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Young people’s everyday securities: pre-emptive and pro-active strategies toward ontological security in Scotland (2017)
Journal Article
Botterill, K., Hopkins, P., & Sanghera, G. S. (2017). Young people’s everyday securities: pre-emptive and pro-active strategies toward ontological security in Scotland. Social and Cultural Geography, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2017.1346197

This paper uses a framework of ‘ontological security’ to discuss the psycho-social strategies of self-securitization employed by ethnic and religious minority young people in Scotland. We argue that broad discourses of securitization are present in t... Read More about Young people’s everyday securities: pre-emptive and pro-active strategies toward ontological security in Scotland.

The legal implications of dementia in the workplace (2017)
Journal Article
Egdell, V., Stavert, J., & McGregor, R. (2017). The legal implications of dementia in the workplace. Ageing and society, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X17000642

Dementia is a growing issue in the United Kingdom (UK) with over 800,000 people affected. Of these people in excess of 40,000 are aged under 65 years. Thus, a significant number of individuals may be experiencing symptoms of dementia while in employm... Read More about The legal implications of dementia in the workplace.

Multiple traumatic experiences, post-traumatic stress disorder and offending behaviour in female prisoners (2017)
Journal Article
Mirza, K., Conway, L., Karatzias, T., Power, K., Woolston, C., Apurva, P., Begley, A., Quinn, C., Jowett, S., Howard, R., & Purdie, A. (2018). Multiple traumatic experiences, post-traumatic stress disorder and offending behaviour in female prisoners. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 28(1), 72-84. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.2043

Background Although Q4 it is well established that prisoners commonly have histories of childhood trauma, little is known about mediators between exposure to trauma and criminal behaviour. Hypotheses We hypothesised that the experience of trauma in a... Read More about Multiple traumatic experiences, post-traumatic stress disorder and offending behaviour in female prisoners.

‘Doing the right thing’: factors influencing GP prescribing of antidepressants and prescribed doses (2017)
Journal Article
Johnson, C. F., Williams, B., MacGillivray, S. A., Dougall, N. J., & Maxwell, M. (2017). ‘Doing the right thing’: factors influencing GP prescribing of antidepressants and prescribed doses. BMC Family Practice, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-017-0643-z

Background: Antidepressant prescribing continues to increase, with 5-16% of adults receiving antidepressants annually. Total prescribing growth is due in part to increased long-term use, greater selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI) use and... Read More about ‘Doing the right thing’: factors influencing GP prescribing of antidepressants and prescribed doses.

Scotland's Mental Health and Capacity Law: A Case for Reform (2017)
Report
Stavert, J., & McKay, C. (2017). Scotland's Mental Health and Capacity Law: A Case for Reform. Edinburgh: Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

Report of joint Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland and Centre for Mental Health and Capacity Law law reform scoping exercise.

Perceptions of learning disability nurses and support staff towards people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia (2017)
Journal Article
McCorkindale, S., Fleming, M. P., & Martin, C. R. (2017). Perceptions of learning disability nurses and support staff towards people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 24(5), 282-292. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12381

Background and Purpose of Study
The prevalence of schizophrenia in people with learning disability is 3-4%. This is the first study to investigate the illness perceptions of learning disability (LD) practitioners towards people with schizophrenia.... Read More about Perceptions of learning disability nurses and support staff towards people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.

Therapeutic Change in Group Therapy For Interpersonal Trauma: A Relational Framework for Research and Clinical Practice (2017)
Journal Article
Chouliara, Z., Karatzias, T., Gullone, A., Ferguson, S., Cosgrove, K., & Burke Draucker, C. (2020). Therapeutic Change in Group Therapy For Interpersonal Trauma: A Relational Framework for Research and Clinical Practice. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 35(15-16), 2897-2916. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517696860

Our understanding of therapeutic change processes in group therapy for complex interpersonal trauma has been limited. The present study aimed at addressing this gap by developing a framework of therapeutic change in this field from a survivor and the... Read More about Therapeutic Change in Group Therapy For Interpersonal Trauma: A Relational Framework for Research and Clinical Practice.

An international multi-site, randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based psychoeducation group programme for people with schizophrenia (2017)
Journal Article
Chien, W. T., Bressington, D., Yip, A., & Karatzias, T. (2017). An international multi-site, randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based psychoeducation group programme for people with schizophrenia. Psychological Medicine, 47(12), 2081-2096. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291717000526

Background
We aimed to test a mindfulness-based psycho-education group (MBPEG), versus conventional psycho-education group (CPEG) versus treatment-as-usual (TAU), in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders over a 24-month follow-up.
Methods... Read More about An international multi-site, randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based psychoeducation group programme for people with schizophrenia.

Loneliness in Psychosis: A Meta-analytical Review (2017)
Journal Article
Michalska da Rocha, B., Vasilopoulou, E., Rhodes, S., & Hutton, P. (2018). Loneliness in Psychosis: A Meta-analytical Review. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 44(1), 114-125. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbx036

Loneliness may be related to psychotic symptoms but a comprehensive synthesis of the literature in this area is lacking. The aim of the current study is to determine the magnitude and reliability of the loneliness-psychosis relationship in people dia... Read More about Loneliness in Psychosis: A Meta-analytical Review.

