Research

Generation and evaluation of Bayesian Networks, Evaluation of Psychologically Informed Planned Environments, Artificial Intelligence, Adult antisocial syndrome

Interests

Since his initial appointment to Queen Mary in 2009, he has worked on studies including the epidemiology of violence; outcomes research in forensic mental health services; causal inference networks for violence risk management; clinical sub-types of personality disorder and psychopathy; substance misuse as a risk factor for violence; and patterns of service use by young men in the UK. His current research is into causal mechanisms in risk assessment using Bayesian Networks, and the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for offenders with personality disorder. In 2015 he received funding from the Ministry of Justice to conduct a mixed-method evaluation of the combined Ministry of Justice/NHS England initiative to develop Psychologically Informed Planned Environments (PIPEs) within HM Prison Service and the Probation service across England and Wales.

Publications

Publications of specific relevance to Applied Data Science

2020

Ronaldson A, Freestone MC, Zhang H, Marsh W and Bhui K (2020). Using structural equation modelling in routine clinical data: Depression, diabetes, and use of Accident & Emergency (Preprint). Jmir Medical Informatics  10.2196/22912

Bhui K, Otis M, Silva MJ, Halvorsrud K, Freestone M and Jones E (2020). Extremism and common mental illness: cross-sectional community survey of White British and Pakistani men and women living in England. Br J Psychiatry  vol. 217, (4) 547-554. 10.1192/bjp.2019.14

Ronaldson A, Chandakas E, Kang Q, Brennan K, Akande A, Ebyarimpa I, Wylie E, Howard G, Fradgley R, Freestone M and Bhui K (2020). Cohort profile: The East London Health and Care Partnership Data Repository - Using novel integrated data to support commissioning and research. Bmj Journals  Bmj Open  vol. 10, (9) 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037183

Bhui K, Otis M, Halvorsrud K, Freestone M and Jones E (2020). Assessing risks of violent extremism in depressive disorders: developing and validating a new measure of Sympathies for Violent Protest and Terrorism (SVPT). Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry  10.1177/0004867420944520

Jeffcote N, Freestone M, Heathcote C, Shaw J and Kennedy P (2020). Agreement over content of case formulation in offender personality disorder pathway prison services. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health : Cbmh  vol. 30, (2-3) 105-116. 10.1002/cbm.2148

Crosswaite S, Freestone M and Ramsden J (2020). Indefinite detention or supervision for public protection when a life sentence is not available: Pathway outcomes among prisoners in one region. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health  vol. 30, (2-3) 95-104. 10.1002/cbm.2147

Freestone M, Osman M and Ibrahim Y (2020). On the uses and abuses of narcissism as a public health issue. The British Journal of Psychiatry  10.1192/bjp.2020.70

Kuester L and Freestone M (2020). Time away is time out: narratives of intentional reimprisonment amongst inmates living with HIV in a US setting. Taylor & Francis (Routledge)  Critical Public Health  10.1080/09581596.2020.1737645

2019

Foyston Z, Taylor C and Freestone M (2019). Who needs secure services for personality disorder? Results of an expert Delphi study with professional staff. Bmc Psychiatry  vol. 19, (1) 10.1186/s12888-019-2268-3

2018

Camp J, Joy K and Freestone M (2018). Does Enhanced Support for Offenders Effectively Reduce Custodial Violence and Disruption? An Evaluation of the Enhanced Support Service Pilot. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol  306624X1775-306624X1775. 10.1177/0306624X17752254

2017

Freestone M (2017). Personality, identity, risk and radicalisation. Int Rev Psychiatry  vol. 29, (4) 310-312. 10.1080/09540261.2017.1344395

FREESTONE MC, Ullrich and Coid JW (2017). External Trigger Factors for Violent Offending: Findings From the U.K. Prisoner Cohort Study. Sage Publications  Criminal Justice and Behavior  10.1177/0093854817713237

