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Cathy Creswell | |
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Born | Catharine Sarah Creswell |
Alma mater |
University of Oxford, University College London (BA (Ox) Hons, PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields |
Psychology Mental health Children and young people [1] |
Institutions |
University of Reading University of Oxford |
Thesis | The development of anxious cognitions in children (2004) |
Website |
www |
Catharine Sarah Creswell is a British psychologist and Professor of Developmental Clinical Psychology at the University of Oxford. [1] [2] She specialises in anxiety disorders in children and young people. [3] [4]
Creswell was educated at University of Oxford, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts (BA) [5] degree[ when?]. She later qualified as a Clinical Psychologist at University College London followed by a PhD in 2004. [6]
Creswell joined the University of Reading as a research fellow in 2003, where she was later promoted to a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research Professorship. [7] At the University of Reading she led the Anxiety and Depression in Children and Young People clinic (AnDY). [8] [9]
Creswell studies why some children develop anxiety disorders. [10] Anxiety disorders often emerge before the age of 12 and develop in preadolescence. [11] and although 6.5% of children suffer from anxiety disorders, only 2% of those who meet the diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorder seek any effective treatment. [12] [11] In fact, only around 40% of families of children with children seek any type of help. [11]
She has studied how interactions between children and their parents can maintain or break vicious cycles associated with child anxiety. [13] As part of this work, Creswell showed that children of anxious parents are more likely to become anxious, but that this likely reflects a complex interaction of child, parent, and other characteristics [11] For example, she showed that anxious children were more aware of signals from their parents; and that non-anxious children were less likely to be influenced by what their parents were doing. [11]
As a result of this work, she developed a therapist-guided, parent-led cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for the management of child anxiety disorders, which is a now available on the National Health Service (NHS). [11] She demonstrated that only 5 hours of therapist-supported training was enough to support parents in helping their children tackle anxiety. [11]
She joined the University of Oxford in 2019. At Oxford, Creswell leads the Emerging Minds Mental Health Network. [12] [14] Emerging Minds is a network that looks to reduce the number of children who experience mental health challenges. Creswell is a member of the scientific advisory group of Evidence to Impact, a not-for-profit organisation that looks to improve public health. [15]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Creswell co-led the Co-SPACE (COVID-19 Supporting Parents, Adolescents and Children during Epidemics). [16] Co-SPACE looks to understand how families cope with coronavirus disease and the impact of the pandemic on children and young people's mental health. [16] In May 2020, the first round of results from the Co-SPACE study, showing that work and their children's wellbeing was the most frequent source of stress for parents. [17] [18] Her study revealed that only 1 in 5 families who had previously received care continued to do so throughout the lockdown. [17] In particular, the highest levels of stress were found amongst parents of children with special educational needs (SEN). [17]
Creswell's publications [1] [2] [3] include:
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too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being
verifiable and
neutral. (June 2020) |
Cathy Creswell | |
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Born | Catharine Sarah Creswell |
Alma mater |
University of Oxford, University College London (BA (Ox) Hons, PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields |
Psychology Mental health Children and young people [1] |
Institutions |
University of Reading University of Oxford |
Thesis | The development of anxious cognitions in children (2004) |
Website |
www |
Catharine Sarah Creswell is a British psychologist and Professor of Developmental Clinical Psychology at the University of Oxford. [1] [2] She specialises in anxiety disorders in children and young people. [3] [4]
Creswell was educated at University of Oxford, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts (BA) [5] degree[ when?]. She later qualified as a Clinical Psychologist at University College London followed by a PhD in 2004. [6]
Creswell joined the University of Reading as a research fellow in 2003, where she was later promoted to a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research Professorship. [7] At the University of Reading she led the Anxiety and Depression in Children and Young People clinic (AnDY). [8] [9]
Creswell studies why some children develop anxiety disorders. [10] Anxiety disorders often emerge before the age of 12 and develop in preadolescence. [11] and although 6.5% of children suffer from anxiety disorders, only 2% of those who meet the diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorder seek any effective treatment. [12] [11] In fact, only around 40% of families of children with children seek any type of help. [11]
She has studied how interactions between children and their parents can maintain or break vicious cycles associated with child anxiety. [13] As part of this work, Creswell showed that children of anxious parents are more likely to become anxious, but that this likely reflects a complex interaction of child, parent, and other characteristics [11] For example, she showed that anxious children were more aware of signals from their parents; and that non-anxious children were less likely to be influenced by what their parents were doing. [11]
As a result of this work, she developed a therapist-guided, parent-led cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for the management of child anxiety disorders, which is a now available on the National Health Service (NHS). [11] She demonstrated that only 5 hours of therapist-supported training was enough to support parents in helping their children tackle anxiety. [11]
She joined the University of Oxford in 2019. At Oxford, Creswell leads the Emerging Minds Mental Health Network. [12] [14] Emerging Minds is a network that looks to reduce the number of children who experience mental health challenges. Creswell is a member of the scientific advisory group of Evidence to Impact, a not-for-profit organisation that looks to improve public health. [15]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Creswell co-led the Co-SPACE (COVID-19 Supporting Parents, Adolescents and Children during Epidemics). [16] Co-SPACE looks to understand how families cope with coronavirus disease and the impact of the pandemic on children and young people's mental health. [16] In May 2020, the first round of results from the Co-SPACE study, showing that work and their children's wellbeing was the most frequent source of stress for parents. [17] [18] Her study revealed that only 1 in 5 families who had previously received care continued to do so throughout the lockdown. [17] In particular, the highest levels of stress were found amongst parents of children with special educational needs (SEN). [17]
Creswell's publications [1] [2] [3] include:
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