Ruksana Meades
@ruksanameades.bsky.social
🔬PhD Clinical Medicine Research @ Imperial College London
📊 Research Assistant @ CANDDID
Stigma | Mental health | Personality disorder | Autism | Learning Disability | Complex and Multi-passionate | Perpetually sleep deprived | Views are my own
📊 Research Assistant @ CANDDID
Stigma | Mental health | Personality disorder | Autism | Learning Disability | Complex and Multi-passionate | Perpetually sleep deprived | Views are my own
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Cool study in JAMA Psychiatry confirms what many have suspected for a while: PHQ (depression questionnaire) instructions are widely misinterpreted by patients. It is unfortunate that a questionnaire as shitty as PHQ-9 has become so ingrained & ubiquitous
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Interpretation Issues With the Patient Health Questionnaire Instructions
This survey study assesses whether responses to the Patient Health Questionnaire reflect symptom frequency and severity.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Cool study in JAMA Psychiatry confirms what many have suspected for a while: PHQ (depression questionnaire) instructions are widely misinterpreted by patients. It is unfortunate that a questionnaire as shitty as PHQ-9 has become so ingrained & ubiquitous
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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One foot in government, one foot in academia...
@drkeriwong.bsky.social on why trust is the most valuable currency in bridging the academic-government gap.
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@drkeriwong.bsky.social on why trust is the most valuable currency in bridging the academic-government gap.
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One foot in government, one foot in academia | BPS
Dr Keri Ka-Yee Wong on why trust is the most valuable currency in bridging the academic-government gap.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
One foot in government, one foot in academia...
@drkeriwong.bsky.social on why trust is the most valuable currency in bridging the academic-government gap.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
@drkeriwong.bsky.social on why trust is the most valuable currency in bridging the academic-government gap.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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Great to see this video about the iMAPS-2 trial results of imagery therapy for psychosis below 👇
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Distressing mental images affect around 3 in 4 people with psychosis.
They can feel vivid, emotional, and overwhelming, yet are rarely addressed in therapy.
The iMAPS-2 trial tested a therapy focused on these images and their link to negative beliefs.
🧵 THREAD #iMAPS2 #Psychosis #ElfHelp
They can feel vivid, emotional, and overwhelming, yet are rarely addressed in therapy.
The iMAPS-2 trial tested a therapy focused on these images and their link to negative beliefs.
🧵 THREAD #iMAPS2 #Psychosis #ElfHelp
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Great to see this video about the iMAPS-2 trial results of imagery therapy for psychosis below 👇
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Many CPTSD survivors have experienced so many trauma symptoms on such a consistent basis that we feel like they've been woven into our personality-- & it can be hard to imagine disentangling who we are from, say, our "fight" response or hypervigilance symptom.
But we can.
But we can.
October 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Many CPTSD survivors have experienced so many trauma symptoms on such a consistent basis that we feel like they've been woven into our personality-- & it can be hard to imagine disentangling who we are from, say, our "fight" response or hypervigilance symptom.
But we can.
But we can.
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This ought to be engraved somewhere.
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This ought to be engraved somewhere.
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It's not as simple as "PTSD is about a single incident, & CPTSD is about multiple ones." A single incident trauma can absolutely evoke complex trauma responses if it is endured without support-- & technically "complex" traumatic stressors can absolutely evoke "classic" PTSD symptoms.
September 23, 2025 at 3:49 AM
It's not as simple as "PTSD is about a single incident, & CPTSD is about multiple ones." A single incident trauma can absolutely evoke complex trauma responses if it is endured without support-- & technically "complex" traumatic stressors can absolutely evoke "classic" PTSD symptoms.
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The Centre for Social Justice has just released a report called ‘Wasted Lives’ which is being picked up by the media and recommends withdrawing: “UC Health and PIP from those with milder anxiety, depression or ADHD, equivalent to around 1.1 million people”. Why is this wrong? 🧵
August 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The Centre for Social Justice has just released a report called ‘Wasted Lives’ which is being picked up by the media and recommends withdrawing: “UC Health and PIP from those with milder anxiety, depression or ADHD, equivalent to around 1.1 million people”. Why is this wrong? 🧵
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In this podcast I discuss the importance of listening ‘to listen’ rather than listening to respond is an important aspect of developing a shared understanding of suicide related distress, and supporting people in ways that they identify as beneficial. mhpn.org.au/podcasts/boo...
Book Club: Developing a Shared Understanding with Konrad Michel’s ‘The Suicidal Person’ - MHPN
Join Professor Nicholas Procter (Professor and Chair, Mental Health Nursing) and Dr Conrad Newman (psychiatrist and PhD candidate) for this episode of Book Club, where they discuss the ways in which K...
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August 29, 2025 at 5:56 AM
In this podcast I discuss the importance of listening ‘to listen’ rather than listening to respond is an important aspect of developing a shared understanding of suicide related distress, and supporting people in ways that they identify as beneficial. mhpn.org.au/podcasts/boo...
