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Professor Alistair Burns 

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Deputy Dean (Clinical Affairs)

  • Email: alistair.burns@manchester.ac.uk
  • Telephone: +44 (0)161 306 7944
  • Alternative Telephone: +44 (0)161 306 7944 (Secretary: Pat Smith)
  • Fax: +44 (0)161306 7945
 

Role

In addition to holding the post of Deputy Dean for Clinical Affairs, Professor Alistair Burns (MBChB, FRCP, FRCPsych, MD, MPhil, DHMSA) is Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at The University of Manchester in the UK and an Honorary Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist in the Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust (MMHSCT).

The Deputy Dean for Clinical Affairs has both a strategic and a management role, providing the overall leadership for the Faculty's complex relationship with the NHS, nationally, regionally and locally. The Deputy Dean is a member of the Faculty Management Team and interacts effectively with other members of that team, particularly the Associate Dean for Research and the Deputy Director for Medical Education. He will represent the Vice-President and Dean in matters relating to the interface between the University and NHS Trusts.

He graduated in medicine in Glasgow in 1980 and trained in psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry in London. He became the Foundation Chair of Old Age Psychiatry in The University of Manchester in 1992, where he has been Head of the Division of Psychiatry and is Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences. He has been Director of Research and Development in the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Trust (UHSMT) and Vice-Chairman of the Hospital Board. He leads the memory clinic in MMHSCT and the old age liaison psychiatry service in UHSMT.

Professor Burns is a Past President of the International Psychogeriatric Association, is on the board of the European Association of Geriatric Psychiatry, and is a member of the Council of the British Association for Psychopharmacology and the Medical Research Council College of Experts. He is Editor of the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Assistant Editor of the British Journal of Psychiatry, and is on the Editorial Boards of 'International Psychogeriatrics' and the 'European Journal of Psychiatry'.

 

Research

Alistair's research and clinical interests are in mental health problems of older people, particularly dementia and Alzheimer's disease. He has published 280 papers and 23 books.

 

Publications

2011

  • Banerjee S, Hellier J, Dewey M, Romeo R, Ballard C, Baldwin R, Bentham P, ( ....) Burns S. (2011). Sertraline or mittazipine for depression in dementia (HTA-SADD): A randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet, 378(9789), 403-411. eScholarID:133025 | DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60830-1

2009

  • Purandare N, Burns AS. (2009). Cerebral emboli in the genesis of dementia. J Neurol Sci, 283( 1-2), eScholarID:1d21307 | DOI:10.1016/j.jns.2009.02.306
  • Purandare N, Voshaar R, Rodway C, Bickley H, Burns AS, Kapur NN. (2009). Suicide in dementia: 9-year national clinical survey in England and Wales. British Journal of Psychiatry, 194( 2), eScholarID:1d18708 | DOI:10.1192/bjp.bp.108.050500

2008

  • Page S, Hope KW, Bee PE, Burns AS. (2008). Nurses making a diagnosis of Dementia - a potential change in practice? International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 23, 27-33. eScholarID:1d27653 | DOI:10.1002/gps.1831
  • Purandare N, Oude Voshaar RR, McCollum CN, Jackson A-, Burns AS. (2008). Paradoxical embolisation and cerebral white matter lesions in dementia. Br J Radiol, 81( 961), eScholarID:1d17060
  • Tucker SE, Hughes J, Burns AS, Challis DJ. (2008). The Balance of Care - Reconfiguring Services for Older People with Mental Health Problems. Aging and Mental Health, 12, 1, 81-91. eScholarID:1d27646 | DOI:10.1080/13607860701366038

