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Rebecca Murphy

DClinPsych

Senior Research Clinician and Hon Clinical Psychologist

Director of CREDO
Honorary Clinical Psychologist - Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellow

Research Group: Centre for Research on Eating Disorders at Oxford (CREDO)

My clinical and research expertise is in an enhanced form of CBT for eating disorders (CBT-E), which I delivered as a trial therapist for several years. I took a particular interest in the mediators of change in psychological treatments.

More recently, the focus of my work has been on disseminating CBT-E. This began with the development and evaluation of more scalable forms of training clinicians to deliver evidence-based psychological treatments. This work was funded by a Strategic Award by the Wellcome Trust. This has included the development of a training website for therapists learning CBT-E and a role-play based measure of therapist competence.

Since then, I have turned my attention onto cases of eating disorders in the community and reaching the public directly. Currently, I am working on the development, evaluation and implementation of Digital CBTe, a self-help programme for eating disorders which is delivered online (via a website and a mobile application). Digital CBTe is the programme-led digital version of CBT-E.

Key publications

Bridging the gap: a mixed-methods real-world pilot of a digital intervention for adults with binge eating.

Osborne EL. et al, (2025), J Eat Disord, 14

"In Their Own Words": A Qualitative Exploration of Lived Experience and Healthcare Professional Perspectives on Evaluating a Digital Intervention for Binge Eating.

Murphy R. et al, (2025), Int J Eat Disord, 58, 2271 - 2280

Evolving perspectives on CBT-E for eating disorders: Clarifying ten key points - Misconceptions and communication gaps explored

Murphy R. et al, (2025), Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 18

Breaking the cycle: a pilot study on autonomous Digital CBTe for recurrent binge eating.

Murphy R. et al, (2024), Front Digit Health, 6

Improving programme-led and focused interventions for eating disorders: An experts' consensus statement-A UK perspective.

Davey E. et al, (2023), Eur Eat Disord Rev, 31, 577 - 595

Development of the CBT-E Components Checklist: A tool for measuring therapist self-rated adherence to CBT-E

Bailey-Straebler S. et al, (2022), IJEDO, 4, 6 - 10

Scaling up training in a leading psychological treatment for eating disorders: The online training of therapists in CBT-E

KHERA C. et al, (2021), Clinical Psychology Forum

Eating Disorders: A Transdiagnostic Protocol

Cooper Z. and MURPHY R., (2021)

Mediators of change in cognitive behavior therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy for eating disorders: A secondary analysis of a transdiagnostic randomized controlled trial.

Sivyer K. et al, (2020), Int J Eat Disord, 53, 1928 - 1940

Challenges and opportunities for enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E) in light of COVID-19.

Murphy R. et al, (2020), Cogn Behav Therap, 13

Assessing Therapist Competence: Development of a Performance-Based Measure and Its Comparison With a Web-Based Measure.

Cooper Z. et al, (2017), JMIR Ment Health, 4

Predictors and moderators of response to enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy for the treatment of eating disorders.

Cooper Z. et al, (2016), Behav Res Ther, 84, 9 - 13

Treating eating disorders using the internet.

Fairburn CG. and Murphy R., (2015), Curr Opin Psychiatry, 28, 461 - 467

A transdiagnostic comparison of enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E) and interpersonal psychotherapy in the treatment of eating disorders.

Fairburn CG. et al, (2015), Behav Res Ther, 70, 64 - 71

The development of an online measure of therapist competence.

Cooper Z. et al, (2015), Behav Res Ther, 64, 43 - 48

How do psychological treatments work? Investigating mediators of change.

Murphy R. et al, (2009), Behav Res Ther, 47, 1 - 5

Recent publications

Bridging the gap: a mixed-methods real-world pilot of a digital intervention for adults with binge eating.

Osborne EL. et al, (2025), J Eat Disord, 14

"In Their Own Words": A Qualitative Exploration of Lived Experience and Healthcare Professional Perspectives on Evaluating a Digital Intervention for Binge Eating.

Murphy R. et al, (2025), Int J Eat Disord, 58, 2271 - 2280

Evolving perspectives on CBT-E for eating disorders: Clarifying ten key points - Misconceptions and communication gaps explored

Murphy R. et al, (2025), Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 18

Treatment Targets and Strategies for Eating Disorders Recovery: A Delphi Consensus With Lived Experience, Carers, Researchers, and Clinicians.

