Professor Nigel Beail
Address:
University of Sheffield
Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
Tel: (+44) (0)114 2226575
Fax: (+44) (0)114 2226610
Email: n.beail@sheffield.ac.uk
Room: WB C10
Teaching and administrative duties
I teach on modules 101 and 319: Clinical Psychology.
Research Interests:
- Psychodynamic theory & practice
- Learning disabilities
- Intellectual disabilities
- Mental retardation
Publications:
2006
- Buckley, J. V., Newman, D. W., Kellett, S., & Beail, N. (2006). A naturalistic comparison of the effectiveness of trainee and qualified clinical psychologists. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory Practice and Research, 79, 137-144.
2005
- Beail, N. (2005) Evidence base for behavioral interventions: Critical Commentary. Mental Retardation, 43, 442-445.
- Beail, N., Warden, S., Morsley, K. & Newman, D. W. (2005). Naturalistic evaluation of the effectiveness of psychodynamic psychotherapy for people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 18, 245-251
- Beail, N. (2005) Supporting people with learning disabilities within the criminal justice system. In G. Grant., P. Goward., M. Richardson., & P Ramcharan. (Eds.) Learning disability : A life cycle approach to valuing people. Milton Keynes: Open University Press.
- Beail, N and Newman, D. W. (2005). Psychotherapy and counseling for mood disorders. In P Sturmey (ed) Mood disorders in people with mental retardation. New York: NADD Press.
- Kellett, S. *, Beail, N. & Newman, D.W. (2005). Measuring Interpersonal Problems in People With Mental Retardation. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 110, 71-156.
- Newman, D. W. & Beail, N. (2005). Analysis of assimilation during psychotherapy with people who have mental retardation. American Journal on Mental Retardation.110, 359-365.
2004
- Beail, N & Edwards, W. (2004). Rigidity and flexibility in the diagnosis of mental retardation in capital cases. Mental Retardation. 42, December (In Press)
- Beail, N. (2004). Method, design and evaluation in psychotherapy research with people with intellectual disabilities . In E. Emerson, C. Hatton., T. Parmenter & T. Thompson. International Handbook of Methods for Research and Evaluation in Intellectual Disabilities. New York: Wiley.
- Beail, N. (2004). Approaches to the evaluation of outcomes with work with developmentally disabled offenders. In W. R. Lindsay, J. L. Taylor & P. Sturmey (Eds). Offenders with Developmental Disabilities. Chichester: Wiley.
- Bush, A. & Beail, N. (2004). Risk factors for dementia in people with Down syndrome: Issues in assessment and diagnosis. American Journal on Mental Retardation. 109, 83-97.
- Kellett, S., Beail, N., Newman, D. W. & Hawes A. (2004) The factor structure of the Brief Symptom Inventory: Intellectual disability evidence. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 11, 275-281.
- Lindsay, W. R.. and Beail, N. (2004) Risk assessment: Actuarial prediction and clinical judgement of offending incidents and behaviour for intellectual disability services. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 17 (4).
- O’Rourke, S. & Beail, N. (2004). Suggestibility and related concepts: Implications for clinical and forensic practice. In S. Austin & S. Crocker (Eds.) Deafness in mind. London: Whurr.
- O’Rourke, S. & Beail, N. (2004).Working with survivors of sexual abuse who are Deaf. In S. Austin & S. Crocker (Eds.) Deafness in mind. London: Whurr.
2003
- Beail, N. (2003) What works for people with mental retardation? Critical commentary on cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic psychotherapy research. Mental Retardation, 41, 468-472.
- Beail, N. (2003). Utility of the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales in diagnosis and research with adults with mental retardation. Mental Retardation, 41, 286-289.
- Carradice, A., Beail, N. & Shankland, M. C. (2003). Interventions with family caregivers for people with dementia: Efficacy problems and suggested solutions. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 10, 307-315.
- Kellett, S., Beail, N., Newman, D., & Frankish, P. (2003). Utility of the Brief Symptom Inventory in the assessment of psychological distress. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 16, 127-134.
- Newman, D. W., Kellett, S. C. & Beail, N. (2003). From research and development to practice based evidence: Clinical governance initiatives in a service for adults with intellectual disabilities and mental health needs. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 47, 68-74.
2002
- Beail, N. (2002). Interrogative suggestibility, memory and intellectual disability. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 15,129-137.
- Beail, N (2002). Constructive approaches to the assessment, treatment and management of offenders with intellectual disabilities . Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 15, 179-182
- Carradice, A., Shankland, M. C. & Beail, N. (2002). A qualitative study of the theoretical models used by UK mental health nurses to guide their assessments with family caregivers of people with dementia. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 39, 17-26.
- Flowers, P., Smith, J. A., Sheeran, P., & Beail, N. (2002). Health and romance: Understanding unprotected sex in relationships between gay men. In D. Marks (Ed) The Health Psychology Reader. London: Sage
- Newman, D. W. & Beail, N. (2002). Monitoring change in psychotherapy with people with intellectual disabilities . The application of the Assimilation of Problematic Experiences Scale. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 15,48-60.
- Thompson, A. R. & Beail, N. (2002). The treatment of autoerotic asphyxiation in a man with severe intellectual disabilities: The effectiveness of a behavioural and educational programme. Journal of Applied Research in intellectual Disabilities, 15, 36-47.
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Research Group
Nigel Beail is based with the Clinical Psychology Unit (CPU) Group