Professor Paul Montgomery
Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention, University of Oxford. Director of FAB Research
Research Interests:Paul first came to the Oxford University Department of Social Policy and Social Work in 1996 to begin the M.Sc in Applied Social Studies and the Diploma in Social Work. He returned in 2003 as Departmental Lecturer in Evidence Based Social Work having completed a doctorate in the University Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Park Hospital, Oxford. In the intervening time he has also been a clinic therapist in a child and family psychiatric clinic.
Over the last two years in the department, Paul has established a Systematic Review Group focusing on psychosocial interventions. This group has strong links with the Cochrane and Campbell Collaborations. Recently, the group has attracted funding from the Swedish Board of Health and Welfare. Currently his research interests are:
Media-based brief Cognitive Behavioural Therapy interventions for sleep and other psychological problems
There has been growing interest in whether successful treatments can be developed into 'self-help' interventions. Having completed two randomised controlled trials in this area Paul is planning to continue this work. Recently his group have attracted funding from Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare Trust and from the University of Oxford Research Development Fund to assist with a pilot study of a video and booklet-based parenting programme which will be conducted by Gretchen Bjornstad.
Sleep problems in older adults
Following a connection with the University of Oxford Department of the Psychiatry of Old Age, Paul recently published a series of Cochrane Systematic Reviews to consider the efficacy of various non-pharmacological sleep treatments with an older adult population. A summary paper of this work has been accepted by Sleep Medicine Reviews. Some preparatory work using actigraphy to assess treatment efficacy of psychological interventions for sleep problems in this population has also been done.
Nutrition in sleep and psychiatric/neurodevelopmental disorders
Earlier in his career, Paul was a research assistant in the University of Oxford Department of Physiology working on a project concerning the role of diet in ADHD and in dyslexia. He has also become interested in the extent to which these improvements are, at least to some extent, mediated by improvements in sleep. Over the years he has broadened these interests and is currently working on a systematic review of essential fatty acids in bipolar disorder. Paul is also assisting on a RCT of Chromium as an adjunct treatment in schizophrenia. More recently, he has published a RCT of fish oil in children with developmental coordination disorder.
Recent Publications:Montgomery P, Richardson AJ (2008) Omega-3 for bipolar disorder. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Apr 16;(2) CD005169.
Montgomery, P., Mayo-Wilson, E. (2008) Randomized Controlled Trials and Evidence-Based Practice. In Bruce Thyer (ED.), Social Workers' Desk Reference, pp 1142-1148.
Cyhlarova, E. Montgomery, P., Ross, M.A., Richardson, A.J. (2007) Niacin skin test response in dyslexia. Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids 77, 123-128
Mayo-Wilson, E., Montgomery, P., and Dennis, J.A. (2007) The effectiveness of personal support in different populations. (Umbrella Review) Report to the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen), 17 December.
Montgomery, P and Dunne, D. (2006) Treatment of insomnia in the elderly. Clinical Evidence, (15). BMJ Books, London
Montgomery, P and Dunne, D. (2006) Treatment of sleep problems in children. Clinical Evidence (15). BMJ Books, London
Donkoh, C., Underhill, K., & Montgomery, P. (2006) Independent living programmes for improving outcomes for young people leaving the care system. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD005558. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005558.pub2 (co-published in The Campbell Library 2006)
Montgomery, Paul., Donkoh, Charles, & Underhill, Kristen. (2006) Independent living programs for young people leaving the care system: The State of The Evidence. Children and Youth Services Review, 28, 1435-1448
Stores, Gregory., Montgomery, Paul & Wiggs, Luci. (2006) The Psychosocial Problems of Children with Narcolepsy and those with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness of Uncertain Origin. Pediatrics, 118; 1116-1123
Montgomery, P., Bjornstad, G., Dennis, J. (2006) Media-based behavioural treatments for behavioural problems in children. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 1. Art.No: CD002206. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002206.pub3.
