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Access research-related news and information about mental health. You can read our latest research outputs, features, case studies and other relevant content.

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The millennium cohort study sweep 6 (age 14) survey

Professor Lucinda Platt | Education | 01 April 2013

The millennium cohort study (mcs) is a unique, multidisciplinary research resource. Following the lives of over 19,000 children born across the uk around the turn of the millennium, it has collected information about and from them at ages nine months ...

Social connections and well-being in older adults

Professor Andrew Steptoe | Psychology | 04 March 2013

There are major demographic shifts throughout the world and the absolute number and proportion of older adults is increasing rapidly not only in the uk and europe but also in middle income nations such as india and china. Promoting the well-being of ...

The use of patient reported outcome measures (proms) in mental health

Dr Devianee Keetharuth | Mental Health | 14 February 2013

The project comprises 4 main parts: analysis of psychometric properties of the patient reported outcome measures (proms) data from patients with depression. This will be done using existing datasets and analyses will be carried out using advanced st ...

Gay father families

Professor Michael Lamb | Psychology | 02 January 2013

The study will explore the early social experiences and development of infants raised from birth by gay fathers in the uk, france, and the netherlands. Infants and parents will be observed interacting when the infants are four months old, and the par ...

Developing a research-policy-practice hub for autism spectrum disorder

Professor Susan Leekam | 27 November 2012

The aim of this knowledge exchange project is to set up a new research-policy-practice hub to create a platform for knowledge exchange and debate across communities that have influence in the area of autism spectrum disorders (asd). Knowledge exchang ...

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A meeting of the minds

Geraldine Boyle | 04 June 2013 | Social Policy | Organised event

Webinar on supporting decision-making by people with dementia. The online participants were an international audience of people with dementia, carers, professionals and alzheimer's association staff from canada, the united states and mexico.

Decide for yourself!

Geraldine Boyle | 17 May 2013 | Social Policy | Dissemination / Communication

Information/dialogue event on supporting decision-making in dementia for carers and people with dementia

Case Studies

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Data lays foundation for alcohol pricing policy

Case Study | 01 March 2013 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media

Five datasets hosted by the economic and social data underpin the research evidence which uk and scottish governments are using for plans to reduce alcohol misuse.

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A better life with dementia

Feature | 23 May 2013 | General public, Press/media, Schools

People with dementia can still make decisions in their everyday lives, and with support from partners can continue to do so as their condition advances, research from the esrc suggests.

More job satisfaction despite recession

Feature | 14 February 2013 | Business, General public, Press/media, Schools

The recession has had a profound impact on britain's workplaces - but findings from the workplace employment relations study show that parts of working life have actually improved since the survey was last conducted in 2004.

Tracing the lives of missing persons

Feature | 25 September 2012 | General public, Press/media, Schools

A new esrc-funded project chronicles the stories of those who choose to disappear and become a missing person. The findings will be used to train police, inform government policy and design services to support those who disappear and their families.

Bottling it up or talking it over?

Feature | 24 July 2012 | General public, Press/media, Schools, Voluntary sector

'women talk, men bottle things up' is a popular stereotype. But it's not simply a gender divide; age, generation and class are also important in how we deal with emotional issues, according to recent research.

Understanding how stress triggers bipolar mood swings

Feature | 22 May 2012 | General public, Press/media, Schools

Financial problems, marital difficulties, job loss and personal illness can trigger episodes of bipolar depression and mania, according to new research findings.

Social mobility report draws on esrc-funded research

Feature | 03 May 2012 | General public, Policymakers, Public sector, Schools, Voluntary sector

A new report by the all-party parliamentary group on social mobility has identified seven 'key truths' about social mobility, drawing on esrc-funded research.

Warning: this office may cause your brain to shrink

Feature | 08 August 2011 | Business, General public, Press/media, Schools

Personal work space can improve our performance, esrc-funded psychologist dr craig knight says in the channel 4 programme the secret life of buildings.

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Depression: why life can feel out of control

Press Release | 18 April 2013 | Academic, Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media

People with depression often feel their life is out of control. Research funded by the economic and social research council (esrc) suggests that these feeling may be caused by subtle changes in the way depressed people perceive time and process their ...