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  1. A systematic literature review and meta‐analysis of virtual reality nature effects on higher education students' mental health and wellbeing

    Article • Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being, September 2025, Wiley

    Dr Paul Toner

  2. Exploratory factor analysis of the post-traumatic growth inventory among individuals in recovery from addiction

    Article • Addiction Research & Theory, March 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Paul Toner

  3. Roadmap for Global Youth Substance Use Prevention, Screening, and Early Intervention Research

    Article • Journal of Adolescent Health, January 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Paul Toner

  4. The relationship between co-occurring traumatic experiences and co-occurring mental health domains for veterans resident in Northern Ireland

    Article • BMC Psychology, October 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Cherie Armour, Dr Paul Toner

  5. Abstracts

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, October 2024, Wiley

    Dr Paul Toner

  6. Lifetime trauma, mental well-being, alcohol and help-seeking; the phenomenological experience of veterans residing in Northern Ireland

    Article • BMC Psychology, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Cherie Armour, Dr Paul Toner

  7. Exploring the Experience of Posttraumatic Growth Following Imprisonment: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review

    Article • Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice, March 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Paul Toner

  8. Content validity of the post-traumatic growth inventory: a think-aloud study on capturing recovery from addiction

    Article • Addiction Research & Theory, September 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Paul Toner

  9. 17th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine

    Article • International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Toner

  10. A systematic review of quality of life and health‐related quality of life as outcomes in substance and behavioural addictions

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, July 2023, Wiley

    Dr Paul Toner

  11. Studying and Learning Psychology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Approach on Students’ Perspectives of Psychological Well-being and Adjustment to Studying Online

    Article • Psychology Learning & Teaching, April 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Paul Toner

  12. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of INEBRIA

    Article • Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Toner

  13. Proceedings of the 6th National Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Annual UK Research Virtual Conference, Bridgend, Wales 2022

    Article • Quality of Life Research, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Toner

  14. Enablers and barriers to military veterans seeking help for mental health and alcohol difficulties: A systematic review of the quantitative evidence

    Article • Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, January 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Paul Toner, Dr Cherie Armour

  15. A Qualitative Systematic Review of Enablers and Barriers to HelpSeeking for Veterans that have Completely Left the Military Within the Context of Mental Health and Alcohol

    Article • Journal of Veterans Studies, January 2023, Virginia Tech Libraries

    Dr Cherie Armour, Dr Paul Toner

  16. The effect of question order on outcomes in the orbital core outcome set for alcohol brief interventions among online help-seekers (QOBCOS): Findings from a randomised factorial trial

    Article • Digital Health, January 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Paul Toner, Dr Gillian W Shorter

  17. Psychometric validation of the death literacy index and benchmarking of death literacy level in a representative uk population sample

    Article • BMC Palliative Care, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Toner

  18. Abstracts from the 12th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care

    Article • Palliative Medicine, May 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr Paul Toner

  19. The ORBITAL Core Outcome Set: Response to on Biomarkers and Methodological Innovation in Core Outcome Sets

    Article • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, March 2022, Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Paul Toner

  20. A psychological intervention by community pharmacies to prevent depression in adults with subthreshold depression and long-term conditions: the CHEMIST pilot RCT

    Article • Public Health Research, March 2022, National Institute for Health Research

    Dr Paul Toner

  21. The feasibility and acceptability of a brief psychological intervention for adults with long-term health conditions and subthreshold depression delivered via community pharmacies: a mixed methods evaluation—the Community Pharmacies Mood Intervention St...

    Article • Pilot and Feasibility Studies, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Toner

  22. 34 Death literacy in the UK– benchmarking levels of death literacy and validating a new measure

    Article • January 2022, BMJ

    Dr Paul Toner

  23. Are brief psychological therapies effective for adults experiencing common mental health difficulties in primary care?

    Article • Clinical Psychology Science and Practice, December 2021, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Paul Toner

  24. The “Outcome Reporting in Brief Intervention Trials: Alcohol” (ORBITAL) Core Outcome Set: International Consensus on Outcomes to Measure in Efficacy and Effectiveness Trials of Alcohol Brief Interventions

    Article • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, September 2021, Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Paul Toner

  25. The Perceived Impact of The First UK COVID-19 Lockdown on Companion Animal Welfare and Behaviour: A Mixed-Method Study of Associations with Owner Mental Health

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

    Dr Paul Toner

  26. Correction: The Effect of Question Order on Outcomes in the Core Outcome Set for Brief Alcohol Interventions Among Online Help-Seekers: Protocol for a Factorial Randomized Trial

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, February 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Paul Toner

  27. The Influence of Human–Animal Interactions on Mental and Physical Health during the First COVID-19 Lockdown Phase in the U.K.: A Qualitative Exploration

