Cardiff University Psychiatry Service (CUPS)

Ian is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences at Cardiff University. He is also an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist in Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust.

His research interests relate to bipolar spectrum disorders and in particular the relationship of mood disorders to childbirth.

His clinical interest is in the identification and management of women at high risk of severe postpartum episodes.

Jonathan Bisson is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences at Cardiff University.

He is also an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist in Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust and Director of Traumatic Stress Wales.

His research interests relate to the impact of traumatic events and in particular intervention, development to prevent and treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD.

His clinical interest is in providing second opinions to facilitate the management of people with complex presentations related to traumatic events.

Referrals accepted from mental health teams involved in the ongoing care of the person being referred.

James is a Professor of Psychiatry at Cardiff University and an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

He researches how genetics influences the risk of developing mental health conditions with a particular interest in schizophrenia, psychosis and patient outcomes.

His clinical work focuses on the assessment and management of people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and psychosis.

He also runs a service with NHS genetics colleagues at the interface of mental health and genetics to provide information and assessment for patients and families.

Jeremy Hall is the Hodge Professor of Psychiatry at Cardiff University and an Honorary Consultant at Cardiff and Vale Health Board.

His research interests focus on using neuroscience techniques to understand how genetic and other risk factors affect the brain.

He is trained in general adult and liaison psychiatry and works clinically in the area neuropsychiatry, specialising in psychiatric presentations in the context of neurodevelopmental disorders (including autism) and neurodegenerative disorders (including Huntington’s Disease). He accepts referrals in these areas via the Welsh Academic Neuropsychiatric Disorders Service (WANDS).

George Kirov is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences at Cardiff University.

His clinical interest is in the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in severe or treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders.

He is the Clinical Lead for ECT at Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust and provides second opinions for colleagues who are considering this treatment for their patients.

His research interests relate to the genetics of schizophrenia, esp. the role of large chromosomal deletions and duplications.

Neil Harrison is a Clinical Professor of Neuroimaging at Cardiff University and Honorary Consultant at Cardiff and Vale Health Board.

His research interests relate to how inflammation and immune activity act on the brain to impair mood, motivation and cognition and contribute to common mental illnesses, particularly depression.

Clinically, he provides second opinions to facilitate the management of people with treatment-resistant depression, particularly in the context of immune or inflammatory disorders.

Professor Arianna Di Florio is a clinical senior lecturer at Cardiff University and honorary consultant psychiatrist at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

Her research studies why some women are more at risk than others of developing psychiatric disorders related to changes in sex hormones. The overarching aim of her research is to improve the current approach to women’s mental health.

Clinically, she provides UK-wide second opinions on the risk, diagnosis and management of severe psychiatric disorders associated with reproductive events such as the menstrual cycle, childbirth and transition to menopause. More broadly, she provides gender-sensitive second opinions on the diagnosis and management of bipolar disorder in women.

Marisa Casanova Dias is a clinical academic psychiatrist in the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience at Cardiff University and honorary consultant psychiatrist at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

Her research interest is in bipolar disorder in the perinatal period.

Clinically, she provides UK-wide second opinions on the diagnosis, and management of severe mental illness, including pre-conception advice.