2025

Pizarro-Campagna, E., Caruana, A., Charlesworth, S., Ferguson, R., Bayliss, O., Henry, J.D., & Pilkington, P.D. (2025). A systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive and affective empathy ability in adults with chronic pain relative to healthy controls. Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine, in press.

Karantzas, G. C., Knox, L., Pilkington, P.D., Feeney, J. A., Romano, D., Marshall, E. M. & Simpson, J. A. (2025). COVID-19 and loneliness: The context of social restrictions. In D. Perlman, C. Cutrona, & D. Russell (Eds.). The Cambridge handbook of loneliness. New York: Cambridge University Press.

2024

Blackman, L., Pizarro-Campagna, E., & Pilkington, P.D. (2024). Early maladaptive schemas and dissociative symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, in press. 

Blunden, A., Henry, J., Pilkington, P.D., & Pizarro-Campagna, E. (2024). Early affective empathy, emotion contagion, and empathic concern in borderline personality disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 367: 462-478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.215  

Pilkington, P.D., & Karantzas, G. (2024). A bibliometric analysis of the quantitative schema therapy literature. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 31, e2963. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2963

Edwards, D., Rafaeli, E., & Pilkington, P. (2024). Schema modes, case conceptualization, and psychotherapy process: qualitative explorations of clinical practice. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, 1377069. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1377069

2023

Pilkington, P.D., Karantzas, G., Faustino, B., & Pizarro-Campagna, E. (2023). Early maladaptive schemas, emotion regulation difficulties, and alexithymia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2914

Dostal A., & Pilkington, P.D. (2023) Early maladaptive schemas and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 336, 42 - 51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.05.053

Faustino, B., Pilkington, P.D., & Pascoal, P. (2023). Dialectical core schemas mediate the relationships between dissociative experiences and symptomatology in a community sample. Psychological Reports, Online First. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941231175065

Almendingen, A., & Pilkington, P.D. (2023). Parenting self-efficacy and psychological distress in parents of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, in press. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-05939-2

2022

Pilkington, P.D., May, T., & Karantzas, G. (2022). Recollections of parental mental illness and substance use and early maladaptive schemas in adulthood. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, in press. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00969-w

Pilkington, P.D., Younan, R., & Karantzas, G. (2022). Identifying the research priorities for schema therapy: A Delphi consensus study. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, in press. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2800

Bruysters, N., & Pilkington, P.D. (2022). Overprotective parenting experiences and early maladaptive schemas in adolescence and adulthood: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, early online access. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2776

Karantzas, G., Younan, R., & Pilkington, P.D. (2022). The association between early maladaptive schemas and adult attachment styles: A meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, early online access. https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000108

Low, J., Bishop, A., & Pilkington P.D. (2022). Longitudinal effects of paternal perinatal depression on internalizing symptoms and externalizing behavior of their children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Mental Health & Prevention, 26, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2022.200230

Pilkington, P.D., Spicer, L., & Wilson, M. (2022). Schema therapists’ perceptions of the influence of their early maladaptive schemas on therapy. Psychotherapy Research, 32, 833-846. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2022.2038804

May, T., Younan, R., & Pilkington, P.D. (2022). Adolescent maladaptive schemas and childhood abuse and neglect: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 29, 1159-1171. http://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2712

2021

May, T., Pilkington, P.D., Younan, R., & Williams, K. (2021). Overlap of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Autism Research, 14, 2688-2710. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2619

D’Rozario, A.B., & Pilkington, P.D. (2021). Parental separation and divorce and adulthood attachment: The mediating role of the abandonment schema. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 29, 664-675. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2659

Bishop, A., Younan, R., Low, J., & Pilkington, P.D. (2021). Early maladaptive schemas and depression in adulthood: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 29, 111-130. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2630

Pilkington, P.D., Noonan, C., May, T., Younan, R, & Holt, R.A. (2021). Early maladaptive schemas and intimate partner violence victimization and perpetration: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 28, 1030-1042. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2558

Wilson, M., Whelan, T., Milne, L., Hamilton, D., Jacobs, D., & Pilkington P.D. (2021). A thematic analysis of influences on parents' autism intervention decisions. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 117, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104035

Pilkington, P.D., Younan, R, & Bishop, A. (2021). Early maladaptive schemas, suicidal ideation, and self-harm: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 3, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2020.100051

2020

Pilkington, P.D., Bishop, A., & Younan, R. (2020). Adverse childhood experiences and early maladaptive schemas in adulthood: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 28, 569-584. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2533

Noonan, C., & Pilkington, P.D. (2020). Intimate partner violence and child attachment: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Child Abuse and Neglect, 109, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104765

Pilkington, P.D., & Bedford-Dyer, I. (2020). Mothers’ worries during pregnancy: A content analysis of reddit posts. Journal of Perinatal Education, 30, 208–218. http://doi.org/10.1891/1058-1243.26.4.208

