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Professor Helen Sharp
B.Sc. (HONS) M.Phil. Ph.D. D.Clin.Psy.

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2024

An exploration of service use pattern changes and cost analysis following implementation of community perinatal mental health teams in pregnant women with a history of specialist mental healthcare in England: a national population-based cohort study.

Tassie, E., Langham, J., Gurol-Urganci, I., van der Meulen, J., Howard, L. M., Pasupathy, D., . . . Byford, S. (2024). An exploration of service use pattern changes and cost analysis following implementation of community perinatal mental health teams in pregnant women with a history of specialist mental healthcare in England: a national population-based cohort study.. BMC health services research, 24(1), 359. doi:10.1186/s12913-024-10553-8

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10.1186/s12913-024-10553-8
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Community perinatal mental health teams and associations with perinatal mental health and obstetric and neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with a history of secondary mental health care in England: a national population-based cohort study.

Gurol-Urganci, I., Langham, J., Tassie, E., Heslin, M., Byford, S., Davey, A., . . . O'Mahen, H. A. (2024). Community perinatal mental health teams and associations with perinatal mental health and obstetric and neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with a history of secondary mental health care in England: a national population-based cohort study.. The lancet. Psychiatry, 11(3), 174-182. doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(23)00409-1

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10.1016/s2215-0366(23)00409-1
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Experience and Reporting of Postnatal Depression Across Cultures: A Comparison Using Anchoring Vignettes of Mothers in the United Kingdom and India.

Bluett-Duncan, M., Pickles, A., Chandra, P. S., Hill, J., Kishore, M. T., Satyanarayana, V., & Sharp, H. (2024). Experience and Reporting of Postnatal Depression Across Cultures: A Comparison Using Anchoring Vignettes of Mothers in the United Kingdom and India.. American journal of epidemiology, 193(1), 214-226. doi:10.1093/aje/kwad182

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10.1093/aje/kwad182
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2023

Obstetric and neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with and without a history of specialist mental health care: a national population-based cohort study using linked routinely collected data in England.

Langham, J., Gurol-Urganci, I., Muller, P., Webster, K., Tassie, E., Heslin, M., . . . O'Mahen, H. A. (2023). Obstetric and neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with and without a history of specialist mental health care: a national population-based cohort study using linked routinely collected data in England.. The lancet. Psychiatry, S2215-0366(23)00200-6. doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(23)00200-6

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10.1016/s2215-0366(23)00200-6
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On the risks of secure attachment in infancy: Childhood irritability and adolescent depression predicted by secure attachment and high approach behaviours at 14-months towards a caregiver living with inter-parental violence

Hill, J., Wright, N., Sharp, H., Pickles, A., & Steele, H. (2023). On the risks of secure attachment in infancy: Childhood irritability and adolescent depression predicted by secure attachment and high approach behaviours at 14-months towards a caregiver living with inter-parental violence. Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2. doi:10.3389/frcha.2023.1143125

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10.3389/frcha.2023.1143125
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2022

COVID-19 impact on adolescent mental health: A reassessment accounting for development

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10.31219/osf.io/8xgtr
Preprint

Synergy between callous-unemotional traits and aggression in preschool children: Cross-informant and cross-cultural replication in the UK Wirral Child Health and Development Study, and the Colombian La Sabana Parent-Child Study.

Obando, D., Hill, J., Sharp, H., Pickles, A., Fisher, L., & Wright, N. (2022). Synergy between callous-unemotional traits and aggression in preschool children: Cross-informant and cross-cultural replication in the UK Wirral Child Health and Development Study, and the Colombian La Sabana Parent-Child Study. DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, 34(3), 1079-1087. doi:10.1017/S0954579420002114

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10.1017/s0954579420002114
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A Comparison of Non-verbal Maternal Care of Male and Female Infants in India and the United Kingdom: The Parent-Infant Caregiving Touch Scale in Two Cultures

