MINDSET Mental health · data · inference

Publications

My publications reflect the programme’s current empirical foundations in psychiatric epidemiology, linked administrative and clinical data, mental-health inequalities, neurodivergence, addiction, spatial analysis, and population health. These foundations support a wider multimodal agenda in which substantive questions determine when complementary evidence should be integrated across levels, settings, and timescales. The programme-defining outputs highlighted below are complemented by a dynamically generated view of recent work and my complete publication record from ORCID.

Programme-defining outputs

These papers illustrate the development of the main strands of my research programme and areas in which I have held substantial intellectual or analytical responsibility.

Clinical data and mental health services
Antipsychotic polypharmacy and adverse drug reactions among adults in a London mental health service, 2008–2018
Psychological Medicine · 2023

This study used routinely collected mental-health records to examine antipsychotic polypharmacy and adverse drug reactions in a large clinical population.

My contribution: First author; led the study examining prescribing and adverse outcomes using electronic health record data.

Administrative data and neurodivergence
Autism incidence and spatial analysis in more than 7 million pupils in English schools: a retrospective, longitudinal, school registry study
The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health · 2022

A national school-registry study of more than seven million pupils examining autism incidence and geographic variation across England.

My contribution: Joint first author; contributed population and spatial epidemiological analysis within a large interdisciplinary collaboration.

Addiction treatment and services
Responses among substance abuse treatment providers to the opioid epidemic in the USA: Variations in buprenorphine and methadone treatment by geography, operational, and payment characteristics, 2007-16
PLOS ONE · 2020

A national study examining how US substance-use treatment providers responded to the opioid epidemic, including geographic and organisational variation in access to opioid agonist treatment.

My contribution: First author; led the analysis of national treatment-provider data and interpretation of variation in evidence-based treatment provision.

Mental health inequalities
Demographic, socioeconomic, and health correlates of unmet need for mental health treatment in the United States, 2002–16: evidence from the national surveys on drug use and health
International Journal for Equity in Health · 2019

A population-based study examining demographic, socioeconomic, and health inequalities in unmet need for mental-health treatment in the United States over time.

My contribution: First author; led the epidemiological analysis of repeated national survey data on inequalities in access to mental-health treatment.

Addiction, inequality, and access to care
Investigating social deprivation and comorbid mental health diagnosis as predictors of treatment access among patients with an opioid use disorder using substance use services: a prospective cohort study
Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy · 2023

A prospective cohort study examining social deprivation and comorbid mental-health diagnosis as predictors of treatment access among people with opioid use disorder.

My contribution: Contributed expertise in psychiatric epidemiology, addiction treatment, inequalities, and quantitative analysis.

Explore my research

The timeline and filters organise my publications into broad research strands using OpenAlex topics, with curated classifications retained for the programme-defining outputs above. Open-access links are included where OpenAlex identifies an accessible copy.

