Dr Fiona Mathieson

Contact Details
- Position
- Senior Lecturer
- Department
- Department of Psychological Medicine (Wellington)
- Qualifications
- MA(Applied)(Well) PhD(Otago) DipTchg FNZCCPsych
- Research summary
- Clinical Psychology
Research
Areas of Interest:
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Brief interactions in primary care study
- Anxiety Disorders
- Metaphors in therapy
- Therapist Competence Assessment
My current research interests include the adaption, for Māori of a brief intervention in primary care for sub-threshold mental health syndromes (together with Dr Sunny Collings, Dr Tony Dowell & others); the development of competence during cognitive behaviour therapy training and the use of metaphor in psychotherapy.
Publications
Mathieson, F., Garrett, S., Stubbe, M., Hilder, J., Tester, R., Fedchuk, D., Dunlop, A., & Dowell, A. (2023). Therapist voices on a youth mental health pilot: Responsiveness to diversity and therapy modality. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 20, 1834. doi: 10.3390/ ijerph20031834
Wilson, R., Pryymachenko, Y., Abbott, J. H., Dean, S., Stanley, J., Garrett, S., Mathieson, F., Dowell, A., & Darlow, B. (2023). A guideline-implementation intervention to improve the management of low back pain in primary care: A difference-in-difference-in-differences analysis. Applied Health Economics & Health Policy, 21, 253-262. doi: 10.1007/s40258-022-00776-3
Mathieson, F., Bennett, S., Cargo, T., & Froggatt, W. (2022). Cognitive behavioral therapy in Aotearoa/New Zealand. In M. D. Terjesen & K. A. Doyle (Eds.), Cognitive behavioral therapy in a global context. (pp. 9-30). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-82555-3_2
Mair, R., Every-Palmer, S., Mathieson, F., & Jenkin, G. (2022). ‘My work matters’: A qualitative exploration of why staff love working in acute mental health. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19, 13619. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192013619
Watson, S., Mathieson, F., & Huthwaite, M. (2021). Integrating ACT components in CBT training: Trainee appetite and supervisor preparedness. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 50(3), 46-54.
Mathieson, F., Bennett, S., Cargo, T., & Froggatt, W. (2022). Cognitive behavioral therapy in Aotearoa/New Zealand. In M. D. Terjesen & K. A. Doyle (Eds.), Cognitive behavioral therapy in a global context. (pp. 9-30). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-82555-3_2
Chapter in Book - Research
Mathieson, F., Garrett, S., Stubbe, M., Hilder, J., Tester, R., Fedchuk, D., Dunlop, A., & Dowell, A. (2023). Therapist voices on a youth mental health pilot: Responsiveness to diversity and therapy modality. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 20, 1834. doi: 10.3390/ ijerph20031834
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, R., Pryymachenko, Y., Abbott, J. H., Dean, S., Stanley, J., Garrett, S., Mathieson, F., Dowell, A., & Darlow, B. (2023). A guideline-implementation intervention to improve the management of low back pain in primary care: A difference-in-difference-in-differences analysis. Applied Health Economics & Health Policy, 21, 253-262. doi: 10.1007/s40258-022-00776-3
Journal - Research Article
Mair, R., Every-Palmer, S., Mathieson, F., & Jenkin, G. (2022). ‘My work matters’: A qualitative exploration of why staff love working in acute mental health. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19, 13619. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192013619
Journal - Research Article
Gordon, S., Dowell, T., Fedchuk, D., Gardiner, T., Garrett, S., Hilder, J., Mathieson, F., Stubbe, M., & Tester, R. (2021). Reflections on allyship in the context of a co-produced evaluation of a youth-integrated therapies mental health intervention. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 18(4), 571-585. doi: 10.1080/14780887.2020.1769240
Journal - Research Article
Watson, S., Mathieson, F., & Huthwaite, M. (2021). Integrating ACT components in CBT training: Trainee appetite and supervisor preparedness. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 50(3), 46-54.
Journal - Research Article
Mathieson, F., Jordan, J., & Stubbe, M. (2020). Recent application of metaphor research in cognitive behaviour therapy. Metaphor & the Social World, 10(2), 199-213. doi: 10.1075/msw.00003.mat
Journal - Research Article
Darlow, B., Stanley, J., Dean, S., Abbott, J. H., Garrett, S., Wilson, R., Mathieson, F., & Dowell, A. (2019). The Fear Reduction Exercised Early (FREE) approach to management of low back pain in general practice: A pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial. PLoS Medicine, 16(9), e1002897. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002897
Journal - Research Article
Mathieson, F., Stanley, J., Collings, C., Tester, R., & Dowell, A. (2019). Cluster randomised controlled trial of a guided self-help mental health intervention in primary care. BMJ Open, 9(2), e023481. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023481
Journal - Research Article
Mathieson, F., Jordan, J., Merrick, P., & Stubbe, M. (2017). Juicy conceptualizations: Increasing alliance through attending to client metaphoric language. Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy, 45(6), 577-589. doi: 10.1017/s1352465817000339
Journal - Research Article
Darlow, B., Perry, M., Dean, S., Mathieson, F., Baxter, G. D., & Dowell, A. (2016). Putting physical activity while experiencing low back pain in context: Balancing the risks and benefits. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 97(2), 245-251. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.09.020
Journal - Research Article
Mathieson, F., Jordan, J., Carter, J. D., & Stubbe, M. (2016). Nailing down metaphors in CBT: Definition, identification and frequency. Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy, 44(2), 236-248. doi: 10.1017/S1352465815000156
Journal - Research Article
Collings, S., Mathieson, F., Dowell, A., Stanley, J., Hatcher, S., Goodyear-Smith, F., Lane, B., & Munsterman, A. (2015). Clinical effectiveness of an ultra-brief intervention for common mental health syndromes in primary care: Study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials, 16, 260. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-0778-y
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Darlow, B., Dean, S., Perry, M., Mathieson, F., Baxter, G. D., & Dowell, A. (2015). Easy to harm, hard to heal: Patient views about the back. Spine, 40(11), 842-850. doi: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000901
Journal - Research Article
MacDonald, J., Garvie, C., Gordon, S., Huthwaite, M., Mathieson, F., Wood, A.-J., & Romans, S. (2015). 'Is it the crime of the century?': Factors for psychiatrists and service users that influence the long-term prescription of hypnosedatives. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 30(4), 193-201. doi: 10.1097/yic.0000000000000073
Journal - Research Article
Mathieson, F., Jordan, J., Carter, J. D., & Stubbe, M. (2015). The metaphoric dance: Co-construction of metaphor in cognitive behaviour therapy. Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 8, e24. doi: 10.1017/S1754470X15000628
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Darlow, B., Dean, S., Perry, M., Mathieson, F., Baxter, G. D., & Dowell, A. (2014). Acute low back pain management in general practice: Uncertainty and conflicting certainties. Family Practice, 31(6), 723-732. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmu051
Journal - Research Article
Darlow, B., Perry, M., Mathieson, F., Stanley, J., Melloh, M., Marsh, R., Baxter, G. D., & Dowell, A. (2014). The development and exploratory analysis of the Back Pain Attitudes Questionnaire (Back-PAQ). BMJ Open, 4(5), e005251. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005251
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Darlow, B., Perry, M., Stanley, J., Mathieson, F., Melloh, M., Baxter, G. D., & Dowell, A. (2014). Cross-sectional survey of attitudes and beliefs about back pain in New Zealand. BMJ Open, 4(5), e004725. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004725
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Darlow, B., Dowell, A., Baxter, G. D., Mathieson, F., Perry, M., & Dean, S. (2013). The enduring impact of what clinicians say to people with low back pain. Annals of Family Medicine, 11(6), 527-534. doi: 10.1370/afm.1518
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Mathieson, F., Collings, S., Dowell, A., Goodyear-Smith, F., Stanley, J., & Hatcher, S. (2013). Collaborative research: A case example of dissemination of CBT in primary care. Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 6, e4. doi: 10.1017/S1754470X13000093
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Collings, S., Mathieson, F., Dowell, A., Stanley, J., Jenkin, G., Goodyear-Smith, F., & Hatcher, S. (2012). Acceptability of a guided self-help mental health intervention in general practice. Family Practice, 29(1), 43-49. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmr066
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Mathieson, F., Mihaere, K., Collings, S., Dowell, A., & Stanley, J. (2012). Maori cultural adaptation of a brief mental health intervention in primary care. Journal of Primary Health Care, 4(3), 231-238. doi: 10.1071/HC12231
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Mathieson, F. M., Beaumont, G. R., & Barnfield, T. V. (2010). Making it stick: Factors that help and hinder ongoing practice after cognitive therapy training. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 39(3), 7-11.
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Mathieson, F. M., Barnfield, T., & Beaumont, G. (2009). Are we as good as we think we are? Self-assessment versus other forms of assessment of competence in psychotherapy. Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 2, 43-50. doi: 10.1017/S1754470X08000081
Journal - Research Article
Mathieson, F., Barnfield, T., & Young, G. (2009). What gets in the way of clinical contact? Student perceptions of barriers to patient contact. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1292). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1292/3530/content.pdf
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Mathieson, F. (2008). Cognitive conceptualisation of procrastination: A review of the literature, proposed model and suggestions for treatment. New Zealand Clinical Psychologist Journal, Autumn, 2-8.
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Barnfield, T. V., Mathieson, F. M., & Beaumont, G. R. (2007). Assessing the development of competence during postgraduate cognitive-behavioral therapy training. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 21(2), 140-147.
Journal - Research Article
Darlow, B., Stanley, J., Dean, S., Abbott, J. H., Garrett, S., Mathieson, F., & Dowell, A. (2017). The Fear Reduction Exercised Early (FREE) approach to low back pain: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 18, 484. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-2225-8
Journal - Research Other
Mathieson, F., Collings, S., & Dowell, A. (2009). Sub-threshold mental health syndromes: Finding an alternative to the medication of unhappiness [Essay]. Journal of Primary Health Care, 1(1), 74-77.
Journal - Research Other