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JC Bazo-Alvarez

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NIHR Senior Research Fellow at UCL, statistician, data scientist, #mentalhealth and #healthinequalities researcher, global citizen, #HeForShe, piano lover :)

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New UCL-led, SPCR study published in The Lancet Psychiatry warns that many people with dementia are prescribed antipsychotic drugs for longer than national guidelines recommend: https://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/uk-dementia-patients-may-be-taking-antipsychotics-too-long #SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research #Dementia @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social @thelancet.com

New UCL-led, SPCR study published in The Lancet Psychiatry warns that many people with dementia are prescribed antipsychotic drugs for longer than national guidelines recommend: https://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/uk-dementia-patients-may-be-taking-antipsychotics-too-long #SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research #Dementia @ucl-primarycare.bsky.social @thelancet.com

New UCL-led, SPCR study published in The Lancet Psychiatry warns that many people with dementia are prescribed antipsychotic drugs for longer than national guidelines recommend: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/uk-deme...

#SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research #Dementia
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22.09.2025 10:03 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

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Multimedia | Podcasts | In conversation with | The Lancet Psychiatry

New podcast out now 🎙️
Delighted to share a short Lancet Psychiatry – In Conversation With episode about our recent paper on antipsychotic prescribing in people living with dementia

🎧 Listen here: www.thelancet.com/multimedia/p...

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20.09.2025 14:06 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

New Lancet Psychiatry paper on antipsychotic prescribing in dementia. These drugs carry serious risks, so exposure should be minimal. In England we found: ~1/10 treated; 1/5 start above min dose (~1/3 stay high); 50% exposed >7 months; ~50% restart. Read/share: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

19.09.2025 23:28 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

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10.02.2025 16:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Our paper is #1 in the Top 10 BJGP 2024 list!

05.02.2025 13:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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BJGP Top 10 Research 2024

No. 1 #BJGPtop10 – Parkinson's disease & anxiety: Risk of developing Parkinson’s increased with a history of anxiety and may represent a prodromal phase for Parkinson’s
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

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04.02.2025 11:15 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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BJGP Top 10 Research 2024

No. 1 #BJGPtop10 – Parkinson's disease & anxiety: Risk of developing Parkinson’s increased with a history of anxiety and may represent a prodromal phase for Parkinson’s
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

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04.02.2025 11:15 — 👍 7    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0
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BJGP Top 10 Research 2024

The #BJGPTop10 resumes on Monday 3 February 2025

See you next week!

31.01.2025 19:01 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Dr. Juan Carlos Bazo Alvarez, a former NIHR Three Research Schools' Mental Health Programme Fellow, has recently celebrated the publication of two research papers stemming from his Fellowship: https://bit.ly/42pCF1z

Dr. Juan Carlos Bazo Alvarez, a former NIHR Three Research Schools' Mental Health Programme Fellow, has recently celebrated the publication of two research papers stemming from his Fellowship: https://bit.ly/42pCF1z

Dr. Juan Carlos Bazo Alvarez, a former NIHR Three Research Schools' Mental Health Programme Fellow, has recently celebrated the publication of two research papers stemming from his Fellowship: bit.ly/42pCF1z

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23.01.2025 10:20 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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