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The Gender Congruence and Life Satisfaction Scale (GCLS): development and validation of a scale to measure outcomes from transgender health services (2018)
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Jones, B. A., Bouman, W. P., Haycraft, E., & Arcelus, J. (2018). The Gender Congruence and Life Satisfaction Scale (GCLS): development and validation of a scale to measure outcomes from transgender health services. International Journal of Transgenderism, https://doi.org/10.1080/15532739.2018.1453425

Background: It is vital that the treatment offered at transgender health services can be evaluated to ensure a high quality of care. However, the tools currently used to evaluate treatment at transgender health services are limited by mainly focusing... Read More about The Gender Congruence and Life Satisfaction Scale (GCLS): development and validation of a scale to measure outcomes from transgender health services.

The impact of a computerised test of attention and activity (QbTest) on diagnostic decision-making in children and young people with suspected attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: single-blind randomised controlled trial (2018)
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the AQUA Trial Group, Hollis, C., Hall, C. L., Guo, B., James, M., Boadu, J., …Morriss, R. (2018). The impact of a computerised test of attention and activity (QbTest) on diagnostic decision-making in children and young people with suspected attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: single-blind randomised controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 59(12), 1298-1308. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12921

© 2018 The Authors. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Background: Diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) relies on su... Read More about The impact of a computerised test of attention and activity (QbTest) on diagnostic decision-making in children and young people with suspected attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: single-blind randomised controlled trial.

Developing a core outcome set for people living with dementia at home in their neighbourhoods and communities: study protocol for use in the evaluation of non-pharmacological community-based health and social care interventions (2018)
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Harding, A. J., Morbey, H., Ahmed, F., Opdebeeck, C., Wang, Y. Y., Williamson, P., …Reilly, S. (2018). Developing a core outcome set for people living with dementia at home in their neighbourhoods and communities: study protocol for use in the evaluation of non-pharmacological community-based health and social care interventions. Trials, 19(1), Article 247. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2584-9

© 2018 The Author(s). Background: The key aim of the study is to establish an agreed standardised core outcome set (COS) for use when evaluating non-pharmacological health and social care interventions for people living at home with dementia. Methods... Read More about Developing a core outcome set for people living with dementia at home in their neighbourhoods and communities: study protocol for use in the evaluation of non-pharmacological community-based health and social care interventions.

Application of multiple behaviour change models to identify determinants of farmers’ biosecurity attitudes and behaviours (2018)
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Richens, I., Houdmont, J., Wapenaar, W., Shortall, O., Kaler, J., O’Connor, H., & Brennan, M. L. (2018). Application of multiple behaviour change models to identify determinants of farmers’ biosecurity attitudes and behaviours. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 155, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.04.010

It has been recognised that few cattle farmers undertake biosecurity practices on their farms. Approaches that take into consideration individuals’ preparedness for change, alongside beliefs thought to motivate the enactment of certain behaviours, ma... Read More about Application of multiple behaviour change models to identify determinants of farmers’ biosecurity attitudes and behaviours.

Characteristics and pathways of long-stay patients in high and medium secure settings in England : a secondary publication from a large mixed-methods study (2018)
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Völlm, B. A., Edworthy, R., Huband, N., Talbot, E., Majid, S., Holley, J., …Duggan, C. (2018). Characteristics and pathways of long-stay patients in high and medium secure settings in England : a secondary publication from a large mixed-methods study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9, Article 140. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00140

Background: Many patients experience extended stays within forensic care, but the characteristics of long-stay patients are poorly understood. Aims: To describe the characteristics of long-stay patients in high and medium secure settings in England.... Read More about Characteristics and pathways of long-stay patients in high and medium secure settings in England : a secondary publication from a large mixed-methods study.

Scaling the Peaks Research Protocol: understanding the barriers and drivers to providing and using dementia-friendly community services in rural areas—a mixed methods study (2018)
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Marshall, F., Basiri, A., Riley, M., Dening, T., Gladman, J. R., Griffiths, A., & Lewis, S. (2018). Scaling the Peaks Research Protocol: understanding the barriers and drivers to providing and using dementia-friendly community services in rural areas—a mixed methods study. BMJ Open, 8(4), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020374

Introduction: Scaling the Peaks is a cross-disciplinary research study which draws on medical ethnography, human geography and Geospatial Information Science (GIS) to address the issues surrounding the design and delivery of dementia friendly service... Read More about Scaling the Peaks Research Protocol: understanding the barriers and drivers to providing and using dementia-friendly community services in rural areas—a mixed methods study.

Alterations in the microstructure of white matter in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome measured using tract-based spatial statistics and probabilistic tractography (2018)
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Sigurdsson, H. P., Pépés, S. E., Jackson, G. M., Draper, A., Morgan, P. S., & Jackson, S. R. (2018). Alterations in the microstructure of white matter in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome measured using tract-based spatial statistics and probabilistic tractography. Cortex, 104, 75-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2018.04.004

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by repetitive and intermittent motor and vocal tics. TS is thought to reflect fronto-striatal dysfunction and the aetiology of the disorder has been linked to widespread alteration... Read More about Alterations in the microstructure of white matter in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome measured using tract-based spatial statistics and probabilistic tractography.

