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Walter Cullen

UCD Professor of Urban General Practice
Verified email at ucd.ie
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[HTML][HTML] A review of the differences and similarities between generic drugs and their originator counterparts, including economic benefits associated with usage of …

S Dunne, B Shannon, C Dunne, W Cullen - BMC Pharmacology and …, 2013 - Springer
Generic medicines are those where patent protection has expired, and which may be
produced by manufacturers other than the innovator company. Use of generic medicines …

Psychosocial interventions to reduce alcohol consumption in concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users

J Klimas, C Fairgrieve, H Tobin… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Problem alcohol use is common among people who use illicit drugs (PWID)
and is associated with adverse health outcomes. It is also an important factor contributing to …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the facilitators and barriers of interdisciplinary team working in primary care using normalisation process theory: an integrative review

P O'Reilly, SH Lee, M O'Sullivan, W Cullen… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Interdisciplinary team working is of paramount importance in the reform of
primary care in order to provide cost-effective and comprehensive care. However …

Mental health in the COVID-19 pandemic

W Cullen, G Gulati, BD Kelly - QJM: An International Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
During any outbreak of an infectious disease, the population's psychological reactions play
a critical role in shaping both spread of the disease and the occurrence of emotional distress …

Barriers to and facilitators of hepatitis C testing, management, and treatment among current and former injecting drug users: a qualitative exploration

D Swan, J Long, O Carr, J Flanagan, H Irish… - AIDS patient care and …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Hepatitis C (HCV) infection is common among injecting drug users (IDUs), yet accessing of
HCV care, particularly HCV treatment, is suboptimal. There has been little in-depth study of …

Barriers to healthcare and self-reported adverse outcomes for autistic adults: a cross-sectional study

M Doherty, S Neilson, J O'Sullivan, L Carravallah… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Autistic people experience poor physical and mental health along with reduced
life expectancy compared with non-autistic people. Our aim was to identify self-reported …

[HTML][HTML] Concordance between DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria for delirium diagnosis in a pooled database of 768 prospectively evaluated patients using the delirium …

DJ Meagher, A Morandi, SK Inouye, W Ely, D Adamis… - BMC medicine, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual fifth edition (DSM-5) provides
new criteria for delirium diagnosis. We examined delirium diagnosis using these new criteria …

[HTML][HTML] What do general practitioners know about ADHD? Attitudes and knowledge among first-contact gatekeepers: systematic narrative review

M Tatlow-Golden, L Prihodova, B Gavin, W Cullen… - BMC family …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood
disorder with international prevalence estimates of 5% in childhood, yet significant evidence …

COVID-19's impact on primary care and related mitigation strategies: A scoping review

J Lim, J Broughan, D Crowley, B O'Kelly… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on primary care
throughout Europe and globally. Objectives This review aims to ascertain how the pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Retention in opioid agonist treatment: a rapid review and meta-analysis comparing observational studies and randomized controlled trials

J Klimas, MA Hamilton, L Gorfinkel, A Adam… - Systematic reviews, 2021 - Springer
Background Although oral opioid agonist therapies (OATs), buprenorphine and methadone,
are effective first-line treatments, OAT remains largely underutilized due to low retention …