Professor Dave Dagnan, PhD

I am Consultant Clinical Psychologist with Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust and Research Director for North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. I primarily work clinically with people with learning disabilities. 

My research primarily supports services for people with learning disabilities and autistic adults.

I have been involved in research into the adaptation of psychological therapy for these groups for the past 30 years, I am currently involved in research developing structured and manualised psychological therapy approaches for people with learning disabilities and autistic adults, research into therapy processes and research supporting mainstream services to work more effectively with people with intellectual disabilities and autistic adults.

Research profiles ‪Dave Dagnan - ‪Google Scholar & Dave Dagnan (researchgate.net)

2024

Surley, L., Dagnan, D., Lawson, K., & Jahoda, A. (2024). Including significant others in psychological therapy with people with intellectual disabilities: A national survey of the practice of UK psychologists. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 37(6), e13287.

Jackson, I., Dagnan, D., Golding, L., & Rayner‐Smith, K. (2024). How do people with intellectual disabilities understand friendship? A systematic meta‐synthesis. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 37(4), e13244.

Dunn, Y., Summers, S. J., & Dagnan, D. (2024). Facilitating transformative endings: Therapists' experience of ending therapy with people with intellectual disabilities—An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 37(2), e13162.

Jahoda, A., Dagnan, D., Hastings, R., Gillooly, A., Miller, J., Baines, S., & Hatton, C. (2024). Adapting psychological interventions for people with severe and profound intellectual disabilities: A behavioural activation exemplar. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 37(2), e13199.

Gillooly, A., Dagnan, D., Hastings, R., Hatton, C., McMeekin, N., Baines, S., ... & Jahoda, A. (2024). Behavioural activation for depressive symptoms in adults with severe to profound intellectual disabilities: Modelling and initial feasibility study. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 37(2), e13197.

2023

El Baou, C., Bell, G., Saunders, R., Buckman, J. E., Mandy, W., Dagnan, D., ... & Stott, J. (2023). Effectiveness of primary care psychological therapy services for treating depression and anxiety in autistic adults in England: a retrospective, matched, observational cohort study of national health-care records. The Lancet Psychiatry, 10(12), 944-954

Dagnan, D., Taylor, L., & Burke, C. K. (2023). Adapting cognitive behaviour therapy for people with intellectual disabilities: an overview for therapist working in mainstream or specialist services. the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 16, e3.

Melville, C. A., Hatton, C., Beer, E., Hastings, R. P., Cooper, S. A., McMeekin, N., ... & Jahoda, A. (2023). Predictors and moderators of the response of adults with intellectual disabilities and depression to behavioural activation and guided self‐help therapies. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.1306

Dunn, Y., Summers, S. J., & Dagnan, D. (2023). A survey of therapists’ experience of ending therapy with people with intellectual disabilities. Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1108/AMHID-04-2023-0012

Hunt, R., Dagnan, D., Muncer, S., & Copping, L. (2023). An investigation into the factor structure of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for People with Learning Disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 67(11), 1113-1123.

2022

Dagnan, D., Rodhouse, C., Thwaites, R., & Hatton, C. (2022). Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services outcomes for people with learning disabilities: national data 2012–2013 to 2019–2020. the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X21000404

Maguire, R., Pert, C., Baines, S., Gillooly, A., Hastings, R. P., Hatton, C., Dagnan, D. & Jahoda, A. (2022). Adapted guided self-help booklets for supporting the well-being of people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic: an evaluation of impact. Tizard Learning Disability Review, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLDR-08-2021-0024

Rodhouse, C., Dagnan, D., Thwaites, R., & Hatton, C. (2022). Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT): the impact of service changes due to COVID-19 on people with learning disabilities. Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 16, 199-210. https://doi.org/10.1108/AMHID-01-2022-0002

2021

Smith, I. C., Huws, J. C., Appleton, K., Cooper, S. A., Dagnan, D., Hastings, R. P., ... & Jahoda, A. (2021). The experiences of therapists providing psychological treatment for adults with depression and intellectual disabilities as part of a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 34, 1442-1451 https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12886

Hymers, G., Dagnan, D., & Ingham, B. (2021). Change processes within team formulations in intellectual disabilities services: what do multi-disciplinary staff find helpful?. Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 15, 241-252. https://doi.org/10.1108/AMHID-03-2021-0016

Sandford, D. M., Kirtley, O. J., Thwaites, R., Dagnan, D., & O'Connor, R. C. (2021). The adaptation of a measure of confidence in assessing, formulating, and managing suicide risk. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000830

2020

Cameron, S., Swanton, J. and Dagnan, D. (2020), Conceptualising the therapeutic alliance: exploring the relevance of Bordin’s model for adults with intellectual disabilities, Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, Vol. 14 No. 5, pp. 169-179. https://doi.org/10.1108/AMHID-11-2019-0034.

Ingham, B., Bentley, A., Rhodes, J. & Dagnan, D. (2020) Development and psychometric properties of a team formulation measure in intellectual disabilities services. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12699

Jonker, L., Fisher, S., Dagnan, D. (2020) Patients admitted to more research‐active hospitals have more confidence in staff and are better informed about their condition and medication: Results from a retrospective cross‐sectional study. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 26, 203-208.

2019

Clarke, A., Smith, I., & Dagnan, D. (2019) How service‐users with intellectual disabilities understand challenging behaviour and approaches to managing it. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 32, 1203-1215

Knight, R., Jahoda, A., Scott, K., Singer, K., Knowles, D., Dagnan, D., Hastings, R. P., Appleton, K., Cooper, S-A., Melville, C., Jones, R., Williams, C. & Hatton, C., (2019). “Getting into it”: People with intellectual disabilities’ experiences and views of Behavioural Activation and Guided Self-Help for depression. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 32, 819-830. .

Boothroyd, L., Dagnan, D., & Muncer, S. (2019). PHQ-9: One factor or two? Psychiatry research, 271, 532-534.

2018

Scott, K., Hatton, C., Knight, R., Singer, K., Knowles, D., Dagnan, D., ... & Jones, R. (2018). Supporting people with intellectual disabilities in psychological therapies for depression: A qualitative analysis of supporters’ experiences. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12529

Dagnan, D, (2018) Adapting LICBT for people with learning disabilities, in Papworth, M., & Marrinan, T (Eds)  Low Intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: A Practitioner's Guide, (2nd Edition). London: Sage

Jahoda, A., Hastings, R., Hatton, C., Cooper, S. A., McMeekin, N., Dagnan, D., & McConnachie, A. (2018). Behavioural activation versus guided self-help for depression in adults with learning disabilities: the BeatIt RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 22(53).

Surley, L., & Dagnan, D. (2018). A review of the frequency and nature of adaptations to cognitive behavioural therapy for adults with Intellectual Disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12534

Dagnan, D., Jackson, I., & Eastlake, L. (2018). A systematic review of cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety in adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 62(11), 974-991.

Boothroyd, L., Dagnan, D., & Muncer, S. (2018) Psychometric Analysis Of The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale And The Patient Health Questionnaire Using Mokken Scaling And Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Health and Primary Care, 2, 1-4 DOI: 10.15761/HPC.1000145

Littlewood, M., Dagnan, D. & Rodgers, J. (2018) Exploring the Emotion Regulation Strategies used by Adults with Intellectual Disabilities International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 64, 204-211. https://doi.org/10.1080/20473869.2018.1466510

Cameron, S. K., Rodgers, J., & Dagnan, D. (2018). The relationship between the therapeutic alliance and clinical outcomes in cognitive behaviour therapy for adults with depression: A meta‐analytic review. Clinical psychology & psychotherapy, 25, 446-456, https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2180

2017

Dagnan, D., Masson, J., Thwaites, R., James, A., & Hatton, C. (2017). Training therapists to work with people with intellectual disability in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12427

Lobban, F., Dodd, A. L., Sawczuk, A. P., Asar, O., Dagnan, D., Diggle, P. J., ... & Morriss, R. (2017). Assessing feasibility and acceptability of web-based enhanced relapse prevention for bipolar disorder (ERPonline): a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(3).

Jahoda, A., Hastings, R., Hatton, C., Cooper, S. A., Dagnan, D., Zhang, R., ... & Scott, K. (2017). Comparison of behavioural activation with guided self-help for treatment of depression in adults with intellectual disabilities: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Psychiatry, 4(12), 909-919.