Hodsoll, J., Pickles, A., Bozicevic, L., Supraja, T. A., Hill, J., Chandra, P. S., & Sharp, H. (2022). A Comparison of Non-verbal Maternal Care of Male and Female Infants in India and the United Kingdom: The Parent-Infant Caregiving Touch Scale in Two Cultures. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, 13. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.852618

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10.3389/fpsyg.2022.852618
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2021

Anxiety and depressive symptoms in pregnancy predict low birth weight differentially in male and female infants-findings from an urban pregnancy cohort in India

Chandra, P. S., Bajaj, A., Desai, G., Satyanarayana, V. A., Sharp, H. M., Ganjekar, S., . . . Kandavel, T. (2021). Anxiety and depressive symptoms in pregnancy predict low birth weight differentially in male and female infants-findings from an urban pregnancy cohort in India. SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY, 56(12), 2263-2274. doi:10.1007/s00127-021-02106-9

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10.1007/s00127-021-02106-9
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Emotion Recognition Performance in Children with Callous Unemotional Traits is Modulated by Co-occurring Autistic Traits

Bedford, R., Leno, V. C., Wright, N., Bluett-Duncan, M., Smith, T. J., Anzures, G., . . . Hill, J. (2021). Emotion Recognition Performance in Children with Callous Unemotional Traits is Modulated by Co-occurring Autistic Traits. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, 50(6), 811-827. doi:10.1080/15374416.2020.1833338

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10.1080/15374416.2020.1833338
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2020

Impact of COVID-19 on Young Adolescent Mental Health: Comparison of Depression, Anxiety and Behaviour Problems in 12 Year Olds Immediately Before and During the Pandemic in a UK Birth Cohort

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10.2139/ssrn.3717557
Preprint

2019

Sex-dependent associations between maternal prenatal cortisol and child callous-unemotional traits: Findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study

Wright, N., Pickles, A., Braithwaite, E. C., Sharp, H., & Hill, J. (2019). Sex-dependent associations between maternal prenatal cortisol and child callous-unemotional traits: Findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study. PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, 109. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.104409

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10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.104409
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Mismatched Prenatal and Postnatal Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Child Behaviours: A Sex-Dependent Role for <i>NR3C1</i> DNA Methylation in the Wirral Child Health and Development Study

Hill, J., Pickles, A., Wright, N., Quinn, J. P., Murgatroyd, C., & Sharp, H. (2019). Mismatched Prenatal and Postnatal Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Child Behaviours: A Sex-Dependent Role for <i>NR3C1</i> DNA Methylation in the Wirral Child Health and Development Study. CELLS, 8(9). doi:10.3390/cells8090943

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10.3390/cells8090943
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How does perinatal maternal mental health explain early social inequalities in child behavioural and emotional problems? Findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study.

Rutherford, C., Sharp, H., Hill, J., Pickles, A., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2019). How does perinatal maternal mental health explain early social inequalities in child behavioural and emotional problems? Findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study.. PloS one, 14(5), e0217342. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0217342

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10.1371/journal.pone.0217342
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Callous-unemotional traits, low cortisol reactivity and physical aggression in children: findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study

Wright, N., Hill, J., Pickles, A., & Sharp, H. (2019). Callous-unemotional traits, low cortisol reactivity and physical aggression in children: findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study. TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY, 9. doi:10.1038/s41398-019-0406-9

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10.1038/s41398-019-0406-9
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2018

Sex-specific associations between maternal prenatal cortisol and child callous-unemotional traits: Findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study

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10.31219/osf.io/h87ua
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Regulatory characterisation of the schizophrenia-associated CACNA1C proximal promoter and the potential role for the transcription factor EZH2 in schizophrenia aetiology

Billingsley, K. J., Manca, M., Gianfrancesco, O., Collier, D., Sharp, H. M., Bubb, V. J., & Quinn, J. (2018). Regulatory characterisation of the schizophrenia-associated CACNA1C proximal promoter and the potential role for the transcription factor EZH2 in schizophrenia aetiology. Schizophrenia Research, 199, 168-175. doi:10.1016/j.schres.2018.02.036

