Research groups
Tessa Reardon
PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
My research focuses on anxiety disorders in children, and improving access to evidence-based treatment for families affected by child anxiety problems.
I recently completed my PhD, under the supervision of Professor Cathy Creswell. My PhD research focused on help-seeking for anxiety disorders in pre-adolescent children. This work identified key barriers families face seeking and accessing support, and, importantly, ways to minimise and overcome these barriers to help ensure more children with anxiety problems receive help when they first need it.
I have a particular interest in the assessment and identification of anxiety disorders, and am conducting ongoing research to develop, evaluate and improve questionnaire measures of child anxiety.
I am also currently working as a lead-author on an updated Cochrane Review of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.
Collaborators
Recent publications
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Adolescents' perceived barriers and facilitators to seeking and accessing professional help for anxiety and depressive disorders: a qualitative interview study.
Journal article
Radez J. et al, (2021), Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry
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Research Review: Recommendations for reporting on treatment trials for child and adolescent anxiety disorders - an international consensus statement.
Journal article
Creswell C. et al, (2020), J Child Psychol Psychiatry
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Recommendations for reporting on treatment trials for child and adolescent anxiety disorders: an international consensus statement
Journal article
CRESWELL C. et al, (2020), The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
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Seeking and accessing professional support for child anxiety in a community sample.
Journal article
Reardon T. et al, (2020), Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 29, 649 - 664
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Why do children and adolescents (not) seek and access professional help for their mental health problems? A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies.
Journal article
Radez J. et al, (2020), Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry