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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
Using the South London And Maudsley BRC NIHR CRIS database to investigate Learning Disability and the prevalence of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder
People with Learning Disabilities (LD) are at increased risk of physical or sexual abuse, which is a risk factor for Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD). EUPD is not routinely diagnosed in
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Is cognitive behavioural intervention effective in managing anxiety in adults with ASD? Retrospective cohort study, using CRIS Database in collaboration with SLaM and BRC
A small but growing number of studies support the use of cognitive behavioural therapy for children with comorbid autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and anxiety symptoms, although no treatments guidelines for efficacy.
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Investigating the effect of co-morbid anorexia on OCD treatment outcomes
The aim of this project is to investigate the effect of co-morbid anorexia on treatment outcomes for patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and to investigate the relationship between OCD symptoms and
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Psychotropic drug safety in pregnancy
Results of recent studies on antipsychotic use during pregnancy have shown that atypical antipsychotic drugs could dysregulate the metabolic function of women before rather than during pregnancy, potentially leading to long-term
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Evaluating physical comorbidities in major depression, as captured by KConnect
Major depression has been associated with a number of physical comorbidities. Here we plan to explore the prevalence and possible predictors of these co-occurring conditions, using the recently created annotations of
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Non-epileptic seizures (NES) in children and adolescents: risk factors, course and outcomes
Non-epileptic seizures may cause a great deal of impairment to a person’s ability to function: this project aims to ascertain risk factors for developing this disorder and to track its
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Mental Capacity Assessments in Older Adults
Older people admitted to hospital for treatment of mental health problems are often unable to make some decisions for themselves because of their condition. When this happens, the person is said
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Inequalities in secondary mental health use
Inequalities in health service use are often generated by barriers that arise in interactions between patients and healthcare providers. As part of a study tackling inequalities in health services, this project
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Examining the effect of antipsychotic discontinuation in a large London cohort of patients with psychosis
Trifluoperazine is a routine treatment for chronic schizophrenia, which went through significant supply problems from around 2009 and was discontinued in 2011. Anecdotally switching to alternative medication appeared to lead to
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Comorbidity of mood disorders and substance use disorders in a secondary care South London population
Research from the United States reports that people with bipolar disorder have an 8 times increased lifetime prevalence of alcoholism and an 11 times increased risk of drug abuse; also a
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