Cathy Creswell

13.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
202 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Cathy Creswell is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Cathy Creswell has authored 202 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 166 papers in Clinical Psychology, 66 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 62 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Cathy Creswell's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (147 papers), Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (62 papers) and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (61 papers). Cathy Creswell is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (147 papers), Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (62 papers) and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (61 papers). Cathy Creswell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and South Africa. Cathy Creswell's co-authors include Polly Waite, Peter Cooper, Tessa Reardon, Lynne Murray, Peter J. Lawrence, Kate Harvey, Doireann O’Brien, Jerica Radež, Thomas G. O’Connor and Samantha Pearcey and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Cathy Creswell

184 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Why do children and adolescents (not) seek and access professional help for their mental health problems? A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies

2020 581 citations Jerica Radež, Tessa Reardon et al. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry profile →
Evidence from Turner's syndrome of an imprinted X-linked locus affecting cognitive function

1997 522 citations Cathy Creswell et al. profile →
What do parents perceive are the barriers and facilitators to accessing psychological treatment for mental health problems in children and adolescents? A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative studies

2017 413 citations Tessa Reardon, Doireann O’Brien et al. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry profile →
Young people's mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 159 citations Cathy Creswell, Adrienne Shum et al. profile →
Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: A summary and overview of the literature

2023 55 citations Cathy Creswell et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Moderators of cognitive and behaviour therapies for prevention and treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis 2025 ·Clinical Psychology Review ·(unknown), Cathy Creswell, Urška Košir, Tessa Reardon	0
2	Measurement invariance of the higher-order model of Preschool Anxiety Scale (PAS) across child age, gender, parental anxiety, and pandemic period in England. 2024 ·Psychological Assessment ·(unknown), Cathy Creswell, Susan H. Spence, Tessa Reardon	0
3	A guide for self-help guides: best practice implementation 2024 ·Cognitive Behaviour Therapy ·Roz Shafran, Sarah J. Egan, (unknown), (unknown), Per Carlbring, Cathy Creswell, Tracey Wade	2
4	CoDesign of a digital intervention for parents with bipolar disorder informed by integrated knowledge translation principles 2024 ·Bipolar Disorders ·Steven Jones, (unknown), (unknown), Cathy Creswell, Fiona Lobban, Richard Morriss, Jasper Palmier‐Claus, Anne Duffy, Brian Green, (unknown), (unknown)	0
5	Moderators of the Effects of a Digital Parenting Intervention on Child Conduct and Emotional Problems Implemented During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results From a Secondary Analysis of Data From the Supporting Parents and Kids Through Lockdown Experiences (SPARKLE) Randomized Controlled Trial 2024 ·JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting ·(unknown), Melanie Palmer, Oliver P. Pearson, (unknown), James Shearer, Katarzyna Kostyrka‐Allchorne, Olly Robertson, (unknown), Petr Slovák, Crispin Day, Sarah Byford, Polly Waite, Cathy Creswell, Edmund Sonuga‐Barke, Kimberley Goldsmith	0
6	Development of a brief assessment tool to identify children with probable anxiety disorders 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Tessa Reardon, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Susan Ball, Paul Brown, Tamsin Ford, Alastair Gray, Claire Hill, (unknown), Michael Larkin, Ian Macdonald, (unknown), (unknown), Falko F. Sniehotta, Susan H. Spence, (unknown), Paul Stallard, Mara Violato, (unknown), Cathy Creswell	0
7	Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms following exposure to acute psychological trauma in children aged 8–16 years in South Africa: protocol for the Sinethemba longitudinal study 2024 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xanthe Hunt, Mark Tomlinson, Soraya Seedat, Cathy Creswell, Pasco Fearon, Catherine Hamilton‐Giachritsis, Rachel M. Hiller, Richard Meiser‐Stedman, Stefani Du Toit, Jackie Stewart, Sarah L. Halligan	0
8	The process of co‐design for a new anxiety intervention for autistic children 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), Cathy Creswell, Damian Milton, Karen Leneh Buckle, (unknown), Kate Gordon, Michael Larkin, Jonathan Green	3
9	The multifaceted consequences and economic costs of child anxiety problems: A systematic review and meta‐analysis 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Jack Pollard, Tessa Reardon, (unknown), Cathy Creswell, Tamsin Ford, Alastair Gray, Nia Roberts, Paul Stallard, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Mara Violato	17
10	A systematic review and meta‐analysis of nonpharmacological interventions for children and adolescents with selective mutism 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), Helen J. Stacey, (unknown), Victoria L. Joffe, Kou Murayama, Cathy Creswell	6
11	The relationship between teachers' day‐to‐day classroom management practices and anxiety in primary school children: A systematic review 2023 ·Review of Education ·(unknown), (unknown), Tessa Reardon, Cathy Creswell	3
12	Changes in UK parental mental health symptoms over 10 months of the COVID‐19 pandemic 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Simona Skripkauskaitė, Cathy Creswell, Adrienne Shum, Samantha Pearcey, Peter J. Lawrence, Helen F. Dodd, Polly Waite	11
13	The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of a Universal Digital Parenting Intervention Designed and Implemented During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence From a Rapid-Implementation Randomized Controlled Trial Within a Cohort 2023 ·Journal of Medical Internet Research ·Melanie Palmer, (unknown), James Shearer, Katarzyna Kostyrka‐Allchorne, Olly Robertson, (unknown), Oliver P. Pearson, Petr Slovák, Crispin Day, Sarah Byford, Kimberley Goldsmith, Polly Waite, Cathy Creswell, Edmund Sonuga‐Barke	2
14	Online Support and Intervention for Child Anxiety (OSI): Development and Usability Testing 2022 ·JMIR Formative Research ·Claire Hill, Tessa Reardon, Lucy Taylor, Cathy Creswell	19
15	Parents’ Perspectives on Guided Parent-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety Disorders: A Qualitative Study 2021 ·Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders ·(unknown), Kerstin Thirlwall, Peter Cooper, (unknown), Doireann O’Brien, Cathy Creswell	5
16	Adolescents’ perceived barriers and facilitators to seeking and accessing professional help for anxiety and depressive disorders: a qualitative interview study 2021 ·European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ·Jerica Radež, Tessa Reardon, Cathy Creswell, Faith Orchard, Polly Waite	60
17	Shared goals for mental health research: what, why and when for the 2020s 2021 ·Journal of Mental Health ·Til Wykes, Andy Bell, Sarah Carr, Tina Coldham, Simon Gilbody, Matthew Hotopf, Sonia Johnson, Thomas Kabir, Vanessa Pinfold, Angela Sweeney, Peter B. Jones, Cathy Creswell	32
18	Demographic and health factors associated with pandemic anxiety in the context of COVID‐19 2020 ·British Journal of Health Psychology ·Eoin McElroy, Praveetha Patalay, Bettina Moltrecht, Mark Shevlin, (unknown), Cathy Creswell, Polly Waite	117
19	Identifying children with anxiety disorders using brief versions of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale for children, parents, and teachers. 2018 ·Psychological Assessment ·Tessa Reardon, Susan H. Spence, (unknown), (unknown), Cathy Creswell	85
20	Comparisons of the Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale—Parent Version in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typically Developing Anxious Children 2017 ·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders ·Magdalena Glod, Cathy Creswell, Polly Waite, (unknown), Helen McConachie, Mikle South, Jacqui Rodgers	46

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