ACT+ for patients living with and beyond cancer: An exploration of patient use of ACT+ components and therapist delivery

Caring infrastructures for sexual health and the implications of antibiotic-resistant STIs
Chandra, S., Broom, A., Peterie, M., Ridge, Damien T., Haire, B., Bradshaw, C., Broom, J., Kenny, K., Treloar, C., Lafferty, L., Guy, R. and Applegate, T. 2026. Caring infrastructures for sexual health and the implications of antibiotic-resistant STIs. Health Sociology Review. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/14461242.2026.2700183

Perceptions, acceptability and experiences of yoga to support long-COVID: A survey of people living with long-COVID
Cheshire, A. and Cartwright, T. 2026. Perceptions, acceptability and experiences of yoga to support long-COVID: A survey of people living with long-COVID. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-026-05430-2

Co‐Creating Publicly Available Resources to Increase Awareness of and Support for Long Covid Among Ethnic Minority Communities
Smyth, Nina, Ahmad, Ammarah, Begum, Samina, Chaudhry, Ashish, Clark, Sophie, Wright, Alexa, Gimblett, Karl, Ridge, Damien, Chew‐Graham, Carolyn A., Gopal, Dipesh, Alwan, Nisreen A. and Kingstone, Tom 2026. Co‐Creating Publicly Available Resources to Increase Awareness of and Support for Long Covid Among Ethnic Minority Communities. Health Expectations. 29 (2) e70596. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70596

Friendship and the Sociality of GBTQ+ Sexual Health in Times of Resistance
Chandra, S., Broom, A., Ridge, Damien T., Haire, B., Bradshaw, C., Broom, J., Peterie, Michelle, Lafferty, L., Applegate, T. and Guy, R. 2026. Friendship and the Sociality of GBTQ+ Sexual Health in Times of Resistance. Sociology. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385261418857

Mediated Urgency: Exploring GBTQ+ Perceptions of Antibiotic-Resistant Sexually Transmitted Infections
Chandra, S., Broom, A., Ridge, Damien T., Haire, B., Peterie, M., Bradshaw, C., Broom, J., Lafferty, L., Treloar, C., Applegate, T. and Guy, R. 2025. Mediated Urgency: Exploring GBTQ+ Perceptions of Antibiotic-Resistant Sexually Transmitted Infections. Sociology of Health & Illness. 48 (1), p. e70137 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.70137

“I just see nothing. It’s literally just black”: a qualitative investigation into congenital aphantasia
Pounder, Z., Agosto, G., Mackenzie, J.-M. and Cheshire, A. 2025. “I just see nothing. It’s literally just black”: a qualitative investigation into congenital aphantasia. Cogent Psychology. 12 (1) 2574255. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2025.2574255

Intersectionality and Long COVID: Understanding the Lived Experiences of Ethnic Minority Groups in the UK
Lotankar, Y., Cheshire, A., Ridge, Damien T., Chew-Graham, C., Smyth, N., Knowles, C., Gopal, D. and Kingstone, T. 2025. Intersectionality and Long COVID: Understanding the Lived Experiences of Ethnic Minority Groups in the UK. Health Expectations. 28 (5) e70413. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70413

Queering Psychology Education: Fostering Inclusivity and Destigmatization in Academic Curricula and Mental Health Practices
Souvlakis, N. and Ridge, Damien T. 2025. Queering Psychology Education: Fostering Inclusivity and Destigmatization in Academic Curricula and Mental Health Practices. Athens Journal of Psychology. 1 (3), pp. 139-150. https://doi.org/10.30958/ajpsy.1-3-1

The Integration of Islamic Psychology with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Khan, I., Dean, S., Ridge, Damien T. and Souvlakis, N. 2025. The Integration of Islamic Psychology with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry. 49, pp. 1067-1086. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11013-025-09924-5

Exploring acceptability of AI-enabled voice assistants and digital AI humans in healthcare: a cross-sectional survey
Miles, O., Pinckard, S., Gungor, M., Ridge, Damien T. and Nadarzynski, T. 2025. Exploring acceptability of AI-enabled voice assistants and digital AI humans in healthcare: a cross-sectional survey. AI & Society. 40, pp. 6783-6797. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-025-02332-8

“Paradoxical bio-citizenship: Examining healthy eating from lay and professional perspectives.”
Alison Fixsen, Damien Ridge, Anna Cheshire and Panagiota Tragantzopoulou 2025. “Paradoxical bio-citizenship: Examining healthy eating from lay and professional perspectives.”. Social Science & Medicine. 381 118187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118187

GBTQ+ Safe Sex Entanglements: Finding the Bacterial in the Age of Resistant STIs and Prevention Innovation
Chandra, S., Broom, A., Ridge, Damien T., Kenny, K., Peterie, M., Broom, J., Haire, B., Lafferty, L., Treloar, C., Raymond, S., Bradshaw, C., Applegate, T. and Guy, R. 2025. GBTQ+ Safe Sex Entanglements: Finding the Bacterial in the Age of Resistant STIs and Prevention Innovation. Social Science & Medicine. 379 118162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118162

Development of ACT+: A Novel, Person‐Centred Psychological Intervention Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to Improve Quality of Life in Patients Living With and Beyond Cancer
Moschopoulou, E., Donovan, S., Brewin, D., Taylor, S., Ridge, D.T., Bourke, L., Khan, I., Roche, M. and Chalder, T. 2025. Development of ACT+: A Novel, Person‐Centred Psychological Intervention Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to Improve Quality of Life in Patients Living With and Beyond Cancer. Health Expectations. 28 (2) e70237. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70237

Chatbot -assisted self-assessment (CASA): Co-designing an AI -powered behaviour change intervention for ethnic minorities
Tom Nadarzynski, Knights, N., Deborah Husbands, Cynthia Graham, Carrie D. Llewellyn, Tom Buchanan, Ian Montgomery, Alejandra Soruco Rodriguez, Chimeremumma Ogueri, Nidhi Singh, Evan Rouse, Olabisi Oyebode, Ankit Das, Grace Paydon, Gurpreet Lall, Anathoth Bulukungu, Nur Yanyali, Alexandra Stefan and Damien Ridge 2025. Chatbot -assisted self-assessment (CASA): Co-designing an AI -powered behaviour change intervention for ethnic minorities. PLoS Digital Health. 4 (2), p. e0000724. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000724

Emerging Dilemmas in the Age of Resistance: The Case of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Chandra, S., Broom, A., Peterie, M., Ridge, Damien T., Kenny, K., Lafferty, L., Treloar, C., Applegate, T. and Broom, J. 2025. Emerging Dilemmas in the Age of Resistance: The Case of Sexually Transmitted Infections. Qualitative Health Research. 35 (13), pp. 1437-1449. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323241302668

Sampling and recruiting LGBTQ+ populations in health research: reflections on community consultations about antibiotic resistant STIs
Shiva Chandra, Alex Broom, Bridget Haire, Damien Ridge and Jennifer Broom 2025. Sampling and recruiting LGBTQ+ populations in health research: reflections on community consultations about antibiotic resistant STIs. Health Sociology Review. 34 (2), pp. 200-211. https://doi.org/10.1080/14461242.2024.2422878

Treatment ‘cultures’, sexually transmitted infections and the rise of antimicrobial resistance
Chandra, S., Broom, A., Ridge, Damien T., Peterie, M., Lafferty, L., Broom, J., Kenny, K., Treloar, C. and Applegate, T. 2025. Treatment ‘cultures’, sexually transmitted infections and the rise of antimicrobial resistance. Sociology of Health & Illness. 47 (1) e13832. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13832

Medical ambivalence and Long Covid: The disconnects, entanglements, and productivities shaping ethnic minority experiences in the UK
Ridge, Damien T., Broom, A., Alwan, N., Chew-Graham, C., Smyth, N., Gopal, D., Kingstone, T., Gaszczyk, P. and Begum, S. 2024. Medical ambivalence and Long Covid: The disconnects, entanglements, and productivities shaping ethnic minority experiences in the UK. Social Science & Medicine. 366 117603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117603

