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D-Index
49
Citations
11300
World Ranking
5627
National Ranking
584

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Mental health
  • Psychiatry
  • Mental illness

Mental health, Parent training, Psychiatry, Psychological intervention and Clinical psychology are her primary areas of study. Jane Barlow works mostly in the field of Mental health, limiting it down to topics relating to Meta-analysis and, in certain cases, Child development and Psychosocial. Her Parent training research includes themes of Group psychotherapy and Critical appraisal.

Her study in the fields of Neglect and Intervention under the domain of Psychiatry overlaps with other disciplines such as Child abuse. Her Psychological intervention research integrates issues from Inclusion and Randomized controlled trial. Her specific area of interest is Clinical psychology, where Jane Barlow studies Anger.

Her most cited work include:

  • Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment and Associated Impairment (456 citations)
  • A systematic review of universal approaches to mental health promotion in schools (332 citations)
  • The clinical effectiveness of different parenting programmes for children with conduct problems: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (226 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Her primary areas of investigation include Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Nursing, Mental health and Psychological intervention. Many of her studies on Psychiatry apply to Randomized controlled trial as well. Her research in Clinical psychology intersects with topics in Psychosocial, Psychotherapist, Parent training, Anxiety and Meta-analysis.

Her work on Intervention and Public health as part of general Nursing research is frequently linked to Context and Social work, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science. Her Developmental psychology research extends to the thematically linked field of Mental health. Her research in Psychological intervention tackles topics such as Neglect which are related to areas like Child protection.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Psychiatry (24.71%)
  • Clinical psychology (23.56%)
  • Nursing (21.26%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Clinical psychology (23.56%)
  • Mental health (20.11%)
  • Intervention (18.39%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Jane Barlow spends much of her time researching Clinical psychology, Mental health, Intervention, Psychiatry and Occupational safety and health. The various areas that Jane Barlow examines in her Clinical psychology study include Meta-analysis, Reliability, Relative risk and Cognitive development. Her studies in Mental health integrate themes in fields like Empathy and Autism.

Her Intervention study combines topics in areas such as Sleeping difficulties, Psychopathology, Personality and Crying. Her work in the fields of Psychiatry, such as Mental illness, Parenting interventions and Schizophrenia, overlaps with other areas such as Child sexual abuse and Sexual abuse. Her work on CINAHL as part of general Psychological intervention research is frequently linked to Government, bridging the gap between disciplines.

Between 2018 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • A randomized controlled trial and economic evaluation of the Parents Under Pressure program for parents in substance abuse treatment (12 citations)
  • A Longitudinal Study of Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Malaysian School Children (4 citations)
  • Overdose among mothers: The association between child removal and unintentional drug overdose in a longitudinal cohort of marginalised women in Canada. (2 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Psychiatry
  • Mental health
  • Mental illness

Jane Barlow mainly investigates Clinical psychology, Occupational safety and health, Injury prevention, Public health and Human factors and ergonomics. Her work carried out in the field of Clinical psychology brings together such families of science as Meta-analysis, Anxiety and Child development. Jane Barlow performs integrative Injury prevention and Social work research in her work.

Her work deals with themes such as Mental health, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and Cohort, which intersect with Public health. Her work in Human factors and ergonomics is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Suicide prevention. There are a combination of areas like Psychiatry, Randomized controlled trial, Treatment as usual, Economic evaluation and Emotional regulation integrated together with her Child abuse study.

Best Publications

  • Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment and Associated Impairment

    Harriet L MacMillan;C Nadine Wathen;Jane Barlow;David M Fergusson

  • A systematic review of universal approaches to mental health promotion in schools

    Jane Wells;Jane Barlow;Sarah Stewart‐Brown

  • Group-based parent-training programmes for improving emotional and behavioural adjustment in children from birth to three years old

    Jane Barlow;Nadja Smailagic;Michael Ferriter;Cathy Bennett

  • The clinical effectiveness of different parenting programmes for children with conduct problems: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

    Janine Dretzke;Clare Davenport;Emma Frew;Jane Barlow

  • Parent-training programmes for improving maternal psychosocial health.

    Jane Barlow;Esther Coren

  • Behavior problems and group-based parent education programs.

    Jane Barlow;Sarah Stewart-Brown

  • Do Evidence-Based Interventions Work When Tested in the “Real World?” A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Parent Management Training for the Treatment of Child Disruptive Behavior

    Daniel Michelson;Clare Davenport;Janine Dretzke;Jane Barlow

  • Parenting programmes: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research.

    G. A. Kane;V. A. Wood;Jane Barlow

  • Group-based parent-training programmes for improving emotional and behavioural adjustment in 0-3 year old children.

    Jane Barlow;Jacqueline Parsons

  • Forgiveness Therapy for the Promotion of Mental Well-Being A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Sadaf Akhtar;Jane Barlow

  • The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of parent training/education programmes for the treatment of conduct disorder, including oppositional defiant disorder, in children

    J. Dretzke;E. Frew;C. Davenport;Jane Barlow

  • Meta-analysis of the effectiveness of parenting programmes in improving maternal psychosocial health.

    Jane Barlow;Esther Coren;Sarah Stewart-Brown

  • Role of home visiting in improving parenting and health in families at risk of abuse and neglect: results of a multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation

    Jane Barlow;Hilton Davis;Emma McIntosh;Patricia Jarrett

  • Group‐based parent training programmes for improving parental psychosocial health

    Jane Barlow;Nadja Smailagic;Nick Huband;Verena Roloff

  • Individual and group-based parenting programmes for the treatment of physical child abuse and neglect

    Jane Barlow;Isabelle Johnston;Denise Kendrick;Leon Polnay

  • Preventing emotional and behavioural problems: the effectiveness of parenting programmes with children less than 3 years of age.

    J. Barlow;J. Parsons;S. Stewart-Brown

  • Improving mental health through parenting programmes: block randomised controlled trial.

    J Patterson;J Barlow;C Mockford;I Klimes

  • Massage intervention for promoting mental and physical health in infants aged under six months

    Angela Underdown;Jane Barlow;Vincent Chung;Sarah L. Stewart-Brown

  • Individual and group based parenting programmes for improving psychosocial outcomes for teenage parents and their children

    Jane Barlow;Nadja Smailagic;Cathy Bennett;Nick Huband

  • Hard-to-reach or out-of-reach? Reasons why women refuse to take part in early interventions

    Jane Barlow;Sue Kirkpatrick;Sarah Stewart-Brown;Hilton Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Nick Midgley
Nick Midgley University College London
Geoff Lindsay
Geoff Lindsay University of Warwick
Sharon Dawe
Sharon Dawe Griffith University
Edward Melhuish
Edward Melhuish University of Oxford
Kathy Sylva
Kathy Sylva University of Oxford
Harriet L. MacMillan
Harriet L. MacMillan McMaster University
Louise Johns
Louise Johns University of Oxford
Peter Fonagy
Peter Fonagy University College London
Pasco Fearon
Pasco Fearon University College London
Rachel Calam
Rachel Calam University of Manchester

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