Reducing duration of untreated psychosis: care pathways to early intervention in psychosis services

M Birchwood, C Connor, H Lester… - The British Journal of …, 2013 - cambridge.org
BackgroundInterventions to reduce treatment delay in first-episode psychosis have met with
mixed results. Systematic reviews highlight the need for greater understanding of delays …

Seeking help for first‐episode psychosis: a family narrative

C Connor, S Greenfield, H Lester… - Early Intervention in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Delayed help‐seeking can have serious consequences for young people with first‐
episode psychosis (FEP), in terms of treatment response and outcome. Young people's …

University students' understanding and perceptions of schizophrenia in the UK: a qualitative study

C Cadge, C Connor, S Greenfield - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To explore lay understanding and perceptions of schizophrenia in university
students. Design Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis …

[HTML][HTML] Don't turn your back on the symptoms of psychosis: the results of a proof-of-principle, quasi-experimental intervention to reduce duration of untreated …

C Connor, M Birchwood, N Freemantle, C Palmer… - BMC psychiatry, 2016 - Springer
Background No evidence based approach to reduce duration of untreated psychosis (DUP)
has been effective in the UK. Existing interventions have many components and have been …

Frequency and preventative interventions for non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behaviour in primary school-age children: a scoping review protocol

D Bem, C Connor, C Palmer, S Channa… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicidal behaviour have been witnessed in
children as young as 6–7 years of age, but while there are many reviews of preventative …

[HTML][HTML] Through the looking glass: self-reassuring meta-cognitive capacity and its relationship with the thematic content of voices

C Connor, M Birchwood - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Aims: To examine the self-critical thoughts and self-reassuring meta-cognitive capacity of
those who hear voices and explore whether they are associated with the theme of voice …

Power and perceived expressed emotion of voices: their impact on depression and suicidal thinking in those who hear voices

C Connor, M Birchwood - Clinical psychology & psychotherapy, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Considerable focus has been given to the interpersonal nature of the voice‐hearing
relationship and how appraisals about voices may be linked with distress and depression …

The development of first‐episode direct self‐injurious behavior and association with difficulties in emotional regulation in adolescence

C Palmer, C Connor, S Channa, A Lavis… - Suicide and Life …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Self‐harm remains a serious public health concern; however, identifying
adolescents at risk is challenging. While self‐harm has been linked with difficulties in …

[HTML][HTML] Overlaps and disjunctures: a cultural case study of a british indian young woman's experiences of bulimia nervosa

S Channa, A Lavis, C Connor, C Palmer… - Culture, Medicine, and …, 2019 - Springer
Eating disorder diagnoses are characterised by a pattern of disordered eating behaviour
alongside symptoms such as body dissatisfaction and preoccupation with food, weight or …

Derivation of a prediction model for a diagnosis of depression in young adults: a matched case–control study using electronic primary care records

L Nichols, R Ryan, C Connor… - Early intervention in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Approximately 80 000 children and young people in the UK suffer from
depression, but many are untreated because of poor identification of early warning signs …