Brief Report: Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Comprehensive Survey of Randomized Controlled Trials (2018)
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Tromans, S., & Adams, C. (2018). Brief Report: Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Comprehensive Survey of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48(9), 3228-3232. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3569-y

© 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials to provide an overview of evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of therapeutic interventions for autism... Read More about Brief Report: Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Comprehensive Survey of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Classification of interventions in traditional Chinese medicine (2018)
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Hongyong, D., Adams, C. E., Shokraneh, F., & Shanghua, L. (2018). Classification of interventions in traditional Chinese medicine. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 38(2), 315-320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcm.2018.04.003

Objective To describe the key systems used for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) classification. Methods The TCM classifications used in the International Classification of Diseases-9 Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) volume 3, the ICD-10 Pr... Read More about Classification of interventions in traditional Chinese medicine.

The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of lamotrigine for people with borderline personality disorder: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial (2018)
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Crawford, M. J., Sanatinia, R., Barrett, B., Cunningham, G., Dale, O., Ganguli, P., …Reilly, J. G. (2018). The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of lamotrigine for people with borderline personality disorder: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. American Journal of Psychiatry, 175(8), 756-764. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17091006

Objectives: To examine whether lamotrigine is a clinically effective and cost-effective treatment for people with borderline personality disorder. Method: Multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial. Between July 2013 to Novembe... Read More about The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of lamotrigine for people with borderline personality disorder: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

Swimming for dementia: an exploratory qualitative study (2018)
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Hobden, T., Swallow, M., Beer, C., & Dening, T. (in press). Swimming for dementia: an exploratory qualitative study. Dementia, https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301218768372

Swimming is a non-weight bearing form of exercise that can be enjoyable and promote physical fitness. This qualitative study investigated a local group established as part of a national dementia swimming initiative. Semi-structured interviews with pe... Read More about Swimming for dementia: an exploratory qualitative study.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: variation by socio-economic deprivation (2018)
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Prasad, V., West, J., Kendrick, D., & Sayal, K. (2019). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: variation by socio-economic deprivation. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104(8), 802-805. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2017-314470

Background: In England, there is a discrepancy between the prevalence of Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ascertained from medical records and community surveys. There is also a lack of data on variation in recorded prevalence by depri... Read More about Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: variation by socio-economic deprivation.

Psychotic-like experiences with cannabis use predict cannabis cessation and desire to quit: a cannabis discontinuation hypothesis (2018)
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Sami, M., Notley, C., Kouimtsidis, C., Lynskey, M., & Bhattacharyya, S. (2019). Psychotic-like experiences with cannabis use predict cannabis cessation and desire to quit: a cannabis discontinuation hypothesis. Psychological Medicine, 49(1), 103-112. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291718000569

Background Evidence suggests that cannabis-induced psychotic-like experiences may be a marker of psychosis proneness. The effect of such experiences on cannabis use has not systematically been examined.Methods We undertook a mixed-methods online surv... Read More about Psychotic-like experiences with cannabis use predict cannabis cessation and desire to quit: a cannabis discontinuation hypothesis.

Power up: patient and public involvement in developing a shared decision-making app for mental health (2018)
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Edridge, C., Edbrooke-Childs, J., Martin, K., Delane, L., Averill, P., Feltham, A., …Wolpert, M. (2018). Power up: patient and public involvement in developing a shared decision-making app for mental health. The Journal of Health Design, 3(1), 63-74. https://doi.org/10.21853/JHD.2018.40

Background: The importance of patient and public involvement (PPI) in designing interventions to support young people’s mental health is becoming a central tenet of the research process. Existing research has indicated that co-design with service use... Read More about Power up: patient and public involvement in developing a shared decision-making app for mental health.

A pilot randomized controlled study of the mental health first aid elearning course with UK medical students (2018)
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Davies, E. B., Beever, E., & Glazebrook, C. (2018). A pilot randomized controlled study of the mental health first aid elearning course with UK medical students. BMC Medical Education, 18, Article 45. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-018-1154-x

Background: Medical students face many barriers to seeking out professional help for their mental health, including stigma relating to mental illness, and often prefer to seek support and advice from fellow students. Improving medical students’ menta... Read More about A pilot randomized controlled study of the mental health first aid elearning course with UK medical students.

Evaluation of NeuroPage as a memory aid for people with multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial (2018)
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Goodwin, R. A., Goodwin, R. A., Lincoln, N. B., das Nair, R., & Bateman, A. (2018). Evaluation of NeuroPage as a memory aid for people with multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 30(1), 15-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2018.1447973

Memory problems are reported in 40-60% of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). These problems affect independence and may limit the ability to benefit from rehabilitation. Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of NeuroPage for people with MS livi... Read More about Evaluation of NeuroPage as a memory aid for people with multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial.

Dyadic construction of dementia: meta-ethnography and behaviour-process synthesis (2018)
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Bosco, A., Schneider, J., Maria Coleston-Shields, D., Sousa, L., & Orrell, M. (2019). Dyadic construction of dementia: meta-ethnography and behaviour-process synthesis. Aging and Mental Health, 23(6), 651-659. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1450836

Objectives: Positive identity in people with dementia is maintained when there is good interaction with family caregivers. However, research on the experiences of dyadic interaction in dementia care is still limited. For this reason, we aimed to syst... Read More about Dyadic construction of dementia: meta-ethnography and behaviour-process synthesis.

Work-related stress in a humanitarian context: a qualitative investigation (2018)
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Jachens, L., Houdmont, J., & Thomas, R. (2018). Work-related stress in a humanitarian context: a qualitative investigation. Disasters, 42(4), 619-634. https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12278

There is a paucity of research into the subjective stress-related experiences of humanitarian aid workers (HAWs). Most studies investigating stress in HAWs focus on trauma and related conditions or adopt a quantitative approach. This interview-based... Read More about Work-related stress in a humanitarian context: a qualitative investigation.