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Michael Gossop is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine through research focused on psychiatry, cognitive neuroscience, pediatrics, geriatrics, and public health.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to cognitive function, medication use, and health outcomes across different patient populations. Notable papers include:

  • Subjective and objective cognitive functioning among patients with breast cancer: effects of chemotherapy and mood symptoms, 2020, Breast Cancer
  • Methylphenidate and the risk of burn injury among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, 2020, Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
  • Health-related quality of life in hospitalized older patients with versus without prolonged use of opioid analgesics, benzodiazepines, and z-hypnotics: a cross-sectional study, 2020, BMC Geriatrics
  • Association between prescribed central nervous system depressant drugs, comorbidity and cognition among hospitalised older patients: a cross-sectional study, 2020, BMJ Open
  • The patterns and burden of multimorbidity in geriatric patients with prolonged use of addictive medications, 2021, Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Michael Gossop collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Vincent Chin-Hung Chen
  • Yi-Lung Chen
  • Shu-I Wu
  • Charles Tzu-Chi Lee
  • Socheat Cheng

Their published work appears consistently in journals such as:

  • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
  • Breast Cancer
  • BMC Geriatrics
  • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
  • BMJ Open

Research fields covered by Michael Gossop span:

  • Medicine

Within Medicine, their subfields include:

  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

The main topics explored in their research are:

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Best Publications

  • The Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS): psychometric properties of the SDS in English and Australian samples of heroin, cocaine and amphetamine users.

    Michael Gossop;Shane Darke;Paul Griffiths;Julie Hando

  • The Maudsley Addiction Profile (MAP):A brief instrument for assessing treatment outcome.

    John Marsden;Michael Gossop;Duncan Stewart;David Best

  • The National Treatment Outcome Research Study (NTORS): 4-5 year follow-up results.

    Michael Gossop;John Marsden;Duncan Stewart;Tara Kidd

  • Effective medical treatment of opiate addiction

    L. L. Judd;M. G. Marston;C. Attkisson;W. Berrettini

  • Fortnightly Review: Methadone maintenance treatment in opiate dependence: a review

    M Farrell;J Ward;R Mattick;W Hall

  • Reaching hidden populations of drug users by privileged access interviewers: methodological and practical issues

    Peter Griffiths;Michael Gossop;B Powis;John Strang

  • A prospective study of mortality among drug misusers during a 4-year period after seeking treatment

    Michael Gossop;Duncan Stewart;Samantha Treacy;John Marsden

  • Severity of dependence and route of administration of heroin, cocaine and amphetamines

    Michael Gossop;Paul Griffiths;Beverly Powis;John Strang

  • Loss of tolerance and overdose mortality after inpatient opiate detoxification: follow up study

    John Strang;Jim McCambridge;David Best;Tracy Beswick

  • Factors associated with abstinence, lapse or relapse to heroin use after residential treatment: Protective effect of coping responses.

    Michael Gossop;Duncan Stewart;Nadine Browne;John Marsden

  • The development of a Short Opiate Withdrawal Scale (SOWS)

    Michael Gossop

  • Lapse, relapse and survival among opiate addicts after treatment. A prospective follow-up study.

    Michael Gossop;Lynette Green;Grania Phillips;Brendan P. Bradley

  • Attendance at Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, frequency of attendance and substance use outcomes after residential treatment for drug dependence: a 5-year follow-up study

    Michael Gossop;Duncan Stewart;John Marsden

  • Adverse effects of stimulant drugs in a community sample of drug users

    Sara Williamson;Michael Gossop;Beverly Powis;Paul Griffiths

  • Treatment retention and 1 year outcomes for residential programmes in England

    Michael Gossop;John Marsden;Duncan Stewart;Alexandra Rolfe

  • Outcomes after methadone maintenance and methadone reduction treatments: two-year follow-up results from the National Treatment Outcome Research Study

    Michael Gossop;John Marsden;Duncan Stewart;Samantha Treacy

  • Chasing the Dragon: characteristics of heroin chasers

    Michael Gossop;Peter Griffiths;John Strang

  • Substance use, health and social problems of service users at 54 drug treatment agencies. Intake data from the National Treatment Outcome Research Study.

    Michael Gossop;John Marsden;Duncan Stewart;Petra Lehmann

  • Frequency of non-fatal heroin overdose: Survey of heroin users recruited in non-clinical settings

    Michael Gossop;Paul Griffiths;Beverly Powis;Sara Williamson

  • Opiate withdrawal: inpatient versus outpatient programmes and preferred versus random assignment to treatment.

    M Gossop;A Johns;L Green

Frequent Co-Authors

John Strang
John Strang King's College London
John Marsden
John Marsden King's College London
David Best
David Best University of Derby
Michael Farrell
Michael Farrell University of New South Wales
Victoria Manning
Victoria Manning Monash University
Brendan P. Bradley
Brendan P. Bradley University of Southampton
Isaac Marks
Isaac Marks King's College London
Michael Soyka
Michael Soyka Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Michael Krausz
Michael Krausz University of British Columbia
Sharon Dawe
Sharon Dawe Griffith University

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