How do public health policies tackle alcohol-related harm: a review of 12 developed countries
Journal Article
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...
Commentary on McKenzie.(Letter)
Journal Article
Elliott, L. (2006)
Commentary on McKenzie.(Letter). Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 13, 372
A review of major influences on current public health policy in developed countries in the second half of the 20th century
Journal Article
Irvine, L., Elliott, L., Wallace, H., & Crombie, I. K. (2006)
A review of major influences on current public health policy in developed countries in the second half of the 20th century. The journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, 126(2), 73-78. https://doi.org/10.1177/1466424006063182
Public health policy underwent substantial transformation during the latter half of the 20th century. The landmark statement was the 1948 World Health Organization (WHO) const...
How effective are secondary prevention interventions for young drug users?
Journal Article
Elliott, L., Orr, L. C., Watson, L., & Jackson, A. (2005)
How effective are secondary prevention interventions for young drug users?. Family therapy, 32, 15
Interventions to reduce drug use in young people are often advocated on the basis of expert opinion or selective reviews of the scientific literature. The extent to which thes...
Secondary prevention interventions for young drug users: a systematic review of the evidence.
Journal Article
Elliott, L., Orr, L. C., Jackson, A., & Watson, L. (2005)
Secondary prevention interventions for young drug users: a systematic review of the evidence. Adolescence, 40, 1-22
This paper reviews the international scientific evidence on the effectiveness of secondary prevention interventions for young drug users. The review provides insight into the ...
Reducing diazepam prescribing for illicit drug users: a randomised control study.
Journal Article
Elliott, L., Glenday, J., Freeman, L., Ajeda, D., Johnston, B., Christie, M., & Ogston, S. (2005)
Reducing diazepam prescribing for illicit drug users: a randomised control study. Drug and Alcohol Review, 24, 25-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/09595230500125138
Illicit drug users undergoing mandatory reductions in prescribed diazepam were randomly allocated to one of two methods of delivering psychological support to help reduce thei...
Closing the health inequalities gap: an international perspective.
Working Paper
Crombie, I. K., Irvine, L., Elliott, L., & Wallace, H. Closing the health inequalities gap: an international perspective)
Crombie, I. K., Irvine, L., Elliott, L., & Wallace, H. Closing the health inequalities gap: an international perspective
This report presents an analysis of official documents on government policies to tackle inequalities in health from 13 developed countries. All countries recognize that health...
The effectiveness of public health nursing: the problems and solutions in carrying out a review of systematic reviews.
Journal Article
Elliott, L., Crombie, I. K., Irvine, L., Cantrell, J., & Taylor, J. (2004)
The effectiveness of public health nursing: the problems and solutions in carrying out a review of systematic reviews. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 45, 117-125. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02873.x
Background. In 1999 the Scottish Office, United Kingdom, intimated that the Chief Nursing Officer would undertake a policy review of nurses’ contribution to improving the publ...