2007

  • Burns, AS, Banerjee, S, Morris, JJA, Woodward, YA, Baldwin, RC, Proctor, R, Tarrier, N, Pendleton, N, Sutherland, D, Andrew, G, Horan, M A. (2007). Treatment and prevention of depression after surgery for hip fracture in older people: randomized, controlled trials. J Am Geriatr Soc, 55( 1), 75-80. eScholarID:1d15118 | DOI:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01016.x
  • Chew-Graham CA, Lovell K, Roberts C, Baldwin B, Morley M, Burns AS, Burroughs H. (2007). Achieving target recruitment in a primary care trial: lessons from PRIDE. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 8 (3), 264-270. eScholarID:1d27813
  • Chew-Graham CA, Lovell K, Roberts C, Baldwin RC, Morley M, Burns AS, Richards DA, Burroughs H. (2007). A Randomised Controlled Trial to Test the Feasibility of the Collaborative Care Model for the Management of Depression in Older People. British Journal of General Practice, 57( 538), 364-370. eScholarID:1d14297
  • Davidson, Y, Gibbons, L, Pritchard, A, Hardicre, J, Wren, J, Stopford, C, Julien, C, Thompson, J, Payton, A, Pickering-Brown, S, Pendleton, N, Horan, M A, Burns, AS, Purandare, N, Lendon, C, Neary, D, Snowden, JS, Mann, D. (2007). Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele frequency and age at onset of Alzheimer's disease. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 23( 1), eScholarID:1d16917
  • Oude Voshaar RR, Purandare N, Hardicre J, McCollum CN, Burns AS. (2007). Asymptomatic spontaneous cerebral emboli and mood in a cohort of older people: a prospective study. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, 15( 12), eScholarID:1d17267
  • Purandare N, Voshaar R, Morris J, Byrne J, Wren J, Heller R, McCollum CN, Burns AS. (2007). Asymptomatic spontaneous cerebral emboli predict cognitive and functional decline in dementia. Biol Psychiatry, 62( 4), eScholarID:1d17264
  • Sutcliffe CL, Burns AS, Challis DJ, Godlove Mosley C, Cordingley ME, Bagely H, Huxley P. (2007). Depressed mood, cognitive impairment and survival in older people admitted to care homes in England. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15, 708-715. eScholarID:1d14685
  • Tucker SE, Baldwin R, Hughes J, Benbow S, Barker A, Burns AS, Challis DJ. (2007). Old age mental health services in England: Implementing the National Service Framework for Older People. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22, 211-17. eScholarID:1d13458
  • Tucker SE, Hughes J, Scott J, Burns AS, Challis DJ. (2007). Commissioning services for older people with mental health problems: Is there a shared vision? Journal of Integrated Care, 15, 2, 3-12. eScholarID:1d15418
  • Voshaar R, Banerjee S, Horan M A, Baldwin R, Pendleton N, Proctor RRM, Tarrier N, Woodward YA, Burns AS. (2007). Predictors of incident depression after hip fracture surgery. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, 15( 9), eScholarID:1d16914
  • Voshaar R, Purandare N, Hardicre J, McCollum CN, Burns AS. (2007). Asymptomatic spontaneous cerebral emboli and cognitive decline in a cohort of older people: a prospective study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 22( 8), eScholarID:1d17272

