Professor RICHARD MORRISS's Outputs (122)

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy-for Life (MBCT-L) versus Stress-Reduction Psychoeducation (SRP) for the improvement of mental wellbeing in healthcare and other public sector staff: Protocol for the ‘Well at Work’ randomised controlled trial (2025)
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Nixon, E., Patel, S., Patel, P., Roe, J., Nixon, N., Sweeney, T., Bernard, P., Strauss, C., Craven, M., Malins, S., Goodwin, R., Astill Wright, L., Guo, B., & Morriss, R. (in press). Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy-for Life (MBCT-L) versus Stress-Reduction Psychoeducation (SRP) for the improvement of mental wellbeing in healthcare and other public sector staff: Protocol for the ‘Well at Work’ randomised controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, https://doi.org/10.2196/67695

Background:

Recently published guidelines by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have recommended both mindfulness-based and stress-reduction approaches as effective preventative mental wellbeing interventions for healthca... Read More about Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy-for Life (MBCT-L) versus Stress-Reduction Psychoeducation (SRP) for the improvement of mental wellbeing in healthcare and other public sector staff: Protocol for the ‘Well at Work’ randomised controlled trial.

A group psychological intervention for postnatal depression in British mothers of South Asian origin – the ROSHNI-2 RCT (2025)
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Husain, N., Lovell, K., Chew-Graham, C. A., Lunat, F., Bee, P., Pierce, M., Atif, N., Aseem, S., Bhui, K., Bower, P., Brugha, T., Chaudhry, N., Ullah, A., Davies, L., Gire, N., Sharma, D., Miah, J., Ahmed, W., Kai, J., Mirza, I., …Morriss, R. (2025). A group psychological intervention for postnatal depression in British mothers of South Asian origin – the ROSHNI-2 RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 29(6), 1-113. https://doi.org/10.3310/kkds6622

Background
Postnatal depression is more common in British South Asian women than white women in the United Kingdom. Despite empirical evidence suggesting the effectiveness of cognitive–behavioural therapy as a first line of treatment, little evidenc... Read More about A group psychological intervention for postnatal depression in British mothers of South Asian origin – the ROSHNI-2 RCT.

Impact of young people’s admissions to adult mental health wards in England: a national qualitative study (2025)
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Burn, A.-M., Holland, J., Roe, J., Hopkin, E., Wild, L., Fisher, M., Ford, T., Nazir, S., Dubicka, B., James, A., Tuomainen, H., Fung, N., Wagner, A., Morriss, R., & Sayal, K. (2025). Impact of young people’s admissions to adult mental health wards in England: a national qualitative study. BJPsych Open, 11(2), Article e53. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.850

Background
Decision-making capacity (DMC) is key to capacity-based mental health laws. In 2017, Norway introduced a lack of DMC as an additional criterion for involuntary care and treatment to strengthen patient autonomy and reduce involuntary care.... Read More about Impact of young people’s admissions to adult mental health wards in England: a national qualitative study.

Opportunities and challenges to delivering a trial for depressive symptoms in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from the Alpha-Stim-D randomised controlled trial (2025)
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Patel, S., Patel, P., Boutry, C., Guo, B., Butler, D., Higton, F., McNaughton, R., Briley, P. M., Griffiths, C., Nixon, N., Prasad, V., Sayal, K., Smart, D., Zafar, A., Kai, J., & Morriss, R. (2025). Opportunities and challenges to delivering a trial for depressive symptoms in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from the Alpha-Stim-D randomised controlled trial. Trials, 26(1), Article 62. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-08772-3

Background
Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are widely regarded as the most powerful research design for evidence-based practice. However, recruiting to RCTs can be challenging resulting in heightened costs and delays in research completion and i... Read More about Opportunities and challenges to delivering a trial for depressive symptoms in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from the Alpha-Stim-D randomised controlled trial.

Experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic on child and adolescent psychiatric wards: multi-methods investigation (2024)
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Holland, J., Da-Silva-Ellimah, M., Roe, J., Morriss, R., & Sayal, K. (2024). Experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic on child and adolescent psychiatric wards: multi-methods investigation. BJPsych Open, 10(6), Article e197. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.783

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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) inpatient beds are unevenly spread throughout England. Where demand outstrips bed availability, young people may be admitted at-distance or to adult psychiatric wards. The COVID-19 pande... Read More about Experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic on child and adolescent psychiatric wards: multi-methods investigation.