2019

Pilkington, P.D., Rominov, H., Brown, H. K., & Dennis, C. L. (2019). Systematic review of the impact of coparenting interventions on paternal coparenting behaviour. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75(1), 17-29. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13815

2018

Wilson, M., Hamilton, D., Whelan, T., & Pilkington, P.D. (2018). A systematic review of factors related to parents’ treatment decisions for their children with autism spectrum disorders. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 48, 17-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2018.01.004

Cairns, K. E., Yap, M. B., Rossetto, A., Pilkington, P.D, & Jorm, A. F. (2018). Exploring adolescents’ causal beliefs about depression: A qualitative study with implications for prevention. Mental Health & Prevention, 12, 55-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2018.09.005

Giallo, R., Pilkington, P.D, Borschmann, R., Seymour, M., Dunning, M., & Brown, S. (2018). The prevalence and correlates of self-harm ideation trajectories in Australian women from pregnancy to 4-years postpartum. Journal of Affective Disorders, 229, 152-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.12.064

Rominov, H., Giallo, R., Pilkington, P. D., & Whelan, T. A. (2018). “Getting Help for Yourself is a Way of Helping Your Baby:” Fathers’ Experiences of Support for Mental Health and Parenting in the Perinatal Period. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 19(3), 457–468. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000103

2017

Pilkington, P.D, & Rominov, H. (2017). Fathers’ Worries During Pregnancy: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Reddit. Journal of Perinatal Education, 26(4), 208-218. https://doi.org/10.1891/1058-1243.26.4.208

Rominov, H., Giallo, R., Pilkington, P. D., & Whelan, T. A. (2017). Midwives’ perceptions and experiences of engaging fathers in perinatal services. Women and Birth, 30(4), 308-318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2016.12.002

2016

Pilkington, P.D., Rominov, H., Milne, L., Giallo, R., & Whelan, T.A. (2016). Partners to Parents: development of an on-line intervention for enhancing partner support and preventing perinatal depression and anxiety. Advances in Mental Health, 15, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/18387357.2016.1173517

Rominov, H., Pilkington, P.D., Giallo, R., & Whelan T.A. (2016). A systematic review of interventions targeting paternal mental health in the perinatal period. Infant Mental Health, 37(3): 289-301. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21560

2015

Pilkington, P. D., Cairns, K. E., Milne, L. C., & Whelan, T. A. (2015). Enhancing reciprocal partner support to prevent perinatal depression and anxiety: a Delphi consensus study. BMC Psychiatry, 16: 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-016-0721-0

Pilkington, P.D., Whelan, T.A, & Milne, L.C. (2015). Maternal crying and postpartum distress: The moderating role of partner support. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 34, 64-76. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2015.1067884

Pilkington, P. D., Milne, L. C., Cairns, K. E., Lewis, J., & Whelan, T. A. (2015). Modifiable partner factors associated with perinatal depression and anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 178: 165-180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2015.02.023

Pilkington, P.D., Whelan, T.A., & Milne, L. (2015). A review of partner-inclusive interventions for preventing postnatal depression and anxiety. Clinical Psychologist, 19: 63-75. https://doi.org/10.1111/cp.12054

2014

Reavley, N.J., & Pilkington, P.D. (2014). Use of Twitter to monitor attitudes toward depression and schizophrenia: an exploratory study. PeerJ 2:e647. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.647

Cairns, K.E., Yap, M., Pilkington, P.D., & Jorm, A.F. (2014). Risk and protective factors for depression that adolescents can modify: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Journal of Affective Disorders, 169: 61-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2014.08.006

Yap, M., Pilkington, P.D., Ryan, S., Kelly, C.M., & Jorm, A.F. (2014). Parenting strategies for reducing the risk of adolescent depression and anxiety disorders: a Delphi consensus study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 156: 67-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.11.017

Yap, M., Pilkington, P.D., Ryan, S., & Jorm, A.F. (2014). Parental factors associated with depression and anxiety in young people: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 156: 8-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.11.007

2013

Pilkington, P.D., Reavley, N., & Jorm, A.F. (2013). The Australian public’s beliefs about the causes of depression: Associated factors and changes over 16 years. Journal of Affective Disorders, 150, 2, 356-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.04.019

2012

Pearson, E.L., Windsor, T.D., Crisp, D., Butterworth, P., Pilkington, P.D., & Anstey, K.J. (2012). Normative data and longitudinal invariance of the Life Engagement Test (LET) in a community sample of older adults. Quality of Life Research, 22: 327-331. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-012-0146-2

Pilkington, P.D., Windsor, T.D., & Crisp, D. (2012) Volunteering and subjective well-being in midlife and older adults: The role of supportive social networks. Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 67(2), 249-260. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbr154