Research

John O, Ahuja A, Gartner D, Mills S. Mother & Baby Mental Health Inpatient Provision for Wales–Leveraging Mathematical Modelling for More Effective and Responsive Mental Health Services. BJPsych Open. 2026;12(S1):S56-S57. doi:10.1192/bjo.2026.11072

Ahuja A, John O, Dainton J, Clarke A. Prison Mental Health and Substance Misuse in Wales–Informing a Network. BJPsych Open. 2026;12(S1):S222-S222. doi:10.1192/bjo.2026.11528

John O, Ahuja A, Dainton J, Huw D. Physical Activity for People Using Mental Health Services: A Framework for Action in Wales. BJPsych Open. 2026;12(S1):S57-S57. doi:10.1192/bjo.2026.11073

John O, Ahuja A, Bellagarda C. Wales and Western Australia - Exploring Crisis Intervention for Children and Young People. BJPsych Open. 2026;12(S1):S241-S242. doi:10.1192/bjo.2026.11633

John O, Mills S, Clarke A, Ahuja A, Huw D. Smoking and Mental Health: A Framework for Action in Wales. BJPsych Open. 2025;11(S1):S191-S192. doi:10.1192/bjo.2025.10494

Huw D, Ahuja A, John O, Jones LW. ‘Dysgu Cymraeg’ (Learn Welsh) – Supporting Psychiatrists to Increase Welsh Language Skills in the Workplace. BJPsych Open. 2025;11(S1):S93-S94. doi:10.1192/bjo.2025.10282

John O, Mills S, Clarke A, Ahuja A, Huw D. Enabling Environments? A Spotlight on Community Mental Health Team Offices in Wales. BJPsych Open. 2025;11(S1):S247-S248. doi:10.1192/bjo.2025.10613

Havard M, Ndebele NF, Dhakras S, Johns G, McCafferty I, Ahuja A. A step-by-step guide for remote working in the NHS: evaluation of a virtual consultant psychiatrist hiring scheme. BJPsych Bulletin. 2025;49(2):99-105. doi:10.1192/bjb.2024.56

Sameem H, Ahuja A, Johns G, Simmons MV, John O. Technology Enabled Remote Monitoring in Schools(TERMS): A Case Study Series Using Parallel Testing in Clinical Settings and School Workshops. BJPsych Open. 2024;10(S1):S77-S77. doi:10.1192/bjo.2024.239

Crole-Rees, C., Tomlin, J., Kalebic, N., Argent, S., Berrington, C., Chaplin, E., … Forrester, A. (2026). An optimal trauma-informed pathway for PTSD, complex PTSD and other mental health and psychosocial impacts of trauma in prisons: an expert consensus statement. Psychology, Crime & Law, 32(5), 795–816. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2024.2394807

John O, Ahuja A, Johns G, Jewell D. ‘Cynefin, a Sense of Place’, a National, Cultural, Public Education Programme to Ensure Young Peoples Voices Are at the Heart of Decision Making. BJPsych Open. 2023;9(S1):S26-S27. doi:10.1192/bjo.2023.138

John O, Ahuja A, Johns G, Jewell D. ‘Cynefin, a Sense of Place’, a National, Cultural, Public Education Programme to Ensure Young Peoples Voices Are at the Heart of Decision Making. BJPsych Open. 2023;9(S1):S26-S27. doi:10.1192/bjo.2023.138

The linked report compiles the following academic abstracts that were presented at the Dyfodol National Psychosis Conference, held in April 2026:

• Single blind, parallel-group randomised sham-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of a single session ‘Intervention for Caregiver Affiliate stigma REduction’ (iCARE) in severe mental illnesses
• Brain on heart: The autonomic modulation of cardiac function in patients on antipsychotics using Heart Rate Variability (HRV) analysis – A prospective study
• Initial trends in recruitment for the early intervention mission in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
• When Bipolar Disorder meets Breast Cancer: Complex psychopharmacological management during Chemotherapy
• Hormonal sensitivity and genetics: investigating Postpartum Psychosis, Menstruation and Menopause
• Improving responses to referrals in an early intervention service
• Exploring the prevalence of anxiety disorders in ADHD and identifying risk factors in a clinical sample
• Pulse width matter? Cognitive and clinical outcome trial comparing brief and ultra brief pulse width of ECT for Schizophrenia
• Genetic contributions to poor outcomes in Psychotic disorders
• The role of perceived birth trauma in the onset of Postpartum Psychosis
• Monitoring of Prolactin in patients prescribed depot antipsychotics: A clinical audit against NICE and local guidance
• Diagnostic algorithm for Clozapine-induced Myocarditis: A systematic review
• An audit of Metabolic Syndrome monitoring and management in patients treated with antipsychotic in primary care
• “Love sickness” as a somatic delusion with erotomanic features in Schizophrenia: a case of delusional physical incapacity
• Developing a systematic approach to adverse drug reaction and physical health monitoring in patients prescribed clozapine

