Browne, D., Hanna, D., Jordan, J., Howie, C., & Dyer, K. F. W. (2026). The Lived Experience of Mothers of Children who have been Sexually Abused – An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 82, 198–206. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.70057

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Blake-Holmes, K., McCartan, C., Allchin, B., Bagge, S., Davidson, G., Grant, A., Harris, J., Lagdon, S., Loudon, E., Maynard, E., Reupert, A., Yates, S., & Williams, G. (2026). Parental mental ill-health: experiences of navigating multiple services, a systematic review conducted by learnt and lived experience researchers. Health and Social Care in the Community. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1155/hsc/3187904

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Owczarek, M., Shevlin, M., Jordan, J.-A., Anyadike-Danes, N., McCartan, C., & Lagdon, S. (2026). Testing the factor structure of the International Trauma Questionnaire in a sample of violence-exposed women living in Northern Ireland. Journal of Traumatic Stress. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.70052

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Davidson, G., Nolan, E., Irnawati, McCartan, C., Moss, E., Mulholland, C., & Shannon, C. (2026). Mental health awareness mass media campaigns. A rapid evidence review.

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Walsh, C., Bunting, L., Davidson, G., Mulholland, C., McCartan, C., Doherty, N., & Shevlin, M. (2025). Prevalence and impact of adverse childhood experiences and extrafamilial violence: a representative survey of adults in Northern Ireland. BMJ Public Health, 3(2), Article e003360. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2025-003360

 

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Davidson, G., Kerr, S., McDougall, I., McCartan, C., Hann, P., & Stirling, E. (2025). Personality disorder, mental capacity and compulsory intervention. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 103, Article 102127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2025.102127

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Jordan, J.-A., Hurst, N., McCartan, C., McFadden, D., Shannon, C., Dyer, K. F. W., & Lagdon, S. (2025). Attitudes of US adults towards coercive control as a function of victim and perpetrator gender and respondent sexual orientation. Sex Roles, 91(10), Article 72. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-025-01616-z

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Howie, C., Shannon, C., McCartan, C., Mulholland, C., & Davidson, G. (2025). Community Mental Health Teams. A rapid review of service models.

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Norton, M. J., Clabby, P., Coyle, B., Cruickshank, J., Davidson, G., Greer, K., Kilcommins, M., McCartan, C., McGuire, E., McGilloway, S., Mulholland, C., O’Connell-Gannon, M., Pepper, D., Shannon, C., Swords, C., Walsh, J., & Webb, P. (2025). The role of peer support work in recovery-oriented services: a rapid scoping review. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2025.21

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Davidson, G., McCartan, C., Korimbocus, B., Mulholland, C., & Shannon, C. (2025). Inequalities in mental health and mental health care. Rapid review for the Regional Mental Health Service.

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Morse, A. D., Higgins, K., Jordan, J. A., & McCartan, C. (2025, Jan 2). Mid-adulthood effects of adolescent substance use and adverse experiences: a scoping review. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/KU2BC

 

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Walsh, C., Bunting, L., Davidson, G., Doherty, N., McCartan, C., Mulholland, C., & Shevlin, M. (2025). The prevalence and impact of adverse childhood experiences in Northern Ireland. The Executive Programme on Paramilitarism and Organised Crime. 

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Grant, A., McCartan, C., Davidson, G., Bunting, L., Cameron, J., McBride, O., Mulholland, C., Murphy, J., Nolan, E., Schubotz, D., & Shevlin, M. (2024). Prevalence and risk factors of parental mental health problems: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 33(6), 2090-2101.

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Davidson, G., Bunting, L., McCartan, C., Grant, A., McBride, O., Mulholland, C., Nolan, E., Schubotz, D., Cameron, J., & Shevlin, M. (2024). Parental physical activity, parental mental health, children’s physical activity and children’s mental health. Frontiers in psychiatry, 15, Article 1405783.

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McCartan, C., Yap, J., Best, P., Breedvelt, J., Breslin, G., Firth, J., Tully, M. A., Webb, P., White, C., Gilbody, S., Churchill, R., & Davidson, G. (2024). Factors that influence participation in physical activity for people with bipolar disorder: a synthesis of qualitative evidence. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 6(6).

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Jacobs, P., Power, L., Davidson, G., Devaney, J., McCartan, C., McCusker, P., & Jenkins, R. (2024). A scoping review of mental health and wellbeing outcome measures for children and young people: implications for out-of-home care. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 17(2), 159-185.

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Devaney, J., Power, L., Jacobs, P., Davidson, G., Hiller, R., Martin, J., McCartan, C., McCusker, P., McGuire, R., Phillips, A. & Roesch‐Marsh, A. (2023). An agenda for future research regarding the mental health of young people with care experience. Child & Family Social Work.

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Begley, R., Farrell, L., Lyttle, N., Alty, J., Curran, D., Williams, S., & Graham, C. D. (2023). Clinicians’ implicit and explicit attitudes about the legitimacy of functional neurological disorders correlate with referral decisions. British Journal of Health Psychology.

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McFadden, P., Ross, J., Byrne, J., Flanagan, N., Dolan, R., Kirwin, G., …McCartan, C. & Ketola, M. (2023). The role of social work education in relation to empathy and self-reported resilience: Results from entry to exit of social work education on the island of Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic. The British Journal of Social Work.

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McCartan, C., Davidson, G., Bradley, L., Greer, K., Knifton, L,….& White, C. (2023) ‘Lifts your spirits, lifts your mind’: A co-produced mixed methods exploration of the benefits of green and blue spaces for mental wellbeing. Health Expectations.

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Dyer, K., Boehnke, J. R., Curran, D., McGrath, K., & Toner, P. (2023). A systematic review of quality of life and health-related quality of life as outcome measures in substance and behavioural addictions. Quality of Life Research.

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Bunting, L., McCartan, C., Davidson, G., Grant, A., Mulholland, C.,…& Shevlin, M. (2023). The influence of adverse and positive childhood experiences on young people’s mental health and experiences of self harm and suicidal ideation. Child Abuse & Neglect.

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Ghosh, C. C., McVicar, D., Davidson, G., Shannon, C., & Armour, C (2023) Exploring the Associations between Auditory Hallucinations and Psychopathological Experiences in 10,933 Patient Narratives: Moving beyond Diagnostic Categories and Surveys. BMC Psychiatry.

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Dyer, K.F.W., Shannon, C., McCann, L., Mitchell, S., Kerrigan, K., McClements, R., Kelly, C., & Jordan, J-A. (2022). Psychological support for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study involving support providers. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13(2).

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Gleason, A., Curran, D., Dyer, K., Simms, J., Fletcher, S., & Hanna, D. (2022). The role of trauma, psychological therapy and trauma appraisals in predicting posttraumatic growth. Traumatology.

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Lagdon, J-A., Jordan, J-A., Shannon, C., Tully, M.A., Armour, C., & Devine, P. (2022) Public understanding of coercive control. Journal of Family Violence.

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Blair, C., Best, P., Burns, P., Campbell, A., Davidson, G., Duffy, J., … McCartan, C. & Yap, J. (2022). ‘Getting involved in research’: a co-created, co-delivered and co-analysed course for those with lived experience of health and social care services. Research Involvement and Engagement, 8(1), 1-16.

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Gray, K. L., Moniz‐Cook, E., Reichelt, K., Duffy, F., & James, I. A. (2022). Professional perspectives on applying the NICE and British Psychological Society Guidelines for the management of Behaviours that Challenge in dementia care: an e‐survey. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61(1), 112-131.

