A pilot study to assess if urine specific gravity and urine colour charts are useful indicators of dehydration in acute stroke patients (2011)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M., Smith, L., Graham, C., Lyle, D., Horsburgh, D., & Dennis, M. S. (2011). A pilot study to assess if urine specific gravity and urine colour charts are useful indicators of dehydration in acute stroke patients. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67, 1976-1983. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05645.x

AIM: The purpose of this pilot study was to examine whether urine specific gravity and urine colour could provide an early warning of dehydration in stroke patients compared with standard blood indicators of hydration status. BACKGROUND: Dehydrati... Read More about A pilot study to assess if urine specific gravity and urine colour charts are useful indicators of dehydration in acute stroke patients.

Introduction to the stroke series (2011)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M. (2011). Introduction to the stroke series. Nursing Standard, 26, 35-36

THIS ARTICLE is an introduction to a series of articles outlining the priorities of stroke care. The aim of these articles is to raise nurses’ awareness of caring for stroke patients with complex problems in a range of care environments, to enhance k... Read More about Introduction to the stroke series.

Tricyclic antidepressant self poisoning and admission for acute care (2011)
Journal Article
Marland, G., Snowden, A., McNay, L., McCaig, M., & Boyd, G. (2011). Tricyclic antidepressant self poisoning and admission for acute care. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 6, 589-596. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2011.6.12.589

Self-poisoning by ingestion of antidepressants is a common method of suicide. Although tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are no longer the first choice treatment for depression they are still commonly taken in overdose causing poisoning and admission... Read More about Tricyclic antidepressant self poisoning and admission for acute care.

Talking Therapy Services for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) in Scotland: Perspectives of Service Users and Professionals (2011)
Journal Article
Chouliara, Z., Karatzias, T., Scott-Brien, G., Macdonald, A., MacArthur, J., & Frazer, N. (2011). Talking Therapy Services for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) in Scotland: Perspectives of Service Users and Professionals. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 20, 128-156. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2011.554340

This study aimed to elicit perceptions and experiences of talking therapy services for CSA survivors and professionals utilizing qualitative interviews and analyzing transcripts using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Participants included 13... Read More about Talking Therapy Services for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) in Scotland: Perspectives of Service Users and Professionals.

Prevalence of violence risk factors in people at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis: a service audit: Audit of violence risk in a UHR group (2011)
Journal Article
Hutton, P., Parker, S., Bowe, S., & Ford, S. (2012). Prevalence of violence risk factors in people at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis: a service audit: Audit of violence risk in a UHR group. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 6(1), 91-96. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7893.2011.00307.x

Background: There is little data available on the prevalence of violence risk factors in people at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis. Aim: The aim of this study was to provide an estimate of the cross-sectional prevalence of violence risk fa... Read More about Prevalence of violence risk factors in people at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis: a service audit: Audit of violence risk in a UHR group.

Prevalence of suicide risk factors in people at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis: a service audit: Suicide risk in UHR clients (2011)
Journal Article
Hutton, P., Bowe, S., Parker, S., & Ford, S. (2011). Prevalence of suicide risk factors in people at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis: a service audit: Suicide risk in UHR clients. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 5(4), 375-380. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7893.2011.00302.x

Aim: The aim of this study was to provide an estimate of the cross-sectional prevalence of possible suicide risk factors in those attending a routine clinical service for people at UHR of developing psychosis. Methods: For all patients in treatmen... Read More about Prevalence of suicide risk factors in people at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis: a service audit: Suicide risk in UHR clients.

Malnutrition and dehydration after stroke (2011)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M. (2011). Malnutrition and dehydration after stroke. Nursing Standard, 26, 42-46

By identifying malnutrition and dehydration in patients who have had a stroke, nurses can intervene to prevent significant complications developing and so improve patient outcomes. Poor intake of fluid and food may result from difficulties in swallow... Read More about Malnutrition and dehydration after stroke.

Hippocampal Volume and Morphometry in a Cognitively Impaired Population at Increased Risk of Schizophrenia: The Edinburgh Study of Comorbidity (2011)
Thesis
Carmichael, D. (2011). Hippocampal Volume and Morphometry in a Cognitively Impaired Population at Increased Risk of Schizophrenia: The Edinburgh Study of Comorbidity. (Dissertation). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1532117

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A Controlled Comparison of the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Two Psychological Therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing vs. Emotional Freedom Techniques (2011)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Power, K., Brown, K., McGoldrick, T., Begum, M., Young, J., …Adams, S. (2011). A Controlled Comparison of the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Two Psychological Therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing vs. Emotional Freedom Techniques. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 199(6), 372-378. https://doi.org/10.1097/nmd.0b013e31821cd262

The present study reports on the first ever controlled comparison between eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and emotional freedom techniques (EFT) for posttraumatic stress disorder. A total of 46 participants were randomized to eit... Read More about A Controlled Comparison of the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Two Psychological Therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing vs. Emotional Freedom Techniques.