2006

  • Baldwin RC, Gallagley A, Gourlay M, Jackson A-, Burns AS. (2006). Prognosis of depression in later life: three year outcome study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 21, 57-63. eScholarID:1d13258
  • Burroughs H, Lovell K, Morley M, Baldwin RC, Burns AS, Chew-Graham CA. (2006). Justifiable depression: How health professionals and patients view late-life depression? A Qualitative Study. Family Practice, 23 (3), 369-377. eScholarID:1d26968 | DOI:10.1093/fampra/cmi115
  • Davidson, YS, Gibbons, LC, Pritchard A H, Hardicre, J, Wren, J, Tian, J, Shi, J, Stopford, C, Julien, C, Thompson, J, Payton, A, Thaker, U, Hayes, A, Iwatsubo, T, Pickering-Brown, S, Pendleton, N, Horan, M A, Burns, AS, Purandare, N, Lendon, C, Neary, D, Snowden, JS, Mann, DMA. (2006). Genetic associations between cathepsin D exon 2 C->T polymorphism and Alzheimer's disease, and pathological correlations with genotype. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 77( 4), 515-7. eScholarID:1d12925
  • Davidson, YS, Gibbons, LC, Purandare N, Byrne J, Hardicre J, Wren J, Payton, A, Pendleton, N, Horan, M A, Burns, AS, Mann, DMA. (2006). Genetic risk factors and vascular dementia. Dementia Geriatr Cogn Disord, 22, 15-19. eScholarID:1d14098
  • Davidson, YS, Gibbons, LC, Purandare, N, Byrne, J, Hardicre, J, Wren, J, Payton, A, Pendleton, N, Horan, M A, Burns, AS, Mann, DMA. (2006). Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele frequency in vascular dementia. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 22( 1), 15-9. eScholarID:1d16920
  • Maurer K, McKeith I, Cummings J, Ames D, Burns AS. (2006). Has the management of Alzheimer's disease changed over the past 100 years? Lancet, 368( 9547), 1619-21. eScholarID:1d31543
  • Oude Voshaar RC, Banerjee S, Horan M A, Baldwin RC, Pendleton N, Proctor R, Tarrier N, Woodward Y, Burns AS. (2006). Fear of falling more important than pain and depression for functional recovery after surgery for hip fracture in older people. Psychol Med, 36 (11), 1635-1645. eScholarID:1d13769 | DOI:10.1017/S0033291706008270
  • Patankar T, E Widjaja, H Chant, McCollum CN, Baldwin RC, Jeffries S, Sutcliffe CL, Burns AS, Jackson A-. (2006). Relationship of deep white matter hyperintensities and cerebral blood flow in severe carotid artery stenosis. European Journal of Neurology, 13, 10-16. eScholarID:1d12651
  • Purandare N, Burns AS, Daly K, Hardicre J, Morris J, Macfarlane G, McCollum CN. (2006). Cerebral emboli as a potential cause of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia: case-control study. BMJ, 332( 7550), 1119-24. eScholarID:1d14454 | DOI:10.1136/bmj.38814.696493.AE
  • Purandare N, Oude Voshaar R, Burns AS, Velupandian UM, McCollum CN. (2006). Paradoxical embolization: a potential cause of cerebral damage in Alzheimer's disease? Neurol Res, 28( 6), 679-84. eScholarID:1d14452
  • Purandare N, Oude Voshaar RC, Davidson YS, Gibbons LC, Hardicre J, McCollum CN, Burns AS, Jackson A-, Mann DMA. (2006). Genetic variations and white matter hyperintensities in dementia. J Amer Geriatr Soc, 54, 1395-1400. eScholarID:1d14096
  • Purandare N, Voshaar R, Hardicre J, Byrne J, McCollum CN, Burns AS. (2006). Cerebral emboli and depressive symptoms in dementia. Br J Psychiatry, 189, eScholarID:1d17274
  • Purandare, N, Oude Voshaar, R, Davidson, YS, Gibbons, LC, Hardicre, J, Byrne, J, McCollum, CN, Jackson, A-, Burns, AS, Mann, DMA. (2006). Deletion/insertion polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene and white matter hyperintensities in dementia: a pilot study. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 54, 1395-1400. eScholarID:1d13625

