Mrs Kirsty Dunn

Lecturer in Clinical Psychology (Mental Health & Wellbeing)

Health and Wellbeing

Biography

I joined the Institute of Health and Wellbeing as a Research Assistant at the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory. My projects in this role have centred around the health and health inequalities experienced by people with intellectual disabilities.

I graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MA (Soc Sci) in Psychology before going on to complete an MSc in Social and Organisational Psychology at the University of Exeter, and a PhD in Psychological Medicine at the University of Glasgow. My PhD focussed on the mental health and wellbeing of fathers of a son or daughter with intellectual disabilities.

Research interests

My research interests include:

Health and wellbeing of people with intellectual disabilities
Health inequalities experienced by people with intellectual disabilities
Experiences of family carers
Secondary data analysis

Publications

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Number of items: 32.

2025

Rydzewska, E. et al. (2025) Rates, causes and predictors of all-cause and avoidable mortality in 514,878 adults with and without intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a record linkage national cohort study. BMJ Open, 15(2), e089962. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089962) (PMID:39938953)

2024

Ward, L. M. et al. (2024) Population-based cancer incidence and mortality rates and ratios among adults with intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a retrospective cohort study with record linkage. BMJ Open, 14(8), e084421. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084421) (PMID:39142671) (PMCID:PMC11331995)

Ward, L.A. et al. (2024) Population-based cancer incidence and mortality rates and ratios among adults with intellectual disabilities in Scotland. medRxiv, (doi: 10.1101/2024.01.18.23300433)

2023

Alghamdi, Nadia Ahmed, Dunn, Kirsty, Cairns, Deborah and Melville, Craig ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2382 (2023) Utilising quantitative methods to study the intersectionality of multiple social disadvantages in women with common mental disorders: a systematic review. International Journal for Equity in Health, 22(1), 264. (doi: 10.1186/s12939-023-02061-8) (PMID:38110942) (PMCID:PMC10729432)

Alghamdi, Nadia Ahmed, Dunn, Kirsty, Cairns, Deborah and Melville, Craig A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2382 (2023) A review of policy analysis: gender equality in Saudi Arabia’s mental health policy. International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal, 20(3), pp. 21-34. (doi: 10.9734/indj/2023/v20i3397)

2022

Cooper, S.-A. et al. (2022) Cohort profile: Scotland’s record-linkage e-cohorts of people with intellectual disabilities, and autistic people (SCIDA). BMJ Open, 12, e057230. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057230) (PMID:35568493) (PMCID:PMC9109103)

Hughes-Mccormack, L. et al. (2022) Rates, causes and predictors of all-cause and avoidable mortality in 163,686 children and young people with and without intellectual disabilities: A record linkage national cohort study. BMJ Open, 12, e061636. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061636) (PMID:36113944) (PMCID:PMC9486341)

2021

Truesdale, M. et al. (2021) Respiratory-associated deaths in people with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 11(7), e043658. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043658) (PMID:34261677)

Rydzewska, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Dunn, K., Cooper, S.-A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700 and Kinnear, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554 (2021) Mental ill-health in mothers of people with intellectual disabilities compared with mothers of typically developing people: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 65(6), pp. 501-534. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12827) (PMID:33738865)

Dunn, Kirsty, Jahoda, Andrew and Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554 (2021) The experience of being a father of a son or daughter with an intellectual disability: older fathers’ perspectives. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 34(1), pp. 118-128. (doi: 10.1111/jar.12791) (PMID:32794330)

Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Dunn, Kirsty and Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700 (2021) Umbrella systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on comorbid physical conditions in people with autism spectrum disorder. British Journal of Psychiatry, 218(1), pp. 10-19. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2020.167) (PMID:33161922)

2020

Kinnear, Deborah, Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Dunn, Kirsty, Hughes-McCormack, Laura, Melville, Craig ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2382, Henderson, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700 (2020) The relative influence of intellectual disabilities and autism on sensory impairments and physical disability: a whole‐country cohort of 5.3 million children and adults. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33(5), pp. 1059-1068. (doi: 10.1111/jar.12728) (PMID:32187783)

