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Professor ELLEN TOWNSEND's Outputs (72)

A Behaviour Sequence Analysis of Young People and Gambling-Related Harm (2019)
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Keatley, D., Parke, A., Townsend, E., Markham, C., & Clarke, D. (2019). A Behaviour Sequence Analysis of Young People and Gambling-Related Harm. Journal of Gambling Issues, 43,

Gambling is a worldwide issue that requires continued, extensive investigation. Most people have gambled at some point in their lives, and many do so without incurring problems. However, a number of individuals do experience gambling-related harm, an... Read More about A Behaviour Sequence Analysis of Young People and Gambling-Related Harm.

Is Camouflaging Autistic Traits Associated with Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours? Expanding the Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide in an Undergraduate Student Sample (2019)
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Cassidy, S. A., Gould, K., Townsend, E., Pelton, M., Robertson, A. E., & Rodgers, J. (2020). Is Camouflaging Autistic Traits Associated with Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours? Expanding the Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide in an Undergraduate Student Sample. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(10), 3638–3648. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04323-3

The current study explored whether people who camouflage autistic traits are more likely to experience thwarted belongingness and suicidality, as predicted by the Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide (IPTS). 160 undergraduate students (86.9%... Read More about Is Camouflaging Autistic Traits Associated with Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours? Expanding the Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide in an Undergraduate Student Sample.

Self-harm in midlife: an analysis using data from the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England (2019)
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Clements, C., Hawton, K., Geulayov, G., Waters, K., Ness, J., Rehman, M., Townsend, E., Appleby, L., & Kapur, N. (2019). Self-harm in midlife: an analysis using data from the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England. British Journal of Psychiatry, 215(4), 600-607. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2019.90

Background: Suicide rates in England are highest in men and women in midlife (defined here as people aged 40-59 years). Despite the link between self-harm and suicide there has been little focus on self-harm in this age-group.

Method: Data from th... Read More about Self-harm in midlife: an analysis using data from the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England.

Psychosocial interventions for people who self-harm: Methodological issues involved in trials to evaluate effectiveness (2019)
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Witt, K., Townsend, E., Arensman, E., Gunnell, D., Hazell, P., Salisbury, T. T., Van Heeringen, K., & Hawton, K. (2020). Psychosocial interventions for people who self-harm: Methodological issues involved in trials to evaluate effectiveness. Archives of Suicide Research, 24(sup2), S32-S93. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2019.1592043

We have assessed the methodological quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of interventions to prevent self-harm repetition and suicide. Trials were identified in two systematic reviews of RCTs of psychosocial treatments following a recent (w... Read More about Psychosocial interventions for people who self-harm: Methodological issues involved in trials to evaluate effectiveness.

Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of remotely delivered problem-solving cognitive behaviour therapy versus usual care for young people with depression and repeat self-harm: lessons learnt (e-DASH) (2019)
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Sayal, K., Roe, J., Ball, H., Atha, C., Kaylor-Hughes, C., Guo, B., Townsend, E., & Morriss, R. (2019). Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of remotely delivered problem-solving cognitive behaviour therapy versus usual care for young people with depression and repeat self-harm: lessons learnt (e-DASH). BMC Psychiatry, 19(1), Article 42. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-2005-3

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Self-harm and depression are strong risk factors for repeat self-harm and suicide. We aimed to investigate the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of remotely delivered problem-solving cognitive behaviour therapy (PSCBT)... Read More about Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of remotely delivered problem-solving cognitive behaviour therapy versus usual care for young people with depression and repeat self-harm: lessons learnt (e-DASH).

An interpretative phenomenological analysis of young people’s self-harm in the context of interpersonal stressors and supports: parents, peers and clinical services (2018)
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Wadman, R., Vostanis, P., Sayal, K., Majumder, P., Harroe, C., Clarke, D., Armstrong, M., & Townsend, E. (2018). An interpretative phenomenological analysis of young people’s self-harm in the context of interpersonal stressors and supports: parents, peers and clinical services. Social Science and Medicine, 212, 120-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.07.021

Rationale: Self-harm in young people is of significant clinical concern. Multiple psychological, social and clinical factors contribute to self-harm, but it remains a poorly understood phenomenon with limited effective treatment options. Objective: T... Read More about An interpretative phenomenological analysis of young people’s self-harm in the context of interpersonal stressors and supports: parents, peers and clinical services.

