Joanna Murray

A tale of two systems: perceptions of primary care for depression in London and Melbourne (2009)

Cronin, Eugenia, Campbell, Stephen, Ashworth, Mark, Hann, Mark, Blashki, Grant, Murray, Joanna, ...

Background. Depression represents a major and growing disease burden. About 90% of depressed patients are treated solely in primary care, yet there are system-related barriers to primary care for...

A tale of two systems: perceptions of primary care for depression in London and Melbourne (2009)

Cronin, Eugenia, Campbell, Stephen, Ashworth, Mark, Hann, Mark, Blashki, Grant, Murray, Joanna, ...

Background. Depression represents a major and growing disease burden. About 90% of depressed patients are treated solely in primary care, yet there are system-related barriers to primary care for...

A tale of two systems: perceptions of primary care for depression in London and Melbourne (2009)

Cronin, Eugenia, Campbell, Stephen, Ashworth, Mark, Hann, Mark, Blashki, Grant, Murray, Joanna, ...

Background. Depression represents a major and growing disease burden. About 90% of depressed patients are treated solely in primary care, yet there are system-related barriers to primary care for...

Informed consent in Sri Lanka: A survey among ethics committee members (2008)

Sumathipala, Athula, Siribaddana, Sisira, Hewage, Suwin, Lekamwattage, Manura, Athukorale, Manjula, Siriwardhana, Chesmal, ...

Abstract Background Approval of the research proposal by an ethical review committee from both sponsoring and host countries is a generally agreed requirement in externally sponsored research....

Ethics Review Committee approval and informed consent: an analysis of biomedical publications originating from Sri Lanka (2008)

Sumathipala, Athula, Siribaddana, Sisira, Hewege, Suwin, Lekamwattage, Manura, Athukorale, Manjula, Siriwardhana, Chesmal, ...

Abstract Background International guidelines on research have focused on protecting research participants. Ethical Research Committee (ERC) approval and informed consent are the cornerstones....

The Research Potential of Mental-Health Social Workers: A Qualitative Study of the Views of Senior Mental-Health Service Managers (2005)

McCrae, Niall, Murray, Joanna, Huxley, Peter, Evans, Sherrill

Social workers have undoubtedly played a significant role in mental-health care in Britain. Yet their contribution to the mental-health knowledge base is decidedly meagre compared to the prolific...

The Research Potential of Mental-Health Social Workers: A Qualitative Study of the Views of Senior Mental-Health Service Managers (2005)

McCrae, Niall, Murray, Joanna, Huxley, Peter, Evans, Sherrill

Social workers have undoubtedly played a significant role in mental-health care in Britain. Yet their contribution to the mental-health knowledge base is decidedly meagre compared to the prolific...

Alternative or additional medicine? A new dilemma for the doctor

Murray, Joanna, Shepherd, Simon

The growth of alternative medicine poses particular problems for general practitioners working in the National Health Service. This paper reviews the subject and presents preliminary results of a...

Role of leukotrienes in the regulation of human granulocyte behaviour: dissociation between agonist-induced activation and retardation of apoptosis

Murray, Joanna, Ward, Carol, O'Flaherty, Joseph T, Dransfield, Ian, Haslett, Christopher, Chilvers, Edwin R, ...

Since most inflammatory mediators that stimulate granulocyte responsiveness also delay apoptosis, it is often assumed that activation and longevity are causally related. Using isolated human...