Marcantonio M. Spada Explained

Marcantonio M. Spada
Birth Date:1970 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Nationality:Italian-British
Honorific Suffix: FBABCP
Alma Mater:University of Bristol (BSc)
London School of Economics (MSc)
University College London (PgDip, MA)
University of Manchester (PhD)
Known For:Metacognition in addictive behaviours, desire thinking, COVID-19 anxiety syndrome

Marcantonio M. Spada (born 13 November 1970 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian-British academic psychologist who has studied the role of metacognition in addictive behaviours and operationalised the constructs of "desire thinking" and the "COVID-19 anxiety syndrome". He is currently Emeritus Professor of Addictive Behaviours and Mental Health at London South Bank University. He is also editor-in-chief of Addictive Behaviors.

Education

Spada was educated at St. George's British International School and then attended the University of Bristol (BSc), the London School of Economics (MSc), and University College London (PgDip and MA). He received his PhD from the University of Manchester in 2006 under the supervision of Adrian Wells.[1]

Career

Spada is currently Emeritus Professor of Addictive Behaviours and Mental Health at London South Bank University.

He is also the editor-in-chief of the addictions psychology and psychiatry journal Addictive Behaviors,[2] and the founder and former editor-in-chief of its sister journal Addictive Behaviors Reports,[3] both published by Elsevier. In addition, he also served as associate editor of Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, published by John Wiley & Sons.[4]

Spada has been elected a fellow of the British Psychological Society and the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies for his contribution to the advancement and dissemination of psychological knowledge and practice in the field of addictive behaviours.[5] [6] He has also served as a trustee and the Chair of the Board of Trustees for UK SMART Recovery and as a trustee of GambleAware.[7] [8]

Research

Addictive behaviours

Spada has contributed to the understanding of metacognitive mechanisms underlying general vulnerability to addictive behaviours, identifying the role of metacognitive beliefs across addictive behaviours,[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] putting forward the first metacognitive therapy model and treatment protocol for addictive behaviours,[14] [15] [16] [17] and operationalising the construct of "desire thinking".[18] [19] [20]

He is an advocate of employing idiographic and functional approaches to the conceptualisation and treatment of psychological problems in cognitive behavioural therapy,[21] [22] supporting psychological therapists in working with clients taking (or withdrawing from) prescribed drugs,[23] raising awareness about problematic betting and gambling behaviour, and working with young people to tackle threats to well-being arising from excessive technological use.[24] [25] [26] He is the author of the successful self-help book Overcoming Problem Drinking, an NHS recommended 'book on prescription' for alcohol misuse.[27] [28]

Metacognition in psychopathology

Spada has also developed metacognitive models of cyberchondria,[29] procrastination,[30] and self-critical rumination and self-esteem.[31]

Psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Spada contributed to a growing body of literature regarding COVID-19-related psychological distress, having co-developed, with Professor Ana V. Nikčević, the construct of the "COVID-19 anxiety syndrome", and associated psychometric measure, identifying the impact of the syndrome on COVID-19 anxiety, generalised anxiety and depression, and work and social adjustment.[32] The COVID-19 anxiety syndrome is characterised by avoidance, threat monitoring, checking and worry which are presumed to maintain the fear response associated with COVID-19 and exacerbate psychological distress.[33]

Spada has publicly advocated for the importance of supporting those affected by the COVID-19 anxiety syndrome as society attempts to return to normal.[34] [35] [36] [37] [38] Spada has also argued that governments' deployment of behavioural science techniques aimed at shaping behaviour in combination with repeated lockdowns may have, inadvertently or not, fuelled a mental health crisis among the wider population, particularly the young. He advocates for the need to carefully review the consequences of implementing such policies and consider never deploying them again.[39] [40] [41]

