Professor Michaela Swales
Professor in Clinical Psychology
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Contact info
Professor Swales can be contacted as follows:
email: m.swales@bangor.ac.uk
phone: 01248 382552
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A classification based on evidence is the first step to clinical utility
Swales, M. A., Tyrer, P., Crawford, M., Mulder, R., Blashfield, R., Farnam, A., Fossati, A., Kim, Y. R., Koldobsky, N., Lecic-Tosevski, D., Ndetei, D., Swales, M., Clark, L. A. & Reed, G. M., 1 Nov 2011, In: Personality and Mental Health. 5, 4, p. 304-307Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A feasibility randomised controlled trial with an embedded qualitative evaluation of perinatal emotional skills groups for women with borderline personality disorder: protocol for the EASE study
Moran, P., Bick, D., Biddle, L., Borries, B., Kandiyali, R., Rigby, J., Seume, P., Sadhnani, V., Smith, N., Swales, M. & Turner, N., 23 Sept 2022, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 8, 1, 13 p., 215.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Autobiographical memory and parasuicide in borderline personality disorder
Swales, M. A., Startup, M., Heard, H., Swales, M., Jones, B., Williams, J. M. & Jones, R. S., 1 Jun 2001, In: British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 40, 2, p. 113-120Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Autobiographical memory in adolescence: The relationship with psychopathology.
Swales, M. A., 1 Jan 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Borderline Personality Disorder
Swales, M. A. & National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence., N. V., 1 Jan 2009, Borderline Personality Disorder: Treatment and management. National Clinical Practice Guideline Number 78. 2009 ed. British Psychological Society and The Royal College of Psychiatrists, p. 15-37Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Changing Behavior in DBT: Problem-Solving in Action
Heard, H. & Swales, M., 2015, Guilford. 254 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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DBT in the UK: Developments and the future
Swales, M. A., 1 Jan 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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DBT in the treatment of personality disorder: Issues in the successful implementation of a complex treatment
Swales, M. A., 1 Jan 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Adolescents
Swales, M. A., 1 Jan 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Description, Research and Future Directions.
Swales, M. A., 1 Jun 2009Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Distinctive Features.
Swales, M. A. & Heard, H. L., 1 Jan 2008, Taylor & Francis.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence
Swales, M. A., 1 Jan 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Dialectical behaviour therapy for adolescents with emerging borderline personality disorder
Swales, M. A., 1 Jan 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Disseminating DBT: Comparative rates in the US, IK & Germany.
Hibbs, R. A., Swales, M. A. & Taylor, B. H., 1 Jan 2010.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Dissemmination and Implementation of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in the UK
Swales, M. A., Taylor, B. H. & Hibbs, R. A., 1 Jan 2010.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Emotional and behavioural problems of children with autism spectrum disorder attending mainstream schools
Hastings, S. E., Hastings, R. P., Swales, M. A. & Hughes, J. C., 3 Sept 2022, In: International Journal of Developmental Disabilities. 68, 5, p. 633-640 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Euthanasia and assisted suicide in patients with personality disorders: a review of current practice and challenges
Mehlum, L., Schmahl, C., Berens, A., Doering, S., Hutsebaut, J., Kaera, A., Kramer, U., Moran, P. A., Renneberg, B., Ribaudi, J. S., Simonsen, S., Swales, M., Taubner, S. & di Giacomo, E., 30 Jul 2020, In: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation. 7, 1, 15.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating the national multisite implementation of dialectical behaviour therapy in a community setting: a mixed methods approach
Flynn, D., Joyce, M., Gillespie, C., Kells, M., Swales, M., Spillane, A., Hurley, J., Hayes, A., Gallagher, E., Arensman, E. & Weihrauch, M., 14 May 2020, In: BMC Psychiatry. 20, 1, 235.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Health Related Quality of Life for Young People receiving Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT): A routine outcome-monitoring pilot
Swales, M., Hibbs, R. A. B., Bryning, L. & Hastings, R. P., 20 Jul 2016, In: SpringerPlus. 5, 1137.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementing DBT: selecting, training and supervising a team.
Swales, M. A., 15 Jun 2010, In: Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. 3, 2, p. 71-79Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementing dialectical behaviour therapy: organizational pre-treatment.
Swales, M. A., 28 Sept 2010, In: Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. 3, 4, p. 145-157Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Linehans' Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for borderline personality disorder: Overview and adaptation.
