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Viktoriya Nikolova

PhD Student

Research Assistant.

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Biography

I joined King’s in 2015, having previously studied at the University of Leicester (BSc Psychology) and Imperial College London (MRes Experimental Neuroscience).

I am currently doing a MRC DTP iCASE PhD looking at the role of the gastrointestinal tract in depression and the mechanisms underlying the putative antidepressant properties of probiotics (the PROMEX study). For more information about the PROMEX study, see https://www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/depts/pm/research/cfad/promexstudy.

Research Interests

Novel treatments for affective disorders
The involvement of the gut microbiome in mental health

Latest publications

Relative effectiveness of augmentation treatments for treatment-resistant depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Carter, B., Strawbridge, R., Husain, I., Jones, B. D. M., Short, R., Cleare, A., Tsapekos, D., Patrick, F., Marwood, L., Taylor, R., Mantingh, T., De Angel, V., Nikolova, V., Andre F. Carvalho & Young, A., 17 Aug 2020, In : International Review of Psychiatry. 32, 5-6, p. 477-490 14 p. Research output: Contribution to journal - Review article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/09540261.2020.1765748
Internet-connected devices ownership, use and interests in bipolar disorder: from desktop to mobile mental health
Hidalgo-Mazzei, D., Nikolova, V. L., Kitchen, S. & Young, A. H., 2019, In : Digital Psychiatry. 2, 1, p. 1-7 7 p. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/2575517X.2019.1616476
Augmentation therapies for treatment-resistant depression: systematic review and meta-analysis - CORRIGENDUM
Strawbridge, R., Carter, B., Marwood, L., Bandelow, B., Tsapekos, D., Nikolova, V. L., Taylor, R., Mantingh, T., de Angel, V., Patrick, F., Cleare, A. J. & Young, A. H., 19 Dec 2018, In : The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science. p. 1 Research output: Contribution to journal - Article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2018.291
Augmentation therapies for treatment-resistant depression: systematic review and meta-analysis
Strawbridge, R., Carter, B., Marwood, L., Bandelow, B., Tsapekos, D., Nikolova, V. L., Taylor, R., Mantingh, T., De Angel, V., Patrick, F., Cleare, A. J. & Young, A. H., 20 Nov 2018, In : British Journal of Psychiatry. 214, 1, p. 42-51 Research output: Contribution to journal - Article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2018.233
OpenSIMPLe: A real-world implementation feasibility study of a smartphone-based psychoeducation programme for bipolar disorder
Hidalgo-Mazzei, D., Reinares, M., Mateu, A., Nikolova, V. L., Bonnín, C. D. M., Samalin, L., García-Estela, A., Pérez-Solá, V., Young, A. H., Strejilevich, S., Vieta, E. & Colom, F., 1 Dec 2018, In : Journal of Affective Disorders. 241, p. 436-445 10 p. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.08.048
Is lithium monitoring NICE?: Lithium monitoring in a UK secondary care setting
Nikolova, V. L., Pattanaseri, K., Hidalgo-Mazzei, D., Taylor, D. & Young, A. H., Apr 2018, In : Journal of Psychopharmacology. 32, 4, p. 408-415 8 p. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881118760663
Pharmacological treatment of mixed states
Cuomo, A., Nikolova, V. L., Yalin, N., Arnone, D., Fagiolini, A. & Young, A. H., 18 Apr 2017, In : CNS SPECTRUMS. 22, 2, p. 186-195 10 p. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1092852917000013
Family tree and ancestry inference: is there a need for a 'generational' consent?
Wallace, S. E., Gourna, E. G., Nikolova, V. & Sheehan, N. A., 9 Dec 2015, In : BMC Medical Ethics. 16, 1, p. 87 Research output: Contribution to journal - Article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-015-0080-2

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