Dunn, Kirsty, Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Fleming, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2185-4502 and Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700 (2020) Prevalence of mental health conditions, sensory impairments and physical disability in people with co-occurring intellectual disabilities and autism compared with other people: a cross-sectional total population study in Scotland. BMJ Open, 10(4), e035280. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035280)

2019

Dunn, Kirsty, Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Jahoda, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 and McConnachie, Alex ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7262-7000 (2019) Mental health and well-being of fathers of children with intellectual disabilities: systematic review and meta-analysis. BJPsych Open, 5(6), e96. (doi: 10.1192/bjo.2019.75) (PMID:31694727) (PMCID:PMC6854361)

Dunn, Kirsty, Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554 and Jahoda, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 (2019) Older Fathers’ Perspectives on Caring for a Son or Daughter with Intellectual Disabilities. IASSIDD 2019, Glasgow, UK, 6-9 Aug 2019.

Dunn, Kirsty, Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Jahoda, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 and McConnachie, Alex ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7262-7000 (2019) A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis on the Mental Health of Fathers of a Son/Daughter with Intellectual Disabilities. IASSIDD 2019, Glasgow, UK, 6-9 Aug 2019.

Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Dunn, Kirsty, Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700 and Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554 (2019) Indicators of Mental Ill‐health in Mothers of People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review. IASSIDD 2019, Glasgow, UK, 6-9 Aug 2019. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12663)

Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Dunn, Kirsty, Hughes-McCormack, Laura Anne, Melville, Craig ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2382, Henderson, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700 (2019) The relative influence of intellectual disabilities and autism on mental and general health in Scotland: a cross-sectional study of a whole country of 5.3 million children and adults. BMJ Open, 9(8), e029040. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029040) (PMID:31462474)

Dunn, Kirsty, Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554 and Jahoda, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 (2019) The Experience of Caring for a Son or Daughter with Intellectual Disabilities: Older Father Carers Perspectives. 2019 Gatlinburg Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA, 03-05 Apr 2019.

Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Dunn, Kirsty, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Melville, Craig ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2382, Henderson, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700 (2019) The Relative Influence Of Intellectual Disabilities and Autism on Mental and General Health: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Whole Country of 5.3 Million Children and Adults. 2019 Gatlinburg Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA, 03-05 Apr 2019.

Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Dunn, Kirsty, Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700 and Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554 (2019) Indicators of Mental Ill-health in Mothers of People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review. 2019 Gatlinburg Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA, 03-05 Apr 2019.

Dunn, Kirsty D., Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Macintyre, Cecilia, Rintoul, Julie and Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700 (2019) The prevalence and general health status of people with intellectual disabilities and autism co-occurring together – a total population study. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63(4), pp. 277-285. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12573) (PMID:30488508)

2018

Dunn, Kirsty, Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Jahoda, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 and McConnachie, Alex ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7262-7000 (2018) A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis on the Mental Health of Fathers of a Son/Daughter with Intellectual Disabilities. Seattle Club Conference, Shrewsbury, UK, 03-04 Dec 2018.

O'Leary, Lisa, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura, Dunn, Kirsty and Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700 (2018) Early death and causes of death of people with Down syndrome: a systematic review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(5), pp. 687-708. (doi: 10.1111/jar.12446) (PMID:29573301)

Dunn, Kirsty, Henderson, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700 (2018) Adults with Learning Disabilities in the “Mental Health and Learning Disability Inpatient Bed Census”, Scotland, 2014 and 2016. IASSIDD Europe Congress, Athens, Greece, 18-20 Jul 2018.

Dunn, Kirsty, Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Jahoda, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 and McConnachie, Alex ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7262-7000 (2018) The Mental Health of Fathers of a Son or Daughter with Intellectual Disabilities: A Meta-analysis. IASSIDD Europe Congress, Athens, Greece, 18-20 Jul 2018.

