Dr Jo Borrill
Telephone: 0207 911 5000 ex. 2100
Email: J.Borrill@wmin.ac.uk
Research Interests
Self-harm and coping styles; mental health; forensic psychology; qualitative research.
General Information
Jo graduated in Psychology from London University and completed a part-time Masters while working as a Psychologist in Pentonville prison. She obtained a PhD on social skills and alcohol misuse and lectured in Psychology at Thames Valley University. She then took up the post of Clinical Research Manager for the Mental Health Foundation, a national charity. In 2001 she joined the Safer Custody Group of the National Offender Management Service, where she carried out research into reducing suicide and self-harm in prisons. Jo joined the University of Westminster in 2006.
In 2008 Jo was commissioned by the Home Office and Border Immigration agency to review suicides by Foreign National prisoners. In 2010 she did an evaluation for the Department of Health on suicide training for staff in Approved Premises. Her current research interests include self-harm and suicide, coping , alexithymia, and students experiences of work placements.Publications
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
Kavanagh, L & Borrill, J ( in press) Exploring the Experiences of Ex-Offender Mentors. Probation Journal.
Roger, D., Guarino de Scremin, L., Borrill, J., Forbes, A. (2011) Rumination, inhibition and stress: the construction of a new scale for assessing emotional style. Current Psychology, 30 (3), 234-244.
Borrill, J, Fox, P, Roger D (2010) Religion, Ethnicity, Coping and self-reported Self-Harm in a diverse non-clinical UK population. Religion, Mental Health & Culture (13)
Borrill, J, Fox, P, Flynn, M, Roger D (2009) Students who self-harm: coping style, rumination & alexithymia. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 22(4), 361-372
Borrill J & Taylor D (2009) Suicides by Foreign National prisoners in England & Wales – mental health & cultural issues. Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 20(6), 886-905
Wright L, Borrill J, Teers R, Cassidy T (2006) The mental health consequences of dealing with self-inflicted death in custody. Counselling Psychology Quarterly 19 (2) 165-180
Borrill J, Snow L, Medlicott D, Teers R, Paton J (2005) Learning from 'Near Misses': interviews with women who survived an incident of severe self-harm in prison. The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice , 44(1), 57-69
Adams CE, Rathbone J, Thornley B, Clarke M, Borrill J, Wahlbeck K, Awad G (2005) Chlorpromazine for Schizophrenia: a Cochrane systematic review of 50 years of Randomised Controlled Trials. BMC Medicine 3:15
Borrill J, Burnett R, Atkins R, Miller S, Briggs D, Weaver T, Maden A (2003) Patterns of deliberate self-harm & attempted suicide among white and black/mixed race female prisoners. Criminal Behaviour & Mental Health, 13, 229-240
Mackenzie N, Oram C, Borrill J (2003) Self-inflicted deaths of women in prison. British Journal of Forensic Practice, 5 (1), 27-35
Borrill J (2002) Self-inflicted deaths of prisoners serving Life sentences. British Journal of Forensic Practice , 4 (4), 30-38
McCaffery K, Borrill J, Williamson S, Taylor T, Sutton S, Atkin W, Wardle J (2001) Declining the offer of flexible sigmoidoscopy screening for bowel cancer: a qualitative investigation of the decision-making process. Social Science & Medicine.
Taylor T, Williamson S, Wardle J, Borrill J, Sutton S, Atkin W (2000) Acceptability of flexible sigmoidoscopy screening in older adults in the UK. Journal of Medical Screening, 7, 38-45.
Winder R & Borrill J (1998) Fuels for memory: the role of oxygen & glucose in memory enhancement. Psychopharmacology, 136, 4, 349
Clements A, Sharpe M, Simkin S, Borrill J, Hawton K (1997) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a qualitative investigation of patients' beliefs about the illness. Psychosomatic Research, 42, 6, 615-624
Borrill J & Iljon Foreman E (1996) Understanding cognitive change: the impact of cognitive-behavioural therapy on fear of flying. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 3, 62-74
Chidwick A & Borrill J (1996) Dealing with a life-threatening diagnosis: the experience of people with the human immunodeficiency virus. AIDS Care 8(3) 271-284.
Iljon Foreman E & Borrill J (1994) The freedom to fly: a long-term follow-up of cognitive behavioural treatment for three cases of fear of flying. Journal of Travel Medicine 1, 1-3.
