Developing guidance to inform a clinically meaningful and feasible suicide risk assessment measure for use in emergency departments (2018)
Thesis
McClatchey, K. Developing guidance to inform a clinically meaningful and feasible suicide risk assessment measure for use in emergency departments. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1256366

Introduction: Over 800,000 people die by suicide each year, and despite being a global public health issue, limited research exists exploring suicide risk assessment practices in emergency departments. The current thesis investigated emergency depart... Read More about Developing guidance to inform a clinically meaningful and feasible suicide risk assessment measure for use in emergency departments.

From child maltreatment to ICD-11 complex post-traumatic stress symptoms: The role of emotion regulation and re-victimisation (2018)
Journal Article
Knefel, M., Lueger-Schuster, B., Karatzias², T., Shevlin, M., & Hyland, P. (2019). From child maltreatment to ICD-11 complex post-traumatic stress symptoms: The role of emotion regulation and re-victimisation. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 75(3), 392-403. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22655

Objective: Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) will be introduced in ICD-11 and comprises symptoms of PTSD and disturbances in self-organisation (DSO). The association of trauma with PTSD and DSO is not yet fully understood. We investigated... Read More about From child maltreatment to ICD-11 complex post-traumatic stress symptoms: The role of emotion regulation and re-victimisation.

Diabetes in people with learning disabilities (2018)
Book Chapter
Truesdale, M., & Taggart, L. (2018). Diabetes in people with learning disabilities. In S. Hardy, P. Woodward, & E. Chaplin (Eds.), Supporting the physical health needs of people with learning disabilities, 73-82. Pavilion Publishing & Media Ltd

This book chapter aims to increase awareness and knowledge of how diabetes presents itself, as well as how it can be presented in the first place, in people with a learning disability and best practice in assessment and treatment.

Recovery, Rights and Social Inclusion (2018)
Book Chapter
McIntosh, G. (2018). Recovery, Rights and Social Inclusion. In I. Norman, & I. Ryrie (Eds.), The Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing. (4th). Open University Press

This book chapter will explore the meaning of recovery in relation to rights, social inclusion and stigma. The development and evaluation of recovery principles in mental health nursing. The chapter is aimed at mental health student nurses and will h... Read More about Recovery, Rights and Social Inclusion.

Can the REBT theory explain loneliness? Theoretical and clinical applications (2018)
Journal Article
Hyland, P., McGinty, G., Karatzias, T., Murphy, J., Vallières, F., & McHugh Power, J. (2019). Can the REBT theory explain loneliness? Theoretical and clinical applications. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 48(1), 39-51. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2018.1475505

Loneliness is a common psychological experience affecting a significant minority of the general population. Loneliness may in part be related to the existence of dysfunctional cognitive evaluations. To date, however, loneliness has yet to be explicit... Read More about Can the REBT theory explain loneliness? Theoretical and clinical applications.

Multiple traumatisation and subsequent psychopathology in people with intellectual disabilities and DSM‐5 PTSD: a preliminary study (2018)
Journal Article
Mason‐Roberts, S., Bradley, A., Karatzias, T., Brown, M., Paterson, D., Walley, R., Truesdale, M., Taggart, L., & Sirisena, C. (2018). Multiple traumatisation and subsequent psychopathology in people with intellectual disabilities and DSM‐5 PTSD: a preliminary study. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 62(8), 730-736. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12505

Background: Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) are at greater risk of exposure to traumatic life events compared to the non-ID population. Yet no study to date has examined the role of multiple traumatisation and subsequent psychopathology... Read More about Multiple traumatisation and subsequent psychopathology in people with intellectual disabilities and DSM‐5 PTSD: a preliminary study.

Texting to Reduce Alcohol Misuse (TRAM): main findings from a randomized controlled trial of a text message intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men. (2018)
Journal Article
Crombie, I. K., Irvine, L., Williams, B., Sniehotta, F. F., Petrie, D., Jones, C., Norrie, J., Evans, J. M. M., Emslie, C., Rice, P. M., Slane, P. W., Humphris, G., Ricketts, I. W., Melson, A. J., Donnan, P. T., Hapca, S. M., McKenzie, A., & Achison, M. (2018). Texting to Reduce Alcohol Misuse (TRAM): main findings from a randomized controlled trial of a text message intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men. Addiction, https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14229

Aims
To test the effectiveness of a theoretically-based text message intervention to reduce binge drinking among socially disadvantaged men.
Design
A multi-centre parallel group, pragmatic, individually randomised controlled trial.
Setting
Commu... Read More about Texting to Reduce Alcohol Misuse (TRAM): main findings from a randomized controlled trial of a text message intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men..

Text message intervention to reduce frequency of binge drinking among disadvantaged men: the TRAM RCT (2018)
Journal Article
Crombie, I. K., Irvine, L., Williams, B., Sniehotta, F. F., Petrie, D. J., Jones, C., Norrie, J., Evans, J. M., Emslie, C., Rice, P. M., Slane, P. W., Humphris, G., Ricketts, I. W., Melson, A. J., Donnan, P. T., McKenzie, A., Huang, L., & Achison, M. (2018). Text message intervention to reduce frequency of binge drinking among disadvantaged men: the TRAM RCT. Public Health Research, 6(6), 1-156. https://doi.org/10.3310/phr06060

Background
Socially disadvantaged men are more likely to binge drink frequently and to experience high levels of alcohol-related harm.
Objectives
To test the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a text message intervention in reducing the frequ... Read More about Text message intervention to reduce frequency of binge drinking among disadvantaged men: the TRAM RCT.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in DSM-5 and ICD-11: Clinical and Behavioral Correlates: Correlates of PTSD and CPTSD (2018)
Journal Article
Hyland, P., Shevlin, M., Fyvie, C., & Karatzias, T. (2018). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in DSM-5 and ICD-11: Clinical and Behavioral Correlates: Correlates of PTSD and CPTSD. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 31(2), 174-180. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22272

The American Psychiatric Association and the World Health Organization provide distinct trauma-based diagnoses in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5), and the forthcoming 11th version of the International Classification... Read More about Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in DSM-5 and ICD-11: Clinical and Behavioral Correlates: Correlates of PTSD and CPTSD.

Power and research: a qualitative approach to understanding the relationship between major mental illness, masculinity and violence (2018)
Digital Artefact
Haddow, C. (2018). Power and research: a qualitative approach to understanding the relationship between major mental illness, masculinity and violence. [Sage Research Methods Case Study]

This case study reflects on research which explored the relationship between major mental illness and masculinity in the context of violent offending behavior. Studies which examine violence by the mentally disordered largely look to mental illness a... Read More about Power and research: a qualitative approach to understanding the relationship between major mental illness, masculinity and violence.

Dissociation fully mediates the relationship between childhood sexual and emotional abuse and DSM-5 PTSD in a sample of treatment-seeking adults (2018)
Journal Article
Louison Vang, M., Shevlin, M., Karatzias, T., Fyvie, C., & Hyland, P. (2018). Dissociation fully mediates the relationship between childhood sexual and emotional abuse and DSM-5 PTSD in a sample of treatment-seeking adults. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 2(4), 173-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejtd.2018.02.004

Introduction: Child-abuse and neglect are associated with increased risk of adult PTSD and dissociation. Recent research suggests that dissociation mediates the relationship between child maltreatment and PTSD, however, there is a lack of clarity reg... Read More about Dissociation fully mediates the relationship between childhood sexual and emotional abuse and DSM-5 PTSD in a sample of treatment-seeking adults.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD) as per ICD-11 proposals: A population study in Israel (2018)
Journal Article
Ben-Ezra, M., Karatzias, T., Hyland, P., Brewin, C. R., Cloitre, M., Bisson, J. I., Roberts, N. P., Lueger-Schuster, B., & Shevlin, M. (2018). Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD) as per ICD-11 proposals: A population study in Israel. Depression and Anxiety, 35(3), 264-274. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.22723

Background: The current study sought to advance the existing literature by providing the first assessment of the factorial and discriminant validity of the ICD-11 proposals for PTSD and CPTSD in a nation-wide level.
Methods: A nationally representat... Read More about Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD) as per ICD-11 proposals: A population study in Israel.

Exploration of the perceived impact of carer involvement in mental health nurse education: Values, attitudes and making a difference (2018)
Journal Article
McIntosh, G. (2018). Exploration of the perceived impact of carer involvement in mental health nurse education: Values, attitudes and making a difference. Nurse Education in Practice, 29, 172-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2018.01.009

The active involvement of people with lived experience of mental health (MH) issues and their carers is recognised as good practice internationally. Academic settings are seen to be an ideal, although potentially privileged, environments in which to... Read More about Exploration of the perceived impact of carer involvement in mental health nurse education: Values, attitudes and making a difference.

