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The National Elf Service will help you keep up to date with the latest reliable health and social care research. Our podcasts feature interviews with leading experts in mental health: researchers, clinicians, practitioners and experts by experience.

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Anette Nilsson - Integrated care: learning from the Swedish experience #Quality2022 from 2021-12-16T17:06:08

Anette Nilsson, Region Jönköping County, Sweden

"Don't miss the party in Gothenburg, where new possibilities, inspiration and hope will be created."

As we prepare for the 2022 Eur...

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Jesper Ekberg - Health Inequalities #Quality2022 from 2021-12-08T12:34:53

Jesper Ekberg, SALAR and Region Jönköping County, Sweden

"My heart is really beating a lot around quality improvement and how that can come closer to the public health area".

As w...

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Antidepressants, autism diagnosis & self-harm. Elf Nuggets - Oct 2021 from 2021-11-30T14:10:42

Welcome to our first ever #ElfNuggets show!

If you prefer, you can watch this Elf Nuggets episode on the Mental Elf YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6zZrQ45MbQ

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Jon Roiser & Ron Kessler - Precision Psychiatry #IoMHconf2021 from 2021-09-13T13:11:02

Ron Kessler, “Pragmatic Precision Psychiatry”
Ronald C. Kessler, Ph.D. is the McNeil Family Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School and Director of the World Health Organizati...

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Merle Schlief, Jackie Hardy, Tamar Jeynes & Mary Birken - Lived Experience Research #IoMHconf2021 from 2021-09-13T10:42:44

Towards coproduction: Involvement in the Mental Health Policy Research Unit

Merle Schlief, "Co-production on the PRU Covid interviews project: what we did"

Jackie Hardy, Tamar Jey...

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Alexandra Pitman - The impact of peer suicide, suicide attempt and self-harm #IoMHconf2021 from 2021-09-10T09:00:12

Dr Alexandra Pitman is an Associate Professor in Psychiatry in the UCL Division of Psychiatry and an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. Her research inte...

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Prof Laurence Kirmayer - Landscapes of trauma #ACOTS2021 from 2021-09-01T16:47:42

Professor Laurence Kirmayer from McGill University is a psychiatrist and expert in transcultural psychiatry.

He will be giving the opening keynote talk at the 21st Australasian Conference ...

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Dr Duleeka Knipe - Suicide in low and middle-income countries #IoMHconf2021 from 2021-09-01T13:07:50

Dr Duleeka Knipe is a Vice Chancellor's Fellow, Bristol Medical School (PHS) at the University of Bristol.

She will be giving a talk in the forthcoming IoMH Annual Conference, which takes...

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Prof Meaghan O'Donnell #ACOTS2021 from 2021-08-18T08:25:49

Professor Meaghan O'Donnell is the Head of Research at Phoenix Australia, and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne.

She will be leading a parallel session at ...

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Prof Katherine Iverson - Intimate partner violence #ACOTS2021 from 2021-08-17T15:22:43

Professor Katherine Iverson from the Women’s Health Sciences Division of the National Center for PTSD at the VA Boston Healthcare System, and the University of Boston is a clinical research psychol...

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Prof Tony David #IoMHconf2021 preview from 2021-08-06T08:43:09

Professor Tony David, Director of the UCL Institute of Mental Health, talks about the forthcoming IoMH Annual Conference, which takes place online on Wednesday 15th September 2021: https://www.ucl....

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Prof Nicholas Procter - Trauma informed approach #ACOTS2021 from 2021-08-03T09:21:27

Professor Nicholas Procter from the University of South Australia is a mental health nurse and will speak about the use of co-design and lived experience within vulnerable populations

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Prof Tim Dalgleish - Transdiagnostic approaches... #ACOTS2021 from 2021-07-30T13:19:53

Professor Tim Dalgleish from the University of Cambridge is a clinical psychologist who specialises in transdiagnostic interventions.

He will be giving a keynote talk at the The 21st Austr...

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Zac Steel #ACOTS2021 from 2021-07-20T09:17:57

Professor Zachary Steel, President of the Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (https://www.astss.org.au/) helps us prepare for the 21st Australasian Conference on Traumatic Stress, wh...

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Kindness #Quality2021 from 2021-07-19T14:52:46

Dr Bob Klaber, Consultant General Paediatrician and Director of Strategy, Research and Innovation at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, speaks about the importance of kindness in relation to h...

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Equity and quality improvement #Quality2021 from 2021-07-06T15:05:26

Don Goldmann (Harvard Professor and Chief Scientific Officer, Emeritus at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement) and Amar Shah (Forensic Psychiatrist, Chief Quality Officer at East London Founda...

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Workforce wellbeing #Quality2021 from 2021-06-25T09:56:15

Dr. Cat Chatfield, Research Integrity Editor at The BMJ (https://twitter.com/drcatchatfield) and Dr. Daljit Hothi, Home HD Lead, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist, Associate Medical Director at Gr...

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Anna Motz BIPSPD21 from 2021-05-21T09:27:32

Anna Motz - Working Psychotherapeutically with Women’s Invisible Trauma.

Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist working in the Offender Care Service at the Central and North West L...

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Peter Kinderman #BIGSPD21 from 2021-05-17T14:16:44

Professor Peter Kinderman, Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Liverpool will be speaking at the BIGSPD 2021 online conference, which takes place on 15-16 June 2021. His talk is e...

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Grainne McAlonan #IoPPNfestival from 2021-04-15T16:12:27

Prof Grainne McAlonan, Professor of Translational Neuroscience in the Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences at King's College London.

Synopsis: Autism Spectrum Disorder (A...

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Terrie Moffitt #IoPPNfestival from 2021-04-15T12:09:03

Professor Terrie E. Moffitt, Professor of Social Development in the Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre at King's College London.

Synopsis: Repeated mental-health assessments...

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Final reflections from #ImpactFrameworks from 2021-03-31T08:45:38

#ImpactFrameworks conference organisers Mark Taylor, Jess Romo and Shaun Leamon discuss the conference highlights over the two days and lessons learnt.

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Jenny Donovan from 2021-03-29T07:28:20

Dr Jenny Donovan, CEO of the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO)

Presentation Title: Evidence for Change

The Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) was ...

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Yara Toenders - Inflammation and depression in young people from 2021-03-24T12:58:07

Yara Toenders and Dr Lianne Schmaal from Orygen in Melbourne, Australia, talk about their Wellcome Trust Active Ingredients project on inflammation and depression in young people.

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Suicide Means Restriction from 2021-03-22T14:34

Welcome to this podcast on suicide means restriction, brought to you by the Cochrane Common Mental Disorders group and the Mental Elf.

*TRIGGER WARNING*

This podcast is aimed at m...

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Ruth Levine from 2021-03-18T18:43:48

Presentation Title: The Promise and Pitfalls of Co-creation

In this talk, Ruth Levine, CEO of IDInsight, will highlight the ways in which sustained evidence uptake depends on openness to ...

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MQ Data Science 2020 from 2021-03-18T18:20:59

Professor Andrew McIntosh from the University of Edinburgh, Professor Ann John from Swansea University, Professor Dermot O'Reilly from Queen's University Belfast and Professor Robert Stewart from K...

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Rinad Beidas from 2021-03-15T16:21:37

Dr Rinad Beidas, University of Pennsylvania

Presentation Title: Harnessing implementation science to realize the promise of evidence based practice in mental health care.

Implemen...

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#MentalHealthResearchMatters - The Funder’s Perspective: BBSRC from 2021-02-26T14:35:09

How can understanding and technologies from the basic biosciences contribute to the wider field of mental health research? What cross-disciplinary interface areas involving biosciences open up area...

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Angela Tilby - Thought for the Day, 23rd Feb 2021 from 2021-02-23T09:22:57

Angela Tilby, Canon Emeritus of Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford talks about mental health and the Mental Elf.

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The Importance of Libraries in Impact Assessment from 2021-02-22T19:15:06

Interviewer Mark Taylor (NIHR)
Danny Kingsley (Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science)
Helen Bingham (Health Education England)

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The History of the International School of Research Impact Assessment from 2021-02-22T19:14:34

Interviewer Mark Taylor (NIHR)
Jonathan Grant (Kings College London)
Paula Adam (AQuAS)
Kathryn Graham (Alberta Innovates)

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The Impact of Global Health Research from 2021-02-22T19:14:06

Interviewer Saumu Lwembe (NIHR)
Imelda Bates (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine)
Katherine Wright (Nuffield Council on Bioethics)
David Phipps (York University, Canada)

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The Impact of PPIE and PPIE in Impact from 2021-02-22T19:13:29

Interviewer Chris Carrigan (HDR-UK Rutherford Fellow, Patients and Data at Leeds Institute for Data Analytics)

Mark Taylor (NIHR)

Trish Greenhalgh (University of Oxford)

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Allocation - Catriona Firth, UKRI from 2021-02-11T00:00

Catriona Firth, Associate Director for Research Environment at Research England, talks about allocation with Sana Zakaria from the National Institute for Health Research.

This is one in a...

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Advocacy - Maeva May, British Heart Foundation from 2021-02-11T00:00

Maeva May, Head of Policy at the British Heart Foundation, talks about advocacy to Sana Zakaria from the National Institute of Health Research.

This is one in a series of Impact Lenses Pod...

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Accountability - Kathryn Graham from 2021-02-11T00:00

Kathryn Graham, Executive Director of Performance Management and Evaluation at Alberta Innovates, talks about accountability to Sana Zakaria from the National Institute of Health Research.

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Analysis - Thomas Alslev Christensen from 2021-02-11T00:00

Thomas Alslev Christensen, Senior Vice President at the Novo Nordisk Foundation, talks about analysis with Sana Zakaria from the National Institute of Health Research.

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Marc Bennett - Psychological decentering from 2020-12-17T18:22:46

Dr Marc Bennett from the University of Cambridge talks about his Wellcome Trust Active Ingredients project on psychological decentering as a core component in the treatment and prevention of youth ...

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Eiluned Pearce - Reducing loneliness #ActiveIngredientsMH from 2020-12-11T11:31:48

Ellie Pearce shares her recent Wellcome Trust funded #ActiveIngredientsMH review, which looked into reducing loneliness as a potential active ingredient in both alleviating and preventing anxiety a...

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Kathrin Cohen Kadosh - Probiotics, prebiotics and better gut microbiome from 2020-12-07T11:36:48

Dr Kathrin Cohen Kadosh from the University of Surrey, talks about her Wellcome Trust Active Ingredients project on psychobiotics and better gut microbiome as a way of preventing and treating youth...

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Kanika Malik - Behavioural Activation from 2020-12-02T20:59:04

Kanika Malik from Sangath in India talks about her Wellcome Trust Active Ingredients project on behavioural activation.

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Karolin Krause and Robyn Mildon - Problem solving from 2020-12-01T10:15:58

Dr Karolin Krause from University College London and Dr Robyn Mildon, Executive Director of the Centre for Evidence and Implementation in Australia, talk about their Wellcome Trust Active Ingredien...

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Sarah Egan - Self-compassion for the prevention and treatment of anxiety and depression from 2020-11-24T19:35:45

Dr Sarah Egan, Senior Research Fellow at Curtin University in Perth, Australia, talks about her Wellcome Trust Active Ingredients project on self-compassion for the prevention and treatment of anxi...

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Catherine Harmer - Antidepressants for young people with depression and anxiety from 2020-11-23T17:15:25

Prof Catherine Harmer and Dr Susannah Murphy from the University of Oxford talk about their Wellcome Trust Active Ingredients project on antidepressants for young people with depression and anxiety.

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Juliana Onwumere from 2020-11-20T16:38:50

Following her keynote talk at the IEPA Early Intervention in Mental Health conference, Dr Juliana Onwumere talks about her work with families of people with lived experience of psychosis.

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Susan Hannah from 2020-11-06T12:41:45

Senior Director at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (European Region) talks about Restoring Joy in Work, Prioritising Wellbeing and Preventing Burnout during and post COVID: Lessons from th...

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COH-FIT study overview - Samuele Cortese from 2020-11-06T10:30:55

Professor Samuele Cortese introduces us to the COH-FIT study (the Collaborative Outcomes study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times).

COH-FIT is a large international survey pr...

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COH-FIT study - Samuele Cortese from 2020-11-06T10:26

Professor Samuele Cortese introduces us to the COH-FIT study (the Collaborative Outcomes study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times).

COH-FIT is a large international survey pr...

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Henriette Højsteen from 2020-11-03T13:59:34

Henriette Højsteen, Principal of the Slottet Care Home in Copenhagen, Denmark, talks about running an LGBT+ care home.

In developing our rainbow profile for people coming into our care hom...

