Personal profile
Research interests (short)
Antisocial behaviour across the lifespan; the assessment and treatment of the mentally disordered offender
Biographical details
I am a Professor in Forensic Psychiatry and a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist with SLaM NHS Trust. I lead the Forensic Research Group (@forensicrg) and the Forensic Mental Health MSc course at King's.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Medicine, Cognitive neuropsychiatric models of persecutory delusions, University of London
Award Date: 1 Jan 2009
Master of Arts, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jan 1989
Keywords
- K Law (General)
- Psychiatry
- BF Psychology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Female offending trajectories: a systematic review
Coles, C., Wickersham, A., Lankester, M., Jolliffe, D., Blackwood, N. & Dickson, H., 11 Feb 2026, In: Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology. 12, 1, 31 p., 8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Resting-state brain function and its modulation by intranasal oxytocin in antisocial personality disorder with and without psychopathy
Griem, J., Martins, D., Tully, J., Murphy, D., Paloyelis, Y. & Blackwood, N., Dec 2026, In: Scientific Reports. 16, 1, 6207 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Successful Evidence-Based Parenting Programs Are Associated With Brain Changes and Improved Reward Processing in Boys With Conduct Problems
Sethi, A., O’Brien, S., Blair, J., Viding, E., Shani, D., Robinson, O., Mehta, M., Ecker, C., Petrinovic, M. M., Catani, M., Blackwood, N., Doolan, M., Murphy, D. G. M., Scott, S. & Craig, M. C., 1 Mar 2026, In: Biological psychiatry. 99, 5, p. 407-417 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Female reoffending trajectories in England from 2000 to 2020: A longitudinal administrative data study
Coles, C., Wickersham, A., Jolliffe, D., Blackwood, N. & Dickson, H., 25 Nov 2025, Research Square.Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Preprint
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Intranasal oxytocin modulates brain activity during emotional processing in children with treatment resistant conduct problems
O' Brien, S., Sethi, A., Blair, J., Tully, J., Martins, D., Velthuis, H., Petrinovic, M. M., Scott, S., Blackwood, N., Murphy, D. G. M. & Craig, M. C., 3 Apr 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, p. 11422 11422.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
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Self-harm and the prison environment (SHAPE): The role of custody-specific factors
Stephenson, T. (Primary Investigator) & Blackwood, N. (Co-Investigator)
NIHR National Institute For Health & Care Research
1/10/2024 → 30/09/2027
Project: Research
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Educational and social care predictors of offending trajectories: An administrative data linkage study
Dickson, H. (Primary Investigator) & Blackwood, N. (Co-Investigator)
ESRC Economic and Social Research Council
1/02/2022 → 31/12/2023
Project: Research
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EU-VIORMED - European Study on Risk Factors for Violence in Mental Disorder and Forensic Care: a multicentre project
Blackwood, N. (Primary Investigator) & Picchioni, M. (Co-Investigator)
1/11/2017 → 31/07/2021
Project: Research
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Fitness to Plead
Blackwood, N. (Primary Investigator), Brown, P. (Primary Investigator) & Murphy, D. (Co-Investigator)
1/10/2017 → 31/03/2018
Project: Research
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Fitness to Plead: A Conceptual and Empirical Study
Brown, P. (Primary Investigator), Blackwood, N. (Co-Investigator), Hatch, S. (Co-Investigator), Hotopf, M. (Co-Investigator) & Murphy, D. (Co-Investigator)
1/10/2017 → 30/09/2018
Project: Research