Hemm, C., Dagnan, D., & Meyer, T. D. (2017). Social anxiety and parental overprotection in young adults with and without intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities.

Collins, K., Gratton, C., Heneage, C., & Dagnan, D. (2017). Employed Carers’ Empathy Towards People with Intellectual Disabilities: The Development of a New Measure and Some Initial Theory. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 30(1), 133-146.

2016

Young, R., Dagnan, D., & Jahoda, A. (2016). Leaving school: a comparison of the worries held by adolescents with and without intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 60(1), 9-21.

Dagnan, D., Pulford, H., Cathers, R. & Jahoda, A. (2016) Using questions in cognitive therapy with people with intellectual disabilities. Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapy, Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 44, 499-503.

Dagnan D. (2016) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy In: Bouras N, Hemmings, C, (Eds) Psychiatric and Behavioural Disorders in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2nd Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

2015

90. Dagnan, D., Masson, J., Cavagin, A., Thwaites, R., & Hatton, C. (2015). The development of a measure of confidence in delivering therapy to people with intellectual disabilities. Clinical psychology & psychotherapy, 22(5), 392-398.

Jahoda A, Melville C, Cooper SA, Hastings R, Briggs A, Dagnan D, Hatton C, McConnachie A, Williams C, Jones RS. (2015) BEAT-IT: A randomised controlled trial comparing a behavioural activation treatment for depression in adults with learning disabilities with an attention control. Summary of study protocol. Trials. 16(1):595. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-1103-5.

Lobban, F., Dodd, A., Dagnan, D., Diggle, P., Griffiths, M., Hollingsworth, B., Knowles, D., et al, (2015) Feasibility and Acceptability of Web-based Enhanced Relapse Prevention for Bipolar Disorder (ERPonline): Trial Protocol, Contemporary Clinical Trials, 4, 100-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.01.004.

Collins, K., Gratton, C., Heneage, C. and Dagnan, D. (2015), Employed Carers’ Empathy Towards People with Intellectual Disabilities: The Development of a New Measure and Some Initial Theory. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. doi: 10.1111/jar.12226

Shankland, J. & Dagnan, D. (2015) A survey of IAPT therapists’ attitudes to working with people with intellectual disabilities. Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disability, 9, 206-214.

Williams, S., Dagnan, D., Rodgers, J. and Freeston, M. (2015), Exploring Carers’ Judgements of Responsibility and Control in Response to the Challenging Behaviour of People with Intellectual Disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. doi: 10.1111/jar.12146

Hemm, C., Dagnan, D. and Meyer, T. D. (2015), Identifying Training Needs for Mainstream Healthcare Professionals, to Prepare Them for Working with Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 28: 98–110. doi: 10.1111/jar.12117

2014

Dagnan, D., Masson, J., James, A., Thwaites, R., & Hatton, C. (2014) The development of a measure of confidence in delivering therapy to people with intellectual disabilities. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, doi: 10.1002/cpp.1898

Stenfert Kroese, B., Jahoda, A., Pert, C., Trower, P., Dagnan, D., & Selkirk, M. (2014) Carers’ Expectations and Views of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 27, 145-153.

Dagnan, D., McDowell, K., & James, A.(2014) The cognitive emotional responses of staff and people with intellectual disabilities to the challenging behaviour of people with intellectual disabilities. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities DOI: 10.1179/2047387714Y.0000000048

2013

Pert, C., Jahoda, A., Stenfert Kroese, B., Trower, P., & Dagnan, D (2013) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy From The Perspective Of Clients With Mild Intellectual Disabilities: A Qualitative Investigation of Process Issues. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 57, 359-369

Disley, P., Hatton, C., & Dagnan, D. (2013) The Equity Perception Scale – Intellectual Disability Services (EPS-IDS): Evaluating the Reliability and Validity of a New Measure. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability. 10.3109/13668250.2013.807909

Dagnan, D., Hull, A., & McDonnell, A. (2013) The Controllability Beliefs Scale used with carers of people with intellectual disabilities: Psychometric properties. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 57, 422-428.

