I will be working on this in my PhD. If you work in #geriatrics, #mentalhealth, or #medicationsafety, or are simply interested in this space, I would love to connect. Feel free to reach out!

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Bristol@bristolbrc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📢 New project on our website! Does psychiatric polypharmacy increase the risk of falls and fractures in older adults? @aaron-yap.bsky.social is investigating the safest way of combining antidepressants, antipsychotics + benzodiazepines in older adults. More👇 www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/does-psychia...

New publication: Management of back pain in older adults link.springer.com/article/10.1... Back pain affects more than half a billion people globally, but its management has not been well described outside of RCTs.

New Scientist cover story! Latest issue puts a spotlight on the work of Golam Khandaker & others in our Immunopsychiatry programme, as well as other groups, in uncovering links between inflammation & mental health. @childrenofthe90s.bsky.social www.newscientist.com/article/2491...

Chronic inflammation messes with your mind. Here's how to calm it

From depression to dementia, we are now realising the profound impacts of long-term inflammation on the brain. A better understanding of the underlying mechanisms is unlocking new treatments to protec...

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