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Faraz Mughal's Outputs (107)

Experiences of general practice care for self-harm: a qualitative study of young people's perspectives. (2021)
Journal Article
Dikomitis, L., Babatunde, O., Chew-Graham, C., & Mughal, F. (2021). Experiences of general practice care for self-harm: a qualitative study of young people's perspectives. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), E744-E752. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.0091

BACKGROUND: Self-harm is a growing concern and rates of self-harm in young people presenting to general practice are rising. There is however an absence of evidence on young people's experiences of GP care and on accessing general practice. AIM: To e... Read More about Experiences of general practice care for self-harm: a qualitative study of young people's perspectives..

Suicide prevention and COVID-19: the role of primary care during the pandemic and beyond (2021)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham, C., Mughal, F., House, A., Kapur, N., & Webb, R. (2021). Suicide prevention and COVID-19: the role of primary care during the pandemic and beyond. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 200 - 201. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp21X715637

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it multiple threats to mental wellbeing — the possibility or reality of serious physical illness; complex COVID-related bereavement; lockdowns that cause isolation and inhibit social contact, or that can increas... Read More about Suicide prevention and COVID-19: the role of primary care during the pandemic and beyond.

International consensus on a standard set of outcome measures for child and youth anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. (2021)
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Krause, K., Chung, S., Adewuya, A., Albano, A., Babins-Wagner, R., Birkinshaw, L., …Wolpert, M. (2021). International consensus on a standard set of outcome measures for child and youth anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The Lancet Psychiatry, 76 - 86. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2820%2930356-4

A major barrier to improving care effectiveness for mental health is a lack of consensus on outcomes measurement. The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) has already developed a consensus-based standard set of outcomes fo... Read More about International consensus on a standard set of outcome measures for child and youth anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder..

Review: Books: Understanding and Responding to Self-Harm: the One Stop Guide (2020)
Journal Article
Mughal. (2020). Review: Books: Understanding and Responding to Self-Harm: the One Stop Guide. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp20X710273

Allan House, Professor of Liaison Psychiatry at the University of Leeds, has penned a short book in the ‘One-Stop Guide’ series that takes the complexity of self-harm, and breaks it down into manageable ‘parts’, and subsequently chapters, that are si... Read More about Review: Books: Understanding and Responding to Self-Harm: the One Stop Guide.

Dementia and revivalist Islam: New perspectives to understanding dementia and tackling stigma. (2020)
Journal Article
Hossain, M., & Mughal, F. (2020). Dementia and revivalist Islam: New perspectives to understanding dementia and tackling stigma. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13412

The notion of stigma and its influence on the understanding of dementia has commonly been recognized as a great challenge to seeking healthcare services for South Asians in England. The aim of this commentary is to examine how Muslims view, understan... Read More about Dementia and revivalist Islam: New perspectives to understanding dementia and tackling stigma..

Role of the GP in the management of patients with self-harm behaviour: a systematic review (2020)
Journal Article
Troya, M., Mughal, F., Dikomitis, L., Chew-Graham, C. A., Corp, N., & Babatunde, O. O. (2020). Role of the GP in the management of patients with self-harm behaviour: a systematic review. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 70(694), E364-E373. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp20X708257

BACKGROUND: Self-harm is a serious risk factor for suicide, a major public health concern, and a significant burden on the NHS. Rates of self-harm presentation in primary care are rising and GPs interact with patients both before and after they have... Read More about Role of the GP in the management of patients with self-harm behaviour: a systematic review.

Suicide prevention in young people: optimising primary care (2020)
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Robinson, J., Michail, M., & Mughal, F. (2020). Suicide prevention in young people: optimising primary care. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 104 - 105. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp20X708329

Youth suicide is a global public health concern. Despite significant differences in suicide rates depending on age, sex, and country, young people remain a key target for prevention and intervention with late adolescence (15–19 years) identified as a... Read More about Suicide prevention in young people: optimising primary care.

Potential of using visual imagery to revolutionise measurement of emotional health. (2020)
Journal Article
Rawsthorne, M., Rees, K., Walker, L., Wolpert, M., Craven, M., Mughal, F., & Herring, A. (2020). Potential of using visual imagery to revolutionise measurement of emotional health. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 690 - 693. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2019-317758

Appropriate measurement of emotional health by all those working with children and young people is an increasing focus for professional practice. Most of the tools used for assessment or self-assessment of emotional health were designed in the mid-20... Read More about Potential of using visual imagery to revolutionise measurement of emotional health..

The role of primary care supporting older adults who self-harm: a qualitative study (2019)
Journal Article
Troya, M., Chew-Graham, C., Babatunde, O., Mughal, F., Bartlam, B., & Dikomitis, L. (2019). The role of primary care supporting older adults who self-harm: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), e740-e751. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706049

Background
Self-harm and suicide are major public health concerns. Self-harm is the strongest risk factor for suicide, with amongst the highest suicide rates reported in older populations. Little is known about how older adults access care following... Read More about The role of primary care supporting older adults who self-harm: a qualitative study.

Self-induced skin conditions: differential diagnosis and management (2019)
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Goulding, J., & Mughal, F. (2019). Self-induced skin conditions: differential diagnosis and management. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 464 -465. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19x705449

There exists a wide spectrum of selfinduced skin disease that may present to primary care clinicians. At one end are commonly recognised entities, such as lichen simplex chronicus, nodular prurigo, and chronic atopic eczema perpetuated by habitual sc... Read More about Self-induced skin conditions: differential diagnosis and management.

Sociodemographic correlates associated with health-related incompletion of Ramadan fasts in Great Britain: a cross-sectional study (2019)
Journal Article
Mughal, F., Jawad, M., Sabir, A., & Yusuf, A. (2019). Sociodemographic correlates associated with health-related incompletion of Ramadan fasts in Great Britain: a cross-sectional study. Journal of the British Islamic Medical Association (JBIMA), 2(1),

Ramadan fasting has recently resulted in fasts exceeding 19 hours in daily duration. This study examines the sociodemographic correlation of health-related incompletion of Ramadan fasting, hypothesising that longer fasting times and more demanding li... Read More about Sociodemographic correlates associated with health-related incompletion of Ramadan fasts in Great Britain: a cross-sectional study.

Tobacco and electronic cigarette products: awareness, cessation attitudes, and behaviours among general practitioners (2018)
Journal Article
Rashid, A., Jawad, M., & Mughal, F. (2018). Tobacco and electronic cigarette products: awareness, cessation attitudes, and behaviours among general practitioners. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 605-609. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423618000166

Background
Little is known around how general practitioners (GP) approach tobacco products beyond traditional cigarettes.

Aim
To examine GP perceptions of tobacco and electronic cigarette (EC) products, and their attitudes and behaviours towards... Read More about Tobacco and electronic cigarette products: awareness, cessation attitudes, and behaviours among general practitioners.