Prof Alexandra Pitman
@alexandrapitman.bsky.social
Professor of Psychiatry in the UCL Division of Psychiatry & Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist in the North London NHS Foundation Trust; research on suicide, self-harm, loneliness; Patron of the Support After Suicide Partnership.
New #economic analysis led by Katherine Bristowe & Peter May @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social: Unpaid care, time taken off work & healthcare costs before & after partner #bereavement among same-gender & different-gender partners: A national population-based study journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Unpaid care, time taken off work and healthcare costs before and after partner bereavement among same-gender and different-gender partners: A national population-based study - Katherine Bristowe, Pete...
Background: Recent research has demonstrated higher levels of psychological distress for bereaved same-gender partners compared to different-gender partners. Ec...
journals.sagepub.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
New #economic analysis led by Katherine Bristowe & Peter May @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social: Unpaid care, time taken off work & healthcare costs before & after partner #bereavement among same-gender & different-gender partners: A national population-based study journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
2) Inequalities in access to nature highlight that provision of nature spaces and opportunities must be shaped in a way that makes them accessible for all.
3) The quality of outdoor experiences matters (safety, natural features, community support).
#MentalHealth #UrbanPlanning #Nature #PublicHealth
3) The quality of outdoor experiences matters (safety, natural features, community support).
#MentalHealth #UrbanPlanning #Nature #PublicHealth
Key findings:
1 of 3: Nature exposure is consistently linked to better mental health and higher wellbeing, whereas certain urban characteristics are associated with poorer mental health and increased substance use.
1 of 3: Nature exposure is consistently linked to better mental health and higher wellbeing, whereas certain urban characteristics are associated with poorer mental health and increased substance use.
With Ronja Christensen, Charlotte Constable Fernandez, Noémie Topalian, Laura Vaughan @kimonkrenz.bsky.social @alexandrapitman.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @drannekathrinfett.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social
n=33 studies using GEMA: real-time, location-aware data collection to capture place
n=33 studies using GEMA: real-time, location-aware data collection to capture place
September 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
2) Inequalities in access to nature highlight that provision of nature spaces and opportunities must be shaped in a way that makes them accessible for all.
3) The quality of outdoor experiences matters (safety, natural features, community support).
#MentalHealth #UrbanPlanning #Nature #PublicHealth
3) The quality of outdoor experiences matters (safety, natural features, community support).
#MentalHealth #UrbanPlanning #Nature #PublicHealth
Key findings:
1 of 3: Nature exposure is consistently linked to better mental health and higher wellbeing, whereas certain urban characteristics are associated with poorer mental health and increased substance use.
1 of 3: Nature exposure is consistently linked to better mental health and higher wellbeing, whereas certain urban characteristics are associated with poorer mental health and increased substance use.
With Ronja Christensen, Charlotte Constable Fernandez, Noémie Topalian, Laura Vaughan @kimonkrenz.bsky.social @alexandrapitman.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @drannekathrinfett.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social
n=33 studies using GEMA: real-time, location-aware data collection to capture place
n=33 studies using GEMA: real-time, location-aware data collection to capture place
📢 Our new publication: A systematic review of geographically informed ecological momentary assessment (GEMA) studies on the place-based correlates of mental health, substance use and wellbeing
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Key findings:
1 of 3: Nature exposure is consistently linked to better mental health and higher wellbeing, whereas certain urban characteristics are associated with poorer mental health and increased substance use.
1 of 3: Nature exposure is consistently linked to better mental health and higher wellbeing, whereas certain urban characteristics are associated with poorer mental health and increased substance use.
