Ryan Williams
@dr-ryan-williams.bsky.social
NIHR Doctoral Fellow in mental health research, working on my PhD at the Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London.
NHS specialty registrar in psychiatry with a range of clinical experience. BA MA MBBS MRCPsych.
NHS specialty registrar in psychiatry with a range of clinical experience. BA MA MBBS MRCPsych.
Reposted by Ryan Williams
"the first fully powered trial to assess the efficacy and safety of an immersive virtual avatar-based intervention [...]
Challenge-VRT was significantly more effective than enhanced treatment-as-usual in reducing the severity of auditory hallucinations"
New Article
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Challenge-VRT was significantly more effective than enhanced treatment-as-usual in reducing the severity of auditory hallucinations"
New Article
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Immersive virtual reality-assisted therapy targeting persistent auditory verbal hallucinations in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders in Denmark: the Challenge assessor-masked, ra...
Challenge-VRT showed short-term efficacy in reducing the severity of auditory verbal
hallucinations in patients with schizophrenia, and the findings support further development
and evaluation of immer...
www.thelancet.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
"the first fully powered trial to assess the efficacy and safety of an immersive virtual avatar-based intervention [...]
Challenge-VRT was significantly more effective than enhanced treatment-as-usual in reducing the severity of auditory hallucinations"
New Article
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Challenge-VRT was significantly more effective than enhanced treatment-as-usual in reducing the severity of auditory hallucinations"
New Article
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Reposted by Ryan Williams
"The hospital has been attacked for the second time in less than a week."
Doctors testify about their experiences on the ground in Gaza
Doctors testify about their experiences on the ground in Gaza
July 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"The hospital has been attacked for the second time in less than a week."
Doctors testify about their experiences on the ground in Gaza
Doctors testify about their experiences on the ground in Gaza
Reposted by Ryan Williams
⚠️ Inpatient mental health care is under fire.
Many concerns about coercion, restrictive practices & staff relationships.
A study from @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social mapped 65 alternative service models to standard care.
Discover what they found 👇🏽
buff.ly/InGhKPn
#MentalHealth #Alternatives
Many concerns about coercion, restrictive practices & staff relationships.
A study from @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social mapped 65 alternative service models to standard care.
Discover what they found 👇🏽
buff.ly/InGhKPn
#MentalHealth #Alternatives
July 3, 2025 at 6:41 AM
⚠️ Inpatient mental health care is under fire.
Many concerns about coercion, restrictive practices & staff relationships.
A study from @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social mapped 65 alternative service models to standard care.
Discover what they found 👇🏽
buff.ly/InGhKPn
#MentalHealth #Alternatives
Many concerns about coercion, restrictive practices & staff relationships.
A study from @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social mapped 65 alternative service models to standard care.
Discover what they found 👇🏽
buff.ly/InGhKPn
#MentalHealth #Alternatives