Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms mediate the relationship between substance misuse and violent offending among female prisoners
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Howard, R., Karatzias, T., Power, K., & Mahoney, A. (2017)
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms mediate the relationship between substance misuse and violent offending among female prisoners. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 52(1), 21-25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-016-1293-5
Purpose
Despite empirical evidence suggesting complex associations between psychological trauma, substance misuse, and violent offending, there is a dearth of research investi...
An initial psychometric assessment of an ICD-11 based measure of PTSD and complex PTSD (ICD-TQ): Evidence of construct validity
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Karatzias, T., Cloitre, M., Brewin, C. R., Bisson, J. I., Roberts, N., Wilson, D., …Shevlin, M. (2016)
An initial psychometric assessment of an ICD-11 based measure of PTSD and complex PTSD (ICD-TQ): Evidence of construct validity. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 44, 73-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2016.10.009
Among the conditions following exposure to traumatic life events proposed by ICD-11 are Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD). The primary aim of this ...
Evidence of distinct profiles of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) based on the new ICD-11 Trauma Questionnaire (ICD-TQ)
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Karatzias, T., Shevlin, M., Fyvie, C., Hyland, P., Efthymiadou, E., Wilson, D., …Cloitre, M. (2017)
Evidence of distinct profiles of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) based on the new ICD-11 Trauma Questionnaire (ICD-TQ). Journal of Affective Disorders, 207, 181-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.09.032
Background The WHO International Classification of Diseases, 11th version (ICD-11), has proposed two related diagnoses following exposure to traumatic events; Posttraumatic St...
Early maladaptive schemas in adult survivors of interpersonal trauma: foundations for a cognitive theory of psychopathology
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Karatzias, T., Jowett, S., Begley, A., & Deas, S. (2016)
Early maladaptive schemas in adult survivors of interpersonal trauma: foundations for a cognitive theory of psychopathology. European Journal of Psychotraumatology Supplement, 7(1), 30713. https://doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v7.30713
Background
Although the association between psychological trauma and early maladaptive schemas (EMS) is well established in the literature, no study to date has examined the r...
The experiences of family carers in the delivery of invasive clinical interventions for young people with complex intellectual disabilities: policy disconnect or policy opportunity?
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Brown, M., Hoyle, L., & Karatzias, T. (2016)
The experiences of family carers in the delivery of invasive clinical interventions for young people with complex intellectual disabilities: policy disconnect or policy opportunity?. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 25(3-4), 534-542. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13090
Aims and objectives
To explore the experiences of family carers in the delivery of invasive clinical interventions within community settings.
Background
Many young people with...
Intellectual disabilities among prisoners: prevalence and mental and physical health comorbidities.
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Hellenbach, M., Karatzias, T., & Brown, M. (2017)
Intellectual disabilities among prisoners: prevalence and mental and physical health comorbidities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 30(2), 230-241. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12234
Background
Limited evidence suggests that people with ID (ID) are overrepresented in prisons although prevalence rates of ID among prisoners vary significantly across studie...
A study protocol for a pilot randomised trial of a structured education programme for the self-management of Type 2 diabetes for adults with intellectual disabilities
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Taggart, L., Coates, V., Clarke, M., Bunting, B., Davies, M., Carey, M., …Karatzias, T. (2015)
A study protocol for a pilot randomised trial of a structured education programme for the self-management of Type 2 diabetes for adults with intellectual disabilities. Trials, 16, 148. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0644-y
Background: The need for structured education programmes for type 2 diabetes is a high priority for many governments around the world. One such national education programme in...
The Determinants of Well-Being Among International Economic Immigrants: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis
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Bak-Klimek, A., Karatzias, T., Elliott, L., & Maclean, R. (2015)
The Determinants of Well-Being Among International Economic Immigrants: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. Applied research in quality of life, 10(1), 161-188. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-013-9297-8
Over the past decades migration has increased dramatically. Most of the scientific literature on immigrant mental health has focussed on stress, distress and mental illness. L...
Nature of child sexual abuse and psychopathology in adult survivors : results from a clinical sample in Scotland.
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Bak-Klimek, A., Karatzias, T., Campbell, J., Pugh, R., Laybourn, P., & Elliott, L. (2014)
Nature of child sexual abuse and psychopathology in adult survivors : results from a clinical sample in Scotland. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 21, 550-557. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12127
The relationship between history of childhood sexual abuse and psychopathology in adult life is well established. However, understanding of the mechanisms by which abuse exert...