Child homicide in New South Wales from 1991 to 2005 (2009)
Large, M., Westmore, B., Lackersteen, S.
Objective: To examine the circumstances of homicides of children in New South Wales from 1991 to 2005. Design and setting: Retrospective analysis of all identified child homicides in NSW from 1991 to...
The observation that almost half of the homicides committed by people with a psychotic illness occur before initial treatment suggests an increased risk of homicide during the first episode of...
Objective: To examine the relationship between the numbers of psychiatric hospital beds and prisoners using recent statistics. Design: An analysis of published data from 158 countries. Methods:...
Measurement and reporting of the duration of untreated psychosis (2008)
Large, M., Slade, T., Harris, A.
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the demographic, illness and methodological factors associated with mean and median duration of untreated psychosis (DUP). Methods: A systematic review...
Background: Recent studies of homicide during psychotic illness have shown that the risk of homicide is greatest during the first episode of psychosis. It is also possible that the proportion of...
Major self mutilation in the first episode of psychosis (2008)
Large, M., Babidge, N., Andrews, D., Storey, P.
Major self-mutilation (MSM) is a rare but catastrophic complication of severe mental illness. Most people who inflict MSM have a psychotic disorder, usually a schizophrenia spectrum psychosis. It is...
The relationship between GDP and the duration of untreated psychosis (2008)
Large, M., Farooq, S., Slade, T.
Background: The duration of untreated psychosis (DUP), the period between the first onset of psychotic symptoms and treatment, has an important influence on the outcome of schizophrenia. Aims: To...
Introduction: Mental health laws limiting involuntary admission to psychiatric hospitals to those assessed to be dangerous or at risk of harm to themselves or others (obligatory dangerousness...
Large, M., Ryan, C., Hayes, R.
Objectives: The mental health legislation of most developed countries includes either a dangerousness criterion or an obligatory dangerousness criterion (ODC). A dangerousness criterion holds that...
Large, M., Ryan, C., Hayes, R.
Introduction A long duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is associated with a worse prognosis, an increased risk of suicide and may be linked to serious violence. Mental health laws that require...
Homicide due to mental disorder in England and Wales over 50 years (2008)
Large, M., Smith, G., Swinson, N., Shaw, J.
Background It has been stated that rates of homicide due to mental disorder are constant over time. Aims To examine whether there were changes in the rates of homicide due to mental disorder over...
Self-inflicted eye injuries in first-episode and previously treated psychosis (2008)
The purpose of the present paper was to describe the circumstances and phenomenology of patients who remove or pierce their eyes or orbits during psychotic illness. In particular, the aim was to...
Psychological and ethical issues in the relationship between lawyers and mentally ill clients (2007)
Barnett, M., Hayes, R., Large, M.
Overview of ethical, legal, professional and legal practice management issues in relation to mentally ill clients - psychological and safety issues - lawyers' ethical duties - strategies for dealing...
Homicide during psychotic illness in New South Wales between 1993 and 2002 (2007)
Westmore, B., Large, M., Hayes, R.
Objective: To review homicides committed during psychotic illness in New South Wales over 10 years from 1993 to 2002. Design and setting: Case series of all known homicides committed during psychotic...
Hayes, R., Sullivan, D., Large, M., Bayliff, K.
Psychosis is a relatively common and severe mental disorder that results in impaired judgment and reasoning and is associated with an increased incidence of violence in the period before the...
Barrett, N. A., Large, M., Smith, G. L., Karayanidis, F., Michie, P. T., Kavanagh, D. J., ...
This combined PET and ERP study was designed to identify the brain regions activated in switching and divided attention between different features of a single object using matched sensory stimuli and...
Barrett, N. A., Large, M., Smith, G. L., Karayanidis, F., Michie, P. T., Kavanagh, D. J., ...
This combined PET and ERP study was designed to identify the brain regions activated in switching and divided attention between different features of a single object using matched sensory stimuli and...
Objective: The objective of this audit was to examine whether the content of medico-legal reports regarding psychiatric injury following motor vehicle accidents was influenced by the role of the...
OSullivan, BT, Johnson, GF, Woodham, B, Barrett, N, Smith, G, Large, M, ...
OSullivan, BT, Johnson, GF, Woodham, B, Barrett, N, Smith, G, Large, M, ...
OSullivan, BT, Johnson, GF, Woodham, B, Barrett, N, Smith, G, Large, M, ...