Narrative
Treatments for psychological disorders have not kept pace with advances in cognitive theories. Aiming to improve outcomes, research at the University of Manchester resulted in developing Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) that has had worldwide impact on clinical practice and improving lives. MCT is more effective than existing ‘gold standard’ psychological treatments. MCT has improved social anxiety (SA), generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) and depression treatment, is recommended in NICE guidelines, and is a ‘core competency’ (SA) for training UK clinical psychologists. MCT has led to the not-for-profit spin-out company, MCT-Institute (MCT-I), training over 200 healthcare professionals in 25 countries in MCT each year. The 2019-2020 Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) annual report documents approximately 170,000 patients in 2019-2020 entering treatment in England for SA or GAD, the majority of whom benefitted from MCT.Impact date | Aug 2013 → Dec 2020 |
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Category of impact | Economic, Health and wellbeing |
Impact level | Adoption |
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Research output
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Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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A short form of the metacognitions questionnaire: Properties of the MCQ-30
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Metacognitive therapy versus cognitive behaviour therapy in adults with major depression: A parallel single-blind randomised trial
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Paroxetine, Cognitive Therapy or Their Combination in the Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder with and without Avoidant Personality Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Metacognitive therapy versus cognitive-behavioural therapy in adults with generalised anxiety disorder
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Group cognitive-behaviour therapy or group metacognitive therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder? Benchmarking and comparative effectiveness in a routine clinical service.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review