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Do Parasites Reduce the Chances of Triangulation in a Real Food Web? (1996)
Journal Article
Huxham, M., Beaney, S., & Raffaelli, D. (1996). Do Parasites Reduce the Chances of Triangulation in a Real Food Web?. Oikos, 76(2), 284. doi:10.2307/3546201

At least ten different static patterns have been suggested by the analysis of food webs. However, the existence of many of these patterns has been questioned in recent years. One pattern that has remained immune from such criticism is intervality. In... Read More about Do Parasites Reduce the Chances of Triangulation in a Real Food Web?.

Parasites and Food Web Patterns (1995)
Journal Article
Huxham, M., Raffaelli, D., & Pike, A. (1995). Parasites and Food Web Patterns. Journal of Animal Ecology, 64(2), 168-176. doi:10.2307/5752

1. We expanded two previously studied food webs, those of the Ythan estuary and Loch Leven, by the documentation of metazoan endoparasites present in each system. The resulting webs are the first in the literature to contain substantial numbers of pa... Read More about Parasites and Food Web Patterns.

Social workers’ use of heuristics in risk assessment and decision making in cases involving sibling sexual abuse (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yates, P. (2016, September). Social workers’ use of heuristics in risk assessment and decision making in cases involving sibling sexual abuse. Presented at 14th Conference of the International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (IATSO), Copenhagen, Denmark

Between 1/3 and 1/2 of sexual abuse perpetrated by children and young people involves siblings as victims. The currently available risk assessment tools give this little consideration, and by offering only broad indications of the likelihood of re-of... Read More about Social workers’ use of heuristics in risk assessment and decision making in cases involving sibling sexual abuse.

Design and protocol for the Focusing on Clozapine Unresponsive Symptoms (FOCUS) trial: a randomised controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
Pyle, M., Schwannauer, M., Norrie, J., Kingdon, D., Gumley, A., Turkington, D., Byrne, R., Syrett, S., MacLennan, G., Dudley, R., McLeod, H. J., Griffiths, H., Bowe, S., Barnes, T. R. E., French, P., Hutton, P., Davies, L., & Morrison, A. P. (2016). Design and protocol for the Focusing on Clozapine Unresponsive Symptoms (FOCUS) trial: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, 16(280), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-016-0983-6

Background For around a third of people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, the condition proves to respond poorly to treatment with many typical and atypical antipsychotics. This is commonly referred to as treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Clozap... Read More about Design and protocol for the Focusing on Clozapine Unresponsive Symptoms (FOCUS) trial: a randomised controlled trial.

Cognitive therapy for internalised stigma in people experiencing psychosis: A pilot randomised controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
Morrison, A. P., Burke, E., Murphy, E., Pyle, M., Bowe, S., Varese, F., Dunn, G., Chapman, N., Hutton, P., Welford, M., & Wood, L. J. (2016). Cognitive therapy for internalised stigma in people experiencing psychosis: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Psychiatry Research, 240(30), 96-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.04.024

We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of Cognitive Therapy (CT) as an intervention for internalised stigma in people with psychosis. We conducted a single-blind randomised controlled pilot trial comparing CT plus treatment as usual (TAU) with TAU only... Read More about Cognitive therapy for internalised stigma in people experiencing psychosis: A pilot randomised controlled trial.

Patient and family centered actionable processes of care and performance measures for persistent and chronic critical illness: a systematic review. (2019)
Journal Article
Rose, L., Istanboulian, L., Allum, L., Burry, L., Dale, C., Hart, N., Kydonaki, K., Ramsay, P., Pattison, N., & Connolly, B. (2019). Patient and family centered actionable processes of care and performance measures for persistent and chronic critical illness: a systematic review. Critical Care Explorations, 1(4), Article e0005. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000005

Objective To identify actionable processes of care, quality indicators, or performance measures and their evidence base relevant to patients with persistent or chronic critical illness and their family members including themes relating to patient/fa... Read More about Patient and family centered actionable processes of care and performance measures for persistent and chronic critical illness: a systematic review..

