Academic publications

de Lannoy, L., James, M. E., Badruddin, Z., Thankarajah, A., Bakalár, P., Barnett, L. M., Bentsen, P., Brazo-Sayavera, J., Carson, V., Down, M. J., Duncan, S., Fahey, R., Harper, N. J., Johnstone, A., Lang, J. J., Larouche, R., Lee, E., Lopes, O., Manyanga, T., McCurdy, A. P., McGarty, A. M., Mygind, L., Prince, S. A., Prioreschi, A., Ryu, S., Sikora, L., Tucker, P., Vanderloo, L. M., Wachira, L., and Tremblay, M. S. (2026). Association Between Active Outdoor Play and Health Among Children, Adolescents, and Adults: An Umbrella Review. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 23, 4, 452-467, available from: < https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0391

Brown, M., M.Linden, L.Marsh, M.Truesdale, F.Sheerin, and F.McCormick. 2026. “‘One Size Does Not Fit All’. The Voices of Professionals Regarding the Delivery of Relationships and Sexuality Education to Children and Young People With Intellectual Disability: Findings From a UK-Wide Qualitative Study.” Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities39, no. 2: e70223. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.70223.

Leonard RA, Truesdale M, Brown M, Marsh L, Todd S, et al. (2026) A randomised controlled feasibility study of the Carers-ID intervention to support the mental health of family carers of people with intellectual disabilities. PLOS ONE 21(3): e0345096. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0345096

Cairns D, Dunn K, Young R, Greenlaw N, Cooper SA, Pell JP, Rydzewska E. Mental Ill-Health in Mothers Caring for Offspring With Intellectual Disabilities at Different Stages of Caregiving: Secondary Data Analysis and Data Linkage of Administrative and Health Records. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2026 Jan;39(1):e70200. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.70200 

Shepherd, V., Royston, R., Totsika, V., Cairns, D., et al. Redesigning trials to be inclusive of people with a learning disability—a practical example. Trials 27, 120 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-026-09446-4 

Ersfjord, E.M.I.; Røstad-Tollefsen, H.K.; Kolset, S.O.; McGarty, A.M. Caught Between Vulnerability and Neglect: Nutrition in People with Intellectual Disabilities. Nutrients 2026, 18, 304. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18020304

Kelly R, Taggart L, Coates V, Truesdale M, Dunkley A, et al. (2026) Correction: Who presents the greatest challenge in intellectual disability research- participants or health and research professionals?. PLOS ONE 21(2): e0343139. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343139 

Gillooly, A., P. Thompson, J. Bradshaw, et al. 2025. “ The Mental Health and Well-Being of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across the UK: A Four-Wave Longitudinal Analysis.” Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 1–11. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jir.70006

Nijhof, D., Sosenko, F., Mackay, D. et al. A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Investigation of COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Mortality Among Autistic People. J Autism Dev Disord (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-025-06844-6

Nijhof, D., Sosenko, F., McKernan Ward, L., Cairns, D., Hughes, L. & Rydzewska, E. (2025) Making a Case for an Autism-Specific Multimorbidity Index: A Comparative Cohort Study, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-025-06823-x

Rydzewska E, Nijhof D, Hughes L, et al. Rates, causes and predictors of all-cause and avoidable mortality in 514 878 adults with and without intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a record linkage national cohort study. BMJ Open 2025;15:e089962. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089962

Smith, G.S., Fleming, M., Cooper, S.A., Henderson, A., Pell, J., Melville, C. and Cairns, D., (2025). Hospitalisation rates for epilepsy, asthma and insulin-dependent diabetes in 796 190 school-aged children and young people with and without intellectual disabilities: a record-linkage cohort study. BMJ open, 15(2), p.e088809. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088809

Pacitti, C., Cairns, D., Ward, L., Nicholl, B.; Investigating pain-related medication use and contribution to polypharmacy in adults with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review. BMC Medicine (2024) 22:565 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03770-9 

