Alan Carson

17.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
184 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

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Alan Carson is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Philosophy and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Carson has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 65 papers in Philosophy and 37 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Alan Carson's work include Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (111 papers), Mental Health and Psychiatry (64 papers) and Neurology and Historical Studies (32 papers). Alan Carson is often cited by papers focused on Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (111 papers), Mental Health and Psychiatry (64 papers) and Neurology and Historical Studies (32 papers). Alan Carson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Alan Carson's co-authors include Jon Stone, Michael Sharpe, Jonathan Cavanagh, S. M. LAWRIE, Mark J. Edwards, Laura McWhirter, Alexander Lehn, Martin Dennis, Charles Warlow and Stephen M. Lawrie and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alan Carson

180 papers receiving 8.9k citations

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Psychological autopsy studies of suicide: a systematic review

2003 1.5k citations Alan Carson et al. Psychological Medicine profile →
Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment of Functional Neurological Disorders

2018 449 citations Selma Aybek, Alan Carson et al. profile →
Stressful life events and maltreatment in conversion (functional neurological) disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies

2018 291 citations Lea Ludwig, Timothy R. Nicholson et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Outcomes of specialist physiotherapy for functional motor disorder: the Physio4FMD RCT 2025 ·Health Technology Assessment ·Glenn Nielsen, Louise Marston, Rachael Hunter, Alan Carson, Laura H. Goldstein, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jonathan Marsden, Irwin Nazareth, (unknown), Markus Reuber, Jon Stone, Ann-Marie Strudwick, (unknown), Mark J. Edwards	0
2	Cost Utility of Specialist Physiotherapy for Functional Motor Disorder (Physio4FMD) 2025 ·Neurology Clinical Practice ·Rachael Hunter, Glenn Nielsen, (unknown), Louise Marston, (unknown), Jon Stone, Laura H. Goldstein, Alan Carson, (unknown), Jonathan Marsden, Irwin Nazareth, (unknown), Markus Reuber, Ann-Marie Strudwick, (unknown), Mark J. Edwards	1
3	Iatrogenic harm in functional neurological disorder 2024 ·Brain ·(unknown), (unknown), Alan Carson, Jon Stone	12
4	Stigma in functional neurological disorder (FND) – A systematic review 2024 ·Clinical Psychology Review ·(unknown), Laura McWhirter, (unknown), Marina A.J. Tijssen, Lineke M. Tak, Alan Carson, Jon Stone	15
5	Systematic review and meta-analysis of standalone digital interventions for cognitive symptoms in people without dementia 2024 ·npj Digital Medicine ·Verónica Cabreira, Tim Wilkinson, Lisbeth Frostholm, Jon Stone, Alan Carson	4
6	Capgras syndrome 2023 ·Brain ·Alan Carson	0
7	A Digital Health Intervention for Concussion: Development and Clinical Feasibility Study 2023 ·JMIR Formative Research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alison Grant, Julia Grahamslaw, Claudia Pagliari, Matthew J. Reed, Alan Carson, David Gillespie, Aimun A. B. Jamjoom	5
8	Setting up Functional Neurological Disorder Treatment Services 2023 ·Neurologic Clinics ·Sara A. Finkelstein, Alan Carson, Mark J. Edwards, Kasia Kozlowska, Sarah C. Lidstone, David L. Perez, Ginger Polich, Jon Stone, Selma Aybek	8
9	Non-motor symptoms in motor neuron disease: prevalence, assessment and impact 2023 ·Brain Communications ·Emily Beswick, (unknown), (unknown), Judith Newton, Rachel Dakin, (unknown), Sharon Abrahams, Alan Carson, Siddharthan Chandran, Suvankar Pal	6
10	Factors impacting trial participation in people with motor neuron disease 2023 ·Journal of Neurology ·Emily Beswick, (unknown), Judith Newton, Rachel Dakin, Amy Stenson, Sharon Abrahams, Alan Carson, Siddharthan Chandran, Suvankar Pal	4
11	A systematic review of digital technology to evaluate motor function and disease progression in motor neuron disease 2022 ·Journal of Neurology ·Emily Beswick, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Rachel Dakin, Judith Newton, Sharon Abrahams, Alan Carson, Siddharthan Chandran, David Perry, Suvankar Pal	14
12	A systematic review of non-motor symptom evaluation in clinical trials for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2021 ·Journal of Neurology ·Emily Beswick, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Judith Newton, Alan Carson, Sharon Abrahams, Siddharthan Chandran, Suvankar Pal	29
13	Psychiatry's modern role in functional neurological disorder: join the renaissance 2021 ·Psychological Medicine ·Indrit Bègue, Timothy R. Nicholson, Kasia Kozlowska, W. Curt LaFrance, James L. Levenson, Mark Hyman Rapaport, Alan Carson, David L. Perez	13
14	Prospective observational cohort study of factors influencing trial participation in people with motor neuron disease (FIT-participation-MND): a protocol 2021 ·BMJ Open ·Emily Beswick, Stella A. Glasmacher, Rachel Dakin, Judith Newton, Alan Carson, Sharon Abrahams, Siddharthan Chandran, Suvankar Pal	5
15	Testing the ‘seizure scaffold’: What can experimental simulation tell us about functional seizures? 2020 ·Epilepsy & Behavior ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ingrid Hoeritzauer, Alan Carson, Laura McWhirter, Jon Stone	3
16	Scan-Negative Cauda Equina Syndrome 2020 ·Neurology ·Ingrid Hoeritzauer, Alan Carson, Patrick Statham, Jalesh N. Panicker, (unknown), Maria Eugenicos, David Summers, Andreas K. Demetriades, Jon Stone	11
17	Transcranial magnetic stimulation as a treatment for functional (psychogenic) upper limb weakness 2016 ·Journal of Psychosomatic Research ·Laura McWhirter, Lea Ludwig, Alan Carson, Robert D. McIntosh, Jon Stone	17
18	The frequency, longitudinal course, clinical associations, and causes of emotional distress during primary treatment of cerebral glioma 2013 ·Neuro-Oncology ·Alasdair G Rooney, Shanne McNamara, Mairi Mackinnon, (unknown), R. Rampling, Alan Carson, Robin Grant	42
19	Frequency, Clinical Associations, and Longitudinal Course of Major Depressive Disorder in Adults With Cerebral Glioma 2011 ·Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Alasdair G Rooney, Shanne McNamara, Mairi Mackinnon, (unknown), R. Rampling, Alan Carson, Robin Grant	73
20	Laterality of unexplained motor and sensory symptoms: A systematic review 1965-2000 2002 ·Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry ·Jon Stone, Alan Carson, Rainer Goldbeck, Steff Lewis, (unknown), C P Warlow, Michael D. Sharpe	3

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