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Ridge, Damien T. (2018) Making sense of the evolving nature of depression narratives and their inherent conflicts. Subjectivity, 11 (2). ISSN 1755-6341 (In Press)

Knight, F., Kokanovic, R., Ridge, Damien T., Brophy, L., Hill, N., Johnston-Ataata, K. and Herman, H. (2018) Supported Decision-Making: The Expectations Held by People With Experience of Mental Illness. Qualitative Health Research. ISSN 1049-7323

Fixsen, Alison, Cranfield, S. and Ridge, Damien T. (2017) Self-care and entrepreneurism: An ethnography of soft skills development for higher education staff. Studies in Continuing Education. ISSN 0158-037X (In Press)

Ridge, Damien T., Broom, A., Kokanovic, R., Ziebland, S. and Hill, N. (2017) Depression at Work, Authenticity in Question: Experiencing, Concealing and Revealing. Health. ISSN 1363-4593 (In Press)

Cheshire, A., Hughes, J., Lewith, G., Panagioti, M, Peters, D., Simon, C. and Ridge, Damien T. (2017) GPs’ perceptions of resilience training: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice, 67 (663). e709-e715. ISSN 0960-1643

Fixsen, Alison and Ridge, Damien T. (2017) Stories of Hell and Healing: Internet Users’ Construction of Benzodiazepine Distress and Withdrawal. Qualitative Health Research, 27 (13). pp. 2030-2041. ISSN 1049-7323

Knight, F., Ridge, Damien T., McShane, R., Ryan, S. and Griffith, L. (2017) Care, control and the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) ritual: Making sense of polarised patient narratives. Qualitative Health Research, 27 (11). pp. 1675-1685. ISSN 1049-7323

Kenny, K., Broom, A., Kirby, E. and Ridge, Damien T. (2017) In one’s own time: Contesting the temporality and linearity of bereavement. Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine. ISSN 1363-4593

Cheshire, A., Ridge, Damien T., Hughes, J., Panagioti, M., Peters, D. and Lewith, G. (2017) Influences on GP coping and resilience: a qualitative study in primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 67 (659). E428-E436. ISSN 1478-5242

Catalan, J., Ridge, Damien T., Tuffrey, V. and Rosenfeld, D. (2017) What influences quality of life in older people living with HIV? AIDS Research and Therapy, 14 (22). ISSN 1742-6405

Duncan, M., Deane, J., White, P.D., Ridge, Damien T., Roylance, R., Korszun, A., Chalder, T., Bhui, K.S., Thaha, M.A. and Bourke, L. (2017) A survey to determine usual care after cancer treatment within the United Kingdom National Health Service. BMC Cancer, 17 (186). ISSN 1471-2407

Knight, M., Acosta, C., Brocklehurst, P., Cheshire, A., FItzpatrick, K., Hinton, L., Jokinen, M., Kemp, B., Kurinczuk, J.J., Lewis, G., Lindquist, A., Locock, L., Nair, M., Patel, N., Quigley, M., Ridge, Damien T., Rivero-Arias, O., Sellers, S. and Shah, A. (2016) Beyond maternal death: improving the quality of maternal care through national studies of ‘near-miss’ maternal morbidity. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 4 (9). ISSN 2050-4322

Rosenfeld, D., Ridge, Damien T., Catalan, J. and Delpech, V. (2016) Age and Life Course Location as Interpretive Resources for Decisions Regarding Disclosure of HIV to Parents and Children: Findings from the HIV and Later Life Study. Journal of Aging Studies, 38. pp. 81-91. ISSN 0890-4065

Lomas, Tim, Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. (2016) New Ways of Being a Man: “Positive” Hegemonic Masculinity in Meditation-based Communities of Practice. Men and Masculinities, 19 (3). pp. 289-310. ISSN 1097-184X

Clark, L.V., Mccrone, P., Ridge, Damien T., Cheshire, A., Vergara-Williamson, M., Pesola, F. and White, P.D. (2016) Graded Exercise Therapy Guided Self-Help Trial for Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (GETSET): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial and Interview Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 5 (2). e70. ISSN 1929-0748

Lynch, S., Lown, M., Rajasingami, D., Peters, D., Ridge, Damien T., Cheshire, A., Fismer, K., Stewart-Brown, S, Lewith, H., Jagger, O. and Lewith, G. (2016) REFRAME: Resilience training for GPs. InnovAiT, 9 (6). 356–360. ISSN 1755-7380