With Ronja Christensen, Charlotte Constable Fernandez, Noémie Topalian, Laura Vaughan @kimonkrenz.bsky.social @alexandrapitman.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @drannekathrinfett.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social
n=33 studies using GEMA: real-time, location-aware data collection to capture place
n=33 studies using GEMA: real-time, location-aware data collection to capture place
📢 Our new publication: A systematic review of geographically informed ecological momentary assessment (GEMA) studies on the place-based correlates of mental health, substance use and wellbeing
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A systematic review of geographically informed ecological momentary assessment studies on the place-based correlates of mental health, substance use and wellbeing
Place characteristics are associated with mental health and wellbeing, yet mechanisms and pathways are not well understood. Geographically explicit ec…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
With Ronja Christensen, Charlotte Constable Fernandez, Noémie Topalian, Laura Vaughan @kimonkrenz.bsky.social @alexandrapitman.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @drannekathrinfett.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social
n=33 studies using GEMA: real-time, location-aware data collection to capture place
n=33 studies using GEMA: real-time, location-aware data collection to capture place
📢 Our new publication: A systematic review of geographically informed ecological momentary assessment (GEMA) studies on the place-based correlates of mental health, substance use and wellbeing
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A systematic review of geographically informed ecological momentary assessment studies on the place-based correlates of mental health, substance use and wellbeing
Place characteristics are associated with mental health and wellbeing, yet mechanisms and pathways are not well understood. Geographically explicit ec…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
📢 Our new publication: A systematic review of geographically informed ecological momentary assessment (GEMA) studies on the place-based correlates of mental health, substance use and wellbeing
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay.
In this Q&A, Prof @alexandrapitman.bsky.social (@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social) talks about her clinical academic career in suicide prevention why collaboration and compassion are vital in her research.
www.noclor.nhs.uk/news-events/...
In this Q&A, Prof @alexandrapitman.bsky.social (@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social) talks about her clinical academic career in suicide prevention why collaboration and compassion are vital in her research.
www.noclor.nhs.uk/news-events/...
September 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay.
In this Q&A, Prof @alexandrapitman.bsky.social (@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social) talks about her clinical academic career in suicide prevention why collaboration and compassion are vital in her research.
www.noclor.nhs.uk/news-events/...
In this Q&A, Prof @alexandrapitman.bsky.social (@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social) talks about her clinical academic career in suicide prevention why collaboration and compassion are vital in her research.
www.noclor.nhs.uk/news-events/...
Views of #Suicide-Bereaved Adults Regarding the Significance of the Deceased’s Death Date: our new article in the Journal of Loss & Trauma highlights the importance of future dates (eg birthdays; death anniversaries) as potential temporal risk factors for suicide www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Views of Suicide-Bereaved Adults Regarding the Significance of the Deceased’s Death Date
Empirical research suggests that the date of death by suicide may have had particular significance to the deceased, for example their birthday or an anniversary. However, no research has explored t...
tandfonline.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Views of #Suicide-Bereaved Adults Regarding the Significance of the Deceased’s Death Date: our new article in the Journal of Loss & Trauma highlights the importance of future dates (eg birthdays; death anniversaries) as potential temporal risk factors for suicide www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
⏰Post-doctoral #qualitative job alert! (closes 14/9/25).
@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social is recruiting for a #Qualitative Post‑Doctoral Research Associate to join our #suicide & #selfharm research team on a @nihr.bsky.social grant investigating acceptability of close obs www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social is recruiting for a #Qualitative Post‑Doctoral Research Associate to join our #suicide & #selfharm research team on a @nihr.bsky.social grant investigating acceptability of close obs www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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August 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
⏰Post-doctoral #qualitative job alert! (closes 14/9/25).
@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social is recruiting for a #Qualitative Post‑Doctoral Research Associate to join our #suicide & #selfharm research team on a @nihr.bsky.social grant investigating acceptability of close obs www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social is recruiting for a #Qualitative Post‑Doctoral Research Associate to join our #suicide & #selfharm research team on a @nihr.bsky.social grant investigating acceptability of close obs www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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An analysis of suicide rates in England involving Prof @alexandrapitman.bsky.social (@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social) has shown how factors like deprivation and transport density are linked to regional increases in suicide risk.
Deprivation and transport density linked to increased suicide risk in England
An analysis of suicide rates in England involving UCL researchers has shown how factors like deprivation and transport density are linked to regional increases in suicide risk.
www.ucl.ac.uk
August 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
An analysis of suicide rates in England involving Prof @alexandrapitman.bsky.social (@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social) has shown how factors like deprivation and transport density are linked to regional increases in suicide risk.
Today we reached our recruitment target for the UCL Grand Challenges Men Talking About #Suicide (MTAS) study. We are extremely grateful to all those who took part and all those who helped us recruit participants by passing on information about our study. Analysis now in process.....
The last date for booking in for the @ucl.ac.uk Men Talking About #Suicide study is now 17/7/25. Funded by UCL Grand Challenges, we are recruiting UK-based men aged 40 to 65 years to find out what they think of our 1-min video. Click on this link to read more redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=7...
July 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Today we reached our recruitment target for the UCL Grand Challenges Men Talking About #Suicide (MTAS) study. We are extremely grateful to all those who took part and all those who helped us recruit participants by passing on information about our study. Analysis now in process.....
Tomorrow is the last day for making bookings as the last slots available are Wednesday 16 & Thursday 17 July. Many thanks to all of those supporting us in recruitment & to those taking part.
There are just a few more days left to sign up for the UCL Men Talking About Suicide study⬇️
Express your interest in taking part in this really important conversation by 18 July.
Find out more via the details below:
Express your interest in taking part in this really important conversation by 18 July.
Find out more via the details below:
We are recruiting UK-based men aged 40 to 65 years for our @ucl.ac.uk #suicide research study: Men Talking About Suicide. Closes 30/06/25. Funded by a UCL Grand Challenges award. Do please pass on to this invitation &/or click on this link to read more:
redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=7...
redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=7...
July 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Tomorrow is the last day for making bookings as the last slots available are Wednesday 16 & Thursday 17 July. Many thanks to all of those supporting us in recruitment & to those taking part.
Reposted by Prof Alexandra Pitman
Take part in the UCL Men Talking About Suicide study⬇️
The deadline has been extended to reach more participants. Get involved by 18 July.
#mentalhealth #study #UCL
The deadline has been extended to reach more participants. Get involved by 18 July.
#mentalhealth #study #UCL
We are recruiting UK-based men aged 40 to 65 years for our @ucl.ac.uk #suicide research study: Men Talking About Suicide. Closes 30/06/25. Funded by a UCL Grand Challenges award. Do please pass on to this invitation &/or click on this link to read more:
redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=7...
redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=7...
July 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Take part in the UCL Men Talking About Suicide study⬇️
The deadline has been extended to reach more participants. Get involved by 18 July.
#mentalhealth #study #UCL
The deadline has been extended to reach more participants. Get involved by 18 July.
#mentalhealth #study #UCL
The last date for booking in for the @ucl.ac.uk Men Talking About #Suicide study is now 17/7/25. Funded by UCL Grand Challenges, we are recruiting UK-based men aged 40 to 65 years to find out what they think of our 1-min video. Click on this link to read more redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=7...
July 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The last date for booking in for the @ucl.ac.uk Men Talking About #Suicide study is now 17/7/25. Funded by UCL Grand Challenges, we are recruiting UK-based men aged 40 to 65 years to find out what they think of our 1-min video. Click on this link to read more redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=7...
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Really important study, which will help improve suicide prevention approaches for men in middle age.
Middle aged men continue to have the highest rates of suicide in the UK sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/report...
Middle aged men continue to have the highest rates of suicide in the UK sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/report...
July 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Really important study, which will help improve suicide prevention approaches for men in middle age.
Middle aged men continue to have the highest rates of suicide in the UK sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/report...
Middle aged men continue to have the highest rates of suicide in the UK sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/report...
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Want to learn more? Read the blog!
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It's an evidence-based summary of this new paper, written by an expert who has critically appraised the research so you don't have to. All blogs are short (1,200 words) & easy to read, so ideal if you just have a few mins.
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It's an evidence-based summary of this new paper, written by an expert who has critically appraised the research so you don't have to. All blogs are short (1,200 words) & easy to read, so ideal if you just have a few mins.
June 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Want to learn more? Read the blog!
buff.ly/niIxj5p
It's an evidence-based summary of this new paper, written by an expert who has critically appraised the research so you don't have to. All blogs are short (1,200 words) & easy to read, so ideal if you just have a few mins.
buff.ly/niIxj5p
It's an evidence-based summary of this new paper, written by an expert who has critically appraised the research so you don't have to. All blogs are short (1,200 words) & easy to read, so ideal if you just have a few mins.