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28 publications

Peer-reviewed publications

Ponodath, G. S., Dewan, H., Saha, T., Thomas, S. S., Yang, J. C., & Connolly, D. J. (2026). Collection and Reporting of Adult Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data in Highly Cited Cardiovascular Research. Circulation: Population Health and Outcomes, 19(2).
InequalitiesOpen access
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Chukwusa, E., Vivaldi, G., Baecker, L., Bowerman, E., Bridge, N., Davidson, N., de la Cruz, A., Gasparrini, A., Gibbons, J., Guerry, A., Hammoud, R., Li, Y., Lu, Y., Mandle, L., Osborn, D., Rydstrom, A., Smythe, M., Stewart, R., Tognin, S., et al. (2025). A longitudinal, population-based, record-linked natural experiment on the effects of extreme heat events on mental health in urban communities: a study protocol. BMJ Open, 15(10), e099771.
Administrative dataOpen access
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Roman-Urrestarazu, A., Tyson, A., Gatica-Bahamonde, G., van Kessel, R., Yang, J., Mansilla, C., Zuniga, I., Méndez-Fadol, A., Larrain, B., Garcia, R., Koch, D., Ford, T., Groot, W., Pavlova, M., & Czabanowska, K. (2025). Bayesian prevalence of autism and unmet special education needs in Chile in a sample of three million school-age children. Autism, 29(10), 2501–2512.
Administrative dataOpen access
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Dalton-Locke, C., Marston, L., Yang, J., Osborn, D., & Killaspy, H. (2025). In-patient service use before and after a mental health in-patient rehabilitation admission. BJPsych Open, 11(3).
Clinical dataOpen access
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Fekry, M. A., Kassem, L., Yang, J. C., & Azim, H. A. (2025). Social Determinants Associated With the Advanced-Stage Diagnosis of Breast Cancer. JCO Global Oncology, (11).
InequalitiesOpen access
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Mahmood, R., Clery, P., Yang, J. C., Cao, L., & Dykxhoorn, J. (2025). The impact of climate change on mental health in vulnerable groups: a systematic review. BMC Psychology, 13(1).
Population healthOpen access
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Muschialli, L., Yang, J. C., Engstrom, T., Puljevic, C., Beltazar, E., Beltazar, E., Siddique, O., Ferris, J., & Connolly, D. J. (2024). Sexualized drug use and chemsex: A bibliometric and content analysis of published literature. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 57(3), 321–332.
Addiction
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Yang, J. C., Thygesen, J. H., Werbeloff, N., Hayes, J. F., & Osborn, D. P. J. (2022). Antipsychotic polypharmacy and adverse drug reactions among adults in a London mental health service, 2008–2018. Psychological Medicine, 53(9), 4220–4227.
Clinical dataOpen access
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Adams, E. A., Yang, J. C., O’Donnell, A., Minot, S., Osborn, D., & Kirkbride, J. B. (2023). Investigating social deprivation and comorbid mental health diagnosis as predictors of treatment access among patients with an opioid use disorder using substance use services: a prospective cohort study. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 18(1).
AddictionOpen access
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Kudenga, R., Vorster, M., & Yang, J. (2023). Knowledge and attitude of adolescents regarding e-cigarettes: A scoping review. South African Dental Journal, 78(08), 383–393.
AddictionOpen access
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Connolly, D. J., Coduri-Fulford, S., Tugulu, C., Yalew, M., Moss, E., & Yang, J. C. (2024). Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Reporting in Highly Cited Current Alcohol Research. LGBT Health, 11(5), 340–347.
Inequalities
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Roman-Urrestarazu, A., Yang, J. C., van Kessel, R., Warrier, V., Dumas, G., Jongsma, H., Gatica-Bahamonde, G., Allison, C., Matthews, F. E., Baron-Cohen, S., & Brayne, C. (2022). Autism incidence and spatial analysis in more than 7 million pupils in English schools: a retrospective, longitudinal, school registry study. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 6(12), 857–868.
Administrative dataOpen access
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Ifeagwu, S. C., Yang, J. C., Parkes-Ratanshi, R., & Brayne, C. (2021). Health financing for universal health coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Global Health Research and Policy, 6(1).
Population healthOpen access
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Neicun, J., Yang, J. C., Shih, H., Nadella, P., van Kessel, R., Negri, A., Czabanowska, K., Brayne, C., & Roman-Urrestarazu, A. (2021). Correction: Lifetime prevalence of novel psychoactive substances use among adults in the USA: Sociodemographic, mental health and illicit drug use correlates. Evidence from a population-based survey 2007–2014. Plos One, 16(4), e0251006.
