Evidence of perceived psychosocial stress as a risk factor for stroke in adults: a meta-analysis
Journal Article
Booth, J., Connelly, L., Lawrence, M., Chalmers, C., Joice, S., Becker, C., & Dougall, N. (2015)
Evidence of perceived psychosocial stress as a risk factor for stroke in adults: a meta-analysis. BMC Neurology, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-015-0456-4
Background
Several studies suggest that perceived psychosocial stress is associated with increased risk of stroke; however results are inconsistent with regard to definitions ...
The effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions for socio-economically disadvantaged women: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Journal Article
O'Connell, N., Burke, E., Dobbie, F., Dougall, N., Mockler, D., Darker, C., …Hayes, C. (2022)
The effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions for socio-economically disadvantaged women: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, 11, Article 111. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-01922-7
Introduction
This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions among women smokers in low socio-economic status (SES) grou...
Implementation of a peer-led school based smoking prevention programme: a mixed methods process evaluation.
Journal Article
Dobbie, F., Purves, R., McKell, J., Dougall, N., Campbell, R., White, J., …Bauld, L. (2019)
Implementation of a peer-led school based smoking prevention programme: a mixed methods process evaluation. BMC Public Health, 19(742), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7112-7
Background: Smoking prevention programmes that reach adolescents before they experiment with tobacco may reduce the prevalence of tobacco use. ASSIST is a school-based, peer-l...
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Schizophrenia
Journal Article
Dougall, N., Maayan, N., Soares-Weiser, K., McDermott, L. M., & McIntosh, A. (2015)
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia bulletin / National Institute of Mental Health, 41(6), 1220-1222. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbv121
People with schizophrenia typically experience auditory hallucinations or delusions during acute episodes. Although effective drug treatments are available, many have intracta...
Dose-response effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor monotherapy for the treatment of depression: systematic review of reviews and meta-narrative synthesis
Journal Article
Johnson, C., Maxwell, M., Williams, B., Dougall, N., & MacGillivray, S. (2022)
Dose-response effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor monotherapy for the treatment of depression: systematic review of reviews and meta-narrative synthesis. BMJ Medicine, 1(1), Article e000017. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjmed-2021-000017
Objective: To assess and clarify the relations between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) dose efficacy, acceptability (early treatment discontinuation (dropouts)),...
Impact of Childhood Adversity and mental health on young person suicide: the CHASE study
Presentation / Conference
Dougall, N., Heyman, I., Savinc, J., Abbott-Smith, S., & Murray, J. (2023, May)
Impact of Childhood Adversity and mental health on young person suicide: the CHASE study. Paper presented at European Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health, Umeå, Sweden
Background
Suicide rates have been increasing in recent years after a period of decline since the 1990s, with notable increases in those aged 15-24. Childhood adversity is a k...
A process evaluation of the implementation of ASSIST in Scotland: Final Report
Report
Dobbie, F., Purves, R., McKell, J., Dougall, N., White, J., Campbell, R., …Bauld, L. (2017)
A process evaluation of the implementation of ASSIST in Scotland: Final Report. University of Stirling: Scottish Government
Executive Summary
This report presents findings from a process evaluation of the ASSIST (A Stop Smoking in Schools Trial) pilot in Scotland. ASSIST is a licensed peer-led, sch...
Childhood adversity, mental health and suicide (CHASE): a longitudinal case-control linked data study of lifetime inpatient records associated with suicide
Journal Article
Savinc, J., Dougall, N., Maxwell, M., Karatzias, T., O'Connor, R., Williams, B., …Nolan, L. (2022)
Childhood adversity, mental health and suicide (CHASE): a longitudinal case-control linked data study of lifetime inpatient records associated with suicide. International Journal of Population Data Science, 7(3), https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v7i3.1878
Objectives
Childhood adversity (CA) carries an increased risk of developing later mental health (MH) problems and suicidal behaviour. This study aimed to summarise lifetime ho...
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for schizophrenia (Review)
Journal Article
Dougall, N., Maayan, N., Soares-Weiser, K., Mcdermott, L. M., & Mcintosh, A. M. (2015)
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for schizophrenia (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1(8), https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006081.pub2
Background: People with schizophrenia often experience symptoms which fail to fully respond to antipsychotic medication. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been propo...
Childhood adversity and mental health admission patterns prior to young person suicide (CHASE): a case-control 36 year linked hospital data study, Scotland UK 1981-2017
Journal Article
Dougall, N., Savinc, J., Maxwell, M., Karatzias, T., O’Connor, R. C., Williams, B., …Murray, J. (in press)
Childhood adversity and mental health admission patterns prior to young person suicide (CHASE): a case-control 36 year linked hospital data study, Scotland UK 1981-2017. BJPsych Open,
Background
Childhood adversity (CA) is associated with increased later mental health (MH) problems and suicidal behaviour. Opportunities for earlier healthcare identification ...