Biography
Matthew Prina is a Reader in Epidemiology and Head of the Social Epidemiology Research Group. He initially studied at the University of Glasgow, and then moved to Cambridge University to complete an MPhil in Epidemiology and a PhD in Public Health.
Matthew joined King’s in 2013 with an MRC Population Health Scientist Fellowship to look at the relationship between frailty and common mental disorders. His research focuses on ageing, mental health and the relationship between physical and mental disorders. He is also interested in systematic reviewing and observational studies.
Matthew has co-led many seminal reports on ageing, specifically around healthy ageing and dementia, including estimates and their risk factors, published by Alzheimer’s Disease International, Alzheimer’s society and the World Health Organisation.
Matthew is also very passionate about education. He leads a module in evidence synthesis for MSc students, supervises several MSc and PhD students, and is the chair of the departmental PhD sub-committee.
Research Interests
- Ageing
- Life course epidemiology
- Multimorbidity & frailty
- Common mental disorders epidemiology
- Physical & mental health links
- Systematic reviewing methods
- Observational studies (including data linkage and cross-national comparative studies)
Teaching
- Evidence Synthesis in Global Mental Health (module lead)
- Applied Statistical Methods in Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Systematic Review in Mental Health
- Epidemiology for Mental Health Research
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Benton, M., Cleal, B., Prina, M., Baykoca, J., Willaing, I., Price, H. & Ismail, K., 31 Jan 2023, In: GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRY. 80, p. 1-16 16 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2022.11.004
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Akhter Khan, S., Hofmann, V., Warncke, M., Tamimi, N., Mayston, R. & Prina, M., 2 Nov 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Aging & mental health. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Akhter Khan, S., Chua, K-C., Al Kindhi, B., Mayston, R. & Prina, M., 1 Feb 2023, In: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 105, 104851. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2022.104851
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Wilson, E., Crudgington, H., Morgan, C., Hirsch, C., Prina, M. & Gayer-Anderson, C., 9 Oct 2022, In: Journal of Adolescence. p. 1-29 Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12097
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Akhter Khan, S., Prina, M., Wong, G. H-Y., Mayston, R. & Li, L., 26 Aug 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Perspectives On Psychological Science. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916221127218
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Perianayagam, A., Prina, M., Selvamani, Y., Gudekar, D., Salvi, S., Varghese, M. & Dandona, R., Aug 2022, In: The Lancet Psychiatry. 9, 8, p. 645-659 15 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00186-9
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Wu, Y. T., Prina, M. & Matthews, F., Jun 2022, In: Preventive Medicine Reports. 27, 101786. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101786
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Perianayagam, A., Prina, M., Selvamani, Y., Gudekar, D., Salvi, S., Varghese, M. & Dandona, R., 4 May 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: The Lancet Psychiatry. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Barmpas, P., Tasoulis, S., Vrahatis, A. G., Georgakopoulos, S. V., Anagnostou, P., Prina, M., Ayuso-Mateos, J. L., Bickenbach, J., Bayes, I., Bobak, M., Caballero, F. F., Chatterji, S., Egea-Cortés, L., García-Esquinas, E., Leonardi, M., Koskinen, S., Koupil, I., Paja̧k, A., Prince, M., Sanderson, W., & 7 othersScherbov, S., Tamosiunas, A., Galas, A., Haro, J. M., Sanchez-Niubo, A., Plagianakos, V. P. & Panagiotakos, D., 18 Apr 2022, In: Health Information Science and Systems. 10, 1, 6. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13755-022-00171-1
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Loveys, K., Prina, M., Axford, C., Domènec, Ò. R., Weng, W., Broadbent, E., Pujari, S., Jang, H., Han, Z. A. & Thiyagarajan, J. A., Apr 2022, In: The Lancet Healthy Longevity. 3, 4, p. e286-e297 Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568(22)00034-4