Publications

Economic recession leads to more unemployment, debt, depression and suicide. Our systematic review found that job clubs appear to be effective in reducing depression in people who lose their jobs, particularly those at high risk of depression. Evidence for other forms of support is limited.

Eye injection drugs recommended by NICE cost the NHS up to £447 million a year, but could be replaced by an unlicensed drug costing as much as ten times less. Use of the licensed drugs has increased three-fold over the last five years, with some parts of England treating five times as many patients as others.

The Staff Participation Engagement and Communication application (SPEaC-app), also known as Happy App by staff from University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UH Bristol), collects real-time, work-related mood feedback. CLAHRC West was research and evaluation partner on the project to develop and roll out the app across the trust.

The needs and experiences of Somali families with children with autism aren’t well understood. We worked in partnership with Autism Independence (AI), a community group that supports Somali families affected by autism, to understand their experiences.

Extending the operating hours of the liaison psychiatry service at the Bristol Royal Infirmary’s (BRI) Emergency Department (ED) has led to improved care and outcomes for patients who have self-harmed, our economic evaluation has found.

Our research found that people who inject drugs support the use of detachable low dead space syringes. Evidence suggests that low dead space syringes with detachable needles could reduce the chance of spreading infections.

Consuming even small amounts of alcohol in pregnancy may be linked with higher chances of having a small baby and delivering prematurely, researchers have found. But they found very few studies investigating light drinking during pregnancy.