Acceptability, tolerability and safety of the BRIGhTMIND trial: Connectivity-guided intermittent theta-burst stimulation versus F3- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression. (2024)
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Webster, L., Boutry, C., Thomson, L., Abdelghani, M., Barber, S., Briley, P. M., Kurkar, M., Lankappa, S., McAllister-Williams, R. H., Suazo Di Paola, A., & Morriss, R. (2025). Acceptability, tolerability and safety of the BRIGhTMIND trial: Connectivity-guided intermittent theta-burst stimulation versus F3- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 136, Article 152544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152544

Background

The BRIGhTMIND study was a double-blind RCT comparing repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation at a standard simulation site (the “F3” location given by the International 10–20 system, F3-rTMS) versus connectivity-guided intermitten... Read More about Acceptability, tolerability and safety of the BRIGhTMIND trial: Connectivity-guided intermittent theta-burst stimulation versus F3- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression..

Efficacy of a culturally adapted, cognitive behavioural therapy-based intervention for postnatal depression in British south Asian women (ROSHNI-2): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial (2024)
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Husain, N., Lunat, F., Lovell, K., Miah, J., Chew-Graham, C. A., Bee, P., Waqas, A., Pierce, M., Sharma, D., Atif, N., Aseem, S., Bhui, K., Bower, P., Brugha, T., Chaudhry, N., Ullah, A., Davies, L., Gire, N., Kai, J., Morrison, J., …Morriss, R. (2024). Efficacy of a culturally adapted, cognitive behavioural therapy-based intervention for postnatal depression in British south Asian women (ROSHNI-2): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 404(10461), 1430-1443. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2824%2901612-x

Background: Postnatal depression necessitates timely and effective interventions to mitigate adverse maternal and child outcomes in the short term and over the life course. British south Asian women with depression are often underserved and undertrea... Read More about Efficacy of a culturally adapted, cognitive behavioural therapy-based intervention for postnatal depression in British south Asian women (ROSHNI-2): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial.

Development of a Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention to support Return to Work and Wellbeing following Major Trauma: A Person-Based Approach (2024)
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Radford, K., Kettlewell, J., das Nair, R., Morriss, R., Holmes, J., Kellezi, B., Timmons, S., Jones, T., Tressider, H., Andrews, I., Bridger, K., Patel, P., Lindley, R., De Dios Perez, B., Statham, A., Jones, T., Hoffman, K., James, M., Kendrick, D., & ROWTATE study team. (2024). Development of a Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention to support Return to Work and Wellbeing following Major Trauma: A Person-Based Approach. BMJ Open, 14(10), Article e085724. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085724

Objectives: Major trauma centres save lives but rehabilitation to support return-to-work (RTW) is lacking. This paper describes development of a vocational rehabilitation intervention (the ROWTATE intervention) to support RTW following traumatic inju... Read More about Development of a Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention to support Return to Work and Wellbeing following Major Trauma: A Person-Based Approach.

Early vocational rehabilitation and psychological support for trauma patients to improve return to work (the ROWTATE trial): study protocol for an individually randomised controlled multicentre pragmatic trial (2024)
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Kendrick, D., Lindley, R., Blackburn, L., Roadevin, C., Thompson, E., Andrews, I., Anwar, F., Brooks, A., Carlton, E., Crouch, R., Day, F., Fallon, S., Farrin, A., Graham, L., Hoffman, K., Howell, R., Holmes, J., James, M., Jones, T., Kellezi, B., …Radford, K. (2024). Early vocational rehabilitation and psychological support for trauma patients to improve return to work (the ROWTATE trial): study protocol for an individually randomised controlled multicentre pragmatic trial. Trials, 25(1), Article 439. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08183-w

Background
Moderately severe or major trauma (injury severity score (ISS) > 8) is common, often resulting in physical and psychological problems and leading to difficulties in returning to work. Vocational rehabilitation (VR) can improve return to w... Read More about Early vocational rehabilitation and psychological support for trauma patients to improve return to work (the ROWTATE trial): study protocol for an individually randomised controlled multicentre pragmatic trial.

When a test is more than just a test: Findings from patient interviews and survey in the trial of a technology to measure antidepressant medication response (the PReDicT Trial) (2024)
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Brown, S., Ploeger, C., Petersen, J. J., Guo, B., Beckenstrom, A. C., Petersen, J. J., Beckenstrom, A. C., Dawson, G. R., Browning, M., Dawson, G. R., Deckert, J., Dourish, C. T., Dias, R., Dourish, C. T., Gorwood, P., Kingslake, J., Menke, A., Sola, V. P., Reif, A., Ruhe, H., …Morriss, R. (2024). When a test is more than just a test: Findings from patient interviews and survey in the trial of a technology to measure antidepressant medication response (the PReDicT Trial). Comprehensive Psychiatry, 132, Article 152467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152467

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A RCT of a novel intervention to detect antidepressant medication response (the PReDicT Test) took place in five European countries, accompanied by a nested study of its acceptability and implementation presented here. The RCT results i... Read More about When a test is more than just a test: Findings from patient interviews and survey in the trial of a technology to measure antidepressant medication response (the PReDicT Trial).

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital episodes for falls and fractures associated with new-onset disability and frailty in England: a national cohort study (2024)
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Thomas, S., Littleboy, K., Foubert, J., Nafilyan, V., Bannister, N., Routen, A., Morriss, R., Khunti, K., Armstrong, N., Gray, L. J., & Gordon, A. L. (2024). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital episodes for falls and fractures associated with new-onset disability and frailty in England: a national cohort study. Age and Ageing, 53(4), Article afae071. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae071

Background: Older people with frailty are at risk of harm from immobility or isolation, yet data about how COVID-19 lockdowns affected them are limited. Falls and fractures are easily measurable adverse outcomes correlated with frailty. We investigat... Read More about Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital episodes for falls and fractures associated with new-onset disability and frailty in England: a national cohort study.

Using a Novel Gameplay Intervention to Target Intrusive Memories After Work-Related Trauma: Iterative Qualitative Analysis of Intensive Care Unit Staff Experiences (2024)
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Patel, P., Brown, S., Guo, B., Holmes, E. A., Iyadurai, L., Kingslake, J., Highfield, J., & Morriss, R. (2024). Using a Novel Gameplay Intervention to Target Intrusive Memories After Work-Related Trauma: Iterative Qualitative Analysis of Intensive Care Unit Staff Experiences. JMIR Formative Research, 8(1), Article e47458. https://doi.org/10.2196/47458

Background: Many intensive care unit (ICU) staff experience intrusive memories following work-related traumatic events, which can lead to long-term mental health outcomes and impact work functioning. There is a need for interventions that target intr... Read More about Using a Novel Gameplay Intervention to Target Intrusive Memories After Work-Related Trauma: Iterative Qualitative Analysis of Intensive Care Unit Staff Experiences.

Peer mentoring for people with acquired brain injury – a systematic review (2024)
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De Dios Perez, B., Morris, R. P., Craven, K., & Radford, K. A. (2024). Peer mentoring for people with acquired brain injury – a systematic review. Brain Injury, 38(4), 316-329. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2024.2310779

Introduction: Over 100 million people worldwide live with disabilities resulting from an acquired brain injury (ABI). ABI survivors experience cognitive and physical problems and require support to resume an active life. They can benefit from support... Read More about Peer mentoring for people with acquired brain injury – a systematic review.

Experiences and impact of psychiatric inpatient admissions far away from home: a qualitative study with young people, parents/carers and healthcare professionals (2024)
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Roe, J., Holland, J., Burn, A.-M., Hopkin, E., Wild, L., Fisher, M., Nazir, S., Ford, T., Dubicka, B., James, A., Tuomainen, H., Fung, N., Horton, K., Wagner, A. P., Morriss, R., & Sayal, K. (2024). Experiences and impact of psychiatric inpatient admissions far away from home: a qualitative study with young people, parents/carers and healthcare professionals. BMJ Mental Health, 27(1), Article e300991. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2024-300991

Background: There are significant clinical, policy and societal concerns about the impact on young people (YP), from admission to psychiatric wards far from home. However, research evidence is scarce.
Aims: To investigate the impact of at-distance... Read More about Experiences and impact of psychiatric inpatient admissions far away from home: a qualitative study with young people, parents/carers and healthcare professionals.

