PhD, MSc, MSt (Oxon), CPsychol, AFBPsS, MBACP, MUPCA (Accred)
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
A SELECTION OF PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
French, LR. 'Ethically grounded, harm-reduction guidance for therapists' Drug Science Network. Medical Psychedelics Working Group. Online, December 2025.
French, LR. 'Menstruality' and the therapeutic encounter: How do Psychodynamic Psychotherapists attend to the menstrual cycle within their therapeutic work? UKCP, Online, June 2024.
Pocock, L., French, L., Farr, M., Morris, R. and Purdy, S., Few people are dying with EPaCCS (Electronic Palliative Care Coordination Systems) records, despite an association with dying in the community: A cross-sectional study" British Medical Journal Supportive & Palliative Care, 2021
Pocock, L., French, L., Farr, M., Morris, R. and Purdy, S., 2020. Impact of electronic palliative care coordination systems (EPaCCS) on care at the end of life across multiple care sectors, in one clinical commissioning group area, in England: a realist evaluation protocol. BMJ open, 10(3), p.e031153
Pocock, L., Wye, L., French, L.R., and Purdy, S., 2019. Barriers to GPs identifying patients at the End-of-Life and discussions about their care: A qualitative study. Family Practice. 36(5), pp.639-643.
French, L.R., Turner, K.M., Wiles, N.J., Kessler, D., and Moran, P., 2019. GPs' views and experiences of managing patients with personality disorder. BMJ Open.
Pocock, L., French, L.R., Farr, M., Morris, R., Purdy, S. Do electronic palliative care coordination systems (EPaCCs) increase the chances of a good death? Poster at Hospice UK ‘Transforming Palliative Care’ Conference, Telford International Centre; 27-28 November 2018
French, L.R., Turner, K.M., Wiles, N.J., Kessler, D., and Moran, P., “GPs' views and experiences of managing patients with personality disorder.” Oral presentation at the South West Society for Academic Primary Care Conference, University of Plymouth; 13-14 March 2018
French, L.R., Turner, K.M., Dawson, S. and Moran, P., 2017. Psychological treatment of depression and anxiety in patients with co‐morbid personality disorder: A scoping study of trial evidence. Personality and mental health, 11(2), pp.101-117.
French, L.R., Turner, K.M., Morley, H., Goldsworthy, L., Sharp, D.J. and Hamilton-Shield, J., 2017. Characteristics of children who do not attend their hospital appointments, and GPs’ response: a mixed methods study in primary and secondary care. Br J Gen Pract, 67(660), pp.e483-e489.
French, L.R., Thomas, L., Campbell, J., Kuyken, W., Lewis, G., Williams, C., Wiles, N.J. and Turner, K.M., 2017. Individuals’ long term use of cognitive behavioural skills to manage their depression: a qualitative study. Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy, 45(1), pp.46-57.
French, L.R., Hamilton-Shield, J., Turner K.M., Goldsworthy, L., Morley, H., Sharp, D.J. “Are paediatric DNAs a safeguarding concern? A mixed method study looking at children who DNA and the response of General Practitioners.” Oral presentation at the South West Society for Academic Primary Care Conference, University of Cardiff; 1-2 March 2016
French, L.R., Thomas, L., Wiles, N., Kuyken, W., Lewis, G., Williams, C., Campbell, J., Turner, K.M. “The enduring effect of cognitive behavioural therapy as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy for treatment resistant depression in primary care: a qualitative follow-up of the CoBalT trial.” Oral presentation at the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy Conference, University of Warwick, 21-24 July 2015
French, L.R., Sharp, D.J. and Turner, K.M., 2015. Antenatal needs of couples following fertility treatment: a qualitative study in primary care. Br J Gen Pract, 65(638), pp.e570-e577.
French, L.R., Turner, K. M., Sharp, D. “Men and women’s mental wellbeing and adjustment in pregnancy following infertility and treatment: A qualitative study.” Oral presentation at the Society for Academic Primary Care Conference, University of Nottingham; 5-9th July 2013.
French, L.R. “Men and women’s mental wellbeing and adjustment to parenthood following infertility treatment.” Oral presentation at the British Infertility Counselling Association South West, Bristol, 8th March 2013.
French, L.R., Turner, K. M., Sharp, D. “Men and women’s mental wellbeing and adjustment in pregnancy following infertility and treatment: A qualitative study.” Oral presentation at the South West Society for Academic Primary Care Conference, University of Southampton; 7-8th March 2013. Helen Lester, Early in Career, Researcher award.
French, L.R. “Men and women’s mental wellbeing and adjustment to pregnancy following infertility treatment.” Oral presentation at Taunton Birth Forum, Taunton, 20th July 2011.
French, L.R. “Men and women’s mental wellbeing and adjustment to pregnancy following infertility treatment”. Oral presentation at the British Infertility Counselling Association South West, Bristol, 18th October 2010.
French, L.R., and Meyrick., 2007. Barriers for adjustment to early motherhood in women following assisted reproductive technologies (ART): A qualitative approach UWE Psychology Postgraduate Papers, Vol 4.