Research into Antipsychotic Discontinuation and Reduction -RCT research study led by @joannamoncrieff@uclpsychiatry contact: radar@nelft.nhs.uk NIHR funded
Well done to @Zhaime on publication of this review on the effects of psychiatric drugs on social cognition (effects which likely confound findings of social cognition deficits in people with psychosis). Part of a project arising from the @RADARprogramme. link.springer.com/epdf/10.11…
Our paper is out in @PsychMedJournal today😀 Social and occupational recovery in early psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions cup.org/3kTNH7Q
Thank you to @GaryD2011@megan_cowman and @CRISPDouglas1
Well done Lisa @LGruenwald3 on publication of realist review highlighting limitations of antipsychotic reviews in primary care - a concern due to increasing pressure to discharge mental health service users rdcu.be/csdhT@RADARprogramme @UCLPsychiatry
For people who missed the panel session of service users discussing the difference between withdrawal effects and relapse when stopping antipsychotics the link is on the UCL website @RADARprogramme @MrJonnyBenjamin
We are live tweeting from the online #RADARconference2021 today promoting researcher engagement at our sites across the country. We’ve got an exciting agenda of speakers starting at 2pm.
The authors found that MH staff were highly motivated to support their frontline colleagues and found it rewarding, however they experienced anxiety and uncertainty around their role, overwork and overlooked their own MH. Concl: urgent need to consider needs of MH staff
Last but not least we have ex-RADAR researcher @GeorgieBuswell who is presenting a systematic review she led on psychosis-related PTSD looking at prevalence rates and associated factors doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-0…
Paper co-written with @RADARprogramme colleagues shows that it is possible to carry out RCTs in people with schizophrenia which are representative, with regards to illness severity, of the broader population of people with schizophrenia
Still spaces to come along to panel discussion tomorrow about patients' experiences of the difference between relapse and withdrawal when stopping antipsychotics. @MrJonnyBenjamin @RADARprogramme@sandrasagary@joannamoncrieff
Come along to this event in which people with lived experience will answer the question 'how does relapse differ from withdrawal effects from antipsychotics?' online on June 9th from 2-3.30pm. Informative for clinicians and antipsychotic users bit.ly/3bISSnx