2012

Williams, S., Dagnan, D., Rodgers, J. & McDowell, K. (2012) Changes in attributions as a consequence of training for challenging and complex behaviour for carers of people with learning disabilities: A systematic review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 25, 203-216

Dagnan, D. (2012) Carers’ responses to challenging behaviour: a comparison of responses to named and unnamed vignettes. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 25, 88–94

Dagnan, D., & Lindsay, W. R. (2012) Mental Health. In Emerson, E. & Hatton, C., Bromley, J., Caine, A., Gone, R., & Dickson, K.,  (Eds.) Clinical Psychology and People with Intellectual Disabilities 2nd Edition. Wiley

Dagnan, D. (2012) Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. In Raghavan, R. (Ed.) Anxiety and Depression in People with Intellectual Disabilities. Brighton: Pavilion Publishing.

Dagnan, D., Jahoda, A., &  Kilbane, A. (2013) Preparing for therapy with people with intellectual disabilities. In Taylor, J et al (Eds) Psychotherapy for People with Intellectual Disabilities. Routledge

2011

Forte, M., Jahoda, A., & Dagnan, D. (2011) An anxious time? Exploring the nature of worries experienced by young people with a mild to moderate intellectual disability as they make the transition to adulthood. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 50, 398-411

Armstrong, H., & Dagnan, D. (2011) Mothers of children who have a learning disability; their attributions, emotions and behavioural responses to their child’s challenging behaviour. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 24, 259-467.

Kiddle, H., & Dagnan, D. (2011) Vulnerability to Depression in Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities, Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disability, 5, 3-8.

Hebblethwaite, A., Jahoda, A., & Dagnan, D. (2011) Talking about real life events: an investigation of the ability of people with intellectual disabilities to make links between their beliefs and emotions within dialogue. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disability, 24, 543-553

Dagnan, D. (2011) Phobias and  Anxiety Disorders in Mental Retardation Developmental Disabilities. In  McKay, D. & Storch, E. (Eds) (pp 435-446) Handbook of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders. New York: Springer

2010

Masson, J., Dagnan, D., & Evans, J. (2010) Adaptation and validation of the Tower of London test of planning and problem-solving in people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 54, 457-467

Banks, P., Jahoda, A., Dagnan, D., Kemp, J., & Williams, V. (2010) Supported employment for people with intellectual disability: The effects of job breakdown on psychological well-being. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 23, 344-354.

Jahoda, A., Banks, P., & Dagnan, D. (2010) Working for a change? Disability Today, 10, October, pp.35-37.

2009

Jahoda, A., Dagnan, D., Stenfert-Kroese, B., Pert, C., Trower, P. (2009) Cognitive behavioural therapy: from face to face interaction to a broader contextual understanding of change, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 53, 759-771.

Jahoda, A., Banks, P., Dagnan, D., Kemp, J., Kerr, W., Williams, V. (2009) Starting a new job: The social and emotional experience of people with intellectual disabilities, Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 22, 421-425.

Chadwick, P., Hughes, S., Russell, D., Russell, I., & Dagnan , D (2009) Mindfulness Groups for Distressing Voices and Paranoia: A Replication and Randomized Feasibility Trial. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 37, 403-412.

Disley, P., Hatton, C., & Dagnan, D. (2009) Applying Equity Theory to Staff Working with Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 34, 55-66.

Dagnan, D., Mellor, K., & Jefferson, C. (2009) Assessment of Cognitive Therapy Skills for People with Intellectual Disability. Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 3, 25-30.

Jahoda, A., Dagnan, D., Kroese, B.,Trower, P., & Pert, C. (2009) Analysing Power in CBT interaction for people with intellectual disabilities, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 48, 63-77

2008

Chadwick, P., Hember, M., Symes, J., Peters, E., Kuipers, E., & Dagnan, D. (2008) Responding mindfully to unpleasant thoughts and images: reliability and validity of the Southampton mindfulness questionnaire (SMQ), British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 47, 451-455.

Dagnan, D., Jahoda, A., McDowell, K., Masson, J., Banks, P. & Hare, D. (2008) The psychometric properties of the hospital anxiety and depressions scale adapted for use with people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 52, 942-949

Dagnan, D. (2008) Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing of People with Intellectual Disabilities. Tizard Learning Disability Review, 13, 3-9

Dagnan, D., (2008). Psychological assessment with people with learning disabilities and mental ill‐health. Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 4-8. https://doi.org/10.1108/17530180200800033

2007

Dagnan, D. (2007) Commentary on The prevalence, incidence and factors predictive of mental ill-health in adults with profound intellectual disabilities.  Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 20, 502-504

Dagnan, D (2007) Psychosocial interventions for people with intellectual disabilities and mental ill-health, Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 5, 456-460.

