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Ethnic differences in the indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical monitoring and hospitalisations for non-COVID conditions in England: An observational cohort study using OpenSAFELY
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Background The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted healthcare and may have impacted ethnic inequalities in healthcare. We aimed to describe the impact of pandemic-related disruption on ethnic differences in clinical monitoring and hospital admi...
Publication · August 20, 2025
Incidence of mental health diagnoses during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multinational network study
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Abstract Aims Population-wide restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic may create barriers to mental health diagnosis. This study aims to examine changes in the number of incident cases and the incidence rates of mental health diagnose...
Publication · August 20, 2025
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on deprivation-level differences in cardiovascular hospitalisations: a comparison of England and Denmark using the OpenSAFELY platform and National Registry Data
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Objectives To examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on deprivation-related inequalities in hospitalisations for cardiovascular disease (CVD) conditions in Denmark and England between March 2018 and December 2021. Design Time-serie...
Publication · August 20, 2025
Incidence and Nature of Antidepressant Discontinuation Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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Importance
The incidence and nature of discontinuation symptoms following antidepressant cessation remain unclear.
Objective
To examine the presence of discontinuation symptoms using standardized scales (eg, Discontinuation-Emergent Si...
Publication · August 20, 2025
Delirium risk and mortality in people with pre-existing severe mental illness: a retrospective cohort study using linked datasets in England
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Background Delirium is a severe neuropsychiatric syndrome caused by physical illness, associated with high mortality. Understanding risk factors for delirium is key to targeting prevention and screening. Whether severe mental illness (S...
Publication · August 20, 2025
Floods in 2007 and older adult services: lessons learnt
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AIMS AND METHOD To review the clinical and managerial impact of flooding on a community
mental health team (CMHT) for older adults by prospectively recording all
flooding related events met by the CMHT. RESULTS Of 348 individuals know...
Publication · August 20, 2025