In Conversation with Elchin Asgarov
Welcome back to our ‘In Conversation’ series where we introduce you to the people who make the Hub for Metabolic Psychiatry’s research happen. In this post, meet our newest Hub member, Elchin Asgarov, a PhD researcher based at the University of Edinburgh who is developing a digital tool to help individuals with severe mental illness track and manage their physical and mental health.
Understanding the Mental Health–Diabetes Link: Insights from the Hub for Metabolic Psychiatry
Last week (9th-15th) June was Diabetes Awareness Week, a week dedicated to shining a spotlight on a condition that affects 4.3 million people in the UK and that can have a profound impact on both physical and mental health. In this blog, Caroline Jackson, Kelly Fleetwood and Sarah Wild, explore the link between severe mental illness and type 2 diabetes and share more about what they are doing to investigate this link as part of their research at the Hub for Metabolic Psychiatry.