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10.1016/j.schres.2018.02.036
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Associations between maternal prenatal cortisol and fetal growth are specific to infant sex: findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study

Braithwaite, E. C., Hill, J., Pickles, A., Glover, V., O'Donnell, K., & Sharp, H. (2018). Associations between maternal prenatal cortisol and fetal growth are specific to infant sex: findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study. JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE, 9(4), 425-431. doi:10.1017/S2040174418000181

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10.1017/S2040174418000181
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2017

Associations between maternal prenatal cortisol and fetal growth are specific to infant sex: Findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study

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10.31234/osf.io/ezjcs
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Mapping early environment using communication deviance: A longitudinal study of maternal sensitivity towards 6-month-old children

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10.31234/osf.io/ekxft
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Maternal mental health and child problem behaviours: disentangling the role of depression and borderline personality dysfunction

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10.31219/osf.io/2ebyj
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Maternal depression and child behaviours: sex-dependent mediation by glucocorticoid receptor gene methylation in a longitudinal study from pregnancy to age 5 years

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10.1101/187351
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2016

2015

Conduct Disorders (Chapter 19)

Hill, J., & Sharp, H. (2015). Conduct Disorders (Chapter 19). In P. Luyten, L. C. Mayes, P. Fonagy, M. Target, & S. J. Blatt (Eds.), Handbook of contemporary psychodynamic approaches to psychopathology.. New York/London: The Guilford Press.

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2014

Evidence for sex differences in fetal programming of stress reactivity in infancy

Tibu, F., Hill, J., Sharp, H., Marshall, K., Glover, V., & Pickles, A. (2014). Evidence for sex differences in fetal programming of stress reactivity in infancy. Development and Psychopathology, 26(4 pt1), 879-888. doi:10.1017/S0954579414000194

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10.1017/S0954579414000194
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2013

Evidence for interplay between genes and parenting on infant temperament in the first year of life: monoamine oxidase A polymorphism moderates effects of maternal sensitivity on infant anger proneness

Pickles, A., Hill, J., Breen, G., Quinn, J., Abbott, K., Jones, H., & Sharp, H. (2013). Evidence for interplay between genes and parenting on infant temperament in the first year of life: monoamine oxidase A polymorphism moderates effects of maternal sensitivity on infant anger proneness. JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY, 54(12), 1308-1317. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12081

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10.1111/jcpp.12081
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Evidence for interplay between genes and maternal stress in utero: monoamine oxidase A polymorphism moderates effects of life events during pregnancy on infant negative emotionality at 5weeks

Hill, J., Breen, G., Quinn, J., Tibu, F., Sharp, H., & Pickles, A. (2013). Evidence for interplay between genes and maternal stress in utero: monoamine oxidase A polymorphism moderates effects of life events during pregnancy on infant negative emotionality at 5weeks. GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR, 12(4), 388-396. doi:10.1111/gbb.12033

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10.1111/gbb.12033
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2012

2010

Adversity and sex differences in social and emotional sensitivity in children; a possible mechanism for sex differences in psychiatric disorders

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10.1038/npre.2010.4553.1
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Adversity and sex differences in social and emotional sensitivity in children, a possible mechanism for sex differences in psychiatric disorders

Hill, J., Sharp, H., & Murray, L. (2010). Adversity and sex differences in social and emotional sensitivity in children, a possible mechanism for sex differences in psychiatric disorders. Nature Precedings.

