Research in the Mental Health Research Centre focuses on four key themes:
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Evidence-based practice for psychosis
Evaluating Psychosocial Interventions training
Medication management by mental health nurses
Dual diagnosis training
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Acute mental health care
New Ways of Working for psychiatrists
Scoping and literature review on complementary and alternative medicine. This review is contributing to national guidelines for the use of complementary and alternative medicines in mainstream mental health services
Legislative issue around mental health
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Primary care
Quality improvement of mental health provision in primary care
Quality improvement in the delivery and outcome of primary and unscheduled care
Graduate Primary Care Mental Health Workers
Support, Time and Recovery Workers (STR)
Early pregnancy and psychological health
Mental health needs of children and adolescents in primary care
The development of the Book Prescription Scheme
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Women's mental health
Health and mental health effects of domestic and sexual violence and abuse
DH women's strategy
Interventions to improve psychological, social and wellbeing outcomes of women with depression