Dunn, Kirsty, Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Jahoda, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 and McConnachie, Alex ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7262-7000 (2018) The Mental Health of Fathers Caring for their Son or Daughter with Intellectual Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis. 2018 Gatlinburg Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 11-13 Apr 2018.

Dunn, Kirsty, Hughes-Mccormack, Laura and Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700 (2018) Hospital admissions for physical health conditions for people with intellectual disabilities: systematic review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(S1), pp. 1-10. (doi: 10.1111/jar.12360) (PMID:28467010)

2017

Dunn, Kirsty, Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Jahoda, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 and McConnachie, Alex ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7262-7000 (2017) The Mental Health of Fathers Caring for their Son or Daughter with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review. 2017 IASSIDD Health SIRG Conference, Belfast, UK, 19-20 Jun 2017.

2016

Dunn, K., Rydzewska, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Henderson, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3477 and Cooper, S.-A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700 (2016) The health of Scotland’s 5,709 people with autism and intellectual disabilities. 2016 IASSIDD World Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 14-19 Aug 2016. p. 660. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12305)

Rydzewska, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Dunn, K. and Cooper, S.-A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700 (2016) Co-morbid health conditions in people with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. 2016 IASSIDD World Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 14-19 Aug 2016. p. 808. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12306)

Dunn, Kirsty, Hughes-McCormack, Laura and Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700 (2016) Hospital admissions for people with intellectual disabilities: systematic review. 2016 IASSIDD World Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 14-19 Aug 2016. p. 779. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12306)

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Number of items: 32.

Articles

Ward, L.A. et al. (2024) Population-based cancer incidence and mortality rates and ratios among adults with intellectual disabilities in Scotland. medRxiv, (doi: 10.1101/2024.01.18.23300433)

Conference or Workshop Item

Dunn, Kirsty, Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Jahoda, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 and McConnachie, Alex ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7262-7000 (2019) A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis on the Mental Health of Fathers of a Son/Daughter with Intellectual Disabilities. IASSIDD 2019, Glasgow, UK, 6-9 Aug 2019.

Rydzewska, Ewelina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-3133, Dunn, Kirsty, Cooper, Sally-Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-7700 and Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554 (2019) Indicators of Mental Ill-health in Mothers of People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review. 2019 Gatlinburg Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA, 03-05 Apr 2019.

Dunn, Kirsty, Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Jahoda, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 and McConnachie, Alex ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7262-7000 (2018) A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis on the Mental Health of Fathers of a Son/Daughter with Intellectual Disabilities. Seattle Club Conference, Shrewsbury, UK, 03-04 Dec 2018.

Dunn, Kirsty, Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Jahoda, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 and McConnachie, Alex ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7262-7000 (2018) The Mental Health of Fathers of a Son or Daughter with Intellectual Disabilities: A Meta-analysis. IASSIDD Europe Congress, Athens, Greece, 18-20 Jul 2018.

Dunn, Kirsty, Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Jahoda, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 and McConnachie, Alex ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7262-7000 (2018) The Mental Health of Fathers Caring for their Son or Daughter with Intellectual Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis. 2018 Gatlinburg Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 11-13 Apr 2018.

Dunn, Kirsty, Kinnear, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-1554, Jahoda, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 and McConnachie, Alex ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7262-7000 (2017) The Mental Health of Fathers Caring for their Son or Daughter with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review. 2017 IASSIDD Health SIRG Conference, Belfast, UK, 19-20 Jun 2017.

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Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

The mental health of father carers of a son or daughter with learning disabilities.
Baily Thomas Charitable Fund
2021 - 2022

Supervision

Nadia Ahmed H Alghamdi

Teaching

I teach on the Post-Graduate Certificate in Positive Behaviour Support. I am also a supervisor on the Masters in Global Mental Health, Intercalated B.Sc (Med.Sci) in Psychological Medicine, Intercalated B.Sc (Med.Sci) in Public Health, and the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.

Nursing BN Lecturer, Research Methods MSc Lecturer

Glasgow Caledonian University BSc Nursing Guest Lecturer

Professional activities & recognition

Research fellowships

2016 - 2019: Baily Thomas Charitable Fund Doctoral Fellowship

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