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Jenny Shaw is a researcher affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their primary field of study is Psychology, with a focus on Clinical Psychology. Their work extensively covers subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Social Psychology.

Shaw's research topics broadly address issues related to healthcare decision-making and restraints, criminal justice and corrections analysis, and psychopathy, forensic psychiatry, and sexual offending. Additional topics in their research portfolio include suicide and self-harm studies, homelessness and social issues, mental health treatment and access, as well as schizophrenia research and treatment.

Recent publications by Jenny Shaw include:

  • "Risk factors for suicide in prisons: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (2021) in The Lancet Public Health
  • "Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of prisoners" (2020) in The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "Rates and causes of death after release from incarceration among 1,471,526 people in eight high-income and middle-income countries: an individual participant data meta-analysis" (2024) in The Lancet
  • "Involving an individual with lived-experience in a co-analysis of qualitative data" (2021) in Health Expectations
  • "Prevalence and risk factors for suicide attempts in prison" (2022) in Clinical Psychology Review

Shaw frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Jane Senior, Katrina Forsyth, Navneet Kapur, Leanne Heathcote, and Sarah Leonard. These collaborations contribute to a substantial volume of research publications.

The venues in which Shaw publishes regularly include the Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, BJPsych Open, Graduate Medical Education Research Journal, Frontiers in Psychiatry, and PLoS ONE.

The scope and focus of Shaw's scholarly work indicate an interdisciplinary approach, integrating clinical, social, and forensic psychology with broader public health and sociopolitical contexts. This multidisciplinary perspective supports the investigation of complex issues at the intersection of mental health, criminal justice, and social determinants of health.

Best Publications

  • Suicide within 12 months of contact with mental health services: national clinical survey

    Louis Appleby;Jenny Shaw;Tim Amos;Ros McDonnell

  • Implementation of mental health service recommendations in England and Wales and suicide rates, 1997–2006: a cross-sectional and before-and-after observational study

    David While;Harriet Bickley;Alison Roscoe;Kirsten Windfuhr

  • Suicide in recently released prisoners: a population-based cohort study

    Daniel Pratt;Mary Piper;Louis Appleby;Roger Webb

  • Suicide by prisoners. National clinical survey.

    Jenny Shaw;Denise Baker;Isabelle M. Hunt;Anne Moloney

  • Suicide in mental health in-patients and within 3 months of discharge. National clinical survey.

    Janet Meehan;Navneet Kapur;Isabelle M. Hunt;Pauline Turnbull

  • Safer Services: Report of the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness

    Appleby L;Shaw J;Sherratt J;Amos T

  • National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness.

    Louis Appleby;Jenny Shaw;Tim Amos

  • Rates of mental disorder in people convicted of homicide. National clinical survey.

    Jenny Shaw;Isabelle M. Hunt;Sandra Flynn;Janet Meehan

  • Suicide in juveniles and adolescents in the United Kingdom.

    Kirsten Windfuhr;David While;Isabelle Hunt;Pauline Turnbull

  • Does exposure to opioid substitution treatment in prison reduce the risk of death after release? A national prospective observational study in England

    John Marsden;Garry Stillwell;Hayley E Jones;Alisha Cooper

  • Risk factors for suicide in prisons: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Shaoling Zhong;Morwenna Senior;Rongqin Yu;Amanda Perry

  • The health and social needs of older male prisoners.

    Adrian J Hayes;Alistair Burns;Pauline Turnbull;Jenny J Shaw

  • Cognitive-behavioural therapy v. social activity therapy for people with psychosis and a history of violence: Randomised controlled trial

    Gillian Haddock;Christine Barrowclough;Jennifer J. Shaw;Graham Dunn

  • Alexithymia and Its Associations With Depression, Suicidality, and Aggression: An Overview of the Literature.

    Laura Hemming;Gillian Haddock;Jennifer Shaw;Daniel Pratt

  • Suicide within 12 months of mental health service contact in different age and diagnostic groups: National clinical survey.

    Isabelle M. Hunt;Navneet Kapur;Jeff Robinson;Jon Shaw

  • Suicide in children and young people in England: a consecutive case series

    Cathryn Rodway;Su-Gwan Tham;Saied Ibrahim;Pauline Turnbull

  • Perpetrators of homicide with schizophrenia: a national clinical survey in England and Wales.

    Janet Meehan;Sandra Marie Flynn;Isabelle M. Hunt;Jeff Robinson

  • Using social media for support and feedback by mental health service users: thematic analysis of a twitter conversation

    Andrew Shepherd;Caroline Sanders;Michael Doyle;Jenny Shaw

  • Suicide Within Two Weeks of Discharge From Psychiatric Inpatient Care: A Case-Control Study

    Harriet Bickley;Isabelle M. Hunt;Kirsten Windfuhr;Jenny Shaw

  • Mental disorder and clinical care in people convicted of homicide: national clinical survey.

    Jenny Shaw;Louis Appleby;Tim Amos;Ros McDonnell

  • Primary care contact prior to suicide in individuals with mental illness

    Anna Pearson;Pooja Saini;Damian Da Cruz;Caroline Miles

  • Prospective cohort study of mental health during imprisonment

    Lamiece Hassan;Luke Birmingham;Mari A. Harty;Manuela Jarrett

  • Suicide in current psychiatric in-patients: a case-control study The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide.

    Isabelle M. Hunt;Navneet Kapur;Roger Webb;Jo Robinson

  • The cost of somatization

    Jenny Shaw;Francis Creed

  • Sudden unexplained death in psychiatric in-patients.

    Louis Appleby;Simon Thomas;Nicol Ferrier;Glyn Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger T. Webb
Roger T. Webb University of Manchester
Nav Kapur
Nav Kapur University of Manchester
Daniel Pratt
Daniel Pratt University of British Columbia
Jo Robinson
Jo Robinson University of Melbourne
Nicholas Tarrier
Nicholas Tarrier University of Manchester
Jeremy W. Coid
Jeremy W. Coid Queen Mary University of London
Ping Qin
Ping Qin University of Oslo
Patricia A. Gooding
Patricia A. Gooding University of Manchester
Alistair Burns
Alistair Burns University of Manchester

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