DrBrian O'Donoghue

1. Physical health of people affected by mental health disorders - I have a particular interest in addressing the physical health inequalities that exist for people affected by mental health disorders and my research aims to reduce the early mortality associated with these disorders. I have undertaken clinical trials in the area of physical health and clinical evaluations of interventions, in addition to cohort studies. I was a contributor to the recently published Lancet Commission on the physical health of people affected by severe mental health disorders and I guest edited a themed issue on the topic of physical health in the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine.

2. Epidemiology of Psychotic Disorders - I have a keen interest in studying the epidemiology of psychotic disorders to first try to further understand the aetiology of these disorders and second, to guide resource allocation for clinical services. I have a particular interest in understanding why first and second generation migrants have an increased risk for developing a psychotic disorder and how pathways to care can be improved for these individuals in order to reduce negative experiences or coercion.

3. Interventions to improve outcomes for psychotic disorders - I have a particular interest in determining how pharmacology can be optimised in order to obtain the best outcomes in psychotic disorders, such as using algorithms or adjunctive treatment agents.