Publications

» Books

• Gilbert, P. (1984). Depression: From Psychology to Brain State. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
• Gilbert, P. (1989). Human Nature and Suffering. (p 406). London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 
• Gilbert, P. (1992). Depression: The Evolution of Powerlessness. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 
• Gilbert, P. (1992). Counselling for Depression: A Cognitive-Interpersonal Approach. London: Sage. 
• Gilbert, P. (1997). Overcoming Depression: A Self-Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques. London: Robinsons. 
• Gilbert, P. (2000). Counselling for Depression: A Cognitive-Interpersonal Approach. Second Edition. London: Sage. 
• Gilbert, P. (2000). Overcoming Depression: A Self-Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques. Revised Edition. London: Robinsons. 
• Gilbert, P. (2007). Psychotherapy and Counselling for Depression. Third Edition. London: Sage. 
• Gilbert, P. (2009). The Compassionate Mind: Coping with the Challenges of Living. London: Constable Robinson. 
• Gilbert, P. (2009). Overcoming Depression: A Self-Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques. Third Edition. London: Robinsons. 
• Gilbert, P. (2010). Compassion Focused Therapy: Distinctive Features. London: Routledge. 
• Gilbert, P. (In preparation). An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Compassion Focused Therapy. London: Routledge. 
• Gilbert, P. (In preparation). Evolved Brain, Social Mind.

» Edited Books

• Gilbert, P. (2004). Evolutionary Therapy and Cognitive Theory. New York: Springer Verlag.
• Gilbert, P. (2005). Compassion: Conceptualisations. Research and Use in Psychotherapy. London: Brunner-Routledge.
• Gilbert, P. & Andrews, B. (1998). Shame: Interpersonal Behaviour, Psychopathology and Culture. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Gilbert, P. & Bailey, K. (2000). Genes on the Couch: Explorations in Evolutionary Psychotherapy. London: Routledge.
• Gilbert, P. & Leahy, R. (2007). The Therapeutic Relationship in the Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapies. London: Routledge.
• Gilbert, P. & Miles, J. (2002). Body Shame: Conceptualisations, Research & Treatment. London: Brunner-Routledge.
• Miles, J. & Gilbert, P. (2005). Handbook of Research Methods in Clinical and Health Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Sloman, L. & Gilbert, P. (2000). Subordination and Defeat. An Evolutionary Approach to Mood Disorders. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.

» Book Chapters

• Gilbert, P. (1988). Psychobiological interactions in depression. In S. Fisher & J. Reason (eds.). Handbook of Life Stress, Cognition and Health. (pp. 559-579). Chichester: Wiley.
• Gilbert, P. (1988). Emotional disorders, brain state and psychosocial evolution. In W. Dryden & P. Trower (eds.). Recent Developments in Cognitive Psychotherapy. (pp. 41-70). London: Sage.
• Gilbert, P. (1990). Changes: Rank, status and mood. In S. Fisher & C. Cooper (eds.). On the Move: The Psychology of Change and Transition. (pp. 33-52). Chichester: Wiley.
• Gilbert, P. (1991). An evolutionary approach to the conceptualisation of mental health. In D. Trent (ed.). Proceedings of the First Annual Conference on Mental Health. London: Avery Press.
• Gilbert, P. (1994). Male violence: Towards an integration. In J. Archer. Male Violence. (pp. 352-389). London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.
• Gilbert, P. (1995). Attachment, co-operation and rank: the evolution of the need for status and support. In T. Brugha (ed.). Social Support and Psychiatric Disorder. Research Findings and Guidelines for Clinical Practice. (pp. 117-141).Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Gilbert, P. (1996). Working with depressed people. In R. Bayne, I. Horton & J. Bimrose (eds.). New Directions in Counselling. (pp. 139-152). London: Routledge.
• Gilbert, P. (1997). The Biopsychosociology of Meaning. In M. Power & C. Brewin (eds.). The Transformation of Meaning: Reconciling Theory and Therapy in Cognitive, Behaviour and Related Therapies. (pp 33-56). Chichester: J. Wiley.
• Gilbert, P. (1998). Shame and humiliation in complex cases. In N. Tarrier, G. Haddock & A. Wells (eds.). Treating Complex Cases: The Cognitive Behavioural Approach. (pp. 241-271). Chichester: J. Wiley & Sons.
