Real-World Evidence for Mental Health Interventions
Exploring real-world evidence for mental health with an expert panel.
In this Communicable Research podcast we are joined by three guests to discuss the use of real-world evidence for mental health interventions.
Andy Tattersall speaks to Dr Matt Franklin who is principal investigator (PI) for the Target Trials in Mental Health programme, which means he is responsible for the overall delivery and conduct of both the SilverCloud Target Trials and Target Therapies projects.
Also on the panel are two of Matt’s collaborators based at UCL. Dr Rob Saunders is an Associate Professor of Mental Health Data Science in the Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology and is one of the project’s data architects and analyst.
Dr Josh Buckman is the project’s clinical advisor and Associate Professor in Clinical, Education & Health Psychology in London.
Target Trials in Mental Health
These National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded projects aim to know how well different digital and talking therapies work in England’s healthcare system. Also, to see if they offer value for money and how well they work for different people.
To do this, we will use data from England’s Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression services. Other data will come from hospitals, secondary mental health services, and pharmacies.
Credits
- Producer and Host - Andy Tattersall (Information Specialist at the University of Sheffield)
- Guest - Dr Matt Franklin (Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield)
- Guest - Dr Joshua Buckman (Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at University College London)
- Guest - Dr Rob Saunders (Associate Professor at University College London)