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Bunting, L., McCartan, C., Davidson, G., Grant, A., Mulholland, C., Schubotz, D., … & Shevlin, M. (2022). Experiences of childhood adversity across generations–Continuity or change? A study from the Northern Ireland youth wellbeing survey. Child Abuse & Neglect, 127.

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Nolan, E., Bunting, L., McCartan, C., Davidson, G., Grant, A., Schubotz, D., … & Shevlin, M. (2022). Prevalence of probable eating disorders and associated risk factors: An analysis of the Northern Ireland Youth Wellbeing Survey using the SCOFF. British Journal of Clinical Psychology.

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Bunting, L., McCartan, C., Davidson, G., Grant, A., Mulholland, C., Schubotz, D., … & Shevlin, M. (2022). Rationale and methods of the ‘Northern Ireland Youth Wellbeing Survey and initial findings from the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Clinical child psychology and psychiatry, 27(3), 670-685.

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Bunting, L., Nolan, E., McCartan, C., Davidson, G., Grant, A., Mulholland, C., … & Shevlin, M. (2022). Prevalence and risk factors of mood and anxiety disorders in children and young people: Findings from the Northern Ireland Youth Wellbeing Survey. Clinical child psychology and psychiatry, 27(3), 686-700.

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Campbell, J., Davidson, G., Kirwan, G., McCartan, C., & McFadden, D. (2022). The mental health needs of social work students: findings from an Irish survey. Social Work Education, 1-17.

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McCartan, C., Davidson, G., Donaghy, M., Grant, A., Bunting, L., Devaney, J., & Duffy, J. (2022). Are we starting to ‘think family’? Evidence from a case file audit of parents and children supported by mental health, addictions and children’s services. Child Abuse Review, 31(3).

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Cleary, E., Curran, D., Kelly, G., Dorahy, M. J., & Hanna, D. (2022). The meta-analytic relationship between secondary traumatic stress and vicarious posttraumatic growth in adults. Traumatology.

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Brownlee, N., Wilson, C., Curran, D. B., Wright, G., Flannery, T., & Caldwell, S. B. (2022). Cognitive and psychosocial outcomes following stereotactic radiosurgery for acoustic neuroma. NeuroRehabilitation, 50(1), 151-159.

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Ghosh, C. C., McVicar, D., Davidson, G., Shannon, C., & Armour, C. (2022). What can we learn about the psychiatric diagnostic categories by analysing patients’ lived experiences with Machine-Learning? BMC psychiatry, 22(1), 1-17.

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Howie, C., Hanna, D., Shannon, C., Davidson, G., & Mulholland, C. (2022). The Structure of the Prodromal Questionnaire‐16 (PQ‐16): Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses in a general non‐help‐seeking population sample. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 16(3), 239-246.

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Bosqui, T., Shannon, C., Anderson, R., Turkington, A., Barrett, S., McCaul, R., … & Mulholland, C. (2022). Neighbourhood effects on psychotic and depressive symptoms in the context of religious sectarianism in Northern Ireland: A data linkage study. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 68(2), 264-272.

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Mitchell, S., Mitchell, R., & Shannon, C., Dorahy, M., & Hanna, D. (2022). Effects of baseline psychological symptom severity on dropout from trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis. Traumatology.

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McDaid, S., Adell, T., Cameron, J., Davidson, G., Knifton, L., McCartan, C., & Mulholland, C. (2022) Recent policy developments in prevention and early intervention: a scoping review of national plans in Australia, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. Advances in Mental Health. 1-14.

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Dyer, K. F. W. & Corrigan, J. P. (in press). Psychological treatments for Complex PTSD: A commentary on the clinical and empirical impasse dividing unimodal and phase-oriented therapy positions. Psychological Trauma.

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Mongan, D., Lynch, J., Anderson, J., Robinson, L., & Mulholland, C. (in press) Perinatal mental health in Northern Ireland: challenges and opportunities. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine.

