Emilie Wildman is a PhD student in the Department of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, whose recent PhD study has explored the rates, types and impacts of violence towards relatives and informal carers by people living with severe mental health conditions (e.g., schizophrenia or bipolar disorder). In this blog, Emilie discusses the review’s findings, and why it is important to raise awareness of this misunderstood and often hidden problem.
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 13 Jan 2023
Research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre proposes a new framework to empower young people in providing informed consent to social media data access by researchers to better understand the relationship between social media and young people’s mental health.
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 10 Jan 2023
This week we are launching a new microsite - Stories of Research - to showcase the impactful work of our NIHR Maudsley BRC. Over the years, our Biomedical Research Centre has brought together scientists, clinicians, mental health professionals, industry, government, service users and carers to produce valuable research that is making difference to the lives of those affected by mental health conditions.
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 7 Mar 2022
A new study has analysed over 3000 proteins to identify which are causally linked to the development of severe COVID-19. This is the first study to assess such a large number of proteins for their connection to COVID-19. The findings provide insight into potential new targets for approaches to treat and prevent severe COVID-19.
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 3 Mar 2022
New research part-funded by the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre has established sex-specific factors that are linked to prognosis and drug resistance in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME).
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 23 Feb 2022