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Jennifer Lau - Promoting helpful attention and interpretation patterns from 2020-10-26T19:15:37

Dr Jennifer Lau from King's College London, talks about her Wellcome Trust Active Ingredients project on promoting helpful attention and interpretation patterns to reduce anxiety and depression in ...

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SMaRteN network – COVID impact on researchers? #MentalHealthResearchMatters from 2020-10-26T09:52:50

Dr Elizabeth James, Amy Zile, and Dr Trish Jackman speak about what their research with the SMaRteN network has shown about how Covid-19 impacted doctoral and early career researchers. They outline...

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Imogen Bell - Reducing repetitive negative thinking from 2020-10-23T12:49:30

Dr Imogen Bell from Orygen in Melbourne, Australia, talks about her Wellcome Trust Active Ingredients project on reducing repetitive negative thinking in young people.

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Don Berwick from 2020-10-14T19:37:24

Don Berwick, President Emeritus & Senior Fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Boston, talks about the forthcoming International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, which wil...

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Michelle Angelo-Rocha from 2020-10-14T19:19

Michelle Angelo-Rocha from the University of South Florida discusses her talk that won the student best abstract award at the #Together4Action2020 conference: "Where is the Survivor’s Voice? An Exa...

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Annahir Cariello from 2020-10-09T08:35:27

The Vera Paster Award Winner talks about the stigma and discrimination experience by the Latinx Community in the United States, and the ways that mental health professionals can support these peopl...

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Irwin Sandler from 2020-10-02T08:12:33

Professor Irwin Sandler from Arizona State University speaks about adversity and resilience in children and families, as he prepares for his keynote talk at the Coming Together for Action Conferenc...

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Sally Raphel from 2020-09-30T13:42:18

Sally Raphel is currently Policy Chair and Consultant at the International Society for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses, but her 60 year career has included an impressive array of national and inte...

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Sofia Gruskin from 2020-09-23T19:33:23

Prof Sofia Gruskin, Director of the Institute on Inequalities in Global Health at the University of Southern California, speaks about health and human rights, the pandemic and the new Pompeo Commis...

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Polly Waite on the BBC Jeremy Vine show from 2020-08-28T16:26:02

Dr Polly Waite from the Co-Space study speaks about the impact that the COVID-19 lockdown has had on the mental health of children and young people.

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Ceri #HealthSMI from 2020-06-22T10:55

Ceri Owen speaks about her personal experience of managing her physical health and severe mental illness.

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Polly Waite - Youth mental health during COVID-19 lockdown: an update from the Co-Space study from 2020-06-15T16:52:31

Children show increase in mental health difficulties over COVID-19 Lockdown – but same pattern not seen in teenagers

Over a one-month period in lockdown:
• Parents/carers of primary s...

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Tony David - #COVIDMHregister from 2020-05-29T17:51:53

Prof Tony David, Director of the UCL Institute of Mental Health, explains why mental health research is so important during the coronavirus pandemic, and why he hopes researchers will register thei...

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Lade Smith #COVIDMentalHealth from 2020-05-06T15:32:57

Dr Lade Smith CBE encourages black and minority ethnic mental health staff to participate in the #COVIDMentalHealth survey.

Complete the survey now https://elfi.sh/covidmh-survey

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Laura Guilfoyle from 2020-02-12T10:52:10

Laura Guilfoyle, Specialist In-Patient Physiotherapist at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, speaks about her work encouraging physical activity in mental health patients.

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Kate Honeyford from 2020-02-12T10:31:09

Kate Honeyford, Business Support Manager and PA to the Head of Research at MPFT, speaks about her work delivering research on physical and mental health.

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Wendy Webb from 2020-02-11T19:19:49

Advanced Nurse Practitioner Wendy Webb speaks about her work improving the physical health of patients in a secure forensic mental health setting in Stafford.

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Paul Campbell from 2020-02-11T19:09:38

Paul Campbell, a researcher based in Stafford, talks about his work getting social care professionals interest in and involved with research.

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Katie Montgomery from 2020-02-11T18:56:54

Head of Quality Governance and Engagement at the Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust talks about providing primary care services to help reduce the mortality gap.

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Terri Greenhalgh from 2020-02-11T18:41:50

Terri Greenhalgh, Quality Lead for a Psychosis Pathway, speaks about her work encouraging mental health patients and staff to engage in more physical activity.

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Carly Pedley from 2020-02-11T15:16:47

Nurse Practitioner Carly Pedley speaks about her role in GP practices doing annual health checks for people with severe mental illness.

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Iggy Agell from 2020-02-11T14:28:49

Dr Iggy Agell, Consultant Psychiatrist from the Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust, speaks about compassionate care and mental health.

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Jon Roiser and Pasco Fearon, UCL Wellcome 4-year PhD in Mental Health Science from 2020-01-31T10:54:47

Prof Jonathan Roiser (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and programme lead) and Prof Pasco Fearon (UCL Chair in Developmental Psychopathology) talk about the new Wellcome funded Mental Health...

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Ed Davie from 2020-01-22T13:39:51

Ed Davie from the Mental Health Foundation shares his work "Mapping the risk of suicide and suicidal thoughts”.

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Rina Dutta from 2020-01-22T13:25:17

Dr Rina Dutta from King's College London talks about "Using Data Science to Understand Suicidality and Self-harm”

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Peter Tyrer from 2020-01-16T10:11:52

Prof Peter Tyrer, Professor of Community Psychiatry at Imperial College London, talks about the fear and public concerns surrounding the development of the DSPD (dangerous and severe personality di...

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David Gilbert from 2020-01-14T20:13:23

David Gilbert, Director of InHealth Associates and Patient Leader, talks to Mark Brown about being a mental health inpatient service user in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Louise Hide from 2020-01-14T19:45:05

Dr Louise Hide, Wellcome Trust Research Fellow from Birkbeck College, speaks to Bethan Mair Edwards about “Asylums, social exclusion & scandals”.

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Trevor Turner from 2020-01-14T19:13:13

Dr Trevor Turner, Consultant Psychiatrist from the East London NHS Foundation Trust talks to Mark Brown about the past, present and future of mental health community care.

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Joanna Bourke from 2020-01-14T11:25:01

Prof Joanna Bourke, Professor of History at Birkbeck College, talking about “Historical perspectives of mental health and psychiatry in British Society”.

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Heather McClelland from 2020-01-08T17:05:32

Heather McClelland from the Institute of Health & Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow talks about loneliness as a predictor of suicidal ideation and behaviour: a systematic review of prospective...

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Rob Whitley from 2020-01-08T14:27:36

Prof Rob Whitley from the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University in Canada, speaks about the seduction community, loneliness and young men’s mental health.

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Joanna McHugh Power from 2020-01-08T12:11:54

Lonely Porcupines: The complicated relationship between loneliness and social engagement. Joanna McHugh Power from the Department of Psychology at Maynooth University & Trinity College Dublin

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Michael Priestley from 2019-12-17T15:48:50

Michael Priestley from the SMaRteN Network talks about the "Student Mental Health: What Are the Key Questions?" project https://www.smarten.org.uk/keyquestions.html

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Katie Tyrrell from 2019-12-17T11:53:56

Katie Tyrrell from the SMaRteN Network talks about the Student Research Team that she has worked on for the last year: https://www.smarten.org.uk/student-team.html

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Nicola Byrom from 2019-12-17T09:25

Dr Nicola Byrom, Network Leader of the SMaRteN Network @NetworkSMaRteN introduces the first annual conference of this UKRI Student Mental Health Network https://www.smarten.org.uk/

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Health podcasts: hey ho, let's go! from 2019-12-12T14:41:51

We want to make health podcasts that are accessible, inclusive, human, conversational, engaging, and break down barriers. How should we do this?

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What makes a good health podcast? from 2019-12-12T13:58:31

Share your ideas and advice for making better health podcasts.

Listen to Vanessa Garrity, Jack Quinn and Jess Grainger speaking with André Tomlin.

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Ricardo F. Mun?oz from 2019-12-11T18:26:59

Prof Ricardo F. Mun?oz from the Institute for International Internet Interventions for Health (i4Health), Palo Alto University and University of California, San Francisco, US talks about the case f...

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David Ekers from 2019-12-11T17:06:39

Prof David Ekers talks to Vanessa Garrity about behavioural activation.

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Nick Maguire On Why PIE from 2019-12-10T16:50:43

Nick Maguire On Why PIE by The Mental Elf

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Rachel Fletcher On Commissioning Psychologically Informed Environments from 2019-12-10T16:50:33

Rachel Fletcher On Commissioning Psychologically Informed Environments by The Mental Elf

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Stephanie Barker On Why Peer Mentoring And Psychologically Informed Environments Go Hand In Hand from 2019-12-10T16:50:24

Stephanie Barker On Why Peer Mentoring And Psychologically Informed Environments Go Hand In Hand by The Mental Elf

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Antony Welsh On Why Connection And Seeing People As People Saves Lives from 2019-12-10T16:49:35

Antony Welsh On Why Connection And Seeing People As People Saves Lives by The Mental Elf

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Pat McArdle Of Mayday Trust On The Realities Of Psychologically Informed Environments from 2019-12-10T13:57:04

Pat McArdle Of Mayday Trust On The Realities Of Psychologically Informed Environments by The Mental Elf

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Emma Williamson On What PIE Is And What It Isn't from 2019-12-10T13:56:52

Emma Williamson On What PIE Is And What It Isn't by The Mental Elf

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Victoria Aseervatham On Psychologically Informed Environments In Westminster from 2019-12-10T13:56:10

Victoria Aseervatham On Psychologically Informed Environments In Westminster by The Mental Elf

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Rick Henderson On Psychologically Informed Environments And What They Feel Like from 2019-12-10T13:56:04

Rick Henderson On Psychologically Informed Environments And What They Feel Like by The Mental Elf

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Helen Keats On What A Psychologically Informed Homelessness Service Actually Is from 2019-12-10T09:35:47

Helen Keats On What A Psychologically Informed Homelessness Service Actually Is by The Mental Elf

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Vickie Crompton, Standing Together from 2019-12-09T16:38:55

Vickie Crompton from Standing Together Against Domestic Violence speaks to Vanessa Garrity about mental health, domestic violence and professional generosity.

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Roxanne Keynejad from 2019-12-09T16:32:08

Roxanne Keynejad speaks about her event on intimate partner violence in low and middle income countries.

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Parveen Ali from 2019-12-09T16:23:42

Domestic violence and abuse: the experiences of women from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.

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David Ebert from 2019-12-05T19:54:33

Professor David Ebert, President of the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions, speaks about harnessing digital solutions to tackle mental health problems in university students.

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Trish Greenhalgh and Victoria Betton from 2019-12-05T15:19:13

Prof Trish Greenhalgh and Dr Victoria Betton talk about the NASSS Framework and managing and mitigating complexity in digital health technology implementation.

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Jaime Smith and Dr Julian Edbrooke-Childs from 2019-12-05T11:35:21

What do young people want to know about screen time? Julian Edbrooke-Childs from the Anna Freud Centre talks about a new project that aims to prioritise research questions around screen time and me...

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Mathijs Lucassen from 2019-12-05T11:03:33

Dr Mathijs Lucassen from the Open University & the University of Auckland talks about how we can tailor and disseminate digital technologies for children & young people – lessons from New Zealand a...

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Heleen Riper from 2019-12-05T10:27:40

Prof Heleen Riper talking about the challenge of implementing digital mental health in practice.

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Introduction from the Mental Elf from 2019-11-28T15:08:05

Introduction from the Mental Elf by The Mental Elf

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Andrew Gumley from 2019-11-27T11:06:29

Prof Andy Gumley from the University of Glasgow speaks about the EMPOWER research study, which aimed to enable people with psychosis to monitor their own wellbeing using a mobile app; enhance recog...

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Sonia Johnson and Tom Steare from 2019-11-27T10:53:29

Prof Sonia Johnson and Tom Steare from UCL preview the "Pathways to progress: Next steps for digital tech in mental health services" conference taking place in London on 27th Nov 2019.

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Debs Teale from 2019-11-22T10:25:44

Debs Teale speaks about using art to help her recover from mental health difficulties.

"Let’s make social prescribing the first thing that’s offered, not the last. At the moment it’s medic...

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Hannah Dye from 2019-11-21T15:55:16

Hannah Dye from Breathe Arts Health @BreatheAHR speaks about Melodies for Mums - singing for Mums with postnatal depression.

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David Leventhal, DanceforPD from 2019-11-21T14:51:17

David Leventhal from DanceforPD tells us how dance can help people with Parkinson's Disease.

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Alison Fixsen from 2019-11-21T12:07:35

Dr Alison Fixsen from the University of Westminster talks about understanding the outcomes of social prescribing beyond health.

Alison is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Ethics Coordi...