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Maternal and infant negative emotionality as predictors of mothers' capacity to preserve mind-mindedness during the still face

Hill, J., Sharp, H., Pickles, A., Marshall, K., Kelly, J., Bensinyor, M., & Hulbert, A. (2010). Maternal and infant negative emotionality as predictors of mothers' capacity to preserve mind-mindedness during the still face. In INFANT MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL Vol. 31 (pp. 110). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

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Maternal emotion recognition during pregnancy and infant emotional negativity in early infancy

Hill, J., Sharp, H., Pickles, A., Marks, K., Sadler, C., Appleton, J., & Tibu, F. (2010). Maternal emotion recognition during pregnancy and infant emotional negativity in early infancy. In INFANT MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL Vol. 31 (pp. 110-111). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

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Prenatal maternal psychosocial stress and preterm delivery: Interactions with infant gender?

Sharp, H., Lunt, K., Thompson, B., Bedwell, C., Jones, H., Pickles, A., & Hill, J. (2010). Prenatal maternal psychosocial stress and preterm delivery: Interactions with infant gender?. In INFANT MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL Vol. 31 (pp. 111). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

Conference Paper

Sex differences in children's social and emotional sensitivity in response to an adversity; a possible mechanism for sex differences in psychopathology

Hill, J., Sharp, H., & Murray, L. (2010). Sex differences in children's social and emotional sensitivity in response to an adversity; a possible mechanism for sex differences in psychopathology. In INFANT MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL Vol. 31 (pp. 110). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

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2009

The dynamics of threat, fear and intentionality in the conduct disorders: longitudinal findings in the children of women with post-natal depression

Hill, J., Murray, L., Leidecker, V., & Sharp, H. (2009). The dynamics of threat, fear and intentionality in the conduct disorders: longitudinal findings in the children of women with post-natal depression. In S. Hodgins, E. Viding, & A. Plodowski (Eds.), Persistent Violent Offenders: Neuroscience and Rehabilitation. (pp. 101-122). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Chapter

2008

The dynamics of threat, fear and intentionality in the conduct disorders: longitudinal findings in the children of women with post-natal depression

Hill, J., Murray, L., Leidecker, V., & Sharp, H. (2008). The dynamics of threat, fear and intentionality in the conduct disorders: longitudinal findings in the children of women with post-natal depression. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 363(1503), 2529-2541. doi:10.1098/rstb.2008.0036

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10.1098/rstb.2008.0036
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2005

The Antenatal Maternal Orientation Measure

Sharp, H. M. (2005). The Antenatal Maternal Orientation Measure. In J. Raphael-Leff (Ed.), Psychological Processes in Childbearing (pp. 586-590). London: Chapman and Hall.

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2004

An empirical evaluation of a psychoanalytic theory of mothering orientation: implications for the antenatal prediction of postnatal depression

Sharp, H. M., & Bramwell, R. (2004). An empirical evaluation of a psychoanalytic theory of mothering orientation: implications for the antenatal prediction of postnatal depression. JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE AND INFANT PSYCHOLOGY, 22(2), 71-89. doi:10.1080/0264683042000205945

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10.1080/0264683042000205945
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2000

Obsessive-compulsive disorder with delusions

Fear, C., Sharp, H., & Healy, D. (2000). Obsessive-compulsive disorder with delusions. PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, 33(2), 55-61. doi:10.1159/000029121

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10.1159/000029121
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1998

Symptoms or side effects? Methodological hazards and therapeutic principles

Sharp, H. M., Healy, D., & Fear, C. F. (1998). Symptoms or side effects? Methodological hazards and therapeutic principles. HUMAN PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL, 13(7), 467-475. doi:3.0.CO;2-R">10.1002/(SICI)1099-1077(1998100)13:7<467::AID-HUP21>3.0.CO;2-R

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10.1002/(SICI)1099-1077(1998100)13:7<467::AID-HUP21>3.0.CO;2-R
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The Leicester 500 Project. Social support and the development of postnatal depressive symptoms, a prospective cohort survey

Brugha, T. S., Sharp, H. M., Cooper, S. A., Weisender, C., Britto, D., Shinkwin, R., . . . Kirwan, P. H. (1998). The Leicester 500 Project. Social support and the development of postnatal depressive symptoms, a prospective cohort survey. PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE, 28(1), 63-79. doi:10.1017/S0033291797005655

