UNIVERSITY of GLASGOW

Psychological Medicine

Professor Colin Espie Professor Colin Espie

BSc, MAppSci, PhD, CPsychol, FBPsS, FCS, FRSM

Professor of Clinical Psychology
Director, University of Glasgow Sleep Research Laboratory


E-mail:  Colin.Espie@glasgow.ac.uk
Tel:       0141 232 7860


Publications

Peer reviewed

2010

  • Harrow, L., Espie, C.A.  (2010)  Applying the Quarter Hour Rule:  Can people with insomnia accurately estimate 15 minute periods during the sleep onset phase?  Journal of Sleep Research  19  19-26
  • Kyle, S.D., Espie, C.A., Morgan, K.  (2010)  Not Just a Minor Thing, It Is Something Major Which Stops You From Functioning Daily.   Quality of Life and Daytime Functioning in Insomnia.  Behavioural Sleep Medicine   8(3)  123-140  http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2010.487450
  • Baglioni, C., Lombardo, C., Bux, E., Hansen, S., Salveta, C., Biello, S., Violani, C., Espie C.A.  (2010)  Psychophysiological reactivity to sleep-related emotional stimuli in primary insomnia.  Behaviour Research and Therapy  48  467-475
  • Van Someren, E.J.W., Pollmacher, T., Leger, D., Espie, C.A., Bassetti, C., Riemann D  (2010)  The European Insomnia Network.  Frontiers in Neuroscience  3(3)  436
  • Kai Spiegelhalder, M.P., Kyle, S.D., Bernd Feige, P., Martin Prem1, Nissen, C.M., Espie, C.A., Riemann, D.  (2010)  The Impact of Sleep-Related Attentional Bias on Polysomnographically Measured Sleep in Primary Insomnia   Sleep   33(1)  107-112
  • Kyle, S.D., Morgan, K., Espie, C.A.  (2010)  Insomnia and Health-Related Quality of Life    Sleep Medicine Reviews  14  69-82
  • Ashworth, P.C.H., Davidson, K., Espie, C.A.  (2010)  Cognitive-Behavioural Factors Associated with Sleep Quality in Chronic Pain Patients    Behavioural Sleep Medicine   8(1)  28-39
  • Boyle, A., Melville, C.A., Morrison, J., Allan, L., Smiley, E., Espie, C.A., Cooper, S-A.  (2010)  A cohort study of the prevalence of sleep problems in adults with intellectual disabilties.  Journal of Sleep Research  19 42-53 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2869.2009.00788.x

2009

  • Bloomfield, I.L.M., Espie, C.A., Evans, J.J.  (2009)  Do sleep difficulties exacerbate deficits in sustained attention following traumatic brain injury?  Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society  16(1)  17-25
  • Fleming, L., Gillespie, S., Espie, C.A.  (2009)  The development and impact of insomnia on cancer survivors:  a qualitative analysis.  Psycho-oncology;  Early View
  • Espie, C.A.  (2009)  "Stepped Care":  A Health Technology Solution for Delivering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy as a First Line Insomnia Treatment.  Sleep  32(12)  1549-1558. 
  • Espie, C.A., Kyle, S.D.  (2009)  Primary Insomnia:  An Overview of Practical Management Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques  Sleep Medicine Clinics  4(4)  559-569
  • Spiegelhalder, K., Espie, C.A., Riemann, D  (2009)  Is sleep-related attentional bias due to sleepiness or sleeplessness?   Cognitition and Emotion  23  541-550
  • Bennett, J., Espie, C.A., Duncan, B., Minnis, H   (2009) A Qualitative Exploration of Children's Understanding of Indiscriminate Friendliness    Clinical Child Psychology & Psychiatry  14  595-618 
  • Price, M.A., Zachariae, R., Butow, P.N., deFazio, A., Chauhan, D., Espie, C.A., Friedlander, M., Webb, P.M. (2009)  Prevalence and predictors of insomnia in women with invasive ovarian cancer:  anxiety a major factor   European Journal of Cancer   1879-0852
  • Spiegelhalder K, Kyle SD, Prem M, Feige B, Nissen C, Espie C, Riemann D  (2009)  Unterschiede in der Verarbeitung schlafbezogener Stimuli zwischen Personen mit gesundem und gestzrtem Schlaf (Differences in the processing of sleep-related stimuli between good and bad sleepers)    Somnologie  13   4-11
  • Morin CM, Belanger L, LeBlanc L, Ivers H, Savard J, Espie CA, Merette C, Baillargeon L, Gregoire JP (2009)  The natural history of insomnia:  a population-based, three-year, longitudinal study   Archives of Internal Medicine  169  447-453
  • Mooney P, Espie CA, Broomfield NM (2009)  An Experimental Assessment of a Pennebaker Writing Intervention in Primary Insomnia  Behavioural Sleep Medicine  7 (2)  99-105
  • Woods H, Marchetti LM, Biello SM, Espie CA (2009)  The clock as a focus of selective attention in those with primary insomnia:  an experimental study using a modified Posner paradigm  Behaviour Research & Therapy  47 (3)  231-236

2008

  • Spiegelhalder K, Espie CA, Nissen C, Riemann D  (2008)  Sleep-related attentional bias in patients with primary insomnia compared with sleep experts and healthy controls.  Journal of Sleep Research   17(2)  191-196.
  • Harvey KJ, Espie CA  (2008)  Development and preliminary validation of the Glasgow Content of Thoughts Inventory (GCTI):  a new measure for the assessment of pre-sleep cognitive activity.  British Journal of Clinical Psychology   43(4)  409-420. 
  • Espie CA, Fleming LM, Taylor LA, Paul J  (2008)  Cognitive and attentional changes following cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for persistent insomnia associated with cancer:  A randomized controlled trial (RCT)     Sleep  31  228-229
  • Moffat C, Dorris L, Connor L and Espie CA  (2008)  The impact of childhood epilepsy on quality of life:  a qualitative investigation using focus group methods to obtain children's perspectives on living with epilepsy (GEOS-YP)  Epilepsy & Behavior  14  179-189
  • Espie CA & Kyle SD (2008)  Towards an Improved Neuropsychology of Poor Sleep?:  commentary on Edinger et al  psychomotor performance deficits and their relation to prior nights' sleep among individuals with primary insomnia   Sleep  31  591-592
  • Fleming L, Espie CA, Sharpe M (2008)  A qualitative analysis of the impact of insomnia secondary to cancer  Journal of Sleep Research  17(S1)
  • Fleming L, Espie CA, Sharpe M  (2008)  Exploring the impact of insomnia on cancer survivors:  a qualitative content analysis   Sleep  31(S1)
  • Waine, J., Broomfield, N.B. & Espie, C.A. Development and validation of the sleep metacognitive beliefs scale. Journal of Behaviour Therapy & Experimental Psychiatry   40   15-23
  • Dorris, L., Scott, N., Zuberi, S., Gibson, N. & Espie, C.A. (2008)  Sleep problems in children with neurological disorders. Developmental Rehabilitation   11  95-114
  • Espie, C.A., Fleming, L., Cassidy, J., Samuel, L., Taylor, L.M., White, C.A., Douglas, N.J., Engleman, H.M., Kelly, H-L. & Paul, J. (2008) Randomized controlled clinical effectiveness trial of Cognitive Behavior Therapy versus Treatment as Usual for persistent insomnia in cancer patients. Journal of Clinical Oncology 26   4651-4658
  • McKinstry, B., Wilson, P. & Espie, C.A. (2008)  Non-pharmacological management of chronic insomnia in primary care: editorial. British Journal of General Practice  58  79-90
  • Townshend, KH, Dorris L, McEwan MJ Aylett SE, Brodie MJ, O'Regan M & Espie CA. (2008) Development and Validation of a Measure of the Impact of Epilepsy on Young Persons' Quality of Life: Glasgow Epilepsy Outcome Scale for Young Persons (GEOS-YP). Epilepsy & Behaviour 12, 115-223

