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Overview

Andrew C. Parrott is affiliated with Swansea University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and psychology, focusing particularly on areas intersecting public health and behavioral science.

The primary fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Within these fields, their work further specializes in several subfields such as:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • General Health Professions
  • Epidemiology
  • Health
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health

Andrew C. Parrott's main research topics cover a range of public health and psychological issues, including:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Health Disparities and Outcomes
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers, which include:

  • "Determinants for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the general population: a systematic review of reviews" (2022), published in Journal of Public Health
  • "Prevalence of Victimisation in Autistic Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" (2022), published in Trauma Violence & Abuse
  • "Changing lifestyle for dementia risk reduction: Inductive content analysis of a national UK survey" (2020), published in PLoS ONE
  • "Does knowledge of liver fibrosis affect high-risk drinking behaviour (KLIFAD): an open-label pragmatic feasibility randomised controlled trial" (2023), published in EClinicalMedicine
  • "The role of negative urgency in risky alcohol drinking and binge-eating in United Kingdom male and female students" (2020), published in Addictive Behaviors Reports

Frequent publication venues for Andrew C. Parrott include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Aging & Mental Health
  • Journal of Criminal Psychology
  • BJPsych Open
  • Journal of Public Health

The researcher frequently collaborates with a consistent group of co-authors, including:

  • Mohsan Subhani
  • Stefan Rennick-Egglestone
  • Joanne R Morling
  • Stephen Ryder
  • Holly Knight

Best Publications

  • Human psychopharmacology of Ecstasy (MDMA): a review of 15 years of empirical research

    A. C. Parrott

  • Ecstasy (MDMA) effects upon mood and cognition: before, during and after a Saturday night dance.

    Andrew C. Parrott;J. Lasky

  • Recreational Ecstasy/MDMA, the serotonin syndrome, and serotonergic neurotoxicity.

    A.C. Parrott

  • Psychobiological problems in heavy 'ecstasy' (MDMA) polydrug users.

    A.C. Parrott;E. Sisk;J.J.D. Turner

  • Factor analysis of a sleep evaluation questionnaire.

    A. C. Parrott;Ian Hindmarch

  • Is ecstasy MDMA? A review of the proportion of ecstasy tablets containing MDMA, their dosage levels, and the changing perceptions of purity.

    A. C. Parrott

  • Chronic tolerance to recreational MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) or Ecstasy

    A. C. Parrott

  • Cognitive performance in recreational users of MDMA or 'ecstasy': evidence for memory deficits

    A.C. Parrott;A. Lees;N.J. Garnham;M. Jones

  • Neuropsychological evidence of a relatively selective profile of temporal dysfunction in drug-free MDMA ("ecstasy") polydrug users.

    H C Fox;A McLean;J J D Turner;A C Parrott

  • Human Research on MDMA (3,4-Methylene- dioxymethamphetamine) Neurotoxicity: Cognitive and Behavioural Indices of Change

    Andrew C. Parrott

  • Human psychobiology of MDMA or ‘Ecstasy’: an overview of 25 years of empirical research

    Andrew C. Parrott

  • Recreational ecstasy/MDMA and other drug users from the UK and Italy: psychiatric symptoms and psychobiological problems

    Andy C. Parrott;Raffaella M. Milani;Rishee Parmar;John J. D. Turner

  • Ecstasy/MDMA attributed problems reported by novice, moderate and heavy recreational users

    A.C. Parrott;T. Buchanan;A.B. Scholey;T.M. Heffernan

  • Increased intensity of Ecstasy and polydrug usage in the more experienced recreational Ecstasy/MDMA users: a WWW study.

    Andrew B Scholey;Andrew C Parrott;Tom Buchanan;Thomas M Heffernan

  • Ecstasy (MDMA) in Recreational Users: Self-Reported Psychological and Physiological Effects

    D. Davison;A. C. Parrott

  • MDMA (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) or Ecstasy: The Neuropsychobiological Implications of Taking It at Dances and Raves

    Andrew C. Parrott

  • MDMA in humans: factors which affect the neuropsychobiological profiles of recreational ecstasy users, the integrative role of bioenergetic stress

    Andy C. Parrott

  • Ecstasy use: cognitive deficits related to dosage rather than self-reported problematic use of the drug.

    H. C. Fox;A. C. Parrott;J. J. D. Turner

  • Cigarette Smoking and Abstinence: Comparative Effects Upon Cognitive Task Performance and Mood State over 24 Hours

    A. C. Parrott;N. J. Garnham;K. Wesnes;C. Pincock

  • Nonequivalence of on-line and paper-and-pencil psychological tests: The case of the prospective memory questionnaire

    Tom Buchanan;Tarick Ali;Thomas M. Heffernan;Jonathan Ling

  • Short communication Increased intensity of Ecstasy and polydrug usage in the more experienced recreational Ecstasy/MDMA users: A WWW study

    Andrew B. Scholey;Andrew C. Parrott;Tom Buchanan;Thomas M. Heffernan

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacqui Rodgers
Jacqui Rodgers Newcastle University
Luke A. Downey
Luke A. Downey Swinburne University of Technology
Lynn T. Singer
Lynn T. Singer Case Western Reserve University
Con Stough
Con Stough Swinburne University of Technology
Louisa Degenhardt
Louisa Degenhardt University of New South Wales
Susan Schenk
Susan Schenk Victoria University of Wellington
Rapson Gomez
Rapson Gomez Federation University Australia
Zsolt Demetrovics
Zsolt Demetrovics Flinders University
Angela Clow
Angela Clow University of Westminster
Tobias Stalder
Tobias Stalder University of Siegen

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