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10.1017/S0033291797005655
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1997

Estilo de atribución e ideas delirantes: una investigación basada en el contenido delirante

Sharp, H. M., Fear, C. F., & Healy, D. (1997). Estilo de atribución e ideas delirantes: una investigación basada en el contenido delirante. European psychiatry (Ed. Española), 4(6), 392-399. doi:10.1017/s1134066500004653

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10.1017/s1134066500004653
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Attributional style and delusions: An investigation based on delusional content

Sharp, H. M., Fear, C. F., & Healy, D. (1997). Attributional style and delusions: An investigation based on delusional content. EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY, 12(1), 1-7. doi:10.1016/S0924-9338(97)86371-7

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10.1016/S0924-9338(97)86371-7
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1996

Cognitive processes in delusional disorders

Fear, C., Sharp, H., & Healy, D. (1996). Cognitive processes in delusional disorders. BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 168(1), 61-67. doi:10.1192/bjp.168.1.61

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10.1192/bjp.168.1.61
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Delusional phenomenology - Dimensions of change

Sharp, H. M., Fear, C. F., Williams, J. M. G., Healy, D., Lowe, C. F., Yeadon, H., & Holden, R. (1996). Delusional phenomenology - Dimensions of change. BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY, 34(2), 123-142. doi:10.1016/0005-7967(95)00059-3

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10.1016/0005-7967(95)00059-3
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Interpersonal sensitivity predicts depressive symptom response to the circadian rhythm disruption of nightwork

Adeniran, R., Healy, D., Sharp, H., Williams, J. M. G., Minors, D., & Waterhouse, J. M. (1996). Interpersonal sensitivity predicts depressive symptom response to the circadian rhythm disruption of nightwork. PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE, 26(6), 1211-1221. doi:10.1017/S0033291700035935

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10.1017/S0033291700035935
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1995

Obsessive-compulsive and delusional disorders: Notes on their history, nosology and interface

Fear, C., Sharp, H., & Healy, D. (1995). Obsessive-compulsive and delusional disorders: Notes on their history, nosology and interface. Journal of Serotonin Research, 1(SUPPL. 1), 1-18.

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Obsessive-Compulsive and Delusional Disorders: notes on their history, nosology and interface.

Fear, C. F., Sharp, H. M., & Healy, D. (1995). Obsessive-Compulsive and Delusional Disorders: notes on their history, nosology and interface.. Journal of Serotonin Research, 1(Suppl.), 1-18.

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1993

ALTERNATING FLUENCY IN PARKINSONS-DISEASE - AN EVALUATION OF THE ATTENTIONAL CONTROL-THEORY OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT

DOWNES, J. J., SHARP, H. M., COSTALL, B. M., SAGAR, H. J., & HOWE, J. (1993). ALTERNATING FLUENCY IN PARKINSONS-DISEASE - AN EVALUATION OF THE ATTENTIONAL CONTROL-THEORY OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT. BRAIN, 116, 887-902. doi:10.1093/brain/116.4.887

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10.1093/brain/116.4.887
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1991

THE TIME-COURSE OF NEGATIVE PRIMING IN PARKINSONS-DISEASE (PD)

DOWNES, J. J., SHARP, H. M., & SAGAR, H. J. (1991). THE TIME-COURSE OF NEGATIVE PRIMING IN PARKINSONS-DISEASE (PD). In JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY Vol. 13 (pp. 75). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

Conference Paper

Undated

Impact of COVID-19 on Young Adolescent Mental Health: Comparison of Depression, Anxiety and Behaviour Problems in 12 Year Olds Immediately Before and During the Pandemic in a UK Birth Cohort

Wright, N., Hill, J., Sharp, H., & Pickles, A. (n.d.). Impact of COVID-19 on Young Adolescent Mental Health: Comparison of Depression, Anxiety and Behaviour Problems in 12 Year Olds Immediately Before and During the Pandemic in a UK Birth Cohort.

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