Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience has ranked 9th in the world for Psychology in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025.

King's IoPPN, UCL, The University of Manchester, MQ Mental Health Research researchers receive £4.1 million from Wellcome Trust Mental Health Award to research new modelling and treatment approaches for auditory hallucinations in people with #psychosis

The Mental Health Implementation Network at IoPPN and NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London is hosting two free webinars: 👉 Parent-Led Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Intervention (PL-CBT) 📅 Wednesday 26 March, 12:00 - 13:00 PL-CBT is an effective and cost-efficient treatment for childhood #anxiety that works by supporting parents to use CBT techniques to help their children. This webinar will draw on the experiences of a pilot programme in the East of England that trained school staff to deliver PL-CBT. *For anyone working in or interested in children and young people’s mental health* More information and registration here: https://lnkd.in/gmFtskVZ 👉 The Patient Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF) 📅 Monday 31 March, 11:00 - 12:30 Experts will discuss the critical role of Integrated Care Boards & NHS Trusts/providers in tackling long-standing race inequities in #MentalHealth care. *For anyone working in mental health services, research and quality improvement, and experts by experience* More information and registration here: https://lnkd.in/etVFN8Sd #ChildrensMentalHealth | #RaceEquality | The King's Maudsley Partnership | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Safewards, a collaboration between IoPPN and King's Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, and City St George’s, University of London, has been awarded the first-ever NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) Impact Prize. https://lnkd.in/eeA9N24D Professor Alan Simpson explains more about Safewards in the video below, and how hundreds of mental health wards in the UK are using the programme to make wards safer for staff and patients

Thank you to everyone who joined us for ADHD: Past, Present and Future last night, as we explored the history of #ADHD and why so many people today face long waits for assessment. #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek

A statement from our Vice-Chancellor following the tragic death of one of our students.

With 15M+ people in the UK managing a long-term condition (LTC) — and 30% also facing mental health challenges — there is a clear need for effective psychological support. This remains a key NHS priority, yet access to timely, evidence-based mental health care is still a challenge. That’s why we’re proud to collaborate with King's College London researchers on Orbi, a mobile app helping people with LTCs manage their mental health. Orbi uniquely addresses co-morbid anxiety and depression linked to LTCs, combining evidence-based interventions with insights from patient advisory groups. Recent research published in the journal Psychological Medicine speaks for itself: ✔️ 89% of users reported clinically significant improvement in illness-related distress ✔️ Users experienced a measurable increase in quality of life ✔️ The app has been well-accepted, with early feedback highlighting its ease of use With this continuing collaboration, we’re planning to scale our impact by helping more people manage their health with confidence. If you’d like to learn more or explore partnership opportunities, reach out at the link in the comments. You can also find out more about Orbi research findings, or read the full paper using the link in the comments. NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience Dr. Nayan Kalnad Jeremy Hill Neeraj Apte Jamie Campbell Saurabh Jambure Prasad Potnis #DigitalHealth #MentalHealth #LongTermConditions #Orbi #HealthcareInnovation

'Mental health disparity between teenage boys and girls ‘not inevitable’ - study' headline in *The Independent* today based on Dr Gemma Knowles's paper that looks at the trajectories and symptoms in young people in London and Tokyo. https://lnkd.in/eqMU374t Read the full report, which was published today in The Lancet, or a summary of the key outtakes ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/ejyY6FaY

Congratulations to Professor Ammar Al-Chalabi, who has been re-appointed as an NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) Senior Investigator. He leads the NIHR Maudsley BRC's theme in Motor Neuron Disease: https://lnkd.in/eGUj35qJ Ammar Al-Chalabi is Professor of Neurology and Complex Disease Genetics at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, Director of the King’s Motor Neuron Disease Care and Research Centre and Co-Director of the UK MND Research Institute (UK MND RI). Senior Investigators are leading experts in their fields, recognised for their exceptional contributions to research and their influence in shaping the future of health and care. More information and a full list of the 18th cohort of NIHR Senior Investigators can be found here: https://lnkd.in/evEh5qeC Photo credit: Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association #MotorNeuronDisease | King's College London | Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

We’re excited to share the news that The NIHR BioResource EDGI UK (Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative) is now collaborating with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.   The Broad Institute is a research organisation in the USA that convenes a community of researchers from across many disciplines and partner institutions. As part of this collaboration, the Broad Institute will sequence the exomes (coding sections of genes) of EDGI UK participants diagnosed with eating disorders, including #anorexia nervosa and #bulimia nervosa. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eX5bPqvd