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Professor Rohit Shankar@haritsa1 · May 9

Thanks to co-authors for helping develop & supporting this paper & the APHID @Pen_CTU @CIDER_Research @bathika @InderSawhney1 @Roy1Ashok @PaulaMc007 Sujeet Jaydeokar, Sarah Mitchell @rlaugharne1 Kiran Purandare, Lance Watkins @jazznhenry @SamuelJTromans @PlymUni

PProfessor Rohit Shankar@haritsa1 · May 9

Our new paper outlines study design to explore if converting total antipsychotics burden across services to chlopromazine units gives opportunities to compare prescribing for people with intellectual disabilities. Results in r/w 😎. Free Access/Download doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2…

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Ring20UK@Ring20UK · Jul 17

Families tell us they need more effective treatments for their recurrent predictable daily seizures and comorbidities incl. varying degrees of cognitive impairment and behavioural challenges. How can we find solutions when we don’t understand the root cause of the problem? 1 of 4

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Professor Rohit Shankar@haritsa1 · Jul 16

Our new paper @TheBJPsych examines the change in prescriptions & costs for antipsychotics (APT) over 25 yrs (1998–2022) in England. Our analysis shows a worrying increasing trend & a roughly doubling in prescribing of APTs in 25 yrs FREE ACCESS/DOWNLOAD doi.org/10.1192/bjo.20…

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Professor Rohit Shankar@haritsa1 · Jul 15

Our new paper in @SeizureJournal explores the Awareness & Attitudes to Communication of SUDEP Among Neurologists in India. Our study sample(n=275)suggests 98% while SUDEP aware only 20% discussed it with patients. 90% want training FREE ACCESS/DOWNLOAD seizure-journal.com/article/S1059-…

haritsa1's tweet card. Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases, accounting for over 0.5 % of the global burden of disease [1]. Worldwide, there are approximately 50 million persons with epilepsy (PWE),...

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Professor Rohit Shankar@haritsa1 · Jul 7

well done @ayomipoAMIOLA (1st author) & thanks co-authors @regalexa @VerityChester @Roy1Ashok @EPatteril @KenCourtenay @InderSawhney1 @CIDER_Research @PlymUni @PlymUniMedicine

PProfessor Rohit Shankar@haritsa1 · Jul 7

Our new paper explores Perceptions to Care, (Education) & Treatment Reviews of Mental Health Clinicians Working with Adults with Intellectual Disability. 2/3 found it useful 1/3rd felt it made a difference 1/3rd felt it did not FREE ACCESS/DOWNLOAD doi.org/10.1080/193158…

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Professor Rohit Shankar@haritsa1 · Jul 7

Our new paper explores Perceptions to Care, (Education) & Treatment Reviews of Mental Health Clinicians Working with Adults with Intellectual Disability. 2/3 found it useful 1/3rd felt it made a difference 1/3rd felt it did not FREE ACCESS/DOWNLOAD doi.org/10.1080/193158…

haritsa1's tweet card. Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews (C(E)TR) are meetings to review individualized needs of people with intellectual disabilities (PwID) at risk of or currently undergoing psychiatric hospitaliz...

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Professor Rohit Shankar@haritsa1 · Jul 4

@DHSCgovuk @wesstreeting @SKinnock has yet to formally acknowledge or respond to the Letter sent from my MP @DaveR_Lichfield 22may 2025 dispite it's sentive nature all it's specifics? #CliveTreacey #Epilepsy @SudepAction #Epilepsyawareness @haritsa1

EElaine #justiceforClive🌹A Conscience Manual@ElaineC09261846 · Jul 4

Clive passed away 2017 age 47 after a seizure. A review of his death found that it was potentially avoidable. A quarter of people with learning disabilities have epilepsy, they face far higher risks from the condition. That isn't inevitable – and we must do more to change it.

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CIDER Research@CIDER_Research · Jul 2

The CIDER team enjoying sharing our research and being part of the community at Cornwall Blue Light day

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Regi Alexander@regalexa · Jul 1

Our paper on the Mental Health Bill (2025) & its unintended consequences. It features views from concerned professionals and family members including a mother's 1st person account. @psychiatryofid @idtraineesuk bit.ly/3I51ZBN

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Professor Rohit Shankar@haritsa1 · Jul 1

another knock on the door! No one can blame us for not trying 😀 @likahassiotis @InderSawhney1 @modiyoor @regalexa @bathika @CIDER_Research @PlymUni @PlymUniMedicine Thanks @PeterBleksley for pulling all is together on this for one more push! FREE ACCESS/DOWNLOAD!

