Deirdre MacManus

Biographic Data

ID6110897
NAMEDeirdre MacManus
GIVEN NAMESDeirdre
FAMILY NAMEMacManus
SIGNATUREMACMANUS D
AFFILIATIONSKing's College London
ORCID0000-0003-4903-9638
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS7
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX2

  • How Does a History of Trauma Affect the Experience of Imprisonment for Individuals in Women’s Prisons

    Open AccessJude Kelman, Rachael Gribble et al.ARTICLEWomen & Criminal Justice2024

    The majority of women in prison have experienced prior traumatic events. Imprisonment can also be considered a traumatic experience. Research exploring how imprisonment affects women with trauma histories is scarce. To examine this, qualitative interviews were conducted with 50 participants imprisoned in three women’s prisons in England. Four overarching themes were identified using thematic analysis: the traumatizing prison system; triggering po…

  • The Effectiveness of Trauma-Focused Interventions in Prison Settings

    Open AccessNabeela Malik, Emma Facer-Irwin et al.ARTICLETrauma Violence & Abuse2023

  • Help-seeking for Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse

    Open AccessRebecca Lane, Filipa Alves-Costa et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Violence2023Cited by: 3References: 2

    The findings indicate the added challenges in help-seeking for IPVA experienced by military personnel and highlight a need for a whole systems approach to improve the provision of support for IPVA in the military serving and ex-serving community to instil meaningful change

  • Help-seeking for Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse

    Open AccessFilipa Alves-Costa, Rebecca Lane et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Violence2022References: 6

    There is evidence that Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse (IPVA) is more prevalent among military populations compared with civilian populations. However, there has been limited research into the help-seeking experiences of civilian victim-survivors who have experienced IPVA within relationships with military personnel. This qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences of, and barriers to, help-seeking for IPVA victimisation among civilian…

  • Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse

    Open AccessRebecca Lane, Rachael Gribble et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Violence2022Cited by: 2References: 2

    These results highlight the role of cultural norms, as well as the role of emotion dysregulation, poor communication skills and mental health difficulties in explaining and perpetuating abuse within ecological theoretical frameworks of violence among couples within which one or both partners are serving or ex-serving military personnel

  • Perceptions of the impact of military life on Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse victimisation among civilian partners of UK military personnel

    Open AccessFilipa Alves-Costa, Rebecca Lane et al.ARTICLESSM - Qualitative Research in…2021

  • Prevalence of Self-Reported Intimate Partner Violence Victimization Among Military Personnel

    Open AccessKatherine Sparrow, Hannah Dickson et al.ARTICLETrauma Violence & Abuse2020

  • Violent behavior among military reservists

    Open AccessJamie Kwan, Margaret Jones et al.ARTICLEAggressive Behavior2017Cited by: 2References: 32

    Large numbers of British and American Reservists have been deployed to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Little is known about the impact of deployment and combat exposure on violent behavior in Reservists. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of self-reported violent behavior among a representative sample of United Kingdom Reservists, the risk factors associated with violence and the impact of deployment and combat exposur…

  • OP92 The Impact of Military Deployment, Combat Experiences and Post-Deployment Mental Health Problems on Violent Behaviour among UK Military Personnel

    Deirdre MacManus, Kimberlie Dean et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2012

    Background There is considerable media, political and public interest on both sides of the Atlantic in an alleged rise in violence among military personnel returned from conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. This study explores violence among a large sample of UK military personnel, a proportion of whom had been deployed to Iraq/Afghanistan. The aims were to estimate the prevalence of self-reported violence, examine the impact of deployment and comb…