Why is anxiety and depression increasing in the UK
Interview with David Aaronovitch for BBC4
Hiding in plain sight - ethnic and migrant variation in suicide
An editorial linked to the paper by Duleeka Knipe and colleagues (2024) published in Lancet Psychiatry
‘Hostile environment’ policies and psychological distress by ethnic group
A interrupted time series analysis, published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.
Refugee status and affective disorders
New population-based research exploring the incidence of affective disorders, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.
The effect of immigration policy reform on mental health
Series: Migrants & refugees
A Bayesian interrupted time series analysis, published in Lancet Psychiatry.
The social determinants of mental health
A comphrehensive “state-of-the-science” review published in World Psychiatry
Social media and adolescent mental health
New longitudinal research published in Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR)
Trajectories of deprivation and population density before and after diagnosis with a psychotic disorder
New research published in the JAMA Psychiatry.
Measuring social exclusion and its distribution across England
Analytic approach to multi-dimensional measurement of social exclusion, published in Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology
Gendered impact of the pandemic on mental health
New research published in PLoS One
Mapping community interventions for mental health
New research published in BMC Public Health
Conceptual framework for public mental health
Series: Social determinants of health
Background For the past 3 years, I have been the programme manager for the NIHR School for Public Health Research’s Public Mental Health Programme. An important part of this programme was to develop a conceptual framework of the factors which impact our mental health. Aim The aim of this tool is to summarise the current evidence around key factors (also known as determinants) that affect public mental health.
Does parenthood alter suicide risk?
New research published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Housing affordability and mental health
New research on housing affordability and mental health, published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Can your neighbourhood shape your mental health?
Objective and subjective neighbourhood factors and suicidality, published in Psychological Medicine
Triple trauma, double uncertainty, and a singular imperative to address the mental health crisis in asylum-seekers & refugees
Over 89 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes. We have an obligation to do better to ensure the health of asylum-seekers and refugees.
Improving public mental health among adults from ethnic minority populations in the UK
What community-based interventions exist to improve the mental health of adults from ethnic minority groups?
Neighbourhood migrant density and psychotic disorders
Does the proportion of ones neighbours which share migration backgrounds impact psychosis risk?