The Autumn Academic Conference, was held in partnership with the National Centre for Mental Health, Welsh Psychiatric Society, and Royal College of Psychiatrists Wales, in November 2025. The linked report compiles the academic abstracts that were presented at the Conference:

• All Talk, Little Proof: Revisiting the Dodo Bird Verdict in 69 RCTs of Psychotherapy for Psychosis
• An evaluation of patients’ experience of staff support and support needs, following a serious incident within a low secure service
• Assessing the acceptability & feasibility of the BRIEF-A executive function and the ABAS-3 adaptive function assessment tools in a residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation setting
• Can the use of Precision Medicine benefit the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder? Exploring the ways in which Precision Medicine (PM) can be used to treat patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and addressing the challenges raised
• Changing the Landscape of Opiate Addiction Treatment - The Impact of Long Acting Injectable Buprenorphine (Buvidal) and the Buvidal Psychological Support Services (BPSS) on the Reduction of Illicit Drug Use
• Cognitive Symptoms in Long COVID: Mixed Trajectories Regardless of Vaccination
• Empowering Care: Developing Staff Competence in Managing Sexually Disinhibited Behaviour Following Acquired Brain Injury
• Enhancing Patient Safety: A Clinical Audit on Initial Risk Assessment in Inpatients Psychiatric Facility
• Evaluating Generative-AI Simulated Virtual Patients Vs. Conventional Communication Skills Training in Psychiatry
• Evaluating the Predictive Validity of the Addictions Dimension for Assessment and Personalised Treatment (ADAPT) tool in a clinical sample of individuals with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) receiving psychological support
• Exploring the role of Artificial Intelligence-Powered Apps in the Treatment of Anxiety and Depression
• Fluctuating disturbances in memory and behaviour across acute medical and psychiatric units: Diagnostic and management challenges of a complex case
• ‘Healing through connection’. Impact of Peer support on Drug and Alcohol Recovery: Healthcare professional and Volunteer perspectives
• Implementing Routine Haematinic Monitoring in Long-Stay Psychiatric Inpatients: A Developing Quality-Improvement Project
• Neurological Examination in Psychiatric Patients on Admission: An Audit Cycle
• Olanzapine for Children and Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: A narrative synthesis of efficacy, safety and NHS applicability (2000–2025)
• Stimulant Unavailability and Barriers to Effective ADHD Treatment in Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Psychiatrists
• The Other Half of the Risk: Including Men in Valproate Safety Practice: A Two-Cycle Audit of Compliance with MHRA Guidelines in a Community Mental Health Team
• The overlooked connection: A case report on psychological manifestations in Dandy-Walker malformation
• Trait-Anxiety in Medical Students
• Vitamin D Deficiency: A Treatable Physical Health Inequality in Forensic Inpatients. A Quality Improvement Project in a UK Medium Secure Forensic Service
• Wellbeing of SAS doctors CTM

The linked report compiles the following academic abstracts that were presented at the RCPsych Wales National Addictions Conference, held in November 2024:

• Evaluation of the Care Provided to Patients During a Substance Abuse Intervention
• Enhancing Smoking Cessation Support: Audit of Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Psychiatric Inpatient Care
• Evaluation of inpatient conversion from high dose methadone to long-acting injectable buprenorphine (LAIB)
• Screening for ADHD in treatment-seeking adults with substance use disorder: a pilot study
• Service evaluation of engagement in alcohol relapse prevention in the community post discharge
• Staff awareness of DVLA guidelines in psychiatric disorders
• Barriers to accessing psychological treatments in opioid misuse populations: a systematic literature review Considerations for Buvidal Psychological Support Service
• The impact of psychological therapy for opioid users receiving Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine treatment: A Systematic Review
• Audit of compliance of local prescriptive practice of Nicotine Replacement Therapy for smoking cessation with NICE guidelines
• Neurological examination in psychiatric patients on admission
• Psychiatric comorbidities and concurrent substance use among people who inject drugs: a single-centre hospital-based study
• The impact of oral ethanol administration on alcohol withdrawal symptoms in an acute care setting
• ‘I’m learning to live again’. Clients’ experience of long-acting injectable buprenorphine and a Buvidal Psychological Support Service in Wales
• Esketamine-Induced Unpredicted Hypotension: A Case Report of a 27-Year-Old Female with Treatment-Resistant Depression