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Ghosh, C. C., McVicar, D., Davidson, G., & Shannon, C. (2021). Measuring diagnostic heterogeneity using text-mining of the lived experiences of patients. BMC psychiatry, 21(1), 1-12.

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Higgins, K., O’Neill, N., O’Hara, L., Jordan, J-A., McCann, M., O’Neill, T., Clarke, M., O’Neill, F., Kelly, G., & Campbell, A. (2021) New psychoactives within polydrug use trajectories – evidence from a mixed-method longitudinal study. Addiction.

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Howie, C., Hanna, D., Shannon, C., Davidson, G., & Mulholland, C. (2021). The Structure of the Prodromal Questionnaire‐16 (PQ‐16): Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses in a general non‐help‐seeking population sample. Early Intervention in Psychiatry.

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McCartan, C., Adell, T., Cameron, J., Davidson, G., Knifton, L., McDaid, S. & Mulholland, C. (2021). A scoping review of international policy responses to mental health recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Research Policy and Systems, 19(1):58.

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Bosqui, T., Shannon, C., Anderson, R., Turkington, A., Barrett, S., McCaul, R., Cooper, S. & Mulholland, C. (2020). Neighbourhood effects on psychotic and depressive symptoms in the context of religious sectarianism in Northern Ireland: A data linkage study. International Journal of Social Psychiatry.

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Brownlee, N. N. M., Wilson, F. C., Curran, D. B., Lyttle, N. & McCann, J. P., (2020) Neurocognitive outcomes in adults following cerebral hypoxia: A systematic literature review. NeuroRehabilitation, 47(2), 83-97.

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Burke, M K., Wilson, F. C., Curran, D. B., & Dempster, M. (2020) A meta-analysis of executive functions among survivors of subarachnoid haemorrhage. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 1-22.

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Clarke, S., Hanna, D., Davidson, S., Shannon, C., & Mulholland, C. (2020). The association between sleep quality and attenuated psychotic symptoms. Early Intervention in Psychiatry.

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Corrigan, J. P., Fitzpatrick, M., Hanna, D., & Dyer, K. F. W. (2020). Evaluating the Effectiveness of Phase-Oriented Treatment Models for PTSD—A Meta-Analysis. Traumatology, 26(4), 447-454.

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Corrigan , J. P., Hanna, D., & Dyer, K. F. W. (2020). Investigating predictors of trauma induced data-driven processing and its impact on attention bias and free recall. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 48 (6), 646–657

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Higgins, K., Perra, O., Jordan, J. A., O’Neill, T., & McCann, M. (2020). School bonding and ethos in trajectories of offending: results from the Belfast Youth Development Study. British Journal of Educational Psychology.

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Howie, C., Potter, C., Shannon, C., Davidson, G., & Mulholland, C. (2020). Screening for the at‐risk mental state in educational settings: A systematic review. Early intervention in psychiatry, 14(6), 643-654.

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McCaughan E., Flannagan C., Parahoo K., Connaghan J., Maguire R., Steele M., Thompson S., Jain S., Kirby M., Brady N., O’Connor S. (2020). The Tablet-based Engagement, Assessment, Support and Sign-posting (EASSi) Tool for Facilitating and Structuring Sexual Well-being Conversations in Routine Prostate Cancer Care: Mixed-Methods Study. JMIR Cancer, 6 (2):e20137.

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McCaughan, E., Parahoo, K., Flannagan, C., Maguire, R., Connaghan, J., Steele, M., Thompson, S., Jain, S., Kirby, M., Brady, N…. & O’Connor, S. R. (2020). Development of a conceptual framework to improve sexual wellbeing communication in routine prostate cancer care. Patient Education and Counseling.

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McGivern, C., Curran, D., & Hanna, D. (2020). Alcohol attention bias in 14-16 year old adolescents: an eye tracking study. Psychopharmacology, 238 (3), 655-664.