Supporting Long Covid Care: a webtool to facilitate help-seeking among people with Long Covid
Clutterbuck, D., Smyth, N., Begum, F., Chew-Graham, C., Mcgowan, A., Pantelic, M., Ridge, D., Tran, H., Williams, R. and Alwan, N.A. 2024. Supporting Long Covid Care: a webtool to facilitate help-seeking among people with Long Covid. European Journal of Public Health. 34 (Supplement_3). https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.1822

A Role-Needs Framework: Rethinking Support for Informal Caregivers for Alzheimer's Across the Global South and Global North
Knight, F., Ridge, Damien T., Loveday, C., Weidner, W., Roeser, J., Halton, C. and Cartwright, T. 2024. A Role-Needs Framework: Rethinking Support for Informal Caregivers for Alzheimer's Across the Global South and Global North. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 39 (9) e6141. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.6141

Relational Gendered Dimensions of Emotions in Heterosexual Cisgender Men’s Intimate Partnerships
Oliffe, J., Gao, N., Kelly, M.T., Broom, A., Ridge, Damien T., Seidler, Z.E., Sharp, P. and Rice, S.M. 2024. Relational Gendered Dimensions of Emotions in Heterosexual Cisgender Men’s Intimate Partnerships. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health. 6 100465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2024.100465

Doctors’ and nurses’ eating practices during shift work: Findings from a qualitative study
Sum, K., Cheshire, A., Ridge, Damien T., Sengupta, D. and Deb, D.S. 2024. Doctors’ and nurses’ eating practices during shift work: Findings from a qualitative study. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 83 (OCE2), p. E204. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0029665124004282

The impact of chatbot-assisted self-assessment (CASA) on intentions for sexual health screening in people from minoritised ethnic groups at risk of sexually transmitted infections
Nadarzynski, T., Knights, N., Husbands, D., Graham, C. A., Llewellyn, C. D., Buchanan, T., Montgomery, I., Khlafa, N., Tichackova, J., Odeyemi, R., Johnson, S., Jesuthas, N., Tahia, S. and Ridge, Damien T. 2024. The impact of chatbot-assisted self-assessment (CASA) on intentions for sexual health screening in people from minoritised ethnic groups at risk of sexually transmitted infections . Sexual Health. 21 SH24058. https://doi.org/10.1071/sh24058

Exploring the Experiences of Living With the Post-COVID Syndrome: A Qualitative Study
Kalfas, M., Jolley, C., Hart, Nicholas, Rafferty, G., Duncan, E., Nicholson, T., Ashworth, M., Brewin, D., Barrett, B., Witard, O., Ridge, Damien T. and Chalder, T. 2024. Exploring the Experiences of Living With the Post-COVID Syndrome: A Qualitative Study. Health Expectations. 27 (3) e14108. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.14108

People from ethnic minorities seeking help for Long Covid: a qualitative study.
Nina Smyth, Damien Ridge, Tom Kingstone, Dipesh P Gopal, Nisreen Alwan, Alexa Wright, Ashish Chaudhry, Sophie Clark, Rebecca Band and Carolyn A. Chew-Graham 2024. People from ethnic minorities seeking help for Long Covid: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice. 74 (749), pp. e814-e822. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2023.0631

Achieving health equity through conversational AI: A roadmap for design and implementation of inclusive chatbots in healthcare
Nadarzynski, T., Knights, N., Husbands, D., Graham, C., Llewellyn, C., Buchanan, T., Montgomery, I. and Ridge, Damien T. 2024. Achieving health equity through conversational AI: A roadmap for design and implementation of inclusive chatbots in healthcare. PLoS Digital Health. 3 (5) e0000492. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000492

Study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of comparing enhanced acceptance and commitment therapy plus (+) added to usual aftercare versus usual aftercare only, in patients living with or beyond cancer: SUrvivors’ Rehabilitation Evaluation after CANcer (SURECAN) trial
Khan, I., Taylor, SJC, Robinson, C., Moschopoulou, E., Mccrone, P., Burke, L., Thaha, M., Bhui, K., Rosario, D., Ridge, Damien T., Donovan, S., Korsun, A., Little, P., Morgan, A., Quentin, O., Roylance, R., White, P. and Chalder, T. 2024. Study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of comparing enhanced acceptance and commitment therapy plus (+) added to usual aftercare versus usual aftercare only, in patients living with or beyond cancer: SUrvivors’ Rehabilitation Evaluation after CANcer (SURECAN) trial. Trials. 25 228. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08062-4

‘You Are Not Alone, We’ve Got You’: Power Plays, Devotion, and Punishment on Healthy Eating and Pro-Eating Disorder Websites
Tragantzopoulou, P., Fixsen, Alison, Ridge, Damien T. and Cheshire, A. 2024. ‘You Are Not Alone, We’ve Got You’: Power Plays, Devotion, and Punishment on Healthy Eating and Pro-Eating Disorder Websites. Qualitative Health Research. 34 (12), pp. 1216-1230. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323241238628

Changing and unfinished narratives of the mental health impact of HIV in the UK
Ridge, Damien T., Catalan, J., Cheshire, A. and Hedge, B. 2024. Changing and unfinished narratives of the mental health impact of HIV in the UK. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health. 5 100386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100386

“We make something with the flower, but feel like I make with myself something”: The role of a community arts project supporting women who have experienced human trafficking
Birkett, J. and Cheshire, A. 2024. “We make something with the flower, but feel like I make with myself something”: The role of a community arts project supporting women who have experienced human trafficking. Journal of Community Psychology. 52 (1), pp. 244-257. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.23095

Understanding menopause
Cheshire, A., Cartwright, T. and Clark, P. 2023. Understanding menopause. London University of Westminster. https://doi.org/10.34737/x66x4

Typologies of caregiving: Understanding support needs of carers across four continents
Cartwright, Tina J., Knight, Fauzia, Ridge, Damien, Loveday, Catherine, Roeser, Jannice, Weidner, Wendy S. and Halton, Candida C. 2023. Typologies of caregiving: Understanding support needs of carers across four continents. Alzheimer's & Dementia. 19 (S24) e082717. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.082717

Sex, drugs and superbugs: The rise of drug resistant STIs
Broom, A., Peterie, M., Ridge, Damien T., Lafferty, L., Kenny, K., Broom, J., Kelly-Hanku, A., Treloar, C. and Applegate, T. 2023. Sex, drugs and superbugs: The rise of drug resistant STIs. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health. 4 100310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100310

Qualitative study of experience of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT+) amongst Survivors' Rehabilitation Evaluation after Cancer (SURECAN) trial participants and therapists: A protocol
Donovan, S., Chalder, T., Gopal, D., Khan, I., Korszun, A., Moschopoulou, E., Ridge, Damien T., Robinson, C. and Taylor, S.J.C. 2023. Qualitative study of experience of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT+) amongst Survivors' Rehabilitation Evaluation after Cancer (SURECAN) trial participants and therapists: A protocol. NIHR Open Research. 3 (24). https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13382.1

Sleep disturbance, mental health, wellbeing and educational impact in UK university students: A mixed methods study
Stores, R., Linceviciute, S., Pilkington, K. and Ridge, Damien T. 2023. Sleep disturbance, mental health, wellbeing and educational impact in UK university students: A mixed methods study. Journal of Further and Higher Education. 47 (8), pp. 995-1008. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2023.2209777

A meta-ethnography investigating relational influences on mental health and cancer-related health care interventions for racially minoritised people in the UK
Ridge, Damien T., Pilkington, K., Donovan, S., Moschopoulou, E., Gopal, D., Bhui, K., Chalder, T., Khan, I., Korszun, A. and Taylor, S.J.C. 2023. A meta-ethnography investigating relational influences on mental health and cancer-related health care interventions for racially minoritised people in the UK. PLoS ONE. 18 (5) e0284878. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284878

