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Dave Dagnan is affiliated with the University of Cumbria in the United Kingdom. Their primary research field is psychology, with a focus on clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and public health. Their work also touches on speech and hearing as well as developmental and educational psychology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
  • Educational and Psychological Assessments
  • Psychiatric care and mental health services

Dave Dagnan has contributed to a number of published papers, including:

  • "Effectiveness of primary care psychological therapy services for treating depression and anxiety in autistic adults in England: a retrospective, matched, observational cohort study of national health-care records," 2023, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "Adapting cognitive behaviour therapy for people with intellectual disabilities: an overview for therapist working in mainstream or specialist services," 2023, The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist
  • "Conceptualising the therapeutic alliance: exploring the relevance of Bordin's model for adults with intellectual disabilities," 2020, Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities
  • "Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services outcomes for people with learning disabilities: national data 2012-2013 to 2019-2020," 2022, The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist
  • "Adapted guided self-help booklets for supporting the well-being of people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic: an evaluation of impact," 2022, Tizard Learning Disability Review

Frequent co-authors include Chris Hatton, Richard Thwaites, Andrew Jahoda, Richard P. Hastings, and Barry Ingham.

The scientist frequently publishes in these venues:

  • Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
  • Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities
  • Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
  • The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist
  • PsycTESTS Dataset

Best Publications

  • Responding mindfully to unpleasant thoughts and images: Reliability and validity of the Southampton mindfulness questionnaire (SMQ)

    Paul Chadwick;Paul Chadwick;Martin Hember;Janette Symes;Emmanuelle Peters

  • A greater role of emotional than physical or sexual abuse in predicting disordered eating attitudes: the role of mediating variables.

    Angela Kent;Glenn Waller;Dave Dagnan

  • Mindfulness groups for distressing voices and paranoia: a replication and randomized feasibility trial.

    Paul Chadwick;Stephanie Hughes;Daphne Russell;Ian Russell

  • Social comparison, self-esteem and depression in people with intellectual disability.

    Dave Dagnan;S. Sandhu

  • Care staff responses to people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour: A cognitive—emotional analysis

    Dave Dagnan;Peter Trower;Rebecca Smith

  • Linking stigma to psychological distress: testing a social–cognitive model of the experience of people with intellectual disabilities

    Dave Dagnan;Martina Waring

  • Consent to Psychological Research by People with an Intellectual Disability

    Katy Arscott;Dave Dagnan;Biza Stenfert Kroese

  • Cognitive-behaviour therapy for people with learning disabilities

    Biza Stenfert Kroese;Dave Dagnan;Konstantinos Loumidis

  • Toward an Assessment of Suitability of People with Mental Retardation for Cognitive Therapy

    Dave Dagnan;Dave Dagnan;Paul Chadwick;Joanne Proudlove

  • Assessing the ability of people with a learning disability to give informed consent to treatment.

    K Arscott;D Dagnan;B S Kroese

  • Identifying Training Needs for Mainstream Healthcare Professionals, to Prepare Them for Working with Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review

    Cahley Hemm;Dave Dagnan;Thomas D Meyer;Thomas D Meyer

  • Cognitive–Behavioural Intervention for People with Intellectual Disability and Anxiety Disorders

    Dave Dagnan;Andrew Jahoda

  • Assessing the Severity of Challenging Behaviour: Psychometric Properties of the Challenging Behaviour Interview

    Chris Oliver;Karen McClintock;Scott Hall;Melanie Smith

  • Depression, social context and cognitive behavioural therapy for people who have intellectual disabilities

    Andrew Jahoda;Dave Dagnan;Pamela Jarvie;Wendy Kerr

  • An anxious time? Exploring the nature of worries experienced by young people with a mild to moderate intellectual disability as they make the transition to adulthood.

    Marisa Forte;Andrew Jahoda;Dave Dagnan

  • The relationship between the therapeutic alliance and clinical outcomes in cognitive behaviour therapy for adults with depression: A meta-analytic review.

    Sarah Kate Cameron;Sarah Kate Cameron;Jacqui Rodgers;Dave Dagnan

  • Starting a New Job: The Social and Emotional Experience of People with Intellectual Disabilities.

    Andrew Jahoda;Pauline Banks;Dave Dagnan;Jeremy Kemp

  • Measuring Negative Person Evaluations: The Evaluative Beliefs Scale

    Paul Chadwick;Peter Trower;David Dagnan

  • Cognitive behavioural therapy from the perspective of clients with mild intellectual disabilities: a qualitative investigation of process issues

    C. Pert;A. Jahoda;B. Stenfert Kroese;P. Trower

  • Psychometric properties of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale with a population of members of a depression self-help group.

    Dave Dagnan;Paul Chadwick;Peter Trower

  • Comparison of behavioural activation with guided self-help for treatment of depression in adults with intellectual disabilities:a randomised controlled trial

    Andrew Jahoda;Richard P. Hastings;Richard P. Hastings;Chris Hatton;Sally-Ann Cooper

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Jahoda
Andrew Jahoda University of Glasgow
Chris Hatton
Chris Hatton Manchester Metropolitan University
Peter Trower
Peter Trower University of Birmingham
Richard P. Hastings
Richard P. Hastings University of Birmingham
Sally-Ann Cooper
Sally-Ann Cooper University of Glasgow
Paul Chadwick
Paul Chadwick University of Bath
Jacqui Rodgers
Jacqui Rodgers Newcastle University
Steven Jones
Steven Jones Lancaster University
Chris Oliver
Chris Oliver University of Birmingham
Elizabeth Kuipers
Elizabeth Kuipers King's College London

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