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Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders in General Practice from 2014 to 2024: A literature review and discussion paper Open

Nandakumar Ravichandran, Emily Dillon, Geoff McCombe, Emīls Sietiņš, John Broughan , et al. · 2025

Background: Many consultations in primary care involve patients with mental health problems, and primary care is typically the place where many such patients initially seek help. While considerable research has examined the prevalence of m…

“Hidden” Voices Marginalised community perspectives on policing and community safety; an international scoping systematic review Open

Lucinda Jordan, G. Mitu Gulati, Colum Dunne, Brendan D. Kelly, Mary Donnelly · 2025

Introduction Community safety is about everyone having the right to be and feel safe in their community. People from marginalised communities (including people with mental illness, intellectual disability, migrants, and homeless) are over-…

Training Police Officers how to Interact effectively with those who have Autism Open

Valerie Murphy, S. Abbott, G. Mitu Gulati · 2025

Introduction There is growing awareness of the need for Police Officers to develop skills to assist those who have Autism. The development of skills is essential for a positive outcome, be it managing an emergency call out, making an arres…

People With Intellectual Disabilities as Accused Persons in the Irish Policing Interface Open

Alan Cusack, G. Mitu Gulati, Colum Dunne, Shane Kilcommins · 2024

This chapter sets out the policy context for people with intellectual disabilities interfacing with police as accused persons in Ireland. Against a backdrop of relevant international obligations, it outlines recent research-based developme…

Violence in schizophrenia: triangulating the evidence on perpetration risk Open

Daniel Whiting, G. Mitu Gulati, John Geddes, Kimberlie Dean, Seena Fazel · 2024

Legal Vulnerability – Police Officers’ Stories in Their Meeting with People with Intellectual Disabilities Open

Karianne Moen, Tone Hee Åker, G. Mitu Gulati · 2024

This study examines the legal vulnerability of people with intellectual disabilities exposed to domestic violence and sexual abuse, and has the research question: How is the legal vulnerability of people with intellectual disabilities repr…

Editorial: Evidence-based frameworks of assessment and treatment in forensic psychiatry practice Open

Yasin Hasan Balcıoğlu, Fatih Öncü, Conor O’Neill, G. Mitu Gulati, Nicholas Scurich · 2023

Forensic psychiatry thrives within the complex overlap of two seemingly distinct realms: the legal arena and the field of psychiatry. It focuses on evaluating and treating mental disorders when they appear linked to criminal behavior. Fore…

The potential unintended consequences of Mental Health Act reforms in England and Wales on people with intellectual disability and/or autism Open

Samuel Tromans, Kamaldeep Bhui, Indermeet Sawhney, Mahesh Odiyoor, Ken Courtenay , et al. · 2023

Summary The draft Mental Health Bill, which amends the Mental Health Act 1983 for England and Wales, proposes protections for people with intellectual disability and/or autism (ID/A) to prevent detention in hospital in the absence of menta…

IPM volume 39 issue 3 Cover and Front matter Open

Associate Lyne, Brian Hallahan, Larkin Feeney, Eric Roche, Louise Gallagher , et al. · 2022

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The collaborative development through multidisciplinary and advocate consensus of an accessible notice of rights for people with intellectual disabilities in police custody Open

G. Mitu Gulati, Alan Cusack, Barry Lynch, Valerie Murphy, Mary G. Carey , et al. · 2022

The evaluation of a training course to enhance intellectual disabilities and mental health awareness amongst General Practitioners attending police stations Open

G. Mitu Gulati, Valerie Murphy, Gurjot Brar, Shane Kilcommins, Alan Cusack , et al. · 2022

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Enhancing GP care of mental health disorders post-COVID-19: a scoping review of interventions and outcomes Open

Bláthnaid Keyes, Geoff McCombe, John Broughan, Timothy Frawley, Allys Guérandel , et al. · 2022

Objectives: Considerable literature has examined the COVID-19 pandemic’s negative mental health sequelae. It is recognised that most people experiencing mental health problems present to primary care and the development of interventions to…

Association of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders and Violence Perpetration in Adults and Adolescents From 15 Countries Open

Daniel Whiting, G. Mitu Gulati, John Geddes, Seena Fazel · 2021

This systematic review and meta-analysis found that the risk of perpetrating violent outcomes was increased in individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders compared with community control individuals, which has been confirmed in new p…

The evaluation of a training course to enhance intellectual disability awareness amongst law enforcement officers: a pilot study Open

G. Mitu Gulati, Alan Cusack, Valerie Murphy, Brendan D. Kelly, Shane Kilcommins , et al. · 2021

Objectives: Disability awareness training is mandated by the United Nations Convention on People with Disabilities (UNCRPD), but there is a paucity of evidence regarding the systematic evaluation of the effectiveness of such training. This…

