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Meta-analysis A systematic review and meta-analysis of premature mortality in bipolar affective disorder
Publication · December 12, 2025
Temporal relationship between severe mental illness and neurological conditions in a UK primary care cohort
Abstract
Background A higher prevalence of neurological conditions has been found in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other psychotic illnesses compared to the general population. We aimed to understand the cumulative prevalence of 15 neurolo...
Publication · December 12, 2025
An overview of antipsychotic drug prescribing trends (initiation/prevalence) in UK primary care from 1995 to 2018: analysis of electronic health records from over 790 general practices
Abstract
Background Initially prescribed for schizophrenia and psychosis, antipsychotics are increasingly prescribed for other indications. Since the late 1990s, prescribing shifted from first-generation to second-generation antipsychotics. Aims...
Publication · December 12, 2025
The value of mental science: we publish what matters
Abstract
Summary Recent changes to US research funding are having far-reaching consequences that imperil the integrity of science and the provision of care to vulnerable populations. Resisting these changes, the BJPsych Portfolio reaffirms its c...
Publication · December 12, 2025
Do the pharmacokinetics of statins explain psychiatric symptom improvement from adjunctive statin prescribing in severe mental illness? Three target trial emulation studies
Abstract
Background Evidence regarding the efficacy of adjunct statins to treat severe mental illness (SMI) is mixed. The varying pharmacokinetic properties of statins mean that specific statin-antipsychotic combinations might improve psychiatri...
Publication · December 12, 2025
Risk of self-harm and the use of leukotriene receptor antagonists and inhaled corticosteroids: a population-based study.
Publication · December 12, 2025
The harm of deepfakes: a scoping review of deepfakes’ negative effects on human mind and behavior
Publication · December 12, 2025
Can Emigration Promote Democratization?
Abstract: This project examines the political economy of migration from the perspective of democratization theories. I argue that the emigration of dominant groups from rural areas can facilitate the entry of historically marginalized and socially...
Project · December 12, 2025
NeuroAdapt MSCA FutureNeuro Research Ireland: Bipolar disorder and circadian rhythms
This project page documents activities ongoing during my NeuroAdapt MSCA and FutureNeuro Research Ireland co-funded postdoctoral fellowship at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI).
Project · December 12, 2025