Dagnan, D. (2007) Psychosocial interventions for people with learning disabilities. Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 1, 3-7.

Dagnan, D., Holloway, D., & Jones, S. (2007) Helping staff teams tell us about the effects of challenging behaviour. Clinical Psychology Forum,  179, 15-18.

Dagnan, D., Jones, S., Hawkins, N. (2007) The implementation and audit of a clinical pathway for an assessment and treatment unit for people with learning disabilities. Clinical Psychology Forum, 180, 5-8.

Dagnan, D. Jahoda, A. and Stenfert Kroese, B. (2007) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and People with intellectual Disabilities. In O’Reilly, G., McEvoy, J. & Walsh, P. (Eds.) Handbook of Clinical Psychology and Intellectual Disability Practice. Routledge.

Dagnan D. (2007) Psychosocial interventions In: Bouras N, Holt G, (Eds) Psychiatric and Behavioural Disorders in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

2006

Jahoda, A., Dagnan, D., Jarvie, P., et al (2006) Depression, social context and cognitive behavioural therapy for people who have intellectual disabilities, Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 19, 81-89

Dagnan, D., & Jahoda, A. (2006) Cognitive-behavioural intervention for people with intellectual disability and anxiety disorders, Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 19, 91-97.

Dagnan, D., & Weston, C. (2006) Intervention in aggressive incidents with people with learning disabilities: The role of attributions and emotions. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 19, 219-222.

2005

Mellor, K., & Dagnan, D. (2005) Exploring the concept of alexithymia in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 9, 229-239

Dagnan, D., & Cairns, M. (2005) Staff judgements of responsibility for the challenging behaviour of adults with intellectual disabilities, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 49, 95-101

Armstrong, H., & Dagnan, D. (2005) Addressing the parenting paradox, Psychologist, 18, 599-599

2004

Dagnan, D. Grant, F., & McDonnell, A. (2004) Understanding challenging behaviour in older people: the development of the controllability beliefs scale, Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapy, 32, 501-506.

Thwaites, R, Dagnan D, Huey D, & Addis, M. (2004) The reasons for depression questionnaire (RFD): UK standardization for clinical and non-clinical populations. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 77, 363-374

Thwaites R, & Dagnan D (2004) Moderating variables in the relationship between social comparison and depression: An evolutionary perspective. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 77, 309-323

Dagnan, D. & Wearing, M. (2004) Linking stigma to psychological distress: A social-Cognitive Model of the experience of people with learning disabilities. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 11, 247-254

 Dagnan, D., & Lindsay, W. R. (2004) Research Issues in Cognitive Therapy: In Emerson, E., Hatton C., Thompson, T.,  Parmenter, T. (Eds) International Handbook of Research In Intellectual Disabilities. Chichester: Wiley

2003

Oliver, C., McClintock, K., Hall, S., Dagnan, D., & Kroese, B. (2003) Assessing the severity of challenging behaviour: psychometric properties of the challenging behaviour interview. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 16, 53-62

Dexter-Smith, S., Trower, P., Oyebode, J. & Dagnan, D. (2003) Psychometric evaluation and standardization of the self and other scale. Journal of Rational Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy, 21, 89-104.

2002

Dagnan, D., Trower, P., Gilbert, P. D (2002) Measuring vulnerability to threats to self-construction: The Self and Other Scale. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory Research and Practice (Formerly British Journal of Medical Psychology), 75, 279-293.

Hill, C., & Dagnan, D. (2002) Helping, attributions, emotions and coping style in response to people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 6, 363-372

Wainwright, L., & Dagnan, D. (2002) Developing a community response to people with learning disabilities who offend or who are at risk of offending in Cumbria. In Dale, C., & Storey, L. (Eds) Care and Treatment of Offenders with learning Disability. Chichester: RPM Reprographics

2001

Day, A., Dagnan, D., & Davis, M. (2001) What we say and how we feel: An exploratory study. Psychotherapy in Australia, 8, 12-15.

