Mental Health & Social Work


TitleMental Health & Social Work
AlternativeHSE - Mntl Hlth & SocWrk
FacultyFaculty of Health, Social Care and Education

Latest research outputs

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Tackling synthetic opioid misuse: an impending crisis
Dar, K., Ahmed, N. and Thom, B. 2025. Tackling synthetic opioid misuse: an impending crisis. BJPsych Advances. https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2025.10182

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Neighbourhood belonging, social cohesion, and mental wellbeing of children and parents in an ethnically diverse community sample in England
Heilmann, A., Mehay, A., Lodder, A., Box, L., Brand, A., Butt, J., Crawford, M.J., Hoare, Z., Karlsen, S., Kelly, Y., Manning, K., Ramchandani, P., Suldecki, G., Weaver, T. and Watt, R.G. 2025. Neighbourhood belonging, social cohesion, and mental wellbeing of children and parents in an ethnically diverse community sample in England. BMC Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25433-x

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Qualitative process evaluation of a school‐based group intervention (DISCOVER) for depression and anxiety for older adolescents
Weaver, T., Alford, S., Gleeson, H., Sclare, I., Lisk, S. and Brown, J.S.L. 2025. Qualitative process evaluation of a school‐based group intervention (DISCOVER) for depression and anxiety for older adolescents. Journal of Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70083

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Preventing drug-related deaths in Scotland: perceptions and experiences of engagement in a “shared care” model of service delivery
Thom, B., Whittaker, A., O’Gorman, A., Coliver, K., Robertson, R., Mercer, S.W. and Mohan, A. 2025. Preventing drug-related deaths in Scotland: perceptions and experiences of engagement in a “shared care” model of service delivery. Drugs, Habits and Social Policy (DHS). https://doi.org/10.1108/DHS-04-2025-0020

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Contingency management interventions for substance use and addictive behaviours: review of the United Kingdom evidence base
Getty, C., McQuarrie, T. and Brobbin, E. 2025. Contingency management interventions for substance use and addictive behaviours: review of the United Kingdom evidence base. Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70240

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Building consensus for harm reduction approaches in UK universities: a qualitative study with staff and students
Duke, K., Thom, B., Drayson, R., Alexis-Garsee, C., Anderson, K., Graham, N. and Guruprasad, S. 2025. Building consensus for harm reduction approaches in UK universities: a qualitative study with staff and students. Harm Reduction Journal. 22 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01351-4

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Peer-supported Open Dialogue: a qualitative study of peer practitioners’ experiences and non-peer practitioners’ perspectives on peer involvement
Anestis, E., Weaver, T., Tew, J., Carr, S., Hendy, C., Melia, C., Clarke, K. and Pilling, S. 2025. Peer-supported Open Dialogue: a qualitative study of peer practitioners’ experiences and non-peer practitioners’ perspectives on peer involvement. BJPsych Open. 11 (5). https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2025.10833

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Housing as care: building recovery pathways for homeless women with severe mental illness
Lambert, N. 2025. Housing as care: building recovery pathways for homeless women with severe mental illness. Minervation Ltd.

Blog

Andrew Cooper’s special issue editorial
Hingley-Jones, H., Parkinson, C. and Ruch, G. 2025. Andrew Cooper’s special issue editorial. Journal of Social Work Practice. 39 (3), pp. 277-285. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2025.2514388

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Linking inclusive school practices and mental health in sexual and gender minority youth in Europe
Ioverno, S., Sherwood, S.H., Costa, S., Van Houtte, M., Dewaele, A., O’Higgins Norman, J., Gato, J., Mazzone, A., Pezzella, A., Huic, A., Šolinc, M., Richard, G., Papathanasiou, N., Aparicio-García, M.E., Wilhelm, W. and Russell, S.T. 2025. Linking inclusive school practices and mental health in sexual and gender minority youth in Europe. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 34 (10), pp. 3125-3135. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-025-02733-6

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Mobile telephone contingency management to encourage adherence to supervised medication among individuals most at risk of non-adherence to opioid agonist treatment: a study protocol for a feasibility study (TIES2)
Metrebian, N., Getty, C-A., Carr, E., Weaver, T., Pilling, S., Kelleher, M, Scott, J. and Strang, J. 2025. Mobile telephone contingency management to encourage adherence to supervised medication among individuals most at risk of non-adherence to opioid agonist treatment: a study protocol for a feasibility study (TIES2). Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 11 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-025-01614-8

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Middle aged women and their physical activity leisure selves
Elliott, A., Turner, A. and Volante, M. 2025. Middle aged women and their physical activity leisure selves. International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure. 8 (2), pp. 241-261. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41978-025-00180-w

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Addiction specialists' perspectives on digital contingency management and its role within UK drug and alcohol services: a qualitative exploration
Getty, C., Metrebian, N., Neale, J., Weaver, T. and Strang, J. 2025. Addiction specialists' perspectives on digital contingency management and its role within UK drug and alcohol services: a qualitative exploration. Drug and Alcohol Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.14046