2005

  • Karim S, Burns AS. (2005). Aetiology of dementia. Handbook of Dementia. eScholarID:3d254
  • Baldwin RC, Jeffries S, Jackson A, Sutcliffe CL, Thacker N, Scott M, Burns AS. (2005). Neurological findings in late-onset depressive disorder: comparison of individuals with and without depression. Br J Psychiatry, 186, 308-13. eScholarID:1d12261
  • Burns AS, Guthrie E, Marino-Francis F, Busby C, Morris J, Russell E, Margison F, Lennon S, Byrne EE J. (2005). Brief psychotherapy in Alzheimer's disease: randomised controlled trial. Br J Psychiatry, 187, 143-7. eScholarID:1d11103 | DOI:10.1192/bjp.187.2.143
  • De Deyn P, Katz I, Brodaty H, Lyons B, Greenspan A, Burns AS. (2005). Management of agitation, aggression, and psychosis associated with dementia: a pooled analysis including three randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind trials in nursing home residents treated with risperidone. Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 107( 6), 497-508. eScholarID:1d30181
  • Karim S, Overshott R, Burns AS. (2005). Older people with chronic schizophrenia. Aging Ment Health, 9( 4), 315-24. eScholarID:1d11104
  • Overshott R, Burns AS. (2005). Treatment of dementia. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 76 Suppl 5, v53-v59. eScholarID:1d30234
  • Purandare N, Welsh S, Hutchinson S, Riding G, Burns AS, McCollum CN. (2005). Cerebral emboli and paradoxical embolisation in dementia: a pilot study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 20( 1), 12-6. eScholarID:1d9299

2004

  • Mozley C, Sutcliffe CL, Bagley HJ, Cordingley ME, Challis DJ, Huxley P, Burns AS. (2004). Towards Quality Care: Outcomes for Older People in Care Homes. eScholarID:4d171
  • Agronin M, Maletta GJ, Karim S, Burns AS. (2004). Psychotic Disorders. Geriatric Psychiatry: Evaluation and Management. Philadelphia. eScholarID:3d730
  • Baldwin RC, Jeffries S, Jackson A, Sutcliffe CL, Thacker N, Scott M, Burns AS. (2004). Treatment response in late-onset depression: relationship to neuropsychological, neuroradiological and vascular risk factors. Psychological Medicine, 34, 1, 125-136. eScholarID:1d9864
  • Burns AS, Gallagley A, Byrne EE J. (2004). Delirium. JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY, 75, 3, eScholarID:1d9866
  • Burns AS, Spiegel R, Quarg P. (2004). Efficacy of rivastigmine in subjects with moderately severe Alzheimer's disease. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 19( 3), 243-9. eScholarID:1d9302
  • Chew-Graham CA, Burns AS. (2004). Treating depression in later life. BMJ, 329( 7459), 181-2. eScholarID:1d29306
  • Karim S, Burns AS. (2004). Older people with long-standing mental illness: the graduates. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 4, 30-36. eScholarID:1d33827
  • Overshott R, Byrne J, Burns AS. (2004). Nonpharmacological and pharmacological interventions for symptoms in Alzheimer's disease. Expert Rev Neurother, 4( 5), 809-21. eScholarID:1d30235
  • Purandare N, Burns AS, Challis DJ, Morris J. (2004). Perceived mental health needs and adequacy of service provision to older people in care homes in the UK: a national survey. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 19( 6), 549-53. eScholarID:1d9300
  • Reilly S, Challis DJ, Burns AS, Hughes J. (2004). The use of assessment scales in Old Age Psychiatry Services in England and Northern Ireland. Aging Ment Health, 8( 3), eScholarID:1d9301 | DOI:10.1080/13607860410001669787

