Immunology clinics have found symptomatic low Igs in patients on Clozapine for schizophrenia. Our study shows that as a cohort there is decline in IGG,A,M by 24 weeks. We don’t yet know who drops further and infection susceptibility really kicks in Adrian Shields Rachel Upthegrove MBE

Lab outing! Primed+ Birmingham The Institute for Mental Health (IMH) 💕

⭐Deadline to apply for this UK Mental Health Mission PPI Coordinator role is 25th October - Don't miss it if interested in the role⭐

Excited to welcome Benjamin Perry on Mon 6 Nov to talk about the comorbidity between cardiometabolic and psychotic disorders and the 'Psychosis Metabolic Risk Calculator'. Join in person or online. Click to find out more and register! ➡️birmingham.ac.uk/research/menta…

It was great to be invited to collaborate with Metropolitan Police to deliver my talks and to learn more about their new ‘Right Care, Right Person’ model - which will improve outcomes for those going through a mental health crisis and also the police officers involved. #HearMeSpeak

And I am sooo proud to be working with Born in Bradford for our Medical Research Council funded CELEBRATE Project to produce a framework for biological research in mental health in #adolescence also with Uni of Birmingham SPI Lab Courtney Worrell Rachel Upthegrove MBE @matthewrbroome Niyah Campbell Valeria Mondelli

(1/3) At The Institute for Mental Health (IMH), we're building our capacity to involve experts by experience in mental health research! We have two roles open to apply for: Youth Involvement Officer (2.5 days/week) - Work with me to build on existing IMH youth involvement practices edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

(2/3) Patient and Public Involvement Facilitator (2 day/week) - A role in which the post holder will be aligned with the IMH PPIE Team and focus on developing the practice of involving children and care givers in Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre mental health research. edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

(3/3) Closing date for applications is Sunday 26th November. There is potential for applicants to be considered for both posts should they be interested in working 4.5 days across both advertised roles #PPIE #Involvement #mentalhealth #research #Youth #youthinvolvement #jobsearch

PhD Studentship (UK home student fees + stipend) investigating cognitive impairment in psychotic disorders lots of options for collab. with other UK centres jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/44439/ Cam Neuroscience Cambridge Psychiatry with me Christelle Langley Rachel Upthegrove MBE Zia Katshu James Walters & others

We are really looking forward to our first Local Principal Investigator Training event in Birmingham next week! If you are a clinician interested in attending our future events, please get in touch.

Come join our group undertaking pioneering research to develop new treatments for psychosis! We're seeking a Clinical Research Fellow for the Wellcome funded FOCUS trial, investigating the first non-dopaminergic treatment for psychosis my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…

Nice to see some familiar faces this morning for the ADEPP Trial away day! Wanted to share this moving quote from one of our young people on the Co-Stars research project project - the empowerment of belonging! #copro #socialaction #change The Institute for Mental Health (IMH)

We are looking for a research fellow to join us The Institute for Mental Health (IMH) at Uni of Birmingham to lead on mental health research with children and young people as part of the MHM Midlands Translational Centre edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

Very pleased to share our paper published in JAMA Psychiatry: jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…. We found that children with chronic short sleep duration are at higher risk for psychosis at 24y, and mediated by inflammation; with Vanessa Cropley, Rachel Upthegrove MBE, Steven Marwaha. The Institute for Mental Health (IMH), MHM Midlands Translational Centre

Thank you n so much for the kind words Lade!

Totally thrilled: Prof Rachel Upthegrove MBE MBE! Many don't know this, but I first met R age 18, a terrified & distressed EIP patient. Thought I'd lost everything. She gave me hope for recovery. Proud to call such a brilliant & kind clinician, researcher, mentor & colleague, my friend 😊

Thank you Soph-it has been such a joy to work with you in all the ‘hats’ we wear and over all these years! X☺️

For more info email [email protected] #MentalHealth #healthresearch #inequalities #culturalpsychiatry  Prof. Kamaldeep Bhui CBE Dr Roisin Mooney @Peteyc73 Dr Georgina M Hosang Professor Dawn Edge Paul McCrone Dr Siân Lowri Griffiths Rachel Upthegrove MBE Oxford Psychiatry The McPin Foundation Please RT!

Thank you for the post UniBirmingham News Special thanks to co-authors Rachel Upthegrove MBE Steven Marwaha Jack Rogers Isabel Morales Muñoz Benjamin Perry & Ella Warwick