A relational investigation of Israeli gay fathers’ experiences of surrogacy, early parenthood, and mental health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Hannah Kate Kelly, Shulamit Geller, Viren Swami, Geva Shenkman, Sigal Levy and Damien Ridge 2023. A relational investigation of Israeli gay fathers’ experiences of surrogacy, early parenthood, and mental health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE. 18 (2) e0282330. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282330

‘Imposter participants’ in online qualitative research, a new and increasing threat to data integrity?
Ridge, Damien T., Bullock, L., Causer, H., Fisher, T., Hider, S., Kingstone, T., Gray, L., Riley, R., Smyth, N., Silverwood, V., Spiers, J. and Southam, J. 2023. ‘Imposter participants’ in online qualitative research, a new and increasing threat to data integrity? Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13724

Battles over ‘unruly bodies’: Practitioners’ interpretations of eating disorders and the utility of psychiatric labelling
Fixsen, Alison, Ridge, Damien T., Ponsford, O., Holder, M. and Saran, G. 2023. Battles over ‘unruly bodies’: Practitioners’ interpretations of eating disorders and the utility of psychiatric labelling. Sociology of Health & Illness. 45 (3), pp. 560-579. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13601

Masculinities and men’s emotions in and after intimate partner relationships
Oliffe, J., Broom, A., Ridge, Damien T., Kelly, M.T, Montaner, G.G. and Seidler, Z.E. 2023. Masculinities and men’s emotions in and after intimate partner relationships. Sociology of Health & Illness. 45 (2), pp. 366-385. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13583

Exploring the lived experience of Long Covid in black and minority ethnic groups in the UK: Protocol for qualitative interviews and art-based methods
Smyth, N., Alwan, N., Band, R., Chaudhry A, Chew-Graham, C., Gopal, D., Jackson, M., Kingston, T., Wright, A. and Ridge, Damien T. 2022. Exploring the lived experience of Long Covid in black and minority ethnic groups in the UK: Protocol for qualitative interviews and art-based methods. PLoS ONE. 17 (10) e0275166. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275166

The interactive dimensions of encounters in HIV care: From trauma to relational traumatic growth
Jose Catalan, Damien Ridge, Barbara Hedge and Anna Cheshire 2022. The interactive dimensions of encounters in HIV care: From trauma to relational traumatic growth. Health Expectations. 25 (6), pp. 3114-3123. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13619

‘Joining a group was inspiring’: a qualitative study of service users’ experiences of yoga on social prescription
Cheshire, A., Richards, R. and Cartwright, T. 2022. ‘Joining a group was inspiring’: a qualitative study of service users’ experiences of yoga on social prescription. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. 22 67. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-022-03514-3

Understanding stigma and suicidality among gay men living with HIV: A photovoice project
Ferlatte, O., Handlovsky, I., Ridge, Damien T., Chanady, T., Knight, R. and Oliffe, J. 2022. Understanding stigma and suicidality among gay men living with HIV: A photovoice project. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health. 2 100112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100112

Evaluating an interactive acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) workshop delivered to trained therapists working with cancer patients in the United Kingdom: a mixed methods approach
Moschopoulou, E., Brewin, D., Ridge, Damien T., Donovan, S., Taylor, S.J.C., Bourke, L., Eva, G., Khan, I. and Chalder, T. 2022. Evaluating an interactive acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) workshop delivered to trained therapists working with cancer patients in the United Kingdom: a mixed methods approach. BMC Cancer . 22 (651) 651. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-09745-4

Arachne, self-care and ‘power-nets’ on women’s self-development programmes
Fixsen, Alison, Ridge, Damien and Porter, Alan 2022. Arachne, self-care and ‘power-nets’ on women’s self-development programmes. Gender and Education. 34 (7), pp. 770-786. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2022.2078793

‘We’re welcomed into people’s homes every day’ versus ‘we’re the people that come and arrest you’: The relational production of masculinities and vulnerabilities among male first responders
Linceviciute, S., Ridge, Damien T., Gautier, C., Dando, C.J., Oliffe, J. and Broom, A. 2022. ‘We’re welcomed into people’s homes every day’ versus ‘we’re the people that come and arrest you’: The relational production of masculinities and vulnerabilities among male first responders. Sociology of Health & Illness. 44 (7), pp. 1094-1113. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13481

A Qualitative Study Exploring Patient Shadowing as a Method to Improve Patient-Centred Care: Ten Principles for a New Gold Standard
Goodrich, J., Ridge, Damien and Cartwright, Tina 2022. A Qualitative Study Exploring Patient Shadowing as a Method to Improve Patient-Centred Care: Ten Principles for a New Gold Standard. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 34 (2) mzac018. https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzac018

Orthorexia Nervosa: the Medicalization of Extreme Healthy Eating Practices
Fixsen, Alison and Cheshire, Anna 2022. Orthorexia Nervosa: the Medicalization of Extreme Healthy Eating Practices. in: Harbusch, Martin (ed.) Troubled Persons Industries: The Expansion of Psychiatric Categories beyond Psychiatry, Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 147-170

How older people living with HIV narrate their quality of life: Tensions with quantitative approaches to quality-of-life research
Rosenfeld, D., Anderson, Jane, Catalan, Jose, Delpech, Valerie and Ridge, Damien 2021. How older people living with HIV narrate their quality of life: Tensions with quantitative approaches to quality-of-life research. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health. 1 100018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2021.100018

A Population-Practice-Based Model to Understand How Yoga Impacts on Human Global Functioning: A Qualitative Study
Cheshire, A. and Cartwright, T. 2021. A Population-Practice-Based Model to Understand How Yoga Impacts on Human Global Functioning: A Qualitative Study. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 27 (11), pp. 991-1001. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2021.0104

Barriers and facilitators to engagement with artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbots for sexual and reproductive health advice: a qualitative analysis.
Nadarzynski, Tom, Puentes, Vannesa, Pawlak, Izabela, Mendes, Tania, Montgomery, Ian, Bayley, Jake and Ridge, Damien 2021. Barriers and facilitators to engagement with artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbots for sexual and reproductive health advice: a qualitative analysis. Sexual Health. 18 (5), pp. 385-393. https://doi.org/10.1071/SH21123

Common Negative Thoughts in Early Motherhood and Their Relationship to Guilt, Shame and Depression
Law, N.K., Hall, P.L. and Cheshire, A. 2021. Common Negative Thoughts in Early Motherhood and Their Relationship to Guilt, Shame and Depression. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 30, p. 1831–1845. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-01968-6

HIV-related stigma in the UK then and now: to what extent are we on track to eliminate stigma? A qualitative investigation
Hedge, B., Devan, K., Catalan, J., Cheshire, A. and Ridge, Damien T. 2021. HIV-related stigma in the UK then and now: to what extent are we on track to eliminate stigma? A qualitative investigation. BMC Public Health. 21 1022. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11000-7

Added Value Report: University of Westminster Transformation in Students Project
Linceviciute, S., Ridge, Damien T., Smyth, N., Cartwright, T., Sebah, I., Bryant, K. and Woolston, J. 2021. Added Value Report: University of Westminster Transformation in Students Project. London University of Westminster. https://doi.org/10.34737/v4qqx

Exchange of medicinal plant information in California missions
Joe Rayl McBride, Rita Yolanda Cavero, Anna Liisa Cheshire, María Isabel Calvo and Deborah Lea 2020. Exchange of medicinal plant information in California missions. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 16 35. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-020-00388-y

Sick of the sick role: narratives of what ‘recovery’ means to people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis
Cheshire, A., Ridge, Damien T., Clark, L.V. and White, P. 2020. Sick of the sick role: narratives of what ‘recovery’ means to people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis. Qualitative Health Research. 31 (2), pp. 298-308. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732320969395

Atlas Men’s Well-being Programme: Evaluation Report Atlas 2.0
Sebah, I., Cheshire, A. and Ridge, Damien T. 2020. Atlas Men’s Well-being Programme: Evaluation Report Atlas 2.0.