Cheshire, A., Peters, D. and Ridge, Damien T. (2016) How do we improve men’s mental health via primary care? An evaluation of the Atlas Men’s Well-being Pilot Programme for stressed/distressed men. BMC Family Practice, 17 (13). ISSN 1471-2296

Anderson, C., Kirkpatrick, S., Ridge, Damien T., Kokanovic, R. and Tanner, C. (2015) Starting antidepressant use: a qualitative synthesis of UK and Australian data. BMJ Open, 5 (e00863). ISSN 2044-6055

Ridge, Damien T., Kokanovic, R, Broom, A, Kirkpatrick, S, Anderson, C and Tanner, C (2015) 'My dirty little habit': patient constructions of antidepressant use and the ‘crisis’ of legitimacy. Social Science & Medicine, 146. 53–61. ISSN 0277-9536

Fixsen, Alison, Ridge, Damien T., Kirkpatrick, S. and Foot, D. (2015) Interaction Rituals and Jumbled Emotions Among “Relative Strangers”: Simulated Patient Work on a Trainee Complementary Therapy Practitioner Program. Sage Open. pp. 1-12. ISSN 2158-2440

Fixsen, A., Ridge, Damien T., Kirkpatrick, S. and Foot, D. (2015) Interaction rituals and jumbled emotions among “relative strangers” simulated patient work on a trainee complementary therapy practitioner program. Sage Open (July-S). pp. 1-12. ISSN 2158-2440

Cheshire, A. and Ridge, Damien T. (2015) Atlas Men’s Well-being Programme: Evaluation Report. Project Report. Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Westminster, London.

Lomas, T., Edginton, T.L., Cartwright, T. and Ridge, Damien T. (2015) Cultivating equanimity through mindfulness meditation: a mixed methods enquiry into the development of decentring capabilities in men. International Journal of Wellbeing, 5 (3). pp. 88-106. ISSN 1179-8602

Ridge, Damien T., Cheshire, A. and Stain Nolan, (2014) Gender comparisons in non-acute cardiac symptom recognition and subsequent help-seeking decisions: a mixed methods study protocol. BMJ Open, 4 (10). e005742. ISSN 2044-6055

Lomas, Tim, Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. (2014) A qualitative analysis of experiential challenges associatedwith meditation practice. Mindfulness. ISSN 1868-8527

Lomas, Tim, Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. (2014) A religion of wellbeing? The appeal of Buddhism to men in London, United Kingdom. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 6 (3). pp. 198-207. ISSN 1941-1022

Lomas, Tim, Edginton, T.L., Cartwright, T. and Ridge, Damien T. (2014) Men developing emotional intelligence through meditation? Integrating narrative, cognitive and electroencephalography (EEG) evidence. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 15 (2). pp. 213-224. ISSN 1524-9220

Lomas, Tim, Ridge, Damien T., Cartwright, T. and Edginton, T.L. (2014) Engagement with meditation as a positive health trajectory: Divergent narratives of progress in male meditators. Psychology & Health, 29 (2). pp. 218-236. ISSN 0887-0446

Yates, A, Whitehouse, J, Ridge, Damien T. and Green, J (2014) How women experience distress, and western herbal practice for the treatment of distress: implications for health care and self-management approaches. In: University of Westminster Post-Graduate Fair, 29 Apr 2014, Univeristy of Westminster.

Yates, A, Whitehouse, J, Ridge, Damien T. and Green, J (2014) ‘I just went with hope, because I thought I’m doing something’: Women’s Experiences of Western Herbal Practice for Distress. In: College of Medicine Multi-Disciplinary Student Summer School, 05 Sep 2014, King's College School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Rosenfeld, D, Ridge, Damien T. and Von Lob, G (2014) Vital scientific puzzle or lived uncertainty? Professional and lived approaches to the uncertainties of ageing with HIV. Health Sociology Review, 23 (1). pp. 20-32. ISSN 1446-1242

Yates, A., Green, J., Whitehouse, J. and Ridge, Damien T. (2013) How women use and experience western herbal practice for distress: implications for health care and self-management approaches. In: CAMSTRAND 2013, 02 Jul 2013, University of Westminster.

