- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
University of Oxford
2016-2025
Warneford Hospital
2016-2025
Danish National Centre for Social Research
2025
Johns Hopkins University
2025
Australian National University
2025
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
2013-2024
Gentofte Hospital
2024
University of Haifa
2017
National Institute for Health Research
2012-2016
University of Manchester
2009-2012
Deliberate self-harm among young people is an important focus of policy and practice internationally. Nonetheless, there little reliable comparative international information on its extent or characteristics. We have conducted a seven-country community study deliberate people.Over 30,000 mainly 15- 16-year-olds completed anonymous questionnaires at school in Australia, Belgium, England, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands Norway. Study criteria were developed to identify episodes self-harm;...
<h3>Abstract</h3> <b>Objective</b>: To evaluate the acceptability and efficacy of adding cognitive behaviour therapy to medical care patients presenting with chronic fatigue syndrome. <b>Design</b>: Randomised controlled trial final assessment at 12 months. <b>Setting</b>: An infectious diseases outpatient clinic. <b>Subjects</b>: 60 consecutively referred meeting consensus criteria for <b>Interventions</b>: Medical comprised assessment, advice, follow up in general practice. Patients who...
Background Previous UK studies have reported much lower rates of psychiatric and personality disorder in those who attempt suicide than die by suicide. Aims To determine the nature prevalence disorders deliberate self-harm (DSH) patients. Method A representative sample 150 DSH patients presented to a general hospital were assessed using structured clinical interview standardised instrument. Follow-up interviews completed for 118 approximately 12–16 months later. Results ICD–10 diagnosed 138...
The number of deaths in a large series suicide attempters followed up after their attempts was 3.3 times greater than expected. Suicide or probable occurred 2.8% by the end eighth year follow-up, rate suicidal being 26.9 expected rate. highest risk during first 3 years, especially 6 months, following an attempt. Factors identified at time which were associated with included: male, advancing age (females only), psychiatric disorder (especially schizophrenia), long-term use hypnotics, poor...
Background Repetition of deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a risk factor for suicide. Little information available on the specific groups people who deliberately harm themselves repeatedly. Aims To investigate long-term suicide associated with repetition DSH by gender, age and frequency repetition. Method A mortality follow-up study to year 2000 was conducted 11583 presented general hospital in Oxford between 1978 1997. determined from reported episodes prior index episode presenting same during...
Background. Trends in deliberate self-harm (DSH) are important because they have implications for hospital services, may indicate levels of psychopathology the community and future trends suicide, can assist identification means suicide prevention. Method. We investigated DSH characteristics patients between 1990 2000 based on data collected through Oxford Monitoring System Attempted Suicide. Results. During 11-year study period 8590 individuals presented following 13858 episodes. The annual...