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Group psychotherapy for female adult survivors of interpersonal psychological trauma: a preliminary study in Scotland (2016)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Ferguson, S., Gullone, A., & Cosgrove, K. (2016). Group psychotherapy for female adult survivors of interpersonal psychological trauma: a preliminary study in Scotland. Journal of Mental Health, 25(6), 512-519. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638237.2016.1139062

Background: There is limited evidence on manualised group interventions that facilitate the
development of trauma recovery skills, affect regulation and meaning making for survivors of
interpersonal trauma.
Aim: The study aimed to provide prelimin... Read More about Group psychotherapy for female adult survivors of interpersonal psychological trauma: a preliminary study in Scotland.

The experiences of family carers in the delivery of invasive clinical interventions for young people with complex intellectual disabilities: policy disconnect or policy opportunity? (2016)
Journal Article
Brown, M., Hoyle, L., & Karatzias, T. (2016). The experiences of family carers in the delivery of invasive clinical interventions for young people with complex intellectual disabilities: policy disconnect or policy opportunity?. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 25(3-4), 534-542. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13090

Aims and objectives
To explore the experiences of family carers in the delivery of invasive clinical interventions within community settings.
Background
Many young people with intellectual disabilities present with complex health needs and require... Read More about The experiences of family carers in the delivery of invasive clinical interventions for young people with complex intellectual disabilities: policy disconnect or policy opportunity?.

Multi-dimensional self-esteem and magnitude of change in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. (2016)
Journal Article
Collin, P., Karatzias, T., Power, K., Howard, R., Grierson, D., & Yellowlees, A. (2016). Multi-dimensional self-esteem and magnitude of change in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. Psychiatry Research, 237, 175-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.01.046

Self-esteem improvement is one of the main targets of inpatient eating disorder programmes. The present study sought to examine multi-dimensional self-esteem and magnitude of change in eating psychopathology among adults participating in a specialist... Read More about Multi-dimensional self-esteem and magnitude of change in the treatment of anorexia nervosa..

Intellectual disabilities among prisoners: prevalence and mental and physical health comorbidities. (2016)
Journal Article
Hellenbach, M., Karatzias, T., & Brown, M. (2017). Intellectual disabilities among prisoners: prevalence and mental and physical health comorbidities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 30(2), 230-241. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12234

Background


Limited evidence suggests that people with ID (ID) are overrepresented in prisons although prevalence rates of ID among prisoners vary significantly across studies, making it difficult to identify prevalence and assess existing need.... Read More about Intellectual disabilities among prisoners: prevalence and mental and physical health comorbidities..

Psychological interventions for women with intellectual disabilities and forensic care needs: a systematic review of the literature (2015)
Journal Article
Hellenbach, M., Brown, M., Karatzias, T., & Robinson, R. (2015). Psychological interventions for women with intellectual disabilities and forensic care needs: a systematic review of the literature. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 59, 319-331. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12133

Objective

Research evidence to date concerning offending by people with intellectual disabilities (ID) has concentrated on male perpetrators and little is known about their female counterparts. This systematic literature review examines evidence o... Read More about Psychological interventions for women with intellectual disabilities and forensic care needs: a systematic review of the literature.

Diabetes in People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review of the Literature. (2015)
Journal Article
MacRae, S., Brown, M., Karatzias, T., Taggart, L., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., Walley, R., Sierka, A., Northway, R., Carey, M., & Davies, M. (2015). Diabetes in People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 47, 352-374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2015.10.003

Objective

To present an analysis of the evidence related to the prevalence of diabetes in people with intellectual disabilities (ID), their experiences of their condition and treatment and those of their carers.

Materials and methods

A syste... Read More about Diabetes in People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review of the Literature..

Substance Related Offending Behaviour Programme (SROBP): an exploration of gender responsivity and treatment acceptance issues for female prisoners (2015)
Journal Article
Mahoney, A., Chouliara, Z., & Karatzias, T. (2015). Substance Related Offending Behaviour Programme (SROBP): an exploration of gender responsivity and treatment acceptance issues for female prisoners. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 26(6), 798-823. https://doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2015.1062993

Substance-related offending poses a considerable problem for society. In response, criminal justice agencies have widely delivered cognitive-behavioural interventions, such as the Substance-Related Offending Behaviour Programme (SROBP), to both male... Read More about Substance Related Offending Behaviour Programme (SROBP): an exploration of gender responsivity and treatment acceptance issues for female prisoners.

A study protocol for a pilot randomised trial of a structured education programme for the self-management of Type 2 diabetes for adults with intellectual disabilities (2015)
Journal Article
Taggart, L., Coates, V., Clarke, M., Bunting, B., Davies, M., Carey, M., Northway, R., Brown, M., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., Martin-Stacey, L., Scott, G., & Karatzias, T. (2015). A study protocol for a pilot randomised trial of a structured education programme for the self-management of Type 2 diabetes for adults with intellectual disabilities. Trials, 16, 148. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0644-y

Background: The need for structured education programmes for type 2 diabetes is a high priority for many governments around the world. One such national education programme in the United Kingdom is the DESMOND Programme, which has been shown to be ro... Read More about A study protocol for a pilot randomised trial of a structured education programme for the self-management of Type 2 diabetes for adults with intellectual disabilities.