• Gilbert, P. (1998). What is shame? Some core issues and controversies. In P. Gilbert & B. Andrews, (eds.). Shame: Interpersonal Behavior, Psychopathology and Culture. (pp 3-36). New York: Oxford University Press.
• Gilbert, P. (1998). Evolution, suffering and psychotherapy. In C. Feltham (ed.). Witness and Vision of the Therapist. (pp 94-122). London: Sage.
• Gilbert, P. (2000). Varieties of submissive behaviour: Their evolution and role in depression. In L. Sloman & P. Gilbert (eds.). Subordination and Defeat. An Evolutionary Approach to Mood Disorders. (pp. 3-46). Hillsadale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.
• Gilbert, P. (2000). Social Mentalities: Internal 'Social' Conflicts and The Role of Inner Warmth and Compassion in Cognitive Therapy. In P. Gilbert & K.G. Bailey (eds.). Genes on the Couch: Explorations in Evolutionary Psychotherapy. (pp.118-150). Hove: Psychology Press.
• Gilbert, P. (2002). Body shame: A biopsychosocial conceptualisation and overview, with treatment implications. In P. Gilbert & J. Miles (eds.). Body Shame: Conceptualisation, Research & Treatment. (pp. 3-54). London: Routledge.
• Gilbert, P. (2003). Shame, stigma and the family: "Skeletons in the Cupboard" and the role of shame. In A.H. Crisp (ed.). Every Family in the Land: Understanding prejudice and discrimination against people with mental illness. Revised edition. (pp. 129-136). London: The Royal Society of Medicine Press.
• Gilbert, P. (2004). Depression: A biopsychosocial, integrative and evolutionary approach. In M. Power (ed.). Mood Disorders: A Handbook of Science and Practice. (pp. 99-142). Chichester: J. Wiley.
• Gilbert, P. (2005). Social Mentalities: A biopsychosocial and evolutionary reflection on social relationships. In M. Baldwin (ed.). Interpersonal Cognition. New York: Guilford.
• Gilbert, P. (2005). Compassion and Cruelty: A Biopsychosocial Approach. In P. Gilbert (ed.). Compassion: Conceptualisations, Research and Use in Psychotherapy. (pp. 3-74). London: Routledge.
• Gilbert, P. (2005). Bullying in prisons: An evolutionary and biopsychosocial approach. In J.L. Ireland (ed.). Bullying in Prisons: Innovations in Theory and Research. (pp. 176-190). Uffculme, Devon: Willan.
• Gilbert, P. (2006). A biopsychosocial and evolutionary approach to formulation with special reference to shame. In N. Tarrier (ed.). Case Formulation in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: The treatment of Challenging Cases. (pp. 81-112). Chichester: Wiley.
• Gilbert, P. (2007). Evolved minds and compassion in the therapeutic relationship. In P. Gilbert & R. Leahy (eds.). The Therapeutic Relationship in the Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapies. (pp.106-142). London: Routledge.
• Gilbert, P. (2007). The evolution of shame as a marker for relationship security. In J.L. Tracy, R.W. Robins & J.P. Tangney (eds.). The Self-Conscious Emotions: Theory and Research. (pp. 283-309). New York: Guilford.
• Gilbert, P. (2009). Developing a compassion focused approach in cognitive behavioural therapy. In G. Simos (ed.). Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, a Guide to the Practicing Clinician. Volume II. London: Routledge.
• Gilbert, P. (2009). Evolved minds and compassion focused imagery in depression. In L. Stropa (eds.). Imagery and the Threatened Self: Perspectives on Mental Imagery in Cognitive Therapy. London: Routledge.
• Gilbert, P. (In press). Shame in Psychotherapy and the Role of Compassion Focused Therapy. In R.L. Dearing & J.P. Tangney (eds.). Shame in the Therapy Hour. New York: Guilford.
• Gilbert, P. & Irons, C. (2005). Focused therapies and compassionate mind training for shame and self-attacking. In P. Gilbert (ed.). Compassion: Conceptualisations, Research and Use in psychotherapy. (pp. 263-325). London: Routledge.
