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Overview

Gerard Leavey is affiliated with the Centre for Mental Health in the United Kingdom and has a substantial body of research primarily focused on psychology and mental health. Their published work spans several interconnected domains including clinical psychology, general health professions, social psychology, and psychiatry and mental health.

Their recent research contributions include studies on loneliness and social isolation, mental health in older adults, artificial intelligence applications in healthcare, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some notable publications are: "Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Loneliness and Social Isolation: A Multi-Country Study" (2021) in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, "Consensus statement: loneliness in older adults, the 21st century social determinant of health?" (2020) in BMJ Open, "Prevalence and factors associated with anxiety and depression in older adults: Gender differences in psychosocial indicators" (2020) in Journal of Affective Disorders, "Applying Artificial Intelligence to Wearable Sensor Data to Diagnose and Predict Cardiovascular Disease: A Review" (2022) in Sensors, and "A unified approach to loneliness" (2020) in The Lancet.

The topics covered in Gerard Leavey's work are diverse but focus heavily on mental health-related challenges and interventions. Key topics include:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health, psychology, and well-being
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Gerard Leavey often collaborates with several researchers, reflecting a networked approach to their studies. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Michael Rosato
  • Emma Curran
  • Finola Ferry
  • Roger O'Sullivan
  • Gavin Breslin

Their scholarly output is frequently published in journals specializing in population data, general health, and mental health studies. The top venues for their work include:

  • International Journal for Population Data Science
  • BMJ Open
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • PLoS ONE
  • Innovation in Aging

Gerard Leavey's research integrates psychological and health sciences, often emphasizing the social determinants of health and the application of innovative methods like artificial intelligence in healthcare diagnostics. Their interdisciplinary focus covers both theoretical constructs and applied health interventions.

Best Publications

  • Incidence of psychotic illness in London: comparison of ethnic groups

    M King;E Coker;Gerard Leavey;A Hoare

  • On the Front-Line: Teachers as Active Observers of Pupils' Mental Health.

    Despina M. Rothì;Gerard Leavey;Gerard Leavey;Ron Best

  • Making decisions for people with dementia who lack capacity: qualitative study of family carers in UK.

    Gill Livingston;Gerard Leavey;Monica Manela;Deborah Livingston

  • Pathways to care for patients with a first episode of psychosis : a comparison of ethnic groups

    Eleanor Cole;Gerard Leavey;Michael King;Eric Johnson-Sabine

  • A systematic review of interventions to increase awareness of mental health and well-being in athletes, coaches and officials

    Gavin Breslin;Gavin Breslin;Stephen Shannon;Tandy Haughey;Paul Donnelly

  • Setting the bar: athletes and vulnerability to mental illness

    Lynette Hughes;Gerard Leavey

  • Living and dying with advanced dementia: A prospective cohort study of symptoms, service use and care at the end of life.

    Elizabeth L Sampson;Elizabeth L Sampson;Bridget Candy;Sarah Davis;Anna Buylova Gola

  • Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Loneliness and Social Isolation: A Multi-Country Study.

    Roger O’Sullivan;Annette Burns;Gerard Leavey;Iracema Leroi

  • How clients with religious or spiritual beliefs experience psychological help-seeking and therapy: A qualitative study†

    Claire Mayers;Gerard Leavey;Christina Vallianatou;Chris Barker

  • Consensus statement: loneliness in older adults, the 21st century social determinant of health?

    Thomas Prohaska;Vanessa Burholt;Vanessa Burholt;Annette Burns;Jeannette Golden

  • Challenges to sanctuary: the clergy as a resource for mental health care in the community.

    Gerard Leavey;Kate Loewenthal;Michael King

  • Khat use and mental illness: a critical review

    Nasir Warfa;Axel Klein;Kamaldeep Bhui;Gerard Leavey

  • First-onset psychotic illness: patients' and relatives' satisfaction with services.

    Gerard Leavey;Michael King;Eleanor Cole;Amanda Hoar

  • Managerialism and teacher professional identity: impact on well-being among teachers in the UK

    Barbara Skinner;Gerard Leavey;Despina Rothi

  • Psychological disorder amongst refugee and migrant schoolchildren in London

    Gerard Leavey;Gerard Leavey;Kathryn Hollins;Michael King;Jacqueline Barnes

  • Mental Health Help-Seeking and Young People: A Review

    Despina M Rothi;Gerard Leavey

  • Prevalence and factors associated with anxiety and depression in older adults: Gender differences in psychosocial indicators.

    Emma Curran;Michael Rosato;Finola R Ferry;Gerard Leavey

  • A randomized controlled trial of a brief intervention for families of patients with a first episode of psychosis.

    Gerard Leavey;Saleena Gulamhussein;Chris Papadopoulos;Eric Johnson-Sabine

  • Mental health of migrant elders — the Islington study

    Gill Livingston;Gerard Leavey;Ginnette Kitchen;Monica Manela

  • Ethnicity and outcome of psychosis.

    Nicky Goater;Michael King;Eleanor Cole;Gerard Leavey

  • A unified approach to loneliness.

    Linda Fried;Thomas Prohaska;Vanessa Burholt;Annette Burns;Annette Burns

  • Migration, social mobility and common mental disorders: critical review of the literature and meta-analysis

    Jayati Das-Munshi;G Leavey;S A Stansfeld;Martin Prince

  • Depression in Irish migrants living in London: case-control study

    Louise Ryan;Gerard Leavey;Anne Golden;Robert Blizard

Frequent Co-Authors

Sarah Curtis
Sarah Curtis Durham University
John D. Brewer
John D. Brewer Queen's University Belfast
Dermot O'Reilly
Dermot O'Reilly Queen's University Belfast
Chris R. Brewin
Chris R. Brewin University College London
Brendan Bunting
Brendan Bunting University of Ulster
Louise C. Hawkley
Louise C. Hawkley University of Chicago
Gary Adamson
Gary Adamson University of Ulster
Christian Swann
Christian Swann Southern Cross University
Stewart A. Vella
Stewart A. Vella University of Wollongong
Linda P. Fried
Linda P. Fried Columbia University

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