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St Patrick's Mental Health Services, in conjunction with the Trinity College Dublin (TCD) School of Psychiatry and the School of Psychology at University College Dublin (UCD), has developed a vigorous and broad-based programme of clinical research.

The Research Department of Psychiatry is headed by Professor Declan McLoughlin, Research Professor of Psychiatry at TCD.

Current Projects

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Logo of the CARE-Dep Study which aims to predict a good therapeutic response to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

CARE-Dep Study

The CARE-Dep Study aims to identify clinical characteristics that may predict a good therapeutic response to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

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Logo for the KARMA-Dep trial which explores the using ketamine to treat people with severe depression.

KARMA-DEP (2) Trial

The KARMA-DEP (2) Trial explores the use of ketamine as an adjunctive therapy for people with severe depression.

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The research department of St Patrick’s Mental Health Services are currently investigating the effect of eating disorders on the ageing process. The effects of prolonged dietary restriction on the telomeres and mitochondriae within our cells may mediate these adverse outcomes.

Impact of Eating Disorders on Biological Ageing

The research department of St Patrick’s Mental Health Services are currently investigating the effect of eating disorders on the ageing process.

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Recent Publications

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Childhood maltreatment and outcomes following electroconvulsive therapy in adults with depression

Ana Jelovac, Christopher Mohan, Emma Whooley, Anna Igoe, Cathal McCaffrey, and Declan M. McLoughlin

Jelovac A, Mohan C, Whooley E, Igoe A, McCaffrey C, McLoughlin DM. Childhood maltreatment and outcomes following electroconvulsive therapy in adults with depression. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 2024; 1-10. doi:10.1111/acps.13756

Read more on childhood maltreatment and electroconvulsive therapt

Clinician attitudes towards a compassion focused therapy group programme for psychosis

Conal Twomey, Nina Singerland and Katie Brown

Clinician attitudes towards a compassion focused therapy group programme for psychosis: a brief report from a service review survey, C Twomey, N Singerland, and K Brown (2024), Psychosis, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2024.2344537

See the report on clinician attitudes towards a group programme for psychosis

Informing the development of antipsychotic-induced weight gain management guidance

Ita Fitzgerald, Erin K Crowley, Ciara Ní Dhubhlaing, Sarah O'Dwyer, Laura J. Sahm

Informing the development of antipsychotic-induced weight gain management guidance: patient experiences and preferences – qualitative descriptive study. BJPsych Open , Volume 10 , Issue 5 , September 2024 , e136. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.725

See the study on antipsychotic medication weight gain here

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