PhD THESIS:
Darton K, 1985. Long latency reflexes and tremor. PhD Thesis, University College London.
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS:
Shahani M, Darton K, Lippold OCJ and Shahani U, 1987. M2 – A long latency spinal reflex due to skin afferents in man. In: GN Gantchev, B Dimitrov and P Gatev, eds. Motor Control. Plenum Press, NY and London, pp 37-42.
Darton K and Tooke JE, 1990. The effect of female sex hormones on the microcirculation. In ED Cooke and A Nicolaides, eds. Raynaud’s Syndrome. Med-Orion, pp 69-81.
Brookman, B and Darton, K, 2010. The role of the arts in resisting recruitment as child soldiers and ‘wives’: experience from Uganda and Nepal. In: G Craig, ed, Child Slavery Now, Policy Press. Pp 257-269.
SCIENTIFIC PAPERS:
Darton K, Lippold OCJ, Shahani M and Shahani U, 1985. Long-latency reflexes in humans. J. Neurophysiol, 53(6), 1604-1618.
Darton K and Black CM, 1990. The use of infra-red thermography in a rheumatology unit. Br J Rheumatol, 29,4; 291-292.
Black CM, Clark RP, Darton K, Goff MR, Norman TD and Spikes HA, 1990. A pyroelectric thermal imaging system for use in medical diagnosis. J Biomed Eng, 12; 281-286.
Darton K and Black CM, 1990. Pyroelectric vidicon thermography and cold challenge quantify the severity of Raynaud’s phenomenon. Br J Rheumatol, 30; 190-195.
King MB, Darton K, Feld JH and Black CM, 1996. Psychological problems in patients with scleroderma: a controlled, prospective study. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 1,3; 249-257.
Moncrieff, J, Crellin, N, Cooper, R, Marston, L, Darton K, Kent, L, Smith, R, 2018, Research into antipsychotic Reduction and Discontinuation: A randomised controlled trial, BMJ Open.
Joanna Moncrieff, Glyn Lewis, Nick Freemantle, Sonia Johnson , Thomas R E Barnes, Nicola Morant , Vanessa Pinfold, Rachael Hunter , Lyn J Kent, Ruth Smith, Katherine Darton, Robert Horne, Nadia E Crellin, Ruth E Cooper, Louise Marston, Stefan Priebe, 2019. Randomised controlled trial of gradual antipsychotic reduction and discontinuation in people with schizophrenia and related disorders: the RADAR trial (Research into Antipsychotic Discontinuation and Reduction). BMJ Open, 2019;9:e030912.
Nadia E. Crellin, , Stefan Priebe, Nicola Morant, Glyn Lewis, Nick Freemantle, Sonia Johnson, Rob Horne, Vanessa Pinfold, Lyn Kent, Ruth Smith, Katherine Darton, Ruth E. Cooper, Maria Long, Jemima Thompson, Lisa Gruenwald, Robert Freudenthal, Jacki L. Stansfeld and Joanna Moncrieff, 2022, An analysis of views about supported reduction or discontinuation of antipsychotic treatment among people with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. BMC Psychiatry, 22:185.
Joanna Moncrieff, Nadia Crellin, Jacki Stansfeld, Ruth Cooper, Louise Marston, Nick Freemantle, Glyn Lewis, Rachael Hunter, Sonia Johnson, Thomas Barnes, Nicola Morant, Vanessa Pinfold, Ruth Smith, Lyn Kent, Katherine Darton, Maria Long, Mark Horowitz, Robert Horne, Victoria Vickerstaff, Mithilesh Jha, Stefan Priebe, 2023. Antipsychotic dose reduction and discontinuation versus maintenance treatment in people with schizophrenia and other recurrent psychotic disorders in England (the RADAR trial): an open, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Psychiatry 2023; 10: 848–59.
MIND BOOKLETS:
Darton, Dr Katherine, Key facts in genetics and mental health, Mind, 2001.
(the following were regularly updated; the dates of my last revision are given.)
Making sense of coming off psychiatric drugs, 2016.
