Research and publications

PiC has links with first-class university research centres, including Manchester University and the Institute of Psychiatry, London, among others and strong research collaborations with the University of Cardiff.

PiC also encourages research by our own staff and collaboration in ethically approved research carried out at academic institutions.

Below is a selection of recent publications that PiC medical staff have contributed to:

2011

Publications

• Hay, D.F., Mundy, L., Roberts, S., Carta, R., Waters, C.S., Perra, O, Jones, R.M., Jones, I., Goodyear, I., Harold, G., Thapar, A., van Goozen, S. (2011) 'Known risk factors for violence predict 12-month-old infants' aggressiveness with peers', Psychological Science 22,9 1205-1211
• Jones, R.M., Hales H., Butwell, M., Ferriter, M., Taylor, P.J. (2011) 'Suicide in high security hospital patients', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 46,8 723-731
• Jones, R.M., Lichtenstein, P., Grann, M., Långström, N., Fazel, S. (2011) 'Alcohol use disorders in schizophrenia: a national cohort study of 12,653 patients', The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 72,6 775-779
• Jones, R.M. (2011) 'Do we need to treat aggression? reply', The British Journal of Psychiatry 198, 408-408
• Jones, R.M., Arlidge, J., Gillham, R., Reagu, S., van den Bree, M., Taylor, P.J. (2011) 'Efficacy of mood stabilisers in the treatment of impulsive or repetitive aggression: systematic review and meta-analysis', The British Journal of Psychiatry 198, 93-98
• Plant, A., McDermott, E., Chester, V., Alexander, R.T. (2011) 'Substance misuse among offenders in a forensic intellectual disability service', Journal of Learning Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, 2(3) 127-136
• Hobson, C. W., Scott, S. and Rubia, K. (2011) 'Investigation of cool and hot executive function in ODD/CD independently of ADHD', Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 52, 1035–1043
• Chilvers, J., Thomas, C., Stanbury, A. (2011) 'The Impact of a Ward-based Mindfulness Programme on Recorded Aggression in a Medium Secure Facility for Women with Learning Disabilities', Journal of Learning Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, 2(1) 27–41
• Large, J., Thomas, C. (2011) 'Redesigning and evaluating an adapted sex offender treatment programme for offenders with an intellectual disability in a secure setting: preliminary findings', Journal of Learning Disability and Offending Behaviour, 2(2) 72-84
• Chilvers, J., Thomas, C. (2011) 'Do male and female forensic patients with learning disabilities differ on subscales of the Novaco Anger and Provocation Inventory (NASPI)?, Journal of Learning Disability and Offending Behaviour, 2(2) 84-98  
• Alexander R.T., Hiremath A., Green F.N., Chester V., Gunaratna I., Hoare S. (2011) 'Evaluation of Treatment Outcomes from a Medium Secure Unit for People with Learning Disability', Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disability 5(1) 22-32
• Chester V., Green F.N., Alexander R.T. (2011) 'An Audit of a Smoking Cessation Programme for People with a Learning Disability resident within a Forensic Unit', Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disability 5(1) 33-41

Posters

• Chester V, Henriksen M 2011. ‘A Baseline Audit of Pain Management in a Forensic Intellectual Disability Service', Faculty of Learning Disability Annual Conference
• Owen A, Allford K, Cawley C, Davis J, Newman C 2011. ‘Challenging the barriers to a person-centred approach within a secure environment and identifying personal recovery through individual narratives: An evaluation of a person-centred nursing model of care’, 17th International Network for Psychiatric Nursing Research (NPNR) Conference
• Alexander R 2011. 'Treatment Outcomes from Forensic Units for People with Learning Disabilities in England: A Systematic Review', 8th National Conference on Research in Forencic Secure Units
• Chilvers J 2011. 'The Impact of a Wardbased Mindfulness Programme on Recorded Aggression in a Medium Secure Facility for Women with Learning Disability', 8th National Conference on Research in Forencic Secure Units
• Wiebe J, Hadler A, Ross C 2011. 'Video Link between High Secure Hospitals and the Courts: Benefits for Cost Reduction, Improved Patient Care and Security', 8th National Conference on Research in Forensic Secure Units