An Exploration of the Help-Seeking Experiences of Patients in an Allied Professions-Led Rapid Access Chest Pain Pathway – A Qualitative Study
Stain, N., Cheshire, A., Ross, C. and Ridge, Damien T. 2020. An Exploration of the Help-Seeking Experiences of Patients in an Allied Professions-Led Rapid Access Chest Pain Pathway – A Qualitative Study. BMJ Open. 10 e040468. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040468

How men step back – and recover – from suicide attempts: A relational and gendered account
Ridge, Damien T., Hannah Smith, Alison Fixsen, Broom, A. and Oliffe, J. 2020. How men step back – and recover – from suicide attempts: A relational and gendered account. Sociology of Health & Illness. 43 (1), pp. 238-252. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13216

A relational analysis of an invisible illness: A meta-ethnography of people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and their support needs
Pilkington, K., Ridge, Damien T., Igwesi-Chidobe, Chinonso, Chew-Graham, C., Little, P., Babatunde, O., Corp, N., McDermott, C. and Cheshire, A. 2020. A relational analysis of an invisible illness: A meta-ethnography of people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and their support needs. Social Science & Medicine. 265 113369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113369

What are the key features of Orthorexia Nervosa and influences on its development? A qualitative investigation?
Cheshire, A., Berry, M. and Fixsen, Alison 2020. What are the key features of Orthorexia Nervosa and influences on its development? A qualitative investigation? Appetite. 155 104798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.104798

HIV in the UK: Voices from the Epidemic
Catalan, J., Hedge, B. and Ridge, Damien T. 2020. HIV in the UK: Voices from the Epidemic. Abingdon Routledge.

‘As soon as you've been there, it makes it personal’: The experience of health-care staff shadowing patients at the end of life
Goodrich, J., Ridge, Damien T. and Cartwright, T. 2020. ‘As soon as you've been there, it makes it personal’: The experience of health-care staff shadowing patients at the end of life. Health Expectations. 23 (5), pp. 1259-1268. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13107

The Social Construction of a Concept- Orthorexia Nervosa: Morality Narratives and Psycho-politics
Fixsen, Alison, Cheshire, A. and Berry, M. 2020. The Social Construction of a Concept- Orthorexia Nervosa: Morality Narratives and Psycho-politics. Qualitative Health Research. 30 (7), pp. 1101-1113. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732320911364

The Changing Narratives of Death, Dying, and HIV in the United Kingdom
Catalan, J., Ridge, Damien T., Cheshire, A., Hedge, B. and Rosenfeld, D. 2020. The Changing Narratives of Death, Dying, and HIV in the United Kingdom. Qualitative Health Research. 30 (10), pp. 1561-1571. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732320922510

Addressing Ethical Issues in Studying Men’s Traumatic Stress
Affleck, W., Oliffe, J., McKenzie, S., Ridge, Damien T., Jenkins, E. and Broom, A. 2020. Addressing Ethical Issues in Studying Men’s Traumatic Stress. International Journal of Men's Social & Community Health. 3 (1), pp. e16-e23. https://doi.org/10.22374/ijmsch.v3i1.27

Guided graded exercise self-help for chronic fatigue syndrome: Patient experiences and perceptions
Cheshire, A., Ridge, Damien T., Clarke, L. and White, P.D. 2020. Guided graded exercise self-help for chronic fatigue syndrome: Patient experiences and perceptions. Disability and Rehabilitation. 42 (3), pp. 368-377. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2018.1499822

Evaluation of the Westminster REFRAME Workshop for Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital Staff and Junior Doctors: 2018/19
Sebah, I., Shaw, P. and Cheshire, A. 2019. Evaluation of the Westminster REFRAME Workshop for Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital Staff and Junior Doctors: 2018/19. London University of Westminster. https://doi.org/10.34737/v45x8

Evaluation of the Westminster REFRAME Workshop for North Kensington General Practitioners: 2019
Sebah, I., Shaw, P. and Cheshire, A. 2019. Evaluation of the Westminster REFRAME Workshop for North Kensington General Practitioners: 2019. London University of Westminster.

Yoga4Health on social prescription: a mixed methods evaluation
Cartwright, T., Richards, R., Edwards, A. and Cheshire, A. 2019. Yoga4Health on social prescription: a mixed methods evaluation. University of Westminster. https://doi.org/10.34737/qz6v1

Acceptability of artificial intelligence (AI)-led chatbot services in healthcare: A mixed-methods study
Nadarzynski, T., Miles, O., Cowie, A. and Ridge, Damien T. 2019. Acceptability of artificial intelligence (AI)-led chatbot services in healthcare: A mixed-methods study. Digital Health. 5, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/2055207619871808

Games People Play: The Collapse of “Masculinities” and the Rise of Masculinity as Spectacle
Ridge, Damien T. 2019. Games People Play: The Collapse of “Masculinities” and the Rise of Masculinity as Spectacle. in: Barry, J.A., Kingerlee, R., Seager, M. and Sullivan, L. (ed.) The Palgrave Handbook of Male Psychology and Mental Health Cham Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 205-225

Suicide Prevention From the Perspectives of Gay, Bisexual, and Two-Spirit Men
Ferlatte, O., Oliffe, J.L., Louie, D.R., Ridge, Damien T., Broom, A. and Salway, T. 2019. Suicide Prevention From the Perspectives of Gay, Bisexual, and Two-Spirit Men. Qualitative Health Research. 29 (8), pp. 1186-1198. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732318816082

Ageing with HIV
Rosenfeld, D., Ridge, Damien T. and Catalan, J. 2019. Ageing with HIV. in: Westwood, S. (ed.) Ageing, Diversity and Equality: Social Justice Perspectives London Routledge. pp. 259-275

Shades of communitas: a study of soft skills programs
Fixsen, Alison and Ridge, Damien T. 2019. Shades of communitas: a study of soft skills programs. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 48 (4), pp. 510-537. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891241618792075

In one’s own time: Contesting the temporality and linearity of bereavement
Kenny, K., Broom, A., Kirby, E. and Ridge, Damien T. 2019. In one’s own time: Contesting the temporality and linearity of bereavement. Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine. 23 (1), pp. 58-75. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459317724854

Strategies for improving mental health and wellbeing used by older people living with HIV: A qualitative investigation
Rosenfeld, D., Catalan, J., Ridge, Damien T. and On behalf of the HIV and Later Life (HALL) Team 2018. Strategies for improving mental health and wellbeing used by older people living with HIV: A qualitative investigation. AIDS Care. 30 (sup.2), pp. 102-107. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2018.1468016

Making sense of the evolving nature of depression narratives and their inherent conflicts
Ridge, Damien T. 2018. Making sense of the evolving nature of depression narratives and their inherent conflicts . Subjectivity. 11 (2), p. 144–160. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41286-018-0048-z

Supported Decision-Making: The Expectations Held by People With Experience of Mental Illness
Knight, F., Kokanovic, R., Ridge, Damien T., Brophy, L., Hill, N., Johnston-Ataata, K. and Herman, H. 2018. Supported Decision-Making: The Expectations Held by People With Experience of Mental Illness. Qualitative Health Research. 28 (6), pp. 1002-1015. https://doi.org/10.1177/104973231876237

Self-care and entrepreneurism: An ethnography of soft skills development for higher education staff
Fixsen, Alison, Cranfield, S. and Ridge, Damien T. 2018. Self-care and entrepreneurism: An ethnography of soft skills development for higher education staff. Studies in Continuing Education. 40 (2), pp. 181-197. https://doi.org/10.1080/0158037X.2017.1418308

How to respond psychologically to terror attacks
Loveday, C. and Ridge, Damien T. 2017. How to respond psychologically to terror attacks. iNews.

What influences quality of life in older people living with HIV?
Catalan, J., Tuffrey, V., Ridge, Damien T. and Rosenfeld, D. 2017. What influences quality of life in older people living with HIV? AIDS Research and Therapy. 14 (22) 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12981-017-0148-9

Westminster REFRAME workshops for foundation year doctors 2016-2017: Evaluation report
Cheshire, A. 2017. Westminster REFRAME workshops for foundation year doctors 2016-2017: Evaluation report. London Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Westminster.

