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...
Has untargeted sexual health promotion for young people reached its limit? a quasi-experimental study
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Elliott, L., Henderson, M., Nixon, C., & Wight, D. (2013)
Has untargeted sexual health promotion for young people reached its limit? a quasi-experimental study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67, 398-404. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2012-201034
Background Theoretically, there may be benefit in augmenting school-based sexual health education with sexual health services, but the outcomes are poorly understood. Healthy ...
Carer involvement with drug services: a qualitative study
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Orr, L. C., Barbour, R. S., & Elliott, L. (2012)
Carer involvement with drug services: a qualitative study. Health Expectations, https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12033
BACKGROUND:
Empirical research suggests that involving carers brings benefits to families and services. Consequently, drug-related policy and guidance has increasingly encou...
What support can community mental health nurses deliver to carers of people diagnosed with schizophrenia? Findings from a review of the literature
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MacLeod, S. H., Elliott, L., & Brown, R. (2011)
What support can community mental health nurses deliver to carers of people diagnosed with schizophrenia? Findings from a review of the literature. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 48, 100-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.09.005
Objectives
The purpose of this review was to determine the nature of support that mental health nurses could deliver to carers of people diagnosed with schizophrenia. The aim ...
The relationship between communication and behaviour in children: a case for public mental health?
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Law, J., & Elliott, L. (2009)
The relationship between communication and behaviour in children: a case for public mental health?. Journal of Public Mental Health, 8, 4-10. https://doi.org/10.1108/17465729200900002
This paper examines the overlap between two groups of children, those with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and those with social, emotional and behavioural dif...
Mental health inequalities and mental health nursing
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Elliott, L., & Masters, H. (2009)
Mental health inequalities and mental health nursing. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 16(8), 762-771. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2009.01453.x
Reducing inequalities in health, including mental health, is of high priority in many national policies. However, it is not yet known how mental health nurses might respond to...
Targets to tackle the obesity epidemic: a review of twelve developed countries.
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Crombie, I. K., Irvine, L., Elliott, L., & Wallace, H. (2009)
Targets to tackle the obesity epidemic: a review of twelve developed countries. Public Health Nutrition, 12, 406-413. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980008002292
OBJECTIVE: Health targets describe government intentions for improving population health. The present paper determines whether the targets which twelve developed countries hav...
Psychiatry was broke - people are fixing it.(Letter)
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Barker, P., Buchanan-Barker, P., Biley, F., Cooper, D., Cooper, P., Elliott, L., …Wilkin, P. (2008)
Psychiatry was broke - people are fixing it.(Letter). British Journal of Psychiatry,
‘Carers’ of People with mental health problems: proposals in current public mental health policy in nine countries
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Crombie, I. K., Irvine, L., Elliott, L., & Wallace, H. (2007)
‘Carers’ of People with mental health problems: proposals in current public mental health policy in nine countries. Journal of Public Health Policy, 28, 465-481. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200146
This study investigates how public mental health policy addresses the role and needs of those who care for people with mental health problems. Public mental health policy reco...
How do public health policies tackle alcohol-related harm: a review of 12 developed countries
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Crombie, I. K., Irvine, L., Elliott, L., & Wallace, H. (2007)
How do public health policies tackle alcohol-related harm: a review of 12 developed countries. Alcohol and alcoholism : international journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism, 42, 492-499. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agm001
Aims: To identify how current public health policies of 12 developed countries assess alcohol-related problems, the goals and targets that are set and the strategic directives...