Reposted by Prof Alexandra Pitman
This review suggests that to reduce mental health inequalities, we must prioritise socially just, evidence-informed, life-course interventions that tackle poverty, transcend silos, and are backed by robust, inclusive population data.
June 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
This review suggests that to reduce mental health inequalities, we must prioritise socially just, evidence-informed, life-course interventions that tackle poverty, transcend silos, and are backed by robust, inclusive population data.
Reposted by Prof Alexandra Pitman
Tackling social determinants will reduce the global mental health burden: mega-blog by Xiaolin Guo & @nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social of current prevention strategies buff.ly/niIxj5p
Summarising a recent review by @kirkbride.bsky.social et al
#SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth #Prevention
🧵 THREAD
Summarising a recent review by @kirkbride.bsky.social et al
#SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth #Prevention
🧵 THREAD
June 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Tackling social determinants will reduce the global mental health burden: mega-blog by Xiaolin Guo & @nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social of current prevention strategies buff.ly/niIxj5p
Summarising a recent review by @kirkbride.bsky.social et al
#SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth #Prevention
🧵 THREAD
Summarising a recent review by @kirkbride.bsky.social et al
#SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth #Prevention
🧵 THREAD
Reposted by Prof Alexandra Pitman
📣 @NCISH_UK are calling all clinicians working in mental health care to take part in our survey examining the impact of patient suicide on clinical practice & wellbeing. Please share qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
June 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
📣 @NCISH_UK are calling all clinicians working in mental health care to take part in our survey examining the impact of patient suicide on clinical practice & wellbeing. Please share qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
This #FridayFollow you can follow & promote Instagram accounts recruiting for #mentalhealth research studies - post your suggestions here, starting with a #selfharm & #suicide research projects account at @uclbrainscience.bsky.social - follow shs_researchprojects
May 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
This #FridayFollow you can follow & promote Instagram accounts recruiting for #mentalhealth research studies - post your suggestions here, starting with a #selfharm & #suicide research projects account at @uclbrainscience.bsky.social - follow shs_researchprojects
LinkedIn account temporarily down but Instagram / X / Bluesky still up - recruitment information for the @ucl @GrandChallenges Men Talking About #Suicide (MTAS) study is at this link redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=7...
May 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
LinkedIn account temporarily down but Instagram / X / Bluesky still up - recruitment information for the @ucl @GrandChallenges Men Talking About #Suicide (MTAS) study is at this link redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=7...
LinkedIn account temporarily down but recruitment information for the @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social Men Talking About #Suicide (MTAS) study is at this link redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=7...
May 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
LinkedIn account temporarily down but recruitment information for the @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social Men Talking About #Suicide (MTAS) study is at this link redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=7...
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The NIHR Three Schools’ Mental Health programme has supported over 80 awards working collaboratively across primary care, social care, and public health.
May 16, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The NIHR Three Schools’ Mental Health programme has supported over 80 awards working collaboratively across primary care, social care, and public health.
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This video features lots of ideas shared by Alexandra Pitman @alexandrapitman.bsky.social, Andrew McIntosh @mcintosh2001.bsky.social, Charles Kwaku-Odoi @charleskod.bsky.social, Fran Zanatta, Nihara Krause and Cathy Creswell @cathycreswell.bsky.social.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
May 16, 2025 at 7:06 AM
This video features lots of ideas shared by Alexandra Pitman @alexandrapitman.bsky.social, Andrew McIntosh @mcintosh2001.bsky.social, Charles Kwaku-Odoi @charleskod.bsky.social, Fran Zanatta, Nihara Krause and Cathy Creswell @cathycreswell.bsky.social.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Reposted by Prof Alexandra Pitman
The MHRI supports partnerships between researchers, clinicians, patients, and local communities.
⭐️ So how can we work together and design research, which is helpful to both service users and policymakers?
⭐️ So how can we work together and design research, which is helpful to both service users and policymakers?
May 16, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The MHRI supports partnerships between researchers, clinicians, patients, and local communities.
⭐️ So how can we work together and design research, which is helpful to both service users and policymakers?
⭐️ So how can we work together and design research, which is helpful to both service users and policymakers?