Andrew Gumley BA(Hons), MAppSci, PhD, CPsychol, AFBPsS

Andrew Gumley is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council UK, and a Professor of Psychological Therapy. He is a leading international researcher investigating psychological interventions for people with psychosis. Andrew developed and evaluated the first ever randomised controlled trial of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for the prevention of relapse in people with Schizophrenia. Since then he has designed and lead randomised controlled trials of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in people experiencing a range of mental health difficulties including young people at risk of developing psychosis, and individuals who have psychotic experiences which have not fully responded to Clozapine. He has been at the forefront of developing and piloting third wave interventions for psychosis including Compassion Focussed Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Andrew has also undertaken extensive research into the the importance of fear of recurrence as a block to recovery in people with psychosis, and the importance of attachment as a basis for resilience and recovery. These research programmes have informed the design of complex interventions and the development of systems based interventions to enhance engagement and recovery. His research is funded by the National Institute of Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHRHTA), Chief Scientist's Office (CSO) Scottish Government, UK Medical Research Council, the Danish Institute for Humanities Research, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Andrew was Chair of the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network for Schizophrenia (2013). He is Visiting Professor at the Institute of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Editor of the journal Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, Clinical Psychology Advisor to Bipolar Scotland, Strategy Board member of Scottish Recovery Network.