T. Sensky

Publication List Details

Period

2001 - 2009

Number

35

Co-Authors

Befriending patients with medication-resistant schizophrenia: can psychotic symptoms predict treatment response? (2007)

Samarasekera, N., Kingdon, D., Siddle, R., O'Carroll, M., Scott, J.L., Sensky, T., ...

Objectives. Supportive interventions are used in schizophrenia, but little research has been conducted into whether any baseline variable predicts treatment response. The aim of this study was to...

General practitioners' perceptions of chronic fatigue syndrome and beliefs about its management, compared with irritable bowel syndrome: qualitative study (2004)

Raine, R., Carter, S., Sensky, T., Black, N.

Objectives: To compare general practitioners' perceptions of chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome and to consider the implications of their perceptions for treatment. Design:...

Long-term efficacy of a cognitive behavioural treatment from a randomized controlled trial for patients recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (2003)

Sharpe, L., Sensky, T., Timberlake, N., Ryan, B., Allard, S.

Objectives. This study examined the long‐term efficacy of a cognitive behavioural intervention for patients with recent‐onset, seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods....

Long-term efficacy of a cognitive behavioural treatment from a randomized controlled trial for patients recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (2003)

Sharpe, L., Sensky, T., Timberlake, N., Ryan, B., Allard, S.

Objectives. This study examined the long-term efficacy of a cognitive behavioural intervention for patients with recent-onset, seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. Fifty-three consecutive...

Long-term efficacy of a cognitive behavioural treatment from a randomized controlled trial for patients recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (2003)

Sharpe, L., Sensky, T., Timberlake, N., Ryan, B., Allard, S.

Objectives. This study examined the long-term efficacy of a cognitive behavioural intervention for patients with recent-onset, seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. Fifty-three consecutive...

Systematic review of mental health interventions for patients with common somatic symptoms: can research evidence from secondary care be extrapolated to primary care? (2002)

Raine, R., Haines, A., Sensky, T., Hutchings, A., Larkin, K., Black, N.

Objectives: To determine the strength of evidence for the effectiveness of mental health interventions for patients with three common somatic conditions (chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel...

Prediction of depression in systemic lupus erythematosus patients using SF-36 Mental Health scores (2001)

Stoll, T., Kauer, Y., Büchi, S., Klaghofer, R., Sensky, T., Villiger, P. M.

Objective. As depression is common in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, we investigated whether and how the Medical Outcome Survey Short Form 36 (SF‐36)...

Characteristics of handicap for patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis: the validity of the Disease Repercussion Profile (2001)

Sharpe, L., Sensky, T., Brewin, C. R., Allard, S.

Objectives. To investigate the applicability of the Disease Repercussion Profile (DRP) in the assessment of people with recently diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis. Previous research using...

Referrals to psychiatrists in a general hospital--comparison of two methods of liaison psychiatry: preliminary communication.

Sensky, T, Cundy, T, Greer, S, Pettingale, K

Patients on a general medical ward were offered a liaison psychiatric service with 'unlimited' access, in which referrals were accepted from nurses, other paramedical staff and junior doctors in...

Patient determinants of mental health interventions in primary care.

Raine, R, Lewis, L, Sensky, T, Hutchings, A, Hirsch, S, Black, N

BACKGROUND: A large proportion of a general practitioner's (GP's) caseload comprises patients with mental health problems. It is important to ensure that care is provided appropriately, on the basis...

Referrals to psychiatrists in a general hospital--comparison of two methods of liaison psychiatry: preliminary communication.

Sensky, T, Cundy, T, Greer, S, Pettingale, K

Patients on a general medical ward were offered a liaison psychiatric service with 'unlimited' access, in which referrals were accepted from nurses, other paramedical staff and junior doctors in...

Patient determinants of mental health interventions in primary care.

Raine, R, Lewis, L, Sensky, T, Hutchings, A, Hirsch, S, Black, N

BACKGROUND: A large proportion of a general practitioner's (GP's) caseload comprises patients with mental health problems. It is important to ensure that care is provided appropriately, on the basis...

How different from pacemaker patients are recipients of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators with respect to psychosocial adaptation, affective disorders, and quality of life?

Duru, F, Buchi, S, Klaghofer, R, Mattmann, H, Sensky, T, Buddeberg, C, ...

OBJECTIVE—To assess differences in psychosocial adaptation, quality of life, and incidence of affective disorders between patients with pacemakers and those with implantable...

Congenital heart disease and cardiac surgery in childhood: effects on cognitive function and academic ability

Wray, J, Sensky, T

OBJECTIVE—To evaluate changes in cognitive and academic functioning following cardiac surgery in children with congenital heart disease.
DESIGN—A prospective cross sectional study in which...

Controlled study of preschool development after surgery for congenital heart disease

Wray, J., Sensky, T.

AIM—Research into intellectual impairment among children with congenital heart disease has focused mainly on older children. This study was designed to determine whether previous findings are...

Doctors' legal position in treating temporarily incompetent patients.

Hodgkinson, D. W., Gray, A. J., Dalal, B., Wilson, P., Szawarski, Z., Sensky, T., ...

Doctors in accident and emergency departments are sometimes presented with patients with potentially life threatening conditions who refuse to consent to treatment. The doctors then face a dilemma:...

Eliciting lay beliefs across cultures: principles and methodology.

Sensky, T.

Lay beliefs about illness, its causes and its treatment, do not necessarily concur with medical knowledge, and can sometimes be highly idiosyncratic. These beliefs are likely to be influential in...