Connectivity-guided intermittent theta burst versus repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression: a randomized controlled trial (2024)
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Morriss, R., Briley, P. M., Webster, L., Abdelghani, M., Barber, S., Bates, P., Brookes, C., Hall, B., Ingram, L., Kurkar, M., Lankappa, S., Liddle, P. F., McAllister-Williams, R. H., O’Neil-Kerr, A., Pszczolkowski, S., Suazo Di Paola, A., Walters, Y., & Auer, D. P. (2024). Connectivity-guided intermittent theta burst versus repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression: a randomized controlled trial. Nature Medicine, 30(2), 403–413. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02764-z

Disruption in reciprocal connectivity between the right anterior insula and the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is associated with depression and may be a target for neuromodulation. In a five-center, parallel, double-blind, randomized controlled... Read More about Connectivity-guided intermittent theta burst versus repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression: a randomized controlled trial.

Intermittent theta burst stimulation with synchronised transcranial alternating current stimulation leads to enhanced frontal theta oscillations and a positive shift in emotional bias (2024)
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Briley, P. M., Boutry, C., Webster, L., Veniero, D., Harvey-Seutcheu, C., Jung, J., Liddle, P. F., & Morriss, R. (2024). Intermittent theta burst stimulation with synchronised transcranial alternating current stimulation leads to enhanced frontal theta oscillations and a positive shift in emotional bias. Imaging Neuroscience, 2, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1162/imag_a_00073

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), delivered to left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, is an FDA-approved, and NICE-recommended, neuromodulation therapy for major depressive disorder (MDD). However, there is considerable inter-individ... Read More about Intermittent theta burst stimulation with synchronised transcranial alternating current stimulation leads to enhanced frontal theta oscillations and a positive shift in emotional bias.

'Far Away from Home': adolescent inpatient admissions far from home, out of area or to adult wards: a national surveillance study. (2023)
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Holland, J., Roe, J., Guo, B., Dasilva-Ellimah, M., Burn, A.-M., Dubicka, B., Ford, T., Wagner, A. P., Nazir, S., James, A., Morriss, R., & Sayal, K. (2023). 'Far Away from Home': adolescent inpatient admissions far from home, out of area or to adult wards: a national surveillance study. BMJ Mental Health, 26(1), Article e300843. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2023-300843

Background The increasing prevalence and acuity of mental disorders among children and adolescents have placed pressure on services, including inpatient care, and resulted in young people being admitted at-distance or to adult wards. Little empirical... Read More about 'Far Away from Home': adolescent inpatient admissions far from home, out of area or to adult wards: a national surveillance study..

Specialist treatment for persistent depression in secondary care: Sustained effects from a multicentre UK study at 24 and 36 months (2023)
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Nixon, N., Guo, B., Kaylor-Hughes, C., Simpson, S., Garland, A., Dalgleish, T., & Morriss, R. (2024). Specialist treatment for persistent depression in secondary care: Sustained effects from a multicentre UK study at 24 and 36 months. Journal of Affective Disorders, 345, 70-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.10.105

Background: Despite the known health costs of persistent depression, there is no established service framework for the treatment of this disorder and a lack of long-term outcome data to inform commissioning. To address this gap, we report the long-te... Read More about Specialist treatment for persistent depression in secondary care: Sustained effects from a multicentre UK study at 24 and 36 months.

Importance of accurate and accessible recording of healthcare contacts in mental health (2023)
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Jack, R. H., Coupland, C. A., Joseph, R. M., Hollis, C., Morriss, R., Knaggs, R. D., Cipriani, A., Cortese, S., & Hippisley-Cox, J. (2023). Importance of accurate and accessible recording of healthcare contacts in mental health. BMC Medicine, 21, Article 346. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-03044-w

Study protocol for the use of time series forecasting and risk analyses to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admissions associated with new-onset disability and frailty in a national, linked electronic health data setting (2023)
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Thomas, S., Machuel, P., Foubert, J., Nafilyan, V., Bannister, N., Colvin, H., Routen, A., Morriss, R., Khunti, K., Farooqi, A., Armstrong, N., Gray, L. J., & Gordon, A. (2023). Study protocol for the use of time series forecasting and risk analyses to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admissions associated with new-onset disability and frailty in a national, linked electronic health data setting. BMJ Open, 13(5), Article e067786. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067786

INTRODUCTION: Older people were at particular risk of morbidity and mortality during COVID-19. Consequently, they experienced formal (externally imposed) and informal (self-imposed) periods of social isolation and quarantine. This is hypothesised to... Read More about Study protocol for the use of time series forecasting and risk analyses to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admissions associated with new-onset disability and frailty in a national, linked electronic health data setting.