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  1. Regulatory Challenges of Integrating Psychedelics into Mental Health Sector

    Article • Psychoactives, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  2. Understanding the psychosocial burden of living with advanced COPD in context of palliative care: A mixed methods study

    Article • Journal of Health Psychology, March 2025, SAGE Publications

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  3. Naturism Stigma Scale: Adaptation of a Standardised Measure of Stigma Towards Naturism

    Article • Psychology International, February 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  4. Perspectives on Palliative Care Approaches in People with Advanced COPD: A Qualitative Study of Patients Attending a Breathe Easy Clinic and Day Hospice

    Article • International Journal of Integrated Care, January 2025, Ubiquity Press, Ltd.

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  5. A Preliminary Investigation into the Use of Cannabis Suppositories and Online Mindful Compassion for Improving Sexual Function Among Women Following Gynaecological Cancer Treatment

    Article • Medicina, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  6. Prevalence of Dental Caries Among 6–11-Year-Olds in Nigeria: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Oral, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  7. A Qualitative Exploration of Postoperative Bariatric Patients’ Psychosocial Support for Long-Term Weight Loss and Psychological Wellbeing

    Article • Behavioral Sciences, February 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  8. COPD patients’ accessibility to palliative care: Current challenges and opportunities for improvement

    Article • Palliative & Supportive Care, January 2024, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  9. Oral Diseases and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review

    Article • BioMed, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof. George Uchenna Eleje, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Professor Joanne Lusher

  10. A Scoping Review of Early Childhood Caries Experience Assessment Tools Used for Studies in Nigeria

    Article • BioMed, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof. George Uchenna Eleje, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Professor Joanne Lusher

  11. Experiences of Parenting Multiple Expressions of Relationally Challenging Childhood Behaviours across Contexts

    Article • Encyclopedia, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  12. Associations between HIV Status, SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Increase in Use of Psychoactive Substances and Oral Ulcers among People Who Used Psychoactive Substances during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • Hygiene, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Maha El Tantawi, Professor Joanne Lusher

  13. Men who have sex with robot dolls: A Foucauldian discourse analysis

    Article • World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, March 2023, GSC Online Press

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  14. A Systematic Review Exploring the Effectiveness of Mindfulness for Sexual Functioning in Women with Cancer

    Article • Psych, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  15. Associations between Mental Health and COVID-19 Status among 18- and 19-Year-Old Adolescents: A Multi-Country Study

    Article • Adolescents, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Maha El Tantawi, Professor Joanne Lusher

  16. Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Emotional Distress, Transactional Sex and Psychoactive Substance Use during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • BioMed, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Maha El Tantawi, Professor Joanne Lusher

  17. The Impact of COVID-19 on the Emotion of People Living with and without HIV

    Article • Hygiene, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  18. Psychosocial Factors Associated with Memory Complaints during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey

    Article • Brain Sciences, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Maha El Tantawi, Professor Joanne Lusher

  19. Associations between resilience, self-esteem, HIV status, and sexual identity among residents in Nigeria

    Article • Scientific African, September 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  20. A reflexive thematic analysis of the patterns of knowing in wound management amongst specialist and generalist nurses

    Article • Nursing Forum, January 2022, Wiley

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  21. 9 Exploring the psychosocial impact of patients living with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease attending palliative care services

    Article • January 2022, BMJ

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  22. A qualitative insight into time-poor/grade-hungry health studies students' perceptions of using assessment criteria and feedback in assignment writing

    Article • Nurse Education Today, September 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  23. Differences in COVID-19 Preventive Behavior and Food Insecurity by HIV Status in Nigeria

    Article • AIDS and Behavior, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Maha El Tantawi, Professor Joanne Lusher

  24. Factors Associated with Financial Security, Food Security and Quality of Daily Lives of Residents in Nigeria during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof Maha El Tantawi, Professor Joanne Lusher

  25. Completeness of the qualitative characteristics using Foucauldian critical discourse analysis and content analysis paradigms: towards a revised conceptual framework

    Article • Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, July 2021, Emerald

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  26. Mindfulness-based therapies for men and women with sexual dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Sexual & Relationship Therapy, February 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  27. Diabetes management interventions for homeless adults: a systematic review

    Article • International Journal of Public Health, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  28. Covid‐19 pandemic and the surge of panic attacks among NHS nursing staff: An ethnographical perspective

    Article • Journal of Advanced Nursing, September 2020, Wiley

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  29. Unquestionable Wound Pain: Call for A Care-Plan Reform

    Article • Global Journal of Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, April 2020, Lupine Publishers LLC

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  30. Living with a non‐healing caesarean section wound: A mini‐review

    Article • International Wound Journal, April 2020, Wiley

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  31. Who's wound is it anyway?