2010

Publications

• Jones, R.M., Hansen, L., Moskvina, V., Kingdon, D., Turkington, D. (2010) 'The relationship between self-esteem and psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia: A longitudinal study', Psychosis 2,3 218-226
• Jones, R.M, Van den Bree, M., Ferriter, M.,Taylor, P.J. (2010) 'Childhood risk factors for offending before first psychiatric admission for people with schizophrenia: a case-control study of high security hospital admissions', Behav Sci Law 28,3 351-365
• Curtice, M., Sandford, J. (2010) 'Article 3 of The Human Rights Act 1998 and the Treatment of Detained Persons', Advances in Psychiatric Treatment 16: 105-114 
• Snowden, P. (2010) 'Dealing with offending doctors – sanctions and remediation', Abuse of the Doctor-Patient Relationship, RCPsych Publications
• Smith A., Petty M., Oughton I., Alexander R.T. (2010) ‘Establishing a Work-based Learning Programme: Vocational Rehabilitation in a Forensic Learning Disability Setting’, British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 73(9), 431-436
• Perry, D., Hammond, L., Marston, G., Eva, J., (Introduction by Kearns, A.) (2010) 'Caring for the Physical and Mental Health of People with Learning Disabiities', published by Jessica Kingsley ISBN 978-1-84905-131-6
• Jones, R., Arlidge, J., Gillham, R., Van Den Bree, M., Taylor, P. (2010) 'A systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of mood stabilizers for the treatment of impulsive or repetitive aggression', British Journal of Psychiatry
• Jones, R.M., Hansen, L., Moskvina, V., Kingdon, D., Turkington, D. (2010) 'The relationship between self-esteem and psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia: A longitudinal study', Psychosis 2(3)218-226
• Jones, R.M., Lichtenstein, P., Grann, M., Langstrom, N., Fazel, S. (2010) 'Alcohol use disorders in Schizophrenia: A national cohort study of 12,653 patients, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
• Jones, R.M., Hales, H., Butwell, M., Ferriter, M., Taylor, P.J. (2010) 'Suicide in High Security Patients', Social psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (online 23 June 2010)
• Snowden, R.J., Gray, N.S., Taylor, J., Fitzgerald, S. (2010) 'Assessing risk of future violence among forensic psychiatric inpatients with the Classification of Violence Risk (COVR)', Psychiatric Services, Vol. 60 No. 11
• Snowden, R., Gray, N., Taylor, J. (2010) 'Risk assessement for future violence in individuals from an Ethnic Minority Group', International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 9: 118-123 
• Smith, A., Petty, M., Oughton, I., Alexander, R.T. (2010) 'Establishing a work-based learning programme: vocational rehabilitation in a forensic learning disability setting', British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 73(9), 431-436
• Simpson, C., Agrawal, V., Chan, D., Snowden, P. (2010) 'The psychiatrists' support service. BMJ Careers. Click here for full article.  
• Alexander, R.T., Green, F.N., O’Mahony, B, Gunaratna, I.J., Gangadharan, S.K., Hoare, S.(2010) ‘Personality disorders in intellectual disability: a comparison of clinical, forensic and outcome variables and implications for service provision’, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Posters

• Alexander, R.T., Chester, V. 2010. ‘Patients with Personality Disorders and Learning Disability – Closer to Personality Disorders or Learning Disability? A Three-way Comparison’, Royal College of Psychiatrists Learning Disability Faculty Meeting
• Henriksen, M., Chester, V., Green, F., Gunaratna, I. 2010. 'A Baseline Audit of Antipsychotic Medication Prescribing in a Forensic Learning Disability Service', Royal College of Psychiatrists Learning Disability Faculty Meeting
• Thomas, C., Chilvers, J., Stanbury, A. 2010. 'Making the Case for the Introduction of DBT Stage one: Introducing Mindfulness', Delivering Effective DBT, British Isles DBT  

PiC was proud to have two posters accepted and on show at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) 9th International Conference on the Care & Treatment of Offenders with Learning Disability, 8 & 9 April, Preston:

• Alexander, R. 2010. ‘Patients with Personality Disorders and Learning Disability – Closer to Personality Disorders or Learning Disability? A Three-way Comparison’ 
• Chester, V. 2010. ‘Treatment Outcomes from High, Medium and Low Secure Units for People with Learning Disabilities’
  