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. Spada . Marcantonio M. . 2006 . Metacognition and problem drinking . University of Manchester . 930688216 . PhD thesis.
  2. Book: Addictive Behaviors – Home Page . 8 November 2017.
  3. Web site: LSBU's Professor Spearheads New Scientific Journal on Addictive Behaviours . www.lsbu.ac.uk . 11 December 2014 . 14 April 2024.
  4. Book: Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy – Home Page . 28 August 2021.
  5. Web site: LSBU's Professor Marcantonio Spada Awarded Fellowship of British Psychological Society . www.lsbu.ac.uk . 12 March 2020 . 27 June 2020.
  6. Web site: BABCP Fellows . www.babcp.com . 9 September 2021 . 9 September 2021.
  7. Web site: UK SMART Recovery is pleased to announce Professor Marcantonio Spada as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees . www.smartrecovery.org.uk/ . 4 February 2020 . 9 March 2022.
  8. Web site: GambleAware announces new trustees . www.begambleaware.org . 4 October 2018 . 9 March 2022.
  9. Wells, Adrian . Advances in Metacognitive Therapy . International Journal of Cognitive Therapy . 6 . 2 . 186–201 . 2013 . 10.1521/ijct.2013.6.2.186.
  10. Spada, Marcantonio M.; Proctor, Dawn; Caselli, Gabriele; Strodl, Esben (2013). Metacognition in Substance Misuse. In Peter M. Miller (Editor), Principles of Addiction: Comprehensive Addictive Behaviors and Disorders. Oxford, UK: Elsevier. .
  11. Dale, Veronica. etal. Predicting treatment outcomes: Evidence from the United Kingdom Alcohol Treatment Trial (UKATT) . Addictive Behaviors . 71 . 61–67 . 2017 . 28273487 . 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.02.023. 46755661 .
  12. Hamonniere, Tristan . Varescon, Isabelle . Metacognitive beliefs in addictive behaviours: A systematic review . Addictive Behaviors . 85 . 51–63 . 2018 . 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.05.018. 29852356 . 44085611 .
  13. Spada . Marcantonio M. . Metacognition in addictive behaviours: A 20-year overview . Invited Keynote Talk, 50th Congress . European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies . 11 September 2021 .
  14. Spada, Marcantonio M.; Caselli, Gabriele; Wells, Adrian (2012). The metacognitive therapy approach to problem drinking. In Steven Hayes & Michael Levin (Editors), Mindfulness and Acceptance for Addictive Behaviors: Applying Contextual CBT to Substance Abuse and Behavioral Addictions. New York, US: New Harbinger. .
  15. Spada, Marcantonio M. . Caselli, Gabriele . Nikčević, Ana V. . Wells, Adrian . Metacognition in addictive behaviors . Addictive Behaviors . 44 . 9–15 . 2015 . 25182375 . 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.08.002.
  16. Spada . Marcantonio M. . Metacognition in addictive behaviours: The present and beyond . Invited Keynote Talk, 3rd International Conference on Metacognitive Therapy . Metacognitive Therapy Institute (MCT-I) . 8 April 2016 .
  17. Caselli, Gabriele . Martino, Francesca . Spada, Marcantonio M. . Wells, Adrian . Metacognitive Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Systematic Case Series . Frontiers in Psychology . 9 . 2619 . 2018 . 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02619. 30619014 . 6305730 . free .
  18. Caselli, Gabriele . Spada, Marcantonio M. . The Desire Thinking Questionnaire . Addictive Behaviors . 36 . 11 . 1061–1067 . 2011 . 21741178 . 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.06.013.
  19. Caselli, Gabriele . Spada, Marcantonio M. . Desire Thinking: What is it and what drives it? . Addictive Behaviors . 44 . 71–79 . 2015 . 25128328 . 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.07.021.
  20. Mansueto, Giovanni . Martino, Francesca . Palmieri, Sara . Scaini, Simona . Ruggiero, Giovanni Maria . Sassaroli, Sandra . Caselli, Gabriele . Desire Thinking across addictive behaviours: A systematic review and meta-analysis . Addictive Behaviors . 98 . 106018 . 2019 . 31233946 . 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.06.007. 195355758 .
  21. Spada, Marcantonio M. . Commentary on Billieux et al.'s article 'Are we overpathologizing everyday life? A tenable blueprint for behavioural addiction research' . Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 4 . 3 . 124–125 . 2015 . 10.1556/2006.4.2015.018. 26551895 . 4627666 .
