The Mental Elf

Ruben Van Beek

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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

Meryem Grabski and Jon Waldron

24 Oct 2019

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

Amy O'Donnell

24 Oct 2019

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Amy O'Donnell from the ATTUNE project talks about her qualitative research working with people who take amphetamine type stimulants. Hosted on Acast. ...

Paul Griffiths

23 Oct 2019

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Paul Griffiths, Scientific Director of the EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction) talks about the impact that globalisation ...

Susan Hrisos

22 Oct 2019

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Interview with Susan Hrisos researcher at university of Newcastle and Alex Elliott  from Operating Theatre company discussing and debating the use of...

Tom Le Ruez

17 Oct 2019

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

Claire Smiles

17 Oct 2019

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

Amy O'Donnell

17 Oct 2019

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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 find...

Richard Price

17 Oct 2019

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Richard Price from NHS Health Education England talking at the FutureLearn Healthcare Workshop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Paul Taylor-Pitt

17 Oct 2019

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Dr Paul Taylor Pitt, Assistant Director OD at NHS Employers talks about how we can create online healthcare learning systems that retain the kindness,...

Helen Fuller

17 Oct 2019

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Helen Fuller, the Global Healthcare Lead at FutureLearn, helps us prepare for the Healthcare Workshop taking place in London. Hosted on Acast. See ac...

James Munro

16 Oct 2019

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Dr James Munro reflects on the journey of Care Opinion and the research possibilities of online feedback for improving patient safety and experience, ...

Elly Russell and Julie Gibson

16 Oct 2019

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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 ...

Natasha Hardicre

16 Oct 2019

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

Sarah De Biase

16 Oct 2019

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Sarah De Biase, Quality Improvement Associate at the Improvement Academy talks to Vanessa Garrity about Second Victims. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Suzette Woodward

16 Oct 2019

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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 curr...

Della Bailey

10 Oct 2019

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Della Bailey from the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York talks about the SCIMITAR programme, which aimed to help people with seve...

Piran White

10 Oct 2019

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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. Hosted on Acast. S...

Joe Golden

10 Oct 2019

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Joe Golden talks about the 360 video he created for the 2019 World Mental Health Day meeting in York. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...

Joe Firth

10 Oct 2019

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

Lina Gega

10 Oct 2019

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Dr Lina Gega talks about digital interventions and how they can help people with severe mental illness to manage their physical health. Hosted on Acas...

Emily Peckham

10 Oct 2019

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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. Hos...

Simon Gilbody

10 Oct 2019

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Prof Simon Gilbody talks about the mortality gap in mental health and what we can do about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

Simon Gilbody and Emily Peckham

10 Oct 2019

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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: "...

Vanessa Munro

07 Oct 2019

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Prof Vanessa Munro speaks to Vanessa Garrity at the Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network meeting in Nottingham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

Sian Oram

07 Oct 2019

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Dr Siân Oram talks about the Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network event in Nottingham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

Chris May

26 Sep 2019

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Chris May, the Founder and Managing Director of Mayden talks to us to finish off the #IAPTconnect19 podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Emma Spencer and Kerry Rolls

26 Sep 2019

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Emma Spencer and Kerry Rolls from Dorset Healthcare NHS Trust talk about developing student wellbeing pathways. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

James Woollard

26 Sep 2019

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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 ar...

Nesta Reeve and Esmee Henstra

26 Sep 2019

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

Becky Minton and Lucy Wilson-Shaw

26 Sep 2019

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Becky Minton and Lucy Wilson-Shaw talk about W.O.W. (Ways of Working) - a lunchtime session at #IAPTconnect19. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...

Rupal Panchal

26 Sep 2019

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Rupal Panchal from the Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust shares her work implementing multiple strategies to help raise awareness and improve ...

Jen Martin

26 Sep 2019

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Jen Martin from Mindtech talks about the gameChange VR project, which aims to transform the lives of patients with psychosis by putting powerful autom...

David Clark

26 Sep 2019

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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 programm...

Ross O'Brien

26 Sep 2019

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

Pooky Knightsmith

26 Sep 2019

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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...