Ward LM, Cooper S, Sosenko F, et al. Population-based cancer incidence and mortality rates and ratios among adults with intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a retrospective cohort study with record linkage
BMJ Open 2024;14:e084421. doi: http://10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084421  

Rana, D., Westrop, S. C., et al. Lifestyle modification interventions for adults with intellectual disabilities: systematic review and meta-analysis at intervention and component levels. 27 February 2024 https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.13098 

Westrop, S. C., Rana, D., et al. Supporting active engagement of adults with intellectual disabilities in lifestyle modification interventions: a realist evidence synthesis of what works, for whom, in what context and why.  
21 February 2024 https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.13120 

Gillooly, A., Dagnan, D., et al. Behavioural activation for depressive symptoms in adults with severe to profound intellectual disabilities: Modelling and initial feasibility study. JARID, 15 February 2024 https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.13197 

Sosenko, F., Mackay, D., Pell, J.P. et al. Understanding covid-19 outcomes among people with intellectual disabilities in England. BMC Public Health 23, 2099 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16993-x

Maenhout, L., Verloigne, M., Cairns, D. et al. (2023). Co-creating an intervention to promote physical activity in adolescents with intellectual disabilities: lessons learned within the Move it, Move ID!-project. Res Involv Engagem 9, 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-023-00420-x

Linden, M. A., Forbes, T., Brown, M., Marsh, L., Truesdale, M., McCann, E., Todd, S. and Hughes, N. (2022) Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family carers of those with profound and multiple intellectual disabilities: perspectives from UK and Irish Non-Governmental Organisations. BMC Public Health, 22, 2095. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14560-4)

Brown, M., MacArthur, J., Truesdale, M. and Higgins, A. (2022) The transition from child to adult health services for young adults with intellectual disabilities: An evaluation of a pilot of an online learning resource for Registered Nurses. Nurse Education in Practice, 64, 103424. (doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103424) (PMID:35947941)

Henderson, A., Cooper, S-A., Fleming. M., Pell, J., Hatton, C., MacKay, D., Melville, C. & Kinnear, D.  (2022) COVID-19 infection and outcomes in a population-based cohort of 17,203 adults with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. doi: 10.1136/jech-2021-218192 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35232778/

Cooper, S-A., Henderson, A., Kinnear, D., MacKay, D., Fleming, M., Smith, G., Hughes McCormack, L., Rydzewska, E., Dunn, K., Pell, J.P., Melville, C. (2022) Cohort profile: Scotland’s record-linkage e-cohorts of people with intellectual disabilities, and autistic people (SCIDA). British Medical Journal Open http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057230

Ward, L.M., Cooper, S-A., Henderson, A., Stanley, B., Greenlaw, N., Pacitti, C. & Cairns, D. (2022) A study on prescriptions contributing to the risk of high anticholinergic burden in adults with intellectual disabilities: retrospective record linkage study. Annals of General Psychiatry, 21 (41) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12991-022-00418-x

Sherriff, A., Stewart, R., Macpherson, L.M.D., Kidd, J.B.R., Henderson, A., Cairns, D. & Conway, D.I. (2022) Child oral health and preventive dental service access among children with intellectual disabilities, autism and other educational additional support needs: A population-based record linkage cohort study. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12805

Hughes-McCormack LA, Rydzewska E, Cooper S, et al (2022) Rates, causes and predictors of all-cause and avoidable mortality in 163 686 children and young people with and without intellectual disabilities: a record linkage national cohort study. BMJ Open 2022;12:e061636. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061636 

Ward, L. M., Stanley, B., Greenlaw, N., Cooper, S.-A., Pacitti, C., Henderson, A., Gibson, J., and Kinnear, D. (2021) “Risk of anticholinergic burden in adults with intellectual disabilities: a Scottish retrospective cohort study of n = 17 220” Journal of Intellectual Disability Research https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jir.12861

Fulton, L., Kinnear, D. and Jahoda, A. (2021) Belonging and reciprocity amongst people with intellectual disabilities: a systematic methodological review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 34(4), pp. 1008-1025. (doi: 10.1111/jar.12881) (PMID:33723903)

Rydzewska, E. , Dunn, K. and Cooper, S.-A. (2021) Umbrella systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on comorbid physical conditions in people with autism spectrum disorder. British Journal of Psychiatry, 218(1), pp. 10-19. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2020.167) (PMID:33161922)

Ewelina Rydzewska, Michael Fleming, Daniel Mackay, Genevieve Young-Southward, Jan Blacher, Yasamin Ross Bolourian, Keith Widaman & Sally-Ann Cooper (2021) General health status of youth with autism with and without intellectual disabilities transitioning from special education, and its relationship to personal and family circumstances: longitudinal cohort study, International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, DOI: 10.1080/20473869.2021.1966600

Truesdale M, Melville C, Dunn K, Henderson A, Hughes-McCormack LA, McGarty A, Rydzewska E, Smith G, Symonds J, Jani B, Kinnear D. Respiratory-associated deaths in people with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e043658. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043658 

Rydzewska, E., Dunn, K., Cooper, S.-A., and Kinnear, D. (2021) Mental ill-health in mothers of people with intellectual disabilities compared to mothers of typically developing people: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12827

Henderson, A., Kinnear, D., Felming, M., Stanley, B., Greenlaw, N., Young-Southward, G., Pell, J.P. and Cooper, S.-A. (2021) Antipsychotic and antidepressant prescribing for 704 297 children and young people with and without intellectual disabilities: record linkage study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 218(1), pp. 58-62 (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2020.232)

Dunn, K., Jahoda, A. and Kinnear, D. (2021) The experience of being a father of a son or daughter with an intellectual disability: older fathers’ perspectives. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 34(1), pp. 118-128. (doi: 10.1111/jar.12791) 

Rydzewska, E. , Dunn, K. and Cooper, S.-A. (2020) Umbrella systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on comorbid physical conditions in people with autism spectrum disorder. British Journal of Psychiatry, (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2020.167) 

Kinnear, D. , Allan, L., Morrison, J. , Finlayson, J., Sherriff, A. , Macpherson, L. , Henderson, A. , Ward, L. , Muir, M. and Cooper, S.A. (2019) Prevalence of and factors associated with edentulousness (no natural teeth) in adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63(12), pp. 1475-1481. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12628) 

Fleming, M. , Salim, E. E., Mackay, D. F. , Henderson, A. , Kinnear, D., Clark, D., King, A., McLay, J. S., Cooper, S.-A. and Pell, J. P. (2020) Neurodevelopmental multimorbidity and educational outcomes of Scottish schoolchildren: A population-based record linkage cohort study. PLoS Medicine, 17(10), e1003290. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003290)

Wiseman, P, Ferrie, J (2020) Reproductive (In)Justice and Inequality in the Lives of Women with Intellectual Disabilities in Scotland. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. https://www.sjdr.se/articles/10.16993/sjdr.677/

Hughes-McCormack, L., Greenlaw, N., McSkimming, P., McCowan, C., Ross, K., Allan, L., Henderson, A., Melville, C., Morrison, J. and Cooper, S-A. (2020) Changes over time in the management of long‐term conditions in primary health care for adults with intellectual disabilities, and the healthcare inequality gap. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities.  https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12833

L. M. Ward, A. Cooper, P. McSkimming, N. Greenlaw, C. Pacitti, J. Gibson, A. Henderson, B. Stanley, J. Pell and  D. Kinnear (2020) Dental attendance, restoration and extractions in adults with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population: a record linkage study. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research doi/epdf/10.1111/jir.12786 

Rydzewska, E., Fleming, M., Mackay, D., Young‐Southward, G., Blacher, J., Bolourian, Y., Widaman, K., and Cooper, S.‐A. (2020) General health status in young people with intellectual disabilities with and without Down syndrome in, and transitioning from, special education: findings from the National Longitudinal Transitions Study‐2. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 64: 895– 907. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12781.

