Personal profile
Research interests
My current interests are focused on secure mental health services and include mental health law and discrimination, psychiatric treatment, patient recovery, reoffending, rehospitalisation, risk assessment, psychiatric decision making and restrictive practices that impinge upon human rights. I am also interested in the cognitive psychology of cervical and breast cancer diagnostic screening.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Associative processes in acquired stimulus equivalence, Cardiff University
1 Sept 1994 → 17 Jul 1998
Award Date: 17 Jul 1998
Bachelor, Psychology, Ulster University
1 Sept 1985 → 17 Jul 1988
Award Date: 17 Jul 1988
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Differences between restrictive practices applied to men and women in UK secure mental health services
Lawrence, D., Davies, J. L., Mills, S. & Watt, A., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Differences between restrictive practices applied to men and women in UK secure mental health services
Lawrence, D., Davies, J. L., Mills, S. & Watt, A., 19 May 2025, In: Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology. 36, 4, p. 602-620 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Race, restriction, risk and reconviction: findings from an England and Wales medium secure cohort
Brooks, E., Lawrence, D., Bagshaw, R., Hill, C., Maden, A., Davies, J., Davies, J. L. & Watt, A., 24 Aug 2025, In: Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Restriction, risk, race and reconviction: Findings from a historical medium secure cohort
Brooks, E., Lawrence, D., Bagshaw, R., Hill, C., Maden, A., Davies, J., Davies, J. L. & Watt, A., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Staff experiences of facilitating post-restrictive practice debriefs in a forensic mental health service
Rooney, J., Watt, A., Payne, L. & Lawrence, D., 15 Aug 2025, In: Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice. 20, 5, p. 349-360 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review