A proven new online behavioural therapy package could help the NHS address its current shortage of trained therapists and specialist services needed to support the 1 in 100 children and adults who are living with tics and Tourette’s in the UK.
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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.
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.
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).
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).
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).
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’.
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.
A new paper explores technology use by people with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
The 10th annual MindTech Symposium took place in London last week, the first in-person meeting since Covid-19.
MindTech researchers visited Parliament last week, sharing their expertise about young people’s mental health in an online world.
MindTech researcher Dr Blandine French hosted a series of six podcasts for the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) throughout October.
MindTech researchers attended a conference on internet interventions recently, sharing aspects of their work with an international audience in Pittsburgh, USA.
Researchers from MindTech and the University of Nottingham have published findings on the impact and management of pain in tic disorders.
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.
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.
MindTech researchers have published their latest review of evidence in the field of digitally delivered, remote therapy for tic disorders.
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.
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).
The gameChangeVR trial has been reviewed for the Mental Elf, a leading platform for sharing and evaluating mental health research.