    Article • International Wound Journal, April 2020, Wiley

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  32. Possible implications and clinical value of commercially sponsored evaluations: discussion on research methodology

    Article • Journal of Wound Care, August 2019, Mark Allen Group

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  33. Cognitive and Emotional Influences on Eating Behaviour: A Qualitative Perspective

    Article • Nutrition and Metabolic Insights, January 2019, SAGE Publications

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  34. Electronic cigarette users lack intention to quit vaping

    Article • MOJ Addiction Medicine & Therapy, September 2018, MedCrave Group LLC

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  35. Women's experiences of pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain: A systematic review

    Article • Midwifery, January 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  36. Leaps, Jumps, and Hoops: From Evaluating Cardiac Rehabilitation Interventions to Identifying Causal Factors Underlying Substance Dependency

    Article • January 2018, SAGE Publications

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  37. Changing the way we think about wounds: A challenge for 21st century medical practice

    Article • International Wound Journal, December 2017, Wiley

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  38. People with a body mass index ⩾30 under-report their dietary intake: A systematic review

    Article • Journal of Health Psychology, July 2017, SAGE Publications

    Helena Wehling, Professor Joanne Lusher

  39. Postnatal depression, maternal–infant bonding and social support: a cross-cultural comparison of Nigerian and British mothers

    Article • Journal of Mental Health, July 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  40. The impact of breast cancer awareness interventions on breast screening uptake among women in the United Kingdom: A systematic review

    Article • Journal of Health Psychology, March 2017, SAGE Publications

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  41. Willingness to Try Electronic Cigarettes Among UK Adolescents

    Article • Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, February 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  42. Proportion of Time Spent Delivering Support Predicts Stop Smoking Advisor Quit Rate Independently of Training, Experience, and Education

    Article • The Journal of Smoking Cessation, January 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  43. Dentists’ experiences of dentally anxious patients in a specialist setting: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

    Article • Journal of Health Psychology, September 2016, SAGE Publications

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  44. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BREAST-FEEDING, CO-SLEEPING, AND SOMATIC COMPLAINTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

    Article • Infant Mental Health Journal Infancy and Early Childhood, August 2016, Wiley

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  45. Male Sexual Aggressors in the British Prison Service: An Exploratory Study

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  46. Cognitive and stress vulnerabilities towards obsessive-compulsive disorder amongst British, Iranian and Lithuanian adolescents

    Article • International Journal of Culture and Mental Health, May 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  47. Determinants of exercise intention and behaviour among individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia

    Article • Journal of Mental Health, January 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  48. Transitioning patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from adolescent to adult services: a systematic review

    Article • Frontline Gastroenterology, June 2015, BMJ

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  49. Social Anxiety and Mindfulness in Online Gamers

    Article • The Computer Games Journal, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  50. Grief, After Death Communications and Childhood Abuse: Two Substance Use Case Reports

    Article • Journal of Addiction Research & Therapy, January 2015, OMICS Publishing Group

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  51. European Stroke Conference. 23rd Conference, Nice, France, May 6–9, 2014: Abstract e-Book

    Article • Cerebrovascular Diseases, January 2014, Karger Publishers

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  52. Evaluation of an intervention to help students avoid unintentional plagiarism by improving their authorial identity

    Article • Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, March 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  53. The Dopamine D4 Receptor Gene (DRD4) is Associated with Attentional Bias in Heroin Abusers and Cigarette Smokers

    Article • The Open Addiction Journal, April 2009, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  54. Student beliefs and attitudes about authorial identity in academic writing

    Article • Studies in Higher Education, March 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  55. Analgesic Addiction and Pseudoaddiction in Painful Chronic Illness

    Article • Clinical Journal of Pain, March 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  56. Alcohol dependence and the alcohol Stroop paradigm: evidence and issues

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Dependence, September 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  57. Understanding the causes of problematic pain management in sickle cell disease: evidence that pseudoaddiction plays a more important role than genuine analgesic dependence

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, February 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  58. Pain management and symptoms of substance dependence among patients with sickle cell disease

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, November 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  59. Dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) is associated with Novelty Seeking (NS) and substance abuse: the saga continues . . .

    Article • Molecular Psychiatry, August 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Joanne Lusher

  60. Dopamine D4 receptor gene and severity of dependence

    Article • Addiction Biology, October 2000, Wiley

    Professor Joanne Lusher