Dr Prianka Padmanathan
MBChB, MSc, PhD
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Current positions
NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in General Adult Psychiatry
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Project title Suicide prevention for Emergency Department attenders presenting with self-harm and a history of substance misuse
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
30/03/2020 to 01/09/2022
Publications
Selected publications
15/12/2021Self-harm and suicide during and after opioid agonist treatment among primary care patients in England
Lancet Psychiatry
Social media use, economic recession and income inequality in relation to trends in youth suicide in high-income countries
Journal of Affective Disorders
The global burden of fatal self-poisoning with pesticides 2006-15
Journal of Affective Disorders
Recent publications
11/10/2024'Once you've opened that can of worms'
BJPsych Open
Development of a brief intervention for Emergency Department attendees presenting with self-harm and co-occurring substance use problems
Crisis: Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention
Incidence of suicide and self-harm among people with opioid use disorder and the impact of opioid agonist treatment
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Suicidal thoughts and behaviour among healthcare workers in England during the COVID-19 pandemic
PLoS ONE
Suicide and self-harm
Lancet
Thesis
Suicide prevention in clinical populations with substance use problems
Supervisors
Award date
21/06/2022
Related people
Dr Lucy Biddle
Associate Professor in Qualitative Mental Health Research
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Matthew Hickman
Professor in Public Health and Epidemiology
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Professor Dheeraj Rai
Professor of Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Duleeka Knipe
Associate Professor in Global Mental Health
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Professor Paul Moran
Professor of Psychiatry
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