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Shôn Lewis is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses on several areas within psychology, medicine, and neuroscience, encompassing a broad interdisciplinary approach. The main fields of study include Psychology with 51 publications, Medicine with 39, and Neuroscience with 27. Within these, subfields such as Psychiatry and Mental Health, Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, General Health Professions, and Clinical Psychology feature prominently in their work.

Lewis has contributed extensively to topics related to mental health and brain disorders. The primary research topics are:

  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

The scientist has published frequently in several journals known for clinical and psychiatric research. The most common venues are:

  • Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Schizophrenia Research
  • Psychological Medicine
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Pandemics and pre-existing mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis" (2020), Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health
  • "Effect of delaying treatment of first-episode psychosis on symptoms and social outcomes: a longitudinal analysis and modelling study" (2020), The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "Dopamine and Glutamate in Antipsychotic-Responsive Compared With Antipsychotic-Nonresponsive Psychosis: A Multicenter Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study (STRATA)" (2020), Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • "Smartphone-Enhanced Symptom Management In Psychosis: Open, Randomized Controlled Trial" (2020), Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • "The EMPOWER blended digital intervention for relapse prevention in schizophrenia: a feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial in Scotland and Australia" (2022), The Lancet Psychiatry

Collaboration has been a significant part of Lewis's work, with frequent co-authors including Sandra Bucci, Richard Drake, J.F.W. Deakin, John Ainsworth, and Stephen M. Lawrie. These partnerships highlight an active engagement with researchers across psychiatry and mental health domains.

Best Publications

  • Association Between Duration of Untreated Psychosis and Outcome in Cohorts of First-Episode Patients: A Systematic Review

    Max Marshall;Shon Lewis;Austin Lockwood;Richard Drake

  • Clozapine treatment for suicidality in schizophrenia: International Suicide Prevention Trial (InterSePT).

    Herbert Y. Meltzer;Larry Alphs;Alan I. Green;A. Carlo Altamura

  • Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effect on Quality of Life of Second- vs First-Generation Antipsychotic Drugs in Schizophrenia: Cost Utility of the Latest Antipsychotic Drugs in Schizophrenia Study (CUtLASS 1)

    Peter B. Jones;Thomas R. E. Barnes;Linda Davies;Graham Dunn

  • Is schizophrenia a neurodevelopmental disorder

    Robin M Murray;Shôn W Lewis

  • Heritability Estimates for Psychotic Disorders: The Maudsley Twin Psychosis Series

    Alastair G. Cardno;E. Jane Marshall;Bina Coid;Alison M. Macdonald

  • Cognitive therapy for the prevention of psychosis in people at ultra-high risk: randomised controlled trial.

    Anthony P. Morrison;Paul French;Lara Walford;Shôn W. Lewis

  • Prediction of psychosis in adolescents and young adults at high risk: results from the prospective European prediction of psychosis study

    Stephan Ruhrmann;Frauke Schultze-Lutter;Raimo K. R. Salokangas;Markus Heinimaa

  • Randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing, cognitive behavior therapy, and family intervention for patients with comorbid schizophrenia and substance use disorders.

    Christine Barrowclough;Gillian Haddock;Nicholas Tarrier;Shôn W. Lewis

  • Obstetric complications, neurodevelopmental deviance, and risk of schizophrenia.

    Shôn W. Lewis;Robin M. Murray

  • A Neurodevelopmental Approach to the Classification of Schizophrenia

    Robin M. Murray;Eadbhard O'Callaghan;David J. Castle;Shon W. Lewis

  • Brain structure and neurocognitive and behavioural function in adolescents who were born very preterm

    A L Stewart;L Rifkin;P N Amess;V Kirkbride

  • Evidence-based guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia: recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology:

    Thomas R. E. Barnes

  • Doctor-patient interactions in oncology.

    Sarah Ford;Lesley Fallowfield;Shôn Lewis

  • Randomised controlled trial of cognitive-behavioural therapy in early schizophrenia: acute-phase outcomes.

    Shôn Lewis;Nicholas Tarrier;Gillian Haddock;Richard Bentall

  • Randomized Controlled Trial of Effect of Prescription of Clozapine Versus Other Second-Generation Antipsychotic Drugs in Resistant Schizophrenia

    Shôn W. Lewis;Thomas R. E. Barnes;Linda Davies;Robin M. Murray

  • Causes and consequences of duration of untreated psychosis in schizophrenia.

    Richard J. Drake;Clifford J. Haley;Shahid Akhtar;Shôn W. Lewis

  • Technological innovations in mental healthcare: harnessing the digital revolution

    Chris Hollis;Richard Morriss;Jennifer Martin;Sarah Amani

  • Early detection and intervention evaluation for people at risk of psychosis: multisite randomised controlled trial

    Anthonty P. Morrison;Paul French;Suzanne L.K. Stewart;Max Birchwood

  • International clinical practice guidelines for early psychosis

    J. Addington;G. P. Amminger;A. Barbato;S. Catts

  • Life events and psychosis : initial results from the camberwell collaborative psychosis study

    Paul Bebbington;Soraya Wilkins;Peter Jones;Alice Foerster

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Drake
Richard Drake University of Manchester
Robin M. Murray
Robin M. Murray King's College London
Graham Dunn
Graham Dunn University of Manchester
Peter Jones
Peter Jones University of Cambridge
Richard P. Bentall
Richard P. Bentall University of Sheffield
Til Wykes
Til Wykes King's College London
Linda Davies
Linda Davies University of Manchester
Gillian Haddock
Gillian Haddock Manchester Academic Health Science Centre
Nicholas Tarrier
Nicholas Tarrier University of Manchester
Emma Barkus
Emma Barkus Northumbria University

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