2003

  • Allen H, Burns AS, Newton V, Hickson F, Ramsden R, Rogers J, Butler S, Thistlewaite G, Morris J. (2003). The effects of improving hearing in dementia. Age and Ageing, 32, 189-193. eScholarID:1d25690
  • Brierley E, Guthrie EA, Busby C, Marino-Francis F, Byrne EE J, Burns AS. (2003). Psychodynamic interpersonal therapy for early Alzheimer's disease. British Journal of Psychotherapy, 19, 435-446. eScholarID:1d25221
  • Gabrobvska-Johnson VS, Scott M, Jeffries S, Thaker N, Baldwin RC, Burns AS, Lewis SW, Deakin JFW. (2003). Right-hemisphere encephalopathy in elderly subjects with schizophrenia evidence from neuropsychological and brain imaging studies. Psychopharmacology (Berl), 169 (3-4), 367-375. eScholarID:1d6408 | DOI:10.1007/s00213-003-1524-9
  • Gustafson, L, Burns, AS, Katona, C, Bertolote, J, Camus, V, Copeland, J, Dufey, A, Graham, N, Ihl, R, Kanowski, S, Kühne, N, de Mendonça Lima, C, Mateos Alvarez, R, Rutz, W, Tataru, N, Tudose, C, NULL. (2003). Skill-based objectives for specialist training in old age psychiatry. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 18( 8), 686-93. eScholarID:1d30100
  • Karim S, Burns AS. (2003). The biology of psychosis in older people. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol, 16( 4), 207-12. eScholarID:1d9303
  • O'Brien JT, Erkinjuntti T, Reisberg B, Roman G, Sawada T, Pantoni L, Bowler JV, Ballard C, DeCarli C, Gorelick PB, Rockwood K, Burns, AS, Gauthier S, DeKosky ST. (2003). Vascular cognitive impairment. The Lancet Neurology, 2, 89-98. eScholarID:1d25219
  • Pettit T, Burns AS. (2003). Drugs for disruptive features in dementia. Drug and Theraputics Bulletin, 41, 1-8. eScholarID:1d25218
  • Reilly S, Challis DJ, Burns AS, Hughes J. (2003). Does integration really make a difference? A comparison of old age psychiatry services in England and Northern Ireland. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18( 10), 887-93. eScholarID:1d26118
  • Allen H, Byrne EE J, Sutherland D, Tomensen B, Burns AS. (2003). Bright Light Therapy, diurnal rhythm and sleep in dementia. International Psychogeriatrics, 15(2), 97-98. eScholarID:17d216
  • Allen H, Byrne EE J, Sutherland D, Tomensen B, Burns AS. (2003). The effect of bright light therapy on sleep. International Psychogeriatrics, 15(2), 201-201. eScholarID:17d266
  • Byrne EE J, Allen H, Burns AS, Sutherland D, Butler S, Tomensen B. (2003). A randomised controlled trial of bight light therapy for agitation and sleep disorders in dementia. International Psychogeriatrics, 15(2), 97-97. eScholarID:17d608
  • Purandare N, Burns AS, Challis DJ. (2003). Perceived inadequacy of current psychogeriatric service provision to care homes in the United Kingdom. International Psychogeriatrics, 15(2), 172-172. eScholarID:17d163
  • Purandare N, Welsh S, Hutchinson S, Riding G, McCollum CN, Burns AS. (2003). Cerebral Emboli and Venous to Arterial Circulation Shunt (v-aCS) in Dementia. International Psychogeriatrics, 15(2), 172-172. eScholarID:17d567
  • Purandare N, Woods E, Butler S, Burns AS, McCord JF. (2003). Dental Health in Older People with Mental Illness. International Psychogeriatrics, 15(2), 314-314. eScholarID:17d222

