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Overview

Mark A Bellis is affiliated with Liverpool John Moores University in the United Kingdom. They have contributed extensively to research within the fields of psychology, social sciences, and health professions. Their primary focus areas include clinical psychology, general health professions, health, sociology and political science, and organizational behavior and human resource management.

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics related to child abuse and trauma, migration, health and trauma, health disparities and outcomes, homelessness and social issues, intimate partner and family violence, global public health policies and epidemiology, and employment and welfare studies.

Mark A Bellis has coauthored numerous publications with several frequent collaborators. These include:

  • Karen Hughes
  • Kat Ford
  • Zara Quigg
  • Nadia Butler
  • Catherine Sharp

The following are some recent papers authored by or involving Mark A Bellis, showing the range and focus of their research:

  • Health and financial costs of adverse childhood experiences in 28 European countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, The Lancet Public Health
  • Health and financial burden of adverse childhood experiences in England and Wales: a combined primary data study of five surveys, 2020, BMJ Open
  • 'Health in All Policies'-A Key Driver for Health and Well-Being in a Post-COVID-19 Pandemic World, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Economic Burden of Health Conditions Associated With Adverse Childhood Experiences Among US Adults, 2023, JAMA Network Open
  • Adverse childhood experiences: a retrospective study to understand their associations with lifetime mental health diagnosis, self-harm or suicide attempt, and current low mental wellbeing in a male Welsh prison population, 2020, Health & Justice

Mark A Bellis publishes frequently in a selection of academic venues, including:

  • BMC Public Health
  • BMJ Open
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Abstracts

Best Publications

  • The effect of multiple adverse childhood experiences on health: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Karen Hughes;Mark A Bellis;Katherine A Hardcastle;Dinesh Sethi

  • Prevalence and risk of violence against children with disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

    Lisa Jones;Mark A Bellis;Sara Wood;Karen Hughes

  • Life course health consequences and associated annual costs of adverse childhood experiences across Europe and North America: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Mark A Bellis;Mark A Bellis;Karen Hughes;Karen Hughes;Kat Ford;Gabriela Ramos Rodriguez

  • Addressing liver disease in the UK: A blueprint for attaining excellence in health care and reducing premature mortality from lifestyle issues of excess consumption of alcohol, obesity, and viral hepatitis

    Roger Williams;Richard Aspinall;Mark Bellis;Ginette Camps-Walsh

  • Adverse childhood experiences: retrospective study to determine their impact on adult health behaviours and health outcomes in a UK population.

    Mark A. Bellis;Helen Lowey;Nicola Leckenby;Karen Hughes

  • Prevalence and risk of violence against adults with disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

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  • Effects of backpacking holidays in Australia on alcohol, tobacco and drug use of UK residents

    Mark A Bellis;Karen E Hughes;Paul Dillon;Jan Copeland

  • National household survey of adverse childhood experiences and their relationship with resilience to health-harming behaviors in England

    Mark A Bellis;Mark A Bellis;Karen Hughes;Nicola Leckenby;Clare Perkins

  • Measuring mortality and the burden of adult disease associated with adverse childhood experiences in England: a national survey

    Mark A. Bellis;K. Hughes;N. Leckenby;K. A. Hardcastle

  • European report on preventing child maltreatment.

    D. Sethi;M. Bellis;K. Hughes;R. Gilbert

  • Alcohol, nightlife and violence: the relative contributions of drinking before and during nights out to negative health and criminal justice outcomes

    Karen Hughes;Zara Anderson;Michela Morleo;Mark A. Bellis

  • Sexual uses of alcohol and drugs and the associated health risks: a cross sectional study of young people in nine European cities.

    Mark A Bellis;Karen Hughes;Amador Calafat;Montse Juan

  • Adverse childhood experiences and associations with health-harming behaviours in young adults: surveys in eight eastern European countries

    Mark A Bellis;Karen Hughes;Nicola Leckenby;Lisa Jones

  • Measuring paternal discrepancy and its public health consequences

    Mark A Bellis;Karen Hughes;Sara Hughes;John R Ashton

  • A comparison of gender-linked population cancer risks between alcohol and tobacco: how many cigarettes are there in a bottle of wine?

    Theresa J. Hydes;Robyn Burton;Hazel Inskip;Mark A. Bellis;Mark A. Bellis

  • Do females promote sperm competition? Data for humans

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  • Adulterants in illicit drugs: a review of empirical evidence

    Claire Cole;Lisa Jones;Jim McVeigh;Andrew Kicman

  • The alcohol harm paradox: using a national survey to explore how alcohol may disproportionately impact health in deprived individuals

    Mark A. Bellis;Mark A. Bellis;Mark A. Bellis;Karen Hughes;James Nicholls;Nick Sheron

  • Health and financial costs of adverse childhood experiences in 28 European countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Karen Hughes;Kat Ford;Mark A Bellis;Freya Glendinning

  • Human sperm competition: ejaculate manipulation by females and a function for the female orgasm

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  • Early pubertal onset and its relationship with sexual risk taking, substance use and anti-social behaviour: a preliminary cross-sectional study

    Jennifer Downing;Mark A Bellis

  • Sexual behaviour of young people in international tourist resorts.

    M A Bellis;K Hughes;R Thomson;A Bennett

  • Does continuous trusted adult support in childhood impart life-course resilience against adverse childhood experiences - a retrospective study on adult health-harming behaviours and mental well-being

    Mark A. Bellis;Mark A. Bellis;Katie Hardcastle;Kat Ford;Karen Hughes;Karen Hughes

  • Relationship between alcohol-attributable disease and socioeconomic status, and the role of alcohol consumption in this relationship: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Lisa Jones;Geoff Bates;Ellie McCoy;Mark A Bellis

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry Sumnall
Harry Sumnall Liverpool John Moores University
Samantha Wells
Samantha Wells Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Tanya Chikritzhs
Tanya Chikritzhs Curtin University
Andy Bennett
Andy Bennett Griffith University
James A. Mercy
James A. Mercy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Anna Kokkevi
Anna Kokkevi National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Traci L. Toomey
Traci L. Toomey University of Minnesota
Kathryn Graham
Kathryn Graham Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Jon C. Cole
Jon C. Cole University of Liverpool
Simon Dymond
Simon Dymond Swansea University

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