Publications

Themelis, K., Gillett, J. L., Karadag, P., Cheatle, M. D., Ilgen, M. A., Balasubramanian, S., Singh, S.P., & Tang, N. K. (2025). Mental Defeat Predicts Increased Suicide Risk in Chronic Pain: A 12‐Month Prospective Study. European Journal of Pain, 29(2), e4779.

https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.4779

Gillett, J.L., Rakhimov, A. Karadag, P., Themelis, K., Ji, C., & Tang NK. Self-compassion in chronic pain: Validating the self-compassion scale short-form and exploring initial relationships with pain outcomes. British Journal of Pain. 2025;0(0).

https://doi.org/10.1177/20494637241312070

Karadag, P., Abdin, S., & Burton, A. (2024). A four-week remote group intervention to increase cervical cancer screening. Behavioural Science and Public Health.
https://www.bsphn.org.uk/publication/intervention-cervical-cancer-screening

Moore, A., Karadag, P., Fisher, E., Crombez, G., Straube, S., & Eccleston, C. (2024). Narrative bias (“spin”) is common in randomised trials and systematic reviews of cannabinoids for pain. Pain, 165(6), 1380-1390. https://10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003140

Gillett, J. L., Karadag, P., Themelis, K., Li, Y. M., Lemola, S., Balasubramanian, S., Singh, S.P., & Tang, N. K. (2023). Investigating mental defeat in individuals with chronic pain: Protocol for a longitudinal experience sampling study. BMJ open, 13(2), e066577.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066577

Themelis, K., Gillett, J. L., Karadag, P., Cheatle, M. D., Giordano, N. A., Balasubramanian, S., Singh, S.P., & Tang, N. K. (2023). Mental defeat and suicidality in chronic pain: A prospective analysis. The Journal of Pain, 24(11), 2079-2092.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2023.06.017

Karadag, P., Morris, B., & Woolfall, K. (2022). The information and support needs of patients living with inflammatory bowel disease: a qualitative study. Chronic Illness, 18(2), 356-369. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742395320968617