Swales, M. A., Heard, H. L. & Williams, J. M., 1 Jan 2000, In: Journal of Mental Health. 9, 1, p. 7-23Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multisite Implementation and Evaluation of 12-Month Standard Dialectical Behavior Therapy in a Public Community Setting
Flynn, D., Kells, M., Joyce, M., Corcoran, P., Hurley, J., Gillespie, C., Suarez, C., Swales, M. & Arensman, E., Jun 2020, In: Journal of Personality Disorders. 34, 3, p. 377-393 402.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Outcomes for 18 to 25-year-olds with borderline personality disorder in a dedicated young adult only DBT programme compared to a general adult DBT programme for all ages 18
Lyng, J., Swales, M. A., Hastings, R. P., Millar, T. & Duffy, D. J., Feb 2020, In: Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 14, 1, p. 61-68 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Oxford Handbook of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
Swales, M. (ed.), 2019, Oxford: OUP. 1057 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Parasuicidal behaviour in a non-clinical sample: The role of autobiographical memory, early childhood events and current attachment style
Swales, M. A., 1 Jan 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Personality Disorder Diagnoses in ICD-11: Transforming Conceptualisations and Practice
Swales, M., 15 Dec 2022, In: Clinical Psychology in Europe. 4, 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Personality Disorders
Hill, J., Swales, M. A., Byatt, M., Gillberg, C. (ed.), Harrington, R. (ed.) & Steinhausen, H. C. (ed.), 1 Jan 2005, A Clinician's Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2005 ed. Cambridge University Press, p. 339-363Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Principles of Skills Assessment in Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Swales, M. & Dunkley, C., Feb 2020, In: Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. 27, 1, p. 18-29 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reducing suicidal behaviour in people with complex needs: Addressing the challenge of implementing dialectical behaviour therapy
Swales, M., 17 Jan 2020, In: Suicidologi. 24, 3, p. 4-14Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Refractory depression: mechanisms and evaluation of radically open dialectical behaviour therapy (RO-DBT) [REFRAMED]: protocol for randomised trial
Lynch, T. R., Whalley, B., Hempel, R. J., Byford, S., Clarke, P., Clarke, S., Kingdon, D., O'Mahen, H., Russell, I. T., Shearer, J., Stanton, M., Swales, M., Watkins, A. & Remington, B., 17 Jul 2015, In: BMJ Open. 5, 7, p. e008857Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Refractory depression - cost-effectiveness of radically open dialectical behaviour therapy: findings of economic evaluation of RefraMED trial
Shearer, J., Lynch, T. R., Chamba, R., Clarke, S., Hempel, R. J., Kingdon, D. G., O'Mahen, H., Remington, B., Rushbrook, S. C., Russell, I. T., Stanton, M., Swales, M., Watkins, A., Whalley, B. & Byford, S., Sept 2019, In: BJPsych open. 5, 5, p. e64Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Refractory depression - mechanisms and efficacy of radically open dialectical behaviour therapy (RefraMED): findings of a randomised trial on benefits and harms
Lynch, T. R., Hempel, R. J., Whalley, B., Byford, S., Chamba, R., Clarke, P., Clarke, S., Kingdon, D. G., O'Mahen, H., Remington, B., Rushbrook, S. C., Shearer, J., Stanton, M., Swales, M., Watkins, A. & Russell, I. T., Apr 2020, In: British Journal of Psychiatry. 216, 4, p. 204-212 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Specificity of autobiographical memory and mood disturbance in adolescents
Swales, M. A., Williams, J. M. & Wood, P., 1 May 2001, In: Cognition and Emotion. 15, 3, p. 321-331Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Standalone DBT Group Skills Training Versus Standard (i.e. All Modes) DBT for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Natural Quasi-experiment in Routine Clinical Practice
Lyng, J., Swales, M. A., Hastings, R. P., Millar, T., Duffy, D. J. & Booth, R., Feb 2020, In: Community Mental Health Journal. 56, 2, p. 238-250 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The ICD-11 classification of personality disorders: a European perspective on challenges and opportunities
Bach, B., Kramer, U., Doering, S., di Giacomo, E., Hutsebaut, J., Kaera, A., De Panfilis, C., Schmahl, C., Swales, M., Taubner, S. & Renneberg, B., 1 Apr 2022, In: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation. 9, 1, 12.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The Survivability of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Programmes: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation within UK Healthcare Settings
Saville, C. & Swales, M., 19 Sept 2018, In: BMC Psychiatry. 18, 11 p., 302.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The development and theoretical application of an implementation framework for dialectical behaviour therapy: a critical literature review
Toms, G., Williams, L., Rycroft-Malone, J., Swales, M. & Feigenbaum, J., 12 Feb 2019, In: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation. 6, 2, 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The efficacy of offence-specific interventions in reducing risk and recidivism in women: a systematic review.
Galway, R., Swales, M. & Wane, J., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology. 33, 3, p. 291-322Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The rationale for the reclassification of personality disorder in the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11)
Swales, M. A., Tyrer, P., Crawford, M., Mulder, R., Blashfield, R., Farnam, A., Fossati, A., Kim, Y. R., Koldobsky, N., Lecic-Tosevski, D., Ndetei, D., Swales, M., Clark, L. A. & Reed, G. M., 1 Nov 2011, In: Personality and Mental Health. 5, 4, p. 246-259Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The therapy relationship in dialectical behaviour therapy
Swales, M. A., Heard, H. L., Gilbert, P. (ed.) & Leahy, R. L. (ed.), 1 Jan 2007, The Therapeutic Relationship in the Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies. 2007 ed. RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The use of mindfulness-based approaches for suicidal patients
Swales, M. A., Williams, J. M. & Swales, M., 1 Jan 2004, In: Archives of Suicide Research. 8, 4, p. 315-329Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Theoretical aspects of autobiographical memory research: Implications in the development of psychopathology and treatment research
Swales, M. A., 1 Jan 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper