologist use of social media for social justice advocacy2
Self‐compassion and social anxiety: The mediating effect of emotion regulation strategies and the influence of depressed mood2
Do recovery‐oriented messages improve self‐efficacy and positive emotions amongst people with lived experience of psychosis? Experimental investigation2
Dialectical behaviour therapy ( DBT ) for high‐risk transgender and gender diverse ( TGD ) youth: 2
2
CBT , parent training, and combined approaches for children with ADHD : A randomized study1
The role of parental mentalizing on the link between parental depression and child emotion regulation1
Issue Information1
Early maladaptive schemas and ICD ‐11 CPTSD symptoms: Treatment considerations1
Internet‐delivered emotion regulation therapy for adolescents engaging in non‐suicidal self‐injury and their parents: A qualitative, online focus group study1
Therapy without faith: Muslim clients' experience of religious exclusion and minimisation in therapy1
‘From a place of vulnerability’: Experiences of Voice Dialogue to explore self‐criticism1
Understanding factors that could influence feasibility and acceptability of brief CAT for adults who self‐harm: A qualitative exploration using the theoretical framework of acceptability1
“My entire life has moulded the person that I am” : Narrations of non‐suicidal self‐injury and complex trauma in individuals with complex posttraumatic stress experiences1
What predicts psychosocial functioning in borderline personality disorder? Investigating the association with reflective functioning1
Exploring experiences of moral injury and distress among health care workers during the Covid‐19 pandemic1
Relating Therapy for distressing voices: A treatment protocol1
Temporal relationships between changes in depression and suicidal ideation: A mediation analysis in a randomized double‐blinded clinical trial1
Practitioners' perspectives on preparing for and delivering remote psychological support in Nepal, Perú and the United States during COVID‐191
“It is not all glowing and kale smoothies”: An exploration of mental health difficulties during pregnancy through women's voices1
Issue Information1
Exploring relational and emotional experiences of the LGBTQ + community through a cognitive analytic therapy lens1
Clients' experiences of psychotherapeutic interventions addressing trauma1
Outcomes for Adaptive Mentalization Based Integrative Treatment informed care for adolescents using a deployment‐based approach1
Pathways from trauma to unusual perceptual experiences: Modelling the roles of insecure attachment, negative affect, emotion regulation and dissociation1
A systematic review of the relationship between momentary emotional states and nonsuicidal self‐injurious thoughts and behaviours1
Making space for sexuality in the therapy room: A qualitative study exploring the lived experiences of LGBTQ + people in psychological therapy in the1
1
“It's like I used to share a room with self‐injury, but now it lives next door”: Exploring experiences of naturalistic improvement in non‐suicidal self‐injury1
Compassion‐focused chairwork for voice‐hearing relationships, body triggers and motivational states1
Compassion‐based interventions in Asian communities: A meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials1
Are all reasons for living made equally? Reasons for living and dysfunctional attitudes in psychotic disorders and bipolar I1
“They may be confronting but they are good questions to be asking” young people's experiences of completing a trauma and PTSD screening tool in an early psychosis program1
Mother and clinician experiences of a trial of a video feedback parent–infant intervention for mothers experiencing difficulties consistent with ‘personality disorder’: A qualitative interview study1
1
Commentary: What young people want from psychotherapy1
The competency framework for mental health practitioners in primary care settings1
The development of a brief parenting intervention to improve children's understanding of emotions: A Delphi study1
Issue Information1
How do people with a history of sexual abuse experience talking therapies for sexual trauma? A systematic review of qualitative findings1
1
0.071489095687866