Ramsden, R and Ridge, Damien T. (2013) 'It was the most beautiful country I have ever seen': the role of Somali narrative in adapting to a new country. Journal of Refugee Studies, 26 (2). pp. 226-246. ISSN 0951-6328

Lomas, Tim, Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. (2013) I was so done in that I just recognized it very plainly, “You need to do something”’: men’s narratives of struggle, distress and turning to meditation. Health, 17 (2). pp. 191-208. ISSN 1363-4593

Cheshire, A, Polley, MJ, Peters, D and Ridge, Damien T. (2013) Patient outcomes and experiences of an acupuncture and self-care service for persistent low back pain in the NHS: a mixed methods approach. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 13 (1). p. 300. ISSN 1472-6882

Fixsen, Alison and Ridge, Damien T. (2012) Performance, emotion work, and transition: challenging experiences of complementary therapy student practitioners commencing clinical practice. Qualitative Health Research, 22 (9). pp. 1163-1175. ISSN 1049-7323

Ridge, Damien T. (2012) Use of patient narratives in promoting recovery from depression. Nursing Standard, 26 (47). pp. 35-40. ISSN 0029-6570

Foot, D and Ridge, Damien T. (2012) Constructing the placebo effect in the placebo wars: What is the way ahead? Health Sociology Review, 21 (3). ISSN 1446-1242

Cheshire, A and Ridge, Damien T. (2012) Evaluation of the experience led commissioning in end of life care project. Project Report. University of Westminster.

Ridge, Damien T. and Ziebland, S (2012) Understanding depression through a 'coming out' framework. Sociology of Health and Illness, 34 (5). pp. 730-745. ISSN 0141-9889

Ridge, Damien T., Emslie, C and White, A (2011) Understanding how men experience, express and cope with mental distress: where next? Sociology of Health & Illness, 33 (1). pp. 145-159. ISSN 0141-9889

Rankine, S, Peters, D and Ridge, Damien T. (2011) GPs make the NICE 2009 back pain guidelines work for patients in difficult financial times? In: College of Medicine Annual Conference, 19 May 2011, Mansion House, London.

Cheshire, A, Polley, MJ, Peters, D and Ridge, Damien T. (2011) Is it feasible and effective to provide osteopathy and acupuncture for patients with musculoskeletal problems in a GP setting? A service evaluation. BMC Family Practice, 12 (49). p. 1. ISSN 1471-2296

Lomas, T, Cartwright, T, Edginton, TL and Ridge, Damien T. (2011) Men behaving well? Journeys towards constructive engagement with well-being through meditation. In: BSA Medical Sociology Group 43rd Annual Conference 2011, 14 - 16 Sep 2011, University of Chester.

Lomas, T, Cartwright, T, Edginton, TL and Ridge, Damien T. (2011) Men behaving well? Journeys towards constructive engagement with well-being through meditation. In: 7th Biennial Conference of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP), 18 -20 Apr 2011, Adelaide, South Australia.

Ridge, Damien T., Emslie, C and White, A (2011) Theorising men and distress: What’s on the horizon for research and scholarship? In: International Society of Critical Health Psychology, 7th Biennial Conference, 18 - 20 Apr 2011, Adelaide, Australia.

Lomas, T., Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. (2010) Men behaving well?: Journeys towards constructive engagement with well-being through meditation. Psychology & Health, 25 (S1). p. 265. ISSN 0887-0446

Ridge, Damien T. (2010) Men, distress and performativity. In: The 8th biennial international Qualitative Research Conference, Bournemouth, 6-8th September 2010. Bournemouth University, p. 45.

Ridge, Damien T. (2010) Opening up male subjectivity: where are we heading? In: "Self-health": a workshop on the new forms of patients’ narratives, subjectivities & ethics in healthcare, 18 June 2010, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Shariff, F, Carter, J, Dow, C, Polley, MJ, Salinas, M and Ridge, Damien T. (2009) Mind and body management strategies for chronic pain and rheumatoid arthritis. Qualitative Health Research, 19 (8). pp. 1037-1049. ISSN 1049-7323

Ridge, Damien T. (2009) On becoming a 'recovery ally' for people with depression (editorial). Journal of Holistic Healthcare, 6 (1). pp. 38-41. ISSN 1743-9493

Ridge, Damien T. (2009) Book review: Lifting the weight, Praeger, New York. International Journal of Men's Health, 8 (2). pp. 182-184. ISSN 1532-6306

Shariff, F, Carter, J, Dow, C, Polley, MJ, Salinas, M and Ridge, Damien T. (2009) Mind and body management strategies for chronic pain & rheumatoid arthritis: strategies in search of wellbeing. Qualitative Health Research, 19 (8). pp. 1037-1049. ISSN 1049-7323

Ridge, Damien T., Shariff, F, Carter, J, Dow, C, Polley, MJ and Salinas, M (2009) Mind and body strategies for chronic pain and rheumatoid arthritis: strategies in search of wellbeing. In: Medical Sociology Group 41st Annual Conference 2009, 03 - 05 Sep 2009, University of Manchester.