Westminster REFRAME workshops for Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital staff: Evaluation report
Cheshire, A. 2017. Westminster REFRAME workshops for Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital staff: Evaluation report. London Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Westminster.

Depression at Work, Authenticity in Question: Experiencing, Concealing and Revealing
Ridge, Damien T., Broom, A., Kokanovic, R., Ziebland, S. and Hill, N. 2017. Depression at Work, Authenticity in Question: Experiencing, Concealing and Revealing. Health. 23 (3), pp. 344-361. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459317739437

Stories of Hell and Healing: Internet Users’ Construction of Benzodiazepine Distress and Withdrawal
Fixsen, Alison and Ridge, Damien T. 2017. Stories of Hell and Healing: Internet Users’ Construction of Benzodiazepine Distress and Withdrawal. Qualitative Health Research. 27 (13), pp. 2030-2041. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732317728053

GPs’ perceptions of resilience training: a qualitative study
Cheshire, A., Hughes, J., Lewith, G., Panagioti, M, Peters, D., Simon, C. and Ridge, Damien T. 2017. GPs’ perceptions of resilience training: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice. 67 (663), pp. e709-e715. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp17X692561

Influences on GP coping and resilience: a qualitative study in primary care
Cheshire, A., Ridge, Damien T., Hughes, J., Peters, D., Panagioti, M., Simon, C. and Lewith, G. 2017. Influences on GP coping and resilience: a qualitative study in primary care. British Journal of General Practice. 67 (659), pp. E428-E436. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp17X690893

What influences quality of life in older people living with HIV?
Catalan, J., Ridge, Damien T., Tuffrey, V. and Rosenfeld, D. 2017. What influences quality of life in older people living with HIV? AIDS Research and Therapy. 14 (22) 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12981-017-0148-9

A survey to determine usual care after cancer treatment within the United Kingdom National Health Service
Duncan, M., Deane, J., White, P.D., Ridge, Damien T., Roylance, R., Korszun, A., Chalder, T., Bhui, K.S., Thaha, M.A. and Bourke, L. 2017. A survey to determine usual care after cancer treatment within the United Kingdom National Health Service. BMC Cancer . 17 (186) 186. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-017-3172-1

Care, control and the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) ritual: Making sense of polarised patient narratives
Knight, F., Ridge, Damien T., McShane, R., Ryan, S. and Griffith, L. 2017. Care, control and the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) ritual: Making sense of polarised patient narratives . Qualitative Health Research. 27 (11), pp. 1675-1685. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732317701403

Graded Exercise Therapy guided Self-hElp Treatment (GETSET) for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: a randomised controlled trial in secondary care
Clark, L.V., McCrone, P., Ridge, Damien T., Cheshire, A., Vergara-Williamson, M., Pesola, F. and White, P.D. 2016. Graded Exercise Therapy guided Self-hElp Treatment (GETSET) for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: a randomised controlled trial in secondary care. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 85, pp. 59-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.03.146

Why patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis improve or deteriorate with graded exercise therapy
Cheshire, A., Ridge, Damien T., Clark, L. and White, P. 2016. Why patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis improve or deteriorate with graded exercise therapy. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 85, p. 59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.03.145

REFRAME: Resilience training for GPs
Lynch, S., Lown, M., Rajasingami, D., Peters, D., Ridge, Damien T., Cheshire, A., Fismer, K., Stewart-Brown, S, Lewith, H., Jagger, O. and Lewith, G. 2016. REFRAME: Resilience training for GPs. InnovAiT. 9 (6), p. 356–360. https://doi.org/10.1177/1755738016646396

Beyond maternal death: improving the quality of maternal care through national studies of ‘near-miss’ maternal morbidity
Knight, M., Acosta, C., Brocklehurst, P., Cheshire, A., FItzpatrick, K., Hinton, L., Jokinen, M., Kemp, B., Kurinczuk, J.J., Lewis, G., Lindquist, A., Locock, L., Nair, M., Patel, N., Quigley, M., Ridge, Damien T., Rivero-Arias, O., Sellers, S. and Shah, A. 2016. Beyond maternal death: improving the quality of maternal care through national studies of ‘near-miss’ maternal morbidity. Programme Grants for Applied Research. 4 (9) 9. https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar04090

Age and Life Course Location as Interpretive Resources for Decisions Regarding Disclosure of HIV to Parents and Children: Findings from the HIV and Later Life Study
Rosenfeld, D., Ridge, Damien T., Catalan, J. and Delpech, V. 2016. Age and Life Course Location as Interpretive Resources for Decisions Regarding Disclosure of HIV to Parents and Children: Findings from the HIV and Later Life Study. Journal of Aging Studies. 38, pp. 81-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2016.06.001

Graded Exercise Therapy Guided Self-Help Trial for Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (GETSET): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial and Interview Study
Clark, L.V., Mccrone, P., Ridge, Damien T., Cheshire, A., Vergara-Williamson, M., Pesola, F. and White, P.D. 2016. Graded Exercise Therapy Guided Self-Help Trial for Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (GETSET): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial and Interview Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 5 (2), p. e70. https://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.5395

How do we improve men’s mental health via primary care? An evaluation of the Atlas Men’s Well-being Pilot Programme for stressed/distressed men
Cheshire, A., Peters, D. and Ridge, Damien T. 2016. How do we improve men’s mental health via primary care? An evaluation of the Atlas Men’s Well-being Pilot Programme for stressed/distressed men. BMC Family Practice. 17 (13). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-016-0410-6

New Ways of Being a Man: “Positive” Hegemonic Masculinity in Meditation-based Communities of Practice
Lomas, Tim, Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. 2016. New Ways of Being a Man: “Positive” Hegemonic Masculinity in Meditation-based Communities of Practice. Men and Masculinities. 19 (3), pp. 289-310. https://doi.org/10.1177/1097184X15578531

Atlas Men’s Well-being Programme: Evaluation Report
Cheshire, A. and Ridge, Damien T. 2015. Atlas Men’s Well-being Programme: Evaluation Report. London Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Westminster.

An individualised yoga programme for multiple sclerosis: a case study
Powell, L. and Cheshire, A. 2015. An individualised yoga programme for multiple sclerosis: a case study. International Journal of Yoga Therapy. 25 (1), pp. 127-134 IJYT-D-15-00006R2. https://doi.org/10.17761/1531-2054-25.1.127

Starting antidepressant use: a qualitative synthesis of UK and Australian data
Anderson, C., Kirkpatrick, S., Ridge, Damien T., Kokanovic, R. and Tanner, C. 2015. Starting antidepressant use: a qualitative synthesis of UK and Australian data. BMJ Open. 5 (e008636). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008636

'My dirty little habit': patient constructions of antidepressant use and the ‘crisis’ of legitimacy
Ridge, Damien T., Kokanovic, R., Broom, A., Kirkpatrick, S., Anderson, C. and Tanner, C. 2015. 'My dirty little habit': patient constructions of antidepressant use and the ‘crisis’ of legitimacy. Social Science & Medicine. 146, p. 53–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.012

Cultivating equanimity through mindfulness meditation: a mixed methods enquiry into the development of decentring capabilities in men
Lomas, T., Edginton, T.L., Cartwright, T. and Ridge, Damien T. 2015. Cultivating equanimity through mindfulness meditation: a mixed methods enquiry into the development of decentring capabilities in men. International Journal of Wellbeing. 5 (3), pp. 88-106. https://doi.org/10.5502/ijw.v5i3.7

Interaction Rituals and Jumbled Emotions Among “Relative Strangers”: Simulated Patient Work on a Trainee Complementary Therapy Practitioner Program
Fixsen, Alison, Ridge, Damien T., Kirkpatrick, S. and Foot, D. 2015. Interaction Rituals and Jumbled Emotions Among “Relative Strangers”: Simulated Patient Work on a Trainee Complementary Therapy Practitioner Program . Sage Open. pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244015595090