McGuiness, P., & Dagnan, D. (2001) Carer responses to difficult child behaviour, Cognitive & Behavioural Psychotherapy, 29, 295-302

2000

Arscott, K., Kroese, B., & Dagnan, D. (2000) A study of the knowledge that people with intellectual disabilities have of their prescribed medication, Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 13, 90-99.

Dagnan, D., Chadwick, P., & Proudlove, J. (2000) Towards and assessment of suitability of people with mental retardation for cognitive therapy. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 24, 627-636.

Dagnan, D., Chadwick, P., & Trower, P. (2000) The psychometric properties of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in a depression self-help group. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 73, 129-137.

1999

Arscott, K., Dagnan, D., & Kroese, B. (1999) Assessing the ability of people with a learning disability to give informed consent to treatment. Psychological Medicine, 29, 1367-1375.

Chadwick, P., Trower, P., & Dagnan, D. (1999) Measuring negative person evaluations: the Evaluative Beliefs Scale. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 23, 549-559.

Kent, A., Waller, G. & Dagnan, D. (1999) Exploring an expanded role for emotional abuse on eating disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders,25, 159-167.

Dagnan, D., & Sandhu, S. (1999) Social comparison, self-esteem and depression in people with learning disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 43, 372-379

Dagnan, D. Evidence based practice in learning disabilities.  (1999) Clinical Psychology Forum, 134, 10-12

1998

Dagnan, D., Trower, P. & Smith, R. (1998) Care staff responses to people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour: a cognitive emotional analysis. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 37, 59-68.

Arscott, K., Dagnan, D., & Kroese, B. (1998) Consent to psychological research by people with an intellectual disability. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disability,11, 77-83.

Dagnan, D., Ruddick, L, & Jones, J. (1998) Quality of life of people with learning disabilities four years after leaving hospital. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 42, 112-121.

Kushlick, A., Dagnan, D., & Trower, P. (1998) The Birthday Exercise. Introducing cognitive therapy techniques to staff working with people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour. In Cigno, K., & Bourne, D. (Ed) Case Studies in Social Work: Cognitive-Behavioural Practice. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.

1997

Kroese, B., Dagnan, D., & Loumidis, K. (Eds) (1997) Cognitive Therapy for People with Learning Disabilities. London: Routledge.

Dagnan, D., & Chadwick, P. (1997) Components of cognitive therapy with people with learning disabilities. In Kroese, B., Dagnan, D., & Loumidis, K. (Eds) Cognitive Therapy for People with Learning Disabilities. London: Routledge..

Kushlick, A., Trower, P., & Dagnan, D. (1997) Applying cognitive behavioural approaches to the carers of people with learning disabilities. In Kroese, B., Dagnan, D., & Loumidis, K. (Eds) Cognitive Therapy for People with Learning Disabilities. London: Routledge.

Dagnan, D. (1997) Family placement schemes offering long-term care for adults with learning disabilities: A review of the outcome literature. Disability and Society, 12, 593-604.

 Dagnan, D., & Ruddick, L. (1997) The social networks of older people with learning disabilities living in small community based homes. British Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 43, 43-53

Jones, J., Dagnan, D., & Ruddick, L. (1997) A pilot study of the use of the SF-36 to assess health status of adults with learning disabilities in small community based homes. British Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 43, 27-35.

Dagnan, D. & Proudlove, J. (1997) Using Makaton drawings to assess the ability to recognise facial expression of emotion in people with learning disabilities. Clinical Psychology Forum, 105, 3-5.

Kushlick, A., Trower, P., & Dagnan, D. (1997) Applying cognitive behavioural approaches to the carers of people with learning disabilities who display challenging behaviour. Positive Practices: The IABA newsletter, 2, 7-19

1996

Dagnan, D. (1996) Levels of engagement in hospital and community based homes for people with learning disabilities. Can individual characteristics account for differences? International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 19, 313-319

Jones, J., Dagnan, D., Trower, P., & Ruddick, L. (1996) People with learning disabilities living in community-based homes: The relationship of Quality of Life with age and disability. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 19, 219-227

Dagnan, D., Trout, A., Jones, J., & McEvoy, J. (1996). Changes in quality of life following a move from hospital to a small community unit for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour. The British Journal of Development Disabilities, 42(83), 125-135.