• Gilbert, P. & Irons, C. (2009). Shame, self-criticism, and self-compassion in adolescence. In N. Allen (ed.). Psychopathology in Adolescence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Gilbert, P. & McGuire, M. (1998). Shame, status and social roles: The psychobiological continuum from monkeys to humans. In P. Gilbert & B. Andrews (eds.). Shame: Interpersonal Behavior, Psychopathology and Culture. (pp. 99-125). New York: Oxford University Press.
• Gilbert, P. & Tirch, D. (2009). Emotional Memory, Mindfulness and Compassion. In F. Didanno (ed.). Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness. (pp.99-110). New York: Springer.
• Gilbert, P. & Trower, P. (1990). Social Anxiety: Evolution and manifestation. In R. Cozier (ed.). Shyness and Embarrassment: Perspectives from Social Psychology. (pp. 144-177). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Gilbert, P. & Trower, P. (2001). Evolution and process in social anxiety. In W.R Crozier & L.E. Alden (eds.). International Handbook of Social Anxiety: Concepts, Research and Interventions Relating to the Self and Shyness. (pp. 259-279). Chichester: J. Wiley & Sons.
• Gilbert, P., Bailey, K.G. & McGuire, M.T. (2000). Evolutionary psychotherapy: Principles and outline. In P. Gilbert & K.G. Bailey (eds.). Genes on the Couch: Explorations in Evolutionary Psychotherapy. (pp.3-27). Hove: Psychology Press.
• Gilbert, P., Hughes, W. & Dryden, W. (1989). The therapist as the crucial variable in psychotherapy. In W. Dryden & L. Spurling (eds.). On Becoming a Psychotherapist. London: Routledge.
• Allen, N.B. & Gilbert, P. (2000). Social intelligence, self-deception, and vulnerability to psychopathology: A challenge for the cognitive therapies? In P. Gilbert & K.G. Bailey (eds.). Genes on the Couch: Explorations in Evolutionary Psychotherapy. Hove: Psychology Press.
• Allen, N.B., Gilbert, P. & Semedar, A. (2004). Depressed mood as an interpersonal strategy: The importance of relational models. In N. Haslam (ed.). Relational Models Theory: Advances and Prospects. (pp. 304-334). Hillsdale: Earlbaum.
• Birchwood, M., Meaden, A., Trower & Gilbert, P. (2002). Shame, humiliation and entrapment in psychosis: A social rank theory approach to cognitive intervention with voices and delusions. In A.P. Morrison (ed.). A Casebook of Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis. (pp. 108-131). London: Brunner- Routledge.
• Goss, K. & Gilbert, P. (2002). Eating disorders, shame and pride: a cognitive-behavioural functional analysis. In P. Gilbert & J. Miles (eds.). Body Shame: Conceptualisation, Research and Treatment. (pp. 219-255). London: Brunner-Routledge.
• Palmer, A. & Gilbert, P. (1997). Manic-Depression: What psychologists can do to help. In V.P. Varma (eds.). Managing Manic-Depressive Disorder. (pp. 42-61). London: Kingsley.
• Trower, P., Gilbert, P. & Stirling, G. (1990). Social anxiety, self presentation and evolution. An inter-disciplinary approach. In H. Leitenberg (ed.). Handbook of Social and Evaluation Anxiety. (pp. 11-46). New York: Plenum Press.
  

» Journal Papers

• Gilbert, P. (1986). Depression in relation to cognitive psychobiology and behavioural strategies. British Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 4, 2-13.
• Gilbert, P. (1986). Cognitive psychotherapy and social behaviour. British Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 4, 14-20.
• Gilbert, P. (1988). Shame and Guilt. Changes, 6, 50-53.
• Gilbert, P. (1991). Invited Essay: Depression: New books and conceptualisations of an old problem. British Journal of Psychology, 82, 119-126.
• Gilbert, P. (1992). Defence, safety and biosocial goals in relation to the agonic and hedonic social modes. Journal of General Evolution (Special Edition), 35, 31-70.
• Gilbert, P. (1993). Defence and safety: Their function in social behaviour and psychopathology. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 32, 131-153.
• Gilbert, P. (1995). Power, social rank and depression: Comments on Price and Gardner. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 68, 211-215.
• Gilbert, P. (1995). Biopsychosocial approaches and evolutionary theory as aids to integration in clinical psychology and psychotherapy. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 2, 135-156.