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.

Treatment as usual (TAU) as a control condition in trials of cognitive behavioural-based psychotherapy for self-harm: impact of content and quality on outcomes in a systematic review (2018)
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Witt, K., de Moraes, D. P., Salisbury, T. T., Arensman, E., Gunnell, D., Hazell, P., Townsend, E., van Heeringen, K., & Hawton, K. (2018). Treatment as usual (TAU) as a control condition in trials of cognitive behavioural-based psychotherapy for self-harm: impact of content and quality on outcomes in a systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 235, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.04.025

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Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the mainstay of evaluations of the efficacy of psychosocial interventions. In a recent Cochrane systematic review we analysed the efficacy of cognitive behavioural-based psychotherapies compared t... Read More about Treatment as usual (TAU) as a control condition in trials of cognitive behavioural-based psychotherapy for self-harm: impact of content and quality on outcomes in a systematic review.

‘Great powers and great responsibilities’: a brief comment on A brief mobile app reduces nonsuicidal and suicidal self-injury: evidence from three randomized controlled trials (Franklin et al., 2016) (2017)
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Nielsen, E., Kirtley, O., & Townsend, E. (2017). ‘Great powers and great responsibilities’: a brief comment on A brief mobile app reduces nonsuicidal and suicidal self-injury: evidence from three randomized controlled trials (Franklin et al., 2016). Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 85(8), 826-830. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000189

Online and mobile mental health applications (apps) herald exciting new opportunities for the treatment and prevention of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs). With such rapid technological advances it is paramount that healthcare innovation... Read More about ‘Great powers and great responsibilities’: a brief comment on A brief mobile app reduces nonsuicidal and suicidal self-injury: evidence from three randomized controlled trials (Franklin et al., 2016).

Exploring thematic nightmare content and associated self-harm risk (2017)
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Hochard, K. D., Ashcroft, S., Carroll, J., Heym, N., & Townsend, E. (2019). Exploring thematic nightmare content and associated self-harm risk. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 49(1), 64-75. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12402

Nightmares have been shown to be robust predictors of self-harm risk, beyond depressive symptoms and hopelessness at times. However, few studies have investigated associations between nightmare content and increased self-harm risk. The present study... Read More about Exploring thematic nightmare content and associated self-harm risk.

Experience of self-harm and its treatment in looked-after young people: an interpretative phenomenological analysis (2017)
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Wadman, R., Armstrong, M., Clarke, D., Harroe, C., Majumder, P., Sayal, K., Vostanis, P., & Townsend, E. (in press). Experience of self-harm and its treatment in looked-after young people: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Archives of Suicide Research, 22(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2017.1355286

Objectives: We report the first Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis examination of self-harm and experience of clinical services in young people in the public care system. Methods: Qualitative interviews with 24 looked-after young people. Result... Read More about Experience of self-harm and its treatment in looked-after young people: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.

A sequence analysis of patterns in self-harm in young people with and without experience of being looked-after in care (2017)
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Wadman, R., Clarke, D., Sayal, K., Armstrong, M., Harroe, C., Majumder, P., Vostanis, P., & Townsend, E. (2017). A sequence analysis of patterns in self-harm in young people with and without experience of being looked-after in care. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 56(4), 388-407. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12145

Objectives: Young people in the public care system (‘looked-after’ young people) have high levels of self-harm. Design: This paper reports the first detailed study of factors leading to self-harm over time in looked-after young people in England, usi... Read More about A sequence analysis of patterns in self-harm in young people with and without experience of being looked-after in care.

