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Improvements for patients with #psychosis and early intervention in psychosis services are highlighted in this research doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2… The EXTEND EIP study ProfessorCarolynCG Keele Mental Health #PrimaryCare #EarlyInterventionInPsychosis Watch the 1-min video

People taking long term antipsychotics need access to regular medication review to miminise physical health risks. We need to work together to make sure this is available for everyone who needs it. #parityofesteem #mortalitygap Lade Smith CBE Royal College of Psychiatrists bjgp.org/content/early/…

Thrilled to share that the systematic review conducted as part of my PhD has been published! 🎉 A big thank you to all my supervisors and collaborators who supported me along the way. Check it out here: mdpi.com/2075-4426/14/1… Here are our key findings…

On 20th September 2024, The Hub for Metabolic Psychiatry officially launched alongside UKRI Mental Health Platform! In our inaugural blog post for #worldmentalhealthday 🌍 we share some highlights from the event as well as some of our Hub's key aims. Read more 👇 metabolicpsychiatryhub.com/post/world-men…

On Tuesday, Dr Juliana Onwumere, @davidiris1, Prof Elizabeth Kuipers & family carers Abi & Annette discussed the 'hidden voices' of #carers for those with #psychosis, chaired by Professor Sally Marlow. To wrap up #WorldMentalHealthDay, here's a preview of the conversation⤵️

Our new paper out The British Journal of General Practice JC Bazo-Alvarez Andrew Clegg David Osborn Prof Irene Petersen UCL Primary Care & Population Health Centre for Ageing Population Studies (CAPS) National Institute for Health and Care Research

another reason we should look after the physical health of people w SMI David_Shiers

BJGPLife: Coping with Psychosis and Schizophrenia: Family Stories of Hope and Recovery bjgplife.com/coping-with-ps…

Our main Early Youth Engagement (EYE-2) in first-episode psychosis services trial paper is now out. You can read it here cambridge.org/core/journals/… Paul French Emmanuelle Peters Belinda Lennox Louise Johns Dr Peter Phiri Research at Sussex Partnership NHS FT 💙 National Institute for Health and Care Research Sussex Psychology The McPin Foundation

🚨🚨🚨New guidelines on access to dental care for people with #SevereMentalIllness from British Society of Special Care Dentistry, endorsed by Royal College of Psychiatrists Poor oral health is source of preventable suffering in this population and we can do better. Easter Joury David_Shiers Lade Smith CBE bsscd.org/index.php?view…

Our guideline for the use of metformin to prevent antipsychotic-induced weight gain has just been published in Schizophrenia Bulletin. Read the full paper here: academic.oup.com/schizophreniab… A 🧵of the key points

This is the first published guideline for metformin for the prevention of weight gain. We used AGREE II & GRADE methods. International experts in endocrinology, metabolic psychiatry, pharmacy, general practice and patient & public partners came together to agree recommendations.

Weight gain is one of the most common and distressing side-effects of antipsychotic medicines. But, co-commencement of metformin with can reduce the extent of weight gain by 4.03kg (95% CI -5.78kg to -2.28kg) compared to controls

3 core recommendations: 1: Co-commence metformin with high-risk antipsychotics (olanzapine,clozapine) 2: Co-commence metformin with medium risk antipsychotics + additional risk factors 3: Commence metformin with any antipsychotic if >3% increase in body weight in 1st year

We also recommend more intensive treatment if the person is overweight or obese. That is, to start a GLP-1 agonist if the person meets the criteria according to the license if these medicines are available

The one-page algorithm also lists important prescribing information including dosing instructions, possible side effects and monitoring recommendations

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This is the first guideline produced by the PROGRESS research group. Lead by Brian O'Donoghue and funded by HealthResearchBoard

Thank you to all of our collaborators University College Dublin St John of God Hospital St Vincent's University Hospital (SVUH) HealthResearchBoard Brian O'Donoghue Dolores Keating RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences Caroline Hynes O'Shea & Hogan Lab Fiona Gaughran 💙 John Lyne Karen O Connor Benjamin Perry Toby Pillinger David_Shiers and many more

‘Flattened, fattened, and forgotten’: the ‘dis-integrated’ care of patients prescribed #antipsychotics in the UK bjgp.org/content/75/750… - a follow up editorial to our recent paper in The British Journal of General Practice on antipsychotic use in #primarycare UK (bjgp.org/content/75/750…) #mentalhealth