Shared treatment decision-making and empowerment-related outcomes in psychosis: systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Stovell, D., Morrison, A. P., Panayiotou, M., & Hutton, P. (2016). Shared treatment decision-making and empowerment-related outcomes in psychosis: systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 209(1), 23-28. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.114.158931

BACKGROUND: In the UK almost 60% of people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia who use mental health services say they are not involved in decisions about their treatment. Guidelines and policy documents recommend that shared decision-making should be... Read More about Shared treatment decision-making and empowerment-related outcomes in psychosis: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Service users’ experiences of the treatment decision-making process in psychosis: A phenomenological analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Stovell, D., Wearden, A., Morrison, A. P., & Hutton, P. (2016). Service users’ experiences of the treatment decision-making process in psychosis: A phenomenological analysis. Psychosis, 8(4), 311-323. https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2016.1145730

Objectives: We aimed to explore the treatment decision-making experiences of individuals with psychosis, and their implications for increasing service users autonomy through clinical practice and research. Design: A qualitative design was used... Read More about Service users’ experiences of the treatment decision-making process in psychosis: A phenomenological analysis.

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.

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.

In reply to Adams and colleagues (2015)
Journal Article
Hutton, P., Taylor, P. J., & Morrison, A. P. (2015). In reply to Adams and colleagues. Psychosis, 7(4), 367-367. https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2015.1093017

Dear Editor We disagree with the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group’s (CSzG) self-assessment that the problems we identified (Hutton, Wood, Taylor, Irving & Morrison, 2014) in their reviews of popular antipsychotics for schizophrenia are not serious. We... Read More about In reply to Adams and colleagues.

Curiosity and the CAT: Considering Cognitive Analytic Therapy as an intervention for psychosis (2014)
Journal Article
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.

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.

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.

Are mental health tribunals operating in accordance with international human rights standards? A systematic review of the international literature (2019)
Journal Article
Macgregor, A., Brown, M., & Stavert, J. (2019). Are mental health tribunals operating in accordance with international human rights standards? A systematic review of the international literature. Health and Social Care in the Community, 27(4), e494-e513. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12749

Mental health tribunals are responsible for making decisions about compulsory treatment for individuals considered a risk to themselves and others due to mental disorder. They are generally designed to provide safeguards for individuals subject to co... Read More about Are mental health tribunals operating in accordance with international human rights standards? A systematic review of the international literature.

Cognitive therapy for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders not taking antipsychotic drugs: a single-blind randomised controlled trial (2014)
Journal Article
Morrison, A. P., Turkington, D., Pyle, M., Spencer, H., Brabban, A., Dunn, G., Christodoulides, T., Dudley, R., Chapman, N., Callcott, P., Grace, T., Lumley, V., Drage, L., Tully, S., Irving, K., Cummings, A., Byrne, R., Davies, L. M., & 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.

Cognitive therapy for patients with schizophrenia–Authors' reply (2014)
Journal Article
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.

Cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis prevention: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2013)
Journal Article
Taylor, P. J., Hutton, P., & Taylor, P. J. (2014). Cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis prevention: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 44(3), 449-468. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291713000354

Background. Clinical equipoise regarding preventative treatments for psychosis has encouraged the development and evaluation of psychosocial treatments, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Method. A systematic review and meta-analysis w... Read More about Cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis prevention: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The combined effect of high intensity intermittent training and vitamin D supplementation on insulin sensitivity in overweight and obese males and females (2016)
Thesis
Lithgow, H. M. (2016). The combined effect of high intensity intermittent training and vitamin D supplementation on insulin sensitivity in overweight and obese males and females. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/455631

High intensity intermittent training (HIIT) is a time efficient mode of exercise, which has been shown to induce metabolic benefits, such as an improvement in insulin sensitivity (IS) and thus type 2 diabetes (T2D). Vitamin D₃ (25(OH)D₃... Read More about The combined effect of high intensity intermittent training and vitamin D supplementation on insulin sensitivity in overweight and obese males and females.