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Sleep-related attentional bias in insomnia: A state-of-the-science review by Harris, Kamelia, Spiegelhalder, Kai, Espie, Colin A., MacMahon, Kenneth M.A., Woods, Heather Cleland, Kyle, Simon D.

“…Prominent models of insomnia posit that sleep-related attentional bias plays an important role in the development and maintenance of insomnia. Here we conduct…”
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Randomized clinical effectiveness trial of nurse-administered small-group cognitive behavior therapy for persistent insomnia in general practice by ESPIE, Colin A, MACMAHON, Kenneth M. A, KELLY, Heidi-Louise, BROOMFIELD, Niall M, DOUGLAS, Neil J, ENGLEMAN, Heather M, MCKINSTRY, Brian, MORIN, Charles M, WALKER, Andrew, WILSON, Philip

“…Persistent insomnia, although very common in general practice, often proves problematic to manage. This study investigates the clinical effectiveness and the…”
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Sleep restriction therapy for insomnia is associated with reduced objective total sleep time, increased daytime somnolence, and objectively impaired vigilance: implications for the clinical management of insomnia disorder by Kyle, Simon D, Miller, Christopher B, Rogers, Zoe, Siriwardena, A Niroshan, Macmahon, Kenneth M, Espie, Colin A

“…To investigate whether sleep restriction therapy (SRT) is associated with reduced objective total sleep time (TST), increased daytime somnolence, and impaired…”
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The attention–intention–effort pathway in the development of psychophysiologic insomnia: A theoretical review by Espie, Colin A., Broomfield, Niall M., MacMahon, Kenneth M.A., Macphee, Lauren M., Taylor, Lynne M.

“…Psychophysiologic insomnia (PI) is the most common form of persistent primary insomnia. Its ‘behavioral phenotype’, comprising elements such as conditioned…”
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Attention bias for sleep-related stimuli in primary insomnia and delayed sleep phase syndrome using the dot-probe task by MACMAHON, Kenneth M. A, BROOMFIELD, Niall M, ESPIE, Colin A

“…Cognitive models of primary insomnia (PI) suggest attention bias as a maintaining process. This study used a hallmark measure of attention bias, the dot-probe…”
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Who is pre‐occupied with sleep? A comparison of attention bias in people with psychophysiological insomnia, delayed sleep phase syndrome and good sleepers using the induced change blindness paradigm by MARCHETTI, LAUREN M., BIELLO, STEPHANY M., BROOMFIELD, NIALL M., MACMAHON, KENNETH M. A., ESPIE, COLIN A.

“…Summary Cognitive models of insomnia suggest that selective attention may be involved in maintaining the disorder. However, direct assessment of selective…”
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Further evidence of attention bias for negative information in late life depression by Broomfield, Niall M., Davies, Rachel, MacMahon, Kenneth, Ali, Farah, Cross, Susan M. B.

“…Objectives Pilot research using the manual (card based) emotional Stroop paradigm shows depressed elders selectively attend negative words, whereas dementia…”
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Psychological factors in heart failure: a review of the literature by MacMahon, Kenneth M A, Lip, Gregory Y H

“…Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the end stage of many diseases of the heart and a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The incidence of CHF is increasing…”
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Sleep problem, suicide and self-harm in university students: A systematic review by Russell, Kirsten, Allan, Stephanie, Beattie, Louise, Bohan, Jason, MacMahon, Kenneth, Rasmussen, Susan

“…Suicide and self-harm behaviours represent public health concerns, and university students are a particularly high risk group. Identifying modifiable risk…”
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The Influence of Anger-arousal Level on Attribution of Hostile Intent and Problem Solving Capability in an Individual with a Mild Intellectual Disability and a History of Difficulties with Aggression by MacMahon, Kenneth M. A., Jahoda, Andrew, Espie, Colin A., Broomfield, Niall M.

“…Background  Recent studies have suggested that cognitive biases may play an important mediating role in aggressive outbursts from people with mild intellectual…”
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Transition from school to adult services for young people with severe or profound intellectual disability: A systematic review utilizing framework synthesis by Jacobs, Paula, MacMahon, Kenneth, Quayle, Ethel

“…Background The transition to adulthood has been described as a difficult time in the lives of young people with intellectual disability. There has been little…”
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Who decides? - transitions from school to adult services for and with young people with severe intellectual disabilities by Jacobs, Paula, MacMahon, Kenneth, Quayle, Ethel

“…The transition from school to adult services for young people with severe intellectual disabilities has been identified as an area of concern, particularly…”
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Dramatherapy for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic integrative review by Bololia, Loukia, Williams, Joanne, Macmahon, Kenneth, Goodall, Karen

“…Dramatherapy is a form of psychotherapy practised by qualified and clinically trained dramatherapists and entails the intentional use of drama and theatre-arts…”
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Do levels of evidence affect breadth of service? A study on the use of clinical guidance in a learning disability service by Pateraki, Eleni, Macmahon, Kenneth

“…Accessible summary The government suggests to the NHS what talking psychological therapies should be given to people when they have worries or problems. This…”
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The effects of improving sleep on mental health (OASIS): a randomised controlled trial with mediation analysis by Freeman, Daniel, Sheaves, Bryony, Goodwin, Guy M, Yu, Ly-Mee, Nickless, Alecia, Harrison, Paul J, Emsley, Richard, Luik, Annemarie I, Foster, Russell G, Wadekar, Vanashree, Hinds, Christopher, Gumley, Andrew, Jones, Ray, Lightman, Stafford, Jones, Steve, Bentall, Richard, Kinderman, Peter, Rowse, Georgina, Brugha, Traolach, Blagrove, Mark, Gregory, Alice M, Fleming, Leanne, Walklet, Elaine, Glazebrook, Cris, Davies, E Bethan, Hollis, Chris, Haddock, Gillian, John, Bev, Coulson, Mark, Fowler, David, Pugh, Katherine, Cape, John, Moseley, Peter, Brown, Gary, Hughes, Claire, Obonsawin, Marc, Coker, Sian, Watkins, Edward, Schwannauer, Matthias, MacMahon, Kenneth, Siriwardena, A Niroshan, Espie, Colin A

“…Sleep difficulties might be a contributory causal factor in the occurrence of mental health problems. If this is true, improving sleep should benefit…”
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CBT-I in Cancer: We Know It Works, so Why Are We Waiting? by Fleming, Leanne, MacMahon, Kenneth

“…Insomnia is one of the most frequently reported and debilitating difficulties associated with cancer. Recent decades have seen a move from pharmacological…”
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Working together: making the case for integrated forensic services for people with intellectual disabilities by MacMahon, Kenneth, McClements, Ricky

“…Purpose – There is a general consensus that healthcare for people with intellectual disabilities should be provided by multi-disciplinary teams. Within a…”
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Attention bias for sleep-related stimuli in primary insomnia, delayed sleep phase syndrome and good sleepers: A comparative study using the dot-probe paradigm and research portfolio by MacMahon, Kenneth M. A

“…Attention bias has been identified as a central maintaining mechanism in a number of psychological disorders, and has recently been suggested as a factor in…”
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Book Reviews by MacMahon, Kenneth

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Book Reviews by MacMahon, Kenneth

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