Supervising role emerging placements: a CPD opportunity that supports innovation in practice (2016)
Journal Article
Warren, A., Dancza, K., McKay, E., Taylor, A., Moran, M., Copley, J., & Rodger, S. (2016). Supervising role emerging placements: a CPD opportunity that supports innovation in practice. WFOT Bulletin, 72(1), 35-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/14473828.2016.1160992

Supervision of occupational therapy students on placements is a challenging, but rewarding experience. There is a growing body of literature related to role emerging placements but the experiences of the occupational therapists who undertake the role... Read More about Supervising role emerging placements: a CPD opportunity that supports innovation in practice.

Measuring relationships between self-compassion, compassion fatigue, burnout and well-being in student counsellors and student cognitive behavioural psychotherapists: a quantitative survey (2015)
Journal Article
Beaumont, E., Durkin, M., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Carson, J. (2016). Measuring relationships between self-compassion, compassion fatigue, burnout and well-being in student counsellors and student cognitive behavioural psychotherapists: a quantitative survey. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 16(1), 15-23. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12054

Background: Prolonged deficiency in self-care strategies puts counsellors and psychotherapists at risk of burnout and compassion fatigue. Aim: To measure associations between self-compassion, compassion fatigue, wellbeing and burnout in student cou... Read More about Measuring relationships between self-compassion, compassion fatigue, burnout and well-being in student counsellors and student cognitive behavioural psychotherapists: a quantitative survey.

Non-medical prescribing assessment – An evaluation of a nationally agreed multi method approach (2015)
Journal Article
Paterson, R. E., Redman, S. G., Unwin, R., McElhinney, E., Macphee, M., & Downer, F. (2016). Non-medical prescribing assessment – An evaluation of a nationally agreed multi method approach. Nurse Education in Practice, 16(1), 280-286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2015.10.008

In the United Kingdom, legislation permits nurses and allied health professionals to prescribe for patients within their care. Preparation for this role includes learning, teaching and assessment that is embedded in practice, supervised by a designat... Read More about Non-medical prescribing assessment – An evaluation of a nationally agreed multi method approach.

A perspective on the developmental toxicity of inhaled nanoparticles (2015)
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Hougaard, K. S., Campagnolo, L., Chavatte-Palmer, P., Tarrade, A., Rousseau-Ralliard, D., Valentino, S., …Cassee, F. R. (2015). A perspective on the developmental toxicity of inhaled nanoparticles. Reproductive Toxicology, 56, 118-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reprotox.2015.05.015

This paper aimed to clarify whether maternal inhalation of engineered nanoparticles (NP) may constitute a hazard to pregnancy and fetal development, primarily based on experimental animal studies of NP and air pollution particles. Overall, it is plau... Read More about A perspective on the developmental toxicity of inhaled nanoparticles.

The total margin of exposure of ethanol and acetaldehyde for heavy drinkers consuming cider or vodka (2015)
Journal Article
Lachenmeier, D. W., Gill, J. S., Chick, J., & Rehm, J. (2015). The total margin of exposure of ethanol and acetaldehyde for heavy drinkers consuming cider or vodka. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 83, 210-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2015.05.006

Heavy drinkers in Scotland may consume 1600 g ethanol per week. Due to its low price, cider may be preferred over other beverages. Anecdotal evidence has linked cider to specific health hazards beyond other alcoholic beverages. To examine this hypo... Read More about The total margin of exposure of ethanol and acetaldehyde for heavy drinkers consuming cider or vodka.

Multi-walled carbon nanotube induced frustrated phagocytosis, cytotoxicity and pro-inflammatory conditions in macrophages are length dependent and greater than that of asbestos (2015)
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Boyles, M. S., Young, L., Brown, D. M., MacCalman, L., Cowie, H., Moisala, A., …Stone, V. (2015). Multi-walled carbon nanotube induced frustrated phagocytosis, cytotoxicity and pro-inflammatory conditions in macrophages are length dependent and greater than that of asbestos. Toxicology in Vitro, 29(7), 1513-1528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2015.06.012

The potential toxicity of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has been compared to pathogenic fibres such as asbestos. It is important to test this hypothesis to ascertain safe methods for CNT production, handling and disposal. In this study aspects reported to... Read More about Multi-walled carbon nanotube induced frustrated phagocytosis, cytotoxicity and pro-inflammatory conditions in macrophages are length dependent and greater than that of asbestos.

