Cameron Stark
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer Tel: 01463-704992 |
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Cameron Stark graduated from the University of Glasgow and, after general medical and surgical posts in Glasgow, worked in Psychiatry in the West of Scotland. He trained in Public Health Medicine with Argyll and Clyde Health Board, and took up a Consultant post with Ayrshire and Arran Health Board in 1994. Cameron moved to Highland in 1996, and works as a Consultant in Public Health Medicine with NHS Highland.
Qualifications
MB ChB University of Glasgow, 1985
MRCPsych, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990
MPH University of Glasgow, 1992
MFPH Faculty of Public Health, 1994
FFPH Faculty of Public Health, 1999
MSc (Distinction) University of Leicester, 2000
Books
Kidd B Stark C . (Editors) Management of Violence and Aggression in Health Care. London, Gaskell, 1995.
Stark C Kidd B Sykes R (Eds). Illegal Drug Use in the United Kingdom : Prevention, Treatment and Enforcement. London, Arena, 1999.
Lees R, Stark C (Eds) The treatment of stuttering in the young school aged child. London, Whurr, 2005.
Chapters in other Books and Reports
Stark C, Riordan V. (2011) Rurality and Suicide. In O'Connor R, Platt S, Gordon J. (eds) International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice. Oxford, Wiley-Blackwell. pp 253 - 273.
Kidd B, Stark C. Measuring Consumer Satisfaction and Psychological Outcomes in Excimer Laser Surgery In McGhee C Taylor H R Gartry D Trokel S L (Eds) Ophthalmological Excimer Lasers: Principles and Practice. London, Martin Dunitz, 1997.
Stark C. Impact of mental health service trends on suicide in Scotland. In Platt S. (Ed) The Sorrows of Young Men. Edinburgh, Centre for Theology and Public Issues, 2000.
Stark C. Suicide in Rural Areas. In Palmer S (Ed) Suicide: Strategies and Interventions for Reduction and Prevention. London, Routledge, 2007.
Conference Proceedings and Reports
Killoran-Ross M, Stark C. Taking steps: putting mental health promotion on the agenda. In Trent D R (Ed) Promotion of Mental Health Volume 5. London, Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 1996.
Killoran-Ross M, Stark C . (Eds) Promoting Mental Health: Symposium of the Ayrshire International Mental Health Promotion Conference. 1998.
Bell L, Stark C. Measuring Competence in Physical Restraint Skills in Residential Child Care. Scottish Office Central Research Unit, 1998.
Peer Reviewed Publications
(There are links to these papers from our publications page)
Stark C, Riordan V, O'Connor R. (2011) A conceptual model of suicide in rural areas. Rural and Remote Health 11 (online): 1622.
Link to pdf: http://www.rrh.org.au/publishedarticles/article_print_1622.pdf
Riordan D, Morris C, Hattie J, Stark C. (2011) Family size and perinatal circumstances, as mental health risk factors in a Scottish birth cohort. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology Published online before print, June 11.
Szymczynska P, Innes A, Mason A. Stark C. (2011) A Review of Diagnostic Process and Postdiagnostic Support for People With Dementia in Rural Areas. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health Published online before print May 4, 2011, doi: 10.1177/2150131911404705
Stark C, Garman E, McMenamin J, McCormick D, Oates K. (2010) Major incidents in rural areas: managing a pandemic A/H1N1/2009 cluster. Rural and Remote Health 10 (online): 1413.
Link to pdf: http://www.rrh.org.au/publishedarticles/article_print_1413.pdf
Paul-Ebhohimhen, V, Huc, S, Tissington, H, Oates, K, Stark, C. (2010) HPV vaccination: vaccine acceptance, side effects and screening intentions. Community Practitioner 83; 6: 30 – 34.
Cameron Stark, Diane Stockton and Rob Henderson (2008) Reduction in young male suicide in Scotland. BMC Public Health 8:80.
Stark C, Hopkins P, Gibbs D, Belbin A, Hay A. (2007) Population density and suicide in Scotland. Rural and Remote Health 7(3):672.
