Dr Alex Dregan is a Senior Lecturer in Psychiatric Epidemiology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences, King’s College London. He obtained his PhD from the Institute of Education, University of London where he trained in life course epidemiology. He also posses an MSc in Applied Psychology from Cardiff University and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Surrey.
Research interests are the interface between mental and physical health, multimorbidity within the context of depression, large databases and electronic health records, chronic inflammation and common mental health disorders, and life course epidemiology.
Experience
2018–present
Senior lecturer, King's College London
Education
2010
Institute of Education, University of London, PhD
Publications
2019
Common mental disorders within chronic inflammatory disorders. A primary care database prospective investigation, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Grants and Contracts
2015
Electronically delivered, multi-component interventions to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in Primary Care. A cluster randomised trial using electronic health records (eCRT2)
Role:
Co-I
Funding Source:
National Institute for Health Research
2015
Evidence from electronic health records to improve the health of very old people: cohort study of benefits and harms of cardiovascular risk management.
Role:
Co-I
Funding Source:
Dunhill Medical Trust
2013
Costs and outcomes of increasing access to bariatric surgery for obesity. Cohort study and cost-effectiveness analysis using electronic health records