Ruimin Ma

Despite very high comorbidity with chronic pain <-> mental illness A paucity of trials have investigated any interventions in those affected Much more to do to ensure better & effective treatment of pain in those with mental illness sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @FGaughran

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New paper on osteoporosis referral and treatment for people with severe mental illness. Further actions and proactive strategies are required to identify patients at risk and treat osteoporosis at a younger age. #osteoporosis #mentalhealth #healthcare authors.elsevier.com/a/1eP3F_WbmJpF…

We are excited to share the @NIHRSPHR Conceptual Framework for Public Mental Health, a new online tool which highlights the factors that shape mental health. Explore the tool at publicmentalhealth.co.uk #mentalhealth

Flyer of our new special issue on social determinants of psychological illness and wellbeing is out! @13Jingyi #mentalhealth #Wellbeing

New Frontier's special issue on social determinants of psychological illness and well-being! If you are trying to look for the best home for your new manuscript, here is the link: #overview" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">frontiersin.org/research-topic…

Thanks Davy! Always a pleasure to work with you! Also kudos to first co-author @RuiminM

New @ucl_loneliness paper led by @RuiminM - people who are persistently lonely or persistently socially isolated recover from a mental health crisis less well bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Produced with very impressive speed - pre-print results of longitudinal cohort study data on COVID-19 impact on mental health: especially prominent is doubling of number of people with probable anxiety disorder medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Our traumagroup.org video on self care for frontline NHS workers is now on line m.youtube.com/watch?feature=… Please do share with anyone who may benefit @UCLMentalHealth @MentalhealthMSc @Mental_Elf @UCLPsychiatry

We are collating resources to support people w mental health problem to cope with isolation during COVID 19 pandemic, particularly those without internet access. Do you know of examples of approaches organisations, neighbourhoods or individuals could use to reduce isolation?

UCL has just launched a study looking into the psychological and social effects of COVID-19 in the UK. If you are interested, please visit covid19study.org. The participation includes a 15-minute online survey and a short survey once a week.

We are conducting telephone and face to face interviews with people with lived experience of mental illness and loneliness to better understand loneliness in the context of having a mental health problem. If you are interested in being involved. Contact: m.birken@ucl.ac.uk

What are the experiences of carers of people detained compulsorily in hospital? Our latest @MentalHealthPRU paper, out today, is a synthesis of the international qualitative literature on this cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Calling all Early Career Researcher interested in loneliness/social isolation & mental heath. Come along to our collaborative workshop: Tuesday 25th February 2-5pm to identify priorities & existing literature re: pathways between MH & loneliness. Contact: ellie.pearce@ucl.ac.uk

Dear Twitter, a question particularly for researchers - who are currently the big international stars in mental health research? Which speakers would you really go out of your way to hear, both because of the importance of their work and because they are great speakers?

Are you an Early Career Researcher interested in Loneliness/social Isolation research? Join us on 25th February for a collaborative workshop to review potential pathways between loneliness/social isolation& mental health. See our newsletter for info👇 mailchi.mp/aca95fe0d61a/l…

@MonicaLeverton @soniajohnson Thank you!!

@soniajohnson @RuiminM Congratulations Ruimin!

Congrats to my & Bryn Lloyd-Evans' PhD student Ruimin Ma @RuiminM on successful defence of her PhD thesis. Look out for v interesting ouputs soon on trajectories of loneliness, & here's the systematic review she's already published link.springer.com/article/10.100…

A big thank you to @soniajohnson and Bryn Lloyd-Evans, my amazing supervisors. Without their support in the past 5 years, I won’t be able to pass my PhD viva today!

📰 Breaking news! An MQ-funded study has successfully developed a predictive tool to recognise young people who are at risk of depression. Read more 👉 mqmentalhealth.org/news-blog/post…