Mayo-Wilson, E & Montgomery, P Media-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy and behavioural therapy (self-help) along for anxiety disorders in adults (Protocol) The Campbell Collaboration Library 2006
Donkoh, C., Underhill, K., & Montgomery, P Independent living programmes for improving outcomes for your people leaving the care system. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD005558. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005558.pub2 (co-published in the Campbell Library 2006) 2006
Montgomery, Paul., Donkoh, Charles, & Underhill, Kirsten Independent living programs for young people leaving the care system: The state of the evidence Children and Youth Services Review, 28, 1435-1448 2006
Montgomery, P., Bjornstad, G., Dennis, J. Media-based behavioural treatments for behavioural problems in children The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 1. Art.No: CD002206. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002206.pub3. 2006
Stores, Gregory., Montgomery, Paul & Wiggs, Luci The Psychosocial Problems of Children with Narcolepsy and those with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness of Uncertain Origin Pediatrics, 118; 1116-1123 2006
Underhill, K., Montgomery, P & Operario, D Abstinence-based programmes for HIV infection prevention in high-income countries. (Protocol) The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.Issue 3. Art.No.: CD005421 2005
Wiggs, L., Montgomery, P., Stores, G Actigraphic and parent reports of sleep patterns and sleep disorders in children and subtypes of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Sleep 28 (11). pp1437-1445 2005
Bjornstad, G. & Montgomery, P. 'Family therapy for attention-deficit disorder or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents' The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD005042 2005
Donkoh, C & Montgomery, P Independent living programmes for improving outcomes for young people leaving the care system. (Protocol) The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 4. Art No.: CD005558. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005558 2005
Mayo-Wilson, E., & Montgomery, P Media-based behavioural and cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders. (Protocol) The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD005330 2005
Montgomery, P Sleep Disorders in Elderly People In Pathy, M.S.J., Sinclair, A. J., and Morley, J. E (eds.) Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine Fourth Edition
John Wiley - ISBN 0-470-09055-3 2005
Richardson, A.J., Montgomery, P The Oxford-Durham Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Dietary Supplementation with Fatty Acids in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. Pediatrics 115(5): pp 1360-1366
2005
Montgomery, P.& Dennis, J. A systematic review of non-pharmacological therapies for sleep problems in later life Sleep Medicine Reviews, Vol. 8, Issue 1, pp. 47-62 2004
Montgomery, P, Richardson, A.J., & Ross, M.A. Omega-3 fatty acids for bipolar disorder. (Protocol) The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD005169 2004
Stores, G, Montgomery, P & L Wiggs 'Psychosocial Problems In Childhood Narcolepsy' Journal of Sleep Research Vol 13, p689 2004
Montgomery, P., Stores, G. & Wiggs, L. The relative efficacy of two brief treatments for sleep problems in young learning disabled (mentally retarded) children: a randomised controlled trial Archives of Disease in Childhood, 89, pp. 125-130. 2004
Montgomery, P. & Dennis J Bright light therapy for sleep problems adults aged 60+. (Cochrane Review) Cochrane Library, Issue 4, 2002. Oxford: Update Software 2002
Montgomery, P. & Dennis J Cognitive behavioural interventions for sleep problems in older adults. (Cochrane Review). The Cochrane Library, Issue 4, 2002. Oxford: Update Software 2002
Montgomery, P. & Dennis J Physiological interventions for sleep problems in older adults. (Cochrane Review) The Cochrane Library, Issue 4, 2002. Oxford: Update Software 2002
Montgomery, P. Treatments for Sleep Problems in the Elderly British Medical Journal Vol. 325 Issue 7372. Editorial pp 1049 2002
Montgomery, P . & Cook, C. 'Perspectives on parent education' in Warren-Adamson, C. (Ed.) Family Centres and their part in Social Action. London: Ashgate. 2001
Montgomery, P. Self- help media based treatments for behaviour disorders in children. (Cochrane Review) The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2001. Oxford: Update Software 2001
Montgomery, P. & Stores, G Behavioural treatment of severe sleep disorders in children with learning disability (mental retardation): A randomised controlled trial of treatment delivery methods Journal of Sleep Research, 9, 1, 269 2000
Richardson, A J.Calvin, C M. Clisby, C. Schoenheimer, C. Montgomery, P. et al Fatty acid deficiency signs predict the severity of reading and related problems in dyslexic children Phospholipids, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids 1, 69-74 2000
Richardson, A.J., Easton, T., McDaid, A.M., Hall, J.A., Montgomery, P., Clisby, C. and Puri, B.K. Essential fatty acids in dyslexia: theory, experimental evidence and clinical trials in Glen, A.I.M., Peet, M. and Horrobin, D.F. (eds) Phospholipid Spectrum Disorder in Psychiatry.pp 225-242. Carnforth: Marius Press. 1999. 1999
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