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McIlveen, R., Curran, D., Mitchell, R., DePrince, A., O’Donnell, K., & Hanna, D. (2020) A meta-analytic review of the relationship between alienation appraisals and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in trauma-exposed adults. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 33(5), 720-730.

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Mitchell, S., Shannon, C., Mulholland, C., & Hanna, D. (2020). Reaching consensus on the principles of trauma‐informed care in early intervention psychosis services: A Delphi study. Early Intervention in Psychiatry.

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Mulholland C., Duffy M., Blair C., Macpherson M., Potter C., McManus J., Kane J., Dyer K., Hamilton G., O’Neill S., Bowes H., Edwards R., Hanna H., and Barrett S.L. (2020). The Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Northern Ireland: A Rapid Review. Department of Health, Northern Ireland.

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Mullen, M., Hanna, D., Bradley, M., Rogers, D., Jordan, J-A., & Dyer, K. F. W. (2020). Attentional Bias in Individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Preliminary Eye-Tracking Study. Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy.

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Reeves, R., Curran, D., Gleeson, A., Hanna, D. (2020) A Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Virtual Reality and In Vivo Exposure Therapy as Psychological Interventions for Public Speaking Anxiety. Behavior Modification.

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Wu, C., Dorahy, M.J., Johnston, C.M., Naswall, K., & Hanna, D. (2020). Shame, personality orientation, and risk in intimacy: direct and estimated indirect pathways, Current Psychology, 64.

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Clarke, S., Hanna, D., Mulholland, C., Shannon, C., & Urquhart, C. (2019). A systematic review and meta-analysis of digital health technologies effects on psychotic symptoms in adults with psychosis. Psychosis, 11(4), 362-373.

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Coyle, L., Hanna, D., Dyer, K. F. W., Read, J., Curran, D. & Shannon, C., (2019) Does Trauma-Related Training Have a Relationship With, or Impact On, Mental Health Professionals’ Frequency of Asking About, or Detection of, Trauma History? A Systematic Literature Review. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

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Dalsklev, M., Cunningham, T., Travers, Á., McDonagh, T., Shannon, C., Downes, C., & Hanna, D. (2019). Childhood trauma as a predictor of reoffending in a Northern Irish probation sample. Child abuse & neglect, 97, 104168.

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Duffy, F (2019). CLEAR Dementia Care © A Model to Assess and Address

Unmet Need. Jessica Kinglsey Publishers

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Fossey, J. & Duffy, F. (2019) Training and coaching of care home staff to develop person-centred skills with people with dementia. FPOP Bulletin, 148, 43 -47.

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Fosse, R., Moskowitz, A., Shannon, C., & Mulholland, C. (2019). Structural Brain Changes in Psychotic Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, and After Childhood Adversity. Psychosis, Trauma and Dissociation: Evolving Perspectives on Severe Psychopathology, 159.

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Higgins, K., O’Neill, N., O’Hara, L., Jordan, J. A., McCann, M., O’Neill, T., … & Campbell, A. (2019). Evidence for public health on novel psychoactive substance use: a mixed-methods study. Public Health Research, 7(14), 1-150.

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Howie, C., Potter, C., Shannon, C., Davidson, G., & Mulholland, C. (2019). Screening for the at‐risk mental state in educational settings: A systematic review. Early Intervention in Psychiatry.

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Jordan, J. A., McCann, M., Katikireddi, S. V., & Higgins, K. (2019). Harmonising alcohol consumption, sales and related outcomes data across the UK and Ireland: an insurmountable barrier to policy evaluation?. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 26(5), 385-393.

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Kerrigan, K., & Green, G. (2019). “Ghosts From the Past”: The Re-Emergence of Internalized Religious Stigma Following Diagnosis of HIV Among Northern Irish Gay Men. Journal of homosexuality, 66(5), 635-652.

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McCann, M., Jordan, J. A., Higgins, K., & Moore, L. (2019). Longitudinal Social Network Analysis of Peer, Family, and School Contextual Influences on Adolescent Drinking Frequency. Journal of Adolescent Health, 65(3), 350-358.

