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Stuart David Michael Thomas

Stuart David Michael Thomas

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
40
Citations
5457
World Ranking
5430
National Ranking
395

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Psychiatry
  • Mental illness
  • Mental health

Stuart David Michael Thomas mostly deals with Psychiatry, Injury prevention, Suicide prevention, Human factors and ergonomics and Clinical psychology. His study in the field of Mental health and Mental illness also crosses realms of Sexual abuse, Child abuse and Child sexual abuse. His Mental health study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Reliability, Sample, Lifetime prevalence and Diagnosis of schizophrenia.

His work on Mentally ill as part of his general Mental illness study is frequently connected to Victimisation, Sex offense and Grounded theory, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science. Many of his research projects under Sexual abuse are closely connected to Personality disorders, Psychopathology and Anxiety disorder with Personality disorders, Psychopathology and Anxiety disorder, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. Stuart David Michael Thomas integrates many fields, such as Clinical psychology and Risk factor, in his works.

His most cited work include:

  • Psychopathology in a large cohort of sexually abused children followed up to 43 years (306 citations)
  • Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders in a Cohort of Sexually Abused Children (166 citations)
  • Displacement and health. (104 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Stuart David Michael Thomas focuses on Psychiatry, Mental health, Clinical psychology, Mental illness and Suicide prevention. In his works, Stuart David Michael Thomas performs multidisciplinary study on Psychiatry and Victimisation. His work carried out in the field of Mental health brings together such families of science as Nursing, Public health and Public relations.

His study in Clinical psychology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Substance abuse and Personality, Psychopathy. His research in Suicide prevention intersects with topics in Injury prevention and Human factors and ergonomics. His work on Homicide as part of general Injury prevention study is frequently linked to Occupational safety and health, bridging the gap between disciplines.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Psychiatry (66.90%)
  • Mental health (60.69%)
  • Clinical psychology (31.72%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Mental health (60.69%)
  • Mental illness (33.79%)
  • Psychiatry (66.90%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Mental health, Mental illness, Psychiatry, Clinical psychology and Use of force. His Mental health research includes themes of Inpatient units, Medical emergency, Public relations and Medical education. His Mental illness study combines topics in areas such as Psychological intervention and Association.

His work on Intellectual disability as part of general Psychiatry study is frequently connected to Victimisation, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. His Victimisation study focuses on Suicide prevention, Injury prevention and Human factors and ergonomics. His research integrates issues of Risk factor and Internalised stigma in his study of Clinical psychology.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Estimating the risk of crime and victimisation in people with intellectual disability: a data-linkage study (17 citations)
  • Estimating the risk of crime and victimisation in people with intellectual disability: a data-linkage study (17 citations)
  • The risks, needs and stages of recovery of a complete forensic patient cohort in an Australian state. (14 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Mental illness
  • Mental health
  • Psychiatry

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Mental health, Mental illness, Clinical psychology, Procedural justice and Internalised stigma. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Criminal history, Family medicine, Criminal justice, Sample and Cohort. His Mental illness study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Social psychology.

In general Social psychology, his work in Legal psychology is often linked to Redress and Use of force linking many areas of study. Stuart David Michael Thomas connects Clinical psychology with Positive perception in his study.

Best Publications

  • Psychopathology in a large cohort of sexually abused children followed up to 43 years

    Margaret C. Cutajar;Paul E. Mullen;James R. P. Ogloff;Stuart D. Thomas

  • Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders in a cohort of sexually abused children.

    Margaret C. Cutajar;Paul E. Mullen;James R. P. Ogloff;Stuart D. M. Thomas

  • Displacement and health.

    Samantha L Thomas;Stuart David Michael Thomas

  • Youth gang affiliation, violence, and criminal activities: A review of motivational, risk, and protective factors

    Kate O'Brien;Michael David Daffern;Chi Meng Chu;Chi Meng Chu;Stuart David Michael Thomas;Stuart David Michael Thomas

  • A case-linkage study of crime victimisation in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders over a period of deinstitutionalisation

    Tamsin Bernice Short;Stuart David Michael Thomas;Stuart David Michael Thomas;Stefan Luebbers;Paul Edward Mullen

  • The reliability and validity of the forensic Camberwell Assessment of Need (CANFOR): a needs assessment for forensic mental health service users.

