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Please contact the CRIS Administrator for further details on existing projects or to apply to use CRIS for your own study. Email: cris.administrator@slam.nhs.uk
Area-level socio-environmental factors and suicidal ideation in young people with mental illness
Although much research has been conducted on the causes of suicide ideation in young people, there has been little on the link between area-level socio-environmental factors and suicide ideation in young
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Ethnicity and externalizing behaviors in children: a disparity study of the clinical journey.
Children and young people referred to mental health services often have complex and comorbid mental health difficulties which are frequently not obvious at referral. This may inadvertently increase inequalities in health
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Understanding the effects of neighbourhood characteristics and ethnicity on long-term outcomes of psychosis: a longitudinal study of rural and urban populations
Studies have shown that some neighbourhood characteristics, including higher urban density, deprivation and lower relative numbers of minorities (low ethnic density) within a given neighbourhood population, are associated with a higher
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A shortcut to understanding child maltreatment and mental health outcomes? A quantitative examination of the “toxic trio”
The “toxic trio” of factors (domestic violence, parental mental illness, and parental substance abuse) implicated in child maltreatment and poor outcomes for children has become embedded in child protection policy and
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Cardiometabolic and inflammatory changes in serious mental illness: descriptive and predictive work, including genetic associations.
People experiencing serious mental illness – particularly depression and schizophrenia – show higher levels of inflammatory and fat-related measures than similar people from the general population. In future research we want
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Hyperemesis gravidarum and mental health outcomes
Hyperemesis gravidarum is a serious complication in pregnancy resulting in excessive nausea and vomiting, with risk of dehydration and other problems. We know very little about how the condition affects women's
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Which patients with dementia are at greatest risk of a mental health crisis
Sometimes people with dementia develop mental health difficulties which are so severe that the require a psychiatric crisis intervention, either through a community crisis team or through an admission to a
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Mortality monitoring in mental healthcare during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Increased mortality was observed in SLaM service users during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic but hasn't been evaluated since early 2021. There are well-publicised concerns about continued excess mortality
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Mortality in people with dementia admitted to psychiatric wards
On rare occasions, people with dementia need to be admitted to psychiatric inpatient units. These patients often have complex mental and physical health problems and might be near the end of
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Crisis care for people with complex emotional needs or a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’: a study of crisis care pathways and outcomes
There is a lack of research into care for people with a ‘personality disorder’ diagnosis compared with other mental health problems, particularly in the areas of crisis and acute care. The
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