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Article

• Parkes, J., Pyer, M., Ward, A., Doyle, C. and Dickens, G. (2015) ‘Going into the unknown’: experiences of male patients in secure settings during environmental transition. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 24(1), pp. 2-10. 1447-0349.
• Dickens, G., Staniford, J. and Long, C. G. (2014) Smoking behaviour, motives, motivation to quit and self-efficacy among patients in a secure mental health service: comparison with staff controls. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 21(6), pp. 483-490. 1351-0126.
• Tyler, N., Gannon, T. A., Lockerbie, L., King, T., Dickens, G. and De Burca, C. (2014) A Firesetting offense chain for mentally disordered offenders. Criminal Justice and Behavior. 41(4), pp. 512-530. 1552-3594.
• Dickens, G., Piccirillo, M. and Alderman, N. (2013) Causes and management of aggression and violence in a forensic mental health service: perspectives of nurses and patients. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 22(6), pp. 532-544. 1445-8330.
• Banham-Hall, N., Kothwal, K., Pipkin, J., Bentley, J. and Dickens, G. (2013) Prevalence of low bone mineral density in inpatients with traumatic brain injury receiving neurobehavioural rehabilitation: a postoperative, observational study. Physiotherapy. 99(4), pp. 328-334. 0031-9406.
• Sugarman, P., Mitchell, A., Frogley, C., Dickens, G. and Picchioni, M. (2013) Off-licence prescribing and regulation in psychiatry: current challenges require a new model of governance. Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. 3(4), pp. 233-243. 2045-1253.
• Frogley, C., Anagnostakis, K., Mitchell, S., Mason, F., Taylor, D., Dickens, G. and Picchioni, M. (2013) A case series of clozapine for borderline personality disorder. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. 25(2), pp. 125-134. 1040-1237.
• O'Shea, L., Mitchell, A., Picchioni, M. and Dickens, G. (2013) Moderators of the predictive efficacy of the historical, clinical and risk management-20 for aggression in psychiatric facilities: systematic review and meta-analysis. Aggression and Violent Behavior. 18(2), pp. 255-270. 1359-1789.
• Dickens, G., Picchioni, M. and Long, C. G. (2013) Aggression in specialist secure and forensic inpatient mental health care: incident across care pathways. Journal of Forensic Practice. 15(3), pp. 206-217. 2050-8794.
• Frogley, C., Taylor, D., Dickens, G. and Picchioni, M. (2012) A systematic review of the evidence of clozapine's anti-aggresive effects. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 15(09), pp. 1351-1371. 1469-5111.
• Dickens, G., Rooney, C. and Doyle, D. (2012) Breakaways in specialist secure psychiatry. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 19(3), pp. 281-284. 1351-0126.
• Dickens, G., Onifade, Y., Sugarman, P. and Weleminsky, J. (2012) Recovery Star: validating user recovery. Psychiatric Bulletin. 36(2), pp. 45-50. 0955-6036.
• Dickens, G., Alderman, N. and Bowers, L. (2011) Potential severity of aggressive behaviour after acquired brain injury: implications for recording. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 18(7), pp. 586-594. 1365-2850.
• Dickens, G., Lange, A. and Picchioni, M. (2011) Labelling people who are resident in a secure forensic mental health service: user views. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology. 22(6), pp. 885-894. 1478-9949.
• Dickens, G. and Picchioni, M. (2011) A systematic review of the terms used to refer to people who use mental health services: user perspectives. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 58(2), pp. 115-122. 0020-7640.
• Long, C. G., Dickens, G., Sugarman, P., Craig, L., Mochty, U. and Hollin, C. (2010) Tracking risk profiles and outcome in a medium secure service for women: use of the HoNOS-secure. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health. 9(3), pp. 215-225. 1499-9013.
• Dickens, G., Sugarman, P., Edgar, S., Hofberg, K., Sidhartha, T. and Ahmad, F. (2009) Recidivism and dangerousness in arsonists. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology. 20(5), pp. 621-639. 1478-9949.
• Dickens, G. and Campbell, J. (2001) Absconding of patients from an independent UK psychiatric hospital: a 3-year retrospective analysis of events and characteristics of absconders. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 8(6), pp. 543-550. 1365-2850.

Book Section

• Dickens, G. and Sugarman, P. (2012) Adult firesetters: prevalence, characteristics, psychopathology. In: Dickens, G., Sugarman, P. and Gannon, T. A. (eds.) Firesetting and Mental Health: Theory, Research and Practice. London: RCPsych Publications. pp. 3-27.

Book

• Dickens, G., Sugarman, P. and Gannon, T. A., (eds.) (2012) Firesetting and Mental Health: Theory, Research and Practice. London: RCPsych Publications. 9781908020376.

Conference or Workshop Item

• Hallett, N., Huber, J., Sixsmith, J. and Dickens, G. (2015) The Northampton Violence and Aggression Prevention Scale (NoVAPS): development of a new tool to measure the inpatient violence prevention climate. Poster presented to: Research in Forensic Mental Health Services 12th National Conference, London, 16 April 2015. (Unpublished)
• Hallett, N., Huber, J., Sixsmith, J. and Dickens, G. (2014) Testing a new tool - the Northampton Violence and Aggression Prevention Scale. Invited Presentation presented to: European Network of Training in the Management of Aggression (ENTMA) 2014 Symposium, Dublin, Ireland, 20-21 November 2014. (Unpublished)
• Dickens, G. and O'Shea, L. (2012) Predictive validity of HCR-20 among heterogeneous groups of secure psychiatric inpatients: results of an audit. Paper presented to: Third International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector: Linking Local Initiatives with Global Learning, Vancouver, Canada, 24-26 October 2012. (Unpublished)
• Dickens, G. (2012) "Going in to the unknown" the experience of male medium secure patients during enviromental transition. Invited Presentation presented to: Third International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector, Vancouver, Canada, 24-26 October 2012. (Unpublished)
• Dickens, G., Piccirillo, M. and Alderman, N. (2012) Causes and management of patient aggression and violence in forensic settings: staff and patient perspectives. Invited Presentation presented to: Third International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector: Linking Local Initiatives with Global Learning, Vancouver, Canada, 24-26 October 2012. (Unpublished)