2002

  • Finkel SI, Burns AS, Cohen G. (2002). Overview. International Psychogeriatrics. eScholarID:3d672
  • Finkel SI, Burns AS. (2002). Introduction. International Psychogeriatrics. eScholarID:3d516
  • Burns AS, Byrne EE J, Ballard C, Holmes C. (2002). Sensory stimulation in dementia: an effective option for managing behavioural problems. British Medical Journal, 325, 1312-1313. eScholarID:1d25216
  • Burns AS, Byrne EE J, Maurer K. (2002). Alzheimer's disease. The Lancet, 360, 163-165. eScholarID:1d25212
  • Burns AS, Byrne J, Ballard C, Holmes C. (2002). Sensory stimulation in dementia. BMJ, 325( 7376), 1312-3. eScholarID:1d30236
  • Burns AS, Lawlor B, Craig S. (2002). Rating scales in old age psychiatry. British Journal of Psychiatry, 180, 161-167. eScholarID:1d25210
  • Burns AS, McKeith I. (2002). Old age psychiatry. Br J Psychiatry, 180, 97-8. eScholarID:1d29971
  • Burns AS, Zaudig M. (2002). Mild cognitive impairment in older people. The Lancet, 1963-1965. eScholarID:1d25217
  • Burns AS. (2002). Meaningful treatment outcomes in Alzheimer's disease. International Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 73, 471-472. eScholarID:1d25213
  • Challis DJ, Reilly S, Hughes J, Burns AS, Gilchrist H, Wilson K. (2002). Policy, organisation and practice of specialist old age psychiatry in England. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 17, 1018-1026. eScholarID:1d23976 | DOI:10.1002/gps.741
  • Challis DJ, Reilly S, Hughes J, Burns AS, Gilchrist H, Wilson K. (2002). Policy, organisation and practice of specialist old age psychiatry in England. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 17, 1018-1026. eScholarID:1d26196
  • O'Brien J, Erkinjuntti T, Reisberg B, Roman G, Pantoni L, Bowler JV, Ballard C, DeCarli C, Gorelick PB, Rockwood K, Burns, AS, Gauthier S, DeKosky ST, Sawada T. (2002). Efficacy of galantamine in probable vascular dementia: an effective option for managing behavioural problems. Lancet Neurology, 359, 1283-1290. eScholarID:1d25214
  • Pickering-Brown, S, Richardson, AM, Snowden, JS, McDonagh, AM, Burns, AS, Braude, W, Baker, M, Liu, WK, Yen, SH, Hardy, J, Hutton, M, Davies,Y, Allop, D, Craufurd, D, Neary, D, Mann, DMA. (2002). Inherited frontotemporal dementia in nine British families associated with intronic mutations in the tau gene. Brain, 125 (4), 732-751. eScholarID:1d3990
  • Pickering-Brown, SM, Richardson, AMT, Snowden, JS, McDonagh, AM, Burns, AS, Braude, W, Baker, M, Liu, W-K, Yen, S-H, Hardy, J, Hutton, M, Davies, Y, Allsop, D, Craufurd, D, Neary, D, Mann, DMA. (2002). Inherited frontotemporal dementia in 9 British families associated with intronic mutations in the tau gene. Brain, 125, 732-751. eScholarID:1d2392
  • Purandare N, Bloom C, Page S, Morris J, Burns AS. (2002). The effect of anticholonesterases on personality changes in Alzheimer's disease. Aging and Mental Health, 6, 350-354. eScholarID:1d24072
  • Tarrier N, Barrowclough C, Ward J, Donaldson C, Burns AS, Gregg L. (2002). Expressed emotion and attributions in the carers of patients with Alzheimer's disease: the effect on carer burden. J Abnorm Psychol, 111( 2), 340-9. eScholarID:1d29970
  • Tarrier N, Barrowclough C, Ward J, Donalson C, Burns AS. (2002). Expressed emotion and attributions in the carers of patients with Alzheimer's disease: the effect on the carer burden. Journal of abnormal Psychology, 111(2), 340-349. eScholarID:1d23682 | DOI:10.1037/0021-843X.111.2.340

