NCMH researchers Dr Amy Lynham and Dr Catrin Lewis were invited by the Wales Innovation Network (WIN) and Welsh Higher Education Brussels (WHEB) to demonstrate the digital mental health support tools they have been developing at a Welsh Government St David’s Day event in Brussels.
King’s College London launches new website to support people making decisions around their mental health
Advance Choice Documents (ACDs) are written or spoken records that allow people living with a mental illness to state in advance what treatment they would like to be offered in the event of becoming unwell.
New nationwide study into mental health conditions and dementia
UK Minds is a nationwide research project looking into experiences and diagnoses of schizophrenia, psychosis, depression, bipolar, and dementia.
Cardiff University joins global research effort to learn more about postpartum pyschosis
Researchers at Cardiff University are working with the International Postpartum Psychosis Consortium to learn more about the condition.
NCMH Researchers awarded government grant funding for veteran PTSD treatment
Professor Jon Bisson and Dr Catrin Lewis of the National Centre for Mental Health have been announced amongst others as grant winners of the £5 million Health Innovation Fund by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs.
New study aims to understand the causes of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
A new study into Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) hopes to understand the causes of an under-researched condition. Take part today!
Online self-help therapy as effective as face-to-face: Four-year PTSD trial results revealed
The trial, led by NCMH Deputy Director Professor Jon Bisson, took place between 2017 and 2021 across multiple NHS locations in England, Scotland and Wales. 196 people with PTSD took part. The reasons behind RAPID After the team had collected…
Beat wants to ensure every person in Wales can access the help they need
Over two thirds of people with an eating disorder felt that their GP did not know how to help them, writes Jo Whitfield, Beat’s National Officer for Wales.
Welsh eating disorder services still a postcode lottery, new Beat report finds
Eating disorder services in Wales still vary widely across regions, according to a new report published by Beat, the UK’s eating disorder charity, writes Jo Whitfield, Beat’s National Officer for Wales.