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Dónal G. Fortune

Dónal G. Fortune

University of Limerick
Ireland

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
36
Citations
5982
World Ranking
9484
National Ranking
30

Overview

Dónal G. Fortune is affiliated with the University of Limerick in Ireland and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of medicine and psychology. Their work covers a range of topics centered around traumatic brain injury, drug-induced adverse reactions, and psychosocial dynamics.

The scientist's recent publications include studies focused on acquired brain injury and associated rehabilitation processes. Noteworthy papers are:

  • "Facilitating a return to productive roles following acquired brain injury: The impact of pre-injury work level, current abilities, and neuropsychological performance" (2020), published in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
  • "Awareness through relationships in individuals undergoing rehabilitation following acquired brain injury" (2023), published in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
  • ""I felt like I was missing 'me'": Long-term experiences of intrapersonal loss, grief, and change in adults with an acquired brain injury" (2025), published in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

In addition to brain injury research, their work intersects with studies on adverse drug reactions and rare skin diseases. Other relevant publications include:

  • "Post-acute phase and sequelae management of epidermal necrolysis: an international, multidisciplinary DELPHI-based consensus" (2023), published in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
  • "Patients', family members' and healthcare practitioners' experiences of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: a qualitative descriptive study using emotional touchpoints" (2020), published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Dónal G. Fortune frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Susan Mac Conaill
  • B. Ramsay
  • Pauline O'Reilly
  • S. Oro
  • Veronika Schmidt

The scientist publishes often in the following journals:

  • Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
  • Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
  • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • Mental Health & Prevention

Their research spans several subfields of study such as clinical psychology, epidemiology, pharmacology, rheumatology, and social psychology. Main topics covered include:

  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
  • Urticaria and Related Conditions
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
  • Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases

Best Publications

  • Quality of life in patients with psoriasis : the contribution of clinical variables and psoriasis-specific stress

    D.G. Fortune;C.J. Main;T.M. O'sullivan;T.M. O'sullivan;C.E.M. Griffiths

  • The contribution of perceptions of stigmatisation to disability in patients with psoriasis

    Helen L Richards;Dónal G Fortune;Dónal G Fortune;Christopher E.M Griffiths;Chris J Main

  • Patients with psoriasis and their compliance with medication

    Helen L. Richards;Donal G. Fortune;Teresa M. O'Sullivan;Chris J. Main

  • Psychologic Factors in Psoriasis: Consequences, Mechanisms, and Interventions

    Dónal G. Fortune;Helen L. Richards;Christopher E.M. Griffiths

  • A cognitive‐behavioural symptom management programme as an adjunct in psoriasis therapy

    D.G. Fortune;H.L. Richards;H.L. Richards;B. Kirby;S. Bowcock

  • Psychological distress impairs clearance of psoriasis in patients treated with photochemotherapy.

    Dónal G. Fortune;Helen L. Richards;Brian Kirby;Kathleen McElhone

  • Psychological stress, distress and disability in patients with psoriasis: consensus and variation in the contribution of illness perceptions, coping and alexithymia.

    Dónal G. Fortune;Helen L. Richards;Christopher E.M. Griffiths;Chris J. Main

  • What patients with psoriasis believe about their condition

    Donal G. Fortune;Helen L. Richards;Chris J. Main;Christopher E.M. Griffiths

  • The Salford Psoriasis Index: an holistic measure of psoriasis severity.

    B. Kirby;D.G. Fortune;M. Bhushan;R.J.G. Chalmers

  • Adherence to treatment in patients with psoriasis.

    H. L. Richards;D. G. Fortune;C. E. M. Griffiths

  • Alcohol consumption and psychological distress in patients with psoriasis.

    B. Kirby;H.L. Richards;H.L. Richards;D.L. Mason;D.L. Mason;D.G. Fortune;D.G. Fortune

  • Detection of psychological distress in patients with psoriasis: low consensus between dermatologist and patient.

    H.L. Richards;D.G. Fortune;A. Weidmann;S.K.T. Sweeney

  • Pathological worrying, illness perceptions and disease severity in patients with psoriasis

    Donal G. Fortune;Helen L. Richards;Chris J. Main;Christopher E. M. Griffiths

  • Response of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis to psychological stress in patients with psoriasis

    H.L. Richards;D.W. Ray;B. Kirby;D. Mason;D. Mason

  • Targeting cognitive-behaviour therapy to patients' implicit model of psoriasis: Results from a patient preference controlled trial

    Dónal G. Fortune;Dónal G. Fortune;Helen L. Richards;Helen L. Richards;Christopher E. M. Griffiths;Chris J. Main

  • Perceptions of psychosis, coping, appraisals, and psychological distress in the relatives of patients with schizophrenia: an exploration using self-regulation theory.

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  • Post-traumatic growth following acquired brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Jenny J. Grace;Elaine Louise Kinsella;Orla T. Muldoon;Dónal G. Fortune

  • Systemic sclerosis: Patients' perceptions of their condition

    Helen L. Richards;Ariane L. Herrick;Kerry Griffin;Petra D. H. Gwilliam

  • ASSESSING ILLNESS-RELATED STRESS IN PSORIASIS: THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE PSORIASIS LIFE STRESS INVENTORY

    Donal G. Fortune;Chris J. Main;Teresa M. O'Sullivan;Teresa M. O'Sullivan;Christopher E.M. Griffiths

  • Successful treatment of psoriasis improves psoriasis‐specific but not more general aspects of patients' well‐being

    D.G. Fortune;H.L. Richards;B. Kirby;K. McELHONE

  • Alexithymia in patients with psoriasis: clinical correlates and psychometric properties of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20.

    Helen L. Richards;Dónal G. Fortune;Christopher E.M. Griffiths;Chris J. Main

Frequent Co-Authors

Helen L. Richards
Helen L. Richards University of Manchester
Orla T. Muldoon
Orla T. Muldoon University of Limerick
Catherine Haslam
Catherine Haslam University of Queensland
Ian M. Anderson
Ian M. Anderson University of Manchester
Eric R. Igou
Eric R. Igou University of Limerick
Jessica Bramham
Jessica Bramham University College Dublin
Anja Wittkowski
Anja Wittkowski University of Manchester
Daniela Montaldi
Daniela Montaldi University of Manchester
Rebecca Elliott
Rebecca Elliott University of Manchester

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