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Primary care contact, clinical management and suicide risk following discharge from inpatient mental health care (2024)
Journal Article
Musgrove, R., Carr, M. J., Kapur, N., Chew-Graham, C. A., Mughal, F., Ashcroft, D. M., & Webb, R. T. (in press). Primary care contact, clinical management and suicide risk following discharge from inpatient mental health care. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), BJGPO.2023.0165. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2023.0165

Background Evidence is sparse regarding service usage and the clinical management of people recently discharged from inpatient psychiatric care who die by suicide. Aim To improve understanding of how people discharged from inpatient mental health... Read More about Primary care contact, clinical management and suicide risk following discharge from inpatient mental health care.

Involvement of propranolol in suicides: cross-sectional study using coroner-reported data (2024)
Journal Article
Gorton, H. C., Archer, C., Algahtani, T., Mughal, F., & Copeland, C. S. (2024). Involvement of propranolol in suicides: cross-sectional study using coroner-reported data. BJPsych Open, 10(4), Article e127. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.714

Background Propranolol is a beta-blocker medication indicated mostly for heart rhythm conditions and for physical symptoms of anxiety. Prescriptions for propranolol in the UK have increased since 2008. Recently, there have been concerns about the in... Read More about Involvement of propranolol in suicides: cross-sectional study using coroner-reported data.

The CO-produced Psychosocial INtervention delivered by GPs to young people after self-harm (COPING): protocol for a feasibility study (2024)
Journal Article
Mughal, F., Chew-Graham, C. A., Saunders, B., Lawton, S. A., Lewis, S., Smith, J., …Lewis, M. (in press). The CO-produced Psychosocial INtervention delivered by GPs to young people after self-harm (COPING): protocol for a feasibility study. NIHR Open Research, 4(27), https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13576.1

Background Self-harm in young people is a growing concern and reducing rates a global priority. General practitioners (GPs) can intervene early after self-harm but there are no effective treatments presently available. We developed the GP-led COPING... Read More about The CO-produced Psychosocial INtervention delivered by GPs to young people after self-harm (COPING): protocol for a feasibility study.

P051 Trends in consultations for musculoskeletal pain in children and young people presenting to United Kingdom primary care: an electronic health record study (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Mason, K. J., Jordan, K. P., Bailey, J., Jöud, A., Jowett, S., Protheroe, J., …Dunn, K. M. (2024, April). P051 Trends in consultations for musculoskeletal pain in children and young people presenting to United Kingdom primary care: an electronic health record study. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims Musculoskeletal pain in childhood increases the risk of such pain in adulthood but there is an absence of management guidance for this group, not helped by a lack of evidence on the extent and nature of pain in children. The aim was t... Read More about P051 Trends in consultations for musculoskeletal pain in children and young people presenting to United Kingdom primary care: an electronic health record study.

Support for primary care prescribing for adult ADHD in England: national survey (2024)
Journal Article
Price, A., Becker, K., Ward, J., Ukoumunne, O., Gudka, R., Salimi, A., …Newlove-Delgado, T. (in press). Support for primary care prescribing for adult ADHD in England: national survey. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), BJGP.2023.0595. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0595

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder with effective pharmacological treatments that improve symptoms and reduce complications. NICE guidelines recommend primary care practitioners prescri... Read More about Support for primary care prescribing for adult ADHD in England: national survey.

Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (2024)
Journal Article
Naghavi, M., Ong, K. L., Aali, A., Ababneh, H. S., Abate, Y. H., Abbafati, C., …Murray, C. J. L. (2024). Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2824%2900367-2

Background Regular, detailed reporting on population health by underlying cause of death is fundamental for public health decision making. Cause-specific estimates of mortality and the subsequent effects on life expectancy worldwide are valuable met... Read More about Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (2024)
Journal Article
Steinmetz, J. D., Seeher, K. M., Schiess, N., Nichols, E., Cao, B., Servili, C., …Dua, T. (2024). Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet Neurology, 23(4), 344-381. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422%2824%2900038-3

Background Disorders affecting the nervous system are diverse and include neurodevelopmental disorders, late-life neurodegeneration, and newly emergent conditions, such as cognitive impairment following COVID-19. Previous publications from the Globa... Read More about Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (2024)
Journal Article
Schumacher, A. E., Kyu, H. H., Aali, A., Abbafati, C., Abbas, J., Abbasgholizadeh, R., …Murray, C. J. L. (2024). Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2824%2900476-8

Background Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on populations worldwide has underscored the need for timely estimates to understand this... Read More about Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Primary care provision for young people with ADHD: A multi-perspective qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Gudka, R., Becker, K., Ward, J., Smith, J., Mughal, F., Melendez-Torres, G. J., …Price, A. (in press). Primary care provision for young people with ADHD: A multi-perspective qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 74(743), e408-e416. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2023.0626

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder. United Kingdom (UK) guidance states primary care has a vital role in effective ADHD management including referral, medication prescribing a... Read More about Primary care provision for young people with ADHD: A multi-perspective qualitative study.

Assessing asymmetrical tonsils in children: an evidence-based review for primary care. (2024)
Journal Article
Mughal, Z., Jangan, A., Ahmad, A., Turner, N., & Mughal, F. (2024). Assessing asymmetrical tonsils in children: an evidence-based review for primary care. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 74(739), 93-94. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp24X736377

In a usual morning surgery, a 2-year-old child presents with a 2-week history of reduced oral intake. He has recently completed a 1-week course of antibiotics for tonsillitis, prescribed by a GP colleague. While the child is systemically well, you no... Read More about Assessing asymmetrical tonsils in children: an evidence-based review for primary care..