2001

  • Nemeroff C, Davis K, Coyle J, Manca A, Davies LM, Burns AS. (2001). The cost effectiveness of therapeutics for Alzheimer’s Disease. Psychopharmacology: The Fifth Generation of Progress. eScholarID:3d737
  • Ballard C, Fossey J, Chithramohan R, Howard R, Burns AS, Thompson P, Tadros G, Fairbairn A. (2001). Quality of care in private sector and NHS facilities for people with dementia: cross sectional survey. BMJ, 323( 7310), 426-7. eScholarID:1d29910
  • Ballard C, Fossey J, Chithramohan R, Howard R, Burns AS, Thompson, Tadros G, Fairbairn A. (2001). Quality of care in private sector and NHS facilities for people with dementia: cross sectional survey. British Medical Journal, 323, 426-427. eScholarID:1d23678
  • Barrowclough C, King P, Colville J, Russell E, Burns AS, Tarrier N. (2001). A randomised trial of the effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy and supportive counselling for anxiety symptoms in older adults. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69, 756-762. eScholarID:1d23729 | DOI:10.1037/0022-006X.69.5.756
  • Barrowclough C, King P, Colville J, Russell E, Burns AS, Tarrier N. (2001). A randomized trial of the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and supportive counseling for anxiety symptoms in older adults. J Consult Clin Psychol, 69( 5), 756-62. eScholarID:1d29815
  • Burns AS, Dening T, Baldwin RC. (2001). Care of older people: Mental health problems. British Medical Journal, 322, 789-791. eScholarID:1d25207
  • Burns AS. (2001). Neuropsychiatric phenomena in Alzheimer's disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 71( 6), eScholarID:1d29909
  • Burns AS. (2001). Neuropsychiatric phenomena in Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 71, eScholarID:1d25209
  • Dale MC, Burns AS, Panter L, Morris J. (2001). Factors affecting the survival of elderly nursing home residents. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 16, 70-76. eScholarID:1d25205
  • Howard R, Ballard C, O'Brien J, Burns AS. (2001). Guidelines for the management of agitation in dementia. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 16( 7), 714-7. eScholarID:1d29972
  • Howard R, Ballard C, O'Brien J, Burns AS. (2001). Guidelines for the management of agitation in dementia. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 16, 714-717. eScholarID:1d25208
  • Jefferson MF, Burlinson S, Burns AS, Mann DMA, Pickering-Brown S, Owen FF, Sriwardhana C, Pendleton N, Horan M A. (2001). Clinical features of dementia associated with apolipoprotein epsilon4: discrimination with a neural network genetic algorithm. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 16(1), 77-81. eScholarID:1d2381
  • Purandare N, Burns AS, Craig S, Faragher B, Scott K. (2001). Depressive symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 16( 10), 960-4. eScholarID:1d29816
  • Purandare N, Burns AS, Craig S, Faragher B, Scott K. (2001). Depressive symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 16, 960-964. eScholarID:1d24058
  • Simpson S, Baldwin RC, Burns AS, Jackson A. (2001). Regional cerebral volume measurements in late-life depression: relationship to clinical correlates, neuropsychological impairment and response to treatment. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 16( 5), 469-76. eScholarID:1d12275

2000

  • Bagley HJ, Cordingley ME, Burns AS, Godlove Mozley C, Sutcliffe CL, Challis DJ, Huxley P. (2000). Recognition of Depression by Staff in nursing and Residential Homes. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 9, 445-450. eScholarID:1d23680
  • Challis DJ, Mozley C, Sutcliffe CL, Bagley H, Price L, Burns AS, Huxley P, Cordingley ME. (2000). Dependency in older people recently admitted to care homes. Age and Ageing, 29, 255-260. eScholarID:1d24139
  • Furniss L, Burns AS, Cook J, Craig SCL, Scobie S, Cooke J, Faragher B. (2000). Effects of a pharmacist's medication review in nursing homes. British Journal Of Psychiatry, 176, 563-567. eScholarID:1d23703
  • G Rait, M Morley, Burns AS, Baldwin B, Chew-Graham CA, AS St Ledger. (2000). Screening for cognitive impairment in older African-Caribbeans. Psychological Medicine, 30, 957-963. eScholarID:1d23686
  • Mozley C, Challis DJ, Sutcliffe CL, Bagley HJ, Burns AS, Huxley P, Cordingley ME. (2000). Psychiatric symptomatology in elderly people admitted to nursing and residential homes. Aging and Mental Health, 136-141. eScholarID:1d26823
  • Purandare N, Allen NHP, Burns AS. (2000). Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia. Reviews In Clinical Gerontology, 10, 245-260. eScholarID:1d24060
  • Rait G, Morley M, Burns AS, Baldwin R, Chew-Graham CA, St Leger AS. (2000). Screening for cognitive impairment in older African-Caribbeans. Psychol Med, 30, 4, 957-63. eScholarID:1d3482
  • RaitG, Burns AS, Baldwin RC, MorleyM, Chew-Graham CA, St LegerA.S. (2000). Validating screening instruments for cognitive impairment in older South Asians in the United Kingdom.[comment]. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15, 1, eScholarID:1d6424
  • Richardson G, Davies LM, South B, Proctor R, Burns AS, Stratton Powell H, Tarrier N, Faragher B. (2000). Economic Impact of a Specialist Outreach Team in Residential and Nursing Home Settings. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 3, 147-152. eScholarID:1d23776
  • Sutcliffe CL, Cordingley ME, Burns AS, Godlove Mozley C, Bagley H, Huxley P, Challis DJ. (2000). A new version of the Geriatric Depression Scale for Nursing and Residential Home Populations: The Geriatric Depression Scale (Residential) GDS-12R). International Psychogeriatrics, 12(2), 173-181. eScholarID:1d23681

