Population Health Sciences and Mental Health Services Research

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RRG member: Dr Orla McBride
Funding: National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme (HS&DR), 24 months (£377K), commenced March 2016
Collaborators: University of Warwick, University of Portsmouth, University of Southampton, Barts & The London Queen Mary's School of Medicine & Dentistry, Newcastle University and the Mental Health Foundation.

Prevalence and variation in antidepressant prescribing across Northern Ireland: a longitudinal administrative data linkage study for targeted support

RRG members: Professor Mark Shevlin, Dr Jamie Murphy, Dr Michael Rosato
Funding: Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRC) Secondary Data Analysis Initiative (SDAI). 18 months (£132K), commencing July 2016
Collaborators: AWARE, Dr Daniel Boduszek (University of Huddersfield)
Brief summary: This project aims to use data-linkage techniques to develop the most comprehensive population-based estimates of the prevalence of antidepressant prescribing in Northern Ireland. Furthermore the association of personal, social, and economic factors with antidepressant prescribing will be examined by linking prescribing records (Enhanced Prescribing Database) with data from the 2001/11 Censuses. The project's non-academic partner, AWARE, aims to use this information to implement effective and coordinated intervention programs.