DrCaragh Behan

Dr Behan’s work has had multiple kinds of impact:

- Clinical / Health Interventions: She designed and piloted interventions to help people with psychosis manage physical health (diet, activity), which showed measurable improvements in weight and metabolic markers.
- Policy / Service Delivery: Economic evaluations she has undertaken inform service planning for early intervention in psychosis, helping to demonstrate the value of early intervention programmes versus usual care, used to inform the National Clinical Programme for Early Intervention in Psychosis.
- Scholarly Influence: Through her publications on first‐episode psychosis, mortality, physical health outcomes, migration risk, and mindfulness, she contributes to international literature, including informing guidelines and practice.
- Advocacy of Compassionate Care: Her recent co‐authorship of 'Handbook of Compassion in Healthcare: A Practical Approach' suggests influence in shaping how healthcare systems and professionals integrate compassion and resilience into their work.