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Palliative care and dementia - a time and place? (2015)
Journal Article
Kydd, A., & Sharp, B. (2015). Palliative care and dementia - a time and place?. Maturitas, 84, 5-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.10.007

The current focus in dementia care places emphasis on the potential of people to live well with the condition. Given the historical tendency to neglect the full rights and citizenship of people with dementia, such an emphasis gives hope and optimism... Read More about Palliative care and dementia - a time and place?.

Psychosis, delusions and the “jumping to conclusions” reasoning bias: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Taylor, P., Dudley, R., Wickham, S., & Hutton, P. (2015). Psychosis, delusions and the “jumping to conclusions” reasoning bias: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 42(3), 652-665. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbv150

We did a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the magnitude and specificity of the “jumping to conclusions” (JTC) bias in psychosis and delusions. We examined the extent to which people with psychosis, and people with delusions specific... Read More about Psychosis, delusions and the “jumping to conclusions” reasoning bias: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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.

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Schizophrenia: A Case Study (2015)
Book Chapter
Fleming, M. P., & Martin, C. R. (2015). Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Schizophrenia: A Case Study. In C. R. Martin, V. R. Preedy, & V. B. Patel (Eds.), Comprehensive Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (1-8). Springer Science + Business Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08613-2_125-1

The trends that are emerging from the literature point to a relationship between trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress, and schizophrenia. People with schizophrenia are at more risk of being exposed to a number of traumas and are more likely to exper... Read More about Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Schizophrenia: A Case Study.

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).

Using sense-making theory to aid understanding of the recognition, assessment and management of pain in patients with dementia in acute hospital settings (2015)
Journal Article
Dowding, D., Lichtner, V., Allcock, N., Briggs, M., James, K., Keady, J., Lasrado, R., Sampson, E. L., Swarbrick, C., & José Closs, S. (2016). Using sense-making theory to aid understanding of the recognition, assessment and management of pain in patients with dementia in acute hospital settings. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 53, 152-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.08.009

BACKGROUND:
The recognition, assessment and management of pain in hospital settings is suboptimal, and is a particular challenge in patients with dementia. The existing process guiding pain assessment and management in clinical settings is based on... Read More about Using sense-making theory to aid understanding of the recognition, assessment and management of pain in patients with dementia in acute hospital settings.

Trauma Exposure, Schizophrenia Symptoms and the Stress Vulnerability Model (2015)
Book Chapter
Fleming, M., & Martin, C. R. (2015). Trauma Exposure, Schizophrenia Symptoms and the Stress Vulnerability Model. In Comprehensive Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (1-20). Springer Science + Business Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08613-2_40-1

Literature from the last 15 years has found an established relationship between trauma exposure, schizophrenia, and PTSD symptoms. The reporting of trauma exposure in people with schizophrenia ranges between 33 % and 98 %, which is much higher than t... Read More about Trauma Exposure, Schizophrenia Symptoms and the Stress Vulnerability Model.

An exploration of physical activity experiences in people with Parkinson's disease (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hislop, J., Gray, S., Melling, S., Paraskevopoulos, L., & Baer, G. An exploration of physical activity experiences in people with Parkinson's disease. Presented at World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2015 Abstracts, Singapore

Background: Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive neurological condition that is estimated to affect over 6 million people worldwide (EPDA 2014). Regular engagement in physical activity (PA) can bring health benefits for people with Parkinson... Read More about An exploration of physical activity experiences in people with Parkinson's disease.

A Randomized Controlled Evaluation of the Efficacy of an Ankle-Foot Cast on Walking Recovery Early After Stroke: SWIFT Cast Trial (2015)
Journal Article
Pomeroy, V. M., Rowe, P., Clark, A., Walker, A., Kerr, A., Chandler, E., Barber, M., Baron, J.-C., Anderson, L., Dounavi, M.-D., Earl, L., Gregory, S., Havis, C., Horton, S., Jones, P. S., Kaliarntas, K., Kennedy, N., Lane, K., Legg, D., Marrapu, S. T., …Ugboule, U. C. (2016). A Randomized Controlled Evaluation of the Efficacy of an Ankle-Foot Cast on Walking Recovery Early After Stroke: SWIFT Cast Trial. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 30(1), 40-48. https://doi.org/10.1177/1545968315583724

Background. Timely provision of an ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) orthotist customized for individuals early after stroke can be problematic. Objective. To evaluate the efficacy of a therapist-made AFO (SWIFT Cast) for walking recovery.
Methods.
This w... Read More about A Randomized Controlled Evaluation of the Efficacy of an Ankle-Foot Cast on Walking Recovery Early After Stroke: SWIFT Cast Trial.