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Daisy Fancourt from 2019-11-21T09:52:32

Dr Daisy Fancourt, Associate Professor of Psychobiology & Epidemiology at UCL talks about the #ArtsOnPrescription conference taking place in London on 21st November 2019.

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Joff Brown On Raising Money For Teen Mental Health By Riding A Folding Bike For 250 Miles from 2019-11-20T19:39:44

Joff Brown On Raising Money For Teen Mental Health By Riding A Folding Bike For 250 Miles by The Mental Elf

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Sir Mark Waller On The Charlie Waller Memorial Trust And What Has Changed Since It Began In 1997 from 2019-11-20T19:35:53

Sir Mark Waller On The Charlie Waller Memorial Trust And What Has Changed Since It Began In 1997 by The Mental Elf

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Claire Stafford Of Charlie Waller Memorial Trust On Teenage Mental Heath from 2019-11-20T16:55:23

Claire Stafford Of Charlie Waller Memorial Trust On Teenage Mental Heath by The Mental Elf

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Russell Foster On Sleep, Teenagers And Mental Health from 2019-11-20T16:55:22

Russell Foster On Sleep, Teenagers And Mental Health by The Mental Elf

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John Coleman On The Teenage Brain And Where We Don't Give Young People Enough Credit from 2019-11-20T16:55:21

John Coleman On The Teenage Brain And Where We Don't Give Young People Enough Credit by The Mental Elf

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Jennifer Sumner from 2019-11-18T09:26:22

Jennifer Sumner speaks to Birgit Kleim about how experiences of stress and trauma relate to risk for chronic disease. This interesting new research from her lab at UCLA is elucidating the psycholog...

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Grete Dyb from 2019-11-17T22:08:55

Grete Dyb speaks to Synne Stensland about her work with the survivors of the terror attack on the island of Utøya near Oslo in July 2011.

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Rosa Bramble from 2019-11-17T21:20:39

Rosa Bramble speaking with Rocio Chang (in Spanish) at the 35th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

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Mark Shevlin and Philip Hyland from 2019-11-17T21:09:15

Prof Mark Shevlin & Dr Philip Hyland talk to their colleague Dr Rachel Frost about how they became involved in conducting the research to validate the ICD-11 PTSD & Complex PTSD diagnosis. They als...

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Theresa Betancourt from 2019-11-17T20:35:04

"I would definitely advise students to be learning about qualitative and quantitative methods if you want to work cross culturally with vulnerable populations.”
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The Global Human Rights and Mental Health Crisis of Forced Displacement from 2019-11-16T21:28:59

The Global Human Rights and Mental Health Crisis of Forced Displacement
Interviewer Zac Steel @zacharysteel
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Changing the Conversation and Centering Trauma Survivors in Treatment from 2019-11-16T20:55:59

Synne Stensland, Spencer Murray and André Tomlin from the Mental Elf sit down for a conversation on how to centre the community and practitioners, rather than researchers, in our conversation aroun...

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Treating Trauma Beyond the Therapy Room and Lab: A Global Agenda from 2019-11-16T20:21:40

Dr. Gladys Mwiti leads a conversation with Dr. Miranda Olff, Dr. Nancy Kassam-Adams, and Dr. Ueli Schnyder on treating trauma around the world from a community-centered perspective.

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Debra Kaysen from 2019-11-16T19:59:52

Rachel Gary, Angel Cooper, Horlando Cornejal and Spencer Murray from the Looking in Theatre company interview the new ISTSS President Professor Debra Kaysen.

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David Forbes from 2019-11-16T19:54:36

Dr. Misari Oe, one of our Global Ambassadors, speaks with Dr. David Forbes on how complex trauma might inform the conversation on post-traumatic anger.

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Denise Hien from 2019-11-16T19:47:17

Dr. Anne Wagner speaks with Dr. Denise Hien on the intersection between PTSD and substance abuse at ISTSS 2019

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Assessment and Treatment of Complex PTSD from 2019-11-16T19:28:10

Marylene Cloitre, Philip Hyland, Thanos Karatzias, Neil Roberts,
Interviewer Zac Steel @zacharysteel

In 2018, the ICD-11 introduced a new diagnosis, complex PTSD (CPTSD) . This discuss...

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Part 3: Julian Ford from 2019-11-16T00:30:25

Part 3 of our interview with Julian Ford. He speaks on trauma services for ICE among other issues.

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Part 2: Julian Ford from 2019-11-16T00:17:53

Part 2 of our interview with ISTSS President Julian Ford. He discusses the importance of national trauma advocacy and expanding the outreach of ISTSS on social media.

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Part 1: Julian Ford from 2019-11-16T00:07:05

Part 1 of an interview with ISTSS President Julian Ford. Here he reflects on his commitment to ISTSS and his love for the work the organization does.

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Valeria Cavazos and Vanessa Gonzalez from 2019-11-16T00:01:04

Valeria Cavazos and Vanessa Gonzalez speak to Will Koehler at #ISTSS2019 about their poster on "The Mediating Effect Distress Tolerance has on the Relationship between Post Traumatic Stress Symptom...

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Alexander "Sandy" McFarlane from 2019-11-15T23:45:05

Dr. Alexander "Sandy" McFarlane reflects on his life's work with longtime friend and Global Ambassador, Dr. Dani Mosca at ISTSS

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Patricia Resick from 2019-11-15T23:20:42

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Dr. Patricia Resick speaks on her experience with, and the future of, Cognitive Processing Therapy at ISTSS

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Edward Alessi from 2019-11-15T23:06:53

Edward Alessi from Rutgers University speaks to Will Koehler about his poster at ISTSS2019: ‘They Can’t Tell Me Who I Am’: Trauma and Resilience among Sexual and Gender Minority Homeless Youth Enga...

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Ujunwa Anakwenze from 2019-11-15T22:58:20

An interview with Ujuna Anakwenze, one of our student poster finalists at ISTSS

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Shraddha Prabhu and Robin Taylor from 2019-11-15T22:21:59

Shraddha Prabhu and Robin Taylor talk to their colleague Will Koehler about the poster they worked on together for #ISTSS2019: "Building a Trauma-informed Head Start Environment through a Universit...

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Jacob Maciel from 2019-11-15T21:55:23

Jacob Maciel talks to Will Koehler at #ISTSS2019 about his poster on "The Association between Childhood Maltreatment and Alcohol-use in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual-People of Color: The Mediating Rol...

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Julia Richardson from 2019-11-15T21:25:39

Julia Richardson speaks to Will Koehler about her ISTSS2019 poster on the role of gender-based violence in predicting PTSD in Indian women living in slums.

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Nuwan Jayawickreme from 2019-11-15T19:57:31

An interview on Dr. Nuwan Jayawickreme on cultural psychology approaches to studying trauma and post-traumatic stress at ISTSS 2019

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Andreas Maerker from 2019-11-15T16:45:34

Professor Andreas Maerker from the University of Zurich speaks about his experience of being the chair of the WHO ICD11 work group on stress-associated disorders and balancing a number of the diffe...

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Ginny Sprang from 2019-11-15T01:26:47

Prof Ginny Sprang from the Center on Trauma and Children at the University of Kentucky speaks to Monique Pfaltz about her work on Secondary Traumatic Stress.

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Berthold Gersons from 2019-11-15T01:05:50

Prof Jeong-Ho Chae, President of the Korean Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (KSTSS) speaks to Prof Berthold P Gersons about his work developing BEPP (Brief Eclectic Psychotherapy for PTSD).

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Judith Cohen from 2019-11-14T23:48:12

Jana Javakhishvili speaks to Judith Cohen about Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.

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Lucy Berliner from 2019-11-14T23:16:21

The Director of the Harborview Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress in Seattle speaks about the recent ISTSS guidance for the prevention and treatment of PTSD in children and young people.

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Eddy Eustache a.k.a. Pere Eddy from 2019-11-14T22:11:20

An interview with Dr. Eddy Eustache a.k.a. Pere Eddy on his work treating PTSD in rural Haiti at ISTSS 2019.

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Keith Cruise from 2019-11-14T20:22:01

An interview with Dr. Keith Cruise on the necessity of trauma-informed care within the juvenile justice system at ISTSS 2019

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Judith Lewis Herman from 2019-11-14T18:31:14

An interview with Dr. Judith Lewis Herman, author of "Trauma & Recovery" from the #BeyondTheRoom initiative at ISTSS 2019.

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Johan Bollen from 2019-11-12T21:41:20

Johan Bollen, Professor of Informatics at Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing, talks about studying well-being and mental health from online social network data.

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Jonathan Bisson: full interview from 2019-11-11T14:11:41

Full interview with Professor Jonathan Bisson from Cardiff University, talking about the new PTSD Prevention and Treatment Guidelines published in March 2019 by the International Society for Trauma...

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Claudi Bockting and Reinout Wiers from 2019-11-08T12:00:12

Claudi Bockting, Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry and Reinout Weirs, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, both from the University of Amsterdam, tell us about the new Urban Men...

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Lydia Poole and Ruth Hackett from 2019-11-06T14:02:05

Lydia Poole and Ruth Hackett from the Department of Behavioural Science and Health at UCL introduce their #MindBodyBingo event taking place as part of the ESRC Festival in London today.

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Helen Adams from 2019-11-04T17:01:52

Helen Adams talks about resilience in relation to climate change and mental health. What can we learn from different disciplines?

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Colette Hirsch from 2019-11-04T16:49:18

Dr Colette Hirsch from King's College London talks about resilience from a psychological perspective.

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Helen Adams and Victoria Williamson from 2019-11-04T10:50:57

Helen Adams from the Geography department at King's College London and Victoria Williamson from the King’s Centre for Military Health Research, help preview the Resilience to Transformation Worksho...

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Sarah and Amy, Mental Health Nurses from 2019-11-02T12:13:58

Sarah and Amy, Mental Health Nurses, talking to Vanessa Garrity about safety planning as part of the Zero Suicide conference, 2019.

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Dr Charlotte Hanlon On Primary Care from 2019-10-29T13:05:06

Dr Charlotte Hanlon focusing on differences between Global South and North, and challenges for integrating mental health into primary care.

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Prof Crick Lund On Primary Care Mental Heath Led By The Global South from 2019-10-29T12:56:10

Prof Crick Lund talks about the efforts of integrating mental health into primary care in LMICs

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Ricardo Araya Introduces The Road To Global Mental Health from 2019-10-29T09:24:43

Prof Ricardo Araya, director of the Centre for Global Mental Health, a collaboration between the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London and the London School of H...

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Joao Goulao from 2019-10-25T12:56:44

João Goulão, Director General of SICAD (the Portuguese Service for Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies) tells us about the history of drug decriminalisation in Portugal.

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Michael Farrell from 2019-10-25T11:55:09

Prof Michael Farrell talks about the new Drug Use series published in The Lancet, which says that 20th century drug views are no longer fit for purpose, and brings together the best available evide...

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Robert West from 2019-10-25T10:08:50

Robert West, Professor of Health Psychology at the UCL Dept of Behavioural Science and Health, talks about tobacco harm reduction, closing the gap between research and practice, and reducing the st...

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Ruben Van Beek from 2019-10-24T17:24:32

Ruben Van Beek from the Trimbos Institute talks about his research using ecological momentary assessment to gather drug use data from young people via a smartphone app.

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Meryem Grabski and Jon Waldron from 2019-10-24T17:07:26

Meryem Grabski and Jon Waldron from the UCL Clinical Psychopharmacology Unit talking about their survey of drug use in clubbers and festival goers.

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Paul Griffiths from 2019-10-23T10:07:14

Paul Griffiths, Scientific Director of the EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction) talks about the impact that globalisation and digital technology is having on the drug ad...

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Susan Hrisos from 2019-10-22T10:11:08

Interview with Susan Hrisos researcher at university of Newcastle and Alex Elliott  from Operating Theatre company discussing and debating the use of humour and dramatisation in enhancing empathy a...

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Tom Le Ruez from 2019-10-17T18:23:49

Tom Le Ruez, the Tees Preventing drug related deaths co-ordinator for Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool, Redcar and Cleveland, talks about his work on substance related mortality in the north east.

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Claire Smiles from 2019-10-17T18:11:39

Claire Smiles, MSc student in social science & health research at Newcastle University, talks about her dissertation on interventions for chemsex.

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Amy O'Donnell from 2019-10-17T18:00:55

Amy O'Donnell gives an outline of the ATTUNE project into pathways leading to amphetamine use from a range of perspectives, along with some early findings and thoughts about implications for practi...

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Richard Price from 2019-10-17T15:03:20

Richard Price from NHS Health Education England talking at the FutureLearn Healthcare Workshop.