2007

  • Espie, C.A. (2007) Understanding insomnia through cognitive modelling. Sleep Medicine 8, Suppl. 4, S3-S8
  • Malaffo, M., & Espie, C.A. (2007) Cognitive and behavioural treatments of primary insomnia: A Review. Minerva Psychiatrica, 48, 313-327
  • Riemann D, Spiegelhalder K, Voderholzer U, Kaufmann R, Seer N, Kloepfer C, Hornyak M, Berger M, Espie C.A., Perlis M. (2007) Primäre Insomnien: Neue Aspekte der Diagnostik und Differentialdiagnostik, Ätiologie und Pathophysiologie sowie Psychotherapie (Primary Insomnia: new aspects of diagnosis and differential-diagnosis, aetiology and pathophysiology and psychotherapy). Somnologie, 11, 57-71
  • Espie, C.A., MacMahon, K.M.A., Kelly, H-L., Broomfield, N.M., Douglas, N.J., Engleman, H.E., McKinstry, B., Morin, C.M. Walker, A. & Wilson, P. (2007) Randomised clinical effectiveness trial of nurse-administered small group CBT for persistent insomnia in general practice. Sleep 30, 574-584
  • Robertson, J.A., Broomfield, N.B. and Espie, C.A. (2007) Prospective comparison of subjective arousal during the pre-sleep period in primary sleep-onset insomnia and normal sleepers. Journal of Sleep Research 16, 230-238
  • Keenan, R.A., Wild, M.R., McArthur, I. & Espie, C.A. (2007) Children with developmental disabilities and sleep problems: parental beliefs and treatment acceptability. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 20, 455-465

2006

  • MacMahon, K.M.A., Broomfield, N.M., Macphee, L.M. and Espie, C.A. (2006) Attention bias for sleep-related stimuli in primary insomnia and delayed sleep phase syndrome. Sleep 29, 1420-1427
  • Marchetti, L.M., Biello, S.M., Broomfield, N.M., MacMahon, K.M.A., Espie, C.A. (2006) Who is pre-occupied with sleep? A comparison of attention bias in people with psychological insomnia, delayed sleep phase syndrome and good sleepers using the induced change blindness paradigm.  Journal of Sleep Research 15: 212-221
  • MacMahon, K.M.A., Jahoda, A., Espie, C.A., Broomfield, N.B. (2006) The influence of anger-arousal level on attribution of hostile intent and problem solving capability in an individual with a mild intellectual disability and a history of difficulties with aggression. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 19, 99-107
  • Buysse, D.J., Ancoli-Israel, S., Edinger, J.D., Lichstein, K.L. and Morin, C.M. [on behalf of co-authors including Espie, C.A.] (2006) Recommendations for a standard research assessment of insomnia. Sleep, 29, 1155-1173
  • Morin, C.M., Bootzin, R.R., Buysse, D.J., Edinger, J.D., Espie, C.A. & Lichstein, K.L. (2006) Psychological and behavioural treatment of insomnia. Update of the recent evidence (1998-2004) prepared by a Task Force of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Sleep 29, 1398-1414
  • Watkins J., Espie, C.A., Curtice, L., Mantala K., Corp, A. and Foley, J. (2006) The Glasgow Epilepsy Outcome Scale for people with learning disabilities - client version (GEOS-Client): a new self-report scale for concerns about having epilepsy. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 50, 161-171
  • Espie, C.A., Broomfield, N.M., MacMahon K.M.A., Macphee, L.M. & Taylor, L.M. (2006) The attention-intention-effort pathway in the development of Psychophysiologic Insomnia: a theoretical review. Sleep Medicine Reviews 10, 215-245
  • Macphee, L.M., Biello, S.M., Broomfield, N.M., MacMahon, K.M.A. & Espie C.A. (2006) Who is pre-occupied with sleep?: A comparison of attention bias in people with Psychophysiologic Insomnia, Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome and Good Sleepers using the Induced Change Blindness paradigm. Journal of Sleep Research 15, 212-221

2005

  • Broomfield, N.M. and Espie, C.A. (2005) Toward a reliable, valid measure of sleep effort. Journal of Sleep Research 14, 401-407
  • Oto, M., Espie, C.A., Pelosi, A., Selkirk, M. and Duncan R. (2005) The safety of antiepileptic medication withdrawal in patients with non-epileptic seizures: Descriptive analysis of outcome data in patients with NES withdrawn from antiepileptic drugs. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 76, 1682-1685
  • Broomfield, N.M. and Espie, C.A. (2005) Examining the feed forward model of problem drinking and co-morbid panic disorder using a single case approach. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 33, 25-32
  • Cuthill, F.M. and Espie, C.A. (2005) Sensitivity and specificity of methods for the diagnosis of non-epileptic seizures: a systematic review. Seizure 14, 293-303
  • Broomfield, N.M., Gumley A. & Espie, C.A. (2005) Candidate cognitive processes in insomnia. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly 19, 3-15
  • MacMahon,M.A., Broomfield, N.M. & Espie, C.A. (2005) A systematic review of the effectiveness of oral melatonin for adults (18 to 65 years) with delayed sleep phase syndrome and adults (18 to 65 years) with primary insomnia. Current Psychiatry Reviews  1, 103-113
  • Jones, B.T., Macphee, L., Broomfield, N.S., Jones, B.C. and Espie, C.A. (2005) Sleep-related attentional bias in good, moderate, and poor (primary insomnia) sleepers. Journal of Abnormal Psychology 114, 249-258
  • Kohn, L. and Espie, C.A. (2005) Sensitivity and specificity of measures of the insomnia experience: A comparative study of psychophysiologic insomnia, insomnia associated with mental disorder and good sleep. Sleep  28, 104-112