Dunn, K., Jahoda, A., Kinnear, D. (2020) The experience of being a father of a son or daughter with an intellectual disability: Older fathers’ perspectives. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2020; 00: 1– 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12791

Hughes-Mccormack, L.A., McGowan, R., Pell, J.P., Mackay, D., Henderson, A., O'Leary, L. and Cooper, S.A-. (2020) Birth incidence, deaths, and hospitalisation of children and young people with Down syndrome, 1990-2015: birth cohort study. GMJ Open, 10, e033770. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033770)(PMID:32241786)

Henderson A, Mcskimming P, Kinnear D, et al Changes over a decade in psychotropic prescribing for people with intellectual disabilities: prospective cohort study. BMJ Open 2020;10:e036862. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-036862

Smith, G. S., Fleming, M. , Kinnear, D. , Henderson, A. , Pell, J. P. , Melville, C. and Cooper, S.-A. (2020) Mortality in 787,666 school pupils with and without autism: A cohort study. Autism, (doi: 10.1177/1362361320944037) (PMID:32830516) (Early Online Publication)

Smith, G., Fleming, M., Kinnear, D., Henderson, A., Pell JP., Melville, C., Cooper, SA. (2020) Rates and causes of mortality among children and young people with and without intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a record linkage cohort study of 796 190 school children. BMJ Open; 10:e034077. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034077 

Dunn, K. , Rydzewska, E. , Fleming, M. , Cooper, S-A. (2020) Prevalence of mental health conditions, sensory impairments and physical disability in people with co-occurring intellectual disabilities and autism compared with other people: a cross-sectional total population study in Scotland. BMJ Open; 10:e035280. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035280)

Cooper, S-A., Allan, L., Greenlaw, N., McSkimming, P., Jasilek, A., Henderson, A., McCowan, C., Kinnear, D., Melville, C. (2020) Rates, causes, place and predictors of mortality in adults with intellectual disabilities with and without Down syndrome: cohort study with record linkage. BMJ Open 10:e036465. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036465 

Kinnear, D., Rydzewska, E., Dunn, K., Hughes-McCormack, L., Melville, C., Henderson, A. and Cooper, S.-A. (2020) The relative influence of intellectual disabilities and autism on sensory impairments and physical disability: a whole‐country cohort of 5.3 million children and adults. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, (doi: 10.1111/jar.12728)

Rydzewska, E. , Hughes-McCormack, L., Gillberg, C. , Henderson, A. , MacIntyre, C., Rintoul, J. and Cooper, S.-A. (2019) Age at identification, prevalence and general health of children with autism: observational study of a whole country population. BMJ Open, 9, e025904. (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025904) (PMID:31289063) (PMCID:PMC6629388)

Kinnear, D. , Rydzewska, E. , Dunn, K., Hughes-McCormack, L. A., Melville, C. , Henderson, A. and Cooper, S.-A. (2019) The relative influence of intellectual disabilities and autism on mental and general health in Scotland: a cross-sectional study of a whole country of 5.3 million children and adults. BMJ Open, 9(8), e029040. (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029040) (PMID:31462474)

Rydzewska, E. , Hughes-McCormack, L. A., Gillberg, C. , Henderson, A. , MacIntyre, C., Rintoul, J. and Cooper, S.-A. (2019) Prevalence of sensory impairments, physical and intellectual disabilities, and mental health in children and young people with self/proxy-reported autism: observational study of a whole country population. Autism, 23(5), pp. 1201-1209. (doi:10.1177/1362361318791279) (PMID:30328695)

Rydzewska, E. , Hughes-Mccormack, L. A., Gillberg, C. , Henderson, A. , MacIntyre, C., Rintoul, J. and Cooper, S.-A. (2019) General health of adults with autism spectrum disorders - a whole country population cross-sectional study. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 60, pp. 59-66. (doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2019.01.004)