Making sense of sleeping pills.
Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers, 2016.
Making sense of antipsychotics, 2016.
Making Sense of Lithium and other mood stabilisers, 2015
Making Sense of Antidepressants, 2015.
Making sense of ECT, 2016.
Understanding psychotic experiences (with Jenny Sharman).
Understanding schizoaffective disorder.
The following have been rewritten or updated by me:
Exploring food and mood (2015)
How to cope with sleep problems.
Understanding depression
Undertanding schizoaffective disorder (2016)
Understanding the mental health effects of street drugs (2016)
Understanding personality disorders (2013)
Understanding psychotic experiences (2011)
MIND CAMPAIGN REPORTS
Darton K, Gorman J and Sayce L, 1994. Eve Fights Back: the Successes of Mind’s Stress on Women Campaign. Mind Publications, London.
Campbell P, Cobb A, and Darton, K, 1998. Psychiatric Drugs: Users’ Experiences and Current Policy and Practice. Mind Publications, London.
Alison Cobb, with Katherine Darton and Kiran Juttla, 2001, Mind’s Yellow Card for Reporting Drug Side Effects, A Report of Users’ Experiences, Mind Publications, London.
Mind factsheets, later superseded by web pages
Dangerousness: a factsheet for users and providers of mental health services, 1994.
Mental health statistics: a factsheet compiled from Government publications and other sources, 1995.
Genetics and mental health: a factsheet for users, carers and the general public, 1997.
Advocacy: a brief guide for mental health service users, 1998.
Notes on the history of mental health care, 1998, additional material added, July 2002.
History of Mind, 1999, updated in June each year until 2012.
Incapacity benefit, May, 2002.
Schizoaffective disorder, May 2002.
Psychosis, July 2002.
Public attitudes to mental distress, September 2002.
Key dates in the history of mental health and community care, February 2003.
The mental health of the Chinese and Vietnamese communities in Britain, March 2003.
The effects of cannabis on mind and body, March 2003.
Confusion, depression or dementia? the need for a comprehensive assessment, August 2003.
Hypomania, September 2003.
Psychosurgery, latest update, 2005.
Short fact-sheets
Escitalopram (Cipralex), August 2002
Additional information on lithium in pregnancy, November 2002, latest update 2006.
Alternatives to lithium, November 2002, latest update 2006.
St John’s wort – Hypericum perforatum, November 2002
Tardive dyskinesia, November 2002
Risperdal Consta: riperidone as a depot injection, September 2003.
OPEN-MIND ARTICLES
Eve Fights Back. (Short summary) OpenMind, 68, 1994
Book review: Down with Gloom or How to Defeat Depression, by Professor Brice Pitt with illustrations by Mel Calman. OpenMind, 69, 1994.
Getting the best from your pharmacist. OpenMind, 82, 1996.
Head Games: the experience of one man given psychosurgery in the 1970s, OpenMind, 91, 1998.
Regular question and answer column including occasional reviews under heading of MindInfo, from 1998 to 2001.
DIVERSE MINDS magazine articles:
Introduction to Mind drug information, June 1998
Depot medication, October 1998
Drug names and Mind Yellow Card May 1999
Atypicals: the new antipsychotic drugs October 1999
Pros and cons of alternative therapies March 2000
Chlorpromazine (Largactil) July 2000
The psychological effects of cannabis November 2000
Restriction in use of Melleril and Droleptan February 2001
Antidepressants June 2001
Patient information leaflets October 2001
Drug dosages and half-life April 2002
St John’s Wort – a real alternative? July 2002
Paroxetine (Seroxat) March 2003
Letter
Darton, Katherine, Disappearing teaspoons: Teaspoons may reappear, BMJ, 2006-01, Vol.332 (7533), p.121-121
REVIEWS
Music and Psyche Journal 1, 2002. Review of Raising Our Voices, Adam James.
Music and Psyche Journal 3, 2004. Review of Drama Therapy, John Casson.
Music and Psyche Journal 3, 2004, Review of Voice workshop.