Can a smartphone replace a specialist? That’s the question many health services, including the NHS, are grappling with. In the face of growing demand and scarce specialist staff, particularly in paediatrics, digital health interventions promise scalable, cost-effective solutions. But as a new UK trial on childhood sleep problems in children with epilepsy shows, apps alone may not be the silver bullet.
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 9 Jan 2026
Researchers found and exercise programmes can help people feel more in control, boost mood and improve physical function.
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 12 Sep 2025
Dr Aikaterini Dima, Core Psychiatry Trainee at the Maudsley Training Programme and Dr Juliana Onwumere, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Reader in Clinical Psychology at King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust explore in this blog how well the ethnicity of mental health research participants aligns with the local population served.
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 19 Mar 2025
75% of a sample of nearly 20,000 people who have taken selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) report they found them helpful, finds new research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London.
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 13 Mar 2025
Emilie Wildman is a PhD student in the Department of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, whose recent PhD study has explored the rates, types and impacts of violence towards relatives and informal carers by people living with severe mental health conditions (e.g., schizophrenia or bipolar disorder). In this blog, Emilie discusses the review’s findings, and why it is important to raise awareness of this misunderstood and often hidden problem.
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 13 Jan 2023
