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| David P J OsbornSummaryAffiliation: University College London Country: UK Publications
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Relative incidence of common cancers in people with severe mental illness. Cohort study in the United Kingdom THIN primary care databaseDavid P J Osborn
UCL Mental Health Sciences Unit, UCL, Charles Bell House, Riding House Street, London W1W 7EJ, UK
Schizophr Res 143:44-9. 2013..A recent United Kingdom (UK) report found that breast and colorectal cancers were more common in people with severe mental illness (SMI) and recommended targeted screening. Epidemiological evidence is however inconsistent...
Access to cancer screening in people with learning disabilities in the UK: cohort study in the health improvement network, a primary care research databaseDavid P J Osborn
Mental Health Sciences Unit, University College London, London, United Kingdom
PLoS ONE 7:e43841. 2012..To assess whether people with learning disability in the UK have poorer access to cancer screening...- Inequalities in the provision of cardiovascular screening to people with severe mental illnesses in primary care: cohort study in the United Kingdom THIN Primary Care Database 2000-2007David P J Osborn
Department of Mental Health Sciences, Royal Free Campus, University College London Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK
Schizophr Res 129:104-10. 2011..Guidelines recommend regular CVD screening and in the United Kingdom, since 2004, General Practitioners are remunerated for annual reviews... - Cardiovascular screening of people with severe mental illness in England: views of service users and providersAlexandra L Pitman
Mental Health Sciences Unit, University College London, Bloomsbury Campus, London, United Kingdom
Psychiatr Serv 62:1338-45. 2011..This study elicited the views of primary and specialty mental health care staff and service users about such service arrangements and barriers to implementation... 
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...- 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... - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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... - Cross-cultural attitudes to help-seeking among individuals who are suicidal: new perspective for policy-makersAlexandra Pitman
UCL Department of Mental Health Sciences, Bloomsbury Campus, Charles Bell House, 67 73 Riding House Street, London W1W 7EJ, UK
Br J Psychiatry 199:8-10. 2011..We explore how suicide-prevention policy-makers might respond to Bruffaerts et al's findings... - 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... - 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... - 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... - Morale in the English mental health workforce: questionnaire surveySonia Johnson
Mental Health Sciences Unit, University College London, Charles Bell House, 67 73 Riding House Street, London W1W 7EY, UK
Br J Psychiatry 201:239-46. 2012..High-quality evidence on morale in the mental health workforce is lacking... - Physical health behaviours and health locus of control in people with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder and bipolar disorder: a cross-sectional comparative study with people with non-psychotic mental illnessKurt Buhagiar
Department of Mental Health Sciences, University College London Medical School, London, UK
BMC Psychiatry 11:104. 2011..A secondary aim was to determine health locus of control in these two groups of participants...