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The CORE System > References

Empirical Papers on the CORE System (Chronologically Ordered)

Mellor-Clark, J., Barkham, M., Connell, J. & Evans, C. (1999). Practice-based evidence and need for a standardised evaluation system: Informing the design of the CORE System. European Journal of Psychotherapy, Counselling and Health, 2, 357-374.

Evans, C., Mellor-Clark, J., Margison, F., Barkham, M., McGrath, G., Connell, J. & Audin, K. (2000) Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation: The CORE-OM. Journal of Mental Health, 9, 247-255.

Whewell, P. & Bonanno, D. (2000) The Care Programme Approach and risk assessment of borderline personality disorder. Clincal validation of the CORE risk sub-scale. Psychiatric Bulletin, 24, 381-384.

Audin, K., Margison, F., Mellor-Clark, J., and Barkham, M. (2001). Value of HoNOS in assessing patient change in NHS psychotherapy and psychological treatment services. British Journal of Psychiatry, 178, 561-566.

Barkham, M., Margison, F., Leach, C., Lucock, M., Mellor-Clark, J., Evans, C., Benson, L., Connell, J., Audin, K. & McGrath, G. (2001). Service profiling and outcomes benchmarking using the CORE-OM: Towards practice-based evidence in the psychological therapies. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69, 184-196.

McCloskey, H. (2001) Evaluation of the CORE outcome measure in a therapeutic forensic setting. British Journal of Forensic Practice, 3, 22-28.

Mellor-Clark, J., Connell, J., Barkham, M. & Cummins, P. (2001). Counselling outcomes in primary health care: a CORE System data profile. European Journal of Psychotherapy, Counselling and Health, 4, 65-86.

Ming Wai, W. (2001). Ethnic culture, distress and clinical measurement: A CORE outcome comparison between the British Chinese and white Europeans. Journal of Mental Health. 10, 301-315

Evans, C, Connell, J., Barkham, M., Margison, F., Mellor-Clark, J., McGrath, G. & Audin, K. (2002). Towards a standardised brief outcome measure: Psychometric properties and utility of the CORE-OM. British Journal of Psychiatry, 180, 51-60.

Howey, L. & Ormrod, J. (2002). Personality disorder, primary care counselling and therapeutic effectiveness. Journal of Mental Health, 11, 131-139.

Mellor-Clark, J. (2002). A CORE profile of counselling in primary care. Psychiatry, 1 (4), 39-43.

Royal College of Nursing (2002). Working well? Results from the RCN working well survey into the wellbeing and working lives of nurses. London: Royal College of Nursing.

Evans, C., Connell, J., Barkham, M., Marshall, C., & Mellor-Clark, J. (2003). Practice-Based Evidence: benchmarking NHS primary care counselling services at national and local levels. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 10 (6), 374 – 388

Mellor-Clark, J. (2003). National innovations in the evaluation of psychological therapy service provision. The Journal of Primary Care Mental Health, 7, (3), 82 – 85

Stiles, W. B., Leach, C., Barkham, M., et al (2003) Early sudden gains in psychotherapy under routine clinic conditions: practice-based evidence. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71(1), 14-21.

Barkham, M., Gilbert, N., Connell, J., Marshall. C., Twigg, E. (2005) Suitability and utility of the CORE-OM and CORE-A for assessing severity of presenting problems in psychological therapy services based in primary and secondary care. British Journal of Psychiatry, 186, 239-246.

Barkham, M., Culverwell, A., Spindler, K., Twigg, E., & Connell, J. (2005). The CORE-OM in an older adult population: Psychometric status, acceptability, and feasibility. Aging and Mental Health, 9, 235-245.

Barkham, M., Gilbert, N., Connell, J., Marshall, C., & Twigg, E. (2005). Suitability and utility of the CORE-OM and CORE-A for assessing severity of presenting problems in psychological therapy services based in primary and secondary care settings. British Journal of Psychiatry, 186, 239-246.

Barkham, M., Rees, A., Leach, C., Shapiro, D.A., Hardy, G.E., & Lucock, M. (2005). Rewiring efficacy studies of depression: An empirical test in transforming BDI-I to CORE-OM scores. Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2, 11-18.

Leach, C., Lucock, M., Barkham, M., Noble, R., Clarke, L., & Iveson, S. (2005). Assessing risk and emotional disturbance using the CORE-OM & HoNOS outcome measures. Psychiatric Bulletin, 29, 419-422.

Bewick, B. M., McBride, J., & Barkham, M. (2006). When clients and practitioners have differing views of risk: Benchmarks for improving assessment and practice. Counselling & Psychotherapy Research, 6(1): 33-40.

Bewick, B. M., Trusler., K., Mullin, T., Grant, S., Mothersole, G. (2006). Routine outcome measurement completion rates of the CORE-OM in primary care psychological therapies and counselling. Counselling & Psychotherapy Research, 6(1): 50-59.

Cahill, J., Potter, S., & Mullin, T. (2006). First contact session outcomes in primary care psychological therapy and counselling services. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 6(1): 41-49.

Connell, J., Grant, S., & Mullin, T. (2006) Client initiated termination of therapy at NHS primary care counselling services. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 6(1): 60-67.

Mullin,T., Barkham, M., Mothersole, G., Bewick, B.M., & Kinder, A. (2006). Recovery and improvement benchmarks in routine primary care mental health settings. Counselling & Psychotherapy Research. 6(1): 68-80.