Stark C, Gordon J. (2007) Choose Life: early experiences of implementing Scotland 's suicide prevention strategy Journal of Public Mental Health 6: 20-24.
Heaney D, Black C, O'Donnell CA, Stark C, van Teijlingen E.(2006) Community hospitals--the place of local service provision in a modernising NHS: an integrative thematic literature review. BMC Public Health 6: 309.
Riordan DV, Selvaraj S, Stark C , Gilbert JSE. (2006) Perinatal circumstances and risk of offspring suicide. British Journal of Psychiatry 189: 502 – 507.
Henderson P, Stark C, Humphry R W, Selvaraj S. (2006) Changes in Scottish suicide rates during the Second World War. BMC Public Health 6: 167.
Stark C, Gibbs D, Hopkins P, Belbin A, Hay A, Selvaraj S. (2006) Suicide in farmers in Scotland. Rural and Remote Health 6 (online).
Stark C, Belbin A, Hopkins P, Gibbs D, Hay A, Gunnell D. (2006) Male suicide and occupation in Scotland. Health Statistics Quarterly 29: 26 – 29.
Mowat J, Stark C, Swinton J, Mowat D. (2006) Religion and suicide: exploring the role of the church in deaths by suicide. Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy 9; 1: 3 – 7.
Stark C, Paterson B, Devlin B. (2004) Media coverage of a violent assault by a mentally ill person. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 11: 635 – 643.
Stark C, Hopkins H, Gibbs D, Rapson T, Belbin A, Hay A. (2004) Trends in suicide in Scotland 1981 – 1999: age, method and geography. BMC Public Health 4: 49.
Stark C, Paterson B, Gray D. (2004) Nurses' knowledge of mental health legislation. Mental Health Practice 8; 2: 35 – 37.
Stark C, MacLeod M, Hall D, O'Brien F, Pelosi A. Mortality after discharge from long-term psychiatric care in Scotland, 197 – 94: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Public Health 2003 3: 30.
Paterson B, Bradley P, Stark C,Saddler D, Leadbetter D. and Allen D. Restraint Related Deaths In Health and Social Care in the UK : Learning the lessons, Mental Health Practice 2003 6; 9: 10-17.
Paterson B, Bradley P, Stark C,Saddler D, Leadbetter D, Allen D. Deaths associated with restraint use in health and social care in the United Kingdom. The results of a preliminary survey. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 2003 10 (1): 3 – 15.
Stark C,Matthewson F, Oates K, Hay A. Suicide in the Highlands of Scotland. Health Bulletin 2002; 60 (1): 27 – 32.
Paterson B, Stark C.Social Policy and Mental Illness in England in the 1990s: Violence, moral panic and critical discourse, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2001; 8 (3): 257-267.
Lees R, Stark C,Baird J, Birse S. Primary Care Professionals' Knowledge and Attitudes on Speech Dysfluency in Pre-School Children. Child Language Teaching and Therapy . 2000; 16 (3): 241 – 254.
Stark C,Hopkins P, Oliver K. Effect of community hospitals on use of District General Hospital beds. Health Bulletin. 2000; 59 (5): 376 – 380.
Stark C,Jones J, Agnew J, Hepburn T. Antipsychotic prescribing in primary care in Scotland 1994 – 97. Health Bulletin. Health Bulletin 2000; 58 (2): 87 – 92.
Stark C,Gibson H, Travers K, Gardner B. Drug Action Team Strategies in Scotland. Health Bulletin . 2000; 58: 53 – 57.
Stark C,Paterson B, Lerpiniere P, Sabatini G. The development and evaluation of a community detoxification service Part I. Mental Health Nursing. 1999; 3(1): 20 – 24.
Stark C,Paterson B, Lerpiniere P, Sabatini G. The development and evaluation of a community detoxification service Part II. Mental Health Nursing. 1999; 3(2): 18 – 19.
Licence K, Crichton C, Stark C. Changes in workload in a GP hospital. Health Bulletin. 1999; 57 (4): 312 – 317.
