🌱 Early intervention matters for young people’s mental health 🧠 E-Risk PI Helen Fisher joins @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social calling for more research into what puts young people at risk and what protects them. eriskstudy.com/https://www....

We Need Research, Because Childhood Shouldn’t Hurt

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Anhedonia is the inability to feel pleasure from activities that are normally enjoyable, like hobbies, socialising, or eating. It’s often linked to conditions like depression and can make things feel flat or uninteresting. 🧵1/3

What is anhedonia? And why does it matter for mental health research? Psychotherapist and GLEBE member Sandra helps us to understand what anhedonia is and how it impacted her life. Plus, learn about the latest research into anhedonia from GALENOS 👇 www.galenos.org.uk/blog-news/un...

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) affect millions of people and can cause hallucinations, feelings of detachment from reality and cause difficulties that can disrupt a persons quality of life. Decades of research have revealed key differences in how SSD develops in men & women. 🧵1/5

GALENOS's own Gin Malhi, Andrea Cipriani & Georgia Salanti were delighted to present at #WCP2025 about literature based discovery science. They shared how GALENOS synthesizes existing evidence to reduce waste & improve efficiency in #mentalhealth research. #WorldMentalHealthDay

"The first time I was accepted as a Lived Experience Expert at GALENOS was exciting. It felt incredibly affirming to be connected to such respected institutions as @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social and @ox.ac.uk " Read Daniel's experience of advising GALENOS here: www.galenos.org.uk/blog-news/re...

Just arrived in Basel for the Symposium of the Swiss Society of Psychiatric Epidemiology. This afternoon I will be giving a short presentation on @galenos.bsky.social Looking forward to all the other presentations too! #SSPE #GALENOS

Can AI speed up #mentalhealthresearch? Professors Malcome Macleod from @uniofedinburgh and James Thomas from @ucl discuss how AI can be used to review literature, but why it will never really replace human beings. Watch their discussion here 👇 www.galenos.org.uk/blog-news/Ho...

If you're going to the SSPE Symposium in Basel this month don't miss the presentation from @thomytonia.bsky.social on how GALENOS uses triangulation to produce the best research outcomes. #researchmatters #mentalhealth

"For me, co-production means, 'Hey, I have an idea, and I’m empowered to share it to improve this cause'.” Glebe member Promise Adetoro shares why it's essential to involve people with lived and living experience in research. 👉https://www.galenos.org.uk/blog-news/influence-of-coproduction

Tomorrow is #ResearchAppreciationDay, we would like to say thank you to our amazing research community for your support of us and #OpenScience. 🎉 Celebrating the curiosity that changes our world, let's show some love for the researchers who inspire us!

Tomorrow is #ResearchAppreciationDay! Celebrate OU research with Open Research Online (ORO) - our Open Access repository making knowledge free and accessible to all. 💡 OU researchers: don’t forget to deposit your work! 🔎 Explore: oro.open.ac.uk #OpenAccess #ORO

🧵Building your career in health research? Then these expert-backed tips are a must-read. Ahead of this Saturday's #ResearchAppreciationDay We’ve asked Associate Professor Lawrence Mbuagbaw for 6 tips for a career in research. You can read the full list here: www.mqmentalhealth.org/career-tips-...

Top tips from the experts for a career in health research

Associate Professor Lawrence Mbuagbaw shares some advice for early career researchers for building a career in what is often a competitive field.

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"For years I didn’t feel included in conversations about mental health especially when it came to research. So when I was invited to contribute to the GALENOS project, it wasn’t just another meeting it was a moment of recognition." Read GLEAB member Clara's story: www.galenos.org.uk/blog-news/pa...

This video, produced by MQ Mental Health Research, features two psychosis study participants who discuss the symptoms of their conditions, experience of early intervention services and decision to take part in #psychosis research. youtu.be/okufNrQ88ek @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social

Learning From Our Experiences - PPIE Series

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What happens when lived experience meets mental health research? GLEAB member Kelvin Opiepie shares a powerful reflection on identity, inclusion, and the value of diverse voices in shaping better mental health outcomes. Read more: www.galenos.org.uk/blog-news/be... #MentalHealth

What's it like being a member of the GALENOS Lived Experience Advisory Board? Vice Chair Richardson Mojica explains what the GLEAB do, what he's learnt from being involved in research, and why it's important to stay curious. youtu.be/NdgHtwgM-Cs

'Stay curious!' - What it's like being a lived experience advisor to GALENOS

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At the British Neuroscience Association’s Festival of Neuroscience, GALENOS emphasized the importance of integrating lived experience into neuroscience research. Read more about the event and why researchers must get comfortable with discomfort here: www.galenos.org.uk/blog-news/re... #bna2025

“Discomfort is a Signpost”: Reflections from BNA 2025

At the British Neuroscience Association’s Festival of Neuroscience, GALENOS emphasized the importance of integrating lived experience into neuroscience research. The discussion highlighted how discomf...

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"Co-production can be complex because it means different things in different contexts." GALENOS Glebe chair Tate Kambeu recently spoke at the International Association of Youth Mental Health conference in Vancouver. 🧵1/3

Want to know more about GALENOS's methodology? Dr Virginia Chiocchia shared more information recently at the Female Empowerment in Life Science (FELS) Research Day at the @unibe.ch You can also find out more about GALENOS here 👇 www.galenos.org.uk/blog-news/ex...

Explaining GALENOS’s Methodology

GALENOS’s methodology addresses the challenges in mental health treatment, particularly for depression, anxiety, and psychosis, by integrating diverse evidence and expert insights, including those wit...

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Want to know more about GALENOS's methodology? Dr Virginia Chiocchia shared this recently: “I was really pleased to showcase the methodology of the GALENOS living systematic reviews and triangulation process at the Female Empowerment in Life Science (FELS) Research Day at the University of Bern”.

GALENOS uses AI to analyse over 250 million scholarly articles, identifying trending topics in mental health research, particularly in anxiety, depression, and psychosis. This technique can help identify trends in research & not just in mental health. Find out more: galenos.org.uk/blog-news/ho...

🧠GALENOS wants to hear from you! We're looking for people with lived experience, clinicians, researchers and other people impacted by psychosis to help us rank the research priorities If you have 5 minutes please follow this link to take the survey: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/gal...

GALENOS LSR5 Prioritisation

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