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Peter W.R. Woodruff is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with significant contributions to clinical psychology, social psychology, health, experimental and cognitive psychology, and psychiatry and mental health.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics focused on mental health and epidemiological studies. Notable papers include:

  • "Age of onset and cumulative risk of mental disorders: a cross-national analysis of population surveys from 29 countries" (2023) published in The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "Prevalence and Potential Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Resistance in Qatar: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey of Qatari Nationals and Migrants between December 2020 and January 2021" (2021) published in Vaccines
  • "Prevalence and associated factors of DSM-5 insomnia disorder in the general population of Qatar" (2021) published in BMC Psychiatry
  • "Prevalence and Potential Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Resistance in Qatar: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey of Qatari Nationals and Migrants between December 2020 and January 2021" (2021) published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Conducting a state-of-the-art mental health survey in a traditional setting: Challenges and lessons from piloting the World Mental Health Survey in Qatar" (2021) published in International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Salma M. Khaled
  • Majid Alabdulla
  • Peter Haddad
  • Iman Amro
  • Nancy A. Sampson

Woodruff's work has been published in several recurring academic venues, reflecting the focus and continuity of their research interests. These venues include:

  • International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
  • Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • BMC Psychiatry
  • University of the Future: Re-Imagining Research and Higher Education

The main research topics covered by their studies are diverse but concentrated around mental health and public health issues. These topics include:

  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Peter W.R. Woodruff's scientific contributions illustrate an emphasis on mental health evaluation and epidemiological patterns related to psychiatric disorders and public health challenges. Their collaborative network and publication record demonstrate active multidisciplinary engagement within clinical and public health psychology contexts.

Best Publications

  • Meta-Analysis of Regional Brain Volumes in Schizophrenia

    Ian C. Wright;Sophia Rabe-Hesketh;Peter W.R. Woodruff;Anthony S. David

  • Activation of Auditory Cortex During Silent Lipreading

    Gemma A. Calvert;Edward T. Bullmore;Michael J. Brammer;Ruth Campbell

  • Response inhibition and impulsivity: an fMRI study

    N R Horn;Mairead Dolan;Rebecca Elliott;John F W Deakin

  • The planum temporale: a systematic, quantitative review of its structural, functional and clinical significance.

    J Shapleske;S.L Rossell;P.W.R Woodruff;A.S David

  • Behavioural and functional anatomical correlates of deception in humans.

    Sean A. Spence;Tom F. D. Farrow;Amy E. Herford;Iain D. Wilkinson

  • Generic brain activation mapping in functional magnetic resonance imaging: a nonparametric approach.

    Michael Brammer;E T Bullmore;Andrew Simmons;Steven Williams

  • The anatomy of conscious vision: an fMRI study of visual hallucinations.

    Dominic Ffytche;Robert Howard;Michael Brammer;Anthony David

  • Investigating the functional anatomy of empathy and forgiveness.

    Tom F. D. Farrow;Ying Zheng;Iain D. Wilkinson;Sean A. Spence

  • The neural response to emotional prosody, as revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging.

    Rachel L.C. Mitchell;Rebecca Elliott;Martin Barry;Alan Cruttenden

  • Auditory hallucinations and the temporal cortical response to speech in schizophrenia: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study.

    Peter W.R. Woodruff;Ian C. Wright;Edward T. Bullmore;Michael Brammer

  • Corpus callosum size and very preterm birth: relationship to neuropsychological outcome.

    Chiara Nosarti;Teresa M Rushe;Peter W R Woodruff;Ann L Stewart

  • Investigation of facial recognition memory and happy and sad facial expression perception: an fMRI study

    Mary L Phillips;Edward T Bullmore;Robert Howard;Peter W.R Woodruff

  • Smaller hippocampal volume in patients with recent-onset posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Emma L. Wignall;Emma L. Wignall;Jon M. Dickson;Paul Vaughan;Tom F.D. Farrow

  • Social cognition, brain networks and schizophrenia.

    K.-H. Lee;T. F. D. Farrow;S. A. Spence;P. W. R. Woodruff

  • Wake-up call for British psychiatry

    Nicholas John Craddock;Danny Antebi;Mary Jane Attenburrow;Anthony Bailey

  • A direct demonstration of functional specialization within motion-related visual and auditory cortex of the human brain

    R.J. Howard;M. Brammer;I. Wright;P.W. Woodruff

  • Interaction of language, auditory and memory brain networks in auditory verbal hallucinations

    Branislava Ćurčić-Blake;Judith M. Ford;Daniela Hubl;Natasza D. Orlov

  • A Computational Morphometric MRI Study of Schizophrenia: Effects of Hallucinations

    Jane Shapleske;Susan L. Rossell;Xavier A. Chitnis;John Suckling

  • Modulation of auditory and visual cortex by selective attention is modality-dependent.

    Peter W. R. Woodruff;Randall R. Benson;Peter A. Bandettini;Ken K. Kwong

  • Insight: its relationship with cognitive function, brain volume and symptoms in schizophrenia

    Susan Lee Rossell;J Coakes;Jane Shapleske;P W R Woodruff

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony S. David
Anthony S. David University College London
Edward T. Bullmore
Edward T. Bullmore King's College London
Michael Brammer
Michael Brammer King's College London
Susan L. Rossell
Susan L. Rossell Swinburne University of Technology
Mary L. Phillips
Mary L. Phillips University of Pittsburgh
Rebecca Elliott
Rebecca Elliott University of Manchester
Philip McGuire
Philip McGuire University of Oxford
Robin G. Morris
Robin G. Morris King's College London
Philippa Garety
Philippa Garety King's College London
Emmanuelle Peters
Emmanuelle Peters King's College London

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