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Suicidology has been waiting a long time for this! A measure of capability for suicide that is both reasonably comprehensive and concise. Great work by @meganlrogers.bsky.social and colleagues.
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August 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Suicidology has been waiting a long time for this! A measure of capability for suicide that is both reasonably comprehensive and concise. Great work by @meganlrogers.bsky.social and colleagues.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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📢New research 📢 Our new qualitative study provides the first in-depth study exploring individuals experiences and views regarding why people with eating disorders are at risk of suicide. bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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‘It’s the perfect storm’: why are people with eating disorders at risk of suicide? A qualitative study - BMC Medicine
Background Eating disorders (EDs) are associated with elevated all-cause mortality, with suicide cited as the second leading cause of death among individuals with EDs. Evidence suggests that individua...
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August 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
📢New research 📢 Our new qualitative study provides the first in-depth study exploring individuals experiences and views regarding why people with eating disorders are at risk of suicide. bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Those of us severely affected by mental illness deserve to receive our recommended care and treatment close to home.
When we need it, where we need it.
When we need it, where we need it.
August 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Those of us severely affected by mental illness deserve to receive our recommended care and treatment close to home.
When we need it, where we need it.
When we need it, where we need it.
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📢New Paper Alert from PHIRST Insight looking at
👉barriers and facilitators to a community-led mental health partnership model working well
👉perceived benefits to those involved
link.springer.com/article/10.1... #PublicHealth #Evaluation
👉barriers and facilitators to a community-led mental health partnership model working well
👉perceived benefits to those involved
link.springer.com/article/10.1... #PublicHealth #Evaluation
A qualitative evaluation of a partnership between a local authority and community organisations to improve mental health and wellbeing - Discover Public Health
Mental health problems lead to earlier mortality, poor physical health and socioeconomic disadvantage. Some people, including those from black and minority ethnic groups and low-income households, are...
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August 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
📢New Paper Alert from PHIRST Insight looking at
👉barriers and facilitators to a community-led mental health partnership model working well
👉perceived benefits to those involved
link.springer.com/article/10.1... #PublicHealth #Evaluation
👉barriers and facilitators to a community-led mental health partnership model working well
👉perceived benefits to those involved
link.springer.com/article/10.1... #PublicHealth #Evaluation
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the latest special issue in @journalautism.bsky.social is out!
The Social Model in Autism Research
guest edited by @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social @dramypearson.bsky.social Hanna Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist plus @kbottemabeutel.bsky.social from the permanent editor team
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The Social Model in Autism Research
guest edited by @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social @dramypearson.bsky.social Hanna Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist plus @kbottemabeutel.bsky.social from the permanent editor team
journals.sagepub.com/toc/auta/29/...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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August 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
the latest special issue in @journalautism.bsky.social is out!
The Social Model in Autism Research
guest edited by @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social @dramypearson.bsky.social Hanna Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist plus @kbottemabeutel.bsky.social from the permanent editor team
journals.sagepub.com/toc/auta/29/...
The Social Model in Autism Research
guest edited by @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social @dramypearson.bsky.social Hanna Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist plus @kbottemabeutel.bsky.social from the permanent editor team
journals.sagepub.com/toc/auta/29/...
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Having a disabled person and a carer in the family is associated with a £3,300 hit to household income.
This rises to £7,600 if disability benefits are excluded.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/u26GnmA
This rises to £7,600 if disability benefits are excluded.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/u26GnmA
August 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Having a disabled person and a carer in the family is associated with a £3,300 hit to household income.
This rises to £7,600 if disability benefits are excluded.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/u26GnmA
This rises to £7,600 if disability benefits are excluded.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/u26GnmA
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EMPOWER Dementia Network+ shares advances in inclusive research approaches and showcases their public engagement workshops #dementiacare
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August 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
EMPOWER Dementia Network+ shares advances in inclusive research approaches and showcases their public engagement workshops #dementiacare
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See our @ncish.bsky.social co-produced online learning resource (including videos and information sheets) on safer care for patients given a diagnosis of personality disorder here: sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/resour...
August 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
See our @ncish.bsky.social co-produced online learning resource (including videos and information sheets) on safer care for patients given a diagnosis of personality disorder here: sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/resour...
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'Epistemic Injustice: An Introduction' will be published by Routledge as hardback and paperback on the 23rd of December 2025. I'm hoping it's a useful book for approaching the topic for the first time, for teaching it to all stages, and for researchers, but we'll see. Cover coming soon.
Epistemic Injustice: An Introduction
Epistemic injustice is one of the most important yet complex subjects to have emerged in philosophy in recent years. It refers to the idea that a person can be wronged when they are not properly belie...
