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Childhood trauma and schizotypy in non-clinical samples: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Toutountzidis, Diamantis; Gale, Tim M.; Irvine, Karen; Sharma, Shivani; Laws, Keith R. (2022-06-29)The association of early life adversities and psychosis symptoms is well documented in clinical populations; however, whether this relationship also extends into subclinical psychosis remains unclear. In particular, are ... -
Development of the Paranormal and Supernatural Beliefs Scale using classical and modern test theory
Dean, Charlotte E; Akhtar, Shazia; Gale, Tim M; Irvine, Karen; Wiseman, Richard; Laws, Keith R (2021-06-23)Background: This study describes the construction and validation of a new scale for measuring belief in paranormal phenomena. The work aims to address psychometric and conceptual shortcomings associated with existing ... -
Energy Matching of a High Intensity Exercise Protocol with a Low Intensity Exercise Protocol in Young People
Bottoms, Lindsay; Howlett, Neil; Chater, Angel; Jones, Andy; Jones, Julia; Wyatt, Solange; Mengoni, Silvana; Sharma, Shivani; Irvine, Karen; Trivedi, Daksha; Wellsted, David (2021-12) -
The experiences of new mothers accessing feeding support for infants with Down syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic
Hielscher, Laura; Ludlow, Amanda; Mengoni, Silvana; Rogers, Samantha; Irvine, Karen (2022-08-14)Infants with Down syndrome are more likely to experience feeding problems and mothers are likely to require more feeding support than mothers of typically developing infants. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many feeding ... -
Feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness of using a humanoid robot to improve the social skills of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (Kaspar RCT): A Study Protocol
Mengoni, Silvana; Irvine, Karen; Thakur, Deepshikha; Barton, Garry; Dautenhahn, Kerstin; Guldberg, Karen; Robins, Ben; Wellsted, David; Sharma, Shivani (2017-06-22)Introduction: Interventions using robot-assisted therapy may be beneficial for the social skills development of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), however randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are lacking. The ... -
The Herts and Minds study: Evaluating the effectiveness of Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) as an intervention for children in foster care with emotional and/or behavioural problems: a phase II, feasibility, randomised controlled trial.
Midgley, Nick; Besser, Sarah Jane; Helen, Dye,; Fearon, Pasco; Gale, Tim Mark; Jefferies-Sewell, Kiri; Irvine, Karen; Joyce, Robinson,; Wyatt, Solange; Wellsted, David; Sally, Wood, (2017-02-22)Background A significant proportion of children in the social care system in England present with mental health problems, with the majority experiencing some form of emotional and behavioural difficulties. The most effective ... -
Optimal treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder : A randomized controlled feasibility study of the clinical-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and their combination in the management of obsessive compulsive disorder
Fineberg, Naomi; Baldwin, David; Drummond, Lynne; Wyatt, Solange; Hanson, Jasmine; Gopi, Srinivas; Kaur, Sukhwinder; Reid, Jemma; Marwah, Virender; Sachdev, Ricky; Pampaloni, Ilenia; Shahper, Sonia; Mpavaenda, Davis; Varlakova, Yana; Irvine, Karen; Monji-Patel, Deela; Shodunke, Ayotunde; Dyer, Tony; Dymond, Amy; Barton, Garry; Wellsted, David; Mason, Christopher; O'Leary, Cliodhna (2018-11-01)Established treatments for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) include cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medication. Combined treatment may outperform monotherapy, but few ... -
Paranormal beliefs and cognitive function: A systematic review and assessment of study quality across four decades of research
Dean, Charlotte E; Akhtar, Shazia; Gale, Tim M; Irvine, Karen; Grohmann, Dominique; Laws, Keith R (2022-05-04)BACKGROUND: Research into paranormal beliefs and cognitive functioning has expanded considerably since the last review almost 30 years ago, prompting the need for a comprehensive review. The current systematic review aims ... -
The Reflective Fostering Programme-improving the wellbeing of children in care through a group intervention for foster carers : a randomised controlled trial
Midgley, Nick; Irvine, Karen; Rider, Beth; Byford, Sarah; Cirasola, Antonella; Ganguli, Poushali; Katangwe-Chigamba, Thando; Murdoch, Jamie; Pond, Martin; Pursch, Benita; Redfern, Sheila; Richards, Zena Louise; Shepstone, Lee; Sims, Erika; Smith, Caroline; Sprecher, Eva; Swart, Ann Marie; Wyatt, Solange; Wellsted, David (2021-11-25)BACKGROUND: The needs of children in care are a government priority, yet the evidence base for effective interventions to support the emotional wellbeing of children in care is lacking. Research suggests that supporting ... -
A scoping review of the complementary feeding practices and early eating experiences of children with Down syndrome.
Hielscher, Laura; Irvine, Karen; Ludlow, Amanda; Rogers, Samantha; Mengoni, Silvana (2023-11-01)Objective: Children with Down syndrome may experience more challenges in their early feeding and may be introduced to complementary foods comparatively later than typically developing (TD) children. This scoping review ... -
Sex Differences in Cognition in Alzheimer's Disease
Irvine, Karen (University of Hertfordshire, 2014-01-14)Inspection of the published research shows that sex differences in cognition in the general population have been widely cited with the direction of the advantage depending on the domain being examined. The most prevalent ... -
Sex differences in cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease
Laws, K.R.; Irvine, Karen; Gale, Tim M. (2016-03-22)Sex differences in neurocognitive abilities have been extensively explored both in the healthy population and in many disorders. Until recently, however, little work has examined such differences in people with Alzheimer's ... -
Study to investigate the effectiveness of using a humanoid robot (Kaspar) to improve the social skills of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: a randomised controlled feasibility trial
Irvine, Karen; Sharma, Shivani; Wellsted, David; Mengoni, Silvana; Robins, Ben; Dautenhahn, Kerstin (2019-09-15) -
The use of social robots with children and young people on the autism spectrum: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Kouroupa, Athanasia; Laws, Keith R.; Irvine, Karen; Mengoni, Silvana E.; Baird, Alister; Sharma, Shivani (2022-06-22)Background: Robot-mediated interventions show promise in supporting the development of children on the autism spectrum. Objectives: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we summarize key features of available evidence ...