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Paul Taylor-Pitt from 2019-10-17T14:55:54

Dr Paul Taylor Pitt, Assistant Director OD at NHS Employers talks about how we can create online healthcare learning systems that retain the kindness, humanity and humility of offline educational c...

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Helen Fuller from 2019-10-17T08:19:27

Helen Fuller, the Global Healthcare Lead at FutureLearn, helps us prepare for the Healthcare Workshop taking place in London.

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James Munro from 2019-10-16T16:31:41

Dr James Munro reflects on the journey of Care Opinion and the research possibilities of online feedback for improving patient safety and experience, as well as some reflections about the influence...

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Elly Russell and Julie Gibson from 2019-10-16T14:04:25

Vets Elly Russell and Julie Gibson talk to Vanessa Garrity about learning from health care in terms of patient safety and reflections on what the NHS can learn from vets.

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Natasha Hardicre from 2019-10-16T12:48:26

Natasha Hardicre, Senior Research Fellow at the Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group, talks to Vanessa Garrity about Technology for Patient Safety: from ideas to solutions.

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Sarah De Biase from 2019-10-16T12:25:43

Sarah De Biase, Quality Improvement Associate at the Improvement Academy talks to Vanessa Garrity about Second Victims.

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Suzette Woodward from 2019-10-16T12:00:49

Suzette Woodward, Nurse and Senior Advisor at the Department of Health and Social Care, reflects on the Sign Up to Safety campaign and shares her current thinking on patient safety.

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Della Bailey from 2019-10-10T19:25:27

Della Bailey from the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York talks about the SCIMITAR programme, which aimed to help people with severe mental illness stop smoking.

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Piran White from 2019-10-10T19:11:12

Prof Piran White from the Closing The Gap Network talks about green and blue space and the impact it can have on our mental health.

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Joe Golden from 2019-10-10T18:48:54

Joe Golden talks about the 360 video he created for the 2019 World Mental Health Day meeting in York.

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Joe Firth from 2019-10-10T18:34:39

Joe Firth talks to Vanessa Garrity about Protecting Physical Health in People with Mental Illness: Findings from the Lancet Psychiatry Commission.

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Emily Peckham from 2019-10-10T12:39:28

Dr Emily Peckham from the University of York talks about The Closing the Gap cohort: a unique resource and opportunity to be involved in research.

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Simon Gilbody and Emily Peckham from 2019-10-10T12:17:53

Prof Simon Gilbody and Dr Emily Peckham from the University of York preview the World Mental Health Day meeting taking place in York on 10 Oct 2019: "Putting mental and physical health on the same ...

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Vanessa Munro from 2019-10-07T15:37:38

Prof Vanessa Munro speaks to Vanessa Garrity at the Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network meeting in Nottingham.

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Chris May from 2019-09-26T19:33:24

Chris May, the Founder and Managing Director of Mayden talks to us to finish off the #IAPTconnect19 podcast.

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Emma Spencer and Kerry Rolls from 2019-09-26T19:10:45

Emma Spencer and Kerry Rolls from Dorset Healthcare NHS Trust talk about developing student wellbeing pathways.

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James Woollard from 2019-09-26T18:59:13

Dr James Woollard, the most digitally mature child psychiatrist I know, talks about the here and now of using digital technology to help people who are experiencing mental health difficulties.

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Nesta Reeve and Esmee Henstra from 2019-09-26T18:48:43

Nesta Reeve and Esmee Henstra talk about the integrated psychological and social model they use at the Norfolk and Waveney Wellbeing Service.

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Becky Minton and Lucy Wilson-Shaw from 2019-09-26T18:39:03

Becky Minton and Lucy Wilson-Shaw talk about W.O.W. (Ways of Working) - a lunchtime session at #IAPTconnect19.

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Rupal Panchal from 2019-09-26T18:27:32

Rupal Panchal from the Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust shares her work implementing multiple strategies to help raise awareness and improve staff wellbeing in the South East Staffordshire...

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Jen Martin from 2019-09-26T18:16:45

Jen Martin from Mindtech talks about the gameChange VR project, which aims to transform the lives of patients with psychosis by putting powerful automated virtual reality psychological treatment in...

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David Clark from 2019-09-26T11:33:34

Prof David M Clark, National Clinical and Informatics Advisor for IAPT at NHS England, speaks about what IAPT has achieved so far and how the programme can use digital in the future.

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Ross O'Brien from 2019-09-26T10:47:08

Ross O’Brien from the Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service speaks about using Virtual Reality to start conversations with people affected by the Grenfell Disaster.

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Pooky Knightsmith from 2019-09-26T07:52:18

A great way to start any podcast, here's Dr Pooky Knightsmith @PookyH helping us all prepare for the #IAPTconnect19 conference in London. She's asking everyone who sits down and talks to people abo...

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Sylvain Baillet from 2019-09-25T20:58:20

Professor Sylvain Baillet from McGill University in Canada talks to Mark Brown following his #LaunchIMHCHBH keynote on 'A predictive machinery: network dynamics of brain perceptual inferences'.

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Niyah Campbell from 2019-09-25T12:47:52

Niyah Campbell, Youth Participation Lead at the Institute for Mental Health at the University of Birmingham speaks to Mark Brown ahead of his Youth Advisory Group workshop on coproducing research.

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Heidi Johansen-Berg from 2019-09-25T12:11:28

Prof Heidi Johansen-Berg, Director of the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging at the University of Oxford, talks to Mark Brown about brain health, cognitive health and physical activity.

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Sarah-Jayne Blakemore from 2019-09-25T12:03:23

Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore runs the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Group, based at the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge and the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience....

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Louise Arseneault from 2019-09-24T14:09:54

Prof Louise Arseneault speaking about bullying and mental health ahead of her keynote at the launch of the Institute for Mental Health and Centre for Human Brain Health at the University of Birming...

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Ed Bullmore from 2019-09-24T11:51:12

Prof Ed Bullmore, Head of the Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge University, talks about depression and inflammation, ahead of his keynote talk at the launch of the University of Birmingham Cent...

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Billie Lever Taylor from 2019-09-23T18:58:29

Billie Lever Taylor talks about the ESMI qualitative findings in the STACEY study:
Partner and family experiences of perinatal mental health care, and Women’s experiences of acute care.

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Kylee Trevillion from 2019-09-23T18:28:29

Dr Kylee Trevillion managed the ESMI study; a 5-year NIHR programme grant on the effectiveness of perinatal mental health services. In this interview from the ESMI Stakeholder Event, she speaks abo...

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Thomas Niederkrotenhaler from 2019-09-20T14:30:39

Dr Thomas Niederkrotenthaler from the Medical University of Vienna talks about media reporting of suicide: from the Werther effect to the Papageno effect.

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Jane Pirkis from 2019-09-20T14:15:49

Prof Jane Pirkis from the University of Melbourne talks about what we can do to prevent more suicides from taking place in pubic places.

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David Gunnell from 2019-09-20T13:54:10

Professor David Gunnell from the University of Bristol talks about recent trends in adolescent mental health, suicidal behaviour and suicide, and reflects on some of the factors that may be driving...

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Eoin Galavan from 2019-09-20T13:39:34

Clinical and Counseling Psychologist Eoin Galavan talks about the CAMS model (Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality) and how he has used it to great effect in his own practice.

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Nav Kapur from 2019-09-20T13:32:55

Guidelines for suicide prevention: hard science or dark art?

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Chan Lai Fong from 2019-09-20T13:28:12

Dr Chan Lai Fong from the National University of Malaysia talks about Client Suicide Amongst Clinicians: Integration of lived experience & the evidence base for postvention

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Stacey Freedenthal from 2019-09-19T20:16:48

Author, psychotherapist and suicidologist, Dr. Stacey Freedenthal, talks about her own lived experience of suicide and the work she does Speaking of Suicide https://www.speakingofsuicide.com

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Keith Hawton and Ellen Townsend from 2019-09-19T18:18:15

Prof Keith Hawton from the Centre for Suicide Research at the University of Oxford: "Self-harm in children and adolescents: An update on key issues."

New guide for parents who are coping w...

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Jo Robinson #chatsafe from 2019-09-19T17:44:50

Dr Jo Robinson from Orygen tells us about the #chatsafe project: "From consultation to co-creation: youth partnerships in suicide prevention."

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Ann Luce from 2019-09-18T18:54:54

Ann Luce from Bournemouth University (@stann2) talks about her work developing the Responsible Suicide Reporting Model and the Suicide Reporting Toolkit that will go live in the near future.

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Siobhan O'Neill from 2019-09-18T18:17:20

Prof Siobhan O'Neill talks about her suicide prevention work in Northern Ireland, and why it's so special to be hosting the 30th IASP congress in her home city of Derry.

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Carole Ann Clarke and Jim Breen from 2019-09-18T17:38:04

The Co-Founders of I Am Here talk about their work in workplace mental health https://iamheretribe.com/

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Helen Christensen from 2019-09-18T15:56:40

Professor Helen Christensen @HM_Christensen from the Black Dog Institute, UNSW, Sydney, Australia spoke at #IASP2019 about Digital Prevention for Suicide.

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Bronwen Edwards and Jo Riley from 2019-09-18T12:53:57

Bronwen Edwards from Roses in the Ocean and Jo Riley from the Black Dog Institute talk about involving people with lived experience of suicide in research.

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Recovery in the Bin from 2019-09-16T08:50:37

Bethan Edwards, Rick Burgess and Ellie from Recovery in the Bin

Neorecovery: A survivor led conceptualisation and critique

This keynote at #MHNR2019 aims to introduce the survivor...

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Edilma Yearwood from 2019-09-13T10:06:30

Edilma Yearwood, Past President of the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses

Examining the Evidence on Mental Health Literacy and Stigma Reduction in Low and Middle-Inc...

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Sue McAndrew from 2019-09-12T16:18:46

Professor Sue McAndrew, Professor of Mental Health and Young People, University of Salford

MHNAUK Lecture - Connect Three: Winning the game by exploring the mental ill health connections b...

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Ricardo Araya from 2019-09-12T13:50:35

Professor Ricardo Araya, Lead of the Global Mental Health Research Group and Director of the Centre for Global Mental Health, King’s College London

Global mental health: how to fill in the...

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Fiona Nolan from 2019-09-12T10:35:44

Professor Fiona Nolan, Florence Nightingale Foundation Clinical Professor of Mental Health Nursing, University of Essex - Improving mental health care through nurse education in low income countrie...

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Steven Allen from 2019-09-05T13:50:39

The role of strategic litigation in pursuing human rights-compliant reform of mental health services.

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Pesach Lichtenberg from 2019-09-05T13:29:26

Soteria: the Final Frontier of Deinstitutionalization

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Vicky Stergiopoulos from 2019-09-05T07:06:37

Improving housing and recovery outcomes for persons experiencing homelessness and mental health challenges.

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Alison Faulkner from 2019-09-05T06:40:07

The 'inconvenient complications' of peer support in mental health.

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Natalie Drew Bold from 2019-09-04T09:53:42

Natalie Drew Bold from the WHO tells us about the QualityRights initiative, which aims to improve access to good quality mental health and social services and to promote the rights of people with p...

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Soumitra Pathare from 2019-09-03T12:25:47

Peer support : an under-utilized resource in low-middle income countries. Soumitra Pathare (@netshrink) is a Consultant Psychiatrist & Director of Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy at the India...

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Samson Tse from 2019-08-13T09:45:25

Prof Samson Tse, Professor of Mental Health at The University of Hong Kong, previews the Refocus on Recovery debate that will take place in Nottingham on 5th Sep 2019.

The debate motion at...

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Jonathan Bisson: introduction from 2019-08-07T20:21:18

Professor Jonathan Bisson from Cardiff University talks about the new PTSD Prevention and Treatment Guidelines published in March 2019 by the
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studie...

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Mark Horowitz - Antidepressant withdrawal from 2019-07-11T14:28

Trainee Psychiatrist and Researcher Mark Horowitz speaks about his recent viewpoint piece published in The Lancet Psychiatry on tapering of SSRI treatment to mitigate withdrawal symptoms.

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Philippa Lowe and Alex Kennedy from 2019-07-09T11:53:41

The Rethink Chair of Trustees and Head of Campaigning and Public Affairs talk about their work in relation to mental health carers.

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Steven Jones from 2019-07-09T11:30:38

Prof Steven Jones from Lancaster University talking about his work on the REACT trial: why it's important to involve peer supporters in helping carers and what support they need to make this succes...

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Chris Lodge from 2019-07-09T11:22:31

Service User Researcher from the Spectrum Centre at Lancaster University talking at the #MentalHealthCarers event in Manchester.

Chris’s presentation will try and explain the feelings asso...

