Alan Quirk
Biographic Data
| ID | 247419 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alan Quirk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alan |
| FAMILY NAME | Quirk |
| SIGNATURE | QUIRK A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal College of Psychiatrists |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7255-856X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 123 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Shedding light on research participation effects in behaviour change trials: A qualitative study examining research participant experiences
These participants described no dramatic impacts attributable to taking part in this study. This study demonstrates the likely value of well conducted qualitative studies of subtle research participation effects, which may be particularly important to explore for alcohol. Separating unintended influences in trial participation from the effects of behaviour change interventions being evaluated therein is necessary for valid estimates of interventi…
How pressure is applied in shared decisions about antipsychotic medication: A Conversation Analytic Study of Psychiatric Outpatient Consultations
The professional identity of psychiatry depends on it being regarded as one amongst many medical specialties and sharing ideals of good practice with other specialties, an important marker of which is the achievement of shared decision-making and avoiding a reputation for being purely agents of social control. Yet the interactions involved in trying to achieve shared decision-making are relatively unexplored in psychiatry. This study analyses aud…
Antipsychotic medication, sedation and mental clouding: An observational study of psychiatric consultations
Sharing decisions in consultations involving anti-psychotic medication: A qualitative study of psychiatrists' experiences
The permeable institution: An ethnographic study of three acute psychiatric wards in London
Risk management by patients on psychiatric wards in London: An ethnographic study
The purpose of this study was to explore everyday life on acute psychiatric admission wards, focusing on the experience of patients. Using a grounded theory approach, data were collected by ethnographic methods on three wards in London, UK. This paper is concerned with the issue of how patients manage risks arising from their interaction with other patients on the ward, such as assault and sexual harassment. Patients were observed doing this in v…
Service users' strategies for managing risk in the volatile environment of an acute psychiatric ward
What do we know about life on acute psychiatric wards in the UK? a review of the research evidence
'Unsafe protected sex': Qualitative insights on measures of sexual risk
To describe forms of unsafe protected sex (vaginal or anal intercourse where condoms are used unsafely) among a sample of drug users in London, data are drawn from a qualitative study of the sexual and drug taking lifestyles of opioid and stimulant users. Depth one-to-one interviews (n = 96) elicited detailed descriptions from interviewees of their sexual behaviour, including the last occasions they had protected and unprotected sex. Analysis of …
Drug users' sexual relationships and the social organisation of risk: The sexual relationship as a site of risk management
The permeable institution: An ethnographic study of three acute psychiatric wards in London
Drug users' sexual relationships and the social organisation of risk: The sexual relationship as a site of risk management
How pressure is applied in shared decisions about antipsychotic medication: A Conversation Analytic Study of Psychiatric Outpatient Consultations
The professional identity of psychiatry depends on it being regarded as one amongst many medical specialties and sharing ideals of good practice with other specialties, an important marker of which is the achievement of shared decision-making and avoiding a reputation for being purely agents of social control. Yet the interactions involved in trying to achieve shared decision-making are relatively unexplored in psychiatry. This study analyses aud…
Sharing decisions in consultations involving anti-psychotic medication: A qualitative study of psychiatrists' experiences
Service users' strategies for managing risk in the volatile environment of an acute psychiatric ward
Antipsychotic medication, sedation and mental clouding: An observational study of psychiatric consultations
'Unsafe protected sex': Qualitative insights on measures of sexual risk
To describe forms of unsafe protected sex (vaginal or anal intercourse where condoms are used unsafely) among a sample of drug users in London, data are drawn from a qualitative study of the sexual and drug taking lifestyles of opioid and stimulant users. Depth one-to-one interviews (n = 96) elicited detailed descriptions from interviewees of their sexual behaviour, including the last occasions they had protected and unprotected sex. Analysis of …
Drug users' sexual relationships and the social organisation of risk: The sexual relationship as a site of risk management
What do we know about life on acute psychiatric wards in the UK? a review of the research evidence
Service users' strategies for managing risk in the volatile environment of an acute psychiatric ward
Risk management by patients on psychiatric wards in London: An ethnographic study
The purpose of this study was to explore everyday life on acute psychiatric admission wards, focusing on the experience of patients. Using a grounded theory approach, data were collected by ethnographic methods on three wards in London, UK. This paper is concerned with the issue of how patients manage risks arising from their interaction with other patients on the ward, such as assault and sexual harassment. Patients were observed doing this in v…
Sharing decisions in consultations involving anti-psychotic medication: A qualitative study of psychiatrists' experiences
The permeable institution: An ethnographic study of three acute psychiatric wards in London
Antipsychotic medication, sedation and mental clouding: An observational study of psychiatric consultations
How pressure is applied in shared decisions about antipsychotic medication: A Conversation Analytic Study of Psychiatric Outpatient Consultations
The professional identity of psychiatry depends on it being regarded as one amongst many medical specialties and sharing ideals of good practice with other specialties, an important marker of which is the achievement of shared decision-making and avoiding a reputation for being purely agents of social control. Yet the interactions involved in trying to achieve shared decision-making are relatively unexplored in psychiatry. This study analyses aud…
Shedding light on research participation effects in behaviour change trials: A qualitative study examining research participant experiences
These participants described no dramatic impacts attributable to taking part in this study. This study demonstrates the likely value of well conducted qualitative studies of subtle research participation effects, which may be particularly important to explore for alcohol. Separating unintended influences in trial participation from the effects of behaviour change interventions being evaluated therein is necessary for valid estimates of interventi…
Psychology (10 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Psychiatric care and mental health services (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Mental Health and Psychiatry (3 works) · Nursing (3 works)