All Outputs (4)

An umbrella review of adverse effects associated with antipsychotic medications: the need for complementary study designs (2023)
Journal Article
Chow, R. T., Whiting, D., Favril, L., Ostinelli, E., Cipriani, A., & Fazel, S. (2023). An umbrella review of adverse effects associated with antipsychotic medications: the need for complementary study designs. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 155, Article 105454. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105454

Antipsychotic medications are widely prescribed in psychotic illnesses and other mental disorders. Effectiveness is well-established, particularly for reducing symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations, but can be impacted by tolerability. Advers... Read More about An umbrella review of adverse effects associated with antipsychotic medications: the need for complementary study designs.

Violence risk assessment instruments in forensic psychiatric populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Ogonah, M. G. T., Seyedsalehi, A., Whiting, D., & Fazel, S. (2023). Violence risk assessment instruments in forensic psychiatric populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Psychiatry, 10(10), 780-789. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2823%2900256-0

Although structured tools have been widely used to predict violence risk in specialist mental health settings, there is uncertainty about the extent and quality of evidence of their predictive performance. We aimed to systematically review the predic... Read More about Violence risk assessment instruments in forensic psychiatric populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Effectiveness of Violence Prevention Interventions: Umbrella Review of Research in the General Population (2023)
Journal Article
Fazel, S., Burghart, M., Wolf, A., Whiting, D., & Yu, R. (2024). Effectiveness of Violence Prevention Interventions: Umbrella Review of Research in the General Population. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, 25(2), 1709-1718. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380231195880

To address the societal harms of violence, many violence prevention interventions have been developed, tested, and implemented in the general population. These have been reported in systematic reviews and meta-analyses, which have typically focused o... Read More about Effectiveness of Violence Prevention Interventions: Umbrella Review of Research in the General Population.

Assessing violence risk in first-episode psychosis: external validation, updating and net benefit of a prediction tool (OxMIV) (2023)
Journal Article
Whiting, D., Mallett, S., Lennox, B., & Fazel, S. (2023). Assessing violence risk in first-episode psychosis: external validation, updating and net benefit of a prediction tool (OxMIV). BMJ Mental Health, 26(1), Article e300634. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2022-300634

Violence perpetration is a key outcome to prevent for an important subgroup of individuals presenting to mental health services, including early intervention in psychosis (EIP) services. Needs and risks are typically assessed without structured metho... Read More about Assessing violence risk in first-episode psychosis: external validation, updating and net benefit of a prediction tool (OxMIV).