• Dalrymple, J. (on behalf of The Ayr Clinic) 'Delivery of the New to Forensics (N2F) Programme and introducing Zoning'. Annual New to Forensic event, 10 May, Polmont, Scotland.
• Tebbutt, J. & Hutchinson, L. 2010. 'Self Harm’.
• Alexander, R.T., Chester, V. 2010. ‘Evaluation of treatment outcomes from a Medium Secure Unit for people with learning disability’, 7th National Conference on Research in Forensic Secure Units, Institute of Psychiatry / Annual meeting of the Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Plant, A, McDermott, E, Alexander, R.T. 2010‘Substance abuse in Forensic Learning Disability’, 7th National Conference Research in Forensic Secure Units, Institute of Psychiatry
• Alexander, R.T., Chester, V, Green, F, 2010 ‘Efficacy of Smoking Cessation Programmes in a Forensic Unit for People with Learning Disability’,Annual meeting of the Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Thomas, C, 2010 'Investigating the effect of a redesigned modular Adapted Sex Offender Treatment Programme on learning disabled offenders', 7th National Conference on Research in Forensic Secure Units, Institute of Psychiatry/Annual meeting of the Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists

2009

Publications

• Curtice, M.J., Sandford, J.J. (2009) 'Article 2 of The Human Rights Act 1998 and the Treatment of Prisoners, Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 15: 444-450
• Tyler-Batt, W.J., Sandsford, J.J. (2009) 'Re-challenge with Clozapine therapy following neutropenia', Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry, volume 13, Issue 5
• Curtice, M.J., Sandford, J.J. (2009) ' Article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998: A review of case law related to forensic psychiatry and prisoners in the United Kingdom', The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 37: 232-8
• Snowden R., Gray N., Taylor J., Fitzgerald S., (2009) 'Assessing Risk of Future Violence Among Forensic Psychiatric Inpatients with the Classification of Violence Risk (COVR), Psychiatric Services, 60:11

 Posters

• Alexander, R.T., Green, F., O'Mahoney, B., Gunaratna, I., Gangadharan, S.K. and Hoare, S. 2009. Personality disorders in forensic learning disability: A comparative study. Faculty of forensic psychiatry annual residential meeting, Royal College of Psychiatrists / Annual meeting of the Faculty of Learning Disability, Royal College of Psychiatrists /  9^th Annual conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS) / 8^thInternational Conference on the Care and Treatment of Offenders with a Learning Disability held at UCLAN / Annual Conference of the British Irish Group on Severe Personality Disorders (BIGSPD)
• Huckle, P., Trueman, M., Gray, N., Taylor, J. and Snowden, R. 2009. Gender differences in sociodemographic, clinical and offending characteristics of patients admitted to medium security. 6th Annual Conference on Research in Medium Secure Units.
• Morgan, E., Sandford, J.J. 2009 'Physical healthcare and weight gain in psychiatric patients', Annual Meeting of the Welsh Psychiatric Society (Swansea)
• Alexander, R.T. 2009.‘Questioning the validity of the personality disorder diagnosis in learning disability’, Lanarkshire Learning Disability Symposium
• Alexander, R.T. 2009.‘A review of short term and long term treatment outcomes within secure services in learning disability’, Annual meeting of the Faculty of Learning Disability, Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Plant, A, McDermott, E, Alexander, R.T. 2009. ‘Substance abuse in Forensic Learning Disability’, Annual meeting of the Faculty of Learning Disability, Royal College of Psychiatrists / International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS)
• Thomas, C. and Large, J. 2009. 'Redesigning a sex offender treatment programme to meet multiple needs of diverse stakeholders: A pilot study', 6th Annual Conference on Research in Medium Secure Units.
• Snowden, R.J., Sandford, J.J., Gray, N.S. 2009. 'Risk assessment for future violence in individuals from an ethnic minority group in the UK', 6th Annual Conference on Research in Medium Secure Units.
• Launer, M., 2009. Violence and psychosis: Treating the untreatable. (European conference)

Dr John Taylor is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology.

Dr Mike Launer is a peer reviewer on several journals including Psychiatric Bulletin, Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry, on the subject of pharmacological treatment of psychosis.

Doreen McCollin, Corporate Director of Nursing, is on the editorial board of the British Journal of Forensic Practice and the British Journal of Wellbeing.