Newcastle University

Research Interests

Factors Associated with Dementia in Down's Syndrome Trans Spinal Electroanalgesia in Back Pain.

Joint Research with Dr. Brian Moore and Dr. Marisa Lana Regular Teacher to MRCPsych Course on Examination Practice and Learning Disability Visiting Professor of Psychiatry, University of Northumbria Chairman, UKABIF (United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum)

Current Work

Hon. Sen. Lecturer in Psychiatry & Consultant in Neurorehabilitation

Undergraduate Teaching

Lectures to MRCPsych Course on Lithium, Pain, Neurorehabilitation
after Head Injury, Down Syndrome and Dementia, Psychopharmacology in Learning Disability and on Critical Appraisal Skills Courses.

Lectures on Educational and Examination Appraisal to Association of European Psychiatrists, Prague, University of Brighton, UCL London, Irish Tutors` Association, Charing Cross Hospital, London and Psychiatric Tutors, Lille, France.

External Examiner:
National University of Singapore (1997-99) Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists 1998 University of Birmingham (since 2000)

• Hanney M, Prasher V, Williams N, Jones EL, Aarsland D, Corbett A, Lawrence D, Yu LM, Tyrer S, Francis PT, Johnson T, Bullock R, Ballard C, MEADOWS Trial Researchers. Memantine for dementia in adults older than 40 years with Down's syndrome (MEADOWS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2012, 379(9815), 528-536.
• Tyrer SP. Behavioral and Psychopharmacologic Pain Management. British Journal of Psychiatry 2011, 199(5), 435-436.
• McAllister-Williams RH, Tyrer SP. Antidepressants for the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders: The same mechanism of action?. In: Kasper, S., den Boer, J.A., Sitsen, J.M.A, ed. Handbook of Depression and Anxiety: A Biological Approach. New York, USA: Informa Healthcare, 2003, pp.443-456.
• Margallo-Lana ML, Ballard C, Morris C, Kay D, Tyrer S, Moore B. Cognitive decline in Down syndrome. Archives of Neurology 2003, 60(7), 1024; author reply 1024.
• Tyrer S, Lievesley A. Pain following traumatic brain injury: Assessment and management. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 2003, 13(1-2), 189-210.
• Tyrer SP. Assessment of clinical skills. In: Congress of the Association of European Psychiatrists: Symposia S06. Evaluation of Phychiatric training. 2000, Elsevier Masson.
• Tyrer SP, Margallo-Lana ML, Moore PD, Kay DW, Perry RH, Berney TP, Morris C. Factors associated with cognitive decline in Down syndrome. In: 11th World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (IASSID). 2000, Seattle, Washington, USA: John Wiley & Sons.