Mental Health and Unemployment in Scotland: Understanding the impact of welfare reforms in Scotland for individuals with mental health conditions (2017)
Report
Maclean, G., Marks, A., & Cowan, S. (2017). Mental Health and Unemployment in Scotland: Understanding the impact of welfare reforms in Scotland for individuals with mental health conditions. Edinburgh: Carnegie Trust

During 2016, 30 individuals with a mental health condition (who claimed ESA, have had their ESA withdrawn and moved on to JSA, or have been directed into the WRAG group based on the decision of the WCA) were interviewed. The 30 participants were recr... Read More about Mental Health and Unemployment in Scotland: Understanding the impact of welfare reforms in Scotland for individuals with mental health conditions.

Examining the Disconnect Between Psychometric Models and Clinical Reality of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (2017)
Journal Article
Shevlin, M., Hyland, P., Karatzias, T., Bisson, J. I., & Roberts, N. P. (2017). Examining the Disconnect Between Psychometric Models and Clinical Reality of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 47, 54-59

There have been many factor analytic studies aimed at testing alternative latent structures of DSM-IV and DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. The primary rationale for such studies is that determining the ‘best’ factor analytic model... Read More about Examining the Disconnect Between Psychometric Models and Clinical Reality of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

Patterns of referral and waiting times for specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (2017)
Journal Article
Smith, J., Kyle, R. G., Daniel, B., & Hubbard, G. (2018). Patterns of referral and waiting times for specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 23(1), 41-49. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12207

Background
During 12 month period (2012/13) around 21,480 children and young people (CYP) were referred to CAMHS in Scotland (NHS Scotland 2013). At the end of September 2012 there were 3,602 CYP still waiting for ‘start of treatment’ or ‘removal fr... Read More about Patterns of referral and waiting times for specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Participation and inclusion: mental health service users' lived experience – an international study. (2017)
Book Chapter
McKay, E. A., Mahon, D., Donellan, G., Haracz, K., Sheldon, S., & Ryan, S. (2017). Participation and inclusion: mental health service users' lived experience – an international study. In A. H. Eide, S. Josephsson, & K. Vik (Eds.), Participation in health and welfare services: professional concepts and lived experience. Routledge

In the UK, progress has been made in terms of awareness of the barriers to participation and social inclusion that is experienced by people with severe and enduring mental health problems (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, 2004). Yet it is unclear... Read More about Participation and inclusion: mental health service users' lived experience – an international study..

The feasibility and clinical benefits of improving facial affect recognition impairments in schizophrenia: Systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Bordon, N., O'Rourke, S., & Hutton, P. (2017). The feasibility and clinical benefits of improving facial affect recognition impairments in schizophrenia: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Schizophrenia Research, 188, 3-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2017.01.014

Background
People diagnosed with schizophrenia have significant difficulty accurately recognising emotions expressed by others. This may generate anomalous experiences which, if misinterpreted, could contribute to experiences of social defeat, psych... Read More about The feasibility and clinical benefits of improving facial affect recognition impairments in schizophrenia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Is health-related quality of life the same for elderly Polish migrants, Turkish migrants and German natives? Testing the reliability and construct validity of the Sf-36 health survey in a cross-cultural comparison (2017)
Journal Article
Buchcik, J., Westenhöfer, J., Fleming, M., & Martin, C. R. (2017). Is health-related quality of life the same for elderly Polish migrants, Turkish migrants and German natives? Testing the reliability and construct validity of the Sf-36 health survey in a cross-cultural comparison. Cogent Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2017.1280984

Objective:The Sf-36 is the most widely used instrument to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with the most convincing evidence of both internal consistency and test-retest reliability. In addition, it is appropriate for use among elderly... Read More about Is health-related quality of life the same for elderly Polish migrants, Turkish migrants and German natives? Testing the reliability and construct validity of the Sf-36 health survey in a cross-cultural comparison.

Childhood Abuse and Current Intimate Partner Violence: A Population Study in Hong Kong (2016)
Journal Article
Yan, E., & Karatzias, T. (2020). Childhood Abuse and Current Intimate Partner Violence: A Population Study in Hong Kong. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 35(1-2), 233-251. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260516682521

Previous studies have established that childhood violence victimization is associated with current experience of intimate partner violence (IPV). Existing literature, however, focused exclusively on female survivors and physical IPV and relied on non... Read More about Childhood Abuse and Current Intimate Partner Violence: A Population Study in Hong Kong.

A randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based intervention program for people with schizophrenia: 6-month follow-up (2016)
Journal Article
Wang, L.-Q., Chien, W. T., Yip, L. K., & Karatzias, T. (2016). A randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based intervention program for people with schizophrenia: 6-month follow-up. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 12, 3097-3110. https://doi.org/10.2147/ndt.s123239

Mindfulness-based interventions have been increasingly evidenced to be effective in different mental illnesses but limited in schizophrenia. This single-blind, multisite randomized controlled trial tested the effects of a mindfulness-based psychoeduc... Read More about A randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based intervention program for people with schizophrenia: 6-month follow-up.

Supported Decision-Making: Good Practice Guide (2016)
Report
Stavert, J. (2016). Supported Decision-Making: Good Practice Guide. Edinburgh: Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

Supported decision-making maximizes an individual's ability to ensure that their rights, will and preferences are at the centre of all decisions that concern them...