Dr Dheeraj Rai

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Biography

I am a clinical academic psychiatrist and lead the neurodevelopmental disorders research group at the Centre for Academic Mental Health. My clinical work involves providing psychiatric advice and care to adults with intellectual disabilities, and autism assessments for adults with or without intellectual disabilities. 

The work of my research group focuses on three broad areas:

1) Understanding the prenatal and early life determinants of autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions. 

2) Understanding the adult outcomes of these conditions, particularly mental health comorbidity.

3) Interventions that may improve the mental health and quality of life in people with autism.

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Recent publications

• Nimmo-Smith, V, Heuvelman, H, Dalman, C, Lundberg, M, Idring, S, Carpenter, P, Magnusson, C & Rai, D, 2019, ‘Anxiety Disorders in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Population-Based Study’. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
• Aabe, NO, Fox, F, Rai, D & Redwood, S, 2019, ‘Inside, outside and in-between: The process and impact of co-producing knowledge about autism in a UK Somali community’. Health Expectations, vol 22., pp. 752-760

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