Trusler, K., Doherty, C., Grant, S., Mullin, T., & McBride, J. (2006) Waiting times for primary care counselling services. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 6(1): 23-32.

Cahill, J., Barkham, M., Stiles, W.B., Twigg, W., Rees, A., Hardy, G.E., & Evans, C. (In press). Convergent validity of the CORE measures with measures of depression for clients in brief cognitive therapy for depression. Journal of Counseling Psychology.

Gilbert, N., Barkham, M., Richards, A., & Cameron, I. (in press). The effectiveness of a primary care mental health service delivering brief psychological interventions: A benchmarking study using the CORE System. Primary Care Mental Health.

Leach, C., Lucock, M., Barkham, M., Stiles, W.B., Noble, R., & Iveson, S. (in press). Transforming between Beck Depression Inventory and CORE-OM scores in routine clinical practice. British Journal of Clinical Psychology.

Lyne, J., Barrett, P., Evans, C., & Barkham, M. (in press). Dimensions of variation on the CORE-OM amongst patients attending for psychological therapy. British Journal of Clinical Psychology.

Stiles, W.B., Barkham, M., Twigg, E., Mellor-Clark, J., & Cooper, M. (in press). Effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural, person-centred, and psychodynamic therapies as practiced in United Kingdom National Health Service settings. Psychological Medicine.


Papers on Practice-based Evidence (Chronologically Ordered)

Barkham, M., Evans, C., Margison, F., McGrath, G., Mellor-Clark, J., Milne, D. & Connell, J. (1998). The rationale for developing and implementing core batteries in service settings and psychotherapy outcome research. Journal of Mental Health, 7, 35-47.

Evans, C., Margison, F. & Barkham, M. (1998). The contribution of reliable and clinically significant change methods to evidence-based mental health. Evidence Based Mental Health, 1, 70-72.

Margison, F., Barkham, M., Evans, C., McGrath, G., Mellor-Clark, J., Audin, K., & Connell, J. (2000). Measurement and psychotherapy: Evidence based practice and practice-based evidence. British Journal of Psychiatry, 177, 123-130.

Barkham, M., and Mellor-Clark, J. (2000). Rigour and relevance: The role of practice-based evidence in the psychological therapies. In N. Rowland, & S. Goss (eds.), Evidence-based Mental Health. London: Routledge.

Mellor-Clark, J. (2000). Evidence-based counselling in primary care. In P. Tovey (ed.), Contemporary primary care & change: Issues and themes. Buckingham: Open University Press.

Mellor-Clark, J. & Barkham, M. (2000). Quality evaluation: methods, measures & meaning. In C. Feltham & I. Horton (eds.), The Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy. London: Sage Publications.

Audin, K., Mellor-Clark, J. & Barkham, M., Margison, F., McGrath, G., Lewis, S., Cann, L., Duffy, J., & Parry, G. (2001). Practice research networks for effective psychological therapies. Journal of Mental Health, 10, 241-251.

Mellor-Clark, J. (2001) How can quality be enhanced in counselling services? In P. Bower, J. Foster, and J. Mellor-Clark (eds.), Quality in Counselling in Primary Care: A guide to effective commissioning and clinical governance. Manchester. NPCRDC.

CORE Information Management Systems (2002). CORE National Comparative Performance Indicators and Service Descriptors: A benchmarking guide for service providing brief psychological therapy services in the UK. Rugby: CORE IMS

Barkham, M., & Mellor-Clark, J. (2003). Bridging evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence: developing a rigorous and relevant knowledge for the psychological therapies, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 10 (6), 319 – 327.

Gardiner, C., McLeod, J., Hill, I., & Wigglesworth, A. (2003). A feasibility study of the systematic evaluation of client outcomes in a voluntary sector counselling agency. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 34 (4), 285-290.

Mellor-Clark, J. (2004) A review of the evolution of research evidence and activity for NHS primary care counselling. Psychodynamic Practice, 10 (3), 373-393

Mothersole, G. (2004). CORE: What’s it good for? Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, 15(7), 18-21.

Wolfe, M.M. and Rivers, P. (2004). CORE – A technique for evaluating the quality of psychological therapy and counselling services: An evaluation. Derby: University of Derby.

Barkham, M., Mellor-Clark, J., Connell, J., and Cahill, J. (2006). A core approach to practice-based evidence: A brief history of the origins and applications of the CORE-OM and CORE System. Counselling & Psychotherapy Research,

Mellor-Clark, J. & Barkham, M. (2006). The CORE system: quality evaluation to develop practice-based evidence base, enhanced service delivery and best practice management. In C. Feltham & I. Horton (eds.), The Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy. London: Sage Publications.

Barkham, M., Connell, J., Stiles, W. B., Miles, J.N.V., Margison, J., Evans, C., & Mellor-Clark, J. (in press). Dose-effect relations and responsive regulation of treatment duration: The good enough level. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Barkham, M., & Margison, F. (in press). Practice-based evidence as a complement to evidence-based practice: From dichotomy to chiasmus. In C. Freeman & M. Power (Eds.), Handbook of evidence-based psychotherapies. Wiley.

Mellor-Clark, J., Barkham, M., Mothersole , G., McInnes, B., & Evans, R. (In press). Reflections on benchmarking NHS primary care psychological therapies and counselling. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Mellor-Clark, J., Curtis Jenkins, A., Evans, R., Mothersole, G., & McInnes. (In press). Resourcing a CORE Network to develop a National Research Database to help enhance psychological therapy and counselling service provision. Counselling & Psychotherapy Research.

Reference list updated April 2006
 

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