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Using the mnemonic ‘brain attack’ in the management of acute stroke. (2009)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M., Steele, B., & Morrow, B. (2009). Using the mnemonic ‘brain attack’ in the management of acute stroke. Nursing Standard, 24, (50-57). ISSN 0029-6570

In the acute phase of stroke, the brain is particularly vulnerable to
complications, which may reduce the potential for neuronal recovery
and the success of rehabilitation. Nurses are best placed to provide
early and rapid intervention following s... Read More about Using the mnemonic ‘brain attack’ in the management of acute stroke..

Neuropsychological functioning, illness perception, mood and quality of life in chronic fatigue syndrome, autoimmune thyroid disease and healthy participants (2009)
Journal Article
Dickson, A., Toft, A., & O'Carroll, R. E. (2009). Neuropsychological functioning, illness perception, mood and quality of life in chronic fatigue syndrome, autoimmune thyroid disease and healthy participants. Psychological Medicine, 39(09), 1567. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291708004960

BACKGROUND: This study attempted to longitudinally investigate neuropsychological function, illness representations, self-esteem, mood and quality of life (QoL) in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and compared them with both healthy pa... Read More about Neuropsychological functioning, illness perception, mood and quality of life in chronic fatigue syndrome, autoimmune thyroid disease and healthy participants.

Mood and smoking in schizophrenia (2008)
Journal Article
Martin, C. R., Allan, R., Fleming, M., & Atkinson, J. (2008). Mood and smoking in schizophrenia. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 15(9), 722-727. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01295.x

There have been few investigations into the relationship of smoking to the presentation of anxiety and depression in clients with a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia. Using a survey design, the current study sought to determine if there was a signif... Read More about Mood and smoking in schizophrenia.

STEPS: Going beyond the tip of the iceberg. A multi‐level, multipurpose approach to common mental health problems (2008)
Journal Article
White, J., Joice, A., Petrie, S., Johnston, S., Gilroy, D., Hutton, P., & Hynes, N. (2008). STEPS: Going beyond the tip of the iceberg. A multi‐level, multipurpose approach to common mental health problems. Journal of Public Mental Health, 7(1), 42-50. https://doi.org/10.1108/17465729200800007

STEPS is a primary care mental health team that has attempted to develop a very high volume multi‐level, multi‐purpose service for those with mild to moderate problems. The service attempts to overcome many of the limitations of more traditional serv... Read More about STEPS: Going beyond the tip of the iceberg. A multi‐level, multipurpose approach to common mental health problems.

The utility of the Illness Perception Questionnaire in the evaluation of mental health practitioners' perspectives on patients with schizophrenia (2008)
Journal Article
Fleming, M. P., Martin, C. R., Miles, J., & Atkinson, J. (2009). The utility of the Illness Perception Questionnaire in the evaluation of mental health practitioners' perspectives on patients with schizophrenia. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 15(5), 826-831. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01103.x

Rationale, aims, objectives  The Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ) was designed as a measure of illness perception and has been used extensively for measuring the perceptions of people with physical illness. Latterly modified versions of the IPQ... Read More about The utility of the Illness Perception Questionnaire in the evaluation of mental health practitioners' perspectives on patients with schizophrenia.

People with learning disabilities admitted to an assessment and treatment unit: impact on challenging behaviours and mental health problems (2008)
Journal Article
Slevin, E., McConkey, R., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., & Taggart, L. (2008). People with learning disabilities admitted to an assessment and treatment unit: impact on challenging behaviours and mental health problems. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 15(7), 537-546. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01262.x

This study describes the evaluation of an assessment and treatment unit for people with learning disabilities. Results showed the main reasons for admission for the 48 people admitted to the unit were because of challenging behaviours and mental heal... Read More about People with learning disabilities admitted to an assessment and treatment unit: impact on challenging behaviours and mental health problems.

The role of intrinsic factors in the implementation of psychosocial interventions into routine clinical practice (2008)
Journal Article
Fleming, M., Savage‐Grainge, A., Martin, C., Hill, C., Brown, S., Buckle, J., & Miles, J. (2008). The role of intrinsic factors in the implementation of psychosocial interventions into routine clinical practice. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 3(2), 32-41. https://doi.org/10.1108/17556228200800013

Despite the efficacy, political will and numbers of mental health practitioners trained in psychosocial interventions, they remain scarcely available in routine clinical practice. External factors such as the inability of mental health organisations... Read More about The role of intrinsic factors in the implementation of psychosocial interventions into routine clinical practice.

Distinguishing between seizure types in adult epilepsy: A key role for nursing observations (2007)
Journal Article
Mantri, P. (2007). Distinguishing between seizure types in adult epilepsy: A key role for nursing observations. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 3(12), 560-567. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjnn.2007.3.12.27897

Epilepsy is the most common serious neurological condition, with an estimated prevalence of about 0.75% in the developed world. With approximately 40 types of epilepsy seizure now defi ned, in addition to more than 30 epilepsy syndromes and condition... Read More about Distinguishing between seizure types in adult epilepsy: A key role for nursing observations.

Women with Epilepsy: information needs (2007)
Journal Article
Pamela, M. (2007). Women with Epilepsy: information needs. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 3(10), 450-450. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjnn.2007.3.10.27270

County Durham primary care trust's Epilepsy Service held its fi rst annual epilepsy conference, ‘Women with Epilepsy,’ on 26 September 2007. The conference was chaired by Dr Tricia Cresswell, Executive Director of Public Health, County Durham and Da... Read More about Women with Epilepsy: information needs.