Functional coping dynamics and experiential avoidance in a community sample with no self-injury vs. non-suicidal self-injury only vs. those with both non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behaviour (2017)
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Nielsen, E., Sayal, K., & Townsend, E. (2017). Functional coping dynamics and experiential avoidance in a community sample with no self-injury vs. non-suicidal self-injury only vs. those with both non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behaviour. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(6), Article 575. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14060575

Although emotional avoidance may be a critical factor in the pathway from psychological distress to self-injury and/or suicidality, little is known about the relative importance of differing functional coping dynamics and experiential avoidance betwe... Read More about Functional coping dynamics and experiential avoidance in a community sample with no self-injury vs. non-suicidal self-injury only vs. those with both non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behaviour.

Public perceptions of self-harm: a test of an attribution model of public discrimination (2017)
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Nielsen, E., & Townsend, E. (in press). Public perceptions of self-harm: a test of an attribution model of public discrimination. Stigma and Health, https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000090

This cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study applied Corrigan, Markowitz, Watson, Rowan, and Kubiak’s (2003) attribution model of public discrimination toward individuals with mental ill-health to explore public perceptions of self-harm—an underre... Read More about Public perceptions of self-harm: a test of an attribution model of public discrimination.

Impulsivity and self-harm in adolescence: a systematic review (2016)
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Lockwood, J., Daley, D., Townsend, E., & Sayal, K. (2017). Impulsivity and self-harm in adolescence: a systematic review. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 26(4), 387-402. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-016-0915-5

Research supports an association between impulsivity and self-harm, yet inconsistencies in methodology across studies have complicated understanding of this relationship. This systematic review examines the association between impulsivity and self-ha... Read More about Impulsivity and self-harm in adolescence: a systematic review.

Dealing with difficult days: functional coping dynamics in self-harm ideation and enactment (2016)
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Nielsen, E., Sayal, K., & Townsend, E. (2017). Dealing with difficult days: functional coping dynamics in self-harm ideation and enactment. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.08.036

Background: Self-harm affords people a means of coping. However, little is known about how functional coping dynamics differ between stressful situations in which people self-harm (enactment), think about harming (ideation), or experience no self-har... Read More about Dealing with difficult days: functional coping dynamics in self-harm ideation and enactment.

Investigating the interaction between sleep symptoms of arousal and acquired capability in predicting suicidality (2016)
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Hochard, K. D., Heym, N., & Townsend, E. (in press). Investigating the interaction between sleep symptoms of arousal and acquired capability in predicting suicidality. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12285

Heightened arousal significantly interacts with acquired capability to predict suicidality. We explore this interaction with insomnia and nightmares independently of waking state arousal symptoms, and test predictions of the Interpersonal Theory of S... Read More about Investigating the interaction between sleep symptoms of arousal and acquired capability in predicting suicidality.

Exploring the relationship between experiential avoidance, coping functions and the recency and frequency of self-harm (2016)
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Schmahl, C., Nielsen, E., Sayal, K., & Townsend, E. (2016). Exploring the relationship between experiential avoidance, coping functions and the recency and frequency of self-harm. PLoS ONE, 11(7), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159854

This study investigated the relationship between experiential avoidance, coping and the recency and frequency of self-harm, in a community sample (N = 1332, aged 16–69 years). Participants completed online, self-report measures assessing self-harm, m... Read More about Exploring the relationship between experiential avoidance, coping functions and the recency and frequency of self-harm.

Psychosocial interventions following self-harm in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
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Hawton, K., Witt, K. G., Taylor Salisbury, T. L., Arensman, E., Gunnell, D., Hazell, P., Townsend, E., & van Heeringen, K. (2016). Psychosocial interventions following self-harm in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Psychiatry, 3(8), https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2816%2930070-0

Background: Self-harm (intentional acts of non-fatal self-poisoning or self-injury) is common, often repeated and strongly associated with suicide. Effective aftercare of individuals who self-harm is therefore important. We have undertaken a Cochrane... Read More about Psychosocial interventions following self-harm in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.