Papers in peer reviewed journals

Barnes TRE & Paton C. Antipsychotic polypharmacy in schizophrenia: benefits and risks. CNS Drugs 2011: 25 (5): 383-399

Collins N, Barnes TRE, Shingleton-Smith A, Gerrett D; Paton C.  Standards of lithium monitoring in mental health trusts in the UK. BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10; 80.

Paton C, Flynn A, Shingleton-Smith A, McIntyre S, Bhaumik S, Rasmussen J, Hardy S, Barnes TRE. Nature and quality of antipsychotic prescribing practice in UK psychiatry of learning disability services: findings of a national audit.  Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 2011. 2011, 55; 665-674.

Paton C, Barnes TRE, Shingleton-Smith A, McAllister-Williams RH, Kirkbride J, Jones P, McIntyre S. 

Lithium in bipolar and other affective disorders: prescribing practice in the UK.  Journal of Psychopharmacology Published online before print May 20, 2010.

Barnes TRE, Shingleton-Smith A, Paton C.  Antipsychotic long-acting injections: prescribing practice in the UK. British Journal of Psychiatry 2009,195 (Suppl); 37-42.

James L, Paton C, Lelliott P, Barnes TRE, Taylor D.  Mood stabilisers and teratogenicity – prescribing practice and awareness amongst practicing psychiatrists.  Journal of Mental Health 2009, 18; 137-143.

Perecherla S, Paton C, Shingleton-Smith A, Barnes TRE.  Variations in prescribing patterns for anti-dementia drugs across PCT populations. Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry 2009, vol 13, issue 4; 30-33.

Barnes TRE, Paton C, Hancock E, Cavanagh MR, Taylor D, Lelliott P, on behalf of the UK Prescribing Observatory for Mental Health. Screening for the metabolic syndrome in community psychiatric patients prescribed antipsychotics: a quality improvement programme. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2008, 118; 26-33.

Paton C, Barnes TRE, Cavanagh MR, Taylor D, Lelliott P.  High-dose and combination antipsychotic prescribing in acute adult wards in the UK: the challenges posed by PRN prescribing.  British Journal of Psychiatry 2008, 192; 435-439

Paton C, Whittington C, Barnes TRE.  Augmentation with a second antipsychotic in patients with schizophrenia who partially respond to clozapine; a meta-analysis.  Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2007, 27; 198-204.

Barnes TRE, Paton C, Cavanagh M, Hancock E, Taylor DM.  A UK audit of screening for the metabolic side effects of antipsychotics in community patients.  Schizophrenia Bulletin 2007, 33; 1397-1403.

James L, Barnes TRE, Lelliott P, Taylor D, Paton C. Informing patients of the teratogenic potential of mood stabilizing drugs: a case note review of the practice of psychiatrists. Journal of Psychopharmacology 2007, 21; 815-819.

Pope A, Adams C, Paton C, Weaver T, Barnes TRE. Assessment of adverse effects in clinical studies of antipsychotic medication: survey of methods used. British Journal of Psychiatry 2010, 197; 67-72.

Barnes TRE, Paton C. Medication recommendations in the updated NICE guideline for the treatment and management of schizophrenia. Die Psychiatrie 2010, 7;18-24.

Gerrett D, Lamont T, Paton C, Barnes TRE, Shah A. Prescribing and monitoring lithium therapy: summary of a safety report from the National Patient Safety Agency. BMJ 2010; 341: c6258.

Collins N, Barnes TR, Shingleton-Smith A, Gerrett D, Paton C. Standards of lithium monitoring in mental health trusts in the UK. BMC Psychiatry 2010;10:80.

Shingleton-Smith A, Paton C, Barnes TRE. Antipsychotics: combined and high dose. In, 101 Recipes for Audit in Psychiatry. Edited by C Oakley, et al. 2011, 185-186.

Paton C, McIntyre S, Bhatti SF, Shingleton-Smith A, Gray R, Gerrett D, Barnes TRE. Medicines reconciliation on admission to inpatient psychiatric care; findings from a UK quality improvement programme. Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. 2011, 4; 101-110.

Barnes TRE, Paton C. Uncertainties page: Do antidepressants improve negative symptoms in schizophrenia? BMJ 2011, 342; d3371 

Barnes TRE, Paton C. Improving prescribing practice in psychiatry: The experience of the Prescribing Observatory for Mental Health (POMH-UK). International Review of Psychiatry. 2011, 23: 328-335.

Price O, Baker J, Paton C, Barnes TR. Patient Group Directions: a safe and effective practice? British Journal of Nursing. 2012, 21: 26-31.

Conference presentations and posters

Pope A, Paton C, Shingleton-Smith A, McIntyre S, Hancock E, Baker J, Haddad P, Barnes TRE. The quality of side effect monitoring in people prescribed long-acting antipsychotic injections. BAP summer meeting 26-29 July 2009, Oxford.

Paton C, Barnes TRE, Shingleton-Smith A, McAllister-Williams H, McIntyre S on behalf of the POMH-UK project team. Prescribing patterns with lithium in unipolar depression and bipolar disorder. BAP summer meeting 26-29 July 2009, Oxford.

Pope A. ‘Methods Used to Assess Adverse Effects in a Sample of Reports of Clinical Studies of Antipsychotic Medication’. International Congress of Schizophrenia Research, San Diego, 30 March 2009.

Adams S, Barnes TRE, Paton C, Inglis G. 'Benchmarking Prescribing Practice'.  Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Imperial College, London, 1-4 July 2008.

Paton C, Barnes TRE, Brooke D, Petch E, Shingleton-Smith A.  Prevalence of, and rationale for, the prescription of high-dose and combined antipsychotics in forensic settings in the UK.  Journal of Psychopharmacology 2008, Abstract suppl to vol 22. A44.

Barnes TRE, Paton C, Cavanagh MR, Hancock E, Taylor DM, Lelliott P on behalf of the POMH-UK project team.  A UK audit of screening for the metabolic syndrome in community psychiatric patients prescribed antipsychotics.  BAP summer meeting 2007.  Journal of Psychopharmacology 2007, Abstract suppl to vol 21; TD 21. A61.

Paton C.  Current issues in psychopharmacology.  Maudsley Mediterranean Forum, Palermo, Sicily, 21-24th October 2007.

Paton C, Barnes TRE, Cavanagh M, Lelliott P, Taylor D, on behalf of the POMH-UK project team.  Findings of a quality improvement project on the prescription of high-dose and combined antipsychotics for acute adult psychiatric patients.  BAP summer meeting 2007. Journal of Psychopharmacology 2007, Abstract suppl to vol 21; TD 19. A61.

Barnes TRE, Paton C, Hancock E, Cavanagh M, Taylor D, Lelliott P, and the POMH-UK project team. Screening for the metabolic syndrome in people receiving antipsychotic medication in assertive outreach teams: Results of the POMH-UK baseline audit (abstract). ICOSR, Broadmoor, Colorado, March 2007. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2007; 33:494.

Paton C, Barnes TRE, Lelliott P, Taylor D. Prescribing audit of high dose and combined antipsychotics for patients on adult acute and psychiatric intensive care wards.  BAP summer meeting 2006.  Journal of Psychopharmacology 2006, Abstract suppl to vol 20; A22.

Paton C, Whittington C, Barnes TRE.  Augmentation of clozapine with a second antipsychotic for treatment resistant schizophrenia: a meta-analysis.  BAP summer meeting 2006. Journal of Psychopharmacology 2006, Abstract suppl to vol 20; A22.

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