New paper alert!

"Psychological Therapies and the Bipolar Disorder‘Iceberg’: Going Deeper Than Current Mood and Relapse Prevention Planning"

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#Bipolar #BipolarDisorder #Therapy

If you are a @babcp.com member, join us for a webinar on World Bipolar Day 2026, 30th March!

#Bipolar #BipolarDisorder

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If you have experienced #bereavement in the past 12 months?
Please consider taking part in our research on the impact of #money problems on grief.

#Grief #Debt #MentalHealth #CostofLiving

tinyurl.com/costofgrief

Happy to share that I am now a contributor to the fantastic therapy tools at Psychology Tools

I am working on content for Bipolar: Couple of resources up there already, and working on several more!

#BipolarDisorder #Therapy #CBTWorks

www.psychologytools.com/about

Had a paper accepted with NO REVISIONS this week! A proud geek moment for me! 🤓 #Academia #PeerReview

Do you have #BipolarDisorder? Please consider helping out with research on #hoarding .

We want people to take part whether they have difficulties with this or not.

20-30 minute online anonymous survey

Thank you very much!

#BipolarClub #BipolarFamily #LetsTalkBipolar

tinyurl.com/BipolarHoard...

If you are currently an undergraduate student at a British university do please consider helping with our research!

Short survey to see how #money #finances impact #mentalhealth and how connected you feel to #UniLife h

Thanks you!

#Uni #StudentLife

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Interested in Taking Part in Research about Mental Health?

Sign up here to register your interest with University of Southampton research and we will contact you about studies you are eligible for!

Aged 18 up

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Thank you!

Tonight's the night! On @bbcone @bbcpanorama 8m tonight talking about debt and mental health, #bipolar and #impulsivespending, but episode is now up on iplayer!

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On Monday 19th January at 8pm I will be on BBC Panorama on

The episode is on credit card #debt, I will be discussing links between #mentalhealth, bipolar disorder and impulsive spending, and discussing my own lived experience in this area!

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Handbook of Psychological Therapies for Bipolar Disorder This book covers a full range of evidence-based psychological therapies for bipolar disorder, with attention to special populations for this treatment.

Happy to say the (cheaper) paperback version of my bipolar handbook is now available to buy!

#Bipolar #BipolarDisorder #Therapy

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

The relationship between financial disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic and mental health: A systematic review and meta-analysis - Thomas Richardson, Samantha Ashworth, Monica Sood, Eva McKell, Nic... Objective: Financial difficulties are associated with poor mental health. This paper aimed to systematically review the impact of COVID-19 related financial dif...

Happy to say our systematic review and meta-analysis on the mental health impact of financial difficulties during the covid-19 pandemic has been published!

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Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey: Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, England, 2023/4 - NHS England Digital The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) series provides data on the prevalence of psychiatric disorder in the English adult population. It  is the fifth in a series and was conducted by Nat...

Some positive news from the latest Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey:

Proportion of 16 to 24 years olds with problem drinking in UK more than halved between 2000 and 2023/2024 (40.7% to 18.1%) and fell for 25-34 and 35-44 age groups as well.

#Drinking #Alcohol

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Common mental health problems (Depression and anxiety disorders), bipolar disorder and psychosis are all significantly more common in:

- Those living in poorer areas

- Those who are unemployed

- Those who are in problem #debt

Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey: Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, England, 2023/4 - NHS England Digital The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) series provides data on the prevalence of psychiatric disorder in the English adult population. It  is the fifth in a series and was conducted by Nat...

The latest Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey for the UK has recently been published and it continues to show a strong link between #Money and #MentalHealth:

digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...

Yes indeed!

We're planning research on bipolar disorder in gender & sexuality minority groups.
Looking for someone to help us plan this research, a couple of hours.
If this sounds like you and you're interested please DM or email T.H.Richardson@soton.ac.uk.
Thanks!
#Bipolar #BipolarDisorder #LQBQT+

Elevated prodromal psychotic symptoms lead to impaired social functioning via loneliness: A longitudinal mediation study - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology Purpose Although previous studies have considered loneliness as a mediator of the relationship between prodromal psychotic symptoms and impaired social functioning, there is lack of consensus regardin...

Our new paper just published: Elevated prodromal #psychotic symptoms lead to impaired social functioning via #loneliness

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Shout out to any BABCP accredited therapists or members here:
I chair two special interest groups:
- Bipolar Disorder
- Poverty and Deprivation
We have meetings every couple of months usually with a presenter.
Please do sign up on the BABCP website if you want to join us!
Thank you!

Student fees set to rise but at what cost to graduates’ mental health? New research The effect of a fee rise will have an effect on graduates mental health in the years to come, including depression and thoughts of suicide.

With tuition fees rising again, it's worth sharing an article I wrote for @theconversation.com last year about the impact this will have on graduates mental health

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Great to start today monthly supervision for the CBT therapists and psychologists of the #Bipolar Service at Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Trust: One of only a handful of specialist Bipolar services in the NHS!

Great to see my colleague publish this paper after I suggested it to her a couple of years back! I'm working on one about Bipolar as well. Get in touch with @babcpjournals.bsky.social if you have ideas for any other articles on 'Ten misconceptions about CBT for...'

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The Guardian University Guide 2026 – the rankings Find a course at one of the top universities in the country

Southampton is now ranked 9th in the UK for psychology!!

www.theguardian.com/education/ng...

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NEW RESEARCH: People who grow up in deprived areas of the UK experience #PTSD at 3X the rate than those in affluent areas and experience more severe symptoms, according to Prof Jaime Delgadillo (IoPPN) and @drtomrichardson.bsky.social @sotonpsychology.bsky.social.

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/social-...

Social and economic deprivation associated with more severe symptoms of PTSD | King's College London People who live in the most deprived areas of the UK experience post-traumatic stress disorder at three times the rate of those who live in more affluent areas.

Our new research published today has shown that those from poorer neighborhoods have higher rates of #PTSD and more severe symptoms, but do not benefit from psychological therapies as much as those from richer areas.

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/social-...

Great that the #NHS 10 Year Plan has suggested that neighborhood community centers offer #debt advice amongst other services! There is such a vicious cycle between #Money problems and #MentalHealth the more we can tackle both together the better!

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Impulse spending and bipolar disorder: why banks should care A new AI tool from Southampton university aims to help banks support bipolar customers’ financial health

@larisayarovaya.bsky.social Writes about #ImpulsiveSpending in #Bipolar #BipolarDisorder: Why banks should care, and the work we are doing to try and prevent this! #FinTech #RegTech #TechForGoodhttps://www.thebanker.com/content/d3ced031-2b24-4523-83bb-fc6cd9b80c91

On tonight! 'Heston: My Life with Bipolar' airs at 8pm on BBC Two!

Our new paper published on implementation of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) in an NHS mental health service

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But I just found out I don’t qualify for PIP (Personal Indepepndence Payment) to help with these costs.
It’s not easy!!