2024
Reviewing explore/exploit decision-making as a transdiagnostic target for psychosis, depression, and anxiety
Lloyd A, Roiser J, Skeen S, Freeman Z, Badalova A, Agunbiade A, Busakhwe C, DeFlorio C, Marcu A, Pirie H, Saleh R, Snyder T, Fearon P, Viding E. Reviewing explore/exploit decision-making as a transdiagnostic target for psychosis, depression, and anxiety. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 2024, 24: 793-815. PMID: 38653937, PMCID: PMC11390819, DOI: 10.3758/s13415-024-01186-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransdiagnostic targetAssociated with more explorationAssociated with psychopathologyReduced explorationPsychosisLongitudinal designAnxietyDepressionWell-poweredEveryday decisionsDecision-making contextDecision-makingIndividualsPsychopathologyCognitionDisordersSystematic searchEvidenceBiasInsufficient evidenceContext of decision-makingInterventionAcademic databasesContextStudy
2023
Routinely used interventions to improve attachment in infants and young children: a national survey and two systematic reviews
Wright B, Fearon P, Garside M, Tsappis E, Amoah E, Glaser D, Allgar V, Minnis H, Woolgar M, Churchill R, McMillan D, Fonagy P, O'Sullivan A, McHale M. Routinely used interventions to improve attachment in infants and young children: a national survey and two systematic reviews. Health Technology Assessment 2023, 27: 1-226. PMID: 36722615, PMCID: PMC9900465, DOI: 10.3310/ivcn8847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystematic reviewEvidence baseNIHR Journals Library websiteHealth Technology Assessment programmeUK servicesFurther project informationTechnology Assessment programmeParenting interventionsLimited evidence baseWeak evidence baseStrong evidence baseExpert reference groupTrial evidenceReview 2Clinical practiceRoutine practiceReference groupNumerous interventionsInterventionNational InstituteYoung childrenRobust researchAttachment interventionsSecond reviewHealth technologies
2022
Children in foster care with symptoms of reactive attachment disorder: feasibility randomised controlled trial of a modified video-feedback parenting intervention
Oliveira P, Barge L, Stevens E, Byford S, Shearer J, Spies R, Comyn J, Langley K, Ramchandani P, Wright B, Woolgar M, Kennedy E, Scott S, Barlow J, Glaser D, Senior R, Fonagy P, Fearon P. Children in foster care with symptoms of reactive attachment disorder: feasibility randomised controlled trial of a modified video-feedback parenting intervention. BJPsych Open 2022, 8: e134. PMID: 35848060, PMCID: PMC9347233, DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2022.538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReactive attachment disorderWide inclusion criteriaParenting interventionsPost-treatment assessmentEvidence-based interventionsLarge-scale trialsMental health professionalsTreatment completenessUsual careCase seriesFeasibility outcomesPilot RCTAttachment disorderCare settingsInclusion criteriaHealth professionalsNew interventionsRecruitment barriersCare contextInterventionIntervention programsTrialsCareCarersRAD symptomsPromoting secure attachment
Tsappis E, Garside M, Wright B, Fearon P. Promoting secure attachment. Paediatrics And Child Health 2022, 32: 191-197. DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2022.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSecure attachmentAttachment patternsSecure attachment patternInherent driveAttachment problemsParenting interventionsEmotional developmentIntegration of researchImproved long-term outcomesUK servicesEvidence baseLong-term outcomesSecond reviewLimited evidence baseAvailable researchTerm outcomesTrial evidenceInterventionSystematic reviewBetter careMost evidenceUK practiceChildrenAttachmentNational surveyAdapting and testing a brief intervention to reduce maternal anxiety during pregnancy (ACORN): report of a feasibility randomized controlled trial
O’Mahen H, Ramchandani P, King D, Lee-Carbon L, Wilkinson E, Thompson-Booth C, Ericksen J, Milgrom J, Dunkley-Bent J, Halligan S, Fearon P. Adapting and testing a brief intervention to reduce maternal anxiety during pregnancy (ACORN): report of a feasibility randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry 2022, 22: 129. PMID: 35177019, PMCID: PMC8851863, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-022-03737-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant individualsBrief interventionPrimary care servicesPublic health benefitsNew brief interventionLarge-scale trialsMaternal prenatal anxietyUsual careIntervention armPrenatal clinicsLevel of anxietyMaternal anxietyTreatment groupsMaternity servicesCare servicesElevated symptomsPrenatal anxietyFurther evaluationMore sessionsHealth benefitsInterventionPregnancyMindfulness exercisesGroup sessionsAnxiety
2018
Lighthouse Parenting Programme: Description and pilot evaluation of mentalization-based treatment to address child maltreatment
Byrne G, Sleed M, Midgley N, Fearon P, Mein C, Bateman A, Fonagy P. Lighthouse Parenting Programme: Description and pilot evaluation of mentalization-based treatment to address child maltreatment. Clinical Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2018, 24: 680-693. PMID: 30387373, DOI: 10.1177/1359104518807741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMentalization-based treatmentChild maltreatmentInner worldChild's inner worldPilot evaluationParenting ProgramAntisocial personality disorderSensitive caregivingParents' capacityChild developmentRisk of maltreatmentMaltreatmentPersonality disorderParentsChildrenHarmful responsesCaregivingRelationshipMisunderstandingTreatmentProgramCuriosityDisordersInterventionAttachment
2017
Attachment theory
Fearon P. Attachment theory. 2017, 28-36. DOI: 10.4324/9781315452890-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttachment cuesOrganization of attachmentSecurity of attachmentEdge of careAttachment securityEvidence-based interventionsAttachment theoryAttachment bondsAttachment patternsAttachment behaviorSensitivity trainingHost of studiesChildrenRecent NICE guidelinesEarly childhood outcomesChildhood outcomesCuesAttachmentParentsCaregiversStyleTrainingNICE guidelinesCarersIntervention
2016
Mentalization-Based Therapy for Parents in Entrenched Conflict: A Random Allocation Feasibility Study
Hertzmann L, Target M, Hewison D, Casey P, Fearon P, Lassri D. Mentalization-Based Therapy for Parents in Entrenched Conflict: A Random Allocation Feasibility Study. Psychotherapy 2016, 53: 388-401. PMID: 27918189, DOI: 10.1037/pst0000092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildCooperative BehaviorDivorceEducation, NonprofessionalFamily ConflictFeasibility StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInterview, PsychologicalMaleMarital TherapyObject AttachmentParent-Child RelationsParentsPsychotherapy, GroupRandom AllocationSurveys and QuestionnairesTheory of MindConceptsSubjective experienceHigh conflict situationsPsycho-educational interventionParents' subjective experiencesHierarchical linear modelingMentalization-based therapyForm of interventionSeparated parentsParent groupsLinear modelingMost parentsEntrenched conflictJustice systemQualitative findingsMixed-methods study designParentsRandom allocation designDifficult circumstancesEncouraging findingsFamily justice systemIntervention studiesInterventionChildrenMentalizationFindingsPredicting treatment outcome in psychological treatment services by identifying latent profiles of patients
Saunders R, Cape J, Fearon P, Pilling S. Predicting treatment outcome in psychological treatment services by identifying latent profiles of patients. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2016, 197: 107-115. PMID: 26991365, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological treatment servicesLatent profile analysisPsychological treatmentLatent profilesStandardized symptom measuresPsychological interventionsPsychological therapiesProfile analysisSymptom measuresSymptom domainsTreatment servicesTreatment outcomesSuitable interventionsLevel of attritionLongitudinal analysisBasic demographic informationInterventionDemographic informationAnxietyDifferent intensitiesTreatment responseOutcomesDepressionRoutine careDifferent groups
2015
Social Science, Parenting and Child Development
Fearon P, Campbell C, Murray L. Social Science, Parenting and Child Development. 2015, 8-29. DOI: 10.1057/9781137269928_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild developmentEarly child developmentMental health problemsPoor parental careParental mental illnessPsychological distressSocial maladjustmentDomestic violenceGrassroots campaignsOutright abuseAid programsSocial sciencesLack of accessPolicy statementsEducational dropoutHealthy developmentFundamental priorityMaladjustmentOptimal developmentCritical analysisNational initiativesGood theoryMental illnessCreative opportunitiesIntervention