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Every Third Minute team from Leeds Playhouse from 2019-06-13T15:40:02

Every Third Minute team from Leeds Playhouse by The Mental Elf

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Penny Kirk and Colin from 2019-06-13T15:34:07

Penny Kirk and Colin from the NHS England Dementia and Older People's Mental Health Clinical Network

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Ian James from 2019-06-13T12:22:08

Ian James by The Mental Elf

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Francis Duffy from 2019-06-13T12:17:22

Francis Duffy by The Mental Elf

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Esme Moniz-Cook from 2019-06-13T12:14:34

Prof Esme Moniz-Cook, Professor of Ppsychology Ageing and Dementia Care Research at the University of Hull.

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Dr Krishnan from 2019-06-13T12:07:26

Dr Krishnan @psychinformatic, Delirium podcast

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Natalie Creary from 2019-06-06T19:06:06

Natalie Creary, Director of Black Thrive, talks about her work to improve health and wellbeing for black and mixed race communities.

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Ann John from 2019-06-06T18:51:24

Prof Ann John from Swansea University talks to Mark Brown about why boring research is exciting and why we might not always be on different sides.

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Mike Cooke from 2019-06-06T14:13:25

“Recovery is someone to love; somewhere to live; something meaningful to do”

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Karen Morley and Richard Morley from 2019-06-06T13:12:50

Karen Morley and Richard Morley talk to Mark Brown at the #MHResearchForMe meeting.

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Josefien Breedvelt and Rachel Churchill from 2019-06-06T13:01:30

Announcing a new partnership between the Mental Health Foundation and the Cochrane Common Mental Disorders group.

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Iris Benson from 2019-06-05T12:39:56

Iris Benson MBE talks about her own lived experience of being restrained whilst a patient in a mental health inpatient unit.

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Krysia Canvin, Ian Keller & Kathryn Berzins from 2019-06-05T11:56:01

Three people from the COMPARE study talk about their work to reduce restrictive practices in mental health.

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John Baker from 2019-06-04T15:30:54

Prof John Baker from the University of Leeds previews the COMPARE and CONTRAST meeting taking place on Wed 5th June, where we will discuss reducing restrictive practices in mental health settings.<...

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Anneka Tomlinson - Long term vision from 2019-05-23T12:35:54

Anneka Tomlinson from the University of Oxford explains how she hopes the SUSANA survey and other related projects on antidepressants in Oxford will impact on patient care in the long term.

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Anneka Tomlinson - Side-effects from 2019-05-23T12:31:01

Antidepressants have side-effects, e.g. Agitation, Anxiety, Blurred vision, Breathing problems, Cold symptoms, Constipation, Diarrhoea, Dizziness, Dry mouth, Erectile problems, Faintness, Headache,...

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Anneka Tomlinson - Have your say about antidepressant side effects from 2019-05-23T12:23:31

Please share your experiences of taking or prescribing antidepressants. Complete the SUSANA survey now! https://elfi.sh/SUSANAsurvey

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Anneka Tomlinson - Taking the SUSANA survey from 2019-05-23T09:36:40

Please share your experiences of taking or prescribing antidepressants. Complete the SUSANA survey now! https://elfi.sh/SUSANAsurvey

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Anneka Tomlinson - Why do we need the SUSANA survey? from 2019-05-23T08:59:25

“Side effects of antidepressants can be extremely debilitating and are one of the main reasons that people stop taking the drugs. It is crucial that we understand which side effects are the most tr...

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Anneka Tomlinson - Introduction to the SUSANA survey from 2019-05-23T08:44:33

Anneka Tomlinson from the University of Oxford introduces their ongoing work on antidepressants:

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Brian Dow from 2019-05-09T17:11:56

The Deputy Chief Exec at Rethink shares his thoughts from the inaugural Zero Suicide Alliance conference.

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Ben Jones from 2019-05-09T12:41:03

Ben Jones from National Bank tells the inspiring story of how he worked through the loss of his father, who died by suicide, to changing the mental health culture in his workplace and working towar...

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Sharon Allison from 2019-05-09T12:29:28

Sharon Allison, a Partner at Ashtons Legal talks about her work supporting families at suicide inquests.

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Joe Rafferty from 2019-05-09T09:07:21

Joe Rafferty, Chief Executive of the Mersey Care NHS Trust.

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Jackie Doyle MP from 2019-05-09T08:56:53

Jackie Doyle-Price MP - Conservative Member of Parliament for the Thurrock constituency and Minister for Suicide Prevention.

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Debbie Robson from 2019-04-30T20:26:56

Dr Debbie Robson talks about her work implementing smoke-free polices in the mental health setting.

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Benedikt Berninger from 2019-04-30T20:03:24

Professor Benedikt Berninger talks about brains in metamorphosis: reprogramming cell identity within the central nervous system.

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Claire Troakes from 2019-04-30T19:53:32

Dr Claire Troakes from the MRC London Neurodegenerative Diseases Brain Bank talks about tissue donation for neuroscience research.

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John Strang from 2019-04-30T19:36:43

Prof Sir John Strang tells the story of naloxone, a miraculous lifesaving treatment, which has been available for decades, but is still not widely used in practice to save lives.

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Thalia Eley and Ian Everall from 2019-04-30T19:25:52

Prof Thalia Eley and Prof Ian Everall explain why they have an annual Research Festival at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience.

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Wendy Matcham from 2019-04-17T18:17:12

Wendy Matcham from ESRC and UKRI talks about the 8 new mental health research networks and the open call for a new Mental Health Network Plus Engagement and Impact Coordinator https://esrc.ukri.org...

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Lisa McDaid from 2019-04-17T18:02:45

Lisa McDaid introduces us to the work of the new TRIUMPH Network (Transdisciplinary Research for the Improvement of Youth Mental Public Health)
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Bailey Mitchell and Dean Henderson from 2019-03-29T16:48:20

Bailey Mitchell and Dean Henderson from East London NHS Foundation Trust tells how quality improvement work has led to huge reductions in violence on their mental health wards.

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A?sa Steinsaphir, Alexander Rozental and Maria Smitmanis Lyle from 2019-03-29T15:53:13

Maria Smitmanis Lyle, A?sa Steinsaphir and Alexander Rozental from Stockholm talk about self-admission and patient power for people with psychosis.

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Lee Middleton, Kathryn Paterson and David Hutchison-McDade from 2019-03-29T15:05:27

Lee Middleton from the Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service and Kathryn Paterson from the Health and Work Support pilot in Scotland, speak about their work integrating health and social care i...

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Gary Kaplan and Jack Silversin from 2019-03-29T12:51:34

Gary Kaplan (Chairman and CEO of Virginia Mason Health System) and
Jack Silversin (Founding Partner at Amicus) talk about involving doctors in quality improvement work.

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Annelene Hoeivang Larsen from 2019-03-29T07:25:42

Communications consultant and journalist at the Danish Society for Patient Safety talks about power and coproduction in older people.

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Don Goldmann from 2019-03-28T16:58:54

Chief Scientific Officer, Emeritus, and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement talks about the science of quality improvement.

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Sara Riggare from 2019-03-28T16:48:04

Advisor to the Swedish Medical Products Agency, advisor to the Swedish government’s coordinator for Life Science, speaks about her life and work as a Mother, Engineer and Self-Tracker.

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Joel Mubiligi from 2019-03-28T15:31:50

Joel Mubiligi, Executive Director for Partners In Health talks about achieving equity in Rwanda.

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Sandra Dudych and Louise Patmore from 2019-03-28T13:42:29

Sandra Dudych and Louise Patmore talk about how to move from patient partnership to patient directorship.

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Amar Shah from 2019-03-28T11:04:50

Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and Chief Quality Officer at the East London NHS Foundation Trust talks about creating Joy in Work.

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Isabel Rodrigo from 2019-03-28T09:42:35

Dr Isabel Rodrigo from the Navarra Complex Hospital in Spain talks about the Patient as Assessor of Safe Practices.

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Manoj Kumar from 2019-03-28T09:39:07

The National Clinical Lead for the Scottish Mortality and Morbidity Program at Healthcare Improvement Scotland tells us about his work on Safety Reviews.

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Robert Greene from 2019-03-27T15:03:29

The Founder and President of the Hunger and Thirst Foundation talks about his work battling dysgeusia (taste alterations caused by chemotherapy).

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Cristin Lind and Emma Cartwright from 2019-03-27T12:48:07

We kick off the #Quality2019 live podcast with two patient representatives at the International Forum, talking about meaningful patient involvement at conferences. A theme we will return to many ti...

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#voicehearingUoY Rob Allison and Ruth Lafferty from 2019-03-26T20:12:28

Rob Allison and Ruth Lafferty talk to Vanessa Garrity about making sense of voice hearing, following the conference at the University of York on 22nd March 2019.

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Dorothy Gould from 2019-03-26T12:01:41

Dorothy Gould, a lived experience researcher, trainer and consultant gives her perspective on research priorities related to mental health detention.

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Welcome to the #Quality2019 podcast from 2019-03-26T11:41:01

André Tomlin from the Mental Elf introduces the #Quality2019 podcast from Glasgow

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Viral Kantaria and Claire Henderson from 2019-03-25T20:14:52

Viral Kantaria from NHS England and Claire Henderson from King's College London consider how we can reduce mental health detentions?

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Andy Bell and Petros Lekkos from 2019-03-25T20:06:08

Andy Bell (the Deputy Chief Executive of the Centre for Mental Health) and Dr Petros Lekkos (Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry) speak about Community Treatment Orders.

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George Szmukler from 2019-03-25T19:55:16

Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Society at Kings College London explains why he believes that people with mental illness are discriminated against when they are detained under the Mental Healt...

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Rai Waddingham and Geoff Brennan from 2019-03-25T19:26:06

Rai Waddingham from the Hearing Voices Network and Geoff Brennan from Starwards talk at the 'After the Mental Health Act review' event in London.

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Lade Smith from 2019-03-25T19:09:55

Dr Shubulade Smith talks about ethnic variations in compulsory detention under the Mental Health Act and what we can do about them.

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Paul McCrone and Bryn Lloyd Evans from 2019-03-25T11:00:07

Professor Paul McCrone and Bryn Lloyd Evans preview the NIHR Mental Health Policy Research Unit meeting - After the MHA Review: Priorities for future research on compulsory admissions.

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Simon Wessely from 2019-03-25T10:54:49

Prof Sir Simon Wessely (MHA Review Chair) What do we do now with the Mental Health Act review?

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Richard Andrews from 2019-03-22T14:20:10

The Founder and CEO of Healios talks about the digital technology for people with eating disorders that is currently being rolled out in the NHS.

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Tony Young from 2019-03-22T14:10:51

Prof Tony Young, the National Clinical Lead for Innovation at NHS England talks about Digital Technologies and Mental Health.

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Eric Van Furth from 2019-03-21T15:59

Professor of Eating Disorders at the University of Leiden Medical Centre talks to us, alongside his colleague Hiske Visser, about the ways they involve people with lived experience in their eating ...

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Kerry McLeod from 2019-03-21T12:16:12

BEAT Ambassador & Specialist Dietitian Kerry McLeod shares her own lived experience of eating disorders at the London Eating Disorders Conference 2019.

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Mike Slade from 2019-03-21T12:07:59

Professor of Mental Health and Social Inclusion at the University of Nottingham talks about hope, recovery and mental health.

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Anna Keski-Rahkonen from 2019-03-20T13:34:29

Professor of Mental Health from the University of Helsinki talks about the prevalence of eating disorders in Finland, and how school nurses are helping to identify young people with eating problems...

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Guy Goodwin from 2019-03-19T13:55:49

The Oxford Approach - so what?

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Seena Fazel and Danny Whiting from 2019-03-19T13:41:41

Prof Seena Fazel and Dr Danny Whiting from the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry talk about clinical prediction models.

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Cath Harmer from 2019-03-19T13:29:06

Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford and Director of the Psychopharmacology and Emotional Research Lab, talks about cross-disciplinary collaboration and her work on adole...

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Phil Cowen from 2019-03-19T11:20:27

Professor of Psychopharmacology at the University of Oxford and MRC Clinical Scientist Phil Cowen talks about antidepressants and new drug development for people with depression.

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John Geddes from 2019-03-19T09:53:31

Prof John Geddes, Head of the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, reflects on the impact of Michael Gelder and Guy Goodwin, and looks forward to what Oxford can achieve for people with m...

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Mina Fazel from 2019-03-18T21:45:27

Associate Professor in the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry talks about the opportunities and challenges of school mental health services.

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Paul Salkovskis from 2019-03-18T21:35:09

Prof Paul Salkovskis from the Oxford Centre for Psychological Health talks to Mark Brown at #OxPsych50 - the 50th Anniversary of the Oxford University Department of Psychiatry.

