Shabeer Syed

University College London | UCL

Background: Little is known about the clinical characteristics of children and parents affected by intimate partner violence (IPV) presenting in health-care settings. We examined the associations between family adversities, health characteristics, and IPV in children and parents using linked electronic health records (EHRs) from primary and second...

Background Electronic health records (EHRs) of mothers and children provide an opportunity to identify adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) during crucial periods of childhood development, yet well developed indicators of ACEs remain scarce. We aimed to develop clinically relevant indicators of ACEs for linked EHRs of mothers and children using a m...

Police face an increased risk of developing mental health problems, yet reliable estimates of their psychological difficulties remain unknown. This systematic review and meta-analysis estimate the pooled prevalence and risk factors for mental health problems among police personnel worldwide. Three independent reviewers searched 16 databases and scr...

Objective Electronic health records (EHRs) are routinely used to identify family violence, yet reliable evidence of their validity remains limited. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the positive predictive values (PPVs) of coded indicators in EHRs for identifying intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment (C...

Objective Infants enter care at varying rates across local authorities (LAs) in England, but evidence is lacking on what is driving these differences. With this ecological study, we aimed to explore the extent to which adversity indicated within women’s hospitalisation histories, predelivery, explained the rate of infant entry into care. Methods W...

On 8 April 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised concerns for increased risks of child maltreatment (CM, defined as abuse or neglect) during COVID-19.1 The WHO warned that the longer time spent with abusive carers, without the safety of school services including teachers and social workers, will likely increase maltreatment. Fuelling the...

Objective To comprehensively review studies on dog‐assisted interventions (DAIs) among older people in residential long‐term care facilities (RLTCFs) and to provide an overview of their interventions, outcomes and methodological quality. Method We searched 18 electronic databases to identify English articles (published January 2000–December 2019)...

Background England has seen unsustainable increases in the number of children entering care in recent years. One in five children entering care are infants, although rate of infant entry to care varies considerably by local authority. Understanding this variation and its drivers could inform upstream strategies to improve outcomes for children at r...

The new guidelines on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network emphasise the importance of reducing alcohol use during pregnancy.1 But fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is one part of a larger problem. Parental alcohol misuse affects children across the life course. It often goes unnoticed and impairs parenti...

Risk-taking amongst veterans has severe consequences, yet few studies have examined factors that may predict risk-taking in help-seeking veteran populations. This paper presents a cross-sectional study involving a random sample of 667 UK help-seeking veterans, investigating the role of demographics, mental health and physical health presentations o...