Dr Michael Dow

Mike Dow graduated in Psychology from Aberdeen University in 1971, qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist from Edinburgh University three years later. He began his career in clinical psychology at Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow, becoming Head of Adult Clinical Psychology Services at Bellsdyke Hospital, Forth Valley, at Stobhill General Hospital, Glasgow, and finally at NHS Fife, until he retired in July 2004. Prior to that he has also held a lecturing position in New South Wales and obtained his PhD from the University of Glasgow in 1983.

His main interests are the management of anxiety disorders and sexual dysfunction, the use of cognitive-behavioural self-help programmes and other brief forms of treatment delivery

Kenardy, J., Dow, M. G. T., Johnston, D. W., Newman, M. G., Thomson, A., and Taylor, C. B. (2003). A comparison of delivery methods of cognitive behavioural therapy for panic disorder: an international multicenter trial, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71 (6): 1068 – 1075.

Durham, R. C., Fisher, P. L., Dow, M. G. T., Power, K. G., Swan, J. S., and Morton, R. V. (2004). Cognitive behaviour therapy for good and poor prognosis generalised anxiety disorder: a clinical effectiveness study, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 11 (3): 145 - 157.

Dow, M. G. T., Kenardy, J., Johnston, D. W., Newman, M. G., Taylor, C. B., and Thomson, A. (2007). Prognostic indices with brief and standard CBT for panic disorder I: Predictors of outcome, Psychological Medicine, 37: 1493 - 1502.

Dow, M. G. T., Johnston, D. W., Kenardy, J., Newman, M. G., Taylor, C. B., and Thomson, A. (2007). Prognostic indices with brief and standard CBT for panic disorder: II. Moderators of outcome, Psychological Medicine, 37: 1503 - 1509.