Publications

Pavarini G, Yosifova A, Wang K, Wilcox B, Tomat N, Lorimer J, Kariyawasam L, George L, Alí S, Singh I (2022). Data sharing in the age of predictive psychiatry: an adolescent perspective.

Abstract Background: Advances in genetics and digital phenotyping in psychiatry have given rise to testing services targeting young people, which claim to predict psychiatric outcomes before difficulties emerge. These services raise several ethical challenges surrounding data sharing and information privacy. Objectives: This...

Pavarini G, Reardon T, Hollowell A, Bennett V, Lawrance E, Peer Support Young People’s Advisory Group , Pinfold V, Singh I (2022). Online peer support training to promote adolescents’ emotional support skills, mental health and agency during COVID-19: Randomised controlled trial and qualitative evaluation.

Abstract Adolescents often look to their peers for emotional support, so it is critical that they are prepared to take on a supportive role, especially during a health crisis. Using a randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN99248812, 28/05/2020), we tested the short-term...