NIHR Maudsley BRC Blog

Our latest news and events

Introducing the CRIS Natural Language Processing (NLP) Service

This blog was written by Dr Anna Kolliakou, Clinical Informatics Interface and Network Lead, and Professor Rob Stewart, Clinical and Population Informatics Lead at the NIHR Maudsley BRC.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 22 Jun 2020

New study to monitor the real-time effect of COVID-19 on mental health services

The study, led by Professor Robert Stewart, will monitor the effect of the pandemic on mental health services in real time and monitor challenges as they occur in South London.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 8 Jun 2020

Trial testing a unique formulation of ibuprofen to treat COVID-19 launches

A trial of a unique formulation of ibuprofen treatment for treating severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a complication of COVID-19, has launched in south London.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 1 Jun 2020

Covid-19 Psychiatry and Neurological Genetics (COPING) study

The Covid-19 Psychiatry and Neurological Genetics (COPING) study is run by the NIHR BioResource Centre Maudsley (part of the NIHR BioResource).

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 29 May 2020

Cognitive behavioural therapy reduces the impact of dissociative seizures

Scientists have found that adding cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to standardised medical care gives patients with dissociative seizures longer periods of seizure freedom, less bothersome seizures and a greater quality of life, in a study published in Lancet Psychiatry today and by the Cognitive behavioural therapy for adults with dissociative seizures (CODES) study group funded by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 21 May 2020