Dunn, K., Rydzewska, E., Macintyre, C., Rintoul, J., & Cooper, S. A. (2019). The prevalence and general health status of people with intellectual disabilities and autism co‐occurring together: a total population study. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63(4), 277-285 https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12573

Kinnear, D., Cooper, S-A., Sherriff, A., Macpherson, L., Finlayson, J., Ward, L., Henderson, A. (2019) Prevalence and associations of edentulousness in a cohort of adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12628

McKernan-Ward, L., Cooper, S-A., Hughes-McCormack, L., Macpherson, L. & Kinnear, D. (2019) Oral health of adults with intellectual disabilities: A systematic Review. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12632

Kinnear, D., Cooper, S-A., Sherriff, A., Macpherson, L., Finlayson, J., Ward, L., Henderson, A. (2019) Prevalence and associations of edentulousness in a cohort of adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12628

McKernan-Ward, L., Cooper, S-A., Hughes-McCormack, L., Macpherson, L. & Kinnear, D. (2019) Oral health of adults with intellectual disabilities: A systematic Review. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12632

Dunn, K., McConnachie, A., Jahoda, A. & Kinnear, D. (2019) Mental health and well-being of fathers with a son or daughter who has intellectual disabilities: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The British Journal of Psychiatry Open. [Accepted for publication]

Salim, E., Fleming, M., MaccKay, D., Henderson, A., Kinnear, D., Clark, D., King, A., McLay, J., Cooper, S-A. & Pell, J. Neurodevelopmental multimorbidity and educational outcomes of 766,244 Scottish schoolchildren. European Journal of Public Health, 29 (4).  https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz185.164

Kinnear, D., Morrison, J., Allan, L., Henderson, A., Smiley, E. and Cooper, S.A., 2018. Prevalence of physical conditions and multimorbidity in a cohort of adults with intellectual disabilities with and without Down syndrome: cross-sectional study. BMJ open, 8(2), p.e018292. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018292 

McGarty, A.M., Downs, S.J., Melville, C.A. and Harris, L., 2018. A systematic review and meta‐analysis of interventions to increase physical activity in children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 62(4), pp.312-329. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jir.12467

Melville, C.A., McGarty, A., Harris, L., Hughes‐McCormack, L., Baltzer, M., McArthur, L.A., Morrison, J., Allan, L. and Cooper, S.A., 2018. A population‐based, cross‐sectional study of the prevalence and correlates of sedentary behaviour of adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 62(1), pp.60-71. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12454 

Okon, M., Henderson, A. , Kinnear, D. and Cooper, S.-A. (2018) Trends and variations in per capita expenditure on adult intellectual disabilities health and social care across Scotland, and by urban/rural class. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 32(1), pp. 121-130. (doi: 10.1111/jar.12514) 

O'Leary, L., Hughes-Mccormack, L., Dunn, K. and Cooper, S.-A. (2018) Early death and causes of death of people with Down syndrome: a systematic review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(5), pp. 687-708. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jar.12446 

Dunn, K., Hughes-Mccormack, L. and Cooper, S.-A. (2018) Hospital admissions for physical health conditions for people with intellectual disabilities: systematic review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(S1), pp. 1-10 https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12360

Rydzewska, E., Hughes-McCormack, L. A., Gillberg, C. , Henderson, A. , MacIntyre, C., Rintoul, J. and Cooper, S.-A. (2018) Prevalence of sensory impairments, physical and intellectual disabilities, and mental health in children and young people with self/proxy-reported autism - observational study of a whole country population. Autism, 1-9 (doi: 10.1177/1362361318791279) http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/165538/

Rydzewska, E., Hughes-Mccormack, L. A., Gillberg, C., Henderson, A., MacIntyre, C., Rintoul, J. and Cooper, S.-A. (2018) Prevalence of long-term health conditions in adults with autism: observational study of a whole country population. BMJ Open 8, e023945 (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023945) http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/165540/