Sylvain Baillet

25 Sep 2019

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Professor Sylvain Baillet from McGill University in Canada talks to Mark Brown following his #LaunchIMHCHBH keynote on 'A predictive machinery: networ...

Niyah Campbell

25 Sep 2019

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Niyah Campbell, Youth Participation Lead at the Institute for Mental Health at the University of Birmingham speaks to Mark Brown ahead of his Youth Ad...

Heidi Johansen-Berg

25 Sep 2019

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

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

25 Sep 2019

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

Louise Arseneault

24 Sep 2019

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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 ...

Matthew Broome

24 Sep 2019

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Prof Matthew Broome, the Director of the Institute of Mental Health at the University of Birmingham talks about the launch of the Institute and the Ce...

Ed Bullmore

24 Sep 2019

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

Billie Lever Taylor

23 Sep 2019

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

Kylee Trevillion

23 Sep 2019

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Dr Kylee Trevillion managed the ESMI study; a 5-year NIHR programme grant on the effectiveness of perinatal mental health services. In this interview ...

Louise Howard

23 Sep 2019

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Professor Louise Howard from Kings College London talks to us at the start of the ESMI (Effectiveness of Services for Mothers with Mental Illness) Sta...

Thomas Niederkrotenhaler

20 Sep 2019

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

Jane Pirkis

20 Sep 2019

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

David Gunnell

20 Sep 2019

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Professor David Gunnell from the University of Bristol talks about recent trends in adolescent mental health, suicidal behaviour and suicide, and refl...

Eoin Galavan

20 Sep 2019

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Clinical and Counseling Psychologist Eoin Galavan talks about the CAMS model (Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality) and how he has u...

Nav Kapur

20 Sep 2019

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Guidelines for suicide prevention: hard science or dark art? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chan Lai Fong

20 Sep 2019

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Dr Chan Lai Fong from the National University of Malaysia talks about Client Suicide Amongst Clinicians: Integration of lived experience & the evidenc...

Stacey Freedenthal

19 Sep 2019

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Author, psychotherapist and suicidologist, Dr. Stacey Freedenthal, talks about her own lived experience of suicide and the work she does Speaking of S...

Keith Hawton and Ellen Townsend

19 Sep 2019

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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."N...

Jo Robinson #chatsafe

19 Sep 2019

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

Ann Luce

18 Sep 2019

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Ann Luce from Bournemouth University (@stann2) talks about her work developing the Responsible Suicide Reporting Model and the Suicide Reporting Toolk...

Siobhan O'Neill

18 Sep 2019

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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 ...

Carole Ann Clarke and Jim Breen

18 Sep 2019

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The Co-Founders of I Am Here talk about their work in workplace mental health https://iamheretribe.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Helen Christensen

18 Sep 2019

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

Bronwen Edwards and Jo Riley

18 Sep 2019

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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 rese...

Rory O'Connor

17 Sep 2019

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Professor Rory O'Connor speaks after the opening ceremony of the 30th World Congress of the International Association of Suicide Prevention, which tak...

Recovery in the Bin

16 Sep 2019

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Bethan Edwards, Rick Burgess and Ellie from Recovery in the BinNeorecovery: A survivor led conceptualisation and critiqueThis keynote at #MHNR2019 aim...

Edilma Yearwood

13 Sep 2019

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Edilma Yearwood, Past President of the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health NursesExamining the Evidence on Mental Health Literacy and S...

Sue McAndrew

12 Sep 2019

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Professor Sue McAndrew, Professor of Mental Health and Young People, University of SalfordMHNAUK Lecture - Connect Three: Winning the game by explorin...

Ricardo Araya

12 Sep 2019

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

Fiona Nolan

12 Sep 2019

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Professor Fiona Nolan, Florence Nightingale Foundation Clinical Professor of Mental Health Nursing, University of Essex - Improving mental health care...

Steven Allen

05 Sep 2019

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The role of strategic litigation in pursuing human rights-compliant reform of mental health services. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...

