Knowledge, attitudes and practice of female genital mutilation and cutting: An observational cross-sectional study in primary care (FGM/C Study) (2023)
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Robinson, M., Prior, J., Mallen, C. D., & Shepherd, T. A. (2023). Knowledge, attitudes and practice of female genital mutilation and cutting: An observational cross-sectional study in primary care (FGM/C Study). British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), 7(3), Article BJGPO20230005. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2023.0005

Background: Female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) describes procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. Increasing migration means many c... Read More about Knowledge, attitudes and practice of female genital mutilation and cutting: An observational cross-sectional study in primary care (FGM/C Study).

Patients’ and healthcare professionals’ perspectives on a community-based intervention for schizophrenia in Pakistan: A focus group study (2022)
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Ishaq Khattak, M., Dikomitis, L., Firaz Khan, M., Ul Haq, M., Saeed, U., Riaz Awan, N., Ul Haq, Z., Shepherd, T., Mallen, C. D., & Farooq, S. (2022). Patients’ and healthcare professionals’ perspectives on a community-based intervention for schizophrenia in Pakistan: A focus group study. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273286

OBJECTIVE: To explore the perceptions and experiences of schizophrenia from patients, their care givers, health care providers, spiritual and traditional healers to develop a community-based intervention for improving treatment adherence for people w... Read More about Patients’ and healthcare professionals’ perspectives on a community-based intervention for schizophrenia in Pakistan: A focus group study.

Using Google Trends to assess the impact of Global Public Health Days on online health information-seeking behaviour in Arabian Peninsula (2021)
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Ajbar, A., Shepherd, T. A., Robinson, M., Mallen, C. D., & Prior, J. A. (2021). Using Google Trends to assess the impact of Global Public Health Days on online health information-seeking behaviour in Arabian Peninsula. Journal of Egyptian Public Health Association, 94, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42506-020-00063-w

BACKGROUND: Global Public Health Days (GPHD) are public health interventions which serve to improve public awareness of specific health conditions. Google Trends is a publicly available tool that allows the user to view the popularity of a searched k... Read More about Using Google Trends to assess the impact of Global Public Health Days on online health information-seeking behaviour in Arabian Peninsula.

Rheumatic Conditions as Risk Factors for Self-Harm: A Retrospective Cohort Study (2021)
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Prior, J. A., Paskins, Z., Whittle, R., Abdul-Sultan, A., Chew-Graham, C. A., Muller, S., Bajpai, R., Shepherd, T. A., Sumathipala, A., & Mallen, C. D. (2021). Rheumatic Conditions as Risk Factors for Self-Harm: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Arthritis Care and Research, 73(1), 130-137. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24345

Objective To examine the risk of self-harm in rheumatological conditions Methods Retrospective cohort study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arth... Read More about Rheumatic Conditions as Risk Factors for Self-Harm: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Protocol for establishing a child and adolescent twin register for mental health research and capacity building in Sri Lanka and other low and middle-income countries in South Asia (2019)
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Jayaweera, K., M Craig, J., M S Zavos, H., Abeysinghe, N., De Alwis, S., Andras, A., Dissanayake, L., Dziedzic, K., Fernando, B., Glozier, N., Hewamalage, A., Ives, J., Jordan, K. P., Kodituwakku, G., Mallen, C., Rahman, O., Zafar, S., Saxena, A., Rijsdijk, F., Saffery, R., …Sumathipala, A. (2019). Protocol for establishing a child and adolescent twin register for mental health research and capacity building in Sri Lanka and other low and middle-income countries in South Asia. BMJ Open, 9(10), Article e029332. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029332

INTRODUCTION: Worldwide, 10%-20% of children and adolescents experience mental health conditions. However, most such disorders remain undiagnosed until adolescence or adulthood. Little is known about the factors that influence mental health in childr... Read More about Protocol for establishing a child and adolescent twin register for mental health research and capacity building in Sri Lanka and other low and middle-income countries in South Asia.

