IMPULSE Study

@EU_H2020 research study on improving treatment of individuals with psychosis in Southeast Europe. Funded by @EU_Commission, led by @QMULSocialPsych

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As our project is soon coming to an end in December 2021, we created a short video about it to celebrate our key achievements! It is available in English, Albanian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, and Serbian on the link below: https://t.co/gHcqmOy3uo

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NEW PUBLICATION! Most individuals with psychosis are keen to improve their physical health. Despite taking steps to adopt healthy lifestyle, no change was detected after six months. How can clinicians help motivated individuals? @IntRevPsych
https://t.co/oR7W5PS35Q

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NEW PUBLICATION: Exciting results from the largest ever psychosocial RCT in Southeast Europe by @ImpulseStudy @HorizonEU @EU_H2020 @gacd_media @QMULSocialPsych @NJovanovicB @pemovska @NaMariBo Check out the full Open Access paper @EP_Editors: https://t.co/iewiVZ4yW6

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Today's Monday seminar was the final update from the @ImpulseStudy. Manuela, Tamara (@pemovska) & Teodora took us through the main points of their policy brief, focusing on what concessions and additions were made when conducting an international study during COVID-19

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#MondayMeet Mirjana, Zebić, Ph.D. - she is a #clinicalpsychologist at the University Clinical Center of Serbia and a #researchassociate on IMPULSE. Read the whole interview at https://t.co/iRPYTcb9oE

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Another IMPULSE update: we are currently providing training on the DIALOG+ intervention to #mentalhealth professionals from the TAU (treatment as usual) arm of the trial and other #clinicians to maximize access to care, reach, and impact! #bestpractice

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We recently had our last meetings with lived experience advisory panel (LEAP) members in Serbia and Montenegro. They expressed being happy to be involved with the project and have the opportunity to participate in improving mental health services! #serviceuserinvolvement

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Check out the newest IMPULSE paper, published in BMC Psychiatry:
https://t.co/tjTiiOWBaA

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#LEAP meetings during the #IMPULSE project have reestablished Duša - the organization of mental health users and their families, which was previously inactive due to lack of resources. These meetings are now being held weekly in the facilities of #Prostor.

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#MondayMeet Hana!
Hana is a medical doctor, a second-year psychiatric resident, and a research associate at the Clinical Center University of Sarajevo. At #IMPULSE, she has been working on #sustainability and #reach.

Read the interview with her soon at https://t.co/iRPYTbTyx6

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Nadja Maric, PI of our Serbian team, and her colleagues published a paper on predictors of #qualityoflife as measured by the #COV19-QoL Scale, an instrument created within the IMPULSE project.
Read the full text at: https://t.co/moWPdnVeSI

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Nikolina Jovanovic, our chief investigator, and her colleagues recently published a new paper on the use of DIALOG+ within #perinatal #mentalhealth care. This #qualitative study was conducted in #Albania and #NorthMacedonia and is available at: https://t.co/mT0Ni9GCdP

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Some recent #IMPULSEstudy news - Professor Novotni gave a presentation Showcasing the project at the 6th Croatian-Russian congress of spiritual psychiatry at Opatija, Croatia:

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#MondayMeet Tamara! She is involved in the #IMPULSEstudy as a #researchassistant, and has been an exceptional #teammember since the beginning of the project!

Read the interview with Tamara coming soon at https://t.co/iRPYTbTyx6

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Want to know more about the achievements and activities within the IMPULSE project so far?

Check out this short communication by our Chief Investigator Dr Nikolina Jovanovic: https://t.co/8Lb5UK0dg5

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#MondayMeet Manuela, our #projectmanager!
She is a #clinicalpsychologist by background and has a PhD in #Psychosis.
Read the whole interview with her soon at https://t.co/iRPYTbTyx6

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The IMPULSE team in Serbia, led by @NaMariBo, published a paper on long-term use of #benzodiazepines among outpatients with #psychosis. The paper was published in International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice: https://t.co/EyUZd41MdJ

#H2020 #mentalhealth

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The IMPULSE team in Montenegro published a paper on the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) administered to people with #psychosis: https://t.co/cAIiD784Ab

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Our IMPULSE tool for assessing impacts of the #COVID19 pandemic on #mentalhealth has been meticulously validated on a big sample of people from Iran, and now is available in Persian: https://t.co/7kkjQzSNLc

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The Macedonian IMPULSE team published a paper on the validation of Clinical Assessment Interview for Negative Symptoms (CAINS). Check it out here: https://t.co/LET5dMdiRU

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