Kinnear, D., Morrison, J., Allan. L., Henderson, A., Smiley, E. & Cooper. S.A. (2018) Prevalence of physical conditions and multi-morbidity in a cohort of adults with intellectual disabilities, with and without Down syndrome. Cross-sectional study. The British Medical Journal Open, 8(2), e018292 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018292) http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/149247/ 

Bertelli, M.O., Cooper, S-A., Salvador-Carulla, L. (2018) Intelligence and specific cognitive functions in intellectual disability: implications for assessment and classification. Current Opinions in Psychiatry. 31, 88-95. http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/153705/

Melville, C.A., McGarty, A., Harris, L., Hughes-McCormack, L., Baltzer, M., McArthur, L.A., Morrison, J., Allan, L., Cooper, S-A. (2018) A population based study of the prevalence and correlates of sedentary behaviour of adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 62, 60-71. http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/153442/

O’Leary, L., Hughes-McCormack, L., Cooper, S-A. (2018) Life expectancy and causes of death of people with Down syndrome: a systematic review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, DOI: 10.1111/jar.12446 [early on-line]. http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/159758/

Dunham, A., Kinnear, D., Allan, L., Smiley, E., Cooper, S-A. (2018) The relationship between physical ill-health and mental ill-health in adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, DOI: 10.1111/jir.12483. [Epub ahead of print]. http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/159234/

Krishnadas, R., Cooper, S-A., Nicol, A., Pimlott, S., Soni, S., Holland, A.J., McArthur, L., Cavanagh, J. (2018) Brain stem serotonin transporter availability in maternal uniparental disomy and deletion Prader-Willi syndrome. British Journal of Psychiatry, 212, 57-58. http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/150709/

Hanlon, P., Wood, K., Cooper, S-A., Allan, L., MacDonald, S. (2018) Long-term condition management in adults with intellectual disability in primary care: a systematic review. British Journal of General Practice Open,  DOI: 10.3399/bjgpopen18X101445 http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/158371/

Cooper, S-A., Smiley, E., Allan, L., Morrison, J. (2018) The incidence of unipolar and bipolar depression and mania in adults with intellectual disabilities. Prospective cohort study. British Journal of Psychiatry, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2018.12. [Epub ahead of print]. http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/155626/

MacDonald, S., Lammie, C., MacArthur, L., Baltzer, M., Allan, L., Morrison, J., Cooper, S-A. (2018) Embedding routine health checks for adults with intellectual disabilities in primary care: Practice nurse perceptions. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 62, 349-357. http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/157596/

Young-Southward, G., Cooper, S.-A., Philo, C. (2017) Health and wellbeing during transition to adulthood for young people with intellectual disabilities: A qualitative study. Research in Developmental Disabilities: 70 94-103 (doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2017.09.003) http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/147542/

Young-Southward, G., Philo, C., Cooper, S-A. (2017) What effect does transition have on health and wellbeing in young people with intellectual disabilities? A systematic review. Journal of Applied research in Intellectual Disabilities. 30 805-823 http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/121254/

Young-Southward, G., Rydzewska, E., Philo, C., Cooper, S.-A. (2017) Physical and mental health of young people with and without intellectual disabilities: Cross-sectional analysis of a whole country population: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research: 61 984-993 (doi:10.1111/jir.12422) (PMID:28895262) http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/147545/

Hughes-McCormack, L., Rydzewska, E., Henderson, A., MacIntyre, C., Rintoul, J. and Cooper, S-A. (2017) Prevalence and general health status of people with intellectual disabilities in Scotland-a population study, (Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health) http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/149460/

Hughes-Mccormack, L., Rydzewska, E., Henderson, A., MacIntyre, C., Rintoul, J. and Cooper, S.-A. (2017) Prevalence of mental health conditions and relationship with general health in a whole country population of 26,349 people with intellectual disabilities, compared with the general population. British Journal of Psychiatry Open Sep 2017, 3(5) 243-248; DOI: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.117.005462 http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/147296/

