Dr. Kenneth MacMahon
Senior Lecturer
- School of Health in Social Science
- Clinical Psychology
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)131 651 3932
- Email: ken.macmahon@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Room 2.9, Doorway 6, Medical Quad, Teviot Place
- City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9AG
Background
After completing a PhD on implicit learning, anxiety and movement, I was involved in research studies on Parkinson’s disease and sleep. I then completed the Clinical Psychology Doctorate at Glasgow University, before moving to a clinical post in the intellectual disabilities service in NHS Ayrshire & Arran. In my subsequent roles in NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and NHS Lanarkshire, I worked in both forensic intellectual disability and community intellectual disability teams. I joined the School of Health in Social Science in November 2014, but continue to work clinically in NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde.
I am a reviewer for several journals including the Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, Journal of Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine Reviews.
Undergraduate teaching
I am the course organiser for the Psychological Therapies Year 4 Psychology course.
Postgraduate teaching
I teach subjects related to intellectual disabilities and forensic psychology on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol) Programme, where I am also the Intellectual Disabilities module co-ordinator.
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Research summary
I have research interests in a number of areas including intellectual disabilities and sleep disorders.
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“Without limit of time” Living as a restricted patient in Scotland: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
(32 pages)
In:
Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology, vol. 14, pp. 1-32
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Relationships matter!: Utilising ethics of care to understand transitions in the lives of adults with severe intellectual disabilities
(12 pages)
In:
British Journal of Learning Disabilities
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12380
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Who decides? – transitions from school to adult services for and with young people with severe intellectual disabilities
(27 pages)
In:
Disability and Society, vol. 35, pp. 1058-1084
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2019.1669435
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Transition from school to adult services for young people with severe or profound intellectual disability: A systematic review utilizing framework synthesis
In:
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, vol. 31, pp. 962-982
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12466
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (Published) -
Comparison of behavioural activation with guided self-help for treatment of depression in adults with intellectual disabilities: a randomised controlled trial
In:
The Lancet Psychiatry, vol. 4, pp. 909-919
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(17)30426-1
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The effects of improving sleep on mental health (OASIS): A randomised controlled trial with mediation analysis
(10 pages)
In:
The Lancet Psychiatry, vol. 4, pp. 749-758
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(17)30328-0
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Do social skills interventions positively influence mood in children and young people with autism? A systematic review
(9 pages)
In:
Mental Health & Prevention, vol. 5, pp. 12-20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2016.12.001
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Do levels of evidence affect breadth of service? A study on the use of clinical guidance in a learning disability service
In:
British Journal of Learning Disabilities
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12186
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Health professionals’ experiences of behavioural family therapy for adults with intellectual disabilities: a thematic analysis: BFT for people with intellectual disabilities
In:
Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12375
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
'It's different, but it's the same': Perspectives of young adults with siblings with intellectual disabilities in residential care: Views of young adults with siblings in care
In:
British Journal of Learning Disabilities
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12169
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)