Marcantonio M. Spada (born 13 November 1970 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian-British academic psychologist, psychological therapy practitioner, and senior executive.

[1] Spada is currently Chief Clinical Officer and Executive Board member at Onebright,[2] and Emeritus Professor of Addictive Behaviours and Mental Health at London South Bank University.

[19][20][21] He is an advocate of employing idiographic and functional approaches to the conceptualisation and treatment of psychological problems in cognitive behavioural therapy,[22][23] supporting psychological therapists in working with clients taking (or withdrawing from) prescribed drugs,[24] raising awareness about problematic betting and gambling behaviour,[4] and working with young people to tackle threats to well-being arising from excessive technological use.

[25][26][27] He is the author of the successful self-help book Overcoming Problem Drinking, an NHS recommended 'book on prescription' for alcohol misuse.

[33] 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.