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Agnes Higgins is affiliated with Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology, Health Professions, and Medicine. Within these broad areas, their work frequently addresses subfields such as General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of public health and social issues, including Mental Health and Patient Involvement, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Schizophrenia Research and Treatment, Migration, Health and Trauma, Homelessness and Social Issues, Health Policy Implementation Science, and Family Caregiving in Mental Illness.

Recent scholarly papers authored or co-authored by Agnes Higgins include:

  • Nursing home staff mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland (2021, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)
  • LGBT+ young people's perceptions of barriers to accessing mental health services in Ireland (2020, Journal of Nursing Management)
  • Factors impacting the implementation of a psychoeducation intervention within the mental health system: a multisite study using the consolidation framework for implementation research (2020, BMC Health Services Research)
  • Scoping Review of Peer-Led Support for People Bereaved by Suicide (2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • Mental health service users experiences of medication discontinuation: a systematic review of qualitative studies (2021, Journal of Mental Health)

The scientist regularly collaborates with several frequent co-authors, including Louise Doyle, Carmel Downes, Brian Keogh, Rebecca Murphy, and Mark Monahan. This network of collaborators supports various research projects primarily connected to mental health and the social determinants influencing it.

Publications by Agnes Higgins are often found in journals such as HRB Open Research, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, and PLoS ONE. These venues reflect the emphasis on health sciences and mental health nursing.

Best Publications

  • Mental Illness in the Community: The Pathway to Psychiatric Care.

    A. C. Higgins;David Goldberg;Peter Huxley

  • Classic Grounded Theory to Analyse Secondary Data: Reality and Reflections

    Lorraine Andrews;Agnes Higgins;Michael Waring Andrews;Joan G. Lalor

  • Antidepressant-associated sexual dysfunction: impact, effects, and treatment.

    Agnes Higgins;Michael Nash;Aileen M Lynch

  • Self and peer assessment – does it make a difference to student group work?

    Naomi Elliott;Agnes Higgins

  • Surviving Grounded Theory Research Method in an Academic World: Proposal Writing and Theoretical Frameworks

    Naomi Elliott;Agnes Higgins

  • Barriers and enablers to advanced practitioners’ ability to enact their leadership role: A scoping review

    Naomi Elliott;Cecily Begley;Cecily Begley;Greg Sheaf;Agnes Higgins

  • Differences between clinical specialist and advanced practitioner clinical practice, leadership, and research roles, responsibilities, and perceived outcomes (the SCAPE study)

    Cecily Begley;Naomi Elliott;Joan Lalor;Imelda Coyne

  • Neuroleptic medication and sexuality: the forgotten aspect of education and care.

    A. Higgins;P. Barker;C. M. Begley

  • The experiences of lecturers and students in the use of microteaching as a teaching strategy.

    Agnes Higgins;Honor Nicholl

  • Sexuality: the challenge to espoused holistic care.

    Agnes Higgins;Philip Barker;Cecily M Begley

  • Sexual health education for people with mental health problems: what can we learn from the literature?

    A. Higgins;P. Barker;C. M. Begley

  • Moving to an all graduate profession: preparing preceptors for their role

    Margaret McCarty;Agnes Higgins

  • Hypersexuality and dementia: dealing with inappropriate sexual expression.

    Agnes Higgins;Philip Barker;Cecily M Begley

  • Prevalence of and risk factors associated with sexual health issues in primiparous women at 6 and 12 months postpartum; a longitudinal prospective cohort study (the MAMMI study)

    Deirdre O’Malley;Agnes Higgins;Cecily Begley;Cecily Begley;Deirdre Daly

  • There is more to risk and safety planning than dramatic risks: mental health nurses' risk assessment and safety-management practice

    Agnes Higgins;Louise Doyle;Carmel Downes;Jean Morrissey

  • A national stakeholder consensus study of challenges and priorities for clinical learning environments in postgraduate medical education

    Caroline Kilty;Anel Wiese;Colm Bergin;Patrick Flood

  • Using case study within a sequential explanatory design to evaluate the impact of specialist and advanced practice roles on clinical outcomes: the SCAPE study

    Joan G Lalor;Dympna Casey;Naomi Elliott;Imelda Coyne

  • Is there a place for reflective practice in the nursing curriculum

    Margaret Carroll;Liz Curtis;Agnes Higgins;Honor Nicholl

  • Older LGBT people's experiences and concerns with healthcare professionals and services in Ireland

    Danika Burke Sharek;Edward McCann;Fintan Sheerin;Michele Glacken

  • Touch in mental health nursing: an exploratory study of nurses' views and perceptions.

    M. Gleeson;A. Higgins

  • Barriers to midwives and nurses addressing mental health issues with women during the perinatal period: The Mind Mothers study.

    Agnes Higgins;Carmel Downes;Mark Monahan;Ailish Gill

  • The Tidal Model: a Guide for Mental Health Professionals

    Agnes Higgins

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian Hallahan
Brian Hallahan University of Galway
Valerie J. Smith
Valerie J. Smith Trinity College Dublin
Philip McCallion
Philip McCallion Temple University
Charles Normand
Charles Normand Trinity College Dublin
Alison D. O'Brien
Alison D. O'Brien Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

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