Dr Natalie Shoham

Profile

I am an honorary consultant psychiatrist in East London NHS Foundation Trust, and a senior clinical lecturer in the Unit for Psychological Medicine at the Centre for Psychiatry and Mental Health. I am also a trainee editor with BJPsych Open.

Prior to joining QMUL, I completed my PhD in visual impairment and psychosis at University College London. My research uses large datasets to investigate causes of serious mental illnesses and how best to support people affected by them. I have used techniques such as Mendelian Randomisation and analysis of the UK Biobank for this. I am also on the editorial board for BJPsