Exploring mental illness through systems thinking (MIST).
MIST is my current research programme, funded by the NIHR Advanced Fellowship (2022-27). This research aims to identify the social and environmental causes of severe mental illness, self-harm, and suicide. My research has a particular focus on socially excluded populations, including migrants, minority ethnic groups, and those who face material, social, political, or structural exclusion.
In order to tackle these research questions, I use tools from epidemiology, data science, systems thinking, and public mental health.
My long-term goal is to further our understanding of the causal architecture underlying severe mental illnesses and inform policies and population-based interventions which could prevent the onset and reduce the burden of mental health problems in socially excluded groups.
MIST Psychiatric Epidemiology
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Refugee status and affective disorders
New population-based research exploring the incidence of affective disorders, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.
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Dr Dykxhoorn is a psychiatric epidemiologist working at UCL [read more…]
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Epidemiology (15) Social determinants of mental health (13) Public mental health (10)Jen Dykxhoorn, PhD
Psychiatric Epidemiologist & public mental health expert
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