Hanegraaf L. et al, (2024), Int J Eat Disord, 57, 2494 - 2507

Breaking the cycle: a pilot study on autonomous Digital CBTe for recurrent binge eating.

Murphy R. et al, (2024), Front Digit Health, 6

Assessing clinician competence in the delivery of cognitive-behavioural therapy for eating disorders: development of the Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy Scale for Eating Disorders (CBTS-ED).

Beard J. et al, (2024), Cogn Behav Ther, 53, 29 - 47

Improving programme-led and focused interventions for eating disorders: An experts' consensus statement-A UK perspective.

Davey E. et al, (2023), Eur Eat Disord Rev, 31, 577 - 595

Development of the CBT-E Components Checklist: A tool for measuring therapist self-rated adherence to CBT-E

Bailey-Straebler S. et al, (2022), IJEDO, 4, 6 - 10

Scaling up training in a leading psychological treatment for eating disorders: The online training of therapists in CBT-E

KHERA C. et al, (2021), Clinical Psychology Forum

Eating Disorders: A Transdiagnostic Protocol

Cooper Z. and MURPHY R., (2021)

Mediators of change in cognitive behavior therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy for eating disorders: A secondary analysis of a transdiagnostic randomized controlled trial.

Sivyer K. et al, (2020), Int J Eat Disord, 53, 1928 - 1940

Predictors and moderators of response to enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy for the treatment of eating disorders.

Cooper Z. et al, (2016), Behav Res Ther, 84, 9 - 13

Treating eating disorders using the internet.

Fairburn CG. and Murphy R., (2015), Curr Opin Psychiatry, 28, 461 - 467

A transdiagnostic comparison of enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E) and interpersonal psychotherapy in the treatment of eating disorders.

Fairburn CG. et al, (2015), Behav Res Ther, 70, 64 - 71

Do adolescents with eating disorder not otherwise specified or full-syndrome bulimia nervosa differ in clinical severity, comorbidity, risk factors, treatment outcome or cost?

Schmidt U. et al, (2008), Int J Eat Disord, 41, 498 - 504

Do adolescents with eating disorder not otherwise specified or full-syndrome bulimia nervosa differ in clinical severity, comorbidity, risk factors, treatment outcome or cost?

Schmidt U. et al, (2008), INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS, 41, 498 - 504

Facilitating a benign interpretation bias in a high socially anxious population.

Murphy R. et al, (2007), Behav Res Ther, 45, 1517 - 1529

Motivation to change in recent onset and long-standing bulimia nervosa: are there differences?

Perkins S. et al, (2007), Eat Weight Disord, 12, 61 - 69

A randomized controlled trial of family therapy and cognitive behavior therapy guided self-care for adolescents with bulimia nervosa and related disorders.

Schmidt U. et al, (2007), Am J Psychiatry, 164, 591 - 598

Predictors of mental health problems and negative caregiving experiences in carers of adolescents with bulimia nervosa.

Winn S. et al, (2007), Int J Eat Disord, 40, 171 - 178

A randomized controlled trial of family therapy and cognitive behavior therapy guided self-care for adolescents with bulimia nervosa and related disorders

Schmidt U. et al, (2007), AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 164, 591 - 598

A qualitative study of the experience of caring for a person with bulimia nervosa. Part 1: The emotional impact of caring.

Perkins S. et al, (2004), Int J Eat Disord, 36, 256 - 268

A qualitative study of the experience of caring for a person with bulimia nervosa. Part 2: Carers' needs and experiences of services and other support.

Winn S. et al, (2004), Int J Eat Disord, 36, 269 - 279

An evaluation of web-based information.

Murphy R. et al, (2004), Int J Eat Disord, 35, 145 - 154

Randomized controlled trial of brief cognitive behaviour therapy versus treatment as usual in recurrent deliberate self-harm: the POPMACT study.

Tyrer P. et al, (2003), Psychol Med, 33, 969 - 976

Are top journals biased against eating disorders topics?

Frost S. et al, (2003), Am J Psychiatry, 160, 363 - 365

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