Outputs (4)

Mental health of people with multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 outbreak: A prospective cohort and cross-sectional case–control study of the UK MS Register (2021)
Journal Article
Garjani, A., Hunter, R., Law, G. R., Middleton, R. M., Tuite-Dalton, K. A., Dobson, R., Ford, D. V., Hughes, S., Pearson, O. R., Rog, D., Tallantyre, E. C., Nicholas, R., Morriss, R., Evangelou, N., & das Nair, R. (2022). Mental health of people with multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 outbreak: A prospective cohort and cross-sectional case–control study of the UK MS Register. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 28(7), 1060-1071. https://doi.org/10.1177/13524585211020435

Background: People with MS (pwMS) have had higher rates of anxiety and depression than the general population before the COVID-19 pandemic, placing them at higher risk of experiencing poor psychological wellbeing during the pandemic. Objective: To as... Read More about Mental health of people with multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 outbreak: A prospective cohort and cross-sectional case–control study of the UK MS Register.

An electronic clinical decision support system for the assessment and management of suicidality in primary care (2018)
Journal Article
Horrocks, M., Michail, M., Aubeeluck, A., Wright, N., & Morriss, R. (2018). An electronic clinical decision support system for the assessment and management of suicidality in primary care. JMIR Research Protocols, 7(12), Article e11135. https://doi.org/10.2196/11135

Background: Suicide is a global public health concern, but it is preventable. Increased contact with primary care before the suicide or attempted suicide raises opportunities for intervention and prevention. However, suicide assessment and management... Read More about An electronic clinical decision support system for the assessment and management of suicidality in primary care.

Persistent frequent attenders in primary care: costs, reasons for attendance, organisation of care and potential for cognitive behavioural therapeutic intervention (2012)
Journal Article
Morriss, R. K., Kai, J., Atha, C., Avery, A., Bayes, S., Franklin, M., George, T., James, M., Malins, S., McDonald, R., Patel, S., Stubley, M., & Yang, M. (2012). Persistent frequent attenders in primary care: costs, reasons for attendance, organisation of care and potential for cognitive behavioural therapeutic intervention. BMC Family Practice, 13(39), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-13-39

Background:

The top 3% of frequent attendance in primary care is associated with 15% of all appointments in primary care, a fivefold increase in hospital expenditure, and more mental disorder and functional somatic symptoms compared to normal atte... Read More about Persistent frequent attenders in primary care: costs, reasons for attendance, organisation of care and potential for cognitive behavioural therapeutic intervention.

General practitioners' views on reattribution for patients with medically unexplained symptoms: a questionnaire and qualitative study (2008)
Journal Article
Dowrick, C., Gask, L., Hughes, J. G., Charles-Jones, H., Hogg, J. A., Peters, S., Salmon, P., Rogers, A. R., & Morriss, R. K. (2008). General practitioners' views on reattribution for patients with medically unexplained symptoms: a questionnaire and qualitative study. BMC Family Practice, 9(46), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-9-46

Background:

The successful introduction of new methods for managing medically unexplained symptoms in primary care is dependent to a large degree on the attitudes, experiences and expectations of practitioners. As part of an exploratory randomised... Read More about General practitioners' views on reattribution for patients with medically unexplained symptoms: a questionnaire and qualitative study.