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Interactive learning for impact: game-based learning in social work education
Apeah-Kubi, D. 2025. Interactive learning for impact: game-based learning in social work education. Journal of Teaching in Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2025.2469565

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Ensuring culturally competent nursing care for LGBT+ people
Pezzella, A. 2025. Ensuring culturally competent nursing care for LGBT+ people. Nursing Standard. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2025.e12339

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Lived experiences of migrant and refugee parents: challenges encountered during their journey and settlement in Europe
Rousou, E., Apostolara, P., Velonaki, V.S., Papadopoulos, R., Kalokairinou, A., Sakellaraki, O., Dudau, V., Kuckert, A., Lazzarino, R., Mauceri, M., Pezzella, A., Kouta, C. and Tsitsi, T. 2025. Lived experiences of migrant and refugee parents: challenges encountered during their journey and settlement in Europe. Journal of Migration and Health. 11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100294

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The effectiveness of the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway: a propensity score-matched analysis
Vamvakas, G., Jarrett, M., Barrett, B., Campbell, C., Forrester, A., Trebilcock, J., Walker, J., Weaver, T., Khondoker, M. and Moran, P. 2025. The effectiveness of the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway: a propensity score-matched analysis. Psychology, Crime and Law. 31 (6), pp. 716-736. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316x.2024.2310532

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Noel McDermott's Wellbeing Show with Nicky Lambert, Associate Professor in Mental Health
Lambert, N. and McDermott, N. 2024. Noel McDermott's Wellbeing Show with Nicky Lambert, Associate Professor in Mental Health. YouTube

Digital or visual media

Brief Educational Workshops in Secondary Schools Trial (BESST): a cluster randomised controlled trial. Secondary analysis in those with elevated symptoms of depression
Lisk, S., James, K., Shearer, J., Byford, S., Stallard, P., Deighton, J., Saunders, D., Yarrum, J., Fonagy, P., Weaver, T., Sclare, I., Day, C., Evans, C., Carter, B. and Brown, J. 2024. Brief Educational Workshops in Secondary Schools Trial (BESST): a cluster randomised controlled trial. Secondary analysis in those with elevated symptoms of depression. BMJ Mental Health. 27 (1). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2024-301192

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Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Structured Psychological Support for people with probable personality disorder in mental health services in England: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Crawford, M., Leeson, V.C., Evans, R., Goulden, N., Weaver, T., Trumm, A., Barrett. B., Khun-Thompson, F., Pandya, S.P., Saunders, K.E., Lamph, G., Woods, D., Smith, H., Greenall, T., Nicklin, V. and Barnicot, K. 2024. Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Structured Psychological Support for people with probable personality disorder in mental health services in England: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 14 (6). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086593

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The Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway for men in England and Wales: a qualitative study of pathway user views about services, perceived impact on psychological wellbeing, and implications for desistance
Jarrett, M., Trebilcock, J., Weaver, T., Forrester, A., Cambell, C., Khondoker, M., Vamvakas, G., Barrett, B. and Moran, P.A. 2024. The Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway for men in England and Wales: a qualitative study of pathway user views about services, perceived impact on psychological wellbeing, and implications for desistance. Criminal Justice and Behavior. 52 (1), pp. 98-118. https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548241286829

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Are ADHD trajectories shaped by the social environment? A longitudinal study of maternal influences on the preschool origins of delay aversion
Chan, W., Shum, K.K., Downs, J. and Sonuga-Barke, E.J.S. 2024. Are ADHD trajectories shaped by the social environment? A longitudinal study of maternal influences on the preschool origins of delay aversion. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14103

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Primary health care for people experiencing homelessness: the effectiveness of specialist and mainstream health service provision
Crane, M., Joly, L., Daly, B.J.M., Gage, H., Manthorpe, J., Cetrano, G., Ford, C. and Williams, P. 2024. Primary health care for people experiencing homelessness: the effectiveness of specialist and mainstream health service provision. British Journal of General Practice. 74 (749), pp. 568-572. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp24X740217

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Developing, delivering, and evaluating an online course on socially assistive robots in culturally competent and compassionate healthcare: a sequential multiphase, mixed-method study
Papadopoulos, R. and Lazzarino, R. 2024. Developing, delivering, and evaluating an online course on socially assistive robots in culturally competent and compassionate healthcare: a sequential multiphase, mixed-method study. Digital Health. 10. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076241271792

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Positive LGBT+ identity, interpersonal discrimination, and satisfaction with life: a cross-national comparison between LGBT+ people in the UK, Italy, and Turkey
Baiocco, R., Kaya, O., Scandurra, C., Pistella, J., Ioverno, S., Bochicchio, V., Pezzella, A. and Laghi, F. 2024. Positive LGBT+ identity, interpersonal discrimination, and satisfaction with life: a cross-national comparison between LGBT+ people in the UK, Italy, and Turkey. The Journal of Genetic Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221325.2024.2413942