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Keith Hawton from 2019-03-18T21:25:09

The Director of the Oxford Centre for Suicide Research talks to Mark Brown about a lifetime researching suicide and self-harm.

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Elena Netsi and Alan Stein from 2019-03-18T21:06

Dr Elena Netsi (Postdoctoral Researcher) and Prof Alan Stein (Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) talk about their work on perinatal depression & child development.

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Julia Hamer-Hunt from 2019-03-18T20:59:07

Lay member of the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre Steering Committee (OH BRC) and Patient co-Chair of the OH BRC Patient and Research (PAR) Group, talks to us about patient and public...

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Alice Tickell from 2019-03-18T14:52:25

Research Assistant from the Oxford Centre for Mindfulness talks about her work on discontinuing antidepressant medications with the support of psychological therapy.

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John Williams from 2019-03-18T14:46:36

The Managing Director of Birmingham Health Partners talks to Mark Brown at #OxPsych50

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Ilina Singh from 2019-03-18T14:40:17

Prof Ilina Singh, Professor of Neuroscience and Society at Oxford University talks about the Epidemiology and Data Science session at the #OxPsych50 event.

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Andrea Cipriani - From evidence synthesis to personalised mental health: antidepressants from 2019-03-14T13:46:40

Prof Cipriani talks about depression, antidepressants, psychotherapies and making shared-decision making and treatment more targeted and personalised.

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#OxPsych50 Introduction from 2019-03-13T17:53:31

The 50th Anniversary of the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry with presentations and talks focussed on:
- Psychological Treatments
- Epidemiology and Data Science
- Experime...

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Emma Howarth from 2019-03-11T14:53:34

Dr Emma Howarth from the Cambridge Institute of Public Health talks to us from the Violence, Abuse and Mental Health Network meeting in London.

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Nicky Stanley and Helen Fisher from 2019-03-11T14:05:53

Nicky Stanley (Professor of Social Work and Co-Director of the Connect Centre for International Research on Interpersonal Violence and Harm) and Helen Fisher (Reader & BA Mid-Career Fellow at King'...

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Jude Towers from 2019-03-11T13:55:26

Dr Jude Towers talks to us about her involvement in the new Violence, Abuse and Mental Health Network.

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Suzanne Jacob, Safe Lives from 2019-03-11T13:11:19

The CEO at Safe Lives talks about domestic abuse perpetration & mental health needs for the #VAMHN podcast.

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Concetta Perot & Dan Robotham from 2019-03-11T11:42:46

Concetta Perot (Co-founder/Director of Survivors Voices) and Dan Robotham Deputy Director of the McPin Foundation talk about survivor involvement in research, prioritising research questions in vio...

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Susie Orbach from 2019-03-01T15:43:58

The Psychotherapist, Writer, Activist and Social Critic, Susie Orbach tells us why she is still fighting about food and feminism 40 years after her classic book 'Fat is a Feminist Issue’ was publis...

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Roger Webb - Self-harm in primary care from 2019-02-25T18:23:27

Self-harm in primary care patients: a nationally representative cohort study examining patterns of attendance, treatment and referral, and risk of self-harm repetition, suicide and other causes of ...

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David Gunnell - Drivers of unfavourable suicide trends from 2019-02-25T18:07:21

Prof David Gunnell from the Suicide and Self-Harm Research Group in Bristol, talks about social factors like recession, and restriction of suicide methods in this interview at the 'Using data to in...

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Nav Kapur - Hospital and community presentations for self-harm: linking across datasets from 2019-02-25T14:55:25

Thinking about self-harm and suicide - hospital data can tell us who the people are, when they come, what happens to them, and what helps and doesn’t help.

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Louis Appleby - Suicide and self-harm in young people from 2019-02-25T14:46:53

Prof Louis Appleby talks about suicide and self-harm in young people (aged <20) in the UK. Key themes include bereavement, bullying, physical health, self-harm, internet use and drug use.

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Tamsin Ford - Self-harm in children with emotional, behavioural & neurodevelopmental disorders from 2019-02-25T14:19:50

Are we achieving everything we can with child mental health surveys or is there still untapped potential in these data sets?

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Sally McManus - Self-harm trends and risk factors using adult general population surveys from 2019-02-25T10:11:38

"Survey data have limitations, but are an essential part of the picture. We owe it to the thousands of people who generously give of their experiences to use these national resources”.

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Louise Howard - Gender-informed and 'gender-neutral’ approach in research from 2019-02-22T12:34:12

Louise Howard - Gender-informed and 'gender-neutral’ approach in research by The Mental Elf

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Gordon Johnston from 2019-02-15T22:50:45

Gordon Johnston, a lived experience researcher working at the Research Collective in Scotland, tells us why he thinks the mortality gap is a human rights issue.

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Stephanie Prady from 2019-02-15T16:27:21

Dr Stephanie Prady, Senior Research Fellow in Mental Health Inequalities at the University of York talks about the social inequalities that face many people living with severe mental illness.

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Piran White and Pete Coventry from 2019-02-15T14:51:14

Prof Piran White and Dr Pete Coventry from the University of York talk about the importance of Green (nature, parks, gardens etc) and Blue (sea, rivers, canals, lakes etc) space.

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Josefien Breedvelt, Mike Cooke and Rachel Churchill from 2019-02-15T13:58:48

Josefien Breedvelt from the Mental Health Foundation, Prof Mike Cooke CBE and Prof Rachel Churchill from the University of York and the Cochrane Common Mental Disorders, help us understand what kno...

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Lina Gega from 2019-02-15T13:47:11

Dr Lina Gega from the University of York talks about Digital Wellbeing for People with Severe Mental Illness.

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Simon Gilbody and Carolyn Chew-Graham from 2019-02-15T11:43:24

Prof Carolyn Chew-Graham is a GP Principal in Central Manchester and Professor of General Practice Research at Keele University: “Whose job is it, anyway? Managing the physical health of people wit...

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Michael Ungar from 2019-02-08T14:51:43

Professor Michael Ungar from Dalhousie University talks about Diagnosing Resilience: A Multisystemic Model for Positive Development in Stressed Environments.

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Joshua Gordon from 2019-02-08T14:40:26

The Director of the National Institute of Mental Health talks about his priorities for the future.

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Bridget Callaghan, Clare Llewellyn, Simon Gilbody from 2019-02-08T11:55:03

Three speakers from the “Mind and matter: intersections of physical and mental health” symposium at the #MQScienceMeeting 2019:
- Bridget Callaghan, Columbia University – “Brain, Mind, Body: Ho...

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Bill Fulford from 2019-02-08T07:56:08

The Director of the Collaborating Centre for Values-Based Practice in Health and Social Care talks about the Montgomery judgement and how it affects shared decision making in mental health.

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Pamela Qualter from 2019-02-07T14:35:27

Professor Pamela Qualter from the University of Manchester talks about children’s experiences of loneliness.

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Sonia Johnson from 2019-02-07T14:22:54

Professor Sonia Johnson from UCL tells us what kinds of research are most likely to improve outcomes and lives of people with serious mental health problems.

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Shirley McNicholas from 2019-01-29T21:08:35

The Women's Lead for Camden and Islington NHS Trust talks about Drayton Park Women’s Crisis House and Resource Centre where she has worked for over two decades.

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Sophie Dix from 2019-01-29T13:38:52

Dr Sophie Dix, Director Research at MQ talks about the Mental Health Science Meeting which brings together researchers across different disciplines to explore cutting-edge new ways to understand, t...

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Gary @emerging56 from 2019-01-28T17:35:11

Gary describes himself on his Twitter profile as a: "Trans guy surviving the psychiatric system with a ‘BPD’ dx + all that comes with it which mirrors the CSA I endured. Voice hearer. Human being."...

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Marcus Gardiner from 2019-01-24T15:25

Marcus Gardiner, Software Developer for @SoftwireUK & Winston Churchill Memorial Trust @wcmtuk Fellow talks about this work: Decoding Digital Solutions for Workplace Mental Healthcare

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Tracy Parr from 2019-01-24T14:59:16

Tracy Parr from the Healthy London Partnership tells us about Good Thinking: innovative ways of finding and supporting the mental well-being of Londoners through digital technology.

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Simon Gilbody from 2019-01-24T14:52:14

Professor Simon Gilbody from the University of York shares his thoughts on what can we learn from digital mental health trials.

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Oliver Dale from 2019-01-22T19:55:38

Dr @OliverDale10 Clinical Lead for 'Personality Disorder' services at West London NHS Trust, talks about his optimism for improving services for people living with a diagnosis of 'personality disor...

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Rachel Rowan Olive from 2019-01-18T16:30:30

“Think it possible that you might be mistaken” - Rachel Rowan Olive provides a feminist critique of ‘Borderline Personality Disorder’.

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Paul McCrone from 2019-01-18T13:20

Prof Paul McCrone previews a workshop on community services for ‘personality disorders’, organised by the NIHR Mental Health Policy Research Unit.

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Rachel Bryant-Waugh & Ian Frampton from 2018-12-12T14:31:03

The London Eating Disorders Conference Chairs preview the 14th International Event that takes place in March 2019, this year focusing on "putting patient and carer perspectives at the heart of ever...

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Felicity Callard from 2018-12-07T22:17:23

Professor Felicity Callard, Chair of the VAMHN Network Advisory Group and Director of the Birkbeck Institute of Social Research.

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Sylvia Walby from 2018-12-07T22:00:01

Professor Walby OBE will be joining City, University of London, on 1 March 2019. She has been a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Lancaster University, UNESCO Chair in Gender Research and Di...

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Seena Fazel from 2018-12-07T21:44:49

Seena Fazel is a Professor of Forensic Psychiatry and Honorary Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist. His research focuses on the relationship between mental illness and violent crime, the mental health...

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Kate Lovett from 2018-12-07T21:31:40

The Dean of the Royal College of Psychiatrists welcomes the launch of the new Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network.

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Leonie Tanczer from 2018-12-07T21:22:33

Leonie Tanczer is a Lecturer in International Security and Emerging Technologies with a particular interest in the intersection of technology, security and gender. She has published work on a wide ...

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Louise Howard from 2018-12-07T17:18:02

Professor Louise Howard shares the exciting plans of the new Violence, Abuse and Mental Health Network, which is launching today at the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

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Sian Oram from 2018-12-07T10:45:19

Co-lead of VAMHN explains why the new research network will help to understand, prevent and reduce the impact of violence and abuse on mental health.

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Introduction to #VAMHN from 2018-12-07T10:08:09

?The Violence, Abuse and Mental Health Network aims to reduce the prevalence of mental health problems among children, adults, and the elderly, by bringing together experts with different ways of t...

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Tom Insel from 2018-12-05T22:18:41

Director of Mindstrong and Former Director of the US National Institute of Mental Health, shares his Digital Mental Health Challenge for 2028.

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Michael Craven from 2018-12-05T22:12:44

AlphaStim cranio-electrostimulation (CES) for generalised anxiety in IAPT services: Health Economic results

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Richard Graham from 2018-12-05T19:47:45

Harnessing the Fire: Flourishing in the Digital Age.

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Mat Rawsthorne from 2018-12-05T14:59:45

Digital Technology for Mental Health: The top ten questions

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Daniel Freeman from 2018-12-05T14:49:07

Professor Daniel Freeman, Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Oxford & Chief Clinical Officer at Oxford VR, tells us about his work using Virtual Reality to help people living wit...

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Cathy Cresswell from 2018-12-05T12:50

OSI Anxiety (Online Support & Intervention for Anxiety), an online therapist- supported, parent-guided CBT program for child anxiety disorders.

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Ed Watkins from 2018-12-05T12:41:48

Developing and evaluating personalised emotional competence skills via mobile app for young people: the H2020 ECoWeB trial.

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Duncan Brown & Manjul Rathee from 2018-12-05T12:21:20

Immersive gaming to tackle anxiety in children

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Chris Hollis from 2018-12-05T10:04:56

The Director of the MindTech MIC sets the scene for the day today at #MindTech2018

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Karen McIlwain and Neil Palmer CUES-ED from 2018-12-04T17:17:06

Helping children keep their brains amazing! Karen and Neil from CUES-Ed tell us about their innovative psycho-education project based in primary schools developed by Clinical Psychologists and CBT ...

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Geraldine Strathdee from 2018-12-04T17:01:24

"We need to understand people's lives". A great rallying cry from Dr Geraldine Strathdee to kick off a new era for Maudsley Learning.

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Chris Attoe from 2018-12-04T14:49:49

R&D Lead at Maudsley Learning talks about how their mental health education and training is coproduced for diverse groups of people, not just health professionals.

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James Pathan from 2018-12-04T14:03:02

Service Delivery Lead from Maudsley Simulation tells us about his work creating mental health simulation training.

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Sean Cross from 2018-12-04T13:42:32

Dr Sean Cross, CEO of Maudsley Learning talks to me about the relaunch of their mental health learning and education suite of products and tools.

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Richard Ings from 2018-11-25T10:29:29

Richard Ings from Arts Council England talks about the evidence of impact of arts and culture on health and wellbeing.

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Vanessa Pinfold from 2018-11-25T09:59:48

Co-founder and Research Director at the McPin Foundation talks about the things we can do in our ordinary lives to improve our mental health.

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Mark Williamson from 2018-11-25T09:51:46

The Director of Action for Happiness talks about his work with communities and mental wellbeing.

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Helen Chatterjee from 2018-11-22T21:55:19

Helen Chatterjee, Professor of Biology at UCL explains why the new MARCH Network is aiming to transform our understanding of how social, cultural & community assets can support mental health.

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Paul Ramchandani, Early intervention for mental health: the promise and the perils from 2018-11-14T21:23:31

The LEGO Professor of Play in Education, Development and Learning at the University of Cambridge talks about prevention and early intervention in mental health.

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Hamish McAllister-Williams, Antidepressants: the myths and the facts from 2018-11-14T16:56:37

Professor of Affective Disorders in the Institute of Neuroscience at Newcastle University speaks about depression, antidepressants and evidence, ahead of his talk at the Charlie Waller Memorial Tru...

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Paul Crawford and Kam Bhui from 2018-11-08T13:40:45

Paul Crawford from the University of Nottingham and Kam Bhui from Queen Mary University of London

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Karen Newbigging from 2018-10-16T06:53:48

Senior Lecturer in Healthcare Policy and Management at the University of Birmingham talks about the Mental Health Policy Commission: Investing in a Resilient Generation, which was presented by her ...

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Eoin Killackey from 2018-10-15T11:01:31

The Head of Functional Recovery in Youth Mental Health at Orygen in Australia shares his thoughts on what UK policy makers can do to improve youth mental health services.

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Matthew Broome from 2018-10-15T08:49:12

The Director of the Institute for Mental Health in Birmingham previews their Inaugural Forum taking place today.

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David Skuse and Roz Shafran from 2018-10-10T11:59:47

Prof David Skuse (Consultant Psychiatrist, Head of Behavioural and Brain Sciences at the Institute of Child Health) and Prof Roz Shafran (Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Chair in Translational Ps...

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Therese Kristine Dalsbo and Marita Sporstol Fonhus from 2018-09-20T09:58:36

Two Norwegian Cochrane reviewers talk about their recent systematic review entitled: Patient?mediated interventions to improve professional practice https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002...

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Erin Walker and Katrina Brooks from 2018-09-20T08:51:58

Katty Brooks and Dr Erin Walker talk about involving young people in meta-synthesis projects.

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Ed Watkins on what the evidence is for transdiagnostic approaches to mental health challenges from 2018-09-18T16:54:07

A final interview for #transdx2018, with Ed Watkins examining whether the evidence is there for transdiagnostic approaches and what research might look at

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Gregor Smith - #RealisticMedicine at #CochraneForAll from 2018-09-18T14:54:48

Casey Quinlan talks with Gregor Smith, an MD and Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Scotland, talks about #RealisticMedicine and the development of a Scotland Atlas, modeled on Jack Wennberg's Dartmou...

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Ruth Elwood Martin & Mo Korchinski from 2018-09-18T14:29:25

Ruth Elwood Martin and Mo Korchinski talk about their work in Canada with women in prison: Arresting Hope - Women Taking Action in Prison Health Inside Out.

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Peter Norton On Transdiagnostic Group Therapy from 2018-09-18T14:25:36

Doing group based CBT for anxiety but with people who don;t share a diagnosis? That's what Peter Norton has been doing and #beyondtheroom spoke to him at #transdx2018 in Cambridge

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Victor Montori - Patient revolution, #PatientsIncluded, and healthcare transformation from 2018-09-18T13:14:47

Beyond The Room teammate Casey Quinlan talked to Dr. Victor Montori about his work creating a patient revolution in healthcare, and his message to Cochrane about what real "patients included in res...

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Sara Tai On Taking Not A Transdiagnostic Approach To Therapy But An Adiagnostic One from 2018-09-18T12:36:19

Sara Tai On Taking Not A Transdiagnostic Approach To Therapy But An Adiagnostic One at #transdx2010 in Cambridge

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David Barlow On Neuroticism And The History Of Transdiagnostic Approaches at #transdx2018 from 2018-09-18T12:10:49

David Barlow is senior leader in the field of psychological treatments. He spoke to #beyondtheroom at #transdx2018 in Cambridge about the importance of neuroticism as a way of understanding emotion...

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Caitlin Hitchcock On Autobiographical Memory And Mental Health #transdx2018 from 2018-09-18T12:07:50

Autobiographical memory is the story we tell ourselves about who we've been. Caitlin Hitchcock spoke to #beyondtheroom at the second day of the #transdx2018 conference in Cambridge

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Emma Cartwright & Jess Rees (part 2) from 2018-09-18T10:59:37

They were so good we had to interview them twice! Emma Cartwright and Jess Rees, recipients of the Rosamund Snow prize, speak to André Tomlin (The Mental Elf) at #CochraneForAll.

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Lyubov Lytvyn - #PatientsIncluded in evidence + guidelines from 2018-09-18T10:50:33

Casey Quinlan talks with McMaster University PhD student Lyubov Lytvyn about including patients in the research that builds medical evidence.

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Roz Shafran On Perfectionism And Transdiagnostic Approaches from 2018-09-17T16:49:59

Roz Shafran gave a keynote at #transdx2018 on perfectionism and transdiagnostic approaches. We grabbed her straight afterwards for summary for you at home

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Anne Bryde Christensen And Pat Gwyer On Transdiagnostic Ideas And Their Discontents from 2018-09-17T14:44:20

Anne Bryde Christensen And Pat Gwyer Discuss some of the challenges in applying the different ideas and approaches within transdiagnostic discussion to actual practice and working with people.

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Sarah Morris On RDoc And Transdiagnostic Approaches To Research from 2018-09-17T14:14:13

Sarah Morris Explains RDoc and the US National Institute of Mental Health Health approach to thinking about research

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Emma Cartwright & Jess Rees - Rosamund Snow Prize Recipients from 2018-09-17T14:00:06

Emma Cartwright and Jess Rees, recipients of the Rosamund Snow prize, speak to Sally Crowe at #CochraneForAll.

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Dalila Martínez - Journey from doctor to patient to medical researcher from 2018-09-17T13:00:39

Dr. Dalila Martínez is an epidemiologist, a health researcher, and a patient with a serious condition. She spoke about how those roles have intersected and influenced her professionally and persona...

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Mark Taylor from 2018-09-17T12:41:51

The Head of Impact for the Central Commissioning Facility of the National Institute for Health Research talks about research impact, his own experience of multiple sclerosis, and how Cochrane can i...

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Dorothy Oluoch - Mothers' experiences in neo-natal hospital wards from 2018-09-17T12:32:44

Dorothy Oluoch is a researcher with the KEMRI Wellcome Trust in Nairobi, Kenya. Her keynote at #CochraneForAll carried an emotional punch. Hear her talk about her work with Casey Quinlan from the #...

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Jill Newby talks Transdiagnostic Online CBT at #transdx2018 from 2018-09-17T12:08:40

Jill Newby talks Transdiagnostic Online CBT at #transdx2018 by The Mental Elf

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Andy Oxman from 2018-09-17T10:57:41

Research Director of the Global Health Unit at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, talking about the Informed Health Choices project and Key Concepts for critical thinking about treatment cla...

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Lisa Hinton from 2018-09-17T10:10:57

Deputy Director for Applied Research at the Health Experiences Research Group in Oxford talks about Health Talk: a source of free, reliable information about health issues, which features videos of...

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Tim Dalgleish - What Is A Trans Diagnostic Approach? from 2018-09-17T08:00:24

Tim Dalgeish answers the burning question: just what is a transdiagnostic approach to psychiatric challenges?

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Holger Schu?nemann from 2018-09-16T17:30:43

Holger Schünemann, Chair in Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics at McMaster University talks about the GRADE framework. GRADE a transparent framework for evaluating the quality of evidence and st...

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Jennifer Johannesen - The Problem with Patient Engagement from 2018-09-16T15:56:11

A BeyondTheRoom conversation with Jennifer Johannesen about her keynote presentation at the 2018 Cochrane Colloquium in Edinburgh.

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Christine Borgman + Irene Pasquetto - Data Science from 2018-09-16T12:33:35

A conversation with Dr. Christine Borgman and Dr. Irene Pasquetto about their Cochrane Collaboration presentation "How and why do scientists reuse others’ data to produce new knowledge? Background,...

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Jonathan Gadsby from 2018-09-15T22:59:07

A thought provoking conversation about coercion and forced treatment from the founder of the Critical Mental Health Nurses Network.

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Margaret McCartney from 2018-09-15T22:32:07

GP Margaret McCartney talks about evidence-based medicine, relationships and trust, ahead of her keynote speech at the 25th Cochrane Colloquium in Edinburgh.

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Richard Morley from 2018-09-15T21:52:41

Richard Morley, the Consumer Engagement Officer at Cochrane, explains why it’s so important that #CochraneForAll this year is a #PatientsIncluded event.

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Alan Simpson from 2018-09-13T13:18:13

Ahead of his Mental Health Nurse Academics lecture, Professor Alan Simpson from City University talks about the future of mental health nursing, austerity and SuperTed.

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Laoise Renwick from 2018-09-13T08:39:23

The Chair of the International MHNR Conference previews the 24th Annual Event: Place, Purpose and Politics: Reimagining Mental Health Care

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Alan Cohen from 2018-09-12T08:53:36

The recently retired GP and Chair of the Clinical Advisory Group for Equally Well UK explains why physical health is such a big issue for people living with severe mental illness.

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Kevin James from 2018-09-11T19:19:39

Kevin James, a Lived Experience Consultant from Norwich shares his own story of living with severe mental illness and trying to remain physically and mentally healthy.

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Sam Allen from 2018-09-11T17:53:14

Samantha Allen, Chief Executive at the Sussex Partnership NHS Trust explains what they do to ensure that people living with mental illness get the physical healthcare they need.

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Maria Barquin from 2018-09-07T15:23:15

Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Supervisor at IESO Digital Health talks about the evidence base for psychological interventions online.

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Philippa Weitz from 2018-09-07T15:10:15

Pip Weitz, R&D Director from the Association for Counselling and Therapy Online talks abouther vision for digital technology and clinical psychology.

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Julian Childs from 2018-09-07T10:43:28

The Head of Digital Development & Evaluation at the Anna Freud Centre, and Associate Professor at UCL, tells us about his digital mental health work with young people.

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Helen Pote and Alesia Moulton-Perkins from 2018-09-07T08:21:44

Listen to the organisers of the "The Future is Digital: Is Clinical Psychology Ready for Digital Practice?" conference

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Tim Dalgleish & Melissa Black from 2018-09-05T13:16:13

A preview of the 2018 Conference on Transdiagnostic Approaches to Psychological Disorders, taking place in Cambridge on 17-18 September.

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Linda Nazarko from 2018-08-30T21:39:05

The Nurse Consultant in Physical Healthcare from the West London Mental Heath NHS Trust tells us what she is doing to ensure that people living with mental illness get the physical healthcare they ...

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Peter Byrne from 2018-08-30T20:57:29

NHS Psychiatrist Peter Byrne talks about smoking and mental illness: "The largest preventable part of the 17 years of life lost is due to smoking, and that’s something we now want to do something a...

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Lucy Schonegevel & Hannah Lewis from 2018-08-30T16:55:32

Rethink Head of Health Influencing (Lucy) and Senior Policy and Practice Officer (Hannah) talk to us about the new Equally Well UK collaborative.

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Andy Bell from 2018-08-24T13:53:29

Deputy Chief Executive from Centre for Mental Health tells us about the new #EquallyWellUK collaborative that is launching in the UK on 13th September 2018.

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Sonia Johnson - Mental Health PRU from 2018-08-03T14:25:23

Professor Sonia Johnson talks about the new NIHR Mental Health Policy Research Unit

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Robin Murray from 2018-08-03T10:44:20

Professor Sir Robin Murray previews his keynote talk at the Mental Health Nursing Research conference in Manchester on Friday 14th September 2018.

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Sonia Johnson - CORE RCT from 2018-08-02T16:40:53

Professor Sonia Johnson talks about her new RCT published in The Lancet, which shows that support from people with lived experience reduces readmission to mental health crisis units.

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Tamsin Ford and Neil Humphrey - STARS trial from 2018-07-17T12:00:16

Professor Tamsin Ford from Exeter Medical School and Professor Neil Humphrey from the Manchester Institute of Education talk about the STARS trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the...