Ethical issues when involving people newly diagnosed with dementia in research (2015)
Journal Article
Holland, S., & Kydd, A. (2015). Ethical issues when involving people newly diagnosed with dementia in research. Nurse Researcher, 22(4), 25-29. https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.22.4.25.e1308

Aim To discuss the methodological and ethical review challenges encountered by researchers who want to enable people with dementia to be involved in research.

Background There has been increasing recognition of the importance of involving people w... Read More about Ethical issues when involving people newly diagnosed with dementia in research.

Confirming the structure of negative beliefs about psychosis and bipolar disorder: A confirmatory factor analysis study of the Personal Beliefs about Experience Questionnaire and Personal Beliefs about Illness Questionnaire (2015)
Journal Article
Taylor, P. J., Pyle, M., Schwannauer, M., Hutton, P., & Morrison, A. P. (2015). Confirming the structure of negative beliefs about psychosis and bipolar disorder: A confirmatory factor analysis study of the Personal Beliefs about Experience Questionnaire and Personal Beliefs about Illness Questionnaire. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 54(4), 361-377. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12079

Objectives:
Negative beliefs about psychosis and other mental health difficulties may contribute to depression and distress in individuals with these experiences. The Personal Beliefs about Experience Questionnaire (PBEQ) and Personal Beliefs about... Read More about Confirming the structure of negative beliefs about psychosis and bipolar disorder: A confirmatory factor analysis study of the Personal Beliefs about Experience Questionnaire and Personal Beliefs about Illness Questionnaire.

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.

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).

Mindfulness Life world Study: A longitudinal, phenomenological study of mindfulness-based stress reduction training as experienced by people with long term conditions (2014)
Report
Mathews, G., Matthews-Smith, G., Macmillan, M., & Gilbert, T. (2014). Mindfulness Life world Study: A longitudinal, phenomenological study of mindfulness-based stress reduction training as experienced by people with long term conditions. Scotland: Queens Nursing Institute

To explore the experience of mindfulness training as perceived by people living with differing forms of enduring conditions whilst participating in a year-long group intervention that sought to progress group members from beginner to self-managed sta... Read More about Mindfulness Life world Study: A longitudinal, phenomenological study of mindfulness-based stress reduction training as experienced by people with long term conditions.

Creatine supplementation and exercise as possible therapeutic treatments in Parkinson’s Disease: A review (2014)
Journal Article
Graham, S. M., Baird, M., & Boyd, G. W. (2014). Creatine supplementation and exercise as possible therapeutic treatments in Parkinson’s Disease: A review. Archives of Exercise in Health and Disease, 4(3), 286-298. https://doi.org/10.5628/aehd.v4i3.169

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common progressive neurodegenerative condition after Alzheimer’s Disease. It is characterized by a progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in
the substantia nigra region of the brain. Symptoms and signs m... Read More about Creatine supplementation and exercise as possible therapeutic treatments in Parkinson’s Disease: A review.

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.

Prevalence, associations, and adequacy of treatment of major depression in patients with cancer: a cross-sectional analysis of routinely collected clinical data (2014)
Journal Article
Walker, J., Hansen, C. H., Martin, P., Symeonides, S., Ramessur, R., Murray, G., & Sharpe, M. (2014). Prevalence, associations, and adequacy of treatment of major depression in patients with cancer: a cross-sectional analysis of routinely collected clinical data. Lancet Psychiatry, 1(5), 343-350. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366%2814%2970313-x

Background
Major depression is an important complication of cancer. However, reliable data are lacking for the prevalence of depression in patients with cancer in different primary sites, the association of depression with demographic and clinical v... Read More about Prevalence, associations, and adequacy of treatment of major depression in patients with cancer: a cross-sectional analysis of routinely collected clinical data.

Are people at risk of psychosis also at risk of suicide and self-harm? A systematic review and meta-analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Taylor, P. J., Hutton, P., & Wood, L. (2015). Are people at risk of psychosis also at risk of suicide and self-harm? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 45(5), 911-926. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291714002074

Suicide and self-harm are prevalent in individuals diagnosed with psychotic disorders. However, less is known about the level of self-injurious thinking and behaviour in those individuals deemed to be at ultra-high risk (UHR) of developing psychosis,... Read More about Are people at risk of psychosis also at risk of suicide and self-harm? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Do mental health nurse lecturers ‘walk the talk’, as well as ‘talk the talk’? (2014)
Journal Article
McCaig, M., McNay, L., Howatson, V., McCormack, J., McIntosh, G., & Mathers, B. (2014). Do mental health nurse lecturers ‘walk the talk’, as well as ‘talk the talk’?. British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 3(5), 223-228. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjmh.2014.3.5.223

The traditional paradigm in mental health nursing has been undergoing significant challenge in recent times. The influence of recovery is gaining momentum in practice and in the theoretical preparation for practice. Therapeutic relationships have lon... Read More about Do mental health nurse lecturers ‘walk the talk’, as well as ‘talk the talk’?.