Effective co-design is essential to research projects that are evaluating new approaches to managing health. Traditionally co-design is carried out face-to-face, but researchers are now developing a framework that enables co-design to be done remotely. Here Anna Morris, Dr Johnny Downs and Stephen Douch write about the FREDY project and how this new framework is helping develop the use of wearables to manage ADHD.
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 31 Oct 2024
Two new studies of smartphone habits in teenagers have identified links between problematic smartphone use (PSU) and depression, anxiety and insomnia. The research revealed that one in eight young people want help to reduce their smartphone use.
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 1 Aug 2024
As part of NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy we have appointed 14 representatives to support our work. The NIHR Maudsley BRC themes and core programmes each have an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) lead researcher. They are responsible for championing local EDI initiatives.
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 22 Jul 2024
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in partnership with YoungMinds – the UK’s leading children’s mental health charity - has found high levels of problematic mobile phone use, disturbed sleep, and self-harm among young people with mental health conditions.
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 22 May 2024
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London has found that providing 16-18 year olds with a day-long course in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) was both a clinically and cost-effective means of improving their mental health.
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 15 May 2024