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Becoming an Open Dialogue practitioner: a qualitative study of practitioners’ training experiences and transitioning to practice
Anestis, E., Weaver, T., Melia, C., Clarke, K. and Pilling, S. 2024. Becoming an Open Dialogue practitioner: a qualitative study of practitioners’ training experiences and transitioning to practice. Frontiers in Psychology. 15, p. 1432327. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1432327

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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in cultural context II: a comparison of the links between ADHD symptoms and waiting-related responses in Hong Kong and UK
Chan, W., Shum, K., Downs, J., Liu, N. and Sonuga-Barke, E. 2024. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in cultural context II: a comparison of the links between ADHD symptoms and waiting-related responses in Hong Kong and UK. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-024-02506-7

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Navigating social work practice research challenges: collaboration, participant rights and ethics
Gleeson, H., Allain, L. and Hingley-Jones, H. 2024. Navigating social work practice research challenges: collaboration, participant rights and ethics. European Social Work Research. 2 (2), pp. 109-122. https://doi.org/10.1332/27551768Y2024D000000011

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Pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women taking oral probiotic undergoing cerclage compared to placebo: two blinded randomized controlled trial
Vanda, R., Dastani, T., Taghavi, S., Sadeghi, H., Lambert, N. and Bazarganipour, F. 2024. Pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women taking oral probiotic undergoing cerclage compared to placebo: two blinded randomized controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 24 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06496-x

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Adjuvant administration of probiotic effects on sexual function in depressant women undergoing SSRIs treatment: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial
Hashemi-Mohammadabad, N., Taghavi, S., Lambert, N., Moshtaghi, R., Bazarganipour, F. and Sharifi, M. 2024. Adjuvant administration of probiotic effects on sexual function in depressant women undergoing SSRIs treatment: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry. 24 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05429-w

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What does recovery mean to Jordanian mental health service users and their families? A descriptive qualitative study
Abu-Mahfouz, M., Weller, G., Clarke, L. and Thom, B. 2024. What does recovery mean to Jordanian mental health service users and their families? A descriptive qualitative study. Journal of Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2024.2332800

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An experimental task to measure preschool children’s frustration induced by having to wait unexpectedly: The role of sensitivity to delay and culture
Chan, W., Shum, K., Downs, J. and Sonuga-Barke, E. 2024. An experimental task to measure preschool children’s frustration induced by having to wait unexpectedly: The role of sensitivity to delay and culture. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2023.105763

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The role of UK alcohol and drug (AOD) nurses in a changing workforce
Thom, B., Annand, F., Clancy, C., Whittaker, A. and Janiszewska, I. 2024. The role of UK alcohol and drug (AOD) nurses in a changing workforce. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy. 31 (6), pp. 616-624. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2023.2266554

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Evidence based practice and social work: Developing critically engaged research minded practitioners through enhancing research methods teaching
Gleeson, H. and Pezzella, A. 2024. Evidence based practice and social work: Developing critically engaged research minded practitioners through enhancing research methods teaching. in: Przeperski, J. and Baikady, R. (ed.) The Routledge International Handbook of Social Work Teaching Taylor & Francis (Routledge).

Book chapter

The risk matrix : drug-related deaths in prisons in England and Wales, 2015–2020
Duke, K., Gleeson, H., MacGregor, S. and Thom, B. 2024. The risk matrix : drug-related deaths in prisons in England and Wales, 2015–2020. Journal of Community Psychology. 52 (8), pp. 1056-1077. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22989

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Coming out in the workplace: a comparative study between Italy and England
Monaco, S. and Pezzella, A. 2024. Coming out in the workplace: a comparative study between Italy and England. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health. 28 (1), pp. 112-131. https://doi.org/10.1080/19359705.2022.2089428

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Engaging young people: perspectives from 'solution focused' workshops and interviews with young people
Thom, B., Duke, K. and Herring, R. 2019. Engaging young people: perspectives from 'solution focused' workshops and interviews with young people. London, UK Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Middlesex University.

Project report

Implementing motivational interviewing in adult mental health social work practice: an analysis of postgraduate student assessed placement reports
Almond, T., Ward, S. and Webber, M. 2023. Implementing motivational interviewing in adult mental health social work practice: an analysis of postgraduate student assessed placement reports. Social Work Education. 43 (8), pp. 2103-2117. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2023.2239838

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Integration, effectiveness and costs of different models of primary health care provision for people who are homeless: an evaluation study
Crane, M., Joly, L., Daly, B.J., Gage, H., Manthorpe, J., Cetrano, G., Ford, C. and Williams, P. 2023. Integration, effectiveness and costs of different models of primary health care provision for people who are homeless: an evaluation study. Health and Social Care Delivery Research. 11 (16). https://doi.org/10.3310/WXUW5103

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An exploration of the experience of women with mental and physical health issues
Lambert, N. 2023. An exploration of the experience of women with mental and physical health issues. DProf thesis Middlesex University

DProf thesis