Stark C,Marr A C. Calls to an Emergency Telephone Helpline. Health Bulletin 1998 56 (2): 557 - 560.
Hall D, O'Brien F, Stark C,Pelosi A, Smith H. Thirteen year follow-up of deliberate self-harm using linked data. British Journal of Psychiatry . 1998; 172: 239 - 242.
Stark C,Paterson B, Henderson T, Kidd B, Godwin M. Counting the dead. Nursing Times 1997 93; 46: 34 - 37.
Stark C,Wright J, Shiroyama C, Lee J. School Accidents in the West of Scotland : Estimate of Incidence and Health Service Costs. Health Bulletin. 1997 55 (1): 42 - 46.
Henderson H, Gallagher D, Stark C. A Survey of the Use of the Electrocardiogram in Psychiatry. Psychiatric Bulletin 1997 21; 3: 136 - 8.
Craig N, Stark C. Health Economics: I Principles. Psychiatric Bulletin 1997; 21 (11): 684 - 686.
Craig N, Stark C. Health Economics: II Psychiatric Bulletin. 1997; 21 (11): 687 - 691.
Kay R, Martin B, Kelly D, Stark C. Using the mass media during Mental Health Week. Psychiatric Bulletin . 1997; 21: 451 - 453.
Stark C,Reay L, Shiroyama C. Factors affecting attendance for breast cancer screening on two Scottish islands. Health Bulletin. 1997; 55 (5): 316 - 321.
Kidd B, Stark C,McGhee C N J, Bryce I G, Webb S K, Milligan P. Psychological distress and self-esteem in patients presenting for excimer laser surgery. Journal of Refractive Surgery. 1997; 13: 40 - 44.
Stark C,Wright J, Watt L, Lee J. Two years of School Injuries in a Scottish Education Sub-Division. Public Health 1996 110: 229 - 235.
McGhee C N J, Orr D, Kidd B, Stark C,Bryce I G, Anastas C N. Psychological aspects of excimer laser surgery for myopia: reasons for seeking treatment and patient satisfaction. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 1996 80 (10): 874 -879.
McNaughton G, Hall D, Stark C. Resuscitation Skills and Doctors Working in Psychiatry. Psychiatric Bulletin 1994 18: 403 - 4.
Stark C,Christie P, Marr A C. How To Do It: Run an Emergency Helpline. BMJ 1994 309: 44 - 45.
McGilp R, Kidd B, Stark C,Henderson T. Informal Psychiatric Patients Requesting Discharge. Psychiatric Bulletin 1994 18: 209 - 211.
Henderson T, Anderson M J, Stark C. Administration of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Training, Practice and Attitudes. Psychiatric Bulletin 1993 17: 154 - 155.
Kidd B, McGilp R, Stark C. Evaluating a Trainee-led Induction Day in Psychiatry. Psychiatric Bulletin 1992 16: 635 - 636.
Kidd B, McGilp R, Stark C,McKane J. Delusional Dish Syndrome. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine 1992; 9: 52 - 53.
Letters
Stark C, Tissington H, Ogilvie S, Tyrrell P, Smith V, Oates K. Swine flu in rural Scotland – containment phase. Rural and Remote Health 9 (online), 2009: 1249.
Link to pdf: http://www.rrh.org.au/publishedarticles/article_print_1249.pdf
Riordan V, Stark C. (2010. Interpretation of ecological data. The British Journal of Psychiatry (2010) 197: 332. doi: 10.1192/bjp.197.4.332
Other Academic Activities
Cameron has reviewed books for the Journal of Public Health Medicine , the Health Bulletin, the BMJ and the Journal of Mental Health , and has reported on meetings for the Psychiatric Bulletin . He has refereed papers for the Psychiatric Bulletin, the Health Bulletin, the British Journal of Psychiatry, the British Journal of Medical Psychology, the International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice , the Scottish Medical Journal, the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, BMC Public Health, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and BMC Psychiatry. He was co-editor of the book review section of the Health Bulletin for two years.