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Perceptions of sex offenders with intellectual disability: a comparison of forensic staff and the general public (2018)
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Steans, J., & Duff, S. (2020). Perceptions of sex offenders with intellectual disability: a comparison of forensic staff and the general public. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33(4), 711-719. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12467

Background. Existing literature suggests that individuals with intellectual disability are not always held accountable for their actions and forensic staff are unlikely to report their sexually harmful behaviour. Method. This research explores how... Read More about Perceptions of sex offenders with intellectual disability: a comparison of forensic staff and the general public.

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.

The effects of rTMS on impulsivity in normal adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
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Yang, C., Völlm, B., & Khalifa, N. (2018). The effects of rTMS on impulsivity in normal adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuropsychology Review, 28(3), 377–392. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-018-9376-6

Background: Impulsivity is a multi-dimensional construct that is regarded as a symptom of many psychiatric disorders. Harm resulting from impulsive behaviour can be substantial for the individuals concerned, people around them and the society they li... Read More about The effects of rTMS on impulsivity in normal adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

What do young adolescents think about taking part in longitudinal self-harm research?: findings from a school-based study (2018)
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Lockwood, J., Townsend, E., Royes, L., Daley, D., & Sayal, K. (2018). What do young adolescents think about taking part in longitudinal self-harm research?: findings from a school-based study. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 12(23), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-018-0230-7

Background: Research about self-harm in adolescence is important given the high incidence in youth, and strong links to suicide and other poor outcomes. Clarifying the impact of involvement in school based self-harm studies on young adolescents is an... Read More about What do young adolescents think about taking part in longitudinal self-harm research?: findings from a school-based study.

Estimation and prediction of avoidable health care costs of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes through adequate dairy food consumption: a systematic review and micro simulation modeling study (2018)
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Javanbakht, M., Jamshidi, A. R., Baradaran, H. R., Mohammadi, Z., Mashayekhi, A., Shokraneh, F., …Tehrani, A. (2018). Estimation and prediction of avoidable health care costs of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes through adequate dairy food consumption: a systematic review and micro simulation modeling study. Archives of Iranian medicine, 21(5),

Background: Recent evidence from prospective cohort studies show a relationship between consumption of dairy foods and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This association highlights the importance of dairy foods consu... Read More about Estimation and prediction of avoidable health care costs of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes through adequate dairy food consumption: a systematic review and micro simulation modeling study.

Lamotrigine for people with borderline personality disorder: a RCT (2018)
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Crawford, M. J., Sanatinia, R., Barrett, B., Cunningham, G., Dale, O., Ganguli, P., …Reilly, J. G. (2018). Lamotrigine for people with borderline personality disorder: a RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 22(17), 1-68. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22170

Background: No drug treatments are currently licensed for the treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Despite this, people with this condition are frequently prescribed psychotropic medications and often with considerable polypharmacy. Pr... Read More about Lamotrigine for people with borderline personality disorder: a RCT.

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.