A qualitative analysis of experiential challenges associated with meditation practice
Lomas, Tim, Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. 2015. A qualitative analysis of experiential challenges associated with meditation practice. Mindfulness. 6, pp. 848-860. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-014-0329-8

‘I just went with hope, because I thought I’m doing something’: Women’s Experiences of Western Herbal Practice for Distress
Yates, A., Whitehouse, J., Ridge, Damien T. and Green, J. 2014. ‘I just went with hope, because I thought I’m doing something’: Women’s Experiences of Western Herbal Practice for Distress. College of Medicine Multi-Disciplinary Student Summer School. King's College School of Nursing and Midwifery 05 Sep 2014

How women experience distress, and western herbal practice for the treatment of distress: implications for health care and self-management approaches
Yates, A., Whitehouse, J., Ridge, Damien T. and Green, J. 2014. How women experience distress, and western herbal practice for the treatment of distress: implications for health care and self-management approaches. University of Westminster Post-Graduate Fair. Univeristy of Westminster 29 Apr 2014

“It felt like someone holding you up and lifting the pain away”: Women's experiences of western herbal practice for the treatment of distress
Yates, A.J., Green, J., Whitehouse, J. and Ridge, Damien T. 2014. “It felt like someone holding you up and lifting the pain away”: Women's experiences of western herbal practice for the treatment of distress. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 6 (5), p. 612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2014.07.007

Vital scientific puzzle or lived uncertainty? Professional and lived approaches to the uncertainties of ageing with HIV
Rosenfeld, D., Ridge, Damien T. and Von Lob, G. 2014. Vital scientific puzzle or lived uncertainty? Professional and lived approaches to the uncertainties of ageing with HIV. Health Sociology Review. 23 (1), pp. 20-32.

Gender comparisons in non-acute cardiac symptom recognition and subsequent help-seeking decisions: a mixed methods study protocol
Ridge, Damien T., Cheshire, A. and Stain Nolan 2014. Gender comparisons in non-acute cardiac symptom recognition and subsequent help-seeking decisions: a mixed methods study protocol. BMJ Open. 4 (10), p. e005742. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005742

Engagement with meditation as a positive health trajectory: Divergent narratives of progress in male meditators
Lomas, Tim, Ridge, Damien T., Cartwright, T. and Edginton, T.L. 2014. Engagement with meditation as a positive health trajectory: Divergent narratives of progress in male meditators. Psychology & Health. 29 (2), pp. 218-236. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2013.843684

Men developing emotional intelligence through meditation? Integrating narrative, cognitive and electroencephalography (EEG) evidence
Lomas, Tim, Edginton, T.L., Cartwright, T. and Ridge, Damien T. 2014. Men developing emotional intelligence through meditation? Integrating narrative, cognitive and electroencephalography (EEG) evidence. Psychology of Men & Masculinity. 15 (2), pp. 213-224. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032191

A religion of wellbeing? The appeal of Buddhism to men in London, United Kingdom
Lomas, Tim, Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. 2014. A religion of wellbeing? The appeal of Buddhism to men in London, United Kingdom. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. 6 (3), pp. 198-207. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0036420

'It was the most beautiful country I have ever seen': the role of Somali narrative in adapting to a new country
Ramsden, R. and Ridge, Damien T. 2013. 'It was the most beautiful country I have ever seen': the role of Somali narrative in adapting to a new country. Journal of Refugee Studies. 26 (2), pp. 226-246. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/fes021

I was so done in that I just recognized it very plainly, “You need to do something”’: men’s narratives of struggle, distress and turning to meditation
Lomas, Tim, Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. 2013. I was so done in that I just recognized it very plainly, “You need to do something”’: men’s narratives of struggle, distress and turning to meditation. Health. 17 (2), pp. 191-208. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459312451178

How women use and experience western herbal practice for distress: Implications for health care and self-management approaches
Yates, A., Green, J., Whitehouse, J. and Ridge, Damien T. 2013. How women use and experience western herbal practice for distress: Implications for health care and self-management approaches. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 5 (6), pp. 579-580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2013.08.019

How women use and experience western herbal practice for distress: implications for health care and self-management approaches.
Yates, A., Green, J., Whitehouse, J. and Ridge, Damien T. 2013. How women use and experience western herbal practice for distress: implications for health care and self-management approaches. CAMSTRAND 2013. University of Westminster 02 Jul 2013 Elsevier. https://doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2013.08.019

Patient outcomes and experiences of an acupuncture and self-care service for persistent low back pain in the NHS: a mixed methods approach
Cheshire, A., Polley, M.J., Peters, D. and Ridge, Damien T. 2013. Patient outcomes and experiences of an acupuncture and self-care service for persistent low back pain in the NHS: a mixed methods approach. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 13 (1), p. 300. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-13-300

Performance, emotion work, and transition: challenging experiences of complementary therapy student practitioners commencing clinical practice
Fixsen, Alison and Ridge, Damien T. 2012. Performance, emotion work, and transition: challenging experiences of complementary therapy student practitioners commencing clinical practice. Qualitative Health Research. 22 (9), pp. 1163-1175. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732312449213

Use of patient narratives in promoting recovery from depression
Ridge, Damien T. 2012. Use of patient narratives in promoting recovery from depression. Nursing Standard. 26 (47), pp. 35-40.

Understanding depression through a 'coming out' framework
Ridge, Damien T. and Ziebland, S. 2012. Understanding depression through a 'coming out' framework. Sociology of Health and Illness. 34 (5), pp. 730-745. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01409.x

Constructing the placebo effect in the placebo wars: What is the way ahead?
Foot, D. and Ridge, Damien T. 2012. Constructing the placebo effect in the placebo wars: What is the way ahead? Health Sociology Review. 21 (3).

Evaluation of the experience led commissioning in end of life care project
Cheshire, A. and Ridge, Damien T. 2012. Evaluation of the experience led commissioning in end of life care project. University of Westminster. https://doi.org/London

Theorising men and distress: What’s on the horizon for research and scholarship?
Ridge, Damien T., Emslie, C. and White, A. 2011. Theorising men and distress: What’s on the horizon for research and scholarship? International Society of Critical Health Psychology, 7th Biennial Conference. Adelaide, Australia 18 - 20 Apr 2011

GPs make the NICE 2009 back pain guidelines work for patients in difficult financial times?
Rankine, S., Peters, D. and Ridge, Damien T. 2011. GPs make the NICE 2009 back pain guidelines work for patients in difficult financial times? College of Medicine Annual Conference. Mansion House, London 19 May 2011

Men behaving well? Journeys towards constructive engagement with well-being through meditation
Lomas, T., Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. 2011. Men behaving well? Journeys towards constructive engagement with well-being through meditation. BSA Medical Sociology Group 43rd Annual Conference 2011. University of Chester 14 - 16 Sep 2011

Men behaving well? Journeys towards constructive engagement with well-being through meditation
Lomas, T., Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. 2011. Men behaving well? Journeys towards constructive engagement with well-being through meditation. 7th Biennial Conference of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP). Adelaide, South Australia 18 -20 Apr 2011

Is it feasible and effective to provide osteopathy and acupuncture for patients with musculoskeletal problems in a GP setting? A service evaluation
Cheshire, A., Polley, M.J., Peters, D. and Ridge, Damien T. 2011. Is it feasible and effective to provide osteopathy and acupuncture for patients with musculoskeletal problems in a GP setting? A service evaluation. BMC Family Practice. 12 (49), p. 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-12-49

Understanding how men experience, express and cope with mental distress: where next?
Ridge, Damien T., Emslie, C. and White, A. 2011. Understanding how men experience, express and cope with mental distress: where next? Sociology of Health & Illness. 33 (1), pp. 145-159. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2010.01266.x

Coping using positive reinterpretation in parents of children with cerebral palsy
Cheshire, A., Barlow, J.A. and Powell, L.A. 2010. Coping using positive reinterpretation in parents of children with cerebral palsy. Journal of Health Psychology. 15 (6), pp. 801-810. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105310369993