Adverse life events and health: A population study in Hong Kong (2015)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Yan, E., & Jowett, S. (2015). Adverse life events and health: A population study in Hong Kong. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 78(2), 173-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.11.024

Objective: Although the effects of adverse life events on mental health have been well
documented in the literature, there has never been a population based study that investigated
systematically the association between history of adverse life even... Read More about Adverse life events and health: A population study in Hong Kong.

Diabetes (2014)
Book Chapter
Taggart, L., Brown, M., & Karatzias, T. (2014). Diabetes. In L. Taggart, & W. Cousins (Eds.), Health Promotion for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (69-76). Open University Press

Effectiveness and Acceptability of Group Psychoeducation for the Management of Mental Health Problems in Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) (2014)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Ferguson, S., Chouliara, Z., Gullone, A., Cosgrove, K., & Douglas, A. (2014). Effectiveness and Acceptability of Group Psychoeducation for the Management of Mental Health Problems in Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA). International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 64(4), 492-514. https://doi.org/10.1521/ijgp.2014.64.4.492

There has been limited published research on the effectiveness of manualized psychoeducational approaches for the mental health and behavioral problems of child sexual abuse (CSA) survivors. The present study aims to add to the evidence base for the... Read More about Effectiveness and Acceptability of Group Psychoeducation for the Management of Mental Health Problems in Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA).

Pain in people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: The role of traumatic stress and coping strategies (2014)
Journal Article
Krzeczkowska, A., Karatzias, T., & Dickson, A. (2015). Pain in people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: The role of traumatic stress and coping strategies. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 20(2), 210-216. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2014.951370

Pain is a significant problem for many people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). This exploratory study investigated the extent to which severity of pain was related to coping strategies and post-traumatic symptomatol... Read More about Pain in people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: The role of traumatic stress and coping strategies.

Emotions and emotion regulation in survivors of childhood sexual abuse: the importance of “disgust” in traumatic stress and psychopathology (2014)
Journal Article
Coyle, E., Karatzias, T., Summers, A., & Power, M. (2014). Emotions and emotion regulation in survivors of childhood sexual abuse: the importance of “disgust” in traumatic stress and psychopathology. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 5(1), Article 23306. https://doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v5.23306

Background
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has the potential to compromise socio-emotional development of the survivor resulting in increased vulnerability to difficulties regulating emotions. In turn, emotion regulation is thought to play a key part i... Read More about Emotions and emotion regulation in survivors of childhood sexual abuse: the importance of “disgust” in traumatic stress and psychopathology.

The Determinants of Well-Being Among International Economic Immigrants: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Bak-Klimek, A., Karatzias, T., Elliott, L., & Maclean, R. (2015). The Determinants of Well-Being Among International Economic Immigrants: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. Applied research in quality of life, 10(1), 161-188. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-013-9297-8

Over the past decades migration has increased dramatically. Most of the scientific literature on immigrant mental health has focussed on stress, distress and mental illness. Less attention has been paid to positive aspects in particular mental well-b... Read More about The Determinants of Well-Being Among International Economic Immigrants: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis.

Interpersonal trauma in female offenders : a new, brief, psycho-educational intervention in a community based setting. (2013)
Journal Article
Ball, S., Karatzias, T., Mahoney, A., Ferguson, S., & Pate, K. (2013). Interpersonal trauma in female offenders : a new, brief, psycho-educational intervention in a community based setting. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 24, 795-802. https://doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2013.852233

Background: High prevalence rates of interpersonal violence and abuse histories in female offenders have been well documented in the literature. However, the evidence base on the effectiveness of such interventions remains rather limited. Objective:... Read More about Interpersonal trauma in female offenders : a new, brief, psycho-educational intervention in a community based setting..

The health role of local area coordinators in Scotland: A mixed methods study. (2013)
Journal Article
Brown, M., Karatzias, T., & O'Leary, L. (2013). The health role of local area coordinators in Scotland: A mixed methods study. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 17, 387-402. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744629513509795

The study set out to explore whether local area coordinators (LACs) and their managers view the health role of LACs as an essential component of their work and identify the health-related activities undertaken by LACs in Scotland. A mixed methods cro... Read More about The health role of local area coordinators in Scotland: A mixed methods study..

Recovering from childhood sexual abuse: a theoretical framework for practice and research. (2013)
Journal Article
Chouliara, Z., Karatzias, T., & Gullone, A. (2013). Recovering from childhood sexual abuse: a theoretical framework for practice and research. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 21, 69-78. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12048

Research on survivors' experiences of recovering from childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has been limited and focused on those with severe mental health difficulties. This study elicited experiences of recovery from CSA in male and female survivors who hav... Read More about Recovering from childhood sexual abuse: a theoretical framework for practice and research..

Acts of Recovery: moving on from childhood abuse. (2013)
Report
Chouliara, Z., Karatzias, T., & Gullone, A. (2013). Acts of Recovery: moving on from childhood abuse. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish recovery

Evidence-based, survivor-centred self-help booklet for survivors of childhood abuse.