Cooper, S.-A. et al. (2017) Management and prevalence of long-term conditions in primary health care for adults with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population: a population-based cohort study. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, (doi:10.1111/jar.12386) (PMID:28730746) (Early Online Publication) http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/144625/

O’Leary, L., Hughes-McCormack, L., Cooper, S-A. (2017) Life expectancy and causes of death of people with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, DOI: 10.1111/jar.12417

Dunn, K., Hughes-McCormack, L. and Cooper, S.-A. (2017) Hospital admissions for physical health conditions for people with intellectual disabilities: systematic review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, (doi:10.1111/jar.12360) (PMID:28467010) (Early Online Publication) http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/141030/

Flynn, S., Hatton, C., Jahoda, A., Waite, J., Langdon, P., Hastings, R.P. Hood, K., Oliver, C., Roy, A., Cooper, S-A., Adams, D., McNamara, R., Vereenooghe, L., Core, N., Tosika, V. (2017) Measurement tools for mental health problems and mental well-being in people with severe or profound intellectual disabilities: A systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 57, 32-44. http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/146861/

Jahoda, A., Hastings, R., Hatton, C., Cooper, S-A., Dagnan, D., Zhang, R., McConnachie, A., McMeekin, N., Appleton, K., jones, R., Scott, K., Fulton, L., Knight, R., Knowles, D., Williams, C., Briggs, A., MacMahon, K., Lynn, H., Smith, I., Thomas, G., Melville, C. (2017) A randomised controlled trial comparing a behavioural activation treatment for depression in adults with intellectual disabilities with guided self-help. The Lancet Psychiatry, 4, 909-919. http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/151970/

Dunkley, A.J., Tyrer, F., Gray, J., Bhaumik, S., Spong, R.J.C., Chudasama, Y.V., Cooper, S-A., Ganghadaran, S., Davies, M., Khunti, K. (2017) Type 2 diabetes and glucose intolerance in a population with intellectual disabilities: the STOP Diabetes cross-sectional screening study. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 61, 668-681. http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/141721/

Alexander, R.T., Shankar, R., Cooper, S-A., Bhaumik, S., Hastings, R., Kapugama, C.L., Tromans, S.J., Roy, A. (2017) Antipsychotic prescribing in people with learning disability: challenges and pitfalls. British Journal of General Practice, 67, 372-373. http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/145446/

O’Leary, L., Hughes-McCormack, L., Cooper, S-A. (2017) Early death and causes of death of people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, DOI: 10.1111/jar.12417 [Early on-line]. http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/149631/

Melville, C.A., Smiley, E., Simpson, N., Johnson, P., McConnachie, A., Purves, D., Cooper, S-A. (2016) Statistical modelling studies examining the dimensional structure of psychopathology experienced by adults with intellectual disabilities. Systematic review. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 53-54, 1-10. doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2016.01.018 http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/116507/

Brugha, T.S., Spiers, N., Bankart, J., Cooper, S-A., McManus, S., Scott, F.J., Smith, J., Tyrer, F. (2016) Epidemiology of autism in adults across age groups and ability levels. British Journal of Psychiatry, In Press, 21.1.16. http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/119659/

Tweed, E.J., Mackay, D.F., Nelson, S.M. Cooper, S-A., Pell, J.P. (2016) Five minute Apgar score and educational outcomes: retrospective cohort study of 751369 children. Archives of Disease in Childhood, In Press, 27.7.15. http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/116162/

Melville, C. A., Johnson, P. C. D., Smiley, E., Simpson, N., Purves, D., McConnachie, A. and Cooper, S.-A. (2016) Problem behaviours and symptom dimensions of psychiatric disorders in adults with intellectual disabilities: an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 55, 1-13. (doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2016.03.007) (PMID:27018744) http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/118079/

