Reader in Psychiatry and Education St George's University of London, Consultant Psychiatrist, NAPICU director educational programmes. Thoughts definitely own.
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aileen o'brien retweeted
Millions of us enjoy the thrill of the funfair
But how safe are the rides we’re getting on?
Reporter @RSheikh26 investigates
bbc.in/3TsrcIM
Thanks to Jenny and Panorama for shining a light on this
I’ve produced and directed this investigation into funfair safety with the brilliant team @BBCPanorama
I’m hugely grateful to our brilliant contributors for allowing us to tell their stories
It’s on iPlayer now and BBC One this evening at 8pm
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
aileen o'brien retweeted
Fantastic to see the results from a trial on 100 @StGeorgesUni students in @timeshighered today that found a new VR headset experience boosts mental health in students by reducing stress & anxiety on the lead-up to exams. Amazing work from Dr @aileen191 and @zillahwatson 👏
VR-boosted treatments ‘reduce student exam stress’
Preliminary results showed students who used VR headsets reported greater improvements in how calm they felt compared with those who accessed interventions via smartphones, writes Patrick Jack @paddywjack bit.ly/3Ua5zhy
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Metaverse for good conference in Barcelona. Great opportunity to present our findings working with SGUL atudents. And to hear about extraordinary opportunities and challenges ahead @zillahwatson @StGeorgesUni
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Children with gender distress may face bullying, isolation & family conflict, reasons to be alert to suicide risk.
Empathic support is vital but evidence that puberty blockers reduce risk is weak & unreliable.
Invoking suicide in this debate is mistaken & potentially harmful.
Delighted to see this launched and so grateful to the staff who helped Darren Bell and I; @K_Pavoni @awaisaftab @SWLSTG @napicu @markboulton @thebethkelly @MattLiveMore and Nile ward, Peter Hughes and Sean. And of course the amazing SGUL e-learning team.
Calling all healthcare staff 📢
Join our 'Reducing Restrictive Practice in Mental Health Settings' short course - accepting enrolment until 1 March!
Book here with code A4BZS5 for NHS staff discount: canvascatalog.sgul.ac.uk/cou…
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Protecting and promoting editorial independence | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/48hPzOo Was a privilege to work with the coauthors here.
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Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit staff at Combined are the first to become involved in a pilot program of Virtual Reality Wellbeing Sessions delivered in partnership with Phase Space VR. @zillahwatson
See the details at combined.nhs.uk/combined-inn…
Phase Space’s unique approach uses Virtual Reality to supercharge stress and anxiety relief in minutes, with effects that last. Driven by cutting-edge innovation, it combines immersive technology, world-class content design and evidence-based therapeutic techniques.
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Acute, Intensive, and Emergency Psychiatric Care at St George's Course! Join us for this immersive 4-day short course led by the incredible Dr. Aileen O'Brien, Director of Educational Programme at NAPICU. 📆 Don't miss out, book now!
sgul.ac.uk/psychiatry
When is a diagnosis not a diagnosis? emj.bmj.com/content/41/1/2
New commentary on ABD, hopefully we can move towards more of a consensus
Very excited to be speaking about VR in mental health in Groningen at international conference on VR and mental health, keynote from Zillah talking about our work at SGUL@zillahwatson @StGeorgesUni
aileen o'brien retweeted
Can #VR be used on a psychiatric ward? If you can use them on a #PICU, then of course you can
@aileen191
@napicu
aileen o'brien retweeted
IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY SESSION
We are thrilled to announce that NAPICU's very own Director of Educational Programmes, Dr Aileen O'Brien will be presenting at this year's conference!
There is still time to register!
napicu.org.uk/conference-202…
#NAPICU23 #healthinequalities
aileen o'brien retweeted
Listen to @katelamble on @BBCWomansHour explain the findings of our @bmj_latest & @BBCNewsnight investigation. We reported on a row over a controversial research paper used in US legal cases to restrict abortion access. She’s on at 24 mins in. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001nv…
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Editorial Independence is Dead!
Long Live Editorial Independence
Principles, Compliance & Recommendations
psyarxiv.com/eau6r
By @KSBhui @aileen191 @RachelUTG @drdrtsai @AndForrester @annedohertypsy @drdrwlee
Congratulations Louise! Amazing news
Fantastic to see Prof Louise Howard OBE recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours. A brilliant academic who has contributed so much to perinatal mental health and women’s health. Thank you and well done! @rcpsych @rcpsychPeri @ActionOnPP @TrudiSene1 @NHSEngland
