Dr Mike Slade Dr Slade, Clinical
Psychologist at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, talks
to Dr Persaud about whether measuring scientifically how
patients are doing can impact on their care.
Read the press release: Outcome measures
reduce psychiatric in-patient admissions
Read the article: Use of
standardised outcome measures in adult mental health services:
Randomised controlled trial
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Professor Ming T. Tsuang Professor
Tsuang, Genetic Epidemiologist from the Universities of Harvard and
California, talks to Dr Persaud as to whether it is possible to
spot the psychological differences between those at high risk of
developing schizophrenia in the future and the general population.
In theory could this lead us to predicting who will develop
schizophrenia many years before onset, and can the illness be
prevented?
Read the press release: Changes in
personality traits found in young relatives of patients with
schizophrenia
Read the article: Psychopathology,
personality traits and social development of young first-degree
relatives of patients with schizophrenia
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(Interview starts at: 14 mins 47 secs)