Browsing Research publications by Author "Laws, Keith"
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with Exposure and Response Prevention in the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Reid, Jemma; Laws, Keith; Drummond, Lynne M; Vismara, Matteo; Grancini, Benedetta; Mpavaenda, Davis; Fineberg, Naomi (2021-04-01)Background: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), incorporating exposure and response prevention (ERP) is widely recognised as the psychological treatment of choice for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Uncertainty remains ... -
Commentary on the article: “Maintenance of Wellness in Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Who Discontinue Medication After Exposure/Response Prevention Augmentation A Randomized Clinical Trial”
Fineberg, Naomi; Hollander, Eric; Grant, Jon E; Chamberlain, Samuel R; Drummond, Lynne; Pellegrini, Luca; Laws, Keith; Wellsted, David; Reid, Jemma; Nezgovorova, Vera; Baldwin, David (2022-06-01) -
Concepts of mental disorders in the United Kingdom : Similarities and differences between the lay public and psychiatrists
Butlin, Ben; Laws, Keith; Read, Rebecca; Broome, Matthew D; Sharma, Shivani (2019-09-01)BACKGROUND: The lay public often conceptualise mental disorders in a different way to mental health professionals, and this can negatively impact on outcomes when in treatment. AIMS: This study explored which disorders the ... -
Do adjunctive art therapies reduce symptomatology in schizophrenia? A meta-analysis
Laws, Keith (2019-12-19)BACKGROUND: Art therapies are advocated by national bodies, such as the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, to alleviate the negative symptoms associated with schizophrenia. The last decade ... -
ECT is evidence-based – a commentary on depression: why drugs and electricity are not the answer
Meechan, C.F.; Laws, Keith; Young, A.H.; McLoughlin, D.M.; Jauhar, S. (2022-06-08) -
Effects of exercise on obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Bottoms, Lindsay; Prat Pons, Montserrat; Fineberg, Naomi; Pellegrini, Luca; Fox, Oliver; Wellsted, David; Drummond, Lynne M; Reid, Jemma; Baldwin, David; Hou, Ruihua; Chamberlain, Samuel R; Sireau, Nick; Grohmann, Dominique; Laws, Keith (2023-09-25)Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the efficacy of exercise in reducing OCD symptoms. Methods: We searched PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, Scopus and grey literature ... -
Facing the “new normal”: How adjusting to the easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions exposes mental health inequalities
Fineberg, Naomi; Pellegrini, Luca; Wellsted, David; Hall, Natalie; Corazza, Ornella; Giorgetti, Valentina; Cicconcelli, Dorotea; Theofanous, Elena; Sireau, Nick; Adam, David; Chamberlain, Samuel R.; Laws, Keith (2021-09-01)BACKGROUND: Re-establishing societal norms in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will be important for restoring public mental health and psychosocial wellbeing as well as economic recovery. We investigated the impact on ... -
Letter to the editor on ‘cognitive behavior therapy for health anxiety : systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical efficacy and health economic outcomes’
Pellegrini, Luca; Laws, Keith; Albert, Umberto; Reid, Jemma; Fineberg, Naomi (2020-10-15) -
Meta-analysis of cognitive behaviour therapy and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for the treatment of hypochondriasis: Implications for trial design
Fineberg, Naomi; Pellegrini, Luca; Clarke, Aaron; Perera, Uday; Drummond, Lynne M; Albert, Umberto; Laws, Keith (2022-10-30)Background Classification of hypochondriasis as an obsessive-compulsive and related disorder in the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11) has generated new heuristics for treatment of this common, ... -
Prevalence and outcomes of chronic liver disease in patients receiving dialysis: systematic review and meta-analysis
Swift, Oscar; Sharma, Shivani; Ramanarayanan, Sivaramakrishnan; Umar, Hamza; Laws, Keith; Vilar, Enric; Farrington, Kenneth (2021-11-18)Background Patients receiving dialysis for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) commonly co-exhibit risk factors for hepatic impairment. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to quantify the co-existence of chronic ... -
The relationship between cognitive phenotypes of compulsivity and impulsivity and clinical variables in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A systematic review and Meta-analysis
Clarke, Aaron; Fineberg, Naomi; Pellegrini, Luca; Laws, Keith (2024-04-27)Background This systematic review and meta-analysis explored the relationship between cognitive phenotypes of compulsivity and impulsivity and clinical variables in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Methods We searched ... -
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (r-TMS) and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor-Resistance in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Meta-Analysis and Clinical Implications
Pellegrini, Luca; Garg, Kabir; Enara, Arun; Gottlieb, David Shimon; Wellsted, David; Albert, Umberto; Laws, Keith; Fineberg, Naomi (2022-10-31)Introduction: Despite promising results from several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses, the efficacy of r-TMS as a treatment for OCD remains controversial, at least in part owing to inconsistency in the ... -
Self-reported interoceptive deficits in eating disorders: A meta-analysis of studies using the eating disorder inventory
Jenkinson, Paul; Taylor, Lauren; Laws, Keith (2018-07-01)Objective: An impairment of the ability to sense the physiological condition of the body – interoception – has long been proposed as central to the onset and maintenance of eating disorders. More recent attention to this ... -
Strange face illusions: A systematic review and quality analysis
Mash, Joanna; Jenkinson, Paul; Dean, Charlotte; Laws, Keith (2023-02-08)Background Strange face illusions describe a range of visual apparitions that occur when an observer gazes at their image reflected in a mirror or at another person’s face in a dimly lit room. The illusory effects range ...