2016

Coid JW, Ullrich S, Kallis C, Freestone M, Gonzalez R, Bui L, Igoumenou A, Constantinou A, Fenton N, Marsh W, Yang M, DeStavola B, Hu J, Shaw J, Doyle M, Archer-Power L, Davoren M, Osumili B, McCrone P, Barrett K, Hindle D and Bebbington P (2016). Improving risk management for violence in mental health services: a multimethods approach. Programme Grants For Applied Research  vol. 4, (16) 1-408. 10.3310/pgfar04160

Davoren M, Kallis C, González RA, Freestone M and Coid JW (2016). Anxiety disorders and intimate partner violence: can the association be explained by coexisting conditions or borderline personality traits? Taylor &Amp; Francis (Routledge): Stm, Behavioural Science and Public Health Titles  Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology  1-20. 10.1080/14789949.2016.1172659

2015

CONSTANTINOU AC, Freestone M, Marsh W and Coid J (2015). Causal inference for violence risk management and decision support in forensic psychiatry. Decision Support Systems  vol. 80, 42-55. 10.1016/j.dss.2015.09.006

Freestone M, Bull D, Brown R, Boast N, Blazey F and Gilluley P (2015). Triage, decision-making and follow-up of patients referred to a UK forensic service: Validation of the DUNDRUM toolkit. Bmc Psychiatry  vol. 15, (1) 10.1186/s12888-015-0620-9

Freestone MC, Wilson K, Jones R, Mikton C, Milsom S, Sonigra K, Taylor C and Campbell C (2015). The impact on staff of working with personality disordered offenders: A systematic review. Plos One  vol. 10, (8) 10.1371/journal.pone.0136378

Constantinou AC, Freestone M, Marsh W, Fenton NE and Coid J (2015). Risk assessment and risk management of violent re-offending among prisoners. Expert Systems With Applications  vol. 42, (21) 10.1016/j.eswa.2015.05.025

Coid JW, Yang M, Ullrich S, Hickey N, Kahtan N and Freestone M (2015). Psychiatric diagnosis and differential risks of offending following discharge. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry  vol. 38, 68-74. 10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.01.009

Coid JW, Yang M, Ullrich S, Zhang T, Sizmur S, Farrington DP, Freestone M and Rogers RD (2015). Improving Accuracy of Risk Prediction for Violence: Does Changing the Outcome Matter? International Journal of Forensic Mental Health  vol. 14, (1) 23-32. 10.1080/14999013.2014.974085

2014

Freestone M and Vandevelde S (2014). Special issue on therapeutic environments in forensic settings. Therapeutic Communities The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities  vol. 35, (3) 10.1108/tc-07-2014-0025

Milsom SA, Freestone M, Duller R, Bouman M and Taylor C (2014). Factor structure of the Essen Climate Evaluation Schema measure of social climate in a UK medium-security setting. Crim Behav Ment Health  vol. 24, (2) 86-99. 10.1002/cbm.1878

Wilson K, Freestone M, Taylor C, Blazey F and Hardman F (2014). Effectiveness of modified therapeutic community treatment within a medium-secure service for personality-disordered offenders. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology  vol. 25, (3) 243-261. 10.1080/14789949.2014.908317

2013

Minoudis P, Craissati J, Shaw J, McMurran M, Freestone M, Chuan SJ and Leonard A (2013). An evaluation of case formulation training and consultation with probation officers. Crim Behav Ment Health  vol. 23, (4) 252-262. 10.1002/cbm.1890

Yiend J, Freestone M, Vazquez-Montes M, Holland J, Burns T and IDEA group (2013). The clinical profile of high-risk mentally disordered offenders. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol  vol. 48, (7) 1169-1176. 10.1007/s00127-013-0696-9

Freestone M (2013). Editorial. Mental Health Review Journal  vol. 18, (1) 104-110. 10.1108/mhrj.2013.55818aaa.001

Freestone M, Howard R, Coid JW and Ullrich S (2013). Adult antisocial syndrome co-morbid with borderline personality disorder is associated with severe conduct disorder, substance dependence and violent antisociality. Personality and Mental Health  vol. 7, (1) 11-21. 10.1002/pmh.1203

