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Self-help digital interventions targeted at improving psychological well-being in young people with perceived or clinically diagnosed reduced wellbeing: Systematic Review (2022)
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Babbage, C. M., Jackson, G. M., Davies, E. B., & Nixon, E. (2022). Self-help digital interventions targeted at improving psychological well-being in young people with perceived or clinically diagnosed reduced wellbeing: Systematic Review. JMIR Mental Health, 9(8), Article e25716. https://doi.org/10.2196/25716

The bi-factor structure of the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale in persistent major depression; dimensional measurement of outcome (2020)
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Nixon, N., Guo, B., Garland, A., Kaylor-Hughes, C., Nixon, E., & Morriss, R. (2020). The bi-factor structure of the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale in persistent major depression; dimensional measurement of outcome. PLoS ONE, 15(10), Article e0241370. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241370

Background: The 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS17) is used world-wide as an observer-rated measure of depression in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) despite continued uncertainty regarding its factor structure. This study investiga... Read More about The bi-factor structure of the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale in persistent major depression; dimensional measurement of outcome.

Long term effect of gender affirming hormone treatment on depression and anxiety symptoms in transgender people: a prospective cohort study (2020)
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Aldridge, Z., Patel, S., Guo, B., Nixon, E., Bouman, W. P., Witcomb, G. L., & Arcelus, J. (2021). Long term effect of gender affirming hormone treatment on depression and anxiety symptoms in transgender people: a prospective cohort study. Andrology, 9(6), 1808-1816. https://doi.org/10.1111/andr.12884

Background Cross-sectional studies show that transgender people are more likely than cisgender people to experience depression and anxiety before Gender Affirming Hormone Treatment (GAHT). However, the effect of GAHT on mental health in transgender... Read More about Long term effect of gender affirming hormone treatment on depression and anxiety symptoms in transgender people: a prospective cohort study.

Long term effect of gender affirming hormone treatment on depression and anxiety symptoms in transgender people: A prospective cohort study (2020)
Journal Article
Aldridge, Z., Patel, S., Guo, B., Nixon, E., Pierre Bouman, W., Witcomb, G. L., & Arcelus, J. (2021). Long term effect of gender affirming hormone treatment on depression and anxiety symptoms in transgender people: A prospective cohort study. Andrology, 9(6), 1808-1816. https://doi.org/10.1111/andr.12884

Background Cross?sectional studies show that transgender people are more likely than cisgender people to experience depression and anxiety before Gender Affirming Hormone Treatment (GAHT). However, the effect of GAHT on mental health in transgende... Read More about Long term effect of gender affirming hormone treatment on depression and anxiety symptoms in transgender people: A prospective cohort study.

Tic frequency and behavioural measures of cognitive control are improved in individuals with Tourette syndrome by aerobic exercise training (2020)
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Jackson, G. M., Nixon, E., & Jackson, S. R. (2020). Tic frequency and behavioural measures of cognitive control are improved in individuals with Tourette syndrome by aerobic exercise training. Cortex, 129, 188-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2020.01.029

Previous observations of improvements in cognition in typically developing children following moderate to vigorous exercise (e.g., Budde, Voelcker-Rehage, Pietrabyk-Kendziorra, Ribeiro, & Tidow, 2008; Hillman et al., 2009) have led to increased inter... Read More about Tic frequency and behavioural measures of cognitive control are improved in individuals with Tourette syndrome by aerobic exercise training.

Effects of single session cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation on tic symptoms in Tourette's syndrome (2019)
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Dyke, K., Jackson, G. M., Nixon, E., & Jackson, S. R. (2019). Effects of single session cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation on tic symptoms in Tourette's syndrome. Experimental Brain Research, 237(11), 2853–2863. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-019-05637-5

Tourette syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by motor and phonic tics. For some, tics can be managed using medication and/or forms of behavioural therapy, however, adverse side effects and access to specialist resources can be bar... Read More about Effects of single session cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation on tic symptoms in Tourette's syndrome.

Desired features of a digital technology tool for self-management of well-being in a nonclinical sample of young people: qualitative study (2018)
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Babbage, C., Jackson, G., & Nixon, E. (2018). Desired features of a digital technology tool for self-management of well-being in a nonclinical sample of young people: qualitative study. JMIR Mental Health, 5(4), Article e10067. https://doi.org/10.2196/10067

Background: Adaptive coping behaviours can improve wellbeing for young people experiencing life stressors while maladaptive coping can increase vulnerability to mental health problems in youth and into adulthood. Young people could potentially benefi... Read More about Desired features of a digital technology tool for self-management of well-being in a nonclinical sample of young people: qualitative study.

A comparison of mental health symptomatology and levels of social support in young treatment seeking transgender individuals who identify as binary and non-binary (2018)
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Thorne, N., Witcomb, G. L., Nieder, T., Nixon, E., Yip, A., & Arcelus, J. (2019). A comparison of mental health symptomatology and levels of social support in young treatment seeking transgender individuals who identify as binary and non-binary. International Journal of Transgenderism, 20(2-3), 241-250. https://doi.org/10.1080/15532739.2018.1452660

Background: Previous research has consistently reported high rates of mental health symptomatology and lower social support in young treatment seeking transgender individuals. However, these studies have failed to distinguish between transgender peop... Read More about A comparison of mental health symptomatology and levels of social support in young treatment seeking transgender individuals who identify as binary and non-binary.

Biological vulnerability to depression: Linked structural and functional brain network findings (2014)
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Worwood, G., Nixon, E., Palaniyappan, L., Nixon, N. L., Liddle, P. F., Nixon, N. L., …Palaniyappan, L. (2014). Biological vulnerability to depression: Linked structural and functional brain network findings. British Journal of Psychiatry, 204(4), 283-289. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.113.129965

Background: Patients in recovery following episodes of major depressive disorder (MDD) remain highly vulnerable to future recurrence. Although psychological determinants of this risk are well established, little is known about associated biological m... Read More about Biological vulnerability to depression: Linked structural and functional brain network findings.