2004

  • Edinger, J.D., Bonnet, M.H., Bootzin, R.R., Doghramji, K., Dorsey, C.M, Espie, C.A., Jamieson, A.O., McCall, W.V., Morin, C.M., Stepanski, E.J. (2004) Derivation of Research Diagnostic Criteria for Insomnia: Report of an American Academy of Sleep Medicine Work Group. Sleep 27, 1567-1596
  • Sharp, J. and Espie, C.A. (2004) Brief exposure therapy for the relief of post-traumatic stress disorder: A single case experimental design. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 32, 365-369
  • Wild, M.R., Espie, C.A. (2004) The efficacy of hypnosis in the reduction of procedural pain and distress in pediatric oncology: A systematic review. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 25, 207-213
  • McDougall, A., Kerr, AM. and Espie, C.A. (2004) Sleep disturbance in children with Rett syndrome: a qualitative investigation of the parental experience. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 17, 1-15
  • Harvey, K.J. and Espie, C.A. (2004) Development and preliminary validation of the Glasgow Content of Thoughts Inventory (GCTI): a new measure for the assessment of pre-sleep cognitive activity. British Journal of Clinical Psychology 43, 409-420
  • Wild, M.R., Espie, C.A., Douglas, N.J. and Engleman, H. (2004) Psychological and clinical predictors of compliance with continuous positive airways pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea: a prospective study. European Respiratory Journal 24, 1-5
  • Miller, A. Espie, C.A. and Scott, J. (2004) The sleep of remitted bipolar outpatients: a controlled naturalistic study using actigraphy. Journal of Affective Disorders 80, 145-153
  • McEwan, M.J., Espie, C.A. and Metcalfe J. (2004) A systematic review of the contribution of qualitative research to the study of quality of life in children and adolescents with epilepsy. Seizure 13, 3-14
  • McEwan, M.J., Espie, C.A., Metcalfe J., Brodie, M.J., and Wilson, M. (2004) Quality of life and psychosocial development in adolescents with epilepsy: A qualitative investigation using focus group methods. Seizure13, 15-31
  • Dorris, L., Espie, C.A., Knott, F. and Salt, J. (2004) Mind-reading difficulties in the siblings of people with Asperger syndrome: evidence for a genetic influence in the abnormal development of a specific cognitive domain. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 45, 412-418

2003

  • Taylor, L.M., Espie, C.A. and White, C.A. (2003) A comparative experimental investigation of attentional bias in people with acute versus persistent insomnia secondary to cancer. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 1, 200-212
  • Broomfield N., and Espie, C.A. (2003) Initial insomnia and paradoxical intention: an experimental investigation of putative mechanisms using subjective and actigraphic measurement of sleep. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 31, 313-324
  • Espie C.A., Watkins J., Curtice L., Espie, A., Duncan R.,  Ryan J.A., Brodie M.J., Mantala, K. & Sterrick, M. (2003).Psychopathology in people with epilepsy and intellectual disability: an investigation of potential explanatory variables. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 74, 1485-1492
  • Espie, C.A., Watkins, J., Duncan, R., Sterrick, M., McDonach, E.., Espie, A. and McGarvey, C. (2003) Perspectives on epilepsy in people with intellectual disability: comparison of family carer, staff carer and clinician score profiles on the Glasgow Epilepsy Outcome Scale (GEOS).  Seizure 12, 195-202
  • Cuthill, F., Espie, C.A. and Cooper, S-A  (2003) Development and psychometric properties of the Glasgow Depression Scale for people with learning disability: individual (GDS-LD) and carer supplement (GDS-CS) versions. British Journal of Psychiatry 182, 347-353
  • Gunning, M. and Espie, C.A (2003) Psychological treatment of reported sleep disorder in adults with intellectual disability using a multiple baseline design. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 47, 191-202
  • Bell, D.M. and Espie, C.A. (2003) Overcoming mutism in adults with learning disabilities: a case study. British Journal of Learning Disabilities 31, 46-53.
  • Mindham, J. and Espie, C.A. (2003) The Glasgow Anxiety Scale for people with an Intellectual Disability (GAS-ID): development and psychometric properties of a new measure for use with people with mild intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 47, 22-30

2002

  • Espie, C.A. (2002) Examination criteria in clinical psychology: current practice and minimum standards. Clinical Psychology 18, 8-13
  • Bell, D.M. and Espie, C.A. (2002) A preliminary investigation into staff satisfaction, and staff emotions and attitudes in a unit for men with learning disabilities and serious challenging behaviours. British Journal of Learning Disabilities 30, 19-27.
  • Espie, C.A. (2002) Insomnia: Conceptual issues in the development, persistence and treatment of sleep disorder in adults. Annual Review of Psychology 53, 215-243
  • Harvey, L., Inglis, S.J. and Espie, C.A. (2002) Insomniacs' reported use of CBT components and relationship to long-term clinical outcome. Behaviour Research and Therapy 40, 75-83

2001

  • MacMahon, K.M.A and Espie, C.A. (2001) Multiple delivery methods for treating insomnia. Sleep Review 2, 44-46
  • Clark, A., Espie, C.A. and Paul, A. (2001) Adults with learning disabilities: knowledge about epilepsy before and after a psychoeducational package. Seizure 10, 492-499
  • McFadyen, T.A., Espie, C.A., McArdle, N., Douglas, N.J. and Engleman, H.M. (2001) Controlled, prospective trial of psychosocial function before and after CPAP therapy. European Respiratory Journal 18, 996-1002
  • Working Group of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability (Kerr, M., Scheepers, M., Bowley, C., Brown, S., Espie C.A. et al.; 22 authors) (2001) Clinical guidelines for the management of epilepsy in adults with an intellectual disability. Seizure 10, 401-409
  • Espie, C.A., Watkins, J., Duncan, R., Paul, A., Sterrick, M., Brodie, M.J., McGarvey, C. and Curtice, L. (2001) Development and validation of the Glasgow Epilepsy Outcome Scale (GEOS): A new instrument for measuring concerns about epilepsy in people with mental retardation. Epilepsia 42, 1043-1051
  • Espie, C.A., Inglis, S.J. and Harvey, L. (2001) Predicting clinically significant response to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for chronic insomnia in general practice: analyses of outcome data at 12 months post-treatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 69, 58-66
  • Espie, C.A., Inglis, S.J., Tessier, S., and Harvey, L. (2001) The clinical effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy for chronic insomnia: Implementation and evaluation of a Sleep Clinic in general medical practice. Behaviour Research and Therapy 39, 45-60

