Dr John McGowan


NameDr John McGowan
Job titleDeputy Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Director
Research instituteSchool of Psychology and Life Sciences

Research outputs

Investigating bullying as a predictor of suicidality in a clinical sample of adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Holden, Rachel, Mueller, Joanne, McGowan, John, Sanyal, Jyoti, Kikoler, Maxim, Simonoff, Emily, Velupillai, Sumithra and Downs, Johnny 2020. Investigating bullying as a predictor of suicidality in a clinical sample of adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research. 13 (6), pp. 988-997. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2292

How does homelessness affect parenting behaviour? A systematic critical review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research

Bradley, C., McGowan, J. and Michelson, D. 2017. How does homelessness affect parenting behaviour? A systematic critical review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-017-0244-3

Mental health in the movies

McGowan, J. 2015. Mental health in the movies.

Psychos, cuckoo's nests and silver linings: madness in the movies

McGowan, J. 2015. Psychos, cuckoo's nests and silver linings: madness in the movies.

Is life a disease?

Cooke, A. and McGowan, J. 2013. Is life a disease? Discursive of Tunbridge Wells.

How sickle cell disease patients experience, understand and explain their pain: An interpretative phenomenological analysis study

Coleman, B., Ellis-Caird, H., McGowan, J. and Benjamin, M. 2016. How sickle cell disease patients experience, understand and explain their pain: An interpretative phenomenological analysis study. British Journal of Health Psychology. 21 (1), pp. 190-203. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12157

Blogs and social media: free attention?

McGowan, J. 2015. Blogs and social media: free attention?

Exploring narratives of psychological input in the acute inpatient setting

Donaghay-Spire, E., McGowan, J., Griffiths, K. and Barazzone, N. 2015. Exploring narratives of psychological input in the acute inpatient setting. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory Research and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12081

What lurks beneath?

McGowan, J. 2015. What lurks beneath? Discursive of Tunbridge Wells.

Is supporting populist political parties a mental disorder?

McGowan, J. 2015. Is supporting populist political parties a mental disorder? Discursive of Tunbridge Wells.

It’s not fair! How the human equality condition can hold some people back

McGowan, J. 2014. It’s not fair! How the human equality condition can hold some people back. The Conversation.com.

Robin Williams, depression and the complex causes of suicide

Cooke, A., Gilchrist, A. and McGowan, J. 2014. Robin Williams, depression and the complex causes of suicide. The Guardian.

Regulation of emotions in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Urbanek, M., Harvey, M., McGowan, J. and Agrawal, N. 2014. Regulation of emotions in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Epilepsy & Behavior. 37, pp. 110-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.06.004

Is life a disease?

Cooke, A. and McGowan, J. 2013. Is life a disease?

Responding to suicidal risks: bridging between research and clinical practice.

McGowan, J. and Hickey, L. 2012. Responding to suicidal risks: bridging between research and clinical practice. 14th European Symposium of Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour, Tel-Aviv, 2012.

Lance Armstrong: it's not about the doping

McGowan, J. 2012. Lance Armstrong: it's not about the doping. The Science of Sport.

Should there be greater access to psychological therapies in acute psychiatric care?

McGowan, J. and Hall, R. 2008. Should there be greater access to psychological therapies in acute psychiatric care?

Corner shops, NICE guidelines and mothers of invention: Clinical psychology and public policy

McGowan, J. 2009. Corner shops, NICE guidelines and mothers of invention: Clinical psychology and public policy.

Do we need to be hearing this?

McGowan, J. 2010. Do we need to be hearing this? The Health Service Journal. 120 (6208), pp. 14-15.

Use your loaf: Open up choice

McGowan, J. 2009. Use your loaf: Open up choice. The Health Service Journal.

IAPT - More Pertinent Questions

McGowan, J. 2009. IAPT - More Pertinent Questions. The Psychologist. 22 (6), pp. 467-467.

The role of psychological therapies in acute psychiatric care

McGowan, J. and Hall, R. 2009. The role of psychological therapies in acute psychiatric care. Clinical Psychology Forum. 196, pp. 140-148.

Working with personality disorders in an acute psychiatric ward

McGowan, J. 2008. Working with personality disorders in an acute psychiatric ward. in: Clarke, I. and Wilson, H. (ed.) Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Acute Inpatient Mental Health Units: Working with Clients, Staff and the Milieu Hove Routledge. pp. 92-111

Factors in outcome of cognitive-behavioural therapy for psychosis: users' and clinicians' views

McGowan, J., Lavender, T. and Garety, P. 2005. Factors in outcome of cognitive-behavioural therapy for psychosis: users' and clinicians' views. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory Research and Practice. 78 (4), pp. 513-529. https://doi.org/10.1348/147608305X52559
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