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Emily Herbert and Iram Shah from The Retreat in York from 2018-07-10T21:10:01

Emily Herbert and Iram Shah from The Retreat in York by The Mental Elf

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Sarah Williams and Daniel Meron from 2018-07-10T17:55:07

Two of the people behind the Solent NHS Research and Improvement conference talk to Mark and André in our #BeyondTheRoom team as the event draws to a close.

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Side By Side - Patient Ambassadors changing things from 2018-07-10T15:43:05

An interview with members of Side by Side, the patient ambassador group responsible for changing the course of Solent NHS Trust's approach to patient inclusion. Speaking to #beyondtheroom were @ran...

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Clare Ryan on qualitative research and it being about what patients say is important from 2018-07-10T12:48:19

Clare Ryan (@clareryan99) is a Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist (spines) in the Musculoskeletal Service @SolentNHSTrust. Her presentation at #solentconf18 focused on what matters to patients about...

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Breathe Easy Choir At Solent from 2018-07-10T12:42:26

This is a brief snippet of the glorious choral singing at #solentconf18 from the Breathe Easy Choir

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Sarah Austin from 2018-07-10T12:37:06

Chief Operating Officer and Commercial Director of Solent NHS Trust summarises some of the cluster talks from the #solentconf18 event.

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Derek Stewart from 2018-07-10T11:31:59

Derek Stewart OBE shares a patient perspective and call to arms for the role of patients in research and the improvement of health services.

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Sue Harriman from 2018-07-10T11:29:07

Chief Executive, Solent NHS Trust tell us about how patients are included and why it matters

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Prof Catherine Pope from 2018-07-10T10:32:21

Professor Catherine Pope from the University of Southampton challenges us to think differently about involving the public and patients in health research.

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Dr Sarah Williams from 2018-07-10T09:15:06

Sarah Williams Associate Director Of Research & Improvement Solent NHS Trust

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Mick Cooper from 2018-06-29T19:26:06

The Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Roehampton tells us about school-based counselling in UK secondary schools.

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Celene Domitrovich from 2018-06-29T18:46:16

Dr Celene Domitrovich, Senior Scientist at CASEL (Collaborative Academic Social Emotional Learning) in Chicago, tells us all about social-emotional competence and how it relates to mental health in...

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Kate Martin from 2018-06-29T11:08:06

The Director of Common Room talks about her work on coproduction and shared decision making with children and young people.

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Louise Arseneault and Dan Olweus from 2018-06-28T20:24:58

Prof Louise Arseneault, Professor in Developmental Psychology at King’s College London AND ESRC Mental Health Leadership Fellow, and Prof Dan Olweus, Research Professor at the University of Bergen,...

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Natasha Devon from 2018-06-28T10:30:50

Writer, campaigner and pundit Natasha Devon MBE, talks to us after her keynote at #MHED2018: "Language and mental health - Why English speakers are having the mental health conversation at cross pu...

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Neil Humphrey from 2018-06-27T19:35:07

Prof Neil Humphrey previews the Mental Health and Education: Building Relationships conference taking place in Manchester on 28-29 June 2018.

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Introduction from 2018-06-27T11:17:49

This landmark conference will bring together leading UK and international researchers, policy-makers, educators and allied professionals to explore the intersection between education and mental hea...

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Phil Moore from 2018-06-12T17:13:22

Dr Phil Moore, Deputy Chair at NHS Kingston CCG, and Deputy Chair (Clinical) of NHS Clinical Commissioners, sums up the Urgent and Emergency Mental Health Care Summit, and gives us some thoughts to...

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Doc To Doc: Caroline Dollery and Chuck Browning from 2018-06-11T12:14:43

‘Is Disruptive Innovation Practical’ A discussion at #MHcrisis18 between two medical doctors (Dr. Caroline Dollery and Dr. Chuck Browning) from both sides of the pond on the practicalities of deliv...

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Leon Boyko, Sabrina Taylor, Paul Jennings & Dave Partlow from 2018-05-29T15:46:56

Panellists from the Emergency Services First Responder Q&A at #MHcrisis18 discuss what can be done to dramatically improve mental health emergency care.

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Bobby Pratap in conversation with Phil Moore from 2018-05-29T13:35:53

Phil Moore, Chair of NHS Clinical Commissioners in conversation with Bobby Pratap, Senior Programme Manager, Adult Crisis and Acute Mental Health at NHS England.

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Sharon McDonnell from 2018-05-29T13:11:03

The Director of Suicide Bereavement UK and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester tells us all about the National Suicide Bereavement Survey.

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Steve Mallen from 2018-05-29T12:38:29

Founder of The MindEd Trust and Co-Founder of the Zero Suicide Alliance, Steve Mallen tells why he believes the Zero Suicide movement will make a difference.

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Caroline Dollery from 2018-05-29T12:16:46

GP and Chair of Mid-Essex CCG reminds us why we need to focus our energy and resources on mental health crisis care.

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David Covington from 2018-05-29T08:14:35

The CEO and President of RI International sets the scene for the Urgent and Emergency Mental Healthcare Summit.

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Sally Crowe on Patient and Public Involvement in Research from 2018-04-20T12:03:01

Sally Crowe, PPI facilitator in research, gives a quick overview of her talk at #BASCDEdin and tackles some of the thorny issues that can arise.

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Test from 2018-04-18T13:57:50

Test by The Mental Elf

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Lauren Walker and Joe Keaney from 2018-04-13T13:15:33

Joe Keaney (EQUIP Service User and Carer Advisory Group member) and Lauren Walker (EQUIP Service User Researcher) talk about the Research Methods course and book they’ve been working on.

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Claire Fraser from 2018-04-13T08:44:54

EQUIP Programme Manager Claire Fraser tells us about the mental health care planning research prioritising exercise we'll be doing today in Manchester.

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Karina Lovell and Patrick Callaghan from 2018-04-13T08:04:55

The EQUIP research study Chief and Principal Investigators preview the Manchester conference on Fri 13th April: Enhancing the Quality of User Involved Care Planning.

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Roz Shafran from 2018-03-19T11:25:14

Chair in Translational Psychology at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health discusses active innovation and scrutiny of future psychological treatments research.

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Harry Sumnall from 2018-03-16T13:33:26

Prof Harry Sumnall talking at the #NonMedicalDrugs conference in York about a preventive approach to the non-medical use of prescribed drugs.

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Graham Parsons from 2018-03-16T12:16:21

Chief Pharmacist at Turning Point talks to us about pregabalin and gabapentin

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Charlie Lloyd and Ian Hamilton from 2018-03-16T09:56:15

Non-medical use of prescription drugs: This event will focus on the topic of non-medical use of prescription drugs. Despite significant numbers of people being prescribed psychoactive drugs like op...

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Rory O'Connor from 2018-03-13T17:18:20

Professor Rory O'Connor from the University of Glasgow talks about research into suicidal behaviour and how new technologies, culture change, people with lived experience and collaborative working ...

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Pim Cuijpers from 2018-03-13T14:46:39

Prof Pim Cuijpers from the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam explains how we can transform the availability and efficacy of psychological treatment through new technologies.

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Claudi Bockting from 2018-03-13T11:04:53

Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Academic Medical Center in the University of Amsterdam, talks about embracing the complexity of mental disorders from personalised models to universal approa...

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Jon Roiser & Pasco Fearon from 2018-03-09T17:18:24

Jon Roiser (Professor of Neuroscience and Mental Health at UCL) and Pasco Fearon (Chair in Developmental Psychopathology at UCL) consider how we can cultivate a vision for interdisciplinary trainin...

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Ata Ghaderi from 2018-03-09T16:26:53

Professor of Clinical Psychology at Karolinska Institutet considers where we can deploy psychological treatments and how research can improve mental health worldwide.

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Catherine Harmer from 2018-03-09T15:39:31

Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford talks about the potential for synergistic treatment effects - using and developing cross-modal treatment approaches.

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Emily Holmes from 2018-03-07T18:20:33

Professor Emily Holmes introduces the Lancet Psychiatry Commission on psychological treatments research in tomorrow’s science.

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Linda Gask from 2018-01-12T15:36:12

Clinician, Academic and Writer, Professor Linda Gask speaks about her own experience living with depression and anxiety, whilst working as a psychiatrist in the NHS.

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Praveetha Patalay from 2017-09-28T08:38:24

Discussing her recent briefing paper on mental ill-health among children
of the new century: trends across childhood, with a focus on age 14.

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Anna Burhouse from 2017-09-26T10:52:25

Anna is Director of Quality Development at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Anna is a Health Foundation Improvement Fellow, a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist at 2Gether ...

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Dr Judi Kidger from 2017-09-13T16:00:55

Senior Research Fellow from Bristol University talking about teacher and student mental health.

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Lucinda Powell from 2017-07-26T11:13:04

Secondary teacher Lucinda Powell shares her experiences of mentoring young people who are going through mental health difficulties.

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Naomi Gilbert - Lived Experience of Postpartum Psychosis, Exeter from 2017-06-29T13:46:56

Naomi Gilbert - Lived Experience of Postpartum Psychosis, Exeter by The Mental Elf

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Amir Sariaslan from 2017-06-21T17:53:52

Amir Sariaslan talks to Derek Tracy and André Tomlin about his recent study: Neighborhood influences on violent reoffending risk in released prisoners diagnosed with psychotic disorders. The discus...

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Laurie Windsor from 2017-06-12T13:00:14

Consultant Psychiatrist Laurie Windsor looks ahead to the #ImFineSW series of perinatal mental health events taking place in Saltash, Exeter and Bristol in June 2017.

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Digital Mental Health MHQT from 2017-03-23T12:00:15

Digital mental health: Waiting for the great leap forwards
Mental Health Question Time
Wednesday, 15 March 2017 from 18:30 to 19:30 (GMT)
London, United Kingdom

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Street Triage from 2017-03-01T09:01:02

André Tomlin speaks to mental health service users, police inspectors, clinicians and researchers in this 40-minute documentary about mental health crisis care. If you are new to street triage, thi...

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Early life deprivation with Edmund Sonuga-Barke from 2017-02-23T14:23:36

Professor Sonuga-Barke discusses his ERA study, published today in The Lancet: Child-to-adult neurodevelopmental and mental health trajectories after early life deprivation: the young adult follow-...

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Adult psychiatric morbidity survey with Sara Ketteley from 2016-12-22T10:37:34

Sara Ketteley, Steven Marwaha and Keith Hawton discuss the findings of the fourth national survey of the mental health of English households. The conversation covers general psychiatric morbidity, ...

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Dementia: Care Or Cure? from 2016-11-30T14:15:36

Dementia has been characterised as a ticking bomb, the 21st century epidemic, impacting on individuals, their families and society and costing the global economy £350 billion. The UK PM Challenge o...

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Behavioural activation with David Richards from 2016-08-26T00:00

Professor David Richards talks about the COBRA trial, which provides compelling evidence that behavioural activation is not inferior to CBT for treating depression.

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Preventable Harm: can mental health risk assessment be evidence-based? from 2016-07-22T11:45:17

#PreventableHarm. A special extended podcast of a 90-minute joint event run by The Lancet Psychiatry, University College London Division of Psychiatry, and the Mental Elf on July 20, 2016.

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Suicide prevention with Stan Kutcher from 2016-07-19T20:27:07

We discuss safeTALK and other suicide prevention programmes with Stanley Kutcher, Olivia Kirtley and Alys Cole-King.

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Cannabis Matters from 2016-06-24T00:00

Drug treatment services have seen a dramatic increase in cannabis treatment presentations over the last decade. This conference in York on 7th June 2016 explored why this is happening, the sort of ...

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Mental health genetics with Marcus Munafo from 2016-06-13T00:00

Marcus Munafo, Professor of Biological Psychology at the University of Bristol is a world leading researcher into genetics and cognitive influences on addictive behaviour. He heads up the Tobacco a...

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Recovery-focused care planning with Alan Simpson from 2016-05-25T02:00

The COCAPP study is about mental health risk, care planning and therapeutic relationships. This podcast interview with Alan Simpson and Sarah Carr explores the importance of assessing and managing ...

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Cannabis and mental illness with Suzi Gage from 2016-05-11T02:00

Dr Suzi Gage, Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol Department of Experimental Psychology, explores a new study about cannabis use and the risk of psychiatric disorders.

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Preventing depression with Pim Cuijpers from 2016-05-04T02:00

Pim Cuijpers, Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, discusses his new RCT of web-based guided self-help for preventing depression, published yesterday in JAMA. Listen

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Mindfulness with Willem Kuyken from 2016-04-28T02:00

Professor Willem Kuyken, Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre, discusses his new meta-analysis of mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for recurrent depression. This new study is an impo...

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