Osugo, M., Cooper, S-A. (2016) Interventions for adults with mild intellectual disabilities and mental ill-health: a systematic review. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 60, 615-622. (doi:10.1111/jir12285) (PMID:27109143) http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/130172/

Jahoda, A., Melville, C.A., Cooper, S-A., Hastings, R., Briggs, A., Dagnan, D., Hatton, C., McConnachie, A., Williams, C., Jones, R. (2016) BEAT-IT: A randomised controlled trial comparing a behavioural activation treatment for depression in adults with intellectual disabilities with an attention control. Summary of study protocol. Trials, 16, 595. (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-1103-5) (PMID:26714891) (PMCID: PMC4696180) http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/108975/

Cooper, S-A., Ademola, T., Caslake, M., Douglas, E., Evans, J., Greenlaw, N. Haig, C., Hassiotis, A., Jahoda, A., McConnachie, A., Morrison, J., Ring, H., Starr, J., Stiles, C., Sirisena, C., Sullivan, F. (2016) Towards onset prevention of cognition decline in adults with Down syndrome. Pilot RCT. (The TOP-COG study). Trials, 17, 370. (doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1370-9) (PMID:27473843) (PMCID:PMC4966871) http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/122570/

Mackay, D.F., Smith, G.C.S., Cooper, S-A., Wood, R., King, A., Clark, D.N., Pell, J. (2016) Month of conception and developmental disorders: A record-linkage study of 801,592 children. American Journal of Epidemiology, 184(7), pp. 485-493. (doi:10.1093/aje/kww096) (PMID:27651381) http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/131987/

Osugo, M. Morrison, J., Allan, L., Kinnear, D., Cooper, S-A. (2016). Prevalence, types and associations of medically unexplained symptoms and signs. A cross-sectional study of 1,023 adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 61(7), pp. 637-642. (doi:10.1111/jir.12372) (PMID:28295826)  http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/138876/ 

Jacobs, M., Cooper, S-A., McGowan, R., Nelson, S., Pell, J. (2016) Pregnancy outcome following prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal anomaly: a record linkage study of 26,261 pregnancies. PLoS ONE,  11(12), e0166909. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166909) (PMID:27907018) (PMCID:PMC5131975) http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/132800/

Simpson, N., Mizen, L., Cooper, S-A. (2016) Intellectual disabilities. Medicine, 44, 679-682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpmed.2016.08.008

Finlayson, J., Jackson, A., Mantry, D., Allan, L., Smiley, E., Morrison, J., Cooper, S-A (2015) The Provision of Aids and Adaptations, Risk Assessments, and Incident Reporting and Recording Procedures in Relation to Injury Prevention for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Cohort Study. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 59, 519-529 (doi:10.1111/jir.12154) (PMID:25073902) http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/96193/

Finlayson, J., Jackson, A., Mantry, D., Allan, L., Smiley, E., Morrison, J., Cooper, S-A. (2015) Types and causes of injuries of carers with intellectual disabilities. Observational study. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities. DOI: 10.1111/jppi.12109 http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/106992/

Jahoda, A., Melville, C.A., Pert, C., Cooper, S-A., Lynn, H., Williams, C., Davidson, C. (2015) A feasibility study of behavioural activation for depressive symptoms in adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 59, 1010-1021 (doi:10.1111/jir.12175) http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/100810/

Mackay, D.F., Wood, R., King, A., Clark, A., Cooper, S-A., Smith, G.C.S., Pell, J.P. (2015) Educational outcomes following breech delivery: A record linkage study of 456,947 children. Journal of International Epidemiology, 44, 209-17 (doi:10.1093/ije/dyu270) (PMID:25613426) http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/104414/

Cooper, S-A., McLean, G., Guthrie, B., McConnachie, A., Mercer, S., Sullivan, F. Morrison, J. (2015) Multiple physical and mental health comorbidity in adults with intellectual disabilities: population-based cross-sectional analysis. BMC Family Practice, DOI: 10.1186/s12875-015-0329-3 http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/110098/