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Cerebral venous thrombosis: a retrospective cohort study of 513,284 confirmed COVID-19 cases and a comparison with 489,871 people receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
(2021-04)Objectives To estimate the absolute risk of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) and portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in the two weeks following a diagnosis of COVID-19, and to assess the relative risks (RR) compared to influenza ... -
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 ... -
My journey into mental healthcare as an international medical graduate (IMG)
(2021-06)Over half of doctors who joined the General Medical Council's (GMC) medical register in the UK in 2020 were from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) background, and I am one of them. Having experienced clinical settings ... -
Incidence and outcomes of eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2021-07)There are concerns that eating disorders have become commoner during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Using the electronic health records of 5.2 million people aged under 30, mostly in the USA, we show ... -
Depression and anxiety disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic: knowns and unknowns
(2021-10)The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on people's mental health. Yet, the global extent of this impact remains largely unknown. By leveraging the best available data from surveys around the world with measurements of ... -
Picking up the pieces: psychological therapies for women who experience intimate partner violence
(2021-10)Intimate partner violence (IPV) is highly prevalent worldwide. Women are disproportionately more likely than men to experience IPV towards them at any point in their lifetime. Psychological therapies could be offered to ... -
Comorbid Autism Spectrum Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder in Forensic Settings
(2021-12)In this editorial, we start from the premise that the commonly held association of ASDs and violence is a misconception. We discuss topics that repeatedly arise in our clinical practice in treating men with an ASD and ASPD ...
