A feasibility study and Randomised Controlled Trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for people with Motor Neuron Disease (COMMEND) COMMEND will investigate the acceptability and effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for people with Motor Neuron Disease. Project status: Ongoing
A systematic review of quantitative studies evaluating the impact of minimum unit pricing for alcohol on consumption and health or social harm outcomes This project systematically reviews global evidence on minimum unit pricing for alcohol to assess its impact on consumption, health and social harms Project status: Ongoing
Activities on inpatient wards Principal investigators: Alan Simpson. Investigating what makes activities desirable for service users to combat boredom on inpatient mental health wards. Project status: Ongoing
Advance Choice Documents Implementation (ACDI) Principal investigators: Claire Henderson, Shubulade Smith. ACDI aims to address the research-to-practice implementation gap for advance choice documents. Project status: Ongoing
ADVANCE-D Principal investigators: Gail Gilchrist, Liz Gilchrist. ADVANCE-D is a trial of a digitally supported perpetrator intervention to reduce intimate partner violence for men convicted of IPV who misuse substances Project status: Ongoing
African Youth in Mind Principal investigators: Melanie Amna Abas. African Youth in Mind focuses on adapting and testing a stepped care intervention for youth with depression & anxiety in Ghana and Zimbabwe. Project status: Ongoing
Air pollution and mental health over the life course Principal investigators: Ioannis Bakolis, Sabine Landau, Samantha Cross. To quantify the impact of ambient air pollution on population mental health Project status: Ongoing
AMARI-II: African Mental Health Research Initiative AMARI-II is an African-led mental health research capacity building programme building future leaders in mental, neurological and substance use research Project status: Ongoing
AMBER: Antidepressant Medications: Biology, Exposure & Response Principal investigators: Cathryn Lewis. Insights into the ‘active ingredients’ of anti-depressants and infer how these drugs can better be used to treat depression. Project status: Ongoing
An international study on public mental health work, opportunities and training Principal investigators: Mariana Pinto da Costa. This study explores public mental health understanding, engagement, practice, key barriers and opportunities, and training to inform future planning. Project status: Ongoing
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