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McIlveen, R., Mitchell, R., Curran, D., Dyer, K., Corry, M., DePrince, A., … & Hanna, D. (2019). Exploring the relationship between alienation appraisals, trauma, posttraumatic stress, and depression. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

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Mitchell, R., Hanna, D., & Dyer, K. F. (2019). Modelling OCD: a test of the inflated responsibility model. Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy, 1-14.

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Mongan, D., Lynch, J., Hanna, D., Shannon, C., Hamilton, S., Potter, C., … & Mulholland, C. (2019). Prevalence of self-reported mental disorders in pregnancy and associations with adverse neonatal outcomes: a population-based cross-sectional study. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 19(1), 412.

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Mongan, D., Shannon, C., Hanna, D., Boyd, A., & Mulholland, C. (2019). The association between specific types of childhood adversity and attenuated psychotic symptoms in a community sample. Early intervention in psychiatry, 13(2), 281-289.

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Black, P., Hanna, D., Quinn, P., & Dyer, K. F. W. (2018). Examining the experience of undergoing group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 68, 195 – 203

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Brew, B., Doris, M., Shannon, C., & Mulholland, C. (2018). What impact does trauma have on the at‐risk mental state? A systematic literature review. Early intervention in psychiatry, 12(2), 115-124.

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Higgins, K., Perra, O., McCartan, C., McCann, M., McLaughlin, A., Percy, A., Jordan, J-A., (2018). The Belfast Youth Development Study (BYDS): a prospective cohort study of the initiation, persistence and desistance of substance use from adolescence to adulthood in Northern Ireland. PLOS ONE. 13(5): e0195192.

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Kincaid, D., Shannon, C., Boyd, A., Hanna, D., McNeill, O., Anderson, R., … & Mulholland, C. (2018). An investigation of associations between experience of childhood trauma and political violence and theory of mind impairments in schizophrenia. Psychiatry research, 270, 293-297.

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Marshall, M., Shannon, C., Meenagh, C., McCorry, N., & Mulholland, C. (2018). The association between childhood trauma, parental bonding and depressive symptoms and interpersonal functioning in depression and bipolar disorder. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 35(1), 23-32.

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McAteer, A. M., Hanna, D. & Curran, D., (2018). Age-related differences in alcohol attention bias: a cross-sectional study. Psychopharmacology. 235 (8), 2387-2393.

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McGill, L., Coman, W., McWhirter, J. & O Sullivan, C. (2018).  Social worker’ experiences of using the narrative model to talk to children about why they are in care and other sensitive issues. Adoption & Fostering, 42 (1)

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Mitchell, R., Hanna, D., Brennan, K., Curran, D., McDermott, B., Ryan, M., Craig, K., Wallace, P. & Dyer, K., (2018) Alienation Appraisals Mediate the Relationships between Childhood Trauma and Multiple Markers of Posttraumatic Stress. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma.

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O’Connor, S. R., Connaghan, J., Maguire, R., Kotronoulas, G., Flannagan, C., Jain, S., Brady, N, & McCaughan, E. (2018). Healthcare professional perceive barriers and facilitators to discussing sexual wellbeing with patients after diagnosis of chronic illness: A mixed-methods evidence synthesis. Patient education and counseling.

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Agnew, F., Higgins, A., Casey, M., & McCarthy, A. (2017). The experience of fatherhood following childhood cancer survival. Journal of health psychology, 1359105317717598.

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Black, P., Kavanagh, M., Carroll, E. & Higgins, A. (2017). NHS staff experiences of participating in an 8-week mindfulness programme: A service evaluation of a pilot programme. Clinical Psychology Forum, Special edition entitled “Service Innovations and Evaluations”.

