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A major clinical trial has shown that by using MRI and tracking to guide the delivery of magnetic stimulation to the brains of people with severe depression, patients will see their symptoms ease for at least six months, which could vastly improve their quality of life.
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MindTech has been selected to receive a share of £42 million the NIHR is investing in establishing the new centres across England that will drive life-changing research into health technologies.
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A new paper published this week from the MindTech team, 'Widening participation – recruitment methods in mental health randomised controlled trials: a qualitative study’, reports on a new study which explored the use of online (e.g. social media) and offline (e.g. in-person) recruitment as an approach to improving diversity in mental health randomised controlled trials (RCTs).
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The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £8.5 million to an East Midlands partnership, including MindTech, the Institute of Mental Health (University of Nottingham) and NIHR ARC East Midlands, to deliver one of eight hubs of the new NIHR Research Support Service (RSS).
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In May, MindTech researchers Dr Blandine French and Dr Maddie Groom held a workshop to bring together experts and changemakers in healthcare, commissioning, service design/delivery, research and lived experience to discuss challenges, best practice and potential solutions to designing effective care pathways for neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs).
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Trigger warning: references to self-harm and suicide.
Self-Harm Awareness Day takes place around the world on 1st March every year to raise awareness and dispel myths around this often-misunderstood issue. To mark the event this year, MindTech researchers Dr Jo Lockwood and Dr Camilla Babbage joined other experts in the field presenting at the self-harm and suicide prevention charity Harmless’ 8th annual conference, ‘From Harm To Hope’.
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A consultation has begun on the decision to conditionally recommend eight digitally enabled therapies which address depression and anxiety disorders, including PTSD and body dysmorphia. Each of the digital technologies includes the support and involvement of an NHS Talking Therapies clinician and all use CBT techniques. The eight therapies are conditionally recommended while further evidence is being generated.
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In a paper published this week, MindTech and Institute of Mental Health researchers demonstrate the clinical and cost effectiveness of online remote behaviour therapy for young people with tics.
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A new paper explores technology use by people with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A board game developed by a team of international researchers, including MindTech, has featured on the BBC World Service.
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The 10th annual MindTech Symposium took place in London last week, the first in-person meeting since Covid-19.
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MindTech researchers visited Parliament last week, sharing their expertise about young people’s mental health in an online world.
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MindTech researcher Dr Blandine French hosted a series of six podcasts for the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) throughout October.
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MindTech researchers attended a conference on internet interventions recently, sharing aspects of their work with an international audience in Pittsburgh, USA.
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Researchers from MindTech and the University of Nottingham have published findings on the impact and management of pain in tic disorders.
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Registration is now open for the 10th annual NIHR MindTech MIC National Symposium. This year’s event will be held at the Royal College of Physicians, London, Thursday 24 November 2022.
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Congratulations to Dr Blandine French who has been awarded a new investigator grant to continue her pioneering research into neurodiversity diagnosis.
Following her work on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) referrals in primary care, Blandine will use the funding to investigate the social, personal, and economic costs of undiagnosed ADHD.
Read more on the Institute of Mental Health website.
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MindTech researchers have published their latest review of evidence in the field of digitally delivered, remote therapy for tic disorders.
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The results of a six-year project involving 22 organizations across Europe and the United States have provided landmark insights into how technology in the form of wearables and smartphones could transform how we monitor and manage depression, multiple sclerosis (MS) and epilepsy.
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The iconic Wollaton Hall, Nottingham Council House and Trent Building at the University of Nottingham were all lit up in green on Tuesday 7th June to raise awareness of Tourette Syndrome (TS).
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The gameChangeVR trial has been reviewed for the Mental Elf, a leading platform for sharing and evaluating mental health research.
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A collaboration including partners from MindTech, the Institute of Mental Health’s Centre for Dementia and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust features in a new practical guide to designing products for and with people living with dementia.
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Dr Maddie Groom has been working with a team of researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, investigating remote measurement technology in ADHD.
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In a landmark development, psychological therapy has been automated in virtual reality. With the user guided by a virtual coach, there is no need for a real-life therapist, meaning the treatment can reach many more patients.
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Congratulations to our colleagues in the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) who have been awarded the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Partnership Award for Best Mental Health Partnership.
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The ORBIT study has featured on the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) 'Alert' pages, owing to its clinical significance. Read it here.
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Congratulations to our MindTech colleagues Dr Blandine French, Dr Charlotte Hall, and Professor Elvira Perez Vallejos who have recently been promoted by the University of Nottingham.
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A new life-storytelling board game has been released to help boost the self-confidence and wellbeing of people with dementia as they adjust to their diagnosis.
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Colleagues from MindTech and the Institute of Mental Health have raised concerns about a new international quality standard for health and wellness apps, recently published by the International Organisation for Standardisation.
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On December 9th, we hosted our 9th annual symposium. Following the success of last year, we once again held the event online, enabling presenters and guests to join us from far and wide, with over 150 delegates registered for each session.
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Our latest paper, in JMIR Mental Health, evaluates our recent research into a mobile app intervention for children with moderate anxiety.
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New toolkits have been released, based on the work of MindTech and the Institute of Mental Health's Centre for Dementia colleagues.
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We are delighted to announce that the ‘NIHR MindTech 2021 Mental Health Technology Symposium’ will take place virtually on Thursday 9th December 2021.
This will be the 9th National Symposium on Technology in Mental Health organised by the NIHR MindTech MedTech Co-operative.
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Congratulations to our MindTech colleagues, Dr Bethan Davies and Dr Sue Brown who have both been appointed Senior Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham.
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Online therapy for tics offers new hope for young people with Tourette syndrome.
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The RE-MIND study team have been awarded over £70,000 to investigate online methods to recruit participants from hard to reach and under-served communities in clinical research.
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Dr Blandine French, Dr Camilla Babbage and Dr Kareem Khan have all graduated this week, following the successful completion of their PhDs.
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With investment from the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Education, the Office for Students (OfS) has awarded more than £3 million in funding to innovative and collaborative approaches to targeted support for student mental health.
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In setting out its operational priorities, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) referenced pioneering ADHD research conducted by the MindTech team.
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On 24th June, the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published a paper on its NICE Evidence Standards Framework for digital health and care technologies (DHTs).
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The knowledge and expertise of two MindTech researchers is set to be utilised by the East Midlands Academic Health Science Network to evaluate a pioneering project that supports the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children across the UK.