α4β2-Nicotinic Receptor Binding with 5-IA in Alzheimer’s Disease: Methods of Scan Analysis (2007)
Journal Article
Terrière, E., Sharman, M., Donaghey, C., Herrmann, L., Lonie, J., Strachan, M., Dougall, N., Best, J., Ebmeier, K. P., Pimlott, S., Patterson, J., & Wyper, D. (2008). α4β2-Nicotinic Receptor Binding with 5-IA in Alzheimer’s Disease: Methods of Scan Analysis. Neurochemical research, 33(4), 643-651. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-007-9517-4

Five patients with Alzheimer's disease and five healthy volunteers were examined by SPECT with the nicotinic receptor ligand 123I-5-IA-85380. Patients were scanned before and after 6 weeks of treatment with donepezil. Quantification by regions of int... Read More about α4β2-Nicotinic Receptor Binding with 5-IA in Alzheimer’s Disease: Methods of Scan Analysis.

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. . ISBN 9780120885039.

Abnormal breathing patterns in stroke: relationship with location of acute stroke lesion and prior cerebrosvascular disease. (2006)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M., Wardlaw, J. M., & Dennis, M. S. (2006). Abnormal breathing patterns in stroke: relationship with location of acute stroke lesion and prior cerebrosvascular disease. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 78, 277-279. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2006.102228

Objective: To determine whether central periodic breathing (CPB) is associated with acute involvement of any particular part of the brain, or the extent of total damage in patients with acute stroke.

Methods: CPB was identified using portable mon... Read More about Abnormal breathing patterns in stroke: relationship with location of acute stroke lesion and prior cerebrosvascular disease..

Gender differences and mental health: An exploratory study of knowledge and attitudes to mental health among Scottish teenagers (2006)
Journal Article
Williams, B., & Pow, J. (2007). Gender differences and mental health: An exploratory study of knowledge and attitudes to mental health among Scottish teenagers. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 12(1), 8-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-3588.2006.00413.x

Method:  A cross-sectional survey of 496 teenagers was conducted in order to explore their knowledge and attitude towards mental health and people with mental health problems.

Results:  Boys reported lower levels of knowledge and different sources... Read More about Gender differences and mental health: An exploratory study of knowledge and attitudes to mental health among Scottish teenagers.

Predicting treatment outcome on three measures for post-traumatic stress disorder (2006)
Journal Article
Karatzias, A., Power, K., McGoldrick, T., Brown, K., Buchanan, R., Sharp, D., & Swanson, V. (2007). Predicting treatment outcome on three measures for post-traumatic stress disorder. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 257(1), 40-46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-006-0682-2

The aim of the present study was to investigate predictors of treatment outcome for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after treatment completion and at 15-months follow-up (n = 48), in a trial of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR... Read More about Predicting treatment outcome on three measures for post-traumatic stress disorder.

PTEN, a negative regulator of PI3 kinase signalling, alters tau phosphorylation in cells by mechanisms independent of GSK-3 (2006)
Journal Article
Kerr, F., Rickle, A., Nayeem, N., Brandner, S., Cowburn, R. F., & Lovestone, S. (2006). PTEN, a negative regulator of PI3 kinase signalling, alters tau phosphorylation in cells by mechanisms independent of GSK-3. FEBS Letters, 580(13), 3121-3128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2006.04.064

Deregulation of PTEN/Akt signalling has been recently implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the effects on the molecular processes underlying AD pathology have not yet been fully described. Here we report that overexpression... Read More about PTEN, a negative regulator of PI3 kinase signalling, alters tau phosphorylation in cells by mechanisms independent of GSK-3.

Cognitive behaviour therapy and people with learning disabilities: implications for developing nursing practice (2006)
Journal Article
Brown, M., & Marshall, K. (2006). Cognitive behaviour therapy and people with learning disabilities: implications for developing nursing practice. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 13(2), 234-241. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.00947.x

People with learning disabilities are an ageing and increasing population and have been the subject of policy initiatives by the four countries of the UK, detailing the range of supports that need to be in place for this group. The evidence base of t... Read More about Cognitive behaviour therapy and people with learning disabilities: implications for developing nursing practice.

Sgβ1, a novel locust (Schistocerca gregaria) non-α nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-like subunit with homology to the Drosophila melanogaster Dβ1 subunit (2005)
Journal Article
Jones, A. K. M., Marshall, A., Darlison, M., Blake, A., Buckingham, S., Darlison, M., & Sattelle, D. (2005). Sgβ1, a novel locust (Schistocerca gregaria) non-α nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-like subunit with homology to the Drosophila melanogaster Dβ1 subunit. Invertebrate Neuroscience, 5(3-4), 147-155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10158-005-0007-6

The cloning, sequencing and functional expression of Sgβ1, a novel locust (Schistocerca gregaria) non-α nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunit is described. This subunit shows 80% identity with the Drosophila melanogaster Dβ1 and 92% identi... Read More about Sgβ1, a novel locust (Schistocerca gregaria) non-α nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-like subunit with homology to the Drosophila melanogaster Dβ1 subunit.

Efficacy and tolerability of tricyclic antidepressants and SSRIs compared with placebo for treatment of depression in primary care: A meta-analysis (2005)
Journal Article
Arroll, B., Macgillivray, S., Ogston, S., Reid, I., Sullivan, F., Williams, B., & Crombie, I. (2005). Efficacy and tolerability of tricyclic antidepressants and SSRIs compared with placebo for treatment of depression in primary care: A meta-analysis. Annals of Family Medicine, 3(5), 449-456. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.349

PURPOSE Depression is common in primary care. There are no systematic reviews of depression treatment comparing antidepressants with placebo; hence, we do not know whether these medications are effective in primary care.

METHODS We searched the Co... Read More about Efficacy and tolerability of tricyclic antidepressants and SSRIs compared with placebo for treatment of depression in primary care: A meta-analysis.