Personal profile
Research interests
Research interests (short)
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Medicine, University of London
Award Date: 1 Jan 1993
Master in Science, LSHTM London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Award Date: 1 Jan 1989
Bachelor of Medicine, University of Oxford
Award Date: 1 Jan 1981
Master of Arts, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jan 1977
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Adverse mental health outcomes and alcohol misuse among UK Armed Forces personnel: fourth phase of a 20-year cohort study of military personnel who served during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts
Sharp, M. L., Jones, M., Franchini, S., Leal, R., Hull, L., Molloy, N., Burdett, H., Leightley, D., Simms, A., Stone, J., Greenberg, N., Murphy, D., MacManus, D., Wessely, S., Stevelink, S. A. M. & Fear, N. T., 8 Apr 2026, In: Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 83, 2, p. 70-77 8 p., e079016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for clinical mental health care: MQ: Mental Health Research and Lancet Psychiatry Standing Commission on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health
Schuster, A. M., Alwan, N. A., Callard, F., Chen, E.Y.-H., Gilbody, S., Graham, B. M., Hatch, S., Jones, E., Jordan, A., López-Jaramillo, C., Nakimuli-Mpungu, E., Pathare, S., Ressler, K. J., Wessely, S., White, L. A. & Jones, P. B., 1 Feb 2026, In: The Lancet Psychiatry. 13, 2, p. 140-161 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The longitudinal trajectories of mental health outcomes in healthcare workers in England during the COVID-19 pandemic
Penfold, C., Almeida, P., Redaniel, T., Scott, L. J., Moran, P., Raine, R., Bhundia, R., Greenberg, N., Wessely, S., Croak, B., Morriss, R., Madan, I., Aitken, P., Rafferty, A. M., Dorrington, S., Murphy, D., Stevelink, S. & Lamb, D., 14 May 2026, In: Psychological Medicine. 56, e148.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chapter 1: Common mental health conditions. Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey: Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, England, 2023/4.
Liubertiene, G., Sloman, A., Morris, S., Bhavsar, V., Das-Munshi, J., Clark, C., Jenkins, R., McManus, S., Oram, S. & Wessely, S., 2025Research output: Book/Report › Report
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COVID-19-related sickness absence among 4,721 NHS staff in England and its relation with long COVID symptoms: findings from NHS CHECK
Dempsey, B., Blake, H. A., Madan, I., Stevelink, S. A. M., Greenberg, N., Raine, R., Rafferty, A. M., Bhundia, R., Wessely, S. & Lamb, D., Dec 2025, In: BMC Health Services Research. 25, 1, 1243.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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TBI-REPORTER (UK-TBI REpository and data PORTal Enabling discoveRy)
Ahmed, A. (Primary Investigator), Fear, N. (Co-Investigator), Jewell, S. (Co-Investigator), Turner-Stokes, L. (Co-Investigator), Wessely, S. (Co-Investigator), Williams, S. (Co-Investigator) & academic, A. (Co-Investigator)
1/10/2023 → 30/09/2028
Project: Research
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NHS CHECK: Monitoring the longer-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and occupational outcomes of healthcare workers.
Stevelink, S. (Primary Investigator) & Wessely, S. (Co-Investigator)
1/11/2022 → 31/10/2026
Project: Research
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The psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on NHS affiliated staff –monitoring response to the pandemic and the evaluation staff support programmes
Wessely, S. (Primary Investigator)
1/01/2022 → 31/03/2022
Project: Research
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NHS Check
Wessely, S. (Primary Investigator), Carter, B. (Co-Investigator), Stevelink, S. (Co-Investigator) & academic, A. (Co-Investigator)
9/02/2021 → 30/06/2023
Project: Research
Activities
- 1 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Mental Health in the Georgian World
Burns, A. (Organiser), Wulf, K. (Organiser), Gatiss, M. (Invited speaker), Wessely, S. C. (Keynote/plenary speaker), Taylor, B. (Invited speaker) & Brown, M. (Invited speaker)
5 Nov 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Datasets
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Data files supporting "Do errors in the GHQ-12 response options matter?"
Croak, B., Rubin, J., Bhundia, R., Stevelink, S., Lamb, D., Greenberg, N., Wessely, S. & Trompeter, N., King's College London, 27 Feb 2024
DOI: 10.18742/25266595, https://kcl.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Data_files_supporting_b_Do_errors_in_the_GHQ-12_response_options_matter_b_/25266595/1
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