Long COVID: the elephant in the room Open

Brendan D. Kelly, G. Mitu Gulati · 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and long COVID present the greatest challenges to health and mental health services in a generation.How we respond to these tests will determine the future of clinical care and the quality of life of millions of peopl…

Biomarkers in delirium: A systematic review Open

Suzanne S. Dunne, J. Calvin Coffey, Swiri Konje, Sara Gasior, C. Clancy , et al. · 2021

Modifiable risk factors for inpatient violence in psychiatric hospital: prospective study and prediction model Open

Seena Fazel, Mark Toynbee, Howard Ryland, Maria Vazquez-Montes, H. Al-Taiar , et al. · 2021

Background Violence perpetrated by psychiatric inpatients is associated with modifiable factors. Current structured approaches to assess inpatient violence risk lack predictive validity and linkage to interventions. Methods Adult psychiatr…

Rise in violence in general practice settings during the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for prevention Open

G. Mitu Gulati, Brendan D. Kelly, Colum Dunne, Liam Glynn · 2021

Psychiatrists and physical health competencies: a cross-sectional survey Open

Muireann O’Donnell, Vishnu Pradeep, Colum Dunne, David Meagher, Brendan D. Kelly , et al. · 2021

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What is the role of doctors in respect of suspects with mental health and intellectual disabilities in police custody? Open

G. Mitu Gulati, Brendan D. Kelly, Walter Cullen, S. Kukaswadia, Alan Cusack , et al. · 2021

People with severe mental illness and intellectual disabilities are overrepresented in the criminal justice system worldwide and this is also the case in Ireland. Following Ireland’s ratification of the United Nations’ Convention on the Ri…

To assess the confidence levels of psychiatrists in physical healthcare competencies in one irish region, and to explore whether confidence was related to learning opportunities Open

Melissa O’Donnell, Venkata Pradeep, Colum Dunne, G. Mitu Gulati, Brendan D. Kelly · 2021

Introduction The bi-directional relationship between mental and physical illness is well established. Therefore, in order to lower the already high mortality rates associated with psychiatric disorders, physical health issues must be close…

Challenges for people with intellectual disabilities in law enforcement interactions in Ireland; thematic analysis informed by 1537 person-years' experience Open

G. Mitu Gulati, Alan Cusack, John Bogue, Anne O’Connor, Valerie Murphy , et al. · 2021

This study represents the first dedicated qualitative inquiry conducted on a multidisciplinary level into the barriers which healthcare professionals, legal professionals and disability advocacy groups perceive to be faced by PWID in their…

Homelessness amongst psychiatric Inpatients: a cross-sectional study in the mid-west of Ireland Open

Noreen Moloney, Patrick O’Donnell, Musaab Elzain, Ahmad Y. Bashir, Colum Dunne , et al. · 2021

Is There a Human Legal Right to Mental Health? Open

Brendan D. Kelly, Richard M. Duffy, G. Mitu Gulati · 2020

While recent decades have seen an increased focus on the idea of rights to health and health care, these ideas were particularly advanced by the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2006 and the impo…

The Myth of Optimal Expectation Damages Open

Theresa Arnold, Amanda Gray Dixon, Madison Sherrill, G. Mitu Gulati · 2020

A much-debated question in contract law scholarship is what the optimal measure of damages for breach should be. The casebook answer-drawing from the theory of efficient breach-is expectation damages. This standard answer, which was a majo…

The experience of law enforcement officers interfacing with suspects who have an intellectual disability – A systematic review Open

G. Mitu Gulati, Brendan D. Kelly, Alan Cusack, Shane Kilcommins, Colum Dunne · 2020

There is a high prevalence of people with intellectual disability (ID) among those in police custody. Consequently, law enforcement officers (LEOs) at the frontline of the criminal justice system are commonly required to interact with peop…

Does remdesivir have any neuropsychiatric adverse effects? Open

G. Mitu Gulati, Brendan D. Kelly · 2020

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Experiences of people with intellectual disabilities encountering law enforcement officials as the suspects of crime – A narrative systematic review Open

G. Mitu Gulati, Alan Cusack, Brendan D. Kelly, Shane Kilcommins, Colum Dunne · 2020

It is well established internationally that there is a high prevalence of intellectual disability (ID) among people in police custody. Some people with ID may face particular challenges in negotiating the forensic formalities adopted by po…

Domestic violence against women and the COVID-19 pandemic: What is the role of psychiatry? Open

G. Mitu Gulati, Brendan D. Kelly · 2020

A heightened risk of domestic violence has been associated with infection-reducing measures undertaken by governments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychiatric services can play a key role in addressing this issue by (a) addressing certain…

People with intellectual disabilities and the COVID-19 pandemic Open

G. Mitu Gulati, Elizabeth Fistein, Colum Dunne, Brendan D. Kelly, VE Murphy · 2020

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