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Bonnett L, Hunt A, Flores A, Tudur Smith C, Varese F, Byrne R, et al.
Schizophrenia (Heidelb) . 2025 Feb; 11(1):29. PMID: 40011470
Background: The At Risk Mental State (ARMS) (also known as the Ultra or Clinical High Risk) criteria identify individuals at high risk for psychotic disorder. However, there is a need...
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Carney R, Law H, El-Metaal H, Hann M, Shields G, Savage S, et al.
Front Psychiatry . 2024 Dec; 15:1457864. PMID: 39624512
Background: People with severe mental illness experience physical health inequalities and a 15-20-year premature mortality rate. Forensic inpatients are particularly affected by restrictions on movement, long admissions, and obesogenic/sedative psychotropic...
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Greenwood K, Jones C, Yaziji N, Healey A, May C, Bremner S, et al.
Br J Psychiatry . 2024 Nov; :1-9. PMID: 39581220
Background: Early intervention in psychosis (EIP) services improve outcomes for young people, but approximately 30% disengage. Aims: To test whether a new motivational engagement intervention would prolong engagement and whether...
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Hunt A, Law H, Carney R, Mulholland R, Flores A, Tudur Smith C, et al.
Front Psychiatry . 2024 Oct; 15:1408738. PMID: 39415891
Objectives: This study aims to review studies developing or validating a prediction model for transition to psychosis in individuals meeting At Risk Mental State (ARMS) criteria focussing on predictors that...
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Carney R, Imran S, Law H, Carmichael-Murphy P, Charlton L, Parker S
BMC Psychiatry . 2024 Jul; 24(1):498. PMID: 38982436
Background: Physical health inequalities of people with serious mental illness (SMI) have been labelled an international scandal; due to the 15-20-year reduction in life expectancy associated with poor physical health....
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Carney R, El-Metaal H, Law H, Savage S, Small I, Hann M, et al.
Pilot Feasibility Stud . 2024 Mar; 10(1):48. PMID: 38429815
Introduction: People with severe mental illness have physical comorbidities which result in significant reductions in quality of life and premature mortality. Effective interventions are required that are suitable for people...
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Greenwood K, Webb R, Gu J, Fowler D, de Visser R, Bremner S, et al.
Trials . 2021 Apr; 22(1):272. PMID: 33845856
Background: Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) services improve health outcomes for young people with psychosis in the medium-long term, but 25% of young people disengage in the first 12 months...
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Carney R, Firth J, Pedley R, Law H, Parker S, Lovell K
Gen Hosp Psychiatry . 2021 Mar; 70:80-97. PMID: 33773375
Objective: Serious mental illness is associated with physical health comorbidities, however most research has focused on adults. We aimed to synthesise existing literature on clinical and behavioral cardiometabolic risk factors...
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Ryan R, Berry K, Law H, Hartley S
Int J Ment Health Nurs . 2021 Mar; 30(4):1010-1021. PMID: 33764661
Therapeutic relationships have been widely recognized as crucial to good outcomes in psychotherapy. However, there is comparatively little research on what constitutes and impacts therapeutic relationships in the context of...
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Izon E, Berry K, Law H, French P
Early Interv Psychiatry . 2021 Mar; 16(3):231-238. PMID: 33761576
Aim: A large proportion of individuals with an at-risk mental state (ARMS) live at home and are supported by their families. Recommended treatment includes family intervention (FI), and therefore, understanding...