Ridge, Damien T. and Wright, R (2009) Postcards from the edge: HIV positive narratives of sex and relationship breakdown among gay men. In: The story of sexual identity: narrative perspectives on the gay and lesbian life course. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 251-274. ISBN 9780195326789

Ridge, Damien T. (2009) Recovery from depression using the narrative approach: a guide for doctors, complementary therapists, and mental health professionals. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, UK. ISBN 9781843105756

Ridge, Damien T., Williams, J, Anderson, I and Elford, J (2008) Like a prayer: the role of spirituality and religion for people living with HIV in the UK. Sociology of Health and Illness, 30 (3). pp. 413-428. ISSN 0141-9889

Ridge, Damien T., Ziebland, S, Williams, J, Anderson, I and Elford, J (2007) Positive prevention: contemporary issues facing HIV positive people negotiating sex in the UK. Social Science & Medicine, 65 (4). pp. 755-770. ISSN 0277-9536

Emslie, C, Ridge, Damien T., Ziebland, S and Hunt, K (2007) Exploring men's and women's experiences of depression and engagement with health professionals: more similarities than differences? A qualitative interview study. BMC Family Practice, 8 (43). ISSN 1471-2296

Wright, R, Powell, MB and Ridge, Damien T. (2007) What criteria do police officers' use to measure the success of an interview with a child witness? Psychology, Crime and Law, 13 (4). pp. 395-404. ISSN 1068-316X

Ridge, Damien T., Plummer, D and Peasley, D (2006) Remaking the masculine self and coping in the liminal world of the gay 'scene'. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 8 (6). pp. 501-514. ISSN 1369-1058

McCabe, MP, Ricciardelli, LA and Ridge, Damien T. (2006) "Who thinks I need a perfect body?" perceptions and internal dialogue among adolescents about their bodies. Sex Roles, 55 (5-6). pp. 409-419. ISSN 0360-0025

Ridge, Damien T. and Ziebland, S (2006) "The old me could never have done that": how people give meaning to recovery following depression. Qualitative Health Research, 16 (8). pp. 1038-1053. ISSN 1049-7323

Ricciardelli, LA, McCabe, MP and Ridge, Damien T. (2006) The construction of the adolescent male body through sport. Journal of Health Psychology, 11 (4). pp. 577-587. ISSN 1359-1053

Emslie, C, Ridge, Damien T., Ziebland, S and Hunt, K (2006) Men's accounts of depression: reconstructing or resisting hegemonic masculinity? Social Science & Medicine, 62 (9). pp. 2246-2257. ISSN 0277-9536

Wright, R, Powell, MB and Ridge, Damien T. (2006) Child abuse investigation: an in-depth analysis of how police officers perceive and cope with daily work challenges. Policing: an International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 29 (3). pp. 498-512. ISSN 1363-951X

Gourlay, J, Ricciardelli, LA and Ridge, Damien T. (2005) Users' experiences of heroin and methadone treatment. Substance Use & Misuse, 40 (12). pp. 1875-1882. ISSN 1082-6084

Lewis, B and Ridge, Damien T. (2005) Mothers reframing physical activity: family oriented politicism, transgression and contested expertise in Australia. Social Science & Medicine, 60 (10). pp. 2295-2306. ISSN 0277-9536

Ridge, Damien T. (2004) 'It was an incredible thrill': the social meanings and dynamics of younger gay men's experiences of barebacking in Melbourne. Sexualities, 7 (3). pp. 259-279. ISSN 1363-4607

Ridge, Damien T. (2004) Book review: The new public health (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 10. ISSN 1448-7527

Ridge, Damien T. (2004) Social determinants of mental health for young same-sex attracted men. In: Understanding health: a determinants approach. Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 0195516613

Sheehan, M and Ridge, Damien T. (2004) "You become really close...You talk about the silly things you did and we laugh": the role of binge drinking in secondary students' lives. In: Cocktails and dreams: perspectives on drug and alcohol use. Prentice Hall, New Jersey. ISBN 9780130987518

Ridge, Damien T. (2003) "Most useful": a rapid qualitative approach to mapping young peoples issues and programs in Vietnam. Development Bulletin, 62. pp. 70-74. ISSN 1035-1132

Ridge, Damien T., Sheehan, M, Marshall, B, Maher, S and Carlisle, R (2003) Being there: how teachers of students facing adversity promote positive relationships. Qualitative Research Journal, 3 (2). pp. 5-21. ISSN 1448-0980

Ricciardelli, LA, McCabe, MP and Ridge, Damien T. (2003) The construction of the adolescent male body through sports. In: Australian Journal of Psychology. Combined abstracts of 2003 Australian Psychological Conferences. Australian Psychological Society Ltd., Australia, p. 207.

