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RE-STAR paper co-authored with Youth Researcher Panel wins British Journal of Psychiatry Editor's Choice Award

The award was announced on Monday 23 June, for the 2024 paper which was co-authored by academics and the RE-STAR project’s Youth Researcher Panel.

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 26 Jun 2025
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Experts with lived experience address mental health stigma

The community engagement event, “Voices of Experience: Breaking Mental Health Stigma”, was hosted at Peckham Levels in South East London in May 2025 as part of Mental Health Awareness Week.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 23 Jun 2025
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Weight loss behaviours missing in tools to diagnose eating disorders

Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London have identified a range of weight loss behaviours which are not included in current assessment criteria for eating disorders. These gaps may lead to missed or incorrect eating disorder diagnoses and treatment plans.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 18 Jun 2025
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Who benefits from antidepressants? Using medication switching as a measure of non-response

Switching from one selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) to another antidepressant could be used to measure antidepressant non-response, according to new research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London.

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 28 May 2025
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Ubrogepant found to be effective at reducing non-headache related symptoms of migraine

New research from King’s College London has found that ubrogepant – a drug used to manage migraine attacks – can effectively reduce the non-headache related symptoms when taken one to six hours prior to a migraine headache beginning.

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 14 May 2025
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