Men behaving well? Journeys towards constructive engagement with well-being through meditation
Lomas, T., Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. 2010. Men behaving well? Journeys towards constructive engagement with well-being through meditation. Psychology & Health. 25 (S1), p. 265. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2010.502762

A preliminary evaluation of a massage program for children who have been sexually abused and their non-abusing mothers
Powell, L.A. and Cheshire, A. 2010. A preliminary evaluation of a massage program for children who have been sexually abused and their non-abusing mothers. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. 19 (2), pp. 141-155. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538711003627256

Children's experiences of their participation in a training and support programme involving massage
Powell, L.A., Cheshire, A. and Swaby, L. 2010. Children's experiences of their participation in a training and support programme involving massage. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. 16 (1), pp. 47-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2009.06.013

Opening up male subjectivity: where are we heading?
Ridge, Damien T. 2010. Opening up male subjectivity: where are we heading? "Self-health": a workshop on the new forms of patients’ narratives, subjectivities & ethics in healthcare. London School of Economics and Political Science 18 June 2010

Men, distress and performativity
Ridge, Damien T. 2010. Men, distress and performativity. in: The 8th biennial international Qualitative Research Conference, Bournemouth, 6-8th September 2010 Bournemouth University. pp. 45

The psychosocial well-being of parents of children with cerebral palsy: a comparison study
Cheshire, A., Barlow, J.A. and Powell, L.A. 2010. The psychosocial well-being of parents of children with cerebral palsy: a comparison study. Disability and Rehabilitation. 32 (20), pp. 1673-1677. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638281003649920

Mind and body management strategies for chronic pain & rheumatoid arthritis: strategies in search of wellbeing
Shariff, F., Carter, J., Dow, C., Polley, M.J., Salinas, M. and Ridge, Damien T. 2009. Mind and body management strategies for chronic pain & rheumatoid arthritis: strategies in search of wellbeing. Qualitative Health Research. 19 (8), pp. 1037-1049. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732309341189

Postcards from the edge: HIV positive narratives of sex and relationship breakdown among gay men
Ridge, Damien T. and Wright, R. 2009. Postcards from the edge: HIV positive narratives of sex and relationship breakdown among gay men. in: Hammack, P.L. and Cohler, B.J. (ed.) The story of sexual identity: narrative perspectives on the gay and lesbian life course Oxford Oxford University Press. pp. 251-274

Mind and body strategies for chronic pain and rheumatoid arthritis: strategies in search of wellbeing
Ridge, Damien T., Shariff, F., Carter, J., Dow, C., Polley, M.J. and Salinas, M. 2009. Mind and body strategies for chronic pain and rheumatoid arthritis: strategies in search of wellbeing. Medical Sociology Group 41st Annual Conference 2009. University of Manchester 03 - 05 Sep 2009 pp. 99

Recovery from depression using the narrative approach: a guide for doctors, complementary therapists, and mental health professionals
Ridge, Damien T. 2009. Recovery from depression using the narrative approach: a guide for doctors, complementary therapists, and mental health professionals. London, UK Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Book review: Lifting the weight, Praeger, New York
Ridge, Damien T. 2009. Book review: Lifting the weight, Praeger, New York. International Journal of Men's Health. 8 (2), pp. 182-184. https://doi.org/10.3149/jmh.0802_178

On becoming a 'recovery ally' for people with depression (editorial)
Ridge, Damien T. 2009. On becoming a 'recovery ally' for people with depression (editorial). Journal of Holistic Healthcare. 6 (1), pp. 38-41.

"New skills and abilities to enable me to support my pupils in a forward thinking positive way": a Self-Discovery Programme for teachers in mainstream school
Powell, L.A. and Cheshire, A. 2008. "New skills and abilities to enable me to support my pupils in a forward thinking positive way": a Self-Discovery Programme for teachers in mainstream school. International Journal of Special Education. 23 (2), pp. 56-87.

Like a prayer: the role of spirituality and religion for people living with HIV in the UK
Ridge, Damien T., Williams, J., Anderson, I. and Elford, J. 2008. Like a prayer: the role of spirituality and religion for people living with HIV in the UK. Sociology of Health and Illness. 30 (3), pp. 413-428. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.01062.x

Positive prevention: contemporary issues facing HIV positive people negotiating sex in the UK
Ridge, Damien T., Ziebland, S., Williams, J., Anderson, I. and Elford, J. 2007. Positive prevention: contemporary issues facing HIV positive people negotiating sex in the UK. Social Science & Medicine. 65 (4), pp. 755-770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.03.049

Exploring men's and women's experiences of depression and engagement with health professionals: more similarities than differences? A qualitative interview study
Emslie, C., Ridge, Damien T., Ziebland, S. and Hunt, K. 2007. Exploring men's and women's experiences of depression and engagement with health professionals: more similarities than differences? A qualitative interview study. BMC Family Practice. 8 (43). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-8-43

What criteria do police officers' use to measure the success of an interview with a child witness?
Wright, R., Powell, M.B. and Ridge, Damien T. 2007. What criteria do police officers' use to measure the success of an interview with a child witness? Psychology, Crime and Law. 13 (4), pp. 395-404. https://doi.org/10.1080/10683160601060754

The Training and Support Programme (involving basic massage) for parents of children with cerebral palsy: An implementation study
Barlow, J., Powell, L. and Cheshire, A. 2007. The Training and Support Programme (involving basic massage) for parents of children with cerebral palsy: An implementation study. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 11 (1), pp. 44-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2006.03.002

Use of complementary and alternative medicine for children with brain injury in the United Kingdom [1]
Cheshire, A., Powell, L. and Barlow, J. 2007. Use of complementary and alternative medicine for children with brain injury in the United Kingdom [1]. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 13 (7). https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2007.7158

Remaking the masculine self and coping in the liminal world of the gay 'scene'
Ridge, Damien T., Plummer, D. and Peasley, D. 2006. Remaking the masculine self and coping in the liminal world of the gay 'scene'. Culture, Health & Sexuality. 8 (6), pp. 501-514. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691050600879524

"Who thinks I need a perfect body?" perceptions and internal dialogue among adolescents about their bodies
McCabe, M.P., Ricciardelli, L.A. and Ridge, Damien T. 2006. "Who thinks I need a perfect body?" perceptions and internal dialogue among adolescents about their bodies. Sex Roles. 55 (5-6), pp. 409-419. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-006-9093-0

"The old me could never have done that": how people give meaning to recovery following depression
Ridge, Damien T. and Ziebland, S. 2006. "The old me could never have done that": how people give meaning to recovery following depression. Qualitative Health Research. 16 (8), pp. 1038-1053. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732306292132

The construction of the adolescent male body through sport
Ricciardelli, L.A., McCabe, M.P. and Ridge, Damien T. 2006. The construction of the adolescent male body through sport. Journal of Health Psychology. 11 (4), pp. 577-587. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105306065018

Men's accounts of depression: reconstructing or resisting hegemonic masculinity?
Emslie, C., Ridge, Damien T., Ziebland, S. and Hunt, K. 2006. Men's accounts of depression: reconstructing or resisting hegemonic masculinity? Social Science & Medicine. 62 (9), pp. 2246-2257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.10.017

The Training and Support Programme for parents of children with Cerebral Palsy: A process evaluation
Powell, L., Barlow, J. and Cheshire, A. 2006. The Training and Support Programme for parents of children with Cerebral Palsy: A process evaluation. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. 12 (3), pp. 192-199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2006.02.006

Psychological well-being among mothers of children with cerebral palsy
Barlow, J.H., Cullen-Powell, L.A. and Cheshire, A. 2006. Psychological well-being among mothers of children with cerebral palsy. Early Child Development and Care. 176 (3-4), pp. 421-428. https://doi.org/10.1080/0300443042000313403

Child abuse investigation: an in-depth analysis of how police officers perceive and cope with daily work challenges
Wright, R., Powell, M.B. and Ridge, Damien T. 2006. Child abuse investigation: an in-depth analysis of how police officers perceive and cope with daily work challenges. Policing: an International Journal of Police Strategies & Management. 29 (3), pp. 498-512. https://doi.org/10.1108/13639510610684728

