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Simon Wessely

King's College London
Verified email at kcl.ac.uk
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PTSD after deployment to Iraq: conflicting rates, conflicting claims

…, NT Fear, A Iversen, RJ Rona, S Wessely - Psychological …, 2010 - cambridge.org
BackgroundPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been called one of the signature
injuries of the Iraq War. In this review prevalence estimates of PTSD are summarized and …

The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence

…, RK Webster, LE Smith, L Woodland, S Wessely… - The lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
The December, 2019 coronavirus disease outbreak has seen many countries ask people
who have potentially come into contact with the infection to isolate themselves at home or in a …

[HTML][HTML] Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic: a call for action for mental health science

…, RC O'Connor, VH Perry, I Tracey, S Wessely… - The lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is having a profound effect on all
aspects of society, including mental health and physical health. We explore the psychological, …

The psychological effects of quarantining a city

GJ Rubin, S Wessely - Bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Whether the epidemiological benefits of mandatory mass quarantine outweigh the
psychological costs is a judgement that should not be made lightly

[BOOK][B] Shell shock to PTSD: Military psychiatry from 1900 to the Gulf War

E Jones, S Wessely - 2005 - taylorfrancis.com
… Drawing on historical records, recent findings and interviews with veterans and psychiatrists,
Edgar Jones and Simon Wessely present a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of …

The health of UK military personnel who deployed to the 2003 Iraq war: a cohort study

…, JH Hughes, AR Tate, C Dandeker, R Rona, S Wessely - The lancet, 2006 - thelancet.com
Background Concerns have been raised about the mental and physical health of UK military
personnel who deployed to the 2003 war in Iraq and subsequent tours of duty in the country…

[HTML][HTML] Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal probability sample survey of the UK population

…, A John, E Kontopantelis, R Webb, S Wessely… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on population mental health is
of increasing global concern. We examine changes in adult mental health in the UK …

Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic

…, M Docherty, S Gnanapragasam, S Wessely - bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
… Neil Greenberg professor of defence mental health1, Mary Docherty consultant liaison
psychiatrist2, Sam Gnanapragasam NIHR academic clinical fellow in psychiatry2, Simon …

Psychological debriefing for preventing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

…, J Bisson, R Churchill, S Wessely… - Cochrane database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Over approximately the last fifteen years, early psychological interventions, such
as psychological 'debriefing', have been increasingly used following psychological trauma. …

Functional somatic syndromes: one or many?

S Wessely, C Nimnuan, M Sharpe - The Lancet, 1999 - thelancet.com
We review the concept and importance of functional somatic symptoms and syndromes
such as irritable bowel syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome. On the basis of a literature …