The Mental Elf

Marcus Munafo, Professor of Biological Psychology at the University of Bristol is a world leading researcher into genetics and cognitive influences on addictive behaviour. He heads up the Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group, which is part of the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit in Bristol.

In this podcast, Marcus talks broadly about why genetics is so important for people with mental illness. He presents different kinds of genetics research including the genome-wide association studies that have made such significant breakthroughs in recent years, and the exciting technique called Mendelian randomisation, which helps us to find causal associations in observational data.

Marcus Munafo, Professor of Biological Psychology at the University of Bristol is a world leading researcher into genetics and cognitive influences on addictive behaviour. He heads up the Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group, which is part of the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit in Bristol.

In this podcast, Marcus talks broadly about why genetics is so important for people with mental illness. He presents different kinds of genetics research including the genome-wide association studies that have made such significant breakthroughs in recent years, and the exciting technique called Mendelian randomisation, which helps us to find causal associations in observational data.

The COCAPP study is about mental health risk, care planning and therapeutic relationships. This podcast interview with Alan Simpson and Sarah Carr explores the importance of assessing and managing risk, how to make care planning work for staff and service users, and what constitutes a positive therapeutic relationship.

Along the way we talk about the impact that austerity is having on the lives of service users, carers and staff, and we discuss what needs to be done to make research a central component of frontline mental health practice.

The COCAPP study is about mental health risk, care planning and therapeutic relationships. This podcast interview with Alan Simpson and Sarah Carr explores the importance of assessing and managing risk, how to make care planning work for staff and service users, and what constitutes a positive therapeutic relationship.

Along the way we talk about the impact that austerity is having on the lives of service users, carers and staff, and we discuss what needs to be done to make research a central component of frontline mental health practice.

The COCAPP study is about mental health risk, care planning and therapeutic relationships. This podcast interview with Alan Simpson and Sarah Carr explores the importance of assessing and managing risk, how to make care planning work for staff and service users, and what constitutes a positive therapeutic relationship.

Along the way we talk about the impact that austerity is having on the lives of service users, carers and staff, and we discuss what needs to be done to make research a central component of frontline mental health practice.

Dr Suzi Gage, Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol Department of Experimental Psychology, explores a new study about cannabis use and the risk of psychiatric disorders.

Suzi also tells us about her work as a researcher in Bristol, where she has carried out a number of studies exploring the complex links between cannabis and mental health.

Dr Suzi Gage, Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol Department of Experimental Psychology, explores a new study about cannabis use and the risk of psychiatric disorders.

Suzi also tells us about her work as a researcher in Bristol, where she has carried out a number of studies exploring the complex links between cannabis and mental health.

Dr Suzi Gage, Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol Department of Experimental Psychology, explores a new study about cannabis use and the risk of psychiatric disorders.

Suzi also tells us about her work as a researcher in Bristol, where she has carried out a number of studies exploring the complex links between cannabis and mental health.

Pim Cuijpers, Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, discusses his new RCT of web-based guided self-help for preventing depression, published yesterday in JAMA.

This high quality study found that Internet-based guided self-help can prevent the onset of depressive disorders in some people who have sub threshold depression.

Pim Cuijpers, Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, discusses his new RCT of web-based guided self-help for preventing depression, published yesterday in JAMA.

This high quality study found that Internet-based guided self-help can prevent the onset of depressive disorders in some people who have sub threshold depression.