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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Ronan E. O'Carroll is affiliated with the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields primarily centered around medicine and psychology, with a substantial volume of work addressing clinical psychology, oncology, public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's work frequently appears in journals such as BMJ Open, Trials, Journal of Psychiatric Research, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, and Social Science & Medicine. They have coauthored extensively with several scholars, including Eamonn Ferguson, Rory C. O'Connor, Kathryn A. Robb, Daryl B. O'Connor, and Karen Wetherall.

Main topics covered by their research include:

  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Organ Donation and Transplantation
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications

Some notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Ronan E. O'Carroll are:

  • Mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal analyses of adults in the UK COVID-19 Mental Health & Wellbeing study, 2020, The British Journal of Psychiatry
  • Effects of COVID-19-related worry and rumination on mental health and loneliness during the pandemic: longitudinal analyses of adults in the UK COVID-19 mental health & wellbeing study, 2022, Journal of Mental Health
  • 'It's like being conscripted, one volunteer is better than 10 pressed men': A qualitative study into the views of people who plan to opt-out of organ donation, 2020, British Journal of Health Psychology
  • Mental health and well-being during the second wave of COVID-19: longitudinal analyses of the UK COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing study (UK COVID-MH), 2022, BJPsych Open
  • Resilience and vulnerability factors influence the cortisol awakening response in individuals vulnerable to suicide, 2021, Journal of Psychiatric Research

Ronan E. O'Carroll's research engages with psychological and medical factors influencing well-being, mental health during pandemics, as well as health behaviors and screening practices in cancer and organ donation contexts.

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom, underscoring a level of professional acknowledgement within the social science community.

Best Publications

  • Mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal analyses of adults in the UK COVID-19 Mental Health & Wellbeing study.

    Rory C O’Connor;Karen Wetherall;Seonaid Cleare;Heather McClelland

  • Public health in community pharmacy: A systematic review of pharmacist and consumer views

    Claire E Eades;Jill S Ferguson;Ronan E O'Carroll

  • Cognitive function in major depression

    Marie-Paule Austin;Margaret Ross;Caroline M Murray;Ronan O'Carroll

  • General practitioners' knowledge, confidence and attitudes in the diagnosis and management of dementia

    Stephen Turner;Steve Iliffe;Murna Downs;Jane Wilcock

  • Reduced in vivo binding to the serotonin transporter in the cerebral cortex of MDMA ('ecstasy') users.

    David M. Semple;Klaus P. Ebmeier;Michael F. Glabus;Ronan E. O'Carroll

  • Type-D personality mechanisms of effect: the role of health-related behavior and social support.

    Lynn Williams;Rory C. O'Connor;Siobhán Howard;Brian M. Hughes

  • Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing on adult behaviour change in health and social care settings: A systematic review of reviews.

    Helen Frost;Pauline Campbell;Margaret Maxwell;Ronan E. O’Carroll

  • An analysis of memory dysfunction in major depression

    J E Ilsley;Anthony P R Moffoot;Ronan O'Carroll

  • An international comparison of deceased and living organ donation/transplant rates in opt-in and opt-out systems: a panel study

    Lee Shepherd;Lee Shepherd;Ronan E O’Carroll;Eamonn Ferguson

  • Intimate partner abuse and suicidality: a systematic review.

    Jennifer McLaughlin;Ronan O'Carroll;Rory O'Connor

  • The effect of electroconvulsive therapy on autobiographical memory: a systematic review.

    Louisa M. Fraser;Ronan E. O'Carroll;Klaus P. Ebmeier

  • Extremes of self‐esteem and narcissism and the experience and expression of anger and aggression

    Benjamin P. Papps;Ronan E. O'Carroll

  • Effectiveness of educational interventions in improving detection and management of dementia in primary care: cluster randomised controlled study

    Murna Downs;Stephen Turner;Michelle Bryans;Jane Wilcock

  • Testosterone therapy for low sexual interest and erectile dysfunction in men: a controlled study.

    Ronan O'Carroll;John Bancroft

  • Single photon emission tomography with 99mTc-exametazime in major depression and the pattern of brain activity underlying the psychotic/neurotic continuum.

    M P Austin;N Dougall;M Ross;C Murray

  • Androgens, behaviour and nocturnal erection in hypogonadal men: the effects of varying the replacement dose.

    R. O'carroll;C. Shapiro;J. Bancroft

  • Stimulation of the noradrenergic system enhances and blockade reduces memory for emotional material in man.

    Ronan O'Carroll;Emma E Drysdale;Larry Cahill;Polash Shajahan

  • Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia

    Ronan O'Carroll

  • Memory bias for emotional facial expressions in major depression

    Nathan Ridout;Arlene J. Astell;Ian C. Reid;Tom Glen

  • A comparison of the WHOQOL-100 and the WHOQOL-BREF in detecting change in quality of life following liver transplantation.

    Ronan O'Carroll;K Smith;Margaret Couston;Jill Cossar

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy M. Goodwin
Guy M. Goodwin University of Oxford
Rory C. O'Connor
Rory C. O'Connor University of Glasgow
Eamonn Ferguson
Eamonn Ferguson University of Nottingham
Daryl B. O'Connor
Daryl B. O'Connor University of Leeds
John Keady
John Keady University of Manchester
Marie Johnston
Marie Johnston University of Aberdeen
Douglas Blackwood
Douglas Blackwood University of Edinburgh
Vivien Swanson
Vivien Swanson University of Stirling
Marie-Paule Austin
Marie-Paule Austin University of New South Wales
Tim Dalgleish
Tim Dalgleish University of Cambridge

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