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Research interests

Decision making in cancer care
Patient doctor relationship
Adjustment to cancer
Attachment processes

Publications

Beesley H, Goodfellow, S, Holcombe C, Salmon P (2016) The intensity of breast cancer patients’ relationships with their surgeons after the first meeting: Evidence that relationships are not ‘built’ but arise from attachment
processes. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 42, 679-684.

Baker P, Beesley H, Fletcher I, Ablett J, Holcombe C, Salmon P (2015) Getting back to 'normal' or 'a new type of normal'? A qualitative study of patients' responses to the existential threat of cancer. European Journal of Cancer Care, 25, 180–189.

Harding R, Beesley H, Holcombe C, Fisher J, Salmon P (2015) Are patient-nurse relationships in breast cancer linked to adult attachment style? Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(10):2305-14

Baker P, Beesley H, Dinwoodie R, Fletcher I, Ablett J, Holcombe C, Salmon P. (2012) 'You're putting thoughts into my head': a qualitative study of the readiness of patients with breast, lung or prostate cancer to address emotional needs through the first 18 months after diagnosis. Psychooncology, 22(6):1402-10

Beesley H, Holcombe C, Brown SL and Salmon P (2013) Risk, worry and cosmesis in decision-making for contralateral risk-reducing mastectomy: Analysis of 60 consecutive cases in a specialist breast unit. The Breast, 22 (2):179-84.

Beesley H, Ullmer H, Holcombe C, Salmon P (2012) How patients evaluate breast reconstruction after mastectomy, and why their evaluation often differs from that of their clinicians. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 65 (8) 1064-1071

Clark L, Beesley H, Holcombe C, Salmon P (2011) The influence of childhood abuse and adult attachment style on clinical relationships in breast cancer care. General Hospital Psychiatry, 33 (6), 579-586.

Pegman S, Beesley H, Holcombe C, Mendick N, Salmon P. (2011) Understanding variability in patients’ sense of relationship with breast cancer surgeons: the relative importance of surgeon and patient variation and the influence of patients’ attachment style. Patient Education & Counselling, 83 (1), 125-128.

Beesley, H, Rhodes, J. and Salmon, P. (2010) Anger and childhood sexual abuse are independently associated with irritable bowel syndrome. British Journal of Health Psychology 15 ( 2) 389-399

Beesley, H. Salmon, P. and Holcombe, C. (2007) ‘The challenge of integrating different models of practice: Reflections on developing a psychology service in a breast unit’. Clinical Psychology Forum, 174, 17-20.