1999

  • Burns AS, Russell E M, Stratton-Powell H, Tyrrell PJ, O'Neill PA, Baldwin RC. (1999). Sertraline in Stroke - Associated Lability of Mood. Int J Geriatr Psych, 14, 681-685. eScholarID:1d26696
  • Mozley C, Huxley P, Sutcliffe CL, Bagley HJ, Burns AS, Challis DJ, Cordingley ME. (1999). "Not knowing where I am doesn't mean I don't know what I like": Cognitive impairment and quality of life responses in elderly people. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14, 776-783. eScholarID:1d26825
  • Proctor R, Burns AS, Stratton Powell H, Tarrier N, Faragher B, Richardson G, Davies LM, South B. (1999). Behavioural management in nursing and residential homes: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 354, eScholarID:1d23648
  • RaitG, Burns AS, Baldwin RC, MorleyM, Chew-Graham CA, St LegerA.S, AbasM. (1999). Screening for depression in African-Caribbean elders. Family Practice, 16, 6, eScholarID:1d6422
  • Simpson S, Baldwin R, Jackson A-, Burns AS. (1999). The differentiation of DSM-III-R psychotic depression in later life from nonpsychotic depression comparisons of cerebral atrophy measured by multispectral analysis of magnetic resonance brain images, neuropsychological findings and clinical features. Biological Psychiatry, 45, 193-204. eScholarID:1d1544
  • Purandare N, Burns AS, Hapgood B. Electroencephalography in old age psychiatry. Vol. 2 (1). 1999. 9-12. eScholarID:19d213

1998

  • R Proctor, H S Powell, Burns AS, Tarrier N. (1998). An observational study to evaluate the impact of a specialist outreach team on the quality of care in nursing and residential homes. Ageing and Mental Health, 2, 232-238. eScholarID:1d26252
  • R Proctor, HS Powell, Tarrier N, Burns AS. (1998). The impact of training and support on stress in care staff in nursing and residential homes for the elderly. Journal Of Mental Health, 7, 59-70. eScholarID:1d26254
  • S Sembi, Tarrier N, P O'Neil, Burns AS. (1998). Does post-traumatic stress disorder occur after stroke: a preliminary study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 13( 5), 315-22. eScholarID:1d9965
  • Simpson S, Baldwin R. C, Jackson A-, Burns AS. (1998). Is subcortical disease associated with a poor response to antidepressant treatment? Neurological, neurophysical and neuroimaging findings. Psychological Medicine, 28, 1015-1026. eScholarID:1d1531

  • Purandare N, Ramchandran, Hendry AM, Burns AS. Positive Aspects of Caring for People with Dementia. International Psychogeriatrics, eScholarID:17d622

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