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August 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
'Epistemic Injustice: An Introduction' will be published by Routledge as hardback and paperback on the 23rd of December 2025. I'm hoping it's a useful book for approaching the topic for the first time, for teaching it to all stages, and for researchers, but we'll see. Cover coming soon.
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Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is prevalent among adolescents with psychiatric disorders and has been closely associated with dysfunctional family environments.
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Frontiers | The association between family function and adolescents’ non-suicidal self-injury behaviors—is Chinese culture involved?
IntroductionNon-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is prevalent among adolescents with psychiatric disorders and has been closely associated with dysfunctional fami...
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August 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is prevalent among adolescents with psychiatric disorders and has been closely associated with dysfunctional family environments.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
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Disability is not fun. It’s not a vacation.
It’s a 24/7 job where you’re lucky to receive a benefit that keeps you in legislated poverty.
It’s a constant fight for healthcare, accessibility, accommodation & inclusion.
Its one of the only minority groups you can join any time
It’s a 24/7 job where you’re lucky to receive a benefit that keeps you in legislated poverty.
It’s a constant fight for healthcare, accessibility, accommodation & inclusion.
Its one of the only minority groups you can join any time
August 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Disability is not fun. It’s not a vacation.
It’s a 24/7 job where you’re lucky to receive a benefit that keeps you in legislated poverty.
It’s a constant fight for healthcare, accessibility, accommodation & inclusion.
Its one of the only minority groups you can join any time
It’s a 24/7 job where you’re lucky to receive a benefit that keeps you in legislated poverty.
It’s a constant fight for healthcare, accessibility, accommodation & inclusion.
Its one of the only minority groups you can join any time
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Bild has signed a joint letter sent to Health Secretary Wes Streeting today, calling for urgent action to get the LeDeR programme back on track and help save lives.
Read the full letter at: autismaction.org.uk/statement/jo...
Read the full letter at: autismaction.org.uk/statement/jo...
July 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Bild has signed a joint letter sent to Health Secretary Wes Streeting today, calling for urgent action to get the LeDeR programme back on track and help save lives.
Read the full letter at: autismaction.org.uk/statement/jo...
Read the full letter at: autismaction.org.uk/statement/jo...
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NEW: Sleep isn’t just for the mind – it’s for your brain’s power supply 🧠🔋
Oxford researchers have found that the urge to sleep may be driven by electrical stress building up in the tiny energy generators inside brain cells.
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Oxford researchers have found that the urge to sleep may be driven by electrical stress building up in the tiny energy generators inside brain cells.
Find out more ⬇️
Why do we need sleep? Oxford researchers find the answer may lie in
New study uncovers how a metabolic “overload” in specialised brain cells triggers the need to sleep.
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July 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
NEW: Sleep isn’t just for the mind – it’s for your brain’s power supply 🧠🔋
Oxford researchers have found that the urge to sleep may be driven by electrical stress building up in the tiny energy generators inside brain cells.
Find out more ⬇️
Oxford researchers have found that the urge to sleep may be driven by electrical stress building up in the tiny energy generators inside brain cells.
Find out more ⬇️
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Have you seen the latest edition of The Psychologist? Our very own Maxine Swingler has interviewed the winners of the HEPTOTY award - read here:
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‘Small changes make a huge impact for our students’ | BPS
Maxine Swingler (Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Glasgow) meets the winners of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Academics, Teachers and Researchers i...
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July 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Have you seen the latest edition of The Psychologist? Our very own Maxine Swingler has interviewed the winners of the HEPTOTY award - read here:
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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Almost half of families with both a carer and a disabled member are in material deprivation.
These differences persist even after accounting for demographic and family characteristics such as age of the family members, region and number of children.
These differences persist even after accounting for demographic and family characteristics such as age of the family members, region and number of children.
July 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Almost half of families with both a carer and a disabled member are in material deprivation.
These differences persist even after accounting for demographic and family characteristics such as age of the family members, region and number of children.
These differences persist even after accounting for demographic and family characteristics such as age of the family members, region and number of children.
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#Oliverscampaign
This powerful animation has been co-designed & co-produced with autistic people & people with a learning disability It is aimed at helping staff across health & social care to understand Oliver's Training & why it is so vitally important
youtu.be/ouhKSOGm49g
This powerful animation has been co-designed & co-produced with autistic people & people with a learning disability It is aimed at helping staff across health & social care to understand Oliver's Training & why it is so vitally important
youtu.be/ouhKSOGm49g
The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism
YouTube video by NHS England Workforce, Training and Education
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July 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
#Oliverscampaign
This powerful animation has been co-designed & co-produced with autistic people & people with a learning disability It is aimed at helping staff across health & social care to understand Oliver's Training & why it is so vitally important
youtu.be/ouhKSOGm49g
This powerful animation has been co-designed & co-produced with autistic people & people with a learning disability It is aimed at helping staff across health & social care to understand Oliver's Training & why it is so vitally important
youtu.be/ouhKSOGm49g