- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Manchester Academic Health Science Centre
2021-2025
University of Manchester
2021-2025
University of Greenwich
2025
Centre for Mental Health
2022-2023
There is growing evidence that some individuals engage in both self-harm and aggression during the course of their lifetime. The co-occurrence termed dual-harm. Individuals who dual-harm may represent a high-risk group with unique characteristics pattern harmful behaviours. Nevertheless, there an absence clinical guidelines for treatment prevention lack agreed theoretical framework accounts why people this behaviour. present work aimed to address gap literature by providing narrative review...
Background Co-occurring self-harm and aggression (dual harm) is particularly prevalent among forensic mental health service (FMHS) patients. There limited understanding of why this population engages in dual harm. Aims This work aims to explore FMHS patients’ experiences harm how they make sense behaviour, with a focus on the role emotions. Method Participants were identified from their participation previous study. Sixteen patients lifetime history recruited two hospitals. Individuals...
Bisexual people demonstrate higher rates of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) in comparison to other groups. This study aimed explore bisexual people's experiences sexuality, NSSI and the COVID19 pandemic. Fifteen (16–25 years old) with experience participated online qualitative interviews. Thematic analysis was used. Preliminary findings were shared a subset participants for member-checking. Participants described falling between binary worlds heterosexuality homosexuality discrimination...
The aetiology of dual harm (co-occurring self-harm and violence towards others) is poorly understood because most studies have investigated separately. We aimed to examine childhood risk factors for self-harm, violence, harm, including the transition from engaging in single harm.Data Avon Longitudinal Study Parents Children, a UK-based birth cohort study, were used estimate prevalence self-reported engagement at ages 16 22 years. Risk ratios calculated indicate associations across various...
Dual harm is the co-occurrence of self-harm and aggression during an individual's lifetime. This behaviour especially prevalent within criminal justice forensic settings. The forms that should be included in definition dual have not yet been established. study aimed to use network analysis inform evidence-based by assessing relationship between different aggressive young people (N = 3,579). We used data from Avon Longitudinal Study Parents Children (ALSPAC). Results revealed low correlations...