2000

  • Bell, D. and Espie, C.A. (2000) Assessment and intervention to teach age recognition skills: A suggested programme using the example of a case study to illustrate Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 13, 159-168
  • Bell, D. and Espie, C.A. (2000) Age recognition in adults with intellectual disabilities: A literature review and an exploratory study Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 13, 132-158
  • Espie, C.A. (2000) Sleep and disorders of sleep in people with mental retardation. Current Opinion in Psychiatry 13, 507-511
  • Espie, C.A., Inglis, S.J., Harvey, L., and Tessier, S. (2000) Insomniacs' attributions: Psychometric properties of the Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep scale and the Sleep Disturbance Questionnaire. Journal of  Psychosomatic Research 48, 141-148
  • Wicklow, A. and Espie, C.A. (2000) Intrusive thoughts and their relationship to actigraphic measurement of sleep: towards a cognitive model of insomnia. Behaviour Research and Therapy 38, 679-693

1999

  • Bell, D.M., Toplis, L. and Espie, C.A. (1999) Sex therapy in a couple with learning disabilities. British Journal of Learning Disabilities 27, 146-150.
  • Espie, C.A. (1999) Cognitive behavioral therapy as the treatment of choice for primary insomnia. Sleep Medicine Reviews 3, 97-99
  • Morin, C.M., Hauri, P., Espie, C.A., Spielman, A., Buysse, D. and Bootzin, R.R. (1999) Nonpharmacologic treatment of chronic insomnia: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Review Sleep 22, 1134-1156
  • Espie, C.A., Paul, A., McColl, J.H., McFie, J., Amos, P., Gray, J., Hamilton, D.S. and Jamal, G.A. (1999) Cognitive functioning in people with epilepsy plus severe learning disabilities: A systematic analysis of predictors of daytime arousal and attention. Seizure 8, 1-8.

1998

  • Espie, C.A., Paul, A., McFie, J., Amos, P., Hamilton, D., McColl, J.H., Tarassenko, L. and Pardey, J. (1998)  Sleep studies of adults with severe or profound mental retardation and epilepsy. American Journal on Mental Retardation 103, 47-59.
  • Espie, C.A., Paul, A., Graham, M., Sterrick, M., Foley, J. and McGarvey, C. (1998)  The Epilepsy Outcome Scale: the development of a measure for use with carers of people with epilepsy and intellectual disabilities.  Journal of Intellectual Disability Research  42, 90-96.
  • Espie, C.A. and Brown, M. (1998) Health needs and learning disabilities: an overview. Health Bulletin 56/2, 468-476.
  • Espie, C.A., Brindle, S.J. and Tessier, S. (1998) A cognitive model for the treatment of insomnia. Psicoterapia Cognitiva e Comportamentale 4, 23-34

1997

  • Knott, F. and Espie, C.A. (1997) Families' perceptions of the one-way screen in the first meeting. Journal of Family Therapy 19, 431-439.
  • Kerr, M. and Espie, C.A. (1997)  Learning disability and epilepsy 1: towards common outcome measures.  Seizure 6, 331-336.
  • Espie, C.A., Kerr, M., Paul, A., O'Brien, G., Betts, T., Clark, J., Jacoby, A. and Baker, G. (1997) Learning disability and epilepsy: A review of available outcome measures and position statement on development priorities. Seizure 6, 337-350.

1994

  • Espie, C.A. (1994) Sleep disorders in adults. The Practitioner 238, 137-140.

1993

  • Jarvie, S., Espie, C.A., and Brodie, M.J. (1993)  The development of a questionnaire to assess knowledge of epilepsy 2 - knowledge of own condition.  Seizure 2, 187-193.
  • Jarvie, S., Espie, C.A., and Brodie, M.J. (1993)  The development of a questionnaire to assess knowledge of epilepsy 1 - general knowledge of epilepsy.  Seizure 2, 179-185.
  • Espie, C.A. and Wilson, A. (1993) Optimal sleep-wake schedules amongst people with mental handicaps: some preliminary case material. Behavioural Psychotherapy 21, 51-55.
  • Espie, C.A. (1993) The practical management of insomnia - behavioural and cognitive techniques. British Medical Journal 306, 509-511.

1992

  • Espie, C.A. (1992) Non-pharmacological treatments for chronic insomnia. Pulse 52, 72-73.
  • Espie, C.A. (1992) Optimal sleep-wake scheduling and profound mental handicap: Potential benefits. Mental Handicap 20, 102-107.

1991

  • Gray, J.M.B. and Espie, C.A. (1991) The assessment unit of the Epilepsy Centre, Quarriers Homes. Scottish Medical Journal 36, 104-107.
  • Espie, C.A. and Tweedie, F.M. (1991) Sleep patterns and sleep problems amongst people with mental handicap: A review and exploratory study. Journal of Mental Deficiency Research 35, 25-36.

1990

  • Espie, C.A., Gillies, J.B. and Montgomery, J.M. (1990) Anti-epileptic polypharmacy, psychosocial behaviour and locus of control orientation among mentally handicapped adults living in the community. Journal of Mental Deficiency Research 34, 351-360.

1989

  • Gillies J.B., Espie, C.A. and Montgomery, J.M. (1989)  The social and behavioural functioning of people with mental handicaps attending Adult Training Centres: a comparison of those with and without epilepsy.  Mental Handicap Research 2, 129-136.
  • Freedlander, E., Espie, C.A. and Campsie, L.C. (1989) Functional implications of major surgery for intra-oral cancer. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 42, 266-269.
  • Espie C.A., Pashley, A.S., Bonham, K.G., Sourindhrin, I. and O'Donovan, M. (1989)  The mentally handicapped person with epilepsy: a comparative study investigating psychosocial functioning.  Journal of Mental Deficiency Research 33, 123-135.
  • Espie, C.A., Lindsay, W.R. and Espie, L.C. (1989) Use of the Sleep Assessment Device (Kelley and Lichstein, 1980) to validate insomniacs' self-report of sleep pattern. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioural Assessment 11, 71-79.
  • Espie, C.A., Lindsay, W.R., Brooks, D.N., Hood, E.M. and Turvey, T. (1989) A controlled comparative investigation of psychological treatments for chronic sleep-onset insomnia. Behaviour Research and Therapy 27, 79-88.
  • Espie, C.A., Freedlander, E., Campsie, L.C., Soutar, D.S. and Robertson, A.G. (1989) Psychological distress at follow-up after major surgery for intra-oral cancer. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 33, 441-448.
  • Espie, C.A., Brooks, D.N. and Lindsay, W.R. (1989)  An evaluation of tailored psychological treatment for insomnia in terms of statistical and clinical measures of outcome. Journal of Behaviour Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 20, 143-153.

1988

  • Semple, C.G., Gray, C.E., Borland, W., Espie, C.A. and Beastall, G.H. (1988) Endocrine effects of examination stress. Clinical Science 74 255-259.
  • Espie, C.A., Montgomery, J.M. and Gillies, J.B. (1988)  The development of a psychosocial behaviour scale for the assessment of mentally handicapped people. Journal of Mental Deficiency Research 32, 395-403.
  • Espie, C.A., Monk, E., Hood, E.H. and Lindsay, W.R. (1988) Establishing clinical criteria for the treatment of chronic insomnia: A comparison of insomniac and control populations. Health Bulletin 46/6 318-326.
  • Espie, C.A., Lindsay, W.R. and Brooks, D.N. (1988) Substituting behavioural treatment for drugs in the treatment of insomnia: An exploratory study. Journal of Behaviour Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 19, 51-56.

