All Outputs (45)

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., Dunn, C. E., Cooper, A. R., Elliott, J. G., Moore, H. J., Summerbell, C. D., Tiffin, P. A., & 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.

Innovations in Practice: piloting a new child and adolescent risk assessment suite in the United Kingdom (2015)
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Tiffin, P., Kitchen, C., & Weir, S. (2015). Innovations in Practice: piloting a new child and adolescent risk assessment suite in the United Kingdom. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 20(4), 225-229. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12110

Background: A prototype risk assessment suite (FACE-CARAS) was developed for use within CAMHS and evaluated for acceptability and reliability. Method: Clinicians underwent brief training in the system and invited 69 young people to an assessment usin... Read More about Innovations in Practice: piloting a new child and adolescent risk assessment suite in the United Kingdom.

Assessing adolescent preference in the treatment of first-episode psychosis and psychosis risk (2014)
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Welsh, P., & Tiffin, P. (2014). Assessing adolescent preference in the treatment of first-episode psychosis and psychosis risk. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 8(3), 281-285. https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.12077

Aim: The objective of this study was to investigate the treatment preferences of adolescents with a first-episode psychosis (FEP) or at-risk mental state (ARMS) for psychosis. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to all adolescents (12–18 years)... Read More about Assessing adolescent preference in the treatment of first-episode psychosis and psychosis risk.

Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) performance of doctors who passed Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) tests compared with UK medical graduates: national data linkage study (2014)
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Tiffin, P., Illing, J., Kasim, A., & McLachlan, J. (2014). Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) performance of doctors who passed Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) tests compared with UK medical graduates: national data linkage study. eBMJ (London), 348, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g2622

Objective To determine whether use of the Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) examination system used to grant registration for international medical graduates results in equivalent postgraduate medical performance, as evaluated at A... Read More about Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) performance of doctors who passed Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) tests compared with UK medical graduates: national data linkage study.

Metacognitive beliefs in adolescents with an at-risk mental state for psychosis (2014)
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Welsh, P., Cartwright-Hatton, S., Wells, A., Snow, L., & Tiffin, P. (2014). Metacognitive beliefs in adolescents with an at-risk mental state for psychosis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 8(1), 82-86. https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.12052

Aim: The self-regulatory executive function model suggests that metacognitive beliefs play a role in all forms of psychological disorder, including psychosis. However, our understanding of these beliefs and their relationship with symptoms in adolesc... Read More about Metacognitive beliefs in adolescents with an at-risk mental state for psychosis.

'Personalised evidence' for personalised healthcare: integration of a clinical librarian into mental health services – a feasibility study (2014)
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Steele, R., & Tiffin, P. (2014). 'Personalised evidence' for personalised healthcare: integration of a clinical librarian into mental health services – a feasibility study. The psychiatrist, 38(1), 29-35. https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.112.042382

Aims and method To evaluate the feasibility of integrating a clinical librarian (CL) within four mental health teams. A CL was attached to three clinical teams and the Trustwide Psychology Research and Clinical Governance Structure for 12 months. Req... Read More about 'Personalised evidence' for personalised healthcare: integration of a clinical librarian into mental health services – a feasibility study.

The 'At-Risk Mental State' for psychosis in adolescents: Clinical presentation, transition and remission (2014)
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Welsh, P., & Tiffin, P. (2014). The 'At-Risk Mental State' for psychosis in adolescents: Clinical presentation, transition and remission. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 45(1), 90-98. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-013-0380-z

Despite increased efforts over the last decade to prospectively identify individuals at ultra-high risk of developing a psychotic illness, limited attention has been specifically directed towards adolescent populations (<18 years). In order to evalua...

Comparison of the sensitivity of the UKCAT and A levels to sociodemographic characteristics: a national study (2014)
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Tiffin, P., McLachlan, J., Webster, L., & Nicholson, S. (2014). Comparison of the sensitivity of the UKCAT and A levels to sociodemographic characteristics: a national study. BMC Medical Education, 14, Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-14-7

Background: The UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) was introduced to facilitate widening participation in medical and dental education in the UK by providing universities with a continuous variable to aid selection; one that might be less sensitive to... Read More about Comparison of the sensitivity of the UKCAT and A levels to sociodemographic characteristics: a national study.

A novel CAMHS risk assessment system : clinicians’ views (2013)
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Daniel, M., Weir, S., & Tiffin, P. (2013). A novel CAMHS risk assessment system : clinicians’ views. The Journal of Forensic Practice, 15(3), 182-191. https://doi.org/10.1108/jfp-09-2012-0011

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to record and analyse clinicians’ views of the proposed FACE Child and Adolescent Risk Assessment Suite (CARAS). This is a novel risk assessment system comprising a set of screening questions and domain specific s... Read More about A novel CAMHS risk assessment system : clinicians’ views.

Adolescent family perceptions in the At-Risk Mental State for psychosis (2013)
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Welsh, P., & Tiffin, P. (2015). Adolescent family perceptions in the At-Risk Mental State for psychosis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 9(4), 316-323. https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.12115

Aim: There is a long-standing interest in the relationship between patients affected by psychosis and their families. Previous research also suggests that perceived family dysfunction is a factor commonly associated with psychological problems in ado... Read More about Adolescent family perceptions in the At-Risk Mental State for psychosis.

Practitioner Review: Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders and the At-Risk Mental State for Psychosis in Children and Adolescents: Evidence-Based Management Approaches (2013)
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Tiffin, P., & Welsh, P. (2013). Practitioner Review: Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders and the At-Risk Mental State for Psychosis in Children and Adolescents: Evidence-Based Management Approaches. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 54(11), 1155-1175. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12136

Background: Schizophrenia spectrum disorders are severe mental illnesses which often result in significant distress and disability. Attempts have been made to prospectively identify and treat young people viewed as at high risk of impending nonaffect... Read More about Practitioner Review: Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders and the At-Risk Mental State for Psychosis in Children and Adolescents: Evidence-Based Management Approaches.

Attitudes of patients and clinicians in relation to the at risk state for psychosis (2013)
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Welsh, P., & Tiffin, P. (2013). Attitudes of patients and clinicians in relation to the at risk state for psychosis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 7(4), 361-367. https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.12062

Aim: In the last decade, advances have been made in identifying young people who may be at relatively high risk (HR) of developing psychosis. Given the controversial and experimental nature of the HR concept, the attitudes and experiences of mental h... Read More about Attitudes of patients and clinicians in relation to the at risk state for psychosis.

Bridging Paradigms: Hybrid Mechanistic-Discriminative Predictive Models (2013)
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Doyle, O., Tsaneva-Atansaova, K., Harte, J., Tiffin, P., Tino, P., & Díaz-Zuccarini, V. (2013). Bridging Paradigms: Hybrid Mechanistic-Discriminative Predictive Models. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 60(3), 735-742. https://doi.org/10.1109/tbme.2013.2244598

Many disease processes are extremely complex and characterized by multiple stochastic processes interacting simultaneously. Current analytical approaches have included mechanistic models and machine learning (ML), which are often treated as orthogona... Read More about Bridging Paradigms: Hybrid Mechanistic-Discriminative Predictive Models.

Re: Recognition and management of psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people : summary of NICE guidance (2013)
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Welsh, P., Dormer, T., & Tiffin, P. (2013). Re: Recognition and management of psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people : summary of NICE guidance. eBMJ (London), 346, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f150

The publication of NICE guidelines relating to the Recognition and management of Psychosis and Schizophrenia in children and young people 1 is to be welcomed given the lack of published guidance in this area, especially concerning the management of y... Read More about Re: Recognition and management of psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people : summary of NICE guidance.

The Clinical Profile of Young People Accessing a Low Secure Adolescent Unit (2012)
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Nadkarni, J., Blakelock, D., Jha, A., Tiffin, P., & Sullivan, F. (2012). The Clinical Profile of Young People Accessing a Low Secure Adolescent Unit. The British journal of forensic practice, 14(3), 217-226. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636641211254932

Purpose – The first NHS forensic low secure unit for adolescents, the Westwood centre, opened in 2004. This paper seeks to focus on service utilisation and initial outcomes for the young people admitted in the first 45 months compared with young peop... Read More about The Clinical Profile of Young People Accessing a Low Secure Adolescent Unit.

Outcomes Post-Discharge from an Early Intervention in Psychosis service; a comparison to treatment as usual (2012)
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Dodgson, G., Ross, L., Tiffin, P., Mitford, E., & Brabban, A. (2012). Outcomes Post-Discharge from an Early Intervention in Psychosis service; a comparison to treatment as usual. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 6(4), 465-468. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7893.2012.00349.x

Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of an early intervention in psychosis (EIP) service on engagement and hospital bed usage, post-discharge. A secondary aim was to identify if there was a subgroup of patients with ‘poor outcomes’. Method: A natura... Read More about Outcomes Post-Discharge from an Early Intervention in Psychosis service; a comparison to treatment as usual.

Adolescent families: a clinical tool (2012)
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Tiffin, P. (online). Adolescent families: a clinical tool. BACP children & young people, 24-27

Families have been shown to play an important role in the outcome of adolescent mental health problems. Conversely, when a member is ill or distressed, family life is affected. The Family Perceptions Scale (FPS) was developed as a novel clinical tool... Read More about Adolescent families: a clinical tool.

Structure of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents: An ordinal factor analysis of clinician ratings of a sample of young people referred to community mental health services (2012)
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Tiffin, P., & Rolling, K. (2012). Structure of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents: An ordinal factor analysis of clinician ratings of a sample of young people referred to community mental health services. Psychiatry Research, 197(1-2), 154-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2012.02.007

The Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA) have been implemented as performance and research measures for youth mental health services in the UK and elsewhere. However, the factor structure of this instrument has n... Read More about Structure of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents: An ordinal factor analysis of clinician ratings of a sample of young people referred to community mental health services.

Experience of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinicians working within an At-Risk Mental State for psychosis service: a qualitative study (2012)
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Welsh, P., & Tiffin, P. (2012). Experience of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinicians working within an At-Risk Mental State for psychosis service: a qualitative study. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 6(2), 207-211. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7893.2012.00352.x

Aim: To qualitatively examine the common experiences of child and adolescent mental health clinicians working with adolescents suspected of having an ‘at-risk mental state’ (ARMS) for psychosis. Methods: A semistructured interview was conducted with... Read More about Experience of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinicians working within an At-Risk Mental State for psychosis service: a qualitative study.

Widening access to UK medical education for under-represented socioeconomic groups: Modelling the impact of the UKCAT in the 2009 cohort (2012)
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Tiffin, P., Dowell, J., & McLachlan, J. (2012). Widening access to UK medical education for under-represented socioeconomic groups: Modelling the impact of the UKCAT in the 2009 cohort. eBMJ (London), Article e1805. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e1805

Objective: To determine whether the use of the UK clinical aptitude test (UKCAT) in the medical schools admissions process reduces the relative disadvantage encountered by certain sociodemographic groups. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Ap... Read More about Widening access to UK medical education for under-represented socioeconomic groups: Modelling the impact of the UKCAT in the 2009 cohort.