Charlotte Archer

Beta-blocker prescriptions for anxiety have increased, but they aren’t NICE recommended and there are safety concerns 💊 Our paper reports the reasons why GPs believe that beta-blockers have a role to play in anxiety management @capcbristol @CizCG @DrKMTurner @BNSSGResearch

We interviewed 41 patients & practitioners about remote consulting for mental health 📱 💻 📞 In-person appointments are important for initial help seeking ⭐️ Remote modes may not be more cost/time-efficient ⏰ We need to evaluate existing training 🌱 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6/e…

@Prof_Ian_M Wonderful news, Congratulations Ian!

I’m honoured to receive this award and look forward to continuing to support the work of the NIHR Congratulations to all who received the award.

I’ve finally made the move to Bluesky 🦋

Looking forward to working on this @MedResFdn funded research project looking the combined use of propranolol+antidepressants led by @hayley_gorton 💊@capcbristol @BNSSGResearch @AnxietyUK 🧠

Why do GPs prescribe #benzodiazepines in young adults with #anxiety? @ArcherCS_ has been asking GPs their views. Read about her findings in this new blog post: capcbristol.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2024/11/04/why… Read the @BJGPjournal paper: bjgp.org/content/74/748… #MentalHealth #PrimaryCare #YoungPeople

Mental Health Fellowship award holder Ruth Naughton-Doe shares a video called 'Where is the village that was promised?' that focuses on perinatal loneliness: bit.ly/3YSpHY8 @Ashmore2009 @GeorginaSPCR @pn_loneliness @ruthndwrites

Published in the latest issue of @BJGPjournal - prescribing benzodiazepines in young adults with anxiety - patient-driven reasons for prescribing suggests young adults with anxiety may have unmet management/support needs bjgp.org/content/74/748… @capcbristol @DrKMTurner @CizCG

@LucyABiddle @Myles_Wellbeing @BNSSGResearch @Mental_Elf @MHRIncubator @NIHRinvolvement @AnxietyUK @LizzyWinstone @NMWarne

Are you aged 16-24 with anxiety/depression? ⭐️Take part in 4/5 online workshops ⭐️£25 per hour ⭐️Create guidance/training for practitioners to talk to about online activity & mental heath Interested? Email charlotte.archer@bristol.ac.uk @capcbristol @McPinFoundation @NIHRSPCR

@ArcherCS_ @DrKMTurner @CizCG @capcbristol @BNSSGResearch Listen to the audio interview with Dr Charlotte Archer on when and why GPs prescribe #BetaBlockers for #Anxiety bjgplife.com/183 @ArcherCS_ @DrKMTurner @CizCG @capcbristol @BNSSGResearch #PrimaryCare

@LizzyWinstone @frankdevocht Yep currently doing work with GPs although focus is on those aged 16-24 rather than children

@frankdevocht @ArcherCS_ didn’t you do some work on this?

@capcbristol @BNSSGResearch @NIHRSPCR @MHRIncubator @Mental_Elf

Our systematic review & meta-analysis of beta-blockers for anxiety found no evidence for a beneficial effect. BUT studies had small sample sizes, missing data & high/unclear risk of bias ⁦⁦@DrKMTurner⁩ ⁦@Calddee⁩ sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Our Primary Care Clinicians #PhD programme is open for applications. Applicable to #PrimaryCare #clinicians incl. GPs, nurses, health visitors, dentists, pharmacists & optometrists: bit.ly/SPCR-PHDPCC 🗓️Closing Date: 11.59pm 12 Dec 2024 @NIHRSPCR @wellcometrust @sapcacuk

Our final mental health session of #SAPC2024 with Daniela Strelchuk presenting work on using algorithms to predict risk of psychosis 💻 🧠 💡 @capcbristol

And @KeeleUniversity’s Tamsin Fisher presenting help seeking interventions for anxiety and depression in older adults @FisherResearch @capcbristol 👵🏻👴🏽

Day 2 of #SAPC2024 during the Mental Health session with Amy Coe presenting “antidepressant describing: what, who, how and why” 💊 🧠 @capcbristol

Wrapping up day one at #SAPC2024 with a fun singalong to the ECR version of ‘my favourite things’ with my “conference chums” led by @Richard_GP 🎤 @capcbristol