NIHR Maudsley BRC Blog

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CRIS Blog: Serious Mental Illness and Pregnancy

Clare Taylor, a Research Worker and PhD student at King’s College London, tells us about her research into the risks and benefits of psychotropic drugs in pregnancy.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 1 Mar 2016

Research blog: Improving our answers to key questions in clinical trials

Professor Sabine Landau explains her research into how we can improve the way that clinical trials answer "How, what, and why?" questions, through better statistical techniques and a new approach to methodology.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 24 Feb 2016

Suicide six times more likely in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients compared to general population

People diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are more likely to die by suicide than the general population, according to a new study from researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 9 Feb 2016

Research with victims of human trafficking highlights complex mental health needs

Patients treated by the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) have participated in research providing the first clinical evidence of the effects of human trafficking on mental health.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 19 Oct 2015

Text mining reveals link between negative symptoms and hospital stay schizophrenia

Research from the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has found that people with schizophrenia who experience negative symptoms are more likely to be admitted to hospital, and to stay in hospital for longer.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 9 Sep 2015