- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Mind wandering and attention
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Migration, Health and Trauma
University of Glasgow
2016-2025
Queen's Medical Centre
2015-2023
Gartnavel General Hospital
2015-2022
Royal Victoria Hospital
2016-2022
University of Ulster
2016-2022
Health & Life (Taiwan)
2022
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
2015-2022
University of Nottingham
2022
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
2020
Behavior Therapy Associates
2018
Background The effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the population's mental health and well-being are likely to be profound long lasting. Aims To investigate trajectory during first 6 weeks lockdown in adults UK. Method A quota survey design a sampling frame that permitted recruitment national sample was employed. Findings for waves 1 (31 March 9 April 2020), 2 (10 27 2020) 3 (28 11 May reported here. range factors assessed: pre-existing problems, suicide attempts self-harm,...
BackgroundSuicidal thoughts and non-suicidal self-harm are common in adolescents strongly associated with suicide attempts. We aimed to identify predictors of future attempts these high-risk groups.MethodsParticipants were from the Avon Longitudinal Study Parents Children, a population-based birth cohort study UK. The sample included 456 who reported suicidal 569 at 16 years age. Logistic regression analyses used explore associations between wide range prospectively recorded risk factors...
Evidence suggests that mind wandering is a frequent accompaniment to an unhappy mood. Building on such work, two laboratory experiments used mood induction assess whether the greater frequency of in low also accompanied by shift towards focus events from past. Experiment 1 induced moods via video and was associated with tendency for past-related as measured post-task questionnaire. In 2, negative positive were group participants using Velten mood-induction procedure temporal experience...
Background: Infectious disease-related public health emergencies (epidemics) may increase suicide risk, and high-quality evidence is needed to guide an international response. Aims: We investigated the potential impacts of epidemics on suicide-related outcomes. Method: searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycInfo, CINAHL, Scopus, Web Science, PsyArXiv, medRxiv, bioRxiv from inception May 13-16, 2020. Inclusion criteria: primary studies, reviews, meta-analyses; reporting impact epidemics; with a...
<ns4:p><ns4:bold>Background:</ns4:bold>The COVID-19 pandemic has caused considerable morbidity, mortality and disruption to people’s lives around the world. There are concerns that rates of suicide suicidal behaviour may rise during in its aftermath. Our living systematic review synthesises findings from emerging literature on incidence prevalence as well prevention efforts relation COVID-19, with this iteration synthesising relevant evidence up 19<ns4:sup>th</ns4:sup>October...
<ns3:p><ns3:bold>Background:</ns3:bold>The COVID-19 pandemic has caused morbidity and mortality, as well as, widespread disruption to people’s lives livelihoods around the world. Given health economic threats posed by global community, there are concerns that rates of suicide suicidal behaviour may rise during in its aftermath. Our living systematic review (LSR) focuses on prevention relation COVID-19, with this iteration synthesising relevant evidence up June...