Reader in Psychiatry and Education St George's University of London, Consultant Psychiatrist, NAPICU director educational programmes. Thoughts definitely own.
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aileen o'brien retweeted
16 Jun 2025
Millions of us enjoy the thrill of the funfair
But how safe are the rides we’re getting on?
Reporter @RSheikh26 investigates
bbc.in/3TsrcIM
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16 Jun 2025
Thanks to Jenny and Panorama for shining a light on this
16 Jun 2025
I’ve produced and directed this investigation into funfair safety with the brilliant team @BBCPanorama
I’m hugely grateful to our brilliant contributors for allowing us to tell their stories
It’s on iPlayer now and BBC One this evening at 8pm
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
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aileen o'brien retweeted
10 Apr 2024
Fantastic to see the results from a trial on 100 @StGeorgesUni students in @timeshighered today that found a new VR headset experience boosts mental health in students by reducing stress & anxiety on the lead-up to exams. Amazing work from Dr @aileen191 and @zillahwatson 👏
10 Apr 2024
VR-boosted treatments ‘reduce student exam stress’
Preliminary results showed students who used VR headsets reported greater improvements in how calm they felt compared with those who accessed interventions via smartphones, writes Patrick Jack @paddywjack bit.ly/3Ua5zhy
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10 Apr 2024
Metaverse for good conference in Barcelona. Great opportunity to present our findings working with SGUL atudents. And to hear about extraordinary opportunities and challenges ahead @zillahwatson @StGeorgesUni
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aileen o'brien retweeted
12 Mar 2024
Children with gender distress may face bullying, isolation & family conflict, reasons to be alert to suicide risk.
Empathic support is vital but evidence that puberty blockers reduce risk is weak & unreliable.
Invoking suicide in this debate is mistaken & potentially harmful.
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21 Feb 2024
Delighted to see this launched and so grateful to the staff who helped Darren Bell and I; @K_Pavoni @awaisaftab @SWLSTG @napicu @markboulton @thebethkelly @MattLiveMore and Nile ward, Peter Hughes and Sean. And of course the amazing SGUL e-learning team.
Calling all healthcare staff 📢
Join our 'Reducing Restrictive Practice in Mental Health Settings' short course - accepting enrolment until 1 March!
Book here with code A4BZS5 for NHS staff discount: canvascatalog.sgul.ac.uk/cou…
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19 Feb 2024
Protecting and promoting editorial independence | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/48hPzOo Was a privilege to work with the coauthors here.
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aileen o'brien retweeted
8 Feb 2024
Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit staff at Combined are the first to become involved in a pilot program of Virtual Reality Wellbeing Sessions delivered in partnership with Phase Space VR. @zillahwatson
See the details at combined.nhs.uk/combined-inn…
Phase Space’s unique approach uses Virtual Reality to supercharge stress and anxiety relief in minutes, with effects that last. Driven by cutting-edge innovation, it combines immersive technology, world-class content design and evidence-based therapeutic techniques.
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Acute, Intensive, and Emergency Psychiatric Care at St George's Course! Join us for this immersive 4-day short course led by the incredible Dr. Aileen O'Brien, Director of Educational Programme at NAPICU. 📆 Don't miss out, book now!
sgul.ac.uk/psychiatry
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aileen o'brien retweeted
1 Jan 2024
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22 Dec 2023
When is a diagnosis not a diagnosis? emj.bmj.com/content/41/1/2
New commentary on ABD, hopefully we can move towards more of a consensus
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10 Nov 2023
Very excited to be speaking about VR in mental health in Groningen at international conference on VR and mental health, keynote from Zillah talking about our work at SGUL@zillahwatson @StGeorgesUni
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aileen o'brien retweeted
21 Sep 2023
Can #VR be used on a psychiatric ward? If you can use them on a #PICU, then of course you can
@aileen191
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IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY SESSION
We are thrilled to announce that NAPICU's very own Director of Educational Programmes, Dr Aileen O'Brien will be presenting at this year's conference!
There is still time to register!
napicu.org.uk/conference-202…
#NAPICU23 #healthinequalities
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aileen o'brien retweeted
20 Jul 2023
Listen to @katelamble on @BBCWomansHour explain the findings of our @bmj_latest & @BBCNewsnight investigation. We reported on a row over a controversial research paper used in US legal cases to restrict abortion access. She’s on at 24 mins in. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001nv…
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aileen o'brien retweeted
19 Jul 2023
Editorial Independence is Dead!
Long Live Editorial Independence
Principles, Compliance & Recommendations
psyarxiv.com/eau6r
By @KSBhui @aileen191 @RachelUTG @drdrtsai @AndForrester @annedohertypsy @drdrwlee
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17 Jun 2023
Congratulations Louise! Amazing news
17 Jun 2023
Fantastic to see Prof Louise Howard OBE recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours. A brilliant academic who has contributed so much to perinatal mental health and women’s health. Thank you and well done! @rcpsych @rcpsychPeri @ActionOnPP @TrudiSene1 @NHSEngland
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