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  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Francis Creed is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom and works primarily in the field of Medicine. Their research focuses heavily on Psychiatry and Mental Health, with additional work in General Health Professions, Pharmacology, Philosophy, and Surgery.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Health, psychology, and well-being
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment

Their publication record includes contributions to several journals, with a focus on the Journal of Psychosomatic Research where they have four publications. Other venues include:

  • Pain
  • Psychological Medicine
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • PLoS ONE

Recent papers authored by Francis Creed reflect ongoing research into fibromyalgia, somatic symptoms, and psychiatric comorbidities. Selected papers include:

  • "A review of the incidence and risk factors for fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain in population-based studies," 2020, Pain
  • "The risk factors for self-reported fibromyalgia with and without multiple somatic symptoms: The Lifelines cohort study," 2022, Journal of Psychosomatic Research
  • "The Predictors of Somatic Symptoms in a Population Sample: The Lifelines Cohort Study," 2022, Psychosomatic Medicine
  • "Psychiatric disorders comorbid with general medical illnesses and functional somatic disorders: The Lifelines cohort study," 2023, PLoS ONE

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Rei Monden
  • Judith G.M. Rosmalen
  • Klaas J. Wardenaar
  • Jared W. Keeley
  • Geoffrey M. Reed

Francis Creed has been recognized as a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences in the United Kingdom. Their work spans both clinical and psychological dimensions of somatic and mental health conditions.

Best Publications

  • Cognitive behaviour therapy-based intervention by community health workers for mothers with depression and their infants in rural Pakistan: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

    Atif Rahman;Abid Malik;Siham Sikander;Christopher J Roberts

  • Guidelines on the irritable bowel syndrome: mechanisms and practical management

    Robin Spiller;Robin Spiller;Q Aziz;F Creed;A Emmanuel

  • Depression in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review of the literature with meta-analysis.

    Chris M. Dickens;Linda McGowan;David Clark-Carter;Francis Creed

  • Psychosocial Aspects of the Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

    Rona L. Levy;Kevin W. Olden;Bruce D. Naliboff;Laurence A. Bradley

  • Psychological stress and burnout in medical students: a five-year prospective longitudinal study:

    E Guthrie;D Black;H Bagalkote;C Shaw

  • Non-colonic features of irritable bowel syndrome.

    P J Whorwell;M McCallum;F H Creed;C T Roberts

  • A controlled trial of psychological treatment for the irritable bowel syndrome.

    Elspeth Guthrie;Francis Creed;David Dawson;Barbara Tomenson

  • The cost-effectiveness of psychotherapy and paroxetine for severe irritable bowel syndrome.

    Francis Creed;Lakshmi Fernandes;Elspeth Guthrie;Stephen Palmer

  • Embarking upon a medical career: psychological morbidity in first year medical students

    E A Guthrie;D Black;C M Shaw;J Hamilton

  • A systematic review of the epidemiology of somatisation disorder and hypochondriasis.

    Francis Creed;Arthur Barsky

  • Coronary risk factors in people from the Indian subcontinent living in West London and their siblings in India

    D.J. Patel;M. Winterbotham;R.P. Britt;G.C. Sutton

  • Intensive versus standard case management for severe psychotic illness: a randomised trial

    Tom Burns;Francis Creed;Tom Fahy;Simon Thompson

  • Psychological disorder and severity of inflammatory bowel disease predict health-related quality of life in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

    Elspeth Guthrie;Judy Jackson;Jon Shaffer;David Thompson

  • Depression and social stress in Pakistan.

    N. Husain;F. Creed;B. Tomenson

  • A randomised controlled trial of cognitive behaviour therapy and motivational interviewing for people with Type 1 diabetes mellitus with persistent sub-optimal glycaemic control: a Diabetes and Psychological Therapies (ADaPT) study.

    K Ismail;E Maissi;S Thomas;T Chalder

  • Health-related quality of life and health care costs in severe, refractory irritable bowel syndrome.

    Francis Creed;Joy Ratcliffe;Lakshmi Fernandez;Barbara Tomenson

  • Association between antenatal depression and low birthweight in a developing country

    Rahman A;Bunn J;Lovel H;F H Creed

  • Depression, illness perception and coping in rheumatoid arthritis.

    Helen Murphy;Chris Dickens;Francis Creed;R. Bernstein

  • A randomized controlled trial of psychotherapy in patients with chronic functional dyspepsia.

    Jane Hamilton;Elspeth Guthrie;Francis Creed;David Thompson

  • Prevalence of violent victimisation in severe mental illness.

    Elizabeth Walsh;Paul A Moran;Paul A Moran;Charles Scott;Kwame McKenzie

Frequent Co-Authors

Elspeth Guthrie
Elspeth Guthrie University of Leeds
Chris Dickens
Chris Dickens University of Exeter
Navneet Kapur
Navneet Kapur University of Manchester
Peter Tyrer
Peter Tyrer Imperial College London
Thomas Hyphantis
Thomas Hyphantis University of Ioannina
Tom Burns
Tom Burns University of Oxford
Gary J. Macfarlane
Gary J. Macfarlane University of Aberdeen
Atif Rahman
Atif Rahman University of Liverpool
Peter Henningsen
Peter Henningsen Technical University of Munich
Robin M. Murray
Robin M. Murray King's College London

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