Thorley, G and Yule, W "A role play test of parent-child interaction." Behavioural Psychotherapy, 1982, 102, 146-161

Thorley, G "The Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospital's clinical data register for children and adolescents." Journal of Adolescence, 1982, 5, 179-189

Thorley, G "Data on the Conners Teacher rating scale from a British clinic population." Journal of Behavioural Assessment, 1983, 5(1).

Thorley, G "Annotation: Food colours and hyperactivity." Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 1983, 25(4), 531-533

Thorley, G "A pilot study to assess the behavioural and cognitive effects of food colours in a group of learning disabled children." Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 1984, 26, 56-61

Thorley, G "The hyperkinetic syndrome of childhood - clinical characteristics." British Journal of Psychiatry, 1984, 144, 16-21

Thorley, G "A review of follow-up and follow-back studies of childhood hyperactivity" Psychological Bulletin, 1984, 96(1), 116-132

Taylor, E., Schachar, R. Thorley, G and Wieselberg, M "Conduct disorder and hyperactivity: 1. Separation of hyperactivity and antisocial conduct in British child psychiatric patients." British Journal of Psychiatry, 1986, 149, 760-767

Taylor, E., Everitt, B., Schachar, R., Thorley, G. Rutter, M. and Wieselberg, M. "Conduct disorder and hyperactivity: II. A cluster analytic approach to the identification of a behavioural syndrome." British Journal of Psychiatry, 1986, 149, 688-777

Schachar R. Taylor E. Wieselberg M. Thorley G. and Rutter M. (1987) Changes in family function and relationships in children who respond to methylphenidate.. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 26(5):728-32, 1987 Sep.

Luk, S.L, Thorley, G and Taylor, E "Gross overactivity: a study by direct observation." Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioural Assessment 1987, 9(2), 173-182

Thorley, G "A factor analysis of psychopathological symptom ratings made by clinicians on child and adolescent clinic attenders." British Journal of Psychiatry, 1987, 150, 49

Taylor, E., Schachar, R., Wieselberg, M., Thorley, G. Everitt, B. and Rutter, M "Which boys respond to stimulant medication? A controlled trial of methylphenidate in boys with disruptive behaviour." Psychological Medicine, 1987, 17, 121-143

Thorley, G "Diet and Behaviour " Maladjustment and Therapeutic Education 1988 6(3), 148-152

Thorley, G "Adolescent Outcome for Hyperactive Children" Archives of Disease in Childhood 1988 63 1181-1183

Fuggle, P., Murphy, G. Thorley, G. and Grant, D.B. Congenital Hypothyroidism: Psychological outcome at three and five year. In Research in Congenital Hypothyroidism eds. F Relange, DA Fister and P Glinoer Plenum Press, New York 1989.

Davidson, E., Taylor, S. Sandberg & Thorley, G. Hyperactivity in School Age Children and subsequent risk of injury. Paediatrics, 1992. 90 5 697-702

Warner-Rogers, J., Taylor, A,Taylor, E., Sanberg. S., Thorley. G., Inattentive behaviour in childhood: Epidemiology and implications for development. Journal of Learning Disabilities 2000, 33(6) 520-536

Hall AS. and Thorley G. Houtman PN. The effects of corticosteroids on behaviour in children with nephrotic syndrome. Paediatric Nephrology. 18(12):1220-3, 2003 Dec.

Thorley, G "Towards a hyperkinetic syndrome." In E Taylor (Ed) The Overactive Child. Clinics in Developmental Medicine: London: McKeith Press, 1986

Taylor, E., Sandberg, S., Thorley, G. and Giles,S The epidemiology of childhood hyperactivity Maudsley Monographs: Oxford University Press 1992

Reason, R., Hellier, C., Hughes, G., Middleton, J., Pumfey, P., Thorley. G., Sharp, G., Sonuga-Barke. E., Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Psychological Response to an evolving concept. (1996) British Psychological Society: Leicester.

Thorley, G., Psychological Implications of Communication Disorders. In Communication Difficulties in Childhood. Ed. J Law and A Parkinson. Radcliffe: Oxford 2000

Thorley, G.. Successful Parenting - A Four Step Approach. Bloomington: Authorhouse,2005