Evaluation of a specialist physiotherapy service for homeless people (2015)
Journal Article
Hislop, J., & Newlands, C. (2015). Evaluation of a specialist physiotherapy service for homeless people. Physiotherapy, 101(S1), e574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.3395

Background: Research suggests that homeless people experience higher levels of mental and physical health problem than the rest of the population. Despite the greater need for healthcare, many homeless people face additional problems in accessing app... Read More about Evaluation of a specialist physiotherapy service for homeless people.

Quetiapine immediate release v. placebo for schizophrenia: systematic review, meta-analysis and reappraisal (2015)
Journal Article
Hutton, P., Taylor, P. J., Mulligan, L., Tully, S., & Moncrieff, J. (2015). Quetiapine immediate release v. placebo for schizophrenia: systematic review, meta-analysis and reappraisal. British Journal of Psychiatry, 206(5), 360-370. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.114.154377

Background: Immediate-release (IR) quetiapine has been used to treat schizophrenia since 1997, although all the principal placebo-controlled trials have >50% missing outcome data. New studies with relatively lower rates of participant withdrawal hav... Read More about Quetiapine immediate release v. placebo for schizophrenia: systematic review, meta-analysis and reappraisal.

Health-Related Quality of Life for individuals with hepatitis C: A narrative review (2015)
Journal Article
Whiteley, D., Elliott, L., Cunningham-Burley, S., & Whittaker, A. (2015). Health-Related Quality of Life for individuals with hepatitis C: A narrative review. International Journal of Drug Policy, 26(10), 936-949. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.04.019

BACKGROUND The assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in hepatitis C (HCV) infected individuals continues to gain importance. However, rarely do reviews of this literature consider quantitative and qualitative accounts of HRQoL colle... Read More about Health-Related Quality of Life for individuals with hepatitis C: A narrative review.

Occupational enrichment: a role for occupation in pain recognition, assessment and management for people with dementia in hospital settings (2015)
Presentation / Conference
James, K. (2015, April). Occupational enrichment: a role for occupation in pain recognition, assessment and management for people with dementia in hospital settings. Paper presented at 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM)

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Invadolysin acts genetically via the SAGA complex to modulate chromosome structure (2015)
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Janiszewski, M. M., Heck, M. M., Rao, S. G., Janiszewski, M. M., Duca, E., Nelson, B., …Heck, M. M. S. (2015). Invadolysin acts genetically via the SAGA complex to modulate chromosome structure. Nucleic Acids Research, 43(7), 3546-3562. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkv211

Identification of components essential to chromosome structure and behaviour remains a vibrant area of study. We have previously shown that invadolysin is essential in Drosophila, with roles in cell division and cell migration. Mitotic chromosomes ar... Read More about Invadolysin acts genetically via the SAGA complex to modulate chromosome structure.

Emotions and emotion regulation in survivors of childhood sexual abuse: the importance of “disgust” in traumatic stress and psychopathology. (2014)
Journal Article
Coyle, E., Karatzias, T., Summers, A., & Power, M. (2014). Emotions and emotion regulation in survivors of childhood sexual abuse: the importance of “disgust” in traumatic stress and psychopathology. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 5, https://doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v5.23306

BACKGROUND: Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has the potential to compromise socio-emotional development of the survivor resulting in increased vulnerability to difficulties regulating emotions. In turn, emotion regulation is thought to play a key part i... Read More about Emotions and emotion regulation in survivors of childhood sexual abuse: the importance of “disgust” in traumatic stress and psychopathology..

Curiosity and the CAT: Considering Cognitive Analytic Therapy as an intervention for psychosis (2014)
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Taylor, P. J., Perry, A., Hutton, P., Seddon, C., & Tan, R. (2015). Curiosity and the CAT: Considering Cognitive Analytic Therapy as an intervention for psychosis. Psychosis, 7(3), 276-278. https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2014.956785

In the interests of providing patient choice and developing more effective interventions forvpeople struggling with psychosis, it is important that alternative talking therapies arevexplored. Cognitive Analytic Therapy is an integrative therapy which... Read More about Curiosity and the CAT: Considering Cognitive Analytic Therapy as an intervention for psychosis.

