Alyssa Milton

@lifecoursecentre.bsky.social @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social

Led by the amazing Dr Scott Teasdale with our fantastic team: @srosenbaum.bsky.social, Katarzyna Machaczek, Wolfgang Marx, Melissa Eaton, Justin Chapman Jeroen Deenik, Davy Vancampfort, Dr Brendon Stubbs, Philip Ward, Jackie Curtis AM, Lamiece Hassan, Professor Simon Gilbody and others!

Implementing lifestyle interventions in mental health care: third report of the Lancet Psychiatry Physical Health Commission The physical health disparities experienced by people who live with mental illness are well documented. This population group has cardiometabolic risks and diseases at rates 1·4–2·0 times higher than ...

Our new Lancet Psychiatry Commision into physical health in mental health settings is out now!

We move the conversation from “do lifestyle programs work?” to “how do we make them part of core mental health care?”—w/ equity & real-world implementation central

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Bold ideas to create an equal future

Brilliant closing panel of the @lifecoursecentre.bsky.social conference chaired by @alyssacmilton.bsky.social

Identifying modifiable causes of stress in clinicians and administrators working in New South Wales psychiatric emergency care centres, 2023–24: a qualitative study Objectives To examine the experiences of people in various disciplines working in New South Wales psychiatric emergency care centres (PECCs) to identify factors that influence their wellbeing and ho...

Read our new MJA qual paper!
Clinicians in psychiatric emergency units (PECCs) face intense emotional demands and systemic contradictions around risk.
Clear frameworks + flat hierarchies protect wellbeing—but structural change is needed.
Read more 👉 doi.org/10.5694/mja2...
#mentalhealth #psychiatry

New Paper w/ @urskaarnautovska.bsky.social

We co-designed & tested SMART—world 1st digital diabetes self-management tool for people experiencing schizophrenia

💬 "wants to help you & cares for your health”

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Results promising= let's tackle this health equity gap!

Our New World Psychiatry Review

Digital mental health is evolving—fast. Our latest paper reviews the evidence & implementation challenges of apps, VR, and generative AI (LLMs). From co-design to real-world integration, we map what’s working—and what’s next.

🧠📱🤖🕶️
👉 doi.org/10.1002/wps....

The growing effect of job demands on teacher mental health: results from a longitudinal national household panel survey - BMC Public Health Background Teacher mental health is an important predictor of student outcomes and teacher workforce retention, and has been declining for some years, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The various...

📢 Our new paper is out in BMC Public Health!

📉 Teacher mental health in Australia has declined since 2011—not because job demands increased, but b/c autonomy dropped.

17 years of national data shows teachers are more vulnerable to the same demands due to less job control.

doi.org/10.1186/s128...

Thanks @smhr.org.au for the warm welcome into my new role of President-Elect🎉

Exciting things ahead, including this year’s Conference in Adelaide — always a highlight for connection, collaboration, and plenty of “I need to follow up on that idea!” moments👉 www.smhrconference.com.au/call-for-abs...

🚨New paper!
Digital mental health tools can be effective—but are they safe?

In our latest BJPsych Open editorial, Dr Urska Arnautovska and I reflect on emerging evidence in digital mental health. Calls for: End user voice at the centre, alongide regulation.

Read👉 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...