1987

  • Lindsay, W.R., McLaughlin, E., Hood, E.H., Espie, C.A., and Gamsu, C.V. (1987) A controlled trial of treatments for generalised anxiety. British Journal of Clinical Psychology 26, 3-15.
  • Espie, C.A. and Lindsay, W.R.  (1987) Cognitive strategies for the management of severe sleep-maintenance insomnia: A preliminary investigation. Behavioural Psychotherapy 15, 388-395.

1986

  • Montgomery J.M. and Espie C.A. (1986) Behavioural management of hysterical pseudoseizures. Behavioural Psychotherapy 14, 334-340.
  • Espie, C.A. and White, J. (1986) The effectiveness of psychological intervention in primary care: A comparative analysis of outcome ratings. Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners 36, 310-312.
  • Espie, C.A. and White, J. (1986) Clinical Psychology and general practice: A four year review. Health Bulletin 44/5, 266-273.
  • Espie, C.A. (1986) The group treatment of obsessive-compulsive ritualisers: Behavioural management of identified patterns of relapse. Behavioural Psychotherapy 14, 21-33.

1985

  • Espie, C.A. and Lindsay, W.R. (1985) Paradoxical intention in the treatment of chronic insomnia; Six case studies illustrating variability in therapeutic response. Behaviour Research and Therapy 23, 703-709.
  • Espie, C.A. (1985) Treatment of excessive urinary urgency and frequency by retention control training and desensitisation. Behaviour Research and Therapy 23, 205-210.

Books

  • Espie, C.A.  (2008)  L'insomnie et les Problemes de Sommeil.  InterEditions, Dunod, Paris [ISBN 978-2-10-050115-1] [French translation of book]
  • Morin C.M and Espie, C.A. Insomnia: A Clinical Guide to Assessment and Treatment. [A Chinese translation] Psychological Publishing Co., Ltd (2008)
  • Espie, C.A. (2006) Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep Problems: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques. Constable & Robinson Ltd., London [ISBN13: 978-184529-070-2/ ISBN10: 1-84529-070-4]
  • Morin C.M and Espie, C.A. (2004) Insonnia Guida alla valutazione e all'intervento psicologico McGraw-Hill Publishing Group Milan [ISBN 88-386-2798-3] [Italian translation of above text]
  • Morin C.M and Espie, C.A. (2003) Insomnia: A Clinical Guide to Assessment and Treatment. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York [ISBN 0-306-47750-5]
  • Espie C.A. (1993) Le Traitement Psychologique de l'insomnie Pierre Mardaga (Psychologie et Sciences Humaines), Liege [ISBN 2-87009-543-0] [French translation of above text]
  • Espie C.A. (1991) The Psychological Treatment of Insomnia. J. Wiley and Sons Ltd., Chichester, England [ISBN 0-471-92369-9 (ppc)/ ISBN 0-471-92982-4 (paper)]

Book chapters

  • Espie, C.A., Ellis, J.  (2010)  Cognitive Therapy for Insomnia, in Sateia M.J., Buysse, D.J.  (eds)  Insomnia:  Diagnosis and Treatment Informa Healthcare USA (pp. 299-309)
  • Espie, C.A., Bartlett, D.J.  (2009)  Insomnia, in R.P. Lisak, D.D. Truong, W. Carroll & R.Bhidayasiri (eds) International Neurology:  A Clinical Approach.  Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford.  (pp. 554-556)
  • Espie, C.A. & Bartlett, D.J. (2009) Clinical syndromes of adult psychiatry:  Insomnia in M.G. Gelder, J.J. Lopez-Ibor and N.C. Andreasen (eds)  New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry  (Vol 2) (second edition)  Oxford University Press, Oxford, England  (pp.  933-938)
  • Riemann, D., Spiegelhalder, K., Espie, C.A., & Perlis, M.L.  (2008)  Psychotherapie bei Schlafstorungen.  In Herpertz, S., Caspar, F & Mundt, C. (Eds).  Storungsorientierte Psychotherapie.  Munchen:   Urban & Fisher:  Munchen  (pp.  561-567)
  • Broomfield, N.M., Wild, M.R. & Espie, C.A.  (2008)  Assessment and Treatment of Insomnia in Later Life. In  K Laidlaw & B Knight (eds) The Handbook of Emotional Disorders in Later Life: Assessment and Treatment (pp. 257-285) 
  • Broomfield, N., Wild, M. & Espie, C.A. (2007) Disorders of sleep: treatment. In S. Lindsay and G. Powell (Eds) Handbook of Clinical Psychology (third edition), Routledge, New York and London (pp. 673-688)
  • Wild, M., Broomfield, N. & Espie, C.A. (2007) Disorders of sleep: investigation. In S. Lindsay and G. Powell (Eds) Handbook of Clinical Psychology (third edition), Routledge, New York and London (pp. 643-673)
  • Espie, C.A. (2006) Treatment of insomnia - cognitive and behavioural approaches. In G. Richardson (ed) Update on the Science, Diagnosis and \Management of Insomnia. Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd., London (pp. 44-61)
  • Kerr, M. and Espie, C.A. (2000) Epilepsy and learning disability: Implications for quality of life in G. Baker and A. Jacoby (Eds) Quality of life in epilepsy; Beyond seizure counts in assessment and treatment. Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam (pp. 145-158).
  • Espie, C.A. (2000) Clinical syndromes of adult psychiatry: Insomnia in M.G. Gelder, J.J. Lopez-Ibor and N.C. Andreasen (Eds) New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry (Vol. 1) Oxford University Press, Oxford, England pp.1004-1009 (4.14.2).
  • Espie, C.A. (2000) Assessment and Differential Diagnosis of Insomnia in Later Life in C. Morin and K. Lichstein (Eds) Treatment of Late-Life Insomnia. Sage Publications (pp. 81-108).
  • Espie, C.A., Brindle, S., Tessier, S., et al (1998) Supervised Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Insomnia in General Medical Practice - Preliminary Results from the West of Scotland Program in E. Sanavio (Ed.) Behaviour and Cognitive Therapy Today: Essays in Honour of Hans J. Eysenck. Elsevier, Amsterdam (pp. 67-75)
  • Espie, C.A. (1998) Sleep Disorders in Learning Disabilities in B. Chappell (Ed) Everyday Neurology (series for learning disability teams). Neuroeducation, York, England.
  • Espie, C.A. (1998) Sleep Disturbance: A New Understanding in M. Kerr (Ed) Innovations In Healthcare For People With Intellectual Disabilities. Lisieux Publications, Chorley, Lancs., England (pp. 93-104).
  • Espie, C.A. and Paul, A.  (1997) Epilepsy and Learning Disabilities in L.H. Goldstein and C. Cull (Eds) The Clinical Psychologist's Handbook of Epilepsy: Assessment and Management.  Routledge (pp. 184-202).
  • Espie C.A. (1993) The Practical Management of Insomnia in C. Shapiro (Ed) ABC of Sleep Disorders. BMJ Publishing Group, London (pp 12-14).

