Outputs (101)

Changing labour market conditions during the ‘great recession’ and mental health in Scotland 2007–2011: An example using the Scottish Longitudinal Study and data for local areas in Scotland (2018)
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Curtis, S., Pearce, J., Cherrie, M., Dibben, C., Cunningham, N., & Bambra, C. (2018). Changing labour market conditions during the ‘great recession’ and mental health in Scotland 2007–2011: An example using the Scottish Longitudinal Study and data for local areas in Scotland. Social Science & Medicine, 227, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.08.003

This paper reports research exploring how trends in local labour market conditions during the period 2007–2011 (early stages of the ‘great recession’) relate to reported mental illness for individuals. It contributes to research on spatio-temporal va... Read More about Changing labour market conditions during the ‘great recession’ and mental health in Scotland 2007–2011: An example using the Scottish Longitudinal Study and data for local areas in Scotland.

Intentions and experiences of effective practice in mental health specific supported accommodation services: a qualitative interview study (2017)
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Sandhu, S., Priebe, S., Leavey, G., Harrison, I., Krotofil, J., McPherson, P., …Killaspy, H. (2017). Intentions and experiences of effective practice in mental health specific supported accommodation services: a qualitative interview study. BMC Health Services Research, 17(1), Article 471. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2411-0

Background Deinstitutionalisation in Europe has led to the development of community-based accommodation for people with mental health problems. The type, setting, and intensity of support provided vary and the costs are substantial. Yet, despite the... Read More about Intentions and experiences of effective practice in mental health specific supported accommodation services: a qualitative interview study.

Adaptation to extreme weather events in complex health and social care systems: The example of older people’s services in England (2017)
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Curtis, S., Oven, K., Wistow, J., Dunn, C., & Dominelli, L. (2018). Adaptation to extreme weather events in complex health and social care systems: The example of older people’s services in England. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 36(1), 67-91. https://doi.org/10.1177/2399654417695101

Our findings contribute to a growing international literature on how conceptual models from complexity theory may be relevant to inform planning in health and social care systems, helping to adapt and improve preparedness and resilience to extreme we... Read More about Adaptation to extreme weather events in complex health and social care systems: The example of older people’s services in England.

Clustered randomised controlled trial of two education interventions designed to increase physical activity and well-being of secondary school students: The MOVE Project (2016)
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Tymms, P., Curtis, S. E., Routen, A. C., Thomson, K. H., Bolden, D. S., Bock, S., …Kasim Adetayo, S. (2016). Clustered randomised controlled trial of two education interventions designed to increase physical activity and well-being of secondary school students: The MOVE Project. BMJ Open, 6(1), Article e009318. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009318

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of two interventions in improving the physical activity and wellbeing of secondary school children. Design: A clustered randomised controlled trial; classes, one per school, were assigned to one of three interve... Read More about Clustered randomised controlled trial of two education interventions designed to increase physical activity and well-being of secondary school students: The MOVE Project.

Framing ‘fracking’: Exploring public perceptions of hydraulic fracturing in the United Kingdom (2015)
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Williams, L., Macnaghten, P., Davies, R., & Curtis, S. (2017). Framing ‘fracking’: Exploring public perceptions of hydraulic fracturing in the United Kingdom. Public Understanding of Science, 26(1), 89-104. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662515595159

The prospect of fracking in the United Kingdom has been accompanied by significant public unease. We outline how the policy debate is being framed by UK institutional actors, finding evidence of a dominant discourse in which the policy approach is de... Read More about Framing ‘fracking’: Exploring public perceptions of hydraulic fracturing in the United Kingdom.

'Therapeutic landscapes' and the importance of nostalgia, solastalgia, salvage and abandonment for psychiatric hospital design (2015)
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Wood, V., Gesley, W., Curtis, S., Spencer, I., Close, H., Mason, J., & Reilly, J. (2015). 'Therapeutic landscapes' and the importance of nostalgia, solastalgia, salvage and abandonment for psychiatric hospital design. Health & Place, 33, 83-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.02.010

We examine emotional reactions to changes to medical spaces of care, linked with past experiences. In this paper we draw on findings from a qualitative study of the transfer of psychiatric inpatient care from an old to a newly built facility. We show... Read More about 'Therapeutic landscapes' and the importance of nostalgia, solastalgia, salvage and abandonment for psychiatric hospital design.

The role of formal and informal networks in supporting older people's care during extreme weather events (2015)
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Wistow, J., Dominelli, L., Oven, K., Dunn, C., & Curtis, S. (2015). The role of formal and informal networks in supporting older people's care during extreme weather events. Policy and Politics, 43(1), 119-135. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557312x655855

We use theories of formal and informal networks of care, within a local governance system, to interpret networks supporting older people during extreme weather events. Drawing on international literatures about network governance and emergency manage... Read More about The role of formal and informal networks in supporting older people's care during extreme weather events.

Spaces for smoking in a psychiatric hospital: social capital, resistance to control, and significance for 'therapeutic landscapes' (2013)
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Wood, V., Curtis, S., Gesler, W., Spencer, I., Close, H., Mason, J., & Reilly, J. (2013). Spaces for smoking in a psychiatric hospital: social capital, resistance to control, and significance for 'therapeutic landscapes'. Social Science & Medicine, 97, 104-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.08.009

This paper reports on research framed by theories of therapeutic landscapes and the ways that the social, physical and symbolic dimensions of landscapes relate to wellbeing and healing. We focus especially on the question of how attributes of therape... Read More about Spaces for smoking in a psychiatric hospital: social capital, resistance to control, and significance for 'therapeutic landscapes'.

Compassionate containment? Balancing technical safety and therapy in the design of psychiatric wards (2013)
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Curtis, S., Gesler, W., Wood, V., Spenser, I., Mason, J., Close, H., & Reilly, J. (2013). Compassionate containment? Balancing technical safety and therapy in the design of psychiatric wards. Social Science & Medicine, 97, 201-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.06.015

This paper contributes to the international literature examining design of inpatient settings for mental health care. Theoretically, it elaborates the connections between conceptual frameworks from different strands of literature relating to therapeu... Read More about Compassionate containment? Balancing technical safety and therapy in the design of psychiatric wards.

Neighbourhood deprivation and adolescent self-esteem: Exploration of the ‘socio-economic equalisation in youth’ hypothesis in Britain and Canada (2013)
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Fagg, J., Curtis, S., Cummins, S., Stansfeld, S., & Quesnel-Quesnel-Vallée, A. (2013). Neighbourhood deprivation and adolescent self-esteem: Exploration of the ‘socio-economic equalisation in youth’ hypothesis in Britain and Canada. Social Science & Medicine, 91, 168-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.02.021

Material deprivation is an important determinant of health inequalities in adults but there remains debate about the extent of its importance for adolescent wellbeing. Research has found limited evidence for an association between adolescent health a... Read More about Neighbourhood deprivation and adolescent self-esteem: Exploration of the ‘socio-economic equalisation in youth’ hypothesis in Britain and Canada.