Joseph Firth
@JosephFirthUoM
Researching the interface between Physical & Mental Health to enhance healthcare + recovery in #mentalillness (Views are own)
Delighted to share 3 new articles, out today in World Psychiatry: 1 Latest Advances in Digital Mental Health onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wp… 2 Meta-Review of Physical Activity for MH onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wp… 3 Priorities & Opportunities for Lifestyle Psychiatry onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wp…
Machine-Learning Applications in Eating-Disorder-Outcome Prediction: A Systematic Scoping Review - Zoe McClure, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Mariel Messer, Jake Linardon, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21…
💡 Nuevo consenso internacional: 🚶♀️🧘♂️ Realizar ráfagas cortas de ejercicio (≤10 min), varias veces al día 🕒, es una estrategia eficaz para combatir el sedentarismo 🪑 y mejorar más de 20 marcadores de salud 🧬💓 cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa6…
"That is the difference between why people have lifelong engagement and why they crash in and out of sport." In an in-depth interview, world-leading researcher @BrendonStubbs23 explains the positive relationship between mental and physical health in sport 🧠 Plus how having a…
Where does sport fit within mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)? When designed & delivered with intention, across the entire system of support. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @gulsahkurttt @JosephFirthUoM @BrendonStubbs23 @sportanddev @mhpss @Refugees
Co-production with our Psychological Therapies Training Centre “…contributes greatly to the ongoing mental wellbeing of group members and gives everyone involved a sense of pride and a real sense of accomplishment…” Read more 👇 #CoProWeek #CoproduceGM #GMMHGetInvolved
Sleep deprivation increases food desire in the brain.
Proud to say that we have co-designed a highly acceptable novel #digitalhealth intervention to improve metabolic health, tailored to the needs of people living with complex #MentalHealth conditions like #Schizophrenia . lnkd.in/guGKE92m
Thanks @dredbeveridge for the support & questions. Great to hear about your own initiatives in this area, and very much looking forward to seeing the @rcpsych outputs on addressing physical diseases in mental healthcare, later this year
Ending w/ @TheLancet Commission on protecting physical health in people with mental illness. These outputs are a rich resource of evidence based ways to close the #mortalitygap - v excited to see them arrive 💪💪💪 #RCPsychIC25 #RCPsychIC @tobypill @JosephFirthUoM @KMachaczek
Do LLMs have a role to play in mental health research? Our new paper explores if, how, and when researchers use LLMs to do research, their broader concerns about LLM adoption in research, and attitudes moving forward. mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1/e…
At the @youth_dmh training school on “Digital Mental Health for young people” at @ucddublin today
Our new study titled "Exercise training and inflammatory adipokines in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression" is online! link.springer.com/article/10.118…
Our paper was just published in The Lancet Psychiatry. 🧵1/11
Children spend >50% of their time not moving. The less you move, the higher your risk of depression. Exercise is an effective treatment which needs to be prescribed more.
What happens when a country (New Zealand) makes an online/app-based #mentalhealth program accessible to all youth ages 12-19 from 2014-2021? This paper reveals the answer: 2% of the population signs up, but only 2% of those who sign up complete all modules openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/3516…
Great to spend time and do a symposiums at WCPT with Davy Vancampfort We both functioned on a handful of hours sleep with jet lag 😅
Check out our new paper highlighting the potential and challenges of AI-powered smartphones for the monitoring and treatment of eating disorders — onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10…
How can integrating artificial intelligence #AI and smartphone technology enhance personalized assessment and treatment for #EatingDisorders? In this new piece, published in International Journal of Eating Disorders, led by @j_linardon, we offer answers: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ea…
Not all AI mental health chatbots may be useful, but they are being used millions of times. Our @APApsychiatric #APAAM25 session on Positive Psychiatry discusses the blurred lines between entertainment, conversation, and care - and how to navigate it: s7.goeshow.com/apa/annual/202…
Our study titled "Half a Century of Research for Mind–Body Interventions: A Scientometric Analysis" is online! @solmi_marco @DavyVancampfort link.springer.com/article/10.100…
Our paper on young people's priorities for mental health research just published 👉 themes identified: Ensuring their voices are heard Understanding mental health challenges Creating accessible & effective services Fostering a whole‐school approach doi.org/10.1111/hex.70…