Pesach Lichtenberg

05 Sep 2019

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Soteria: the Final Frontier of Deinstitutionalization Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vicky Stergiopoulos

05 Sep 2019

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Improving housing and recovery outcomes for persons experiencing homelessness and mental health challenges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Alison Faulkner

05 Sep 2019

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The 'inconvenient complications' of peer support in mental health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Natalie Drew Bold

04 Sep 2019

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Natalie Drew Bold from the WHO tells us about the QualityRights initiative, which aims to improve access to good quality mental health and social serv...

Soumitra Pathare

03 Sep 2019

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Peer support : an under-utilized resource in low-middle income countries. Soumitra Pathare (@netshrink) is a Consultant Psychiatrist & Director of Cen...

Mike Slade

15 Aug 2019

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Prof Mike Slade from the University of Nottingham previews the Refocus on Recovery conference that's taking place in Nottingham on 3-5 September 2019....

Samson Tse

13 Aug 2019

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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...

Jonathan Bisson: introduction

07 Aug 2019

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Professor Jonathan Bisson from Cardiff University talks about the new PTSD Prevention and Treatment Guidelines published in March 2019 by the Interna...

Mark Horowitz - Antidepressant withdrawal

11 Jul 2019

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Trainee Psychiatrist and Researcher Mark Horowitz speaks about his recent viewpoint piece published in The Lancet Psychiatry on tapering of SSRI treat...

Sonia Johnson

09 Jul 2019

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Why is it so difficult to implement digital interventions in the NHS?Read Mark Brown's blog on the systematic review by Golnar Aref-Adib here: https:/...

Philippa Lowe and Alex Kennedy

09 Jul 2019

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

Steven Jones

09 Jul 2019

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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...

Chris Lodge

09 Jul 2019

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

Every Third Minute team from Leeds Playhouse

13 Jun 2019

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Every Third Minute team from Leeds Playhouse by The Mental Elf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Penny Kirk and Colin

13 Jun 2019

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Penny Kirk and Colin from the NHS England Dementia and Older People's Mental Health Clinical Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Ian James

13 Jun 2019

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Ian James by The Mental Elf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Francis Duffy

13 Jun 2019

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Francis Duffy by The Mental Elf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Esme Moniz-Cook

13 Jun 2019

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Prof Esme Moniz-Cook, Professor of Ppsychology Ageing and Dementia Care Research at the University of Hull. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Dr Krishnan

13 Jun 2019

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Dr Krishnan @psychinformatic, Delirium podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Natalie Creary

06 Jun 2019

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

Ann John

06 Jun 2019

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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. Hos...

Mike Cooke

06 Jun 2019

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“Recovery is someone to love; somewhere to live; something meaningful to do” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Karen Morley and Richard Morley

06 Jun 2019

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Karen Morley and Richard Morley talk to Mark Brown at the #MHResearchForMe meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josefien Breedvelt and Rachel Churchill

06 Jun 2019

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Announcing a new partnership between the Mental Health Foundation and the Cochrane Common Mental Disorders group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Iris Benson

05 Jun 2019

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

Krysia Canvin, Ian Keller & Kathryn Berzins

05 Jun 2019

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Three people from the COMPARE study talk about their work to reduce restrictive practices in mental health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

John Baker

04 Jun 2019

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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 re...

Anneka Tomlinson - Long term vision

23 May 2019

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Anneka Tomlinson from the University of Oxford explains how she hopes the SUSANA survey and other related projects on antidepressants in Oxford will i...

Anneka Tomlinson - Side-effects

23 May 2019

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

Anneka Tomlinson - Have your say about antidepressant side effects

23 May 2019

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

Anneka Tomlinson - Taking the SUSANA survey

23 May 2019

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

Anneka Tomlinson - Why do we need the SUSANA survey?

23 May 2019

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“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...

Anneka Tomlinson - Introduction to the SUSANA survey

23 May 2019

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Anneka Tomlinson from the University of Oxford introduces their ongoing work on antidepressants:Cipriani A, Furukawa TA, Salanti G, et al. (2018) Comp...