A narrative literature review of the therapeutic effects of music upon childbearing women and neonates. (2014)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2014). A narrative literature review of the therapeutic effects of music upon childbearing women and neonates. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 20(4), 262-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2014.07.011

Therapeutic effects of music are well recognised within the literature, with benefits for a variety of health problems documented. This narrative review summarises benefits in terms of reducing stress, anxiety, labour pain and depression in childbe... Read More about A narrative literature review of the therapeutic effects of music upon childbearing women and neonates..

Cognitive therapy for patients with schizophrenia–Authors' reply (2014)
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Morrison, A. P., Dunn, G., Turkington, D., Pyle, M., & Hutton, P. (2014). Cognitive therapy for patients with schizophrenia–Authors' reply. Lancet, 384(9941), 401-402. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2814%2961275-7

Our trial1 was not designed to change clinical practice. It was a preliminary trial, which needs to be followed up by a larger, pragmatic multicentre study. It is important not to overinterpret our data, and we explicitly advised against discontinuat... Read More about Cognitive therapy for patients with schizophrenia–Authors' reply.

Mother’s little helper? Contrasting accounts of benzodiazepine and methadone use among drug-dependent parents in the UK. (2014)
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Chandler, A., Whittaker, A., Williams, N., McGorm, K., Cunningham-Burley, S., & Mathews, G. (2014). Mother’s little helper? Contrasting accounts of benzodiazepine and methadone use among drug-dependent parents in the UK. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 21(6), 470-475. https://doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2014.930814

Aims: To explore the ways in which opioid-dependent parents accounted for their use of opioids and benzodiazepines during and after pregnancy. Methods: Longitudinal qualitative interviews [n?=?45] with 19 opioid-dependent adults recruited in Scotland... Read More about Mother’s little helper? Contrasting accounts of benzodiazepine and methadone use among drug-dependent parents in the UK..

Rationale and protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on reduced data gathering in people with delusions (2014)
Journal Article
Taylor, P., Hutton, P., & Dudley, R. (2014). Rationale and protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on reduced data gathering in people with delusions. Systematic Reviews, 3(44), https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-3-44

Background The tendency to form conclusions based on limited evidence is known as the ‘jumping to conclusions’ (JTC) bias, and has been a much studied phenomena in individuals with psychosis. Previous reviews have supported the hypothesis that a JTC... Read More about Rationale and protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on reduced data gathering in people with delusions.

The lived experience of occupational therapists in Scottish Accident and Emergency Departments (2014)
Thesis
James, K. (2014). The lived experience of occupational therapists in Scottish Accident and Emergency Departments. (Thesis). Glasgow Caledonian University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1410459

Emergency Departments (EDs) deliver urgent treatment at the ‘front-door’ of acute hospitals. In Scotland, occupational therapists have had an increasing presence in EDs, an emerging role with limited evidence to guide its development. There are no pr... Read More about The lived experience of occupational therapists in Scottish Accident and Emergency Departments.

Cognitive therapy for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders not taking antipsychotic drugs: a single-blind randomised controlled trial (2014)
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Morrison, A. P., Turkington, D., Pyle, M., Spencer, H., Brabban, A., Dunn, G., …Hutton, P. (2014). Cognitive therapy for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders not taking antipsychotic drugs: a single-blind randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 383(9926), 1395-1403. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2813%2962246-1

BACKGROUND: Antipsychotic drugs are usually the first line of treatment for schizophrenia; however, many patients refuse or discontinue their pharmacological treatment. We aimed to establish whether cognitive therapy was effective in reducing psychi... Read More about Cognitive therapy for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders not taking antipsychotic drugs: a single-blind randomised controlled trial.

Concordance: a concept analysis (2013)
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Snowden, A., Martin, C., Mathers, B., & Donnell, A. (2013). Concordance: a concept analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70, 46-59. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12147

Aim To report an analysis of the concept of concordance. Background Adherence-based medicines interventions are known to be of limited success. Concordance appears to offer an alternative approach consistent with person-centred approaches to dec... Read More about Concordance: a concept analysis.