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

    Dr Paul Toner

  28. The Effect of Question Order on Outcomes in the Core Outcome Set for Brief Alcohol Interventions Among Online Help-Seekers: Protocol for a Factorial Randomized Trial (Preprint)

    Article • December 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Paul Toner

  29. The Effect of Question Order on Outcomes in the Core Outcome Set for Brief Alcohol Interventions Among Online Help-Seekers: Protocol for a Factorial Randomized Trial

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, November 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Gillian W Shorter, Dr Paul Toner

  30. Human-animal relationships and interactions during the Covid-19 lockdown phase in the UK: Investigating links with mental health and loneliness

    Article • PLOS One, September 2020, PLOS

    Dr Paul Toner

  31. Human-animal relationships and interactions during the Covid-19 lockdown phase in the UK: investigating links with mental health and loneliness

    Article • August 2020, Center for Open Science

    Dr Paul Toner

  32. Perceptions and opinions on a computerised Behavioural Activation Programme for the treatment of depression in young people: A Thematic Analysis (Preprint)

    Article • April 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Paul Toner

  33. Perceptions and opinions on a computerised Behavioural Activation Programme for the treatment of depression in young people: A Thematic Analysis (Preprint)

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, April 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Paul Toner

  34. Alcohol screening and assessment measures for young people: A systematic review and meta-analysis of validation studies

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Dependence, September 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Paul Toner

  35. ‘I’m not a real boozer’: a qualitative study of primary care patients’ views on drinking and its consequences

    Article • Journal of Public Health, April 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paul Toner

  36. Involving young people in drug and alcohol research

    Article • Drugs and Alcohol Today, March 2018, Emerald

    Dr Paul Toner

  37. A systematic review of alcohol screening and assessment measures for young people: a study protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, May 2017, BMJ

    Dr Paul Toner

  38. Youth social behaviour and network therapy (Y-SBNT): adaptation of a family and social network intervention for young people who misuse alcohol and drugs – a randomised controlled feasibility trial

    Article • Health Technology Assessment, March 2017, National Institute for Health Research

    Dr Paul Toner

  39. Perceptions of current and potential public health involvement of pharmacists in developing nations: The case of Zimbabwe

    Article • Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Paul Toner

  40. Proceedings of the 13th annual conference of INEBRIA

    Article • Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Toner, Dr Gillian W Shorter

  41. Effectiveness of Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Article • Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, June 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Dean McMillan, Dr Paul Toner

  42. ADAPTA: A pilot randomised controlled trial of an alcohol-focused intervention versus a healthy living intervention for problem drinkers identified in a general hospital setting

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Dependence, September 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Paul Toner

  43. A randomised controlled feasibility trial of family and social network intervention for young people who misuse alcohol and drugs: study protocol (Y-SBNT)

    Article • Pilot and Feasibility Studies, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Toner

  44. A national study of acute hospital-based alcohol health workers

    Article • British Journal of Nursing, February 2014, Mark Allen Group

    Dr Paul Toner

  45. UK Alcohol Policy and the Role of Evidence

    Article • Evidence & Policy, January 2014, Policy Press

    Dr Paul Toner, Betsy Thom

  46. Alcohol, Drugs and the Family Social Support Scale

    Article • January 2014, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Paul Toner

  47. Perceptions on the role of evidence: an English alcohol policy case study

    Article • Evidence & Policy, January 2014, Policy Press

    Dr Paul Toner

  48. Soft methods, hard targets: regional alcohol managers as a policy network

    Article • Journal of Substance Use, July 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Paul Toner

  49. The Alcohol Improvement Programme: Evaluation of an Initiative to Address Alcohol-Related Health Harm in England

    Article • Alcohol and Alcoholism, May 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paul Toner

  50. Initial reliability and validity of a new measure of perceived social support for family members of problem substance users

    Article • Addiction Research & Theory, April 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Paul Toner

  51. An alcohol-focused intervention versus a healthy living intervention for problem drinkers identified in a general hospital setting (ADAPTA): study protocol for a randomized, controlled pilot trial

    Article • Trials, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Toner

  52. Deficits in Surgical Technical Performance: Prolonged Effects of Alcohol—Reply

    Article • Archives of Surgery, December 2011, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Paul Toner

  53. Persistent Next-Day Effects of Excessive Alcohol Consumption on Laparoscopic Surgical Performance

    Article • Archives of Surgery, April 2011, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Paul Toner

  54. The effects of excessive alcohol consumption on laparoscopic surgical performance the following day

    Article • Journal of the American College of Surgeons, September 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Paul Toner

  55. A specialized maternity drug service: Examples of good practice

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Paul Toner

  56. Parental Alcohol Misuse in Complex Families: The Implications for Engagement

    Article • The British Journal of Social Work, December 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paul Toner