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Professor Khalida Ismail
Professor Khalida Ismail

Professor Khalida Ismail

Professor of Psychiatry & Medicine

Research interests

  • Diabetes

Biography

Research Interest

  • Understanding the depression-diabetes link 
  • Developing and evaluating interventions to improve diabetes control and depression 

    Research

    diabetes
    Type 1 Diabetes Research Group

    We are experimental medicine researchers and clinical academics performing mechanistic and clinical studies, using qualitative, quantitative and neuroimaging techniques, and clinical trials to investigate aspects of diabetes, including mechanisms and treatment of hypoglycaemia, eating disorders and appetite control.

    Diabetes
    Diabetes, Psychiatry & Psychology

    The group has a unique and internationally recognised collaboration with the Diabetes Research Group at KHP. 

    diabetes&brain
    The PsychOsis and Diabetes Service Model (PODS)

    Developing an integrated model of care for people with severe mental illness and type 2 diabetes: the PsychOsis and Diabetes Service Model (PODS).

    Project status: Completed

    diabetes
    3 Dimensions of care for Diabetes (3DFD)

    3DFD is a patient-centred multidisciplinary service integrating psychological and social care with diabetes care.

    Project status: Completed

    heart-2
    3 Dimensions for Long-term Conditions (3DLC)

    Integrating psychological and social care for long-term conditions: 3 Dimensions of Care for long-term conditions.

    Project status: Ongoing

    main-diabetes
    Diabetes Insulin Management Education study (DIMEs)

    Many people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) will require insulin as their diabetes progresses.

    Project status: Completed

    780-440-diabetes-seminar
    The SOUth London Diabetes (SOUL-D) Study

    SOUL-D is a prospective cohort study of the association between depression and diabetes outcomes in people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.

    Project status: Ongoing

    Diabetes_v6_HD_x264 mp4 -v4 copy
    Psychological interventions to improve glycaemic control in type 1 and type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    A systematic review of psychological interventions in type 1 and 2 diabetes to assess whether their effectiveness in improving glycaemic levels has improved.

    Project status: Completed

    diabetes
    The Malaysian GestatiOnal Diabetes and prevention of DiabetES Study (MY GODDESS)

    Literature review and RCT to develop and test the feasibility of a novel digital diabetes prevention intervention specific for gestational diabetes mellitus.

    Project status: Ongoing

    spilled-medication
    STOP-D (Sertraline TO prevent Post-TBI Depression)

    A multi-centre placebo-controlled double blind RCT to investigate the use of sertraline in reducing depressive symptoms in traumatic brain injury patients.

    Project status: Ongoing

    Features

    Have you heard of Traumatic Brain Injury Depression?

    Have you heard of the STOP-D trial? STOP-D stands for Sertraline TO prevent Post-TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) Depression. In other words, it is a...

    STOP D TBI iStock-1156928047

    Maudsley Debates - 51st to 60th

    The Maudsley Debates take place three times a year at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN). Topics generally focus on issues that...

    Maudsley Debates 2 1903x558

      Research

      diabetes
      Type 1 Diabetes Research Group

      We are experimental medicine researchers and clinical academics performing mechanistic and clinical studies, using qualitative, quantitative and neuroimaging techniques, and clinical trials to investigate aspects of diabetes, including mechanisms and treatment of hypoglycaemia, eating disorders and appetite control.

      Diabetes
      Diabetes, Psychiatry & Psychology

      The group has a unique and internationally recognised collaboration with the Diabetes Research Group at KHP. 

      diabetes&brain
      The PsychOsis and Diabetes Service Model (PODS)

      Developing an integrated model of care for people with severe mental illness and type 2 diabetes: the PsychOsis and Diabetes Service Model (PODS).

      Project status: Completed

      diabetes
      3 Dimensions of care for Diabetes (3DFD)

      3DFD is a patient-centred multidisciplinary service integrating psychological and social care with diabetes care.

      Project status: Completed

      heart-2
      3 Dimensions for Long-term Conditions (3DLC)

      Integrating psychological and social care for long-term conditions: 3 Dimensions of Care for long-term conditions.

      Project status: Ongoing

      main-diabetes
      Diabetes Insulin Management Education study (DIMEs)

      Many people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) will require insulin as their diabetes progresses.

      Project status: Completed

      780-440-diabetes-seminar
      The SOUth London Diabetes (SOUL-D) Study

      SOUL-D is a prospective cohort study of the association between depression and diabetes outcomes in people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.

      Project status: Ongoing

      Diabetes_v6_HD_x264 mp4 -v4 copy
      Psychological interventions to improve glycaemic control in type 1 and type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

      A systematic review of psychological interventions in type 1 and 2 diabetes to assess whether their effectiveness in improving glycaemic levels has improved.

      Project status: Completed

      diabetes
      The Malaysian GestatiOnal Diabetes and prevention of DiabetES Study (MY GODDESS)

      Literature review and RCT to develop and test the feasibility of a novel digital diabetes prevention intervention specific for gestational diabetes mellitus.

      Project status: Ongoing

      spilled-medication
      STOP-D (Sertraline TO prevent Post-TBI Depression)

      A multi-centre placebo-controlled double blind RCT to investigate the use of sertraline in reducing depressive symptoms in traumatic brain injury patients.

      Project status: Ongoing

      Features

      Have you heard of Traumatic Brain Injury Depression?

      Have you heard of the STOP-D trial? STOP-D stands for Sertraline TO prevent Post-TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) Depression. In other words, it is a...

      STOP D TBI iStock-1156928047

      Maudsley Debates - 51st to 60th

      The Maudsley Debates take place three times a year at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN). Topics generally focus on issues that...

      Maudsley Debates 2 1903x558