Dr. N J Cooling

Phenomenology of Organic and Functional Psychoses and the Overlap Between Them

E C Johnstone, N J Cooling, C D Frith, T J Crow, D G Owens | British Journal of Psychiatry (1988). 153:770-776

This project was based on PSE assessment of 320 psychotic patients and involved a comparison between the phenomenology of psychotic illness associated with known organic pathology and age-matched psychotic patients with functional psychoses. Dr Cooling presented this project to the Spring Quarterly Meeting in Aberdeen.

Functional Psychosis Study: Diagnosis and Treatment Response

E C Johnstone, T J Crowe, C D Firth, D G C Owens | The Lancet (16 June 1988): 120-125

Dr Cooling recruited patients for this functional psychosis study at Northwick Park Hospital and assisted Drs Crowe and Johnstone in the day-to-day running of this substantial research project.

Psychiatry in the German Democratic Republic & AIDS in East Germany

N J Cooling | BMJ & Bulletin of the British Journal of Psychiatry

Following a trip to East Germany, Dr Cooling published these articles detailing the state of psychiatric services and the approach to the AIDS epidemic within the GDR.

Lessons to be Learned from the Christopher Clunis Story – a Mental Health Perspective

N J Cooling | Journal of Clinical Risk (March 2002) Vol 8, No 2

A Novel Perspective on Medical Education

N J Cooling and J T Li | Medical Teacher, Vol 13, No 3, pp 213-221

The National Service of Police Psychiatry – West Midlands Police

N J Cooling, E Crew | 2001

SHP – Tackling Stress

N J Cooling | April 2002

Trauma

N J Cooling | Expert Witness Journal, Vol 1 Issue 6 (2013/14)

Gastro-Intestinal Permeability in Schizophrenia

Northwick Park Project

Dr Cooling worked on a project at Northwick Park concerning gastro-intestinal permeability in schizophrenia. The paper was presented at the Spring Quarterly Meeting in Aberdeen.

Assessment of Head-Size in Schizophrenia

Shenley Hospital

Dr Cooling was involved in assessing 1,400 patients in Shenley Hospital to provide critical data on head-size in schizophrenia presentations.

Continuation Antidepressant Therapy in the Elderly

Multicentre Double-Blind Study (Dr R Jacoby, Prof R Levy, Dr K Bergmann)

Dr Cooling recruited patients for this study addressing the uncertainty surrounding long-term antidepressant treatment in elderly patients successfully treated for an acute episode. It compared Dothiepin with a placebo over a two-year follow-up period.

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Section 47 Removals

Guy's Hospital & Norwich (Professor Elaine Murphy)

A part-time research project in Old Age Psychiatry studying the physical and mental characteristics of individuals removed from their homes under Section 47 of the 1949 National Assistance Act. Dr Cooling completed this research on self-neglect upon moving to Norwich and prepared findings for publication.

MRI as an Imaging Technique for Functional Psychoses

Hammersmith Hospital

Assisted Dr Johnstone in studies utilizing MRI to examine functional psychoses, actively recruiting patients and supervising arrangements at Hammersmith Hospital.

Neuropsychiatric Aspects of AIDS and HIV Infection

Literature Study & Proposed International Collaboration

As part of his interest in organic psychoses, Dr Cooling conducted an extensive study of the literature regarding the neuropsychiatric aspects of HIV/AIDS, exploring potential collaborations with colleagues in Zambia.