- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Music Therapy and Health
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
University of Oxford
1995-2024
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
2020-2024
Primary Health Care
2022
University of Nottingham
2018-2021
Oxford Research (Norway)
2021
Museum of the History of Science
2021
Internet Society
2021
Whitby Hospital
2021
The University of Adelaide
2018-2020
Warneford Hospital
2020
Background The COVID-19 pandemic required mental health services around the world to adapt quickly new restrictions and regulations put in place reduce risk of transmission. As face-to-face contact became difficult, virtual methods were implemented continue safely provide care. However, it is unclear what extent service provision transitioned telemental worldwide. Objective We aimed systematically review global research literature on how adapted during first year pandemic. Methods searched...
Background The effects of COVID-19 on the shift to remote consultations remain be properly investigated. Objective To quantify extent, nature and clinical impact use telepsychiatry during pandemic compare it with data in same period 2 years before outbreak. Methods We used deidentified electronic health records routinely collected from two UK mental Foundation Trusts (Oxford Health (OHFT) Southern (SHFT)) between January September 2018, 2019 2020. considered three outcomes: (1) service...
This study examined the consistency between three indexes of cerebral blood flow (CBF) obtained by using transcranial Doppler ultrasound in eight human volunteers. Each subject undertook sessions graded exercise, consisting 6 min rest, at 20% maximal oxygen uptake (V˙o 2 max ), 40% V˙o , and recovery. Values were every 10 ms for velocity associated with frequency shift ( V P intensity-weighted mean IWM total signal power P). Beat-by-beat averages ([Formula: see text] ,[Formula: text]provided...
The need to strengthen health capacity in developing countries is widely documented. World Health Organization has called for an increase the number of workers all experiencing critical shortages, a significant scaling-up training and more efficient use existing workers. Links, long-term mutually beneficial partnerships between UK institutions their counterparts countries, are helping fill these gaps. Links allow reciprocal transfer knowledge skills partners, enabling UK's expertise service...
Objectives This study aimed to understand young people’s perception of the potential utility arts and culture, focusing on online access, for supporting their mental health. Design A qualitative interview study. Setting Online. Participants were selected by purposeful sampling from an survey culture health well-being. Method Individual semi-structured interviews conducted 30 July 2020 9 September 2020. Rich data analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Results Thirteen participants aged...
Worldwide uptake of telepsychiatry accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic.To conduct an evaluation opinions, preferences and attitudes to from service users, carers clinicians in order understand how can be best used peri/post-COVID-19 era.This mixed-methods, multicentre, international study was set two sites England Italy. Survey questionnaires focus group topic guides were co-produced for each participant (service clinicians).In UK, 906 117 483 clinicians, Italy, 164 56 72 completed...
The mental health of young people (YP) is a major public concern that has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst engaging with culture and arts may have benefits there dearth experimental research regarding impact online on depression anxiety in YP. In particular interventions, which improve accessibility. Objective: We aimed to compare co-produced intervention encompassing diverse human stories behind art artefacts, named Ways Being (WoB), typical museum website, Ashmolean (Ash)...
Somalia, in the Horn of Africa, suffers violence, political instability and high mortality rates. The recent major drought Somalia led to what was termed worst humanitarian disaster world. In July 2011 it reported that nearly 60 000 people had entered into Kenya from already year, including 1300 new arrivals every day Dadaab refugee camp, described as ‘the largest, most congested one remote camps world’ (see http://www.unhcr.org/4e204b1e9.html ). along with mass migration such poor...
Somaliland, in the Horn of Africa, declared independence from Somalia 1991, but is yet to be internationally recognised as a sovereign state. The region has significantly weak health sector, with poor service provision and scarce human resources for mental health, despite huge nee
Abstract Background To better understand the associations of childhood trauma and disorder with past-year suicidality (thoughts, plans or attempts), we compared male military civilian populations aged 18–60 years old. Methods Data derived from 2010 Australian Defence Force (ADF) Mental Health Prevalence Wellbeing Study 2007 Bureau Statistics National Survey were using logistic regression Generalized Structural Equation Modelling (GSEM). Results A greater proportion ADF experienced than...
Clozapine is the only evidence-based antipsychotic for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. However, it has considerable side effects, limiting its usability and reducing patients' adherence. One of most common distressing effects hypersalivation, which can be debilitating, stigmatizing potentially dangerous through association with aspiration pneumonia. There a paucity evidence guiding possible treatment strategies hypersalivation. This study aims to examine efficacy hyoscine (scopolamine)...
Abstract Background Childhood adversity is associated with mental disorder following military deployment. However, it unclear how different childhood trauma profiles relate to developing a post-deployment disorder. We investigated prospectively in determining new probable Methods In total, 1009 Regular male ADF personnel from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) Prospective Study provided pre- and self-report data. Logistic regression generalised...
A substantial proportion of the psychiatric burden disease falls on world's poorest nations, yet relatively little is known about randomised trials conducted in these countries. Our aim was to identify and describe a representative sample mental health from low middle-income 6107 electronic records, most with full text copies, were available following extensive searches for or potentially countries published 1991, 1995 2000. These records searched studies relevant health. Data study...
Links between health institutions in countries with high incomes and those the low-middle range are becoming more common, benefits from these links increasingly recognized. One such link is Kings College Hospital THET (Tropical Health Education Trust) their partners Somaliland. The mental part of consists public service providers, educational institutions, local nongovernmental organizations Somaliland volunteers United Kingdom, led by Institute Psychiatry. authors describe how careful...
Objectives To compare the prevalence of self-reported risky driving in a sample UK military personnel at 2 different time points (2004 and 2009), to identify incidence new onset possible determinants becoming driver. Methods Data were used from phases cohort study investigating health well-being between 2004 2009. Participants included if they undertaking regular (rather than reserve) engagements, had completed both surveys reported being driver surveys. Univariable multivariable logistic...