    Stuart D. M. Thomas;Mike Slade;Paul Mccrone;Mari-Anne Harty

  • Procedural justice in contacts with the police: testing a relational model of authority in a mixed methods study

    Irina Elliott;Stuart D. M. Thomas;James R. P. Ogloff

  • Comparing violence in schizophrenia patients with and without comorbid substance-use disorders to community controls

    Tamsin Bernice Short;Stuart David Michael Thomas;Paul Edward Mullen;James Robert Ogloff

  • Crime and victimisation in people with intellectual disability: a case linkage study

    Billy C Fogden;Stuart Dm Thomas;Stuart Dm Thomas;Stuart Dm Thomas;Michael D Daffern;James R. P Ogloff;James R. P Ogloff

  • Suicide and fatal drug overdose in child sexual abuse victims: a historical cohort study.

    Margaret C Cutajar;Paul E Mullen;James R P Ogloff;Stuart D Thomas

  • Police perceptions of their encounters with individuals experiencing mental illness: a Victorian survey

    Joel W. Godfredson;Stuart D. M. Thomas;James R. P. Ogloff;Stefan Luebbers

  • An ecological study of factors associated with rates of self-inflicted death in prisons in England and Wales

    Morven Leese;Stuart David Michael Thomas;Louisa Snow

  • The short- to medium-term predictive accuracy of static and dynamic risk assessment measures in a secure forensic hospital

    Chi Meng Chu;Stuart David Michael Thomas;James Robert Ogloff;Michael David Daffern

  • Procedural justice in contacts with the police: the perspective of victims of crime

    Irina Elliott;Stuart David Michael Thomas;James Robert Ogloff

  • Schizophrenia disorders, substance abuse and prior offending in a sequential series of 435 homicides

    Deb Bennett;James Ogloff;Paul Mullen;Stuart Thomas

  • Violence risk and gang affiliation in youth offenders: a recidivism study

    Chi Meng Chu;Michael David Daffern;Stuart David Michael Thomas;Jia Ying Lim

  • Psychiatric disorders and unmet needs in Australian police cells

    Gennady N. Baksheev;Stuart D. M. Thomas;James R. P. Ogloff

  • Harm associated with stalking victimization.

    Stuart David Michael Thomas;Rosemary Purcell;Michele Pathe;Paul Edward Mullen

  • Adolescent sexual offenders: The relationship between typology and recidivism

    Chi Meng Chu;Stuart D. M. Thomas

  • Police Discretion and Encounters With People Experiencing Mental Illness: The Significant Factors

    Joel W. Godfredson;James R.P. Ogloff;Stuart D.M. Thomas;Stefan Luebbers

  • Estimating the risk of crime and victimisation in people with intellectual disability: a data-linkage study

    Margaret Nixon;Margaret Nixon;Stuart D. M. Thomas;Stuart D. M. Thomas;Michael Daffern;James R. P. Ogloff

  • Police encounters with people with intellectual disability: prevalence, characteristics and challenges.

    Marie Henshaw;Stuart David Michael Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

James R. P. Ogloff
James R. P. Ogloff Swinburne University of Technology
Michael David Daffern
Michael David Daffern Swinburne University of Technology
Paul E. Mullen
Paul E. Mullen Monash University
Jenny Shaw
Jenny Shaw University of Manchester
Samantha L. Thomas
Samantha L. Thomas Deakin University
Amy C. Watson
Amy C. Watson University of Illinois at Chicago
Til Wykes
Til Wykes King's College London
Daniel Pratt
Daniel Pratt University of British Columbia
Peter Tyrer
Peter Tyrer Imperial College London
Paul Moran
Paul Moran University of Bristol

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