Published abstracts

  • Kyle SD, Espie CA, Morgan K  (2009)  An Investigation of Home Implementation during Acute Sleep Restriction for Insomnia:  A Multi-method Approach.  Sleep 32, Abstract Supplement 0860
  • Kyle SD, Espie CA, Morgan K, Fleming L  (2009)  The Glasgow Sleep Impact Index:  A Patient Generated Measure for Capturing Sleep-Related Quality of Life.  Sleep 32, Abstract Supplement 0850
  • Spiegelhalder K, Kyle SD, Feige B, Nissen C, Espie CA, Riemann D  (2009)  The association between selective attention for sleep-related cues and polysomnographically measured sleep in primary insomnia.  Sleep 32, Abstract Supplement 0837
  • Kyle SD, Espie CA, Morgan K  (2008)  A qualitative analysis of daytime functioning and quality of life in persistent insomnia using focus groups and audio-diaries.  Sleep 31, Abstract Supplement 0742
  • Kyle SD, Espie CA (2008)  Neurocognitive functioning in poor sleepers:  Results from the Brain Resource International database.   Sleep 31,  Abstract Supplment 0743
  • Kyle SD, Espie CA, Morgan K  (2008)  The impact of insomnia on occupational functioning:  a 'crystallisation' of qualitative methods.  Journal of Sleep Research 17, Suppl.1, 304
  • Ashworth, P., Davidson, K. & Espie, C.A. The cognitive behavioural model of insomnia and sleep in chronic pain. Sleep 30, Abstract Supplement, 0911
  • Woods, H. Marchetti, L., Biello, S. & Espie, C.A. The clock as a focus of selective attention in those with primary insomnia.  Sleep 30, Abstract Supplement, 0751
  • Brown, J., Archer, M., Idusohan, H., Shirley, S. & Espie, C.A. Will men seek, and receive, help for their insomnia?: an exploratory study.  Sleep 30, Abstract Supplement, 0748
  • Baglioni, C., Lombardo, C., Espie, C.A. & Violani, C. (2007) Correlation between quality of sleep and emotional arousal. Sleep and Biological Rhythms 5, Suppl.1, A154
  • Bartlett, D., Paisley, L., Moncada, S., Toelle, B., Espie, C.A., Dodd, M. & Grunstein, R. (2007) A cognitive behavioural therapy intervention in a group treatment of insomnia in a real world clinic population. Sleep and Biological Rhythms 5, Suppl.1, A162
  • Espie, C.A., Robertson, J. & Broomfield, N. (2007) Prospective comparison of subjective arousal during the pre-sleep period in primary sleep-onset insomnia and normal sleepers. Sleep 30, Abstract Supplement, 0745
  • Espie, C.A. (2006) Revisiting insomnia treatments in the real world. Sleep and Biological Rhythms 4, Suppl.1, A2
  • Espie, C.A., Kelly, H_L., Fleming, L., Malaffo, M, White, C.A., Taylor, L.M., Samuel, L., Bruhn., H., Paul, J. & Cassidy, J. (2006) Treating insomnia associated with cancer: A randomised, multi-centre trial of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) delivered by cancer nurse specialists. Sleep and Biological Rhythms 4, Suppl.1, A12
  • Espie, C.A., Marchetti, L.M., MacMahon, K.M., Minto, J., Biello, S. (2006) Are DSPS and sleep-onset psychophysiologic insomnia distinct or overlapping psychological phenotypes? Journal of Sleep Research 15 (Suppl. 1) 12
  • Morin, C.M., Leblanc, M., Savard J., Espie, C.A., Ivers, H., Merette, C., Gregoire, J., Baillargeon (2006) The natural history of insomnia in a population-based sample. Journal of Sleep Research 15 (Suppl. 1) P277
  • Espie, C.A., Fleming, L., Malaffo, M, White, C.A., Taylor, L.M., Walker, L., Paul, J. & Cassidy, J. (2006) Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for insomnia delivered by nurse specialists decreases sleep-onset latency (SOL) and wake after sleep-onset (WASO) in people treated for cancer. Journal of Sleep Research 15 (Suppl. 1) P264
  • Baglioni, C., Espie, C.A. (2006) Correlation between quality of sleep/insomnia and emotional arousal comparing measures of stait and trait. Journal of Sleep Research 15 (Suppl. 1) P179
  • Spiegelhalder, K., Espie, C.A., Riemann D. (2006) Sleep-related attentional bias in primary insomnia. Journal of Sleep Research 15 (Suppl. 1) 82
  • Morin, CM, LeBlanc M, Savard J, Espie CA, Gregoire J, Ivers H, Merette C, Baillargeon L. (2006) The natural history of insomnia in a population-based sample. Sleep 29 Abstract Suppl. A265
  • Vallieres, A., Gardani, M, Espie, C.A. (2006) Sleep restriction mechanisms in insomnia: preliminary outcomes on sleep efficiency stabilisation. Sleep 29 Abstract Suppl. A247
  • Marchetti, LM, Biello SM, Yule K, Woods H & Espie CA (2006) Attention bias in PI to negative sleep stimuli Sleep 29 Abstract Suppl. A232
  • Morin, C.M., Bootzin, R.R., Buysse, D.J., Edinger, J.D., Espie, C.A. & Lichstein, K.L. (2006) Psychological and behavioral treatment of insomnia: Update of recent evidence (1998-2004). Sleep 29 Abstract Suppl. A256
  • Espie, C.A., Fleming, L. (2006) Randomised, controlled clinical effectiveness trial of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) versus treatment as usual (TAU) for insomnia in cancer patients. Sleep 29 Abstract Suppl. A256
  • Malaffo M, & Espie C.A. (2006) Behavioural treatment for insomnia: measuring compliance objectively using actigraphy.  Sleep 29 Abstract Suppl. A351
  • Malaffo M, & Espie C.A. (2006) Insomnia: the quarter of an hour rule (QHR), a single component of stimulus control, improves sleep.  Sleep 29 Abstract Suppl. A257
  • Espie, C.A., MacMahon, K.M.A., Kelly, H-L., Broomfield, N.M., Fleming, L., Inglis, S.J., Mckinstry, B., Morin, C.M., Walker, A., Wilson, P., Taylor, L.M., Walker, L., Paul, J. & Cassidy, J. (2005) Manualised CBT for insomnia delivered by nurse practitioners: results from studies conducted in primary care and in oncology. Sleep Medicine 6, Suppl. 2., S29
  • Espie, C.A. & Tarrassenko, L. (2005) The measurement of sleep in adults with severe mental retardation: the potential role of a neural network model. Sleep Medicine 6, Suppl. 2., S35
  • Fleming, L., Taylor, l., Paul, J., White, C., Cassidy, J., Douglas, N.J., Samuel, L. & Espie, C.A. (2005) Insomnia in cancer populations: Preliminary exploration of the relationship between insomnia and cancer-related quality of life. Sleep Medicine 6, Suppl. 2., S120-S121
  • Morin, C.M., Bel;anger, L.J., LeBlanc, M., Ladouceur, R. & Espie, C.A. (2005) Insomnia in generalised anxiety disorder: symptom or comorbidity. Sleep 28 Abstract Suppl. A313
