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| David OsbornSummaryAffiliation: University College London Country: UK Publications
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Risk for coronary heart disease in people with severe mental illness: cross-sectional comparative study in primary careDavid P J Osborn
Department of Mental Health Sciences, Hampstead Campus, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK
Br J Psychiatry 188:271-7. 2006..There is an urgent need for CHD screening and for relevant interventions for smoking cessation and diabetes, as well as advice on diet and exercise, in patients with SMI...- Relative risk of cardiovascular and cancer mortality in people with severe mental illness from the United Kingdom's General Practice Rsearch DatabaseDavid P J Osborn
Department of Mental Health Sciences, Royal Free Medical School, London, England
Arch Gen Psychiatry 64:242-9. 2007..People with severe mental illness (SMI) appear to have an elevated risk of death from cardiovascular disease, but results regarding cancer mortality are conflicting... 
Prevention of coronary heart disease in people with severe mental illnesses: a qualitative study of patient and professionals' preferences for careChristine A Wright
UCL Department of Mental Health Sciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, NW3 2PF, UK
BMC Psychiatry 6:16. 2006..We explored the views of people with SMI and health professionals from primary care and community mental health teams (CMHTs) on how best to provide these services...- Physical activity, dietary habits and Coronary Heart Disease risk factor knowledge amongst people with severe mental illness: a cross sectional comparative study in primary careDavid P J Osborn
Department of Mental Health Sciences, Hampstead Campus, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 42:787-93. 2007..We aimed to quantify adverse CHD knowledge, diet and exercise in a representative primary care sample, and to determine whether socio-economic deprivation explained any findings... - Impact of a nurse-led intervention to improve screening for cardiovascular risk factors in people with severe mental illnesses. Phase-two cluster randomised feasibility trial of community mental health teamsDavid P J Osborn
Department of Mental Health Sciences, Royal Free Campus, University College London Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 10:61. 2010..Clinical guidelines recommend regular screening for CVD risk factors. We evaluated a nurse led intervention to improve screening rates across the primary-secondary care interface... - Relative risk of diabetes, dyslipidaemia, hypertension and the metabolic syndrome in people with severe mental illnesses: systematic review and metaanalysisDavid P J Osborn
Department of Mental Health Sciences, Royal Free Campus, University College London Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK
BMC Psychiatry 8:84. 2008..We aimed to systematically assess studies that compared diabetes, dyslipidaemia, hypertension and metabolic syndrome in people with and without SMI... - Suicide and severe mental illnesses. Cohort study within the UK general practice research databaseDavid Osborn
Department of Mental Health Sciences, Hampstead Campus, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK
Schizophr Res 99:134-8. 2008..33-7.94). In schizophrenia, risk was significantly higher when young but marked risk persisted until age 70. Greatest risk was associated with: increased consultation rates; antidepressant prescriptions and living in less deprived areas... 
National changes in oral antipsychotic treatment for people with schizophrenia in primary care between 1998 and 2007 in the United KingdomPhilip Prah
MRC General Practice Research Framework, London, UK
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 21:161-9. 2012..We sought to investigate changes in oral antipsychotic prescriptions in primary care from January 1998 to December 2007...- Suicide in young menAlexandra Pitman
University College London Mental Health Sciences Unit, London, UK
Lancet 379:2383-92. 2012..Few interventions to reduce suicides in young men have been assessed. Efforts to change help-seeking behaviour and to restrict access to frequently used methods hold the most promise... - Family size in white gay and heterosexual menMichael King
Department of Mental Health Sciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, United Kingdom
Arch Sex Behav 34:117-22. 2005..There are, however, a number of alternative explanations for our finding, including unknown psychological and social factors, which might mediate the association between family size and sexual orientation... - Performance of a single screening question for depression in a representative sample of 13 670 people aged 75 and over in the UK: results from the MRC trial of assessment and management of older people in the communityDavid P J Osborn
Department of Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Fam Pract 20:682-4. 2003..A concise, accurate screening question for depression would be an important contribution to the Single Assessment Process for Older People... - In-patient and residential alternatives to standard acute psychiatric wards in EnglandSonia Johnson
Department of Mental Health Sciences, University College London, Charles Bell House, 67 73 Riding House Street, London W1W 7EJ, UK
Br J Psychiatry 194:456-63. 2009..Acute psychiatric wards have been the focus of widespread dissatisfaction. Residential alternatives have attracted much interest, but little research, over the past 50 years... - Factors associated with depression in a representative sample of 14 217 people aged 75 and over in the United Kingdom: results from the MRC trial of assessment and management of older people in the communityDavid P J Osborn
Department of Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:623-30. 2003..We aimed to assess factors associated with depression in old age, using data from the MRC trial of assessment and management of older people in the community... - Geriatric Depression Scale Scores in a representative sample of 14 545 people aged 75 and over in the United Kingdom: results from the MRC Trial of Assessment and Management of Older People in the CommunityDavid P J Osborn
Department of Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:375-82. 2002..We describe the age and sex distribution of GDS-15 scores in the largest ever UK sample of people aged 75 and over... - Psychiatric health in a sexually transmitted infections clinic: effect on reattendanceDavid P J Osborn
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Royal Free Campus, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK
J Psychosom Res 52:267-72. 2002..One aspect of STI control is test of cure and further treatment at follow-up clinic appointments. We chose reattendance rates as a measure of compliance and assessed whether reattendance was related to psychological morbidity... - A systematic review of mental disorder, suicide, and deliberate self harm in lesbian, gay and bisexual peopleMichael King
Department of Mental Health Sciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Hampstead Campus, University College London, London, NW3 2PF, UK
BMC Psychiatry 8:70. 2008..Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people may be at higher risk of mental disorders than heterosexual people... - Insight and other predictors of physical examination refusal in psychotic illnessKazuya Iwata
Division of Medical Education, University College London Medical School, London, UK
J Ment Health 20:319-27. 2011..Poor physical health in psychiatric patients is well recognized, yet factors contributing to physical examination noncompliance in psychotic illness have not been previously studied...