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.
By
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.
By
NIHR Maudsley BRC at 10 Jan 2023
This year our research hit the headlines - from the benefits of birdsong to the predictive power of genetics; while our researchers took to our blog to discuss important issues - such as improving equality in pain management and diversity in research studies. At the end of the year we launched our new BRC and research themes for 2022-27, and our new microsite - Stories of Research - shows how we are making a difference to mental health.
By
NIHR Maudsley BRC at 19 Dec 2022
A new systematic review of 15 studies, led by researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, has investigated the prognosis of adults with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) treated with two well-known approaches: cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and graded exercise therapy (GET).
By
NIHR Maudsley BRC at 14 Dec 2022
New research part-funded by NIHR Maudsley BRC, and led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London in collaboration with the NIHR ARC North Thames at University College London and NHS Trusts across England, has found that healthcare workers experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at twice the rate of the general public.
By
NIHR Maudsley BRC at 12 Dec 2022