Iljon Foreman E & Borrill J (1993) Plane Scared: an evaluation of brief cognitive therapy for fear of flying. Scottish Medicine 13 (4), 6-8
Borrill J & Stephens D (1993) Human violence : the implications of social structure, gender, social perception & alcohol. Criminal Behaviour & Mental Health 3, 129-141
Borrill J, Rosen B, Summerfield A (1987) The influence of alcohol on judgements of facial expressions of emotion. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 60, 71-77
Borrill J & Reid B (1986) Are British Psychologists interested in sex differences? Bulletin of the British Psychological Society, 39, 286-288
Book chapters
Borrill, J. (2008). ‘Suicide’. In Towl, G.J., Farrington, D.P., Crighton, D.A., Hughes, G. (Eds), Dictionary of Forensic Psychology, Devon: Willan Publishing. Invited entry
Other published articles, reports and booklets
Borrill, J ( 2010) Mental Health First Aid Training : Evaluation by private sector participants. Report for MHFA England. Available for download from www.mhfaengland.org.uk
Reports
Wilson M & Borrill J (2005) The Impact of Enhanced Thinking Skills on self-harm in custody. Unpublished Report for Safer Custody Group and Offender Behaviour Management Unit, HM Prison Service
Borrill J, Maden A, Martin A, Weaver T et al (2001) Differential substance misuse treatment needs of women, ethnic minorities and young offenders. Report for the Home Office, Sept 2001 [published on Home Office RDS website]
Borrill J (1997) Dealing with mentally disturbed and difficult clients an assessment of training and information needs of library staff. Unpublished report for the London Borough of Ealing library service.
Conference presentations
Dewart, H. Colwell, J. Borrill, J.: (2011) The experience of implementing a Psychology Work Placement year. Teaching of Psychology Conference Vancouver
Ryder, K., Borrill, J., Powell-Williams K., Colwell, J. (2011). Not 'just a student'; A qualitative exploration of business, psychology and law students' accounts of their placement experience. Presentation at The Journal of Vocational Education and Training Ninth International Conference, Worcester College, Oxford, 8-10th July
Mackenzie, J-M. and Borrill, J (2011) Near-miss suicides in offenders doing community sentences. Poster presented at International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, Barcelona, June 2011
Borrill, J., Taylor, D. & Nooney, K. (2008). Review of Suicides by Foreign National Prisoners. 12th European Symposium on Suicide & Suicidal Behaviour, Glasgow, August
Borrill, J., Flynn, M., Fox, P., Roger, D. (2008). Self-harm, Rumination, and Coping Style. Poster presented at 29th Stress and Anxiety Research Society Conference, Birkbeck, University of London, 16 -18 July
Borrill, J. (2007). ‘Interventions for Suicide and Self-Harm’ at a day conference on Interventions in Prison, University of Leicester Forensic Psychology Department, December, Invited Speaker
Borrill J (2007) PTSD & staff support following suicide in prisons. Invited Lecture London Metropolitan University, February
Borrill J (2007) Suicide and Self-Harm in prisons. Invited Lecture University of Surrey, October.
Borrill J (2006) Suicide and Self-Harm in prisons. Invited Lecture University of Surrey, October.
Borrill J (2005) Issues and initiatives in working with people who self-harm in custody. Invited paper presented at : Self-Harm identification, treatment and understanding. Sept 2005. Taylor & Francis Events /IBC Global Conferences.
Regan L, Borrill J, Cassidy T, Teers R (2003) Stress, health & coping in prison officers dealing with prisoner self-ham. Poster at BPS Annual Conference, Bournemouth March 2003.
Borrill J (2002) Interventions for People who Self-harm in Prison. Paper presented at 9th European Symposium on Suicide & Suicidal Behaviour , University of Warwick, Sept 2002
Borrill J & Robson M (2001). Widening Access to Mental Health Software. Paper presented at: Psychological Therapies Delivering the National Service Framework. Dept of Health Conference. Brighton, Feb 2001
Borrill J (1997) Using Grounded Theory in evaluating clinical practice. Paper presented at Qualitative Research and Clinical Psychology Conference, University of Bangor
Borrill J (1995) The Changing Structure of Panic Beliefs following CBT for Fear of Flying. Paper presented at the World Congress of Cognitive & Behavioural Therapies. Copenhagen
