Biography
Melanie Lean, Clin.Psych.D. is a Californian licensed clinical psychologist, Clinical Assistant Professor, and assistant director of research in the INSPIRE early psychosis clinic, Stanford University School of Medicine. She provides Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis (CBTp) within the recovery oriented and trauma informed framework of the INSPIRE clinic. Dr Lean received her doctorate from University College London, UK and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University. She is a mixed methods researcher, with over 15 years’ experience in mental health research, working across a range of settings with a focus on severe and enduring mental illness and ways to improve service provision for this population. She has specialized knowledge in self-management and peer support interventions for people with psychosis and has experience working alongside service user researchers in the evaluation and delivery of study interventions. Dr Lean is also trained in psychedelic assisted therapy and works on a range of clinical trials investigating psilocybin for treatment resistant depression.
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Professional Summary
Education & Certifications
- Professional Education: University College London (2017) UK
- DClinPsy, University College London (UCL), Clinical Psychology (2017)
Publications
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Self-management interventions for people with severe mental illness: systematic review and meta-analysis
Lean, M., Fornells-Ambrojo, M., Milton, A., Lloyd-Evans, B., Harrison-Stewart, B., Yesufu-Udechuku, A., … Johnson, S. (2019). Self-management interventions for people with severe mental illness: systematic review and meta-analysis. BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 214(5), 260–68. -
Training early psychosis community clinicians in CBT for psychosis: Implementation and feasibility.
Hardy, K. V., Espil, F. M., Smith, C. L., Furuzawa, A., Lean, M., Zhao, Z., … Loewy, R. L. (2020). Training early psychosis community clinicians in CBT for psychosis: Implementation and feasibility. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. -
Pilot study of a group worry intervention for recent onset psychosis
Mackintosh, T., Lean, M., & Hardy, K. (2021). Pilot study of a group worry intervention for recent onset psychosis. COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPIST, 14. -
DEVELOPING A LIVED EXPERIENCE ADVISORY COUNCIL IN AN ACADEMIC EARLY INTERVENTION FOR PSYCHOSIS CLINIC.
Eisen, K., Lean, M., Ballon, J., Zepp, C., Liliental, J., & Hardy, K. (2021). DEVELOPING A LIVED EXPERIENCE ADVISORY COUNCIL IN AN ACADEMIC EARLY INTERVENTION FOR PSYCHOSIS CLINIC. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC. -
Training inpatient psychiatric nurses and staff to utilize CBTp informed skills in an acute inpatient psychiatric setting
Eisen, K., Kharrazi, N., Simonson, A., Lean, M., & Hardy, K. (2021). Training inpatient psychiatric nurses and staff to utilize CBTp informed skills in an acute inpatient psychiatric setting. PSYCHOSIS-PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIAL AND INTEGRATIVE APPROACHES. -
Recovery-based staff training intervention within mental health rehabilitation units: a two-stage analysis using realistic evaluation principles and framework approach
Bhanbhro, S., Gee, M., Cook, S., Marston, L., Lean, M., & Killaspy, H. (2016). Recovery-based staff training intervention within mental health rehabilitation units: a two-stage analysis using realistic evaluation principles and framework approach. BMC PSYCHIATRY, 16, 292. -
Clinical outcomes and costs for people with complex psychosis; a naturalistic prospective cohort study of mental health rehabilitation service users in England
Killaspy, H., Marston, L., Green, N., Harrison, I., Lean, M., Holloway, F., … King, M. (2016). Clinical outcomes and costs for people with complex psychosis; a naturalistic prospective cohort study of mental health rehabilitation service users in England. BMC PSYCHIATRY, 16, 95. -
Barriers to the sustainability of an intervention designed to improve patient engagement within NHS mental health rehabilitation units: a qualitative study nested within a randomised controlled trial
Lean, M., Leavey, G., Killaspy, H., Green, N., Harrison, I., Cook, S., … King, M. (2015). Barriers to the sustainability of an intervention designed to improve patient engagement within NHS mental health rehabilitation units: a qualitative study nested within a randomised controlled trial. BMC PSYCHIATRY, 15, 209. -
Clinical effectiveness of a staff training intervention in mental health inpatient rehabilitation units designed to increase patients' engagement in activities (the Rehabilitation Effectiveness for Activities for Life [REAL] study): single-blind, cluster-randomised controlled trial
Killaspy, H., Marston, L., Green, N., Harrison, I., Lean, M., Cook, S., … King, M. (2015). Clinical effectiveness of a staff training intervention in mental health inpatient rehabilitation units designed to increase patients' engagement in activities (the Rehabilitation Effectiveness for Activities for Life [REAL] study): single-blind, cluster-randomised controlled trial. LANCET PSYCHIATRY, 2(1), 38–48. -
Link between outcome and service quality is not clear reply
Killaspy, H., Marston, L., Omar, R. Z., Green, N., Harrison, I., Lean, M., … King, M. (2013). Link between outcome and service quality is not clear reply. BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 202(4), 309. -
Service quality and clinical outcomes: an example from mental health rehabilitation services in England
Killaspy, H., Marston, L., Omar, R. Z., Green, N., Harrison, I., Lean, M., … King, M. (2013). Service quality and clinical outcomes: an example from mental health rehabilitation services in England. BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 202(1), 28–34. -
Single-Dose Psilocybin for a Treatment-Resistant Episode of Major Depression.
Goodwin, G. M., Aaronson, S. T., Alvarez, O., Arden, P. C., Baker, A., Bennett, J. C., … Malievskaia, E. (2022). Single-Dose Psilocybin for a Treatment-Resistant Episode of Major Depression. The New England Journal of Medicine, 387(18), 1637–1648. -
An open label study of the safety and efficacy of psilocybin in veterans with severe treatment-resistant depression
Ellis, S., Suppes, T., Fischer, E., Feng, W., Eisen, K., Lean, M., … Aaronson, S. (2023). An open label study of the safety and efficacy of psilocybin in veterans with severe treatment-resistant depression. BIPOLAR DISORDERS. WILEY.
Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a Stanford Health Care patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials.
Open trials refer to studies currently accepting participants. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but may open in the future.
- Journey Study: Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Valbenazine as Adjunctive Treatment for Schizophrenia
- A Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Adjunctive KarXT in Subjects With Inadequately Controlled Symptoms of Schizophrenia
- Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of COMP360 in Participants With TRD
- Improving Cognition Via Exercise in Schizophrenia
- CONNEX-3: A Study to Test Whether Iclepertin Improves Learning and Memory in People With Schizophrenia
- Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Luvadaxistat in Participants With Cognitive Impairment Associated With Schizophrenia
- California Collaborative Network to Promote Data Driven Care and Improve Outcomes in Early Psychosis
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