  • Vallieres, A., Belanger, L., Bastien, C.H., Espie, C.A. & Morin, C.M. (2005) Are psychophysiological insomniacs sleeping better away from home. Sleep 28 Abstract Suppl. A231
  • Wild, M., McWilliam, R., Howarth, A., Dorris, L. & Espie, C.A. (2005) Daytime sleepiness in children with myotonic dystrophy. Sleep 28 Abstract Suppl. A74
  • Reid CS, Espie CA, Russell AJ, Hansen S, Anderson JA, MacPhee L (2005) What can yawning reveal about insomnia? Sleep 28 Abstract Suppl. A249
  • Espie, C.A., Gunning, M. and McDougall, A. (2004) Sleep-wake dysregulation in people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities Research 48, 351
  • Espie, C.A., Duncan, R., Espie, A. and Watkins, J. (2004) Quantifying concerns about epilepsy in people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities Research 48, 352
  • Bell, D.M. and Espie, C.A. (2004) Overcoming selective mutism: Review and case study. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities Research 48, 321
  • Oto, M., Pelosi, A.J., Selkirk, M., Espie, C.A. & Duncan R. (2004) Outcome and safety of withdrawal of anti-epileptic drugs in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. Epilepsia 45, 71-72
  • Fleming, L.M., Espie, C.A., Taylor, L.M. & McIntosh, A. (2004) Preliminary descriptive data from a study of the clinical effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) vs. treatment as usual (TAU) for insomnia in cancer patients. Journal of Sleep Research 13 (Suppl. 1), 238
  • MacMahon, K.M.A., Broomfield, N.M., Macphee, L.M. & Espie, C.A. (2004) Sleep-related attention bias in primary insomnia, delayed sleep phase syndrome and good sleepers. Journal of Sleep Research 13 (Suppl. 1), 461
  • Wild, M.R., Engleman, H.E., Espie, C.A., Ashgar, I., Douglas, N.J. (2004) Continuous Positive Airways Pressure (CPAP) from adherent and non-adherent users' perspective: A qualitative investigation. Journal of Sleep Research 13 (Suppl. 1), 801
  • Broomfield, N.M. and Espie, C.A. (2004) Toward a valid, reliable measure of sleep effort. Journal of Sleep Research 13 (Suppl. 1), 101
  • Espie, C.A., Broomfield, N.M., Kelly, H-L., MacMahon, K., Minto, J., Kohn, L., Wilson, P., McKinstry, B. and Walker, A. (2004) The validity of actigraphic assessment of sleep in community populations. Journal of Sleep Research, 13 (Suppl. 1), 213
  • Jones, B.T., Macphee, L.M., Biello, S.M., Broomfield, N.M., Jones, B.C. & Espie, C.A. (2004) The role of attention in primary insomnia. Journal of Sleep Research, 13 (Suppl. 1), 462
  • Espie, C.A., Taylor, L.M., Broomfield, N.M., Macphee, L.M., MacMahon, K., Fleming, L.M., Jones, B.T. & Biello, S. (2004) Attentional bias for sleep-related stimuli and the transition from acute to persistent insomnia: results from some recent experiments. Journal of Sleep Research, 13 (Suppl. 1), 212
  • Reid C. S, Espie C. A, Russell A. R, Hansen S, and Anderson J. A (2004) Yawning as Therapy? The role of yawning in sleep disorders. Sleep 27, Abstract Suppl. A273
  • Broomfield, N.M. and Espie, C.A. (2004) Development and validation of the Glasgow Sleep Effort Scale. Sleep 27, Abstract Suppl. A254-255
  • Minto, J.M. and Espie, C.A. (2004) An investigation of pre-sleep cognitive arousal in primary insomnia, delayed sleep phase syndrome and good sleepers. Sleep 27, Abstract Suppl. A263-264
  • Malaffo, M., Espie, C.A. and Broomfield, N.M. (2004) Insomnia: could one single element of the stimulus control package be sufficient to improve sleep. Sleep 27, Abstract Suppl. A280
  • Espie, C.A., Broomfield, N.M., Kelly, H-L., McKinstry, B., Douglas, N.J., Wilson, P., Engleman, H. and Walker, A. (2004) Randomized intention to treat trial of CBT for insomnia in general medical practice. Sleep 27, Abstract Suppl. A269
  • White, C.A. and Espie, C.A. (2003) Development of a scale to measure core contextual meanings among people with cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 12(4), Supplement, S89.
  • White, C.A. and Espie C.A. (2003) Development of the Core Cancer Meanings Measure - Preliminary Data.  Abstracts of the European Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Prague.
  • Minto J.M. & Espie, C.A. (2003) Is cognitive activity epiphenomenal in insomnia? A pilot study. Sleep 26,Abstract Suppl. A299-300
  • McEwan, M.J., Espie, C.A., Metcalfe, J.R. and Brodie, M.J. (2002) The impact of epilepsy on young people: a qualitative investigation using focus group methods. Epilepsia 43, Suppl. 8, 175.
  • Watkins, J., Espie C.A., Curtice, L., Espie, A., Duncan, R., Ryan, J.A., Brodie, M.J. and Sterrick, M. (2002) Psychopathology in people with epilepsy and intellectual disability; an investigation of potential explanatory variables. Epilepsia 43, Suppl. 8, 61-62.
  • Espie, C.A., Watkins, J., Duncan, R., Sterrick, M. and McDonach, E. (2002) Perspectives on epilepsy in people with intellectual disability: comparison of clinician, family and carer score profiles on the Glasgow Epilepsy Outcome Scale (GEOS). Epilepsia 43, Suppl. 8, 61.
  • Broomfield, N. and Espie, C.A. (2002) Initial insomnia and paradoxical intention: an experimental investigation of putative mechanisms using subjective and actigraphic measurement of sleep. Sleep 25, Suppl. A363-364
  • Broomfield, N., Harvey, L. and Espie, C.A. (2002) Putative models of primary insomnia: a comparative study of primary insomniacs, depressed insomniacs and good sleepers. Sleep 25, Suppl. A363-363
  • Espie, C.A. and Harvey K.J. (2002) Development and validation of the Glasgow Intrusive Thoughts Inventory: a new measure for the assessment of pre-sleep cognitive intrusions. Sleep 25, Suppl. A72-A73
  • Wild, M., Espie, C.A., Douglas, N., and Engleman, H. (2001) Psychological and clinical predictors of adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea: a prospective study.  Proceedings of the British Psychological Society 9, 274
  • Espie, C.A. (2001) Clinical effectiveness versus clinical efficacy in CBT for insomnia in general practice. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society 9, 181
  • Espie, C.A. (2001) Sleep and insomnia: psychological factors in the shutting of an eye. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society 9, 181
