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The effects of intramuscular administration of scopolamine augmentation in moderate to severe major depressive disorder: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
(2020-07)Introduction:Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common affective disorder. Currently established pharmacotherapies lack rapid clinical response, thereby limiting their ability to bring instant relief to patients. A series ... -
Exploring the Barriers to Discussing Unconscious Racial Bias in Psychiatry Trainees
(2022-09)Racism is present in most aspects of our society, including healthcare. Differences in health outcomes, and in the quality of mental health treatment for people coming from ethnic minority groups have been demonstrated in ... -
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 ... -
Incidence of Epilepsy and Seizures Over the First 6 Months After a COVID-19 Diagnosis
(2022-11)Background and Objectives The relationship between COVID-19 and epilepsy is uncertain. We studied the potential association between COVID-19 and seizures or epilepsy in the 6 months after infection. Methods We applied ... -
Longitudinal cognitive performance in patients with Bipolar Disorder
(2020-01)Commentary: Neurocognitive impairments are a rather common occurrence in euthymic Bipolar Disorder (BD) patients. Understanding the degree of longitudinal stability of these deficits is vital in the management and treatment ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ...