Nina Higson-Sweeney ➡️ @nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social

Super pleased to announce that today I passed my PhD viva with minor corrections! 🤩 A big thank you to my examiners Prof Sarah Halligan and @LucyABiddle, and to my wonderful supervisory team for all their support throughout my PhD! What a whirlwind 3 and a half years #PhDone

Prevention is where it's at for children and young people's mental health buff.ly/3ZYowa0 @Beth_Cumber investigates the effectiveness of preventive interventions for children and young people at-risk of developing mental health problems. #YouthMentalHealth #Prevention

Thank you to everyone who has participated so far 🙏 recruitment is going well, but we're still hoping to hear from a lot more people. Please keep RTing! @BethanyJCliffe @ThePhDPlace @PhDVoice @PhDForum @PHDcomics #phdchat #phdlife @AcademicChatter @academicvoices

I have been awarded £10k from the Psychiatry Research Trust and am recruiting a Research Assistant in Young People’s Mental Health! If you have experience with feasibility and pilot studies or mixed methods research, we would love to hear from you! kingstalentbank.com/jobs/show/1666…

Clear and comprehensive summary of our systematic review and meta-analysis by @AmandaVSabo and @louiselasala from the @Mental_Elf ⬇️

I have adored being part of the first cohort for that invaluable and insightful programme! I have learnt skills that I know I will use for the a lifetime - big thanks to Anna, Emily and Bea!

Very pleased to announce that today is my first day as a Postdoctoral Researcher @OxExpPsy @topic_group where I will be working with @drlucyfoulkes to explore mental health self-diagnosis among adolescents 🤩 still working as a lecturer at Bath part-time!

Antidepressant discontinuation symptoms: what do the data really tell us? nationalelfservice.net/?p=206622 New review says: ‣ 8-14% of patients will experience antidepressant discontinuation symptoms ‣ For around 2% these symptoms will be severe #Antidepressants #Discontinuation

We have almost hit our initial recruitment target, and intend to close the survey sometime in November - so if you haven't participated yet, please consider doing so! 👉uniofbath.questionpro.eu/doctoral-self-… ❗️Remember that indirect experience is still self-relevant❗️ #phdchat #phdlife

Game on for mental health? Reviewing the effectiveness of applied and casual games for young people's mental health buff.ly/4e9vYTK

Apps for depression & anxiety: meta-analysis supports effectiveness buff.ly/3Yjk6Zo @Lee_M_Valentine summarises a large-scale updated meta-analysis by @j_linardon, @JohnTorousMD, @JosephFirthUoM, @pimcuijpers, @Maz65641201& @matthewfullert #Depression #Anxiety #Apps

I always ask students for informal feedback at the end of my lectures - and it can be tough sometimes to work hard on a lecture, only to see that it hasn't hit for one or two people. But feedback like "you make research methods really enjoyable" makes everything worth it! 😌

Less than 2 weeks to go! Have you signed up yet? All those who sign up will be sent a link to a recording of the event afterwards - so even if the time doesn’t work for you, let us know you are interested by signing up: tinyurl.com/2s3as5ux @MariaLoades @n_higsonsweeney

Join us for our upcoming webinar ‘Child and adolescent mental health: a research spotlight’, 5th Nov 2-3pm with guest speakers @DrAbbyRussell and @n_higsonsweeney. Sign up via the link to attend tickettailor.com/events/uobchil…

So pleased to see this paper published in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice!✨ This was a monumental team effort that I am thrilled to have been part of, with rich insights from our participants, and amazing collaboration with our young co-researchers!

We’ve received £11 million from @NIHRresearch to launch the Bath Mental Health Research Group, focusing on mental health for 12-25-year-olds. This is a major step toward improving mental health outcomes for young people across our region. Read more: bit.ly/3ZYg62U

✨CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS✨ @BethanyJCliffe and I are recruiting to a project that is close to my heart! If you are a UK-based doctoral student like me who is (or was) doing self-relevant mental health research, please consider taking part in our survey ➡️uniofbath.questionpro.eu/doctoral-self-…

Interested in what we've learned about sharing MH information online with young people in the UK? Sign up for our webinar on 5th November where @MariaLoades will disseminate the findings from the Can We Connect study. Sign up via Eventbrite here: tinyurl.com/2s3as5ux