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Ruth Cooper

Dr Ruth Cooper

Research Associate

Research interests

  • Mental Health

Biography

 

Ruth conducts research which aims to improve treatments for mental health conditions and our understanding of these conditions. In her current role at the Mental Health Policy Research Unit, she conducts policy focused research. She has previously worked as a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Greenwich, and as a Senior Researcher in the NHS and at Queen Mary University of London on a clinical trial which aimed to evaluate whether reducing and possibly stopping antipsychotics could help people with schizophrenia and similar conditions live more independently. She uses both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, including randomised-controlled trials, systematic reviews, meta-analysis and qualitative interviews. She completed her PhD at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London (2016).

Research Interests

  • Mental health
  • Mental health policy
  • Service user co-production
  • Psychosocial treatments for mental health conditions
  • Mental health services research
  • Deprescribing

    Research

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    NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health

    The NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health (MHPRU) at King's and UCL conducts rapid research to inform mental health policy.

    News

    Researchers at King's and UCL lead one of the largest reviews of peer support in mental health

    A major review commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care and led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research...

    therapy

      Research

      News Story Images Template (16)
      NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health

      The NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health (MHPRU) at King's and UCL conducts rapid research to inform mental health policy.

      News

      Researchers at King's and UCL lead one of the largest reviews of peer support in mental health

      A major review commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care and led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research...

      therapy