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Connections Between Insomnia and Cognitive Aging.
(2019-06)Insomnia is a common sleep disorder among older adults, and a risk factor for poor physical and mental health. However, the relationship between insomnia and cognitive health is not well understood. Here, we review ... -
Consent to discuss participation in research: a pilot study
(2019-09)Background. Equitable access to research studies needs to be increased for all patients. There is debate about which is the best approach to use to discuss participation in research in real-world clinical settings. Objective. ... -
Considerations in the assessment of capacity
(2020-10)The right of autonomous patients to make decisions about their care is core to medical practice. However, we are frequently faced with situations where a patient is unable to make those decisions because of their medical ... -
A Content Analysis and Comparison of Two Peaks of Newspaper Reporting During a Suicide Cluster to Examine Implications for Imitation, Suggestion, and Prevention
(2020-03)During 2007–2008, media attention focused on a cluster of youth suicides in the UK. There were two peaks (P1, P2) in the volume of newspaper reporting of the deaths. The number of possible suicides was greater than expected ... -
The context of inpatient mental health care in England
(2019-05)This chapter, which is of special interest to mental health professionals who are unfamiliar with the UK mental health care system, reviews the practice of inpatient care in relation to the provision of overall psychiatric ... -
A continuum hypothesis of psychotomimetic rapid antidepressants
(2021-05)Ketamine, classical psychedelics and sleep deprivation are associated with rapid effects on depression. Interestingly, these interventions also have common psychotomimetic actions, mirroring aspects of psychosis such as ... -
The Convergent Validity of the electronic Frailty Index (eFI) with the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)
(2020-11)Background: Different scales are being used to measure frailty. This study examined the convergent validity of the electronic Frailty Index (eFI) with the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS). Method: The cross-sectional study ... -
Coproduction with Autistic Adults: Reflections from the Authentistic Research Collective
(2020-12)This article explores coproduction in relation to autistic people. We reflect on the coproduction process with autistic adults from the Authentistic Research Collective at University College London. We aimed to support the ... -
The CORE service improvement programme for mental health crisis resolution teams: results from a cluster-randomised trial
(2019-02)Crisis resolution teams (CRTs) offer brief, intensive home treatment for people experiencing mental health crisis. CRT implementation is highly variable; positive trial outcomes have not been reproduced in scaled-up CRT ... -
Coronavirus conspiracy beliefs, mistrust, and compliance with government guidelines in England
(2020-05)Background: An invisible threat has visibly altered the world. Governments and key institutions have had to implement decisive responses to the danger posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Imposed change will increase the ... -
Cost and quality-of-life impacts of community treatment orders (CTOs) for patients with psychosis: economic evaluation of the OCTET trial
(2020-07)Purpose:Current RCT and meta-analyses have not found any effect of community treatment orders (CTOs) on hospital or social outcomes. Assumed positive impacts of CTOs on quality-of-life outcomes and reduced hospital costs ... -
The costs of bipolar disorder in the United Kingdom
(2021-09)Objectives: To estimate the individual cost and population-level economic burden of Bipolar Disorder (BD), and explore the impact of clinical and sociodemographic factors on costs in the United Kingdom. Methods: Annual ... -
The Costs of Healthcare in Prison and Custody: Systematic Review of Current Estimates and Proposed Guidelines for Future Reporting
(2018-12)We aimed to review prison healthcare expenditure internationally by systematically reviewing healthcare spending on prisoners worldwide, examine comparability between countries, and develop guidelines to improve reporting. ... -
Could health-improving interventions address the growing unemployment crisis?
(2021-02)The COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented rates of unemployment. Poorer mental health is a cause and a consequence of unemployment, and job seekers with poorer mental health remain unemployed for longer. The review ... -
COVID and early intervention: the impact of COVID-19 on referrals to an early intervention service
(2021-06)COVID-19 has a demonstratable impact on the population's mental health and is associated with an increased incidence of psychiatric disorders, including patients experiencing psychotic presentations. The aim of this study ... -
Covid-19 and mental health: a transformational opportunity to apply an evidence-based approach to clinical practice and research
(2020-04)The Oxford Precision Psychiatry Lab (https://oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/our-work/oxppl/, @OxfordPPL) collected from senior clinicians in the local Mental Health Trust a list of specific and focused questions about mental ... -
COVID-19 and substance use disorders: a review of international guidelines for frontline healthcare workers of addiction services
(2022-03)People with substance use disorders may be at a greater risk of contracting COVID-19 infection and developing medical complications. Several institutional and governmental health agencies across the world developed ad hoc ... -
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in systemic sclerosis
(2021-07)In conclusion, our survey suggests that most patients with SSc have positive feelings towards COVID-19 vaccine, but uncertainties are present in a considerable proportion of cases. These results highlight the crucial ... -
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the UK: The Oxford Coronavirus Explanations, Attitudes, and Narratives Survey (OCEANS) II
(2020-12)Background: Our aim was to estimate provisional willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, identify predictive socio-demographic factors, and, principally, determine potential causes in order to guide information ... -
COVID-19 vaccines, hesitancy and mental health
(2021-04)‘None of us will be safe until everyone is safe. Global access to coronavirus vaccines, tests and treatments for everyone who needs them, anywhere, is the only way out’. This statement by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, ...