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Bosqui, T. J., Marshoud, B., & Shannon, C. (2017). Attachment insecurity, posttraumatic stress, and hostility in adolescents exposed to armed conflict. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 23(4), 372.

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Brew, B., Shannon, C., Storey, L., Boyd, A., & Mulholland, C. (2017). A qualitative phenomenological analysis of the subjective experience and understanding of the at risk mental state. International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being, 12(1), 1342504.

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Brownlee, N., Curran, D. & Tzang, S. M. (2017) Client Engagement with a Manualized Group Therapy Program.  Journal of Groups in Addiction and Recovery, 12, (1) 45-61.

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Coman, W., Dickson, S., McGill, L. & Rainey, M. (2017).  Using narratives with children in care to communicate about challenging issues.  Context, 152, 36-38.

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Cunningham, T., Shannon, C., Crothers, I., Hoy, K., Fitzsimmons, C., McCann, R., … & Mulholland, C. (2017). The perspectives of people with psychosis about participating in trauma-related research. Psychosis, 9(1), 82-85.

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Curran, D. (2017) Trauma and Addiction.  In: Addiction: Psychology and Treatment. Davis, P., Patton, R. & Jackson, S. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, p. 124-143.

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Curran, D. & Mehdikhani, M. (2017) An Attachment-Informed Approach to Working with Addiction. In: Addiction: Psychology and Treatment. Davis, P., Patton, R. & Jackson, S. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, p. 20-36.

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Dorahy, M. J., Corry, M., Black, R., Matheson, L., Coles, H., Curran, D., … & Dyer, K. F. (2017). Shame, dissociation, and complex PTSD symptoms in traumatized psychiatric and control groups: Direct and indirect associations with relationship distress. Journal of clinical psychology, 73(4), 439-448.

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Duffy, F.  (2017). Measuring Outcome in a Dementia Home Support Team, FPOP Bulletin, 139, 67-70.

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Duffy, F.  and Harvey, M (2017). CLEAR Dementia Care Model, International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Institute for Healthcare Improvement British Medical Journal

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Dyer, K. F., Dorahy, M. J., Corry, M., Black, R., Matheson, L., Coles, H., … & Middleton, W. (2017). Comparing shame in clinical and nonclinical populations: Preliminary findings. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 9(2), 173.

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Gower, C., Higgins, A., Doherty, N., & McCormack, D. (2017). Understanding the experiences of fathers of children with congenital heart disease: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Journal of health psychology, 22(11), 1447-1457.

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Jordan, J. A., & Dyer, K. (2017). Psychological Well‐being Trajectories of Individuals with Dyslexia Aged 3–11 Years. Dyslexia, 23(2), 161-180.

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Kincaid, D. L., Doris, M., Shannon, C., & Mulholland, C. (2017). What is the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder and ASD traits in psychosis? A systematic review. Psychiatry research, 250, 99-105.

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King, E., Steenson, C., Shannon, C., & Mulholland, C. (2017). Prevalence rates of childhood trauma in medical students: a systematic review. BMC medical education, 17(1), 159.

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Mulholland, C., Mongan, D., Boyd, A. & Shannon, C.  (2017)  Can we prevent psychosis? Innovative service offers new hope…The Ulster Medical Journal,  86, 2,  149

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Reynolds, C., Simms, J., Webb, K., Corry, M., McDermott, B., Ryan, M., .. & Dyer, K. F. (2017). Client factors that predict the therapeutic alliance in a chronic, complex trauma sample. Traumatology, 23(4), 294.

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Turkington, C., Dempster, M., & Maguire, J. (2017). Adjustment to hand injury Cross sectional survey exploring adjustment in relation to illness perceptions and coping strategies. Journal of Hand Therapy, 1-8. 10.1016/j.jht.2017.05.021

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McAleese A, Diamond A, Curran, D. (2016). An Assessment of Psychological Need in Emergency Medical Staff in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust Area.  Ulster Medical Journal, Vol 85, 2.

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