Dagnan, D., Trout, A., Jones, J., & McEvoy, J. (1996). Changes in quality of life following a move from hospital to a small community unit for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour. The British Journal of Development Disabilities, 42(83), 125-135.

1995

Dagnan, D., & Ruddick, L. (1995) The use of analogue scales and personal questionnaires for interviewing people with learning disabilities. Clinical Psychology Forum, 79, 21-24

Dagnan, D., Look, R., Trower, P., & Dennis, S. (1995) An evaluation of joint training for staff and clients in Shared Action Planning in Solihull. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 23, 98-103. Dagnan, D., & Ruddick, L. (1995) The use of analogue scales and personal questionnaires for interviewing people with learning disabilities. Clinical Psychology Forum, 79, 21-24.

Dagnan, D., Look, R., Ruddick, L., & Jones, J. (1995) Changes in the quality of life of people with learning disabilities who moved from hospital to live in community-based homes, International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 18, 115-122.

Dagnan, D., McEvoy, J., & Sturmey, P. (1995) The psychometric properties of a brief scale for assessing challenging behaviour. The Irish Journal of Psychology, 16, 21-28

Dagnan, D. (1995) The stresses and rewards of being a carer in a family placement scheme for people with learning disabilities. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 22, 144-147

1994

Dagnan, D., Howard, B., & Drewett, R. F. (1994) A move from hospital to community based homes for people with learning disabilities: activities outside the home. Journal of Research in Intellectual Disability, 38, 567-576.  

Dagnan, D., & Sturmey, P. (1994) Validation of technical criteria for setting IPP goals for persons with developmental disabilities in residential settings. Behavioral Interventions, 9, 67-73.

Dagnan, D., Jones, J., Ruddick, L. (1994) The psychometric properties of a scale for assessing the quality of life of people with learning disabilities. British Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 40, 98–103. https://doi.org/10.1179/bjdd.1994.012

Dagnan, D., & Drewett, R. F. (1994) Effect of home size on the activity of people with a learning disability who move from hospital to community based homes. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 17, 265-267.98-103.

Dagnan, D., Dennis, S., Wood, H. (1994) A pilot study of the satisfaction of people with learning disabilities with the service they receive from a Community Psychology Service. British Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 40, 38-44.

1993

McEvoy, J., & Dagnan, D. J. (1993) The psychometric properties of the index of social competence: a British replication. The Irish Journal of Psychology, 14, 286-292.  

Dagnan, D., & Sturmey, P. (1993) A comparison of joint reviews and Life Plans in a hospital population of older people with learning difficulties. Mental Handicap Research, 6, 346-357.

Dagnan, D. J., Jones, J., & McEvoy, J. (1993) Referrer satisfaction with a community team for people with learning disabilities in Solihull. British Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 39, 95-103

Dagnan, D. J. & Stenfert Kroese, B. (1993) The uses of a special needs register for people with learning difficulties: looking back over 5 years. Mental Handicap, 21, 10-13.

Drewett, R.F., Dagnan, D.J., Tonner, J., & Maychell, C. (1993) Neighbourhood walks: a semi-quantitative method for assessing the access people with a mental handicap have to resources in their community. Mental Handicap Research, 6, 142-154

Dagnan, D.J., & Drewett, R.F. (1992) Family Placement Schemes for people with a learning difficulty: a study using time-budgets. British Journal of Social Work, 22, 133-145.

1991

Dagnan, D.J. & Fish, A.J. (1991) A Pilot Satisfaction Questionnaire for use in a Child and Adolescent Psychology Service. Clinical Psychology Forum, 35, 21-24.

1990

Dagnan, D.J., Nagel, P., Thompson, C., Drewett, R.F., & Coles, O. (1990) A national survey of Family Placement Schemes in Great Britain. Research, Policy and Planning, 8 (2), 9-11.

1988

Dagnan, D.J. & Drewett, R.F. (1988) Community based care for people with a mental handicap: a Family Placement Scheme in County Durham. British Journal of Social Work, 18, 543-575

Dagnan, D.J. & Drewett, R.F. (1988) Community based care for people with a mental handicap: a Family Placement Scheme in County Durham. British Journal of Social Work, 18, 543-575.

Dagnan, D.J. & Drewett, R.F. (1988) Brief Report. Family Placement Scheme: Pilot Study for an External Evaluation. Social Services Research, 1, 34 35.