Dr Lindsey Gilling McIntosh
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Division of Psychiatry
- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences
Contact details
- Email: l.gilling.mcintosh@ed.ac.uk
- Web: ORCID ID
Address
- Street
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Department of Psychiatry
Royal Edinburgh Hospital - City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH105HF
Background
Lindsey is a postdoctoral research fellow in forensic psychiatry within the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences. She completed her PhD in forensic psychiatry in 2020 evaluating evidence-based practice in psychological therapies within forensic mental health services. Lindsey is a research psychologist with academic training and prior research in clinical neurosicence and cognitive neuropsychology. She was previously employed by and maintains a working relationship with the Forensic Mental Health Services Managed Care Network and the State Hospital Psychological Therapies Service. She is an associate member of the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research and holds an honorary research position with the NHS State Hospitals Board for Scotland, the high security hospital for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
In 2023 the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services awarded Lindsey the Christopher Webster Early Career Award, which recognises an individual in the early stages of their career who has made significant contributions to the forensic mental health field.
Qualifications
Academic
- BA (Hons), Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, USA
- MSc (Distinction), Human Cognitive Neuropsychology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
- PhD, Forensic Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Professional
- Associate Fellow (AFHEA), the Higher Education Academy
Research summary
Lindsey's current research interests revolve around the improvement of forensic mental healthcare and in the study of the translation of evidence-based practice into clinical practice. This work is funded by Scottish Government and the State Hospitals Board for Scotland.
- Assessment of the mental health needs of the Scottish prison population
- Routine outcome measurement in secure hospitals
- Evidence-based clinical decision-making in forensic psychiatry
- Study of treatment pathways through secure settings for offenders with mental health needs
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Understanding the mental health needs of Scotland’s prison population: A health needs assessment
In:
Frontiers in psychiatry
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Understanding the mental health needs of Scotland's prison population
(70 pages)
Research output: › Commissioned report (Published) -
The review of initial complainant conduct: A tool to assist in the early identification of unusually persistent complainants
In:
British Journal of Healthcare Management, vol. 28
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2021.0020
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
A review comparing dialectical behavior therapy and mentalization for adolescents with borderline personality traits, suicide and self-harming behavior
In:
Adolescent Research Review
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-020-00147-w
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Examining the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the main outcome measure used in mentalization‐based therapy skills training
(10 pages)
In:
Health Science Reports, vol. 4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.245
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Effectiveness of psychological and psychosocial interventions for forensic mental health inpatients: A meta-analysis
In:
Aggression and Violent Behavior, vol. 58
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2021.101551
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Gaps in measures of adverse outcomes relating to psychological interventions
In:
Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.2100
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Editorial (E-pub ahead of print) -
On the Road to Recovery psychological therapy versus treatment as usual for forensic mental health patients: Study protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial
In:
Pilot and Feasibility Studies, vol. 4, pp. 1-11
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-018-0319-z
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation affects distractor interference in auditory working memory
(6 pages)
In:
Neuropsychologia, vol. 97, pp. 66-71
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.02.007
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The associations between multisensory temporal processing and symptoms of schizophrenia
(7 pages)
In:
Schizophrenia Research, vol. 179, pp. 97-103
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2016.09.035
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Tutor
- CLPS11033 Evidence-based psychological interventions (Spring 2024)
- CLPS11055 Individual Differences in Mental Health (Spring 2023)
- CLPS11056 Psychological Research Methods: Data Management and Analysis (Autumn 2022)
Guest Lecture
- CLPS11056 Psychological Research Methods: Data Management and Analysis - Mediation and Moderation Analyses (Autumn 2022)
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Advanced Practice Seminar - Neuropsychology of Schizophrenia (Autumn 2022, 2023)
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Advanced Practice Seminar - Cognitive Contributors to Offending Behaviour (Autumn 2022, 2023)
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Year 1 Core Teaching - Theories on Violent Offending (Summer 2022, 2023)
Research Supervision
Lindsey has supervised a number of students in the MBChB programme on Student Selected Component research projects.
- Assistant Editor of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Newsletter (2023-)
- Editorial Board Member, the Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (2023 - )
- Early career representative for the Edinburgh Mental Health Network Steering Committee (2022 - )
- Member of the State Hospital Research Committee (2021 - )
- Member of the Conference Scientific Committee for the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (2021 - )