Nicholas Donnelly

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Dr Nick Donnelly is a Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry, Avon and Wiltshire Partnership NHS Mental Health Trust and Research Associate at the University of Bristol. He completed his PhD in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge as part of the Cambridge MB/PhD program. His research interests currently include using data science approaches to explore the relationship between immune and metabolic function and depressive symptoms, and the relationship between inflammation and sleep.

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Time to ACT for insomnia? New trial finds possible alternative to CBTi

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Nicholas Donnelly considers a recent Brazilian randomised controlled trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy versus Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia.

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Are ‘night owls’ more at risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviours? New review on social and circadian rhythm dysregulation

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Nick Donnelly explores a recent systematic review, which finds a small association between identifying as a night owl and experiences of suicide.

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Shorter sleep and depression: what role do our genes play?

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Nick Donnelly discusses how one’s genetic predisposition to shorter sleep is associated with the onset of depression in older adults.

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