AAngela Hassiotis ([email protected])@likahassiotis · Jul 1

👉🏻 🆕 The Mental Health Bill (2025) for England and Wales re #id and #autism here we go again ⁦@likahassiotis⁩ ⁦@haritsa1⁩ ⁦@bathika⁩ ⁦@regialexar⁩ et al thank you ⁦@PeterBeazley⁩ for coordinating this important statement cambridge.org/core/journals/…

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Rory Sheehan@dr_rorysheehan · Jun 26

What does Assisted Dying mean for people with intellectual disability? Thoughtful talk @regalexa #RCPsychIC

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Agnes Ayton 💙@AgnesAyton · Jun 26

Very grateful for @regalexa highlight the discrepancy between law and justice at #RCPsychIC25

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Professor Rohit Shankar@haritsa1 · Jun 23

Our new paper @EpilepsyBehavi1 looks at revolving door of epilepsy emergencies from clincians perspective. Mental health, support & education is needed. A toolkit is proposed👏@@jazznhenry Free access/download sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @CIDER_Research @PlymUni @PlymUniMedicine

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Professor Rohit Shankar@haritsa1 · Jun 18

In the development of our Paediatric SUDEP and Seizure Safety Checklist, a review of #epilepsy mortality risk factors in children has now been published in ‘Seizure’. Learn more: sudep.org/about-research… #SUDEP #seizures

PProfessor Rohit Shankar@haritsa1 · Jun 16

Our new Systematic review @SeizureJournal of Paediatric SUDEP & Epilepsy Related Deaths to inform a Safety Counselling Checklist for Clinical Practice @SudepAction @CIDER_Research @PlymUni @PlymUniMedicine Checklists saves lives! seizure-journal.com/article/S1059-… FREE ACCESS/DOWNLOAD

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Professor Rohit Shankar@haritsa1 · Jun 16

Our new Systematic review @SeizureJournal of Paediatric SUDEP & Epilepsy Related Deaths to inform a Safety Counselling Checklist for Clinical Practice @SudepAction @CIDER_Research @PlymUni @PlymUniMedicine Checklists saves lives! seizure-journal.com/article/S1059-… FREE ACCESS/DOWNLOAD

haritsa1's tweet card. Epilepsy is one of the common long-term conditions affecting approximately 112,000 children and young people (CYP) in the UK [1]. About 60 CYP with epilepsy die every year in the UK [2]. Sudden...

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Professor Rohit Shankar@haritsa1 · Jun 13

clear & unambiguous! well done @rcpsych Many concerns including coercion for people with intellectual disabilities. Acknowledging my personal bias of being against it is a slippery slope to step onto without full understanding & knowledge. @InderSawhney1 @modiyoor @CIDER_Research

RRoyal College of Psychiatrists@rcpsych · Jun 12

People with intellectual disabilities are more vulnerable to coercion and can find it difficult to fully understand the concept of death. And separating physical and mental health conditions for this population requires considerable expertise, skills and time. Any assessment in…

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Regi Alexander@regalexa · May 24

Full article: Anticholinergic Burden in People with Intellectual Disability in Psychiatric Inpatient Units: Practice and Audit Recommendations tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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Professor Rohit Shankar@haritsa1 · May 23

A new & important paper with @regialex Reena Tharian & team focused on anticholinergic Burden in People with Intellectual Disability in Psychiatric Inpatient Units doi.org/10.1080/193158… Recommendations are made! Free Access/Download. @CIDER_Research @PlymUni @PlymUniMedicine

haritsa1's tweet card. Anticholinergic burden (ACB) is the cumulative effect of taking multiple medications with anticholinergic properties. ACB is associated with polypharmacy, increased comorbidity, and premature morta...

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CIDER Research@CIDER_Research · May 23

Fantastic to be involved in this important project @haritsa1

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Professor Rohit Shankar@haritsa1 · May 9

Our new paper outlines study design to explore if converting total antipsychotics burden across services to chlopromazine units gives opportunities to compare prescribing for people with intellectual disabilities. Results in r/w 😎. Free Access/Download doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2…

haritsa1's tweet card. BackgroundThe stopping overmedication of people with a learning disability, autism, or both (STOMP) programme was launched in 2016 in response to concerns ab...

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