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2015

1. 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 (Unpublished)
2. 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. 1445-8330.
3. 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.

2014

1. 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 (Unpublished)
2. 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.
3. 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.

2013

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.

2012

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Dickens, G., Sugarman, P. and Gannon, T. A., (eds.) (2012) Firesetting and Mental Health: Theory, Research and Practice. London: RCPsych Publications. 9781908020376.
7. Dickens, G., Onifade, Y., Sugarman, P. and Weleminsky, J. (2012) Recovery Star: validating user recovery. Psychiatric Bulletin. 36(2), pp. 45-50. 0955-6036.
8. 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)

2011

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

2010

1. 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.

2009

1. 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.

2001

1. 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.