Parashar Ramanuj
Liaison Psychiatrist @RNOHnhs. Integrated Care @Ldn_ICHP. Previous @harknessfellows @ColumbiaPsych
Interested in patients, policy & parity. [RT ≠ E]
Last synced from Twitter 126d ago
Inequalities in Health Alliance
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NHS Jobs - Physician Associate, Spinal Cord Injury Centre
Location: Stanmore, Middlesex, Salary: £43,712 - £49,325 per annum inc.
Parashar Ramanuj
Fantastic opportunity for a #PhysicianAssociate in Psychiatry to join our team at @RNOHnhs #LiaisonPsychiatry #ChronicPain #Rehabilitation #Orthopaedics @rcpsychPA @FPARCP
Apply here by 1 Nov
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Voices of people living with dementia and their carers on the closure of support services during COVID-19 - National Elf Service
Caroline Green discusses a qualitative study which considers the effects of COVID-19 on social support services for people with dementia.
Living risk prediction algorithm (QCOVID) for risk of hospital admission and mortality from coronavirus 19 in adults: national derivation and validation cohort study
Objective To derive and validate a risk prediction algorithm to estimate hospital admission and mortality outcomes from coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) in adults.
Design Population based cohort study.
Setting and participants QResearch...
Recognising and explaining functional neurological disorder
### What you need to know
Functional disorders are conditions whose origin arises primarily from a disorder of nervous system functioning rather than clearly identifiable pathophysiological disease—such as irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia,...
Effect of a Comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Intervention in Persons With Serious Mental Illness
This randomized clinical trial examines the effectiveness of an 18-month multifaceted intervention incorporating behavioral counseling, care coordination, and care management for overall cardiovascular risk reduction in adults with serious mental...
Parashar Ramanuj
The original paper is on @JAMANetworkOpen: jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
It shows the importance of the Case Manager's role (taken on by the nurses in the intervention group 👇🏾) pic.twitter.com/LgmdjHaHJQ
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Reducing cardiovascular risk in people with severe mental illness
Masuma Mishu reviews a clinical trial on the effect of a comprehensive cardiovascular risk reduction intervention in persons with serious mental illness.
Does coronavirus pose a challenge to the diagnoses of anxiety and depression? A view from psychiatry | BJPsych Bulletin | Cambridge Core
Does coronavirus pose a challenge to the diagnoses of anxiety and depression? A view from psychiatry
Lawyers: We can't find parents of 545 kids separated by Trump admin
About two-thirds of the 1,000 plus parents separated from their kids under a 2017 pilot program were deported before a federal judge ordered they be found.
Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy for treatment resistant depression: 18-Month follow-up of the Halifax depression trial
Depressed patients with chronic and complex health issues commonly relapse; therefore, examining longer-term outcomes is an important consideration. F…
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UK ‘sleepwalking’ to mental health crisis as pandemic takes its toll
Coronavirus uncertainty and isolation will have a greater effect on the vulnerable during winter, say charities
Amisulpride, aripiprazole, and olanzapine in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (BeSt InTro): a pragmatic, rater-blind, semi-randomised trial
Amisulpride was more efficacious than aripiprazole or olanzapine for reducing the
PANSS total scores in adults with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. Side-effect differences
among the groups were generally small. This study supports the notion that...
The neurobiology of substance use and addiction: evidence from neuroimaging and relevance to treatment | BJPsych Advances | Cambridge Core
The neurobiology of substance use and addiction: evidence from neuroimaging and relevance to treatment
We designed a new way of tapering antidepressants, but why won't the health authorities recognise its value?
When Peter Groot, a researcher in mental health experience, suffered uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms from his antidepressants, he set about developing tapering strips — clever tools to help patients gradually reduce their dose. But, despite their...
Neuropsychiatric complications of covid-19
From acute delirium to long term fatigue, covid-19 has serious neuropsychiatric effects
Viral infections of the respiratory tract can have multisystemic effects, including on the central nervous system (CNS), and thus may precipitate a spectrum of...