The role of negative cognitions, emotion regulation strategies, and attachment style in complex post-traumatic stress disorder: Implications for new and existing therapies (2018)
Journal Article
Brewin, C. R., Shevlin, M., Kitchiner, N. J., Bisson, J. I., Roberts, N. P., Karatzias, T., Hyland, P., Brewin, C., Cloitre, M., Bradley, A., Kitchiner, N., Jumbe, S., Bisson, J., & Roberts, N. (2018). The role of negative cognitions, emotion regulation strategies, and attachment style in complex post-traumatic stress disorder: Implications for new and existing therapies. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12172

Objective We set out to investigate the association between negative trauma-related cognitions, emotional regulation strategies, and attachment style and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD). As the evidence regarding the treatment of CPTSD... Read More about The role of negative cognitions, emotion regulation strategies, and attachment style in complex post-traumatic stress disorder: Implications for new and existing therapies.

People with Learning Disabilities in Scotland: 2017 Health Needs Assessment Update Report (2017)
Report
Truesdale, M., & Brown, M. (2017). People with Learning Disabilities in Scotland: 2017 Health Needs Assessment Update Report. Glasgow: NHS Health Scotland

The health needs assessment provides a broad overview of the current research evidence of the health needs of adults with learning disabilities. It is an update of the 2004 health needs assessment.

Living with and beyond dementia: a phenomenological investigation of young people’s lived experience with dementia and the transition from pre-diagnosis through diagnosis and beyond to living well with dementia. (2017)
Thesis
Douglas, J. Living with and beyond dementia: a phenomenological investigation of young people’s lived experience with dementia and the transition from pre-diagnosis through diagnosis and beyond to living well with dementia. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1032617

Younger People with Dementia (YPwD) are those who receive a diagnosis of dementia under the age of 65. In Scotland the number of people with dementia who meet this definition is approximately 3200 (Alzheimer Scotland, 2017). The purpose of this study... Read More about Living with and beyond dementia: a phenomenological investigation of young people’s lived experience with dementia and the transition from pre-diagnosis through diagnosis and beyond to living well with dementia..

Early death and causes of death of people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
O'Leary, L., Cooper, S., & Hughes-McCormack, L. (2018). Early death and causes of death of people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(3), 325-342. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12417

Background: Death of people with intellectual disabilities is considered to be earlier than for the general population.
Methods: Databases were searched for intellectual disability AND death key words. Strict inclusion/exclusion criteria were us... Read More about Early death and causes of death of people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of factors that help or hinder treatment decision-making capacity in psychosis (2017)
Journal Article
Larkin, A., & Hutton, P. (2017). Systematic review and meta-analysis of factors that help or hinder treatment decision-making capacity in psychosis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 211(4), 205-215. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.116.193458

Background: The evidence on factors that may influence treatment decisional capacity (‘capacity) in psychosis has yet to be comprehensively synthesised, which limits the development of effective strategies to improve or support it.
Aims: To determin... Read More about Systematic review and meta-analysis of factors that help or hinder treatment decision-making capacity in psychosis.

Promoting student well-being: Are you better than you think? (2017)
Journal Article
Robertson, P. (2017). Promoting student well-being: Are you better than you think?. Phoenix (AGCAS journal), 20-21

Dr Pete Robertson, Associate Professor & Programme Leader for Career Guidance in the School of Applied Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University, outlines proactive approaches that careers services can adopt to respond to the challenges of supporting s... Read More about Promoting student well-being: Are you better than you think?.

When holistic care is not holistic enough: the role of sexual health in mental health settings (2017)
Journal Article
Hendry, A., Snowden, A., & Brown, M. (2017). When holistic care is not holistic enough: the role of sexual health in mental health settings. Journal of Clinical Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14085

Aim
to explore the preparation that mental health nurses receive to address sexual health in practice.
Background
People who use the mental health services often have complex sexual health needs. Mental health nurses (MHNs) are well placed to offe... Read More about When holistic care is not holistic enough: the role of sexual health in mental health settings.