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Overview

Chris Hatton is affiliated with Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of medicine and social sciences, with particular attention to public health, clinical psychology, and general health professions. Their work also encompasses demographics and occupational health, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to health-related issues.

Their key research topics include:

  • Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
  • Family and disability support research
  • Autism spectrum disorder research
  • Chronic disease management strategies
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Geriatric care and nursing homes
  • Elder abuse and neglect

Chris Hatton has contributed to scholarly articles published in various academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
  • Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
  • British Journal of Learning Disabilities
  • Tizard Learning Disability Review
  • Disability and Health Journal

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Chris Hatton include:

  • Improving health care for disabled people in COVID-19 and beyond: Lessons from Australia and England (2020), Disability and Health Journal
  • Polypharmacy and psychotropic polypharmacy in adults with intellectual disability: a cross-sectional total population study (2020), Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
  • The impact of disability on employment and financial security following the outbreak of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in the UK (2020), Journal of Public Health
  • A comparison of the prevalence of health problems among adults with and without intellectual disability: A total administrative population study (2020), Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
  • COVID-19: Implications for the Support of People with Social Care Needs in England (2020), Journal of Aging & Social Policy

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Richard P. Hastings
  • Andrew Jahoda
  • Sue Caton
  • Laurence Taggart
  • Eric Emerson

Best Publications

  • The prevalence of challenging behaviors: a total population study.

    Eric Emerson;Chris Kiernan;Alison Alborz;David Reeves

  • Mental health of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities in Britain

    Eric Emerson;Chris Hatton

  • Reliability and validity of the PAS‐ADD Checklist for detecting psychiatric disorders in adults with intellectual disability

    S. Moss;H. Prosser;H. Costello;N. Simpson

  • Lifestyle related risk factors for poor health in residential settings for people with intellectual disabilities.

    Janet Robertson;Eric Emerson;Nicky Gregory;Chris Hatton

  • Persecutory beliefs, attributions and theory of mind: comparison of patients with paranoid delusions, Asperger's syndrome and healthy controls.

    Jaime S Craig;Christopher Hatton;Fiona B Craig;Richard P Bentall

  • Moving out : the impact of relocation from hospital to community on the quality of life of people with learning disabilities

    Eric Emerson;Chris Hatton

  • Prevalence of epilepsy among people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review

    Janet Robertson;Chris Hatton;Eric Emerson;Susannah Baines

  • Social networks of people with mental retardation in residential settings.

    Janet Robertson;Eric Emerson;Nicky Gregory;Chris Hatton

  • Estimating Future Need for Adult Social Care for People with Learning Disabilities in England.

    Eric Emerson;Chris Hatton

  • Socio‐economic position, household composition, health status and indicators of the well‐being of mothers of children with and without intellectual disabilities

    E. Emerson;C. Hatton;G. Llewellyn;J. Blacker

  • Psychiatric symptoms in adults with learning disability and challenging behaviour

    Steve Moss;Eric Emerson;Chris Kiernan;Steve Turner

  • Health Inequalities and People with Intellectual Disabilities

    Eric Emerson;Chris Hatton

  • Factors associated with staff stress and work satisfaction in services for people with intellectual disability

    Chris Hatton;E. Emerson;M. Rivers;H. Mason

  • Music interventions for people with dementia: a review of the literature

    K Sherratt;A Thornton;C Hatton

  • Deinstitutionalization in the UK and Ireland: Outcomes for service users

    Eric Emerson;Chris Hatton

  • Burnout amongst direct care workers in services for adults with intellectual disabilities : a systematic review of research findings and initial normative data.

    Paul Skirrow;Chris Hatton

  • People with Learning Disabilities in England

    Eric Emerson;Chris Hatton

  • Theory of Mind, Causal Attribution and Paranoia in Asperger Syndrome:

    Alison J. Blackshaw;Peter Kinderman;Dougal J. Hare;Chris Hatton

  • Treatment and Management of Challenging Behaviours in Residential Settings

    Eric Emerson;J. Robertson;N. Gregory;Chris Hatton

  • Effective public health practice project quality assessment tool

    Maria Berghs;Karl Atkin;Hilary Graham;Chris Hatton

  • Unit Costs of Health and Social Care 2006

    Renee Romeo;Martin Knapp;B McIntosh;H Sanderson

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Emerson
Eric Emerson Lancaster University
Janet Robertson
Janet Robertson Lancaster University
Richard P. Hastings
Richard P. Hastings University of Birmingham
Dave Dagnan
Dave Dagnan University of Cumbria
John L. Taylor
John L. Taylor Northumbria University
Gwynnyth Llewellyn
Gwynnyth Llewellyn University of Sydney
Sally-Ann Cooper
Sally-Ann Cooper University of Glasgow
Andrew Jahoda
Andrew Jahoda University of Glasgow
Vasiliki Totsika
Vasiliki Totsika University College London
David John Felce
David John Felce Cardiff University

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