• Gilbert, P. (1997). The evolution of social attractiveness and its role in shame, humiliation, guilt and therapy. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 70, 113-147.
• Gilbert, P. (1998). Preface and Outline. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 71, 351-352.
• Gilbert, P. (1998). Evolutionary psychopathology: Why isn't the mind better designed than it is? British Journal of Medical Psychology, 71, 353-373.
• Gilbert, P. (1998). The evolved basis and adaptive functions of cognitive distortions. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 71, 447-463.
• Gilbert, P. (2000). The relationship of shame, social anxiety and depression: The role of the evaluation of social rank. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 7, 174-189.
• Gilbert, P. (2001). Evolutionary approaches to psychopathology: The role of natural defences. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 35, 17-27.
• Gilbert, P. (2001). Depression and stress: A biopsychosocial exploration of evolved functions and mechanisms. Stress: The International Journal of the Biology of Stress, 4, 121-135.
• Gilbert, P. (2001). Evolution and social anxiety: The role of social competition and social hierarchies. In F. Schnieder (eds.). Social Anxiety: Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 24, 723-751.
• Gilbert, P. (2002). Understanding the biopsychosocial approach: 1. Conceptualisation. Clinical Psychology, 14, 13-17.
• Gilbert, P. (2002). Understanding the biopsychosocial approach: 11. Individual and social interventions. Clinical Psychology, 15, 28-32.
• Gilbert, P. (2002). Evolutionary approaches to psychopathology and cognitive therapy. In P. Gilbert (eds.). Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly (Special Edition): Evolutionary Psychology and Cognitive Therapy, 16, 263-294.
• Gilbert, P. (2003). Evolution, social roles, and differences in shame and guilt. Social Research, 70, 1205-1230.
• Gilbert, P. (2004). A much needed macro level view: A commentary on Henriques' "Psychology Defined". Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60, 1223-1226.
• Gilbert, P. (2004). Evolution, attractiveness and the emergence of shame and guilt in a self-aware mind: A reflection on Tracy and Robins. Psychological Inquiry, 15, 132-135.
• Gilbert, P. (2004). Psychotherapies. Medicine: Psychiatry, 32, 8, 67-69.
• Gilbert, P. (2004). Threat safeness and schizophrenia: Hidden issues in an evolutionary story. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 27, 858-859.
• Gilbert, P. (2006). Evolution and depression: Issues and implications (invited review). Psychological Medicine, 36, 287-297.
• Gilbert, P. (2006). Old and new ideas on the evolution of mind and psychotherapy. Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 3, 135-153.
• Gilbert, P. (2009). An Introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 15, 199-208.
• Gilbert, P. (2009). Moving beyond cognitive therapy. The Psychologist, 22, 400-403.
• Gilbert, P. (2009). Compassion focused therapy: Approach and practices. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal.
• Gilbert, P. & Allan, S. (1994). Assertiveness, submissive behaviour and social comparison. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 33, 295-306.
• Gilbert, P. & Allan, S. (1998). The role of defeat and entrapment (arrested flight) in depression: an exploration of an evolutionary view. Psychological Medicine, 28, 584-597. 
• Gilbert, P. & C. Gelsma, C. (1999). Recall of favouritism in relation to psychopathology. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 38, 357-373.
• Gilbert, P. & Ghadiali, H.H. (1994). Threats and terrors to knowing. Journal of Pastoral Counselling, XXIX, 10-32.
• Gilbert, P. & Gilbert, J. (2003). Entrapment and arrested fight and flight in depression: An exploration using focus groups. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory Research and Practice, 76, 173-188.
• Gilbert, P. & Irons, C. (2004). A pilot exploration of the use of compassionate images in a group of self-critical people. Memory, 12, 507-516.
• Gilbert, P. & Miles, J.N.V. (2000). Sensitivity to put-down: Its relationship to perceptions of shame, social anxiety, depression, anger and self-other blame. Personality and Individual Differences, 29, 757-774.
• Gilbert, P. & Miles, J.N.V. (2000). Evolution, genes, development and psychopathology. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 7, 246-255.
• Gilbert, P. & Procter, S. (2006). Compassionate mind training for people with high shame and self-criticism: A pilot study of a group therapy approach. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 13, 353-379.
• Gilbert, P. & Reynolds, S. (1990). The relationship of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and Beck's Concepts of Sociotropy and Autonomy. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 29, 319-324.
• Gilbert, P., Allan, S., Ball, L. & Bradshaw, Z. (1996). Overconfidence and personal evaluations of social rank. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 69, 59-68.
• Gilbert, P., Allan, S., Brough, S., Melley, S., Miles, J. (2002). Anhedonia and positive affect: relationship to social rank, defeat and entrapment. Journal of Affective Disorders, 71, 141-151.
• Gilbert, P., Allan, S. & Goss, K. (1996). Parental representations, shame, interpersonal problems, and vulnerability to psychopathology. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 3, 23-34.
• Gilbert, P., Allan, S., Nicholls, S. & Olsen, K. (2005). The assessment of psychological symptoms of patients referred to Community Mental Health Teams: Distress chronicity and life interference. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 12, 10-27.
• Gilbert, P., Allan, S. & Pehl, J. (1994). The phenomenology of shame and guilt: An empirical investigation. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 67, 23-36.
• Gilbert, P., Allan, S. & Trent, D. (1995). Involuntary subordination or dependency as key
  dimensions of depressive vulnerability. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 51, 740-752.
• Gilbert, P., Allan, S. & Trent, D. (1996). A short measure of social and separation
  anxiety. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 69, 155-161.
• Gilbert, P., Baldwin, M., Irons, C., Baccus, J. & Palmer, M. (2006). Self-criticism and self-warmth: An imagery study exploring their relation to depression. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly, 20, 183-200.
• Gilbert, P., Bhundia, R., Mitra, R., McEwan, K., Irons, C. & Sanghera, J. (2007). Cultural differences in shame-focused attitudes towards mental health problems in Asian and non-Asian student women, Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 10, 127-141.
• Gilbert, P., Birchwood, M., Gilbert, J., Trower, P., Hay, J., Murray, B., Meaden, A., Olsen, K. & Miles, J.N.V. (2001). An exploration of evolved mental mechanisms for dominant and subordinate behaviour in relation to auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia and critical thoughts in depression. Psychological Medicine, 31, 1117-1127.
• Gilbert, P., Boxall, M., Cheung, M., Tuffield, V. & Irons, C. (2005). The relation of paranoid thinking and social anxiety in a mixed clinical population. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 12, 124-133.
• Gilbert, P., Broomhead, C., Irons, C., McEwan, K., Bellew, R., Mills, A. & Gale, C. (2007). Striving to avoid inferiority: Scale development and its relationship to depression, anxiety and stress. British Journal of Social Psychology, 46, 633-648.
• Gilbert, P., Cheung, M., Irons, C. & McEwan, K. (2005). An exploration into depression focused and anger focused rumination in relation to depression in a student population. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 33, 273-283.
• Gilbert, P., Cheung, M., Wright, T., Campey, F. & Irons, C. (2003). Recall of threat and submissiveness in childhood: Development of a new scale and its relationship with depression, social comparison and shame. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 10, 108-115.
• Gilbert, P., Clarke, M., Kempel, S. Miles, J.N.V. & Irons, C. (2004). Criticizing and reassuring oneself: An exploration of forms style and reasons in female students. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 43, 31-50.
• Gilbert, P., Durrant, R. & McEwan, K. (2006). Investigating the relationship between perfectionism, forms and functions of self-criticism and sensitivity to put-down. Personality and Individual Differences, 41, 1299-1308.
• Gilbert, P., Gilbert, J. & Irons, C. (2004). Life events, entrapments and arrested anger in depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 79, 149-160.
• Gilbert, P., Gilbert, J. & Sanghera, J. (2004). A focus group exploration of the impact of izzat, shame, subordination and entrapment on mental health and service use in South Asian women lining in Derby. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 7, 109-130.
• Gilbert, P., Irons, C., McEwan, K., Bhundia, R., Christie, R. & Broomhead, C. (In Press). Self-harm in a mixed clinical population: The roles of shame, forms and functions of self-criticism and social rank.
• Gilbert, P., Irons, C., Olsen, K., Gilbert, J. & McEwan, K. (2006). Interpersonal sensitivities: Their link to mood, anger and gender. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory Research and Practice, 79, 37-51.
• Gilbert, P., McEwan, K., Hay, J., Irons, C. & Cheung, M. (2007). Social rank and attachment in people with a bipolar disorder. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 14, 48-53.
• Gilbert, P., McEwan, K., Irons, C., Broomhead, C., Bellew, R., Mills, A. & Gale, C. (2009). The dark side of competition: How competitive behaviour and striving to avoid inferiority, are linked to depression, anxiety, stress and self-harm. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 82, 123-136.
• Gilbert, P., McEwan, K., Mitra, R., Franks, L., Richter, A. & Rockliff, H. (2008). Feeling safe and content: A specific affect regulation system? Relationship to depression, anxiety, stress and self-criticism. Journal of Positive Psychology, 3, 182-191.
• Gilbert, P., McEwan, K., Mitra, R., Richter, A., Franks, L., Mills, A., Bellew, R. & Gale, C. (2009). An exploration of different types of positive affect in students and in patients with bipolar disorder. Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 6, 135-143.
• Gilbert, P., Price, J.S. & Allan, S. (1995). Social comparison, social attractiveness and evolution: How might they be related? New Ideas in Psychology, 13, 149-165.
• Allan, S. & Gilbert, P. (1995). A social comparison scale: Psychometric properties and relationship to psychopathology. Personality and Individual Differences, 19, 293-299.
• Allan, S. & Gilbert, P. (1997). Submissive behaviour and psychopathology. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 36, 467-488.
• Allan, S. & Gilbert, P. (2002). Anger and anger expression in relation to perceptions of social rank, entrapment, and depressive symptoms. Personality and Individual Differences, 32, 551-565.
• Allan, S., Gilbert, P. & Goss, K. (1994). An exploration of shame measures: II: Psychopathology. Personality and Individual Differences, 17, 719-722.
• Bellew, R., Gilbert, P., Mills, A., McEwan, K. & Gale, C. (2006). Eating attitudes and striving to avoid inferiority. Eating Disorders: The Journal for Prevention and Treatment, 14, 313-322.
• Benn, L., Gilbert, P., Harvey, J. & Irons, C. (2005). Social rank, interpersonal trust and recall of parental rearing in relation to homesickness. Personality and Individual Differences, 38, 1813-1822.
• Birchwood, M., Gilbert, P., Gilbert, J., Trower, P., Meaden, A., Hay, J., Murray, E. & Miles, J.N.V. (2004). Do interpersonal schema influence the relationship with the dominant 'voice' in schizophrenia? A comparison of three models. Psychological Medicine, 34, 1571-1580.
• Birchwood, M., Meaden, A., Trower, P., Gilbert, P. & Plaistow, J. (2000). The power and omnipotence of voices. Subordination and entrapment by voices and significant others. Psychological Medicine, 30, 337-344.
• Birchwood, M., Trower, P., Brunet, K., Gilbert, P., Iqbal, Z. & Jackson, C. (2006). Social anxiety and the shame of psychosis. A study in first episode psychosis. Behaviour Therapy and Research, 45, 1026-1037.
• Cheung, M.S.P., Gilbert, P. & Irons, C. (2004). An exploration of shame, social rank and rumination in relation to depression. Personality and Individual Differences, 36, 1143-1153.
• Cruddas, S., Gilbert, P. & McEwan, K. (2009). The Relationship Between Self-Concealment and Disclosure, Early Experiences, Attachment and Social Comparison. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 2, 282-291.
• Dugnan, D., Trower, P. & Gilbert, P. (2002). Measuring vulnerability to threats to self construction: The self and other scale. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory Research and Practice, 75, 279-294.
• Goss, K., Gilbert, P. & Allan, S. (1994). An exploration of shame measures: I: The 'other
  as shamer' scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 17, 713-717.
• Irons, C. & Gilbert, P. (2005). Evolved mechanisms in adolescent anxiety and depression. The role of attachment and social rank systems. Journal of Adolescents, 28, 325-341.
• Irons, C., Gilbert, P., Baldwin, M.W., Baccus, J. & Palmer, M. (2006). Parental recall, attachment relating and self attacking/self-reassurance: Their relationship with depression. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 45, 297-308.
• Kellett, S. & Gilbert, P. (2001). Acne: A biopsychosocial and evolutionary perspective with a focus on shame. British Journal of Health Psychology, 6, 1-24.
• Kelly, A., Zuroff, D., Foa, C.L. & Gilbert, P. (In press). Who benefits from training in self-compassionate self-regulation? A study of smoking reduction. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.
• Legg, L. & Gilbert, P. (2006). A pilot study of gender of voice and gender of patient in psychotic voice hearers. Psychology and Psychotherapy, 79, 517-527.
• MacAdam, E. & Gilbert, P. (1985). Cognitive therapy as a psychotherapy in child, adolescent and family psychiatry. Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry (Newsletter), 7, 19-27.
• Mayhew, S. & Gilbert, P. (2008). Compassionate mind training with people who hear malevolent voices: A case series report. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 15, 113-138.
• Martin, Y., Gilbert, P., McEwan, K. & Irons, C. (2006). The relation of entrapment, shame and guilt to depression, in carers of people with dementia. Aging and Mental Health, 10, 101-106.
• McEwan, K. & Gilbert, P. (Submitted). Development of a competitiveness and caring scale: Its relationship to agency, communion, depression, anxiety and stress.
• Liotti, G. & Gilbert, P. (In press) Mentalizing, motivations and social mentalities: Theoretical considerations and implications for psychotherapy. Psychology and Psychotherapy.
• Longe, O., Maratos, F.A., Gilbert, P., Evans, G., Volker, F., Rockliffe, H. & Rippon, G. (2010). Having a word with yourself:  Neural correlates of self-criticism and self-reassurance. NeuroImage, 49, 1849-1856.
• Mills, A., Gilbert, P., Bellew, R., McEwan, K. & Gale, C. (2007). Paranoid beliefs and self-criticism in students. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 14, 385-364.
• Morrison, D. & Gilbert, P. (2001). An exploratory study of the relation between social rank, shame, and anger to provocation in Primary and Secondary psychopaths. Forensic Psychiatry, 12, 330-356.
• O'Connor, L.E., Berry, J.W., Weiss, J. & Gilbert, P. (2002). Guilt, fear, submission, and empathy in depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 71, 19-27.
• Price, J., Sloman, L., Gardner, R., Gilbert, P. & Rohde, P. (1994). The social competition hypothesis of depression. British Journal of Psychiatry, 164, 309-315.
• Reynolds, S. & Gilbert, P. (1991). Unemployment as a stressful life event: The interaction between vulnerability, protective factors and depression. Journal of Counselling, 34, 76-84.
• Rockliff, H., Gilbert, P., McEwan, K., Lightman S. & Glover, D. (2008). A pilot exploration of heart rate variability and salivary cortisol responses to compassion-focused imagery. Journal of Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 5, 132-139.
• Sloman, L., Farvolden, P., Gilbert, P. & Price, J.S (2006). The interactive functioning of anxiety and depression in angonistic encounteres and reconciliation. Journal of Affective Disorders, 90, 93-99.
• Sloman, L., Gilbert, P., Hasey, G., (2003). Evolved mechanisms in depression: The role and interaction of attachment and social rank in depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 74, 107-121.
• Sloman, L., Price, J., Gilbert, P. & Gardner, R. (1994). Adaptive function of depression, therapeutic interventions. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 48, 3, 1-16.
• Trower, P. & Gilbert, P. (1989). New theoretical conceptions of social anxiety and social phobia. Clinical Psychology Review, 9, 19-35.
• Trower, P., Sherling, G., Beech, J., Horrop, C. & Gilbert, P. (1998). The socially anxious perspective in face to face interaction: An experimental comparison. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy: An International Journal of Theory and Practice, 5, 155-166.
• Wyatt, R. & Gilbert, P. (1998). Perfectionism and social rank. Personality and Individual Differences, 24, 71-79.
  

» Edited Journals

• Gilbert, P. (1998). Evolutionary Psychopathology. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 71, 351-547. 
• Gilbert, P. (2002). Evolution and Cognitive Therapy. Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly, 16, 259-383.
• Gilbert, P. (In press/2010). Compassion Focused Therapy: Special issue. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy.
• Perris, C. & Gilbert, P. (2000). Early Experiences and Subsequent Psychosocial Adaptation. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 7, 243-342.