Professor Rohit Shankar
@haritsa1
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Professor in Neuropsychiatry University of Plymouth Medical School & Associate Dean (academics) RCPsych
Cornwall
Joined September 2009
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.
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Twenty-five year trend in antipsychotic medication prescribing in England: challenges and opportunities - Volume 11 Issue 4
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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 .
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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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well done @ayomipoAMIOLA (1st author) & thanks co-authors @regalexa @VerityChester @Roy1Ashok @EPatteril @KenCourtenay @InderSawhney1 .@CIDER_Research @PlymUni @PlymUniMedicine.
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.
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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.
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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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RT @ElaineC09261846: @DHSCgovuk .@wesstreeting .@SKinnock has yet to formally acknowledge or respond to the Letter sent from my MP @DaveR_….
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RT @CIDER_Research: The CIDER team enjoying sharing our research and being part of the community at Cornwall Blue Light day .
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RT @regalexa: Our paper on the Mental Health Bill (2025) & its unintended consequences. It features views from concerned professionals and….
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The Mental Health Bill (2025) for England and Wales: professional and carer consensus statement summarising concerns and unintended consequences from proposed changes to autism and learning disability
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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!.
👉🏻 🆕 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
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RT @dr_rorysheehan: What does Assisted Dying mean for people with intellectual disability? Thoughtful talk @regalexa #RCPsychIC
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RT @AgnesAyton: Very grateful for @regalexa highlight the discrepancy between law and justice at #RCPsychIC25
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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..@CIDER_Research.@PlymUni @PlymUniMedicine.
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RT @SudepAction: In the development of our Paediatric SUDEP and Seizure Safety Checklist, a review of #epilepsy mortality risk factors in c….
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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! FREE ACCESS/DOWNLOAD.
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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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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.
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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RT @regalexa: Full article: Anticholinergic Burden in People with Intellectual Disability in Psychiatric Inpatient Units: Practice and Audi….
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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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A new & important paper with @regialex Reena Tharian & team focused on anticholinergic Burden in People with Intellectual Disability in Psychiatric Inpatient Units Recommendations are made! Free Access/Download. @CIDER_Research @PlymUni @PlymUniMedicine.
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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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RT @CIDER_Research: @PlymUni @NIHRresearch @PlymUniDental @PlymUniHealth @PlymUniNews Fantastic to be involved in this important project @h….
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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.
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.
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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.
frontiersin.org
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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