Users' experiences of heroin and methadone treatment
Gourlay, J., Ricciardelli, L.A. and Ridge, Damien T. 2005. Users' experiences of heroin and methadone treatment. Substance Use & Misuse. 40 (12), pp. 1875-1882. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826080500259497

Mothers reframing physical activity: family oriented politicism, transgression and contested expertise in Australia
Lewis, B. and Ridge, Damien T. 2005. Mothers reframing physical activity: family oriented politicism, transgression and contested expertise in Australia. Social Science & Medicine. 60 (10), pp. 2295-2306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.10.011

'It was an incredible thrill': the social meanings and dynamics of younger gay men's experiences of barebacking in Melbourne
Ridge, Damien T. 2004. 'It was an incredible thrill': the social meanings and dynamics of younger gay men's experiences of barebacking in Melbourne. Sexualities. 7 (3), pp. 259-279. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363460704040138

"You become really close...You talk about the silly things you did and we laugh": the role of binge drinking in secondary students' lives
Sheehan, M. and Ridge, Damien T. 2004. "You become really close...You talk about the silly things you did and we laugh": the role of binge drinking in secondary students' lives. in: Palacios, W.R. (ed.) Cocktails and dreams: perspectives on drug and alcohol use New Jersey Prentice Hall.

Social determinants of mental health for young same-sex attracted men
Ridge, Damien T. 2004. Social determinants of mental health for young same-sex attracted men. in: Keleher, H. and Murphy, B. (ed.) Understanding health: a determinants approach Oxford Oxford University Press.

Book review: The new public health (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press
Ridge, Damien T. 2004. Book review: The new public health (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 10.

"Most useful": a rapid qualitative approach to mapping young peoples issues and programs in Vietnam
Ridge, Damien T. 2003. "Most useful": a rapid qualitative approach to mapping young peoples issues and programs in Vietnam. Development Bulletin. 62, pp. 70-74.

Being there: how teachers of students facing adversity promote positive relationships
Ridge, Damien T., Sheehan, M., Marshall, B., Maher, S. and Carlisle, R. 2003. Being there: how teachers of students facing adversity promote positive relationships. Qualitative Research Journal. 3 (2), pp. 5-21.

The health of young gays and lesbians
Ridge, Damien T. 2003. The health of young gays and lesbians. in: Liamputtong, P. and Gardner, H. (ed.) Health, social change & communities Melbourne Oxford University Press.

The construction of the adolescent male body through sports
Ricciardelli, L.A., McCabe, M.P. and Ridge, Damien T. 2003. The construction of the adolescent male body through sports. in: Australian Journal of Psychology. Combined abstracts of 2003 Australian Psychological Conferences Australia Australian Psychological Society Ltd.. pp. 207

Finding a place for health in the schooling process: a challenge for education
Ridge, Damien T., Northfield, J., St Leger, L., Marshall, B., Sheehan, M. and Maher, S. 2002. Finding a place for health in the schooling process: a challenge for education. Australian Journal of Education. 46 (1), pp. 19-33.

School health polices and practices in Victoria – a comparison involving socio-economic status and school geographical location
St Leger, L., Maher, S., Ridge, Damien T., Marshall, B., Sheehan, M. and Gibbons, C. 2002. School health polices and practices in Victoria – a comparison involving socio-economic status and school geographical location. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 13 (3), pp. 201-204.

'This was a great project!': Reflections on a mental health promotion project in a remote indigenous school
Sheehan, M., Ridge, Damien T. and Marshall, B. 2002. 'This was a great project!': Reflections on a mental health promotion project in a remote indigenous school. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 13 (3), pp. 201-204.

The value of asthma camps for young people in Victoria, Australia
Lord, A., St Leger, L., Ridge, Damien T. and Elisha, D. 2001. The value of asthma camps for young people in Victoria, Australia. Contemporary Nurse. 11 (2-3), pp. 133-141.

"I will start treatment when I think the time is right": HIV-positive gay men talk about their decision not to access antiretroviral therapy
Gold, R.S. and Ridge, Damien T. 2001. "I will start treatment when I think the time is right": HIV-positive gay men talk about their decision not to access antiretroviral therapy. AIDS Care. 13 (6), pp. 693-708. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540120120076869

"You become really close... you talk about the silly things you did, and we laugh": the role of binge drinking in female secondary students' lives
Sheehan, M. and Ridge, Damien T. 2001. "You become really close... you talk about the silly things you did, and we laugh": the role of binge drinking in female secondary students' lives. Substance Use & Misuse. 36 (3), pp. 347-372. https://doi.org/10.1081/JA-100102630

Erasing the margins: youth marginalisation round table (YMaRT), building relationships and youth directed initiatives: a report from the round table
Ridge, Damien T. 2001. Erasing the margins: youth marginalisation round table (YMaRT), building relationships and youth directed initiatives: a report from the round table. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 12 (3), pp. 196-198.

Building relations and youth directed initiatives in research and services
Ridge, Damien T. 2001. Building relations and youth directed initiatives in research and services. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 12 (3), pp. 6-8.

Jump rope for heart: evaluating a cardiovascular health programme for primary school students
Thistlewaite, K., St Leger, L., Ridge, Damien T. and Maher, S. 2000. Jump rope for heart: evaluating a cardiovascular health programme for primary school students. ACHPER Austalia Healthy Lifestyles Journal. 47 (2), pp. 5-8.

"Asian" men on the scene: challenges to "gay communities"
Ridge, Damien T., Hee, A. and Minichiello, V. 1999. "Asian" men on the scene: challenges to "gay communities". Journal of Homosexuality. 36 (3/4), pp. 43-68. https://doi.org/10.1300/J082v36n03_03

Being 'real' in suicide prevention evaluation: the role of the ethnographer's emotions under traumatic conditions
Ridge, Damien T., Hee, A. and Aroni, R. 1999. Being 'real' in suicide prevention evaluation: the role of the ethnographer's emotions under traumatic conditions. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 5 (3), pp. 21-31. https://doi.org/10.1071/PY99030

Asian men on the scene: challenges to 'gay communities'
Ridge, Damien T., Hee, A. and Minichiello, V. 1998. Asian men on the scene: challenges to 'gay communities'. in: Jackson, P.A. and Sullivan, G. (ed.) Multicultural queer: Australian narratives New York Haworth Press.

From pharmaceuticals to alternative treatments for HIV/AIDS: what is the potential?
Ridge, Damien T. and Arachne, J. 1997. From pharmaceuticals to alternative treatments for HIV/AIDS: what is the potential? Health Care Analysis. 5 (4), pp. 275-282. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02678525

Queer connections: community, the scene and an epidemic
Ridge, Damien T., Minichiello, V. and Plummer, D. 1997. Queer connections: community, the scene and an epidemic. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 26 (23), pp. 146-181. https://doi.org/10.1177/089124197026002002

Religiosity, sexual behaviour and safe sex practices: further evidence
Minichiello, V., Paxton, S., Cowling, V., Cross, G., Savage, J. and Ridge, Damien T. 1996. Religiosity, sexual behaviour and safe sex practices: further evidence. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 20 (3), pp. 321-323. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.1996.tb01037.x

Negotiated safety: not negotiable or safe?
Ridge, Damien T. 1996. Negotiated safety: not negotiable or safe? Venereology. 9 (2), pp. 98-100.

Knowledge and practice of sexual safety in Melbourne gay men in the nineties
Ridge, Damien T., Plummer, D. and Minichiello, V. 1994. Knowledge and practice of sexual safety in Melbourne gay men in the nineties. Australian Journal of Public Health. 18 (3), pp. 319-325. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1994.tb00252.x

Young gay men and HIV: running the risk?
Ridge, Damien T., Plummer, D. and Minichiello, V. 1994. Young gay men and HIV: running the risk? AIDS Care. 6 (4), pp. 371-378. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540129408258651