Dr Patsy Irizar (she/her)

Senior Lecturer in Psychology LJMU | Research interests: health inequalities, alcohol and substance use, mental health 🧠 | Views are my own

[Dr Patsy Irizar (she/her) @patsy_irizar]

Are we all leaving this horrible app and joining Blue Sky instead?
Follow me https://t.co/FIz9o4cHU2

[Dr Patsy Irizar (she/her) @patsy_irizar]

Can you help my MSc Health Psychology student?

Academics needed for a quick 5-min survey on occupational stress, burnout and alcohol use!

If you drink alcohol at least casually, you can take part here https://t.co/Bmh9gJHgz6

[Dr Patsy Irizar (she/her) @patsy_irizar]

NEW PUBLICATION!

A meta-analysis of the relationship between racial discrimination and substance use in minoritised racial/ethnic groups.

The analysis found strong associations between racial discrimination and hazardous alcohol use and cannabis use.

https://t.co/UQHYjKjAoj

[NHS Race & Health Observatory @NHS_RHO]

Today, we launch a co-produced resource to help parents spot signs of jaundice in babies with dark skin tones. It will be shared with every maternity & neonatal service across the country and across primary care.

You can download it here: https://t.co/HmvyfHJyIx

[Dr Patsy Irizar (she/her) @patsy_irizar]

@gmhales As well as structural racism which is very difficult to empirically measure!

[Dr Patsy Irizar (she/her) @patsy_irizar]

New report on the impact of racial discrimination on mental health!

[CoDE @ethnicityuk.bsky.social @EthnicityUK]

REPORT: The impact of racial discrimination on mental health
📌 'dose-response' relationship
📌 impact is cumulative, recency counts
📌 impact is direct & indirect (racism -> poorer housing -> worse mental health)
https://t.co/ITU2M9hx02

[Dr Patsy Irizar (she/her) @patsy_irizar]

@gmhales I see what you mean, it would be an interesting follow up study that would likely need to be explored qualitatively - I think for mental health as an outcome, it would make sense that perceived experiences of racism would be related to mental health

[Dr Patsy Irizar (she/her) @patsy_irizar]

@gmhales Though the survey asked about experiences of racism within the past year, within past 5 years, over 5 years ago and over 10 years ago, whereas it asked about symptoms of mental health in the past 2 weeks - assuming temporal ordering

[Dr Patsy Irizar (she/her) @patsy_irizar]

@gmhales Thanks Gavin! Wider research has shown that people tend to under-report or under-estimate experiences of racism, but this study was cross-sectional so it is difficult to truly determine causal associations (i.e. it wasn’t possible to control for pre-existing mental health)

[CoDE @ethnicityuk.bsky.social @EthnicityUK]

REPORT: The impact of racial discrimination on mental health
📌 'dose-response' relationship
📌 impact is cumulative, recency counts
📌 impact is direct & indirect (racism -> poorer housing -> worse mental health)
https://t.co/ITU2M9hx02

[Dr Patsy Irizar (she/her) @patsy_irizar]

We are still recruiting veterans to share their experiences of seeking treatment for co-occurring alcohol and mental health problems!

https://t.co/I9ZDuTlUjG

[Dr Patsy Irizar (she/her) @patsy_irizar]

I'll be talking about this research at the @britsoci conference tomorrow at 11am in Lecture Theatre A!

[Dr Patsy Irizar (she/her) @patsy_irizar]

New article! Associations between experiences of racial discrimination and mental health, through direct and indirect pathways https://t.co/LMDIakKhS5

[Dr Patsy Irizar (she/her) @patsy_irizar]

I wrote a blog for Data Science for Health Equity, summarising the findings from my recent research.

Using data science to understand how racial discrimination impacts mental health:
https://t.co/DPBQlbr8SZ

[Dr Patsy Irizar (she/her) @patsy_irizar]

New article! Associations between experiences of racial discrimination and mental health, through direct and indirect pathways https://t.co/LMDIakKhS5

[Dr Patsy Irizar (she/her) @patsy_irizar]

New pre-print! Ethnic inequalities in loneliness during COVID-19.
Most ethnic minority groups had higher odds of loneliness, compared to white British - partly explained by socioeconomic inequalities for some ethnic groups https://t.co/4T1aWGOrXZ

[Dr Patsy Irizar (she/her) @patsy_irizar]

Analysis of data from the Evidence for Equality National Survey (N ~ 9000 people from minoritised ethnic groups)

[Dr Patsy Irizar (she/her) @patsy_irizar]

New article! Associations between experiences of racial discrimination and mental health, through direct and indirect pathways https://t.co/LMDIakKhS5

[Dr Patsy Irizar (she/her) @patsy_irizar]

Racial discrimination indirectly impacted mental health, through an increased likelihood of testing positive for Covid, financial insecurity, feelings of loneliness and a reduced sense of belonging

[Dr Habib Naqvi MBE @DrHNaqvi]

The increase in ethnic minority doctors bodes well for patient outcomes, but these doctors are less likely to be promoted, more likely to face disciplinary action, and more likely to report bullying. Diversity is not always a precursor to inclusion: https://t.co/i2spR6QFpQ