Ridge, Damien T. (2003) The health of young gays and lesbians. In: Health, social change & communities. Oxford University Press, Melbourne. ISBN 0195515463

Ridge, Damien T., Northfield, J, St, Leger L, Marshall, B, Sheehan, M and Maher, S (2002) Finding a place for health in the schooling process: a challenge for education. Australian Journal of Education, 46 (1). pp. 19-33. ISSN 0004-9441

St, Leger L, Maher, S, Ridge, Damien T., Marshall, B, Sheehan, M and Gibbons, C (2002) School health polices and practices in Victoria – a comparison involving socio-economic status and school geographical location. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 13 (3). pp. 201-204. ISSN 1036-1073

Sheehan, M, Ridge, Damien T. and Marshall, B (2002) 'This was a great project!': Reflections on a mental health promotion project in a remote indigenous school. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 13 (3). pp. 201-204. ISSN 1036-1073

Gold, RS and Ridge, Damien T. (2001) "I will start treatment when I think the time is right": HIV-positive gay men talk about their decision not to access antiretroviral therapy. AIDS Care, 13 (6). pp. 693-708. ISSN 0954-0121

Lord, A, St, Leger L, Ridge, Damien T. and Elisha, D (2001) The value of asthma camps for young people in Victoria, Australia. Contemporary Nurse, 11 (2-3). pp. 133-141. ISSN 1037-6178

Sheehan, M and Ridge, Damien T. (2001) "You become really close... you talk about the silly things you did, and we laugh": the role of binge drinking in female secondary students' lives. Substance Use & Misuse, 36 (3). pp. 347-372. ISSN 1082-6084

Ridge, Damien T. (2001) Building relations and youth directed initiatives in research and services. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 12 (3). pp. 6-8. ISSN 1036-1073

Ridge, Damien T. (2001) Erasing the margins: youth marginalisation round table (YMaRT), building relationships and youth directed initiatives: a report from the round table. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 12 (3). pp. 196-198. ISSN 1036-1073

Thistlewaite, K, St, Leger L, Ridge, Damien T. and Maher, S (2000) Jump rope for heart: evaluating a cardiovascular health programme for primary school students. ACHPER Austalia Healthy Lifestyles Journal, 47 (2). pp. 5-8. ISSN 1445-8918

Ridge, Damien T., Hee, A and Minichiello, V (1999) "Asian" men on the scene: challenges to "gay communities". Journal of Homosexuality, 36 (3/4). pp. 43-68. ISSN 0091-8369

Ridge, Damien T., Hee, A and Aroni, R (1999) Being 'real' in suicide prevention evaluation: the role of the ethnographer's emotions under traumatic conditions. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 5 (3). pp. 21-31. ISSN 1448-7527

Ridge, Damien T., Hee, A and Minichiello, V (1998) Asian men on the scene: challenges to 'gay communities'. In: Multicultural queer: Australian narratives. Haworth Press, New York. ISBN 0789006510

Ridge, Damien T. and Arachne, J (1997) From pharmaceuticals to alternative treatments for HIV/AIDS: what is the potential? Health Care Analysis, 5 (4). pp. 275-282. ISSN 1065-3058

Ridge, Damien T., Minichiello, V and Plummer, D (1997) Queer connections: community, the scene and an epidemic. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 26 (23). pp. 146-181. ISSN 0891-2416

Minichiello, V, Paxton, S, Cowling, V, Cross, G, Savage, J and Ridge, Damien T. (1996) Religiosity, sexual behaviour and safe sex practices: further evidence. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 20 (3). pp. 321-323. ISSN 1326-0200

Ridge, Damien T. (1996) Negotiated safety: not negotiable or safe? Venereology, 9 (2). pp. 98-100. ISSN 1032-1012

Ridge, Damien T., Plummer, D and Minichiello, V (1994) Knowledge and practice of sexual safety in Melbourne gay men in the nineties. Australian Journal of Public Health, 18 (3). pp. 319-325. ISSN 1035-7319

Ridge, Damien T., Plummer, D and Minichiello, V (1994) Young gay men and HIV: running the risk? AIDS Care, 6 (4). pp. 371-378. ISSN 0954-0121