AddictionOpen access
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Rosner, B., Neicun, J., Yang, J. C., & Roman-Urrestarazu, A. (2021). Substance use among sexual minorities in the US – Linked to inequalities and unmet need for mental health treatment? Results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Journal of Psychiatric Research, 135, 107–118.
InequalitiesOpen access
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Neicun, J., Yang, J. C., Shih, H., Nadella, P., van Kessel, R., Negri, A., Czabanowska, K., Brayne, C., & Roman-Urrestarazu, A. (2020). Lifetime prevalence of novel psychoactive substances use among adults in the USA: Sociodemographic, mental health and illicit drug use correlates. Evidence from a population-based survey 2007–2014. Plos One, 15(10), e0241056.
AddictionOpen access
DOI
Yang, J. C., Roman-Urrestarazu, A., & Brayne, C. (2020). Responses among substance abuse treatment providers to the opioid epidemic in the USA: Variations in buprenorphine and methadone treatment by geography, operational, and payment characteristics, 2007-16. Plos One, 15(3), e0229787.
AddictionOpen access
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Roman-Urrestarazu, A., Yang, J., Robertson, R., McCallum, A., Gray, C., McKee, M., & Middleton, J. (2019). Brexit threatens the UK’s ability to tackle illicit drugs and organised crime: What needs to happen now? Health Policy, 123(6), 521–525.
AddictionOpen access
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Yang, J. C., Roman-Urrestarazu, A., McKee, M., & Brayne, C. (2019). Demographic, socioeconomic, and health correlates of unmet need for mental health treatment in the United States, 2002–16: evidence from the national surveys on drug use and health. International Journal for Equity in Health, 18(1).
InequalitiesOpen access
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Yang, J. C., Roman-Urrestarazu, A., & Brayne, C. (2019). Differences in receipt of opioid agonist treatment and time to enter treatment for opioid use disorder among specialty addiction programs in the United States, 2014-17. Plos One, 14(12), e0226349.
AddictionOpen access
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Neicun, J., Steenhuizen, M., van Kessel, R., Yang, J. C., Negri, A., Czabanowska, K., Corazza, O., & Roman-Urrestarazu, A. (2019). Mapping novel psychoactive substances policy in the EU: The case of Portugal, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland, the United Kingdom and Sweden. Plos One, 14(6), e0218011.
AddictionOpen access
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Rosner, B., Neicun, J., Yang, J. C., & Roman-Urrestarazu, A. (2019). Opioid prescription patterns in Germany and the global opioid epidemic: Systematic review of available evidence. Plos One, 14(8), e0221153.
AddictionOpen access
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Yang, J. C., Roman-Urrestarazu, A., & Brayne, C. (2018). Binge alcohol and substance use across birth cohorts and the global financial crisis in the United States. Plos One, 13(6), e0199741.
AddictionOpen access
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Roman-Urrestarazu, A., Robertson, R., Yang, J., McCallum, A., Gray, C., McKee, M., & Middleton, J. (2018). European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction has a vital role in the UK’s ability to respond to illicit drugs and organised crime. Bmj, k4003.
AddictionOpen access
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Roman-Urrestarazu, A., Yang, J. C., Ettelt, S., Thalmann, I., Seguel Ravest, V., & Brayne, C. (2018). Private health insurance in Germany and Chile: two stories of co-existence, segmentation and conflict. International Journal for Equity in Health, 17(1).
Population healthOpen access
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Connolly, D., Bausas, E., Cullinan, R., & Yang, J. (2026). LGBTQ+ inclusion in local authority public health: a review of needs assessments in England. Perspectives in Public Health.
InequalitiesOpen access
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Book chapters

Prilutskaya, M., Yang, J. C., & Roman-Urrestarazu, A. (2018). Synthetic Cannabinoids, Opioids, and Polydrug Use. Handbook of Novel Psychoactive Substances, 169–184.
Addiction
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Preprints

Yang, J. C., Thygesen, J. H., Werbeloff, N., Kelsey, D., Merlande, D., Hayes, J., & Osborn, D. P. (2023). The effects of community treatment orders (CTOs) on readmission to hospital using electronic health records.
Clinical dataOpen access
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