  • Espie, C.A., Duncan, R., Curtice, L. and Watkins, J. (2001) Derivation of the Glasgow Epilepsy Outcome Scale (GEOS-35): a short form rating scale for use in clinical practice. Epilepsia, 42 (Suppl. 2), 119
  • Espie, C.A., Watkins, J., Duncan, R., Paul, A., Sterrick, M., Brodie, M.J., McGarvey, C. and Curtice, L. (2001) Development and validation of the Glasgow Epilepsy Outcome Scale- 90 item (GEOS-90): a new instrument for measuring concerns about epilepsy in people with mental retardation. Epilepsia, 42 (Suppl. 2), 119
  • White, C.A. and Espie, C.A. (2000) Development of the Core Cancer Meanings Measure, Abstracts of the Fifth World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Dorris, L., Espie, C.A., Knott, F. and Salt, J. (2000) Mind-reading difficulties in the siblings of people with Asperger syndrome: evidence for a genetic influence in the abnormal development of a specific cognitive domain. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 42, Suppl. 85, 11-12.
  • Watkins, J., Espie, C.A., Paul, A., Duncan, R. and Sterrick, M. (2000) The Glasgow Epilepsy Outcome Scale (GEOS): An outcome scale for adults with epilepsy and learning disabilities. Epilepsia
  • Livingston, J., Espie, C.A., Watkins, J., Paul, A. and Duncan, R. (2000) A comparative investigation of the methods used to document seizures for people with epilepsy and learning disabilities. Epilepsia
  • Espie, C.A. and Inglis, S.J. (2000) Predicting clinically significant response to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for chronic insomnia in general medical practice: Analyses of outcome data at 12 months post-treatment. Sleep 23, Supplement 2, A88-A89
  • Espie, C.A., McFadyen, T., Douglas, N.J. and Engleman, H. (2000) Relationship satisfaction and nasal continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA): An investigation of effects upon compliance and treatment outcome. Sleep 23, Supplement 2, A81-A82
  • Macdonald, S. and Espie, C.A. (1999) Child and parent 'core beliefs' in paediatric epilepsy: Interrelationships and association with quality of life. Epilepsia Suppl.2, 185.
  • Espie, C.A., Watkins, J., Branford, D. and Paul, A. (1999) Measurement and psychometric properties of the Epilepsy Outcome Scale (EOS). Epilepsia Suppl.2, 185.
  • Watkins, J., Espie, C.A., Mantala, K., Paul, A., Duncan, R., Curtice, L., McGarvey, C. and Sterrick, M. (1999) Clinician concerns in treating people with learning disabilities and epilepsy. Epilepsia, Suppl.2, 106.
  • Espie, C.A., Harvey, L. and Inglis S.J. (1999) Patients memory for and use of psychological strategies 1 year after discharge from a sleep clinic. Sleep, 22, S206.,
  • Espie, C.A. (1999) Sleep and its disorders in the learning disabled. Journal of Electrophysiological Technology  24, 71-72
  • Wicklow, A. and Espie, C.A. (1999) Intrusive thoughts and their relationship to actigraphic measurements of sleep. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society 7, 116
  • Verity, K., Espie, C.A. and Todd, W.A. (1999) A controlled, comparative investigation of activity, fatigue and mood in people with chronic fatigue syndrome. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society 7, 116
  • Paul, A., Espie, C.A. and Obonsawin, M. (1999) Stereotypy or seizure? A conceptual investigation to aid clinical intervention. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society 7, 116
  • Harvey, L., Espie, C.A. and Brindle, S.J. (1998) Patients' memory for and use of psychological strategies one year after discharge from a sleep clinic. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society 7, 115
  • Gunning, M., Espie, C.A. and McCartney, H. (1998) An evaluation of behavioural treatments for sleep disorders in people with intellectual disabilities: a multiple baseline study. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society 7, 114
  • Brindle, S.J., Espie, C.A., Tessier, S. and Harvey, L. (1998) Predictors of response to CBT for chronic insomnia. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society 7, 115
  • Espie, C.A., Brindle, S.J. and Tessier, S. (1998) Insomniacs' attributions: Analysis of beliefs and attitudes from a sample of 178 clinic-presenting patients. Sleep 21, Suppl. 124.
  • Espie C.A. (1997)  Developing a non-pharmacological model for severe insomnia. Newsletter of the British Sleep Society  1997, Issue 2, 7.
  • Paul, A., Obonsawin, M. and Espie, C.A. (1997) Differentiation of seizures from other repetitive movement disorders in people with learning disabilities. Psicoterapia Cognitive e Comportamentale 3, 139.
  • Espie, C.A. and Brindle S.J. (1997) A controlled outcome study of supervised cognitive-behavioural treatment for insomnia in general medical practice. Psicoterapia Cognitiva e Comportamentale 3, 63.
  • Espie, C.A. (1998) Treating Insomnia in General Practice - The Glasgow Programme. Newsletter of the Scottish Branch of the British Psychological Society
  • Jarvie, S., Espie, C.A., and Paul, A. (1997)  Patients' knowledge about epilepsy.  Epilepsia 38, Suppl. 3, 157.
  • Jarvie, S., Stolare, K., and Espie, C.A. (1997) Psychosocial functioning in the elderly with epilepsy. Epilepsia 38, Suppl. 3, 92.
  • Clark, A., Espie, C.A., and Paul, A. (1997) Adults with learning disabilities: Knowledge about epilepsy before and after a psycho-educational package. Epilepsia 38, Suppl 3, 141.
  • Jarvie, S. and Espie, C.A. (1997) The Epilepsy Knowledge Profile (EKP): Current and potential applications. Epilepsia 38, Suppl. 3, 115.
  • Espie, C.A., Paul, A., Graham, M. et al  (1997) Monitoring and Measuring Outcomes: The Development of the Epilepsy Outcome Scale. Epilepsia 38, Suppl. 3, 277.
  • Espie, C.A.  (1996) Non-pharmacological Treatment of Insomnia in General Practice. Instituto per lo Studio del Sonno e dei Ritmi Circadiani X '96, 13.
  • Espie, C.A. (1996) Health Promotion and Learning Disabilities in Health Education Board for Scotland. Learning Disabilities and Health Education (Occasional Paper), 2-5.
  • Espie, C.A. (1996) Sleep problems in adult life. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society 1996, 4, 110.

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