Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Young adults’ experiences of using FREED-Mobile, a smartphone friendly intervention designed to facilitate help-seeking for eating disorders

Abstract Background Early intervention increases the likelihood of eating disorder recovery, yet many young people delay seeking professional support for eating difficulties. We developed a smartphone-friendly, online intervention - FREED-Mobile [FREED-M] to encourage early help-...

Exploring factors that influence meal management and eating behaviours in people living with Huntington’s disease

Purpose People living with Huntington’s disease (pwHD) experience cognitive and motor changes that affect meal planning, preparation and food consumption. This study explored factors that influence meal management and eating behaviours of pwHD and their families.Methods This is a...

Diffusion tensor tractography of the corpus callosum in major depressive disorder: a case-control study

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a common and disabling psychiatric disorder that has been associated with alterations in white-matter microstructure, including abnormalities of the corpus callosum. This study aimed to compare the brain tracts of the corpus callosum using diffu...

Recombinant shingles vaccination and the risk of cardiovascular events

Abstract The recombinant herpes zoster (shingles) vaccine may reduce risks of cardiovascular disease. However, existing studies have compared vaccine recipients with non-recipients and, thus, are susceptible to confounding. To mitigate these biases, we conducted a natural experim...