Understanding help seeking behaviour among male offenders: qualitative interview study

…, R Byng, J Campbell, D Hess, C Owens, P Aitken - Bmj, 2007 - bmj.com
Objective To explore the factors that influence help seeking for mental distress by offenders.
Design Qualitative study based on in-depth interviews with prisoners before and after …

Psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 4378 UK healthcare workers and ancillary staff: initial baseline data from a cohort study collected during the first …

…, C Polling, D Serfioti, H Gaunt, P Aitken… - Occupational and …, 2021 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives This study reports preliminary findings on the prevalence of, and factors associated
with, mental health and well-being outcomes of healthcare workers during the early …

Cortical control of conditioned and spontaneous vocal behavior in rhesus monkeys

PG Aitken - Brain and language, 1981 - Elsevier
Rhesus monkeys were trained on a discriminative conditioning of vocalizations paradigm, a
task that requires volitional vocal control. The monkeys' spontaneous vocal and other social …

Evaluating the effectiveness of heat warning systems: systematic review of epidemiological evidence

G Toloo, G FitzGerald, P Aitken, K Verrall… - International journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Objectives To review the existing research on the effectiveness of heat warning systems (HWSs)
in saving lives and reducing harm. Methods A systematic search of major databases …

The impact of heatwaves on mortality and emergency hospital admissions from non-external causes in Brisbane, Australia

…, W Yu, G FitzGerald, V Tippett, P Aitken… - Occupational and …, 2012 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives Heatwaves can have significant health consequences resulting in increased
mortality and morbidity. However, their impact on people living in tropical/subtropical regions …

Block of (Na+, K+) ATPase with ouabain induces spreading depression-like depolarization in hippocampal slices

M Balestrino, J Young, P Aitken - Brain research, 1999 - Elsevier
We used ouabain (100 μM) to block Na + ,K + ATPase of in vitro rat hippocampal slices.
This treatment was sufficient to cause the sudden depolarization that is the hallmark of both …

Level of concern and precaution taking among Australians regarding travel during pandemic (H1N1) 2009: results from the 2009 Queensland Social Survey

PA Leggat, LH Brown, P Aitken… - Journal of travel …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background Global disease outbreaks, such as the recent Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (the so‐called
Swine flu), may have an impact on travel, including raising the concerns of travelers. …

[HTML][HTML] Do biometeorological indices improve modeling outcomes of heat-related mortality?

…, G Neville, V Tippett, P Aitken… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - journals.ametsoc.org
Various biometeorological indices and temperature measures have been used to assess
heat-related health risks. Composite indices are expected to assess human comfort more …

Involving service users in intervention design: a participatory approach to developing a text‐messaging intervention to reduce repetition of self‐harm

…, R Darvill, T Emmens, E Hewis, P Aitken - Health …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To engage a group of people with relevant lived experience in the development of
a text‐messaging intervention to reduce repetition of self‐harm. Background Contact‐based …

[HTML][HTML] Are heat warning systems effective?

G Toloo, G FitzGerald, P Aitken, K Verrall, S Tong - Environmental health, 2013 - Springer
Heatwaves are associated with significant health risks particularly among vulnerable groups.
To minimize these risks, heat warning systems have been implemented. The question …