Browsing xMedical Trainees' Publications by Contributor Discipline "Medical Trainee"
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Mood Homeostasis, Low Mood, and History of Depression in 2 Large Population Samples
(2020-04)Importance Existing therapeutic options are insufficient to tackle the disease burden of depression, and new treatments are sorely needed. Defining new psychotherapeutic targets is challenging given the paucity of coherent ... -
A narrative review of ablative neurosurgery in refractory mental disorders
(2022-07)Neurosurgery for mental disorder (NMD) is currently performed in the UK for cases of severe depressive disorder and obsessive–compulsive disorder refractory to treatment, under stringent regulations as set out under the ... -
Nasogastric tube feeding under restraint: understanding the impact and improving care
(2023-07)Nasogastric tube feeding under physical restraint is an intervention that clinicians working in specialist mental health in-patient units may need to implement. Aims To examine the impact of this intervention on people ... -
Promoting resilience in healthcare students through psychological interventions
(2022-06)Given the impact of well-known chronic stressors on health and social care students, the concept of resilience has gained importance in the field of health professional education. Many interventions have been tested that ... -
Psychotropic medication prescribing in people with autism spectrum disorders with and without psychiatric comorbidity
(2021-04)Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of lifelong neurodevelopmental disorders characterised by difficulties in social interactions and social communication, and restricted and repetitive behaviours. Relative to the ... -
Simulated virtual on-call training programme for improving non-specialised junior doctors’ confidence in out-of-hours psychiatry: quantitative assessment
(2022-09)Aims and method To investigate whether a psychiatry-specific virtual on-call training programme improved confidence of junior trainees in key areas of psychiatry practice. The programme comprised one 90 min lecture and a ... -
Six-month Neurological and Psychiatric Outcomes in 236,379 Survivors of COVID-19
(2021-01)Background. Neurological and psychiatric sequelae of COVID-19 have been reported, but there are limited data on incidence rates and relative risks. Methods. Using retrospective cohort studies and time-to-event analysis, ... -
Strategies for preventing occupational stress in healthcare workers: past evidence, current problems
(2021)The problem of occupational stress in healthcare workers is hardly new, but effective interventions in this area are lacking despite being sorely needed – especially in the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The review ... -
A Structural Brain Network of Genetic Vulnerability to Psychiatric Illness
(2020-05)Psychiatry is undergoing a paradigm shift from the acceptance of distinct diagnoses to a representation of psychiatric illness that crosses diagnostic boundaries. How this transition is supported by a shared neurobiology ... -
The tail wagging the dog: the diagnostic accuracy of first rank symptoms COMMENTARY ON… COCHRANE CORNER
(2019-10)Outcomes for people with schizophrenia are improved by expedient diagnosis and specific treatment. ICD-11 and DSM-5 have reduced the importance of Schneider's first rank symptoms (FRS) in the diagnosis of schizophrenia; ... -
Valproate in dementia: time to move on? Commentary on…Cochrane Corner
(2019-02)Baillon et al ’s Cochrane review included 430 participants with agitation in dementia from five randomised controlled trials. Overall, the reviewers found that valproate was no better than placebo for the treatment of ...