NIHR Maudsley BRC Blog

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New app could help more patients access treatment for psychosis

A team of academics and clinicians, led by King’s College London, are developing revolutionary technology to transform the way healthcare professionals can help patients with feelings of paranoia.

In a landmark project, experts from King’s College London, University of Bath and The McPin Foundation are working with healthtech startup Avegen Health to develop and trial a new app that will deliver a therapy called STOP (Successful Treatment Of Paranoia), which uses gamified activities and assessments, delivered weekly over twelve weeks, to give patients the tools to overcome paranoid thoughts.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 11 Apr 2023

Evaluating effectiveness of treatment for adults with chronic fatigue syndrome

A new systematic review of 15 studies, led by researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, has investigated the prognosis of adults with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) treated with two well-known approaches: cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and graded exercise therapy (GET).

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 14 Dec 2022

How to Do Research and How to Be a Researcher

A new book by Professor Robert Stewart, Informatics Deputy Theme Lead at the BRC, offering accessible, engaging advice on how to do research has been published this month by Oxford University Press.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 2 Dec 2022

NIHR Maudsley BRC receives new investment from Government

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £41 million to the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London. The NIHR funding is for five years from 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2027.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 14 Oct 2022

SURE Recovery App – two years on after its launch

In 2019, NIHR Maudsley BRC and the charity Action on Addiction launched the SURE Recovery App, designed to help people recovering from alcohol and other drug problems. To mark International Recovery Day 2021 on 30th September, we are taking a retrospective look at the creation of the App and how it has evolved over the last two years.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 30 Sep 2021