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These terrifying three words: A qualitative, mixed methods study of students' and mentors' understandings of ‘fitness to practise’ (2016)
Journal Article
Haycock-Stuart, E., MacLaren, J., McLachlan, A., & James, C. (2016). These terrifying three words: A qualitative, mixed methods study of students' and mentors' understandings of ‘fitness to practise’. Nurse Education Today, 43, 15-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.04.017

Background
There is little empirical published research pertaining to fitness to practise and pre-registration nursing students. Much of the existing fitness to practise literature focuses on medical students and there is a preponderance of literatu... Read More about These terrifying three words: A qualitative, mixed methods study of students' and mentors' understandings of ‘fitness to practise’.

Curriculum development through understanding the student nurse experience of suicide intervention education – A phenomenographic study (2015)
Journal Article
Heyman, I., Webster, B. J., & Tee, S. (2015). Curriculum development through understanding the student nurse experience of suicide intervention education – A phenomenographic study. Nurse Education in Practice, 15(6), 498-506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2015.04.008

Suicide remains a global public health issue and a major governmental concern. The World Health Organisation argues for continued investment in education for front-line professionals, with a particular focus on nurses, to address the rising suicide l... Read More about Curriculum development through understanding the student nurse experience of suicide intervention education – A phenomenographic study.

Understanding pre-registration nursing fitness to practise processes (2015)
Journal Article
MacLaren, J., Haycock-Stuart, E., McLachlan, A., & James, C. (2016). Understanding pre-registration nursing fitness to practise processes. Nurse Education Today, 36, 412-418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2015.10.025

Background
Protection of the public is a key aspect of pre-registration nursing education and UK Nursing and Midwifery Council monitoring processes. Universities must ensure that nursing students are “fit to practise” both during their programme and... Read More about Understanding pre-registration nursing fitness to practise processes.

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Schizophrenia (2015)
Journal Article
Dougall, N., Maayan, N., Soares-Weiser, K., McDermott, L. M., & McIntosh, A. (2015). Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia bulletin / National Institute of Mental Health, 41(6), 1220-1222. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbv121

People with schizophrenia typically experience auditory hallucinations or delusions during acute episodes. Although effective drug treatments are available, many have intractable symptoms that do not recover between acute episodes. One proposed alter... Read More about Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Schizophrenia.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for schizophrenia (Review) (2015)
Journal Article
Dougall, N., Maayan, N., Soares-Weiser, K., Mcdermott, L. M., & Mcintosh, A. M. (2015). Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for schizophrenia (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1(8), Article CD006081. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006081.pub2

Background: People with schizophrenia often experience symptoms which fail to fully respond to antipsychotic medication. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been proposed as a new treatment for people with schizophrenia, especially those who... Read More about Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for schizophrenia (Review).

Deprivation of Liberty update (2015)
Other
Stavert, J. (2015). Deprivation of Liberty update. [Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland]. Edinburgh

The exercise of legal capacity, supported decision- making and Scotland’s mental health and incapacity legislation: working with CRPD challenges. (2015)
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2015). The exercise of legal capacity, supported decision- making and Scotland’s mental health and incapacity legislation: working with CRPD challenges. Laws, 4(2), 296-313. https://doi.org/10.3390/laws4020296

Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, particularly as interpreted in the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities General Comment No. 1, presents a significant challenge to all jurisdictions that equa... Read More about The exercise of legal capacity, supported decision- making and Scotland’s mental health and incapacity legislation: working with CRPD challenges..

Access to equal recognition before the law for persons with mental disabilities through supported decision-making in Scotland. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stavert, J., & McGregor, R. (2015, April). Access to equal recognition before the law for persons with mental disabilities through supported decision-making in Scotland. Paper presented at Commonwealth Law Legal Education 2015 Conference

Equal recognition before the law of persons with mental disabilities, as identified as a right in Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), has the potential to reshape mental health and incapacity laws nation... Read More about Access to equal recognition before the law for persons with mental disabilities through supported decision-making in Scotland..

Patient factors associated with SSRI dose for depression treatment in general practice: A primary care cross sectional study (2014)
Journal Article
Johnson, C. F., Dougall, N. J., Williams, B., MacGillivray, S. A., Buchanan, A. I., & Hassett, R. D. (2014). Patient factors associated with SSRI dose for depression treatment in general practice: A primary care cross sectional study. BMC Family Practice, 15(210), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-014-0210-9

Background
Antidepressant prescribing continues to rise. Increased long-term prescribing and higher doses are contributing to current growth; however, patient factors associated with the use of higher doses remain unknown. This study’s aim was to in... Read More about Patient factors associated with SSRI dose for depression treatment in general practice: A primary care cross sectional study.

Deaths by suicide and their relationship with general and psychiatric hospital discharge: 30-year record linkage study (2014)
Journal Article
Dougall, N., Lambert, P., Maxwell, M., Dawson, A., Sinnott, R., McCafferty, S., Morris, C., Clark, D., & Springbett, A. (2014). Deaths by suicide and their relationship with general and psychiatric hospital discharge: 30-year record linkage study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 204(4), 267-273. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.112.122374

Background: Studies have rarely explored suicides completed following discharge from both general and psychiatric hospital settings. Such research might identify additional opportunities for intervention. Aims: To identify and summarise Scottish psyc... Read More about Deaths by suicide and their relationship with general and psychiatric hospital discharge: 30-year record linkage study.

'Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill' (2014)
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2014). 'Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill'. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 41,

No abstract available.

Fracturing and configuring: storying an interview. (2013)
Book Chapter
MacLaren, J. (2013). Fracturing and configuring: storying an interview. In L. Stansbie, & A. Maria Borlescu (Eds.), Reflections on Narrative: Interdisciplinary Storytelling. Inter-Disciplinary Press

No abstract available.

Evaluation of the Scottish Recovery Indicator 2 (SRI 2) (2013)
Report
MacGregor, A., Reid, S., Maxwell, M., Miller, I., Macleod, S., Corbett, J., Dougall, N., & Harris, F. (2013). Evaluation of the Scottish Recovery Indicator 2 (SRI 2). Edinburgh: Scottish Recovery Network

Executive summary
The Scottish Recover Indicator (SRI) is a web based service
development tool designed by the Scottish Recovery Network to
support and develop recovery focused approaches in Scottish
mental health services (www.sri2.net).
The Sc... Read More about Evaluation of the Scottish Recovery Indicator 2 (SRI 2).

Added Value: Using Human Rights to Support Psychiatric Advance Statements (2013)
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2013). Added Value: Using Human Rights to Support Psychiatric Advance Statements. Edinburgh Law Review, 17(2), 210-223. https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2013.0155

Patient autonomy, regarded as a fundamental principle underlying medical ethics,1 is reinforced by numerous international instruments. Integral to this is advance treatment planning, often referred to as ‘advance statements’ or ‘advance directives’.2... Read More about Added Value: Using Human Rights to Support Psychiatric Advance Statements.

Impact of lifespan on nursing interventions (2013)
Book Chapter
Tait, D. (2013). Impact of lifespan on nursing interventions. In C. Brooker, & A. Waugh (Eds.), Foundations of Nursing Practice (159-192). (2nd). Elsevier

Abstract not available.

Cerebral metabolism, brain imaging (2007)
Book Chapter
Klaus, E., Claire, D., & Dougall, N. (2007). Cerebral metabolism, brain imaging. In Encyclopedia of Stress (432-38). (2nd). Elsevier