Schizophrenia Is the Price We Pay for Minds Poised Near the Edge of a Cliff A post discussing Randy Nesse’s hypothesis of cliff-edged fitness functions and the evolution of schizophrenia psychiatrymargins.com/p/schizophreni…

To my knowledge, amongst the people who saved my life, cared for me and taught me how to walk, were people from (or with backgrounds from) China, Jamaica, Brazil, Ireland, India, USA, Nigeria and Greece. (Possibly others from other countries too.)

Professor Kam Bhui, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford and co-lead for our Preventing Multiple Morbidities BRC Theme, highlights research into when mental health problems can start. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

The proposed Bill is poor legislation, exposes sloppy governance, ethical minefields, and can’t be resourced-not the ideal political and principled or ethical process expected.

Prof. Kamaldeep Bhui CBE The government’s impact assessment is frankly chilling. “Equal access“ for people with learning disabilities and pregnant “people”. Delivered by the NHS. Mandating psychiatrists on the panel for approving assisted suicide. Saves costs on care and pensions. 😳

Strong statement from ⁦Royal College of Psychiatrists⁩ “We cannot support the Terminally Ill Adults Bill” rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-s…

Very significant intervention from the Royal College of Psychiatrists coming out against the Assisted Suicide bill. Reasons here - all unaddressed in the Bill rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-s…

Comprehensive rejection of #AssistedDying Bill in 9 succinct points from the Royal College of Psychiatrists Royal College of Psychiatrists.

"We just cannot support this [#assistedsuicide] bill" 🚨A terminal diagnosis can trigger suicidality that IS TREATABLE "We've raised concerns with parliamentarians repeatedly" President of The Royal College of Psychiatrists, Dr Lade Smith, told #Newsnight

What does meaningful student support look like in a time of anxiety, climate distress, and pressure to perform? In the latest ATTUNE podcast, we talked to Dr Kevin Matlock (Oxford) about the Nurture-U project. nurtureuniversity.co.uk #StudentMentalHealth

“We are very clear that research inclusion is essential—not political. If your research isn’t representative, it’s not going to improve outcomes across our population… This isn’t just moral; it’s scientific and economic.” - Our CEO Lucy Chappell on the importance of inclusion

OBE for our #geopsychiatry colleague Prof Afzal Javed in the The King's Birthday Honours 2025 ⁦⁦Royal College of Psychiatrists⁩ ⁦Joseph El-Khoury⁩ ⁦World Psychiatric Association (WPA) wpanet.org⁩ ⁦Subodh Dave ☘️🌻🌞 Humanising Medicine⁩ ⁦Lade Smith CBE⁩ ⁦Prof. Kamaldeep Bhui CBE⁩ ⁦careif⁩ #mentalhealth manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/k…

We've started in meeting room 3 with opening remarks from #BJPOpen Editor-in-Chief Prof Ken Kaufman, sharing the inception of the journal - an idea proposed by Prof. Kamaldeep Bhui CBE in 2014. Today, the Royal College of Psychiatrists's leading #openaccess journal with over 1400 publications to date! #rcpsychIC

Join our Royal College of Psychiatrists session today where I’ll be presenting for the first time my PhD findings on psychosocial risk factors for physical multimorbidity in psychosis Dr Georgina M Hosang Prof. Kamaldeep Bhui CBE Dr Roisin Mooney 💭

What a wonderful session (chaired by Prof. Kamaldeep Bhui CBE) with Dr Georgina M Hosang, Erin Lawrence, Dr Roisin Mooney and Professor Peter Byrne, from QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health and Oxford Psychiatry. Some terrific work on prevention! #RCPsychIC

🌟Really enjoyed presenting our findings examining physical morbidity patterns in #bipolar & recurrent #depression in this inspiring session with fantastic speakers Prof. Kamaldeep Bhui CBE Erin Lawrence Dr Roisin Mooney & Peter Byrne Royal College of Psychiatrists watch this space for published results

Proud supervisor moment: congratulations 🎉to Erin Lawrence for delivering her first conference talk before even finishing her PhD. Interesting findings and important opportunities to shape services and improve experience Royal College of Psychiatrists Prof. Kamaldeep Bhui CBE Mark Freestone

Ethnic disparities as potential indicators of institutional racism in ... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Busy few days sharing findings from the UK Research and Innovation funded ATTUNE Research Project led by Prof. Kamaldeep Bhui CBE 1) We presented our work on #YouthAdversity & youth #MentalHealth through an #intersectional lens @ the final ATTUNE Research Project conference. Great discussions! QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health Wolfson Institute of Population Health

2) We shared our ATTUNE Research Project findings at a parliamentary roundtable focused on #YouthMentalHealth considering the power of the #arts & #gaming as interventions. Prof. Kamaldeep Bhui CBE #CareerHighlight QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health Wolfson Institute of Population Health