2012

Coid J, Freestone M and Ullrich S (2012). Subtypes of psychopathy in the British household population: findings from the national household survey of psychiatric morbidity. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol  vol. 47, (6) 879-891. 10.1007/s00127-011-0395-3

Freestone M, Taylor C, Milsom S, Mikton C, Ullrich S, Phillips O and Coid J (2012). Assessments and admissions during the first 6 years of a UK medium secure DSPD service. Crim Behav Ment Health  vol. 22, (2) 91-107. 10.1002/cbm.1823

2011

Freestone M (2011). Editorial. Mental Health Review Journal  vol. 16, (4) 10.1108/mhrj.2011.55816daa.001

2010

Freestone M, España BS, Kelly N and Gale J (2010). An achievable standard for in-house TC evaluation? Service, individual and group-level outcome data for CHT therapeutic communities. Therapeutic Communities  vol. 31, (4) 372-392.

Freestone M (2010). Editorial. Mental Health Review Journal  vol. 15, (1) 2-3. 10.5042/mhrj.2010.0196

Kirkpatrick T, Draycott S, Freestone M, Cooper S, Twiselton K, Watson N, Evans J, Hawes V, Jones L, Moore C, Andrews K and Maden T (2010). A descriptive evaluation of patients and prisoners assessed for dangerous and severe personality disorder. J Forensic Psychi Ps  vol. 21, (2) 264-282. 10.1080/14789940903388978

2009

Freestone M (2009). Editorial. Mental Health Review Journal  vol. 14, (1) 10.1108/13619322200900001

Freestone M and Goodman P (2009). Mental health and engagement outcomes for a UK addiction TC: The ley community. Therapeutic Communities  vol. 30, (1) 57-70.

Ramsay M, Saradjian J, Murphy N and Freestone M (2009). Commentary on the article by Peter Tyrer and others about the assessment phase of the Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder Programme. J Forensic Psychi Ps  vol. 20, (1) 147-150. 10.1080/14789940802434121

2008

Freestone M (2008). Editorial. Mental Health Review Journal  vol. 13, (3) 10.1108/13619322200800015

2007

Freestone M (2007). Editorial. Mental Health Review Journal  vol. 12, (3) 2-3. 10.1108/13619322200700022

Freestone M, Samele C and Shaw I (2007). Editorial. Mental Health Review Journal  vol. 12, (2) 2-3. 10.1108/13619322200700013

Freestone M and Evans C (2007). Questioning the community: A guide to research for therapeutic community members: Part one: The bare bones of a research project. Therapeutic Communities  vol. 28, (2) 222-227.

Freestone M (2007). Book Review: Asylum to Action: Paddington Day Hospital, Therapeutic Communities and Beyond. Mental Health Review Journal  vol. 12, (1) 45-46. 10.1108/13619322200700011

2006

Freestone M, Lees J, Evans C and Manning N (2006). Histories of trauma in client members of therapeutic communities. Therapeutic Communities  vol. 27, (3) 387-409.

Lees J, Evans C, Freestone M and Manning N (2006). Who comes into therapeutic communities? A description of the characteristics of a sequential sample of client members admitted to 17 therapeutic communities. Therapeutic Communities  vol. 27, (3) 411-433.

Moore C and Freestone M (2006). Traumas of forming: The introduction of Community Meetings in the dangerous and severe personality disorder (DSPD) environment. Therapeutic Communities  vol. 27, (2) 193-209.

2005

Freestone M (2005). Overview of an ethnographic study of the UK DSPD pilot units. Therapeutic Communities  vol. 26, (4) 449-464.

Grants

Grants of specific relevance to Applied Data Science

Evaluation of Psychologically Informed Planned Environments (PIPEs)
Freestone MC
£133,724 UK National Offender Management Service (NOMS) (04-01-2016 - 04-01-2018)

Summary

Improving Risk Management in Mental Health Services - A Multi-Methods Approach
Freestone MC
£2,096,828 National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (01-07-2008 - 30-06-2014)