The value of an embedded qualitative study in a trial of a second antidepressant for people who had not responded to one antidepressant: understanding the perspectives of patients and general practitioners (2018)
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Chew-Graham, C., Shepherd, T., Burroughs, H., Dixon, K., & Kessler, D. (2018). The value of an embedded qualitative study in a trial of a second antidepressant for people who had not responded to one antidepressant: understanding the perspectives of patients and general practitioners. BMC Family Practice, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-018-0877-4

BACKGROUND: Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, and is a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease. The number of prescriptions for antidepressants has risen dramatically in recent years yet up to 50% of patients... Read More about The value of an embedded qualitative study in a trial of a second antidepressant for people who had not responded to one antidepressant: understanding the perspectives of patients and general practitioners.

Mirtazapine added to SSRIs or SNRIs for treatment resistant depression in primary care: phase III randomised placebo controlled trial (MIR) (2018)
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Kessler, D. S., MacNeill, S. J., Tallon, D., Lewis, G., Peters, T. J., Hollingworth, W., Round, J., Burns, A., Chew-Graham, C. A., Anderson, I. M., Shepherd, T., Campbell, J., Dickens, C. M., Carter, M., Jenkinson, C., Macleod, U., Gibson, H., Davies, S., & Wiles, N. J. (2018). Mirtazapine added to SSRIs or SNRIs for treatment resistant depression in primary care: phase III randomised placebo controlled trial (MIR). BMJ, k4218 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4218

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of combining mirtazapine with serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants for treatment resistant depression in primary care. DESIGN: T... Read More about Mirtazapine added to SSRIs or SNRIs for treatment resistant depression in primary care: phase III randomised placebo controlled trial (MIR).

A feasibility study for NOn-Traditional providers to support the management of Elderly People with Anxiety and Depression: The NOTEPAD study Protocol (2018)
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Burroughs, H., Bartlam, B., Ray, M., Kingstone, T., Shepherd, T., Ogollah, R., Proctor, J., Waheed, W., Bower, P., Bullock, P., Lovell, K., Gilbody, S., Bailey, D., Butler-Whalley, S., & Chew-Graham, C. (2018). A feasibility study for NOn-Traditional providers to support the management of Elderly People with Anxiety and Depression: The NOTEPAD study Protocol. Trials, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2550-6

Background
Anxiety and depression are common among older people, with up to 20% reporting such symptoms, and the prevalence increases with co-morbid chronic physical health problems. Access to treatment for anxiety and depression in this population... Read More about A feasibility study for NOn-Traditional providers to support the management of Elderly People with Anxiety and Depression: The NOTEPAD study Protocol.

Developing a community-based psycho-social intervention with older people and third sector workers for anxiety and depression: a qualitative study. (2017)
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Kingstone, T., Burroughs, H., Bartlam, B., Ray, M., Proctor, J., Shepherd, T., Bullock, P., & Chew-Graham, C. A. (2017). Developing a community-based psycho-social intervention with older people and third sector workers for anxiety and depression: a qualitative study. BMC Family Practice, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-017-0648-7

BACKGROUND: One-in-five people in the UK experience anxiety and/or depression in later life. However, anxiety and depression remain poorly detected in older people, particularly in those with chronic physical ill health. In the UK, a stepped care app... Read More about Developing a community-based psycho-social intervention with older people and third sector workers for anxiety and depression: a qualitative study..

Feasibility of a randomized single-blind crossover trial to assess the effects of the second-generation slow-release dopamine agonists pramipexole and ropinirole on cued recall memory in idiopathic mild or moderate Parkinson’s disease without cognitive impairment (2017)
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Shepherd, T. A., Edelstyn, N. M., Longshaw, L., Sim, J., Watts, K., Mayes, A. R., Murray, M., & Ellis, S. J. (2017). Feasibility of a randomized single-blind crossover trial to assess the effects of the second-generation slow-release dopamine agonists pramipexole and ropinirole on cued recall memory in idiopathic mild or moderate Parkinson’s disease without cognitive impairment. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-017-0154-7

BACKGROUND: The aim was to assess the feasibility of a single-centre, single-blind, randomized, crossover design to explore the effects of two slow-release dopamine agonists, ropinirole and pramipexole, on cued recall in Parkinson's disease. As the d... Read More about Feasibility of a randomized single-blind crossover trial to assess the effects of the second-generation slow-release dopamine agonists pramipexole and ropinirole on cued recall memory in idiopathic mild or moderate Parkinson’s disease without cognitive impairment.