  22. Ezzamel, Samia; Spada, Marcantonio M.; Nikčević, Ana V. (2015). Cognitive-behavioural case formulation in the treatment of a complex case of social anxiety disorder and substance misuse. In Michael H. Bruch (Editor), Beyond Diagnosis: Case Formulation in Cognitive-Behavioural Psychotherapy. London, UK: Wiley. .
  23. Web site: Guidance for Psychological Therapists – Enabling Conversations with Clients Taking or Withdrawing from Prescribed Psychiatric Drugs . prescribeddrug.info . 17 December 2019.
  24. Spada, Marcantonio M. . An overview of problematic Internet use . Addictive Behaviors . 39 . 1 . 3–6 . 2014 . 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.09.007. 24126206 .
  25. Marino, Claudia . Spada, Marcantonio M. . Dysfunctional cognitions in online gaming and Internet Gaming Disorder: A narrative review and new classification . Current Addiction Reports . 4 . 3 . 308–316 . 2017 . 10.1007/s40429-017-0160-0. 148869277 .
  26. Marino, Claudia . Gini, Gianluca . Vieno, Alessio . Spada, Marcantonio M. . The associations between problematic Facebook use and psychological distress and well-being among adolescents and young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis . Journal of Affective Disorders . 226 . 274–281 . 2018 . 10.1016/j.jad.2017.10.007. 29024900 .
  27. Web site: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council – Books on Prescription . www.dbth.nhs.uk . 11 November 2017.
  28. Web site: Tameside Metropolitan Borough – Books on Prescription . www.tameside.gov.uk . 11 November 2017.
  29. Fergus, Tom A. . Spada, Marcantonio M. . Moving toward a metacognitive conceptualization of Cyberchondria: Examining the contribution of metacognitive beliefs, beliefs about rituals, and stop signals . Journal of Anxiety Disorders . 60 . 11–19 . 2018 . 30317062 . 10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.09.003. 52981134 .
  30. Fernie, Bruce A. . Bharuca, Zinnia . Nikčević, Ana V. . Marino, Claudia . Spada, Marcantonio M. . A metacognitive model of procrastination . Journal of Affective Disorders . 210 . 196–203 . 2017 . 28056361 . 10.1016/j.jad.2016.12.042.
  31. Kolubinski, Daniel . Nikčević, Ana V. . Marino, Claudia . Spada, Marcantonio M. . A metacognitive model of self-esteem . Journal of Affective Disorders . 256 . 42–53 . 2019 . 28056361 . 10.1016/j.jad.2016.12.042.
  32. Nikčević, Ana V. . Spada, Marcantonio M. . The COVID-19 anxiety syndrome scale: Development and psychometric properties . Psychiatry Research . 292 . 113322 . 2020 . 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113322. 32736267 . 7375349 .
  33. Nikčević, Ana V. . Marino, Claudia . Kolubinski, Daniel C. . Leach, Dawn . Spada, Marcantonio M. . Modelling the contribution of the Big Five personality traits, health anxiety, and COVID-19 psychological distress to generalised anxiety and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic . Journal of Affective Disorders . 279 . 578–584 . 2021 . 10.1016/j.jad.2020.10.053. 33152562 . 7598311 . free .
  34. News: Fears Covid anxiety syndrome could stop people reintegrating . The Guardian . London . 24 April 2021.
  35. News: Vaccinated but won't go out? The rise of Covid anxiety syndrome . The Telegraph . London . 3 May 2021.
  36. News: Britons struggling to return to normal life for fear of covid 'ingrained' . The Sunday Express . London . 23 May 2021.
  37. News: Why 'getting back to normal' may actually feel terrifying . https://web.archive.org/web/20210520143838/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/why-getting-back-to-normal-may-actually-feel-terrifying . dead . 20 May 2021 . The National Geographic . Washington DC . 23 May 2021.
  38. News: COVID-19 anxiety syndrome: A pandemic phenomenon? . Medical News Today . Brighton . 23 May 2021.
  39. News: People 'must be weaned off worrying about the virus', says mental health professor' . The Sunday Express . London . 28 February 2022.
  40. Web site: Concerns heard about Government use of fear to increase adherence to Covid restrictions . APPG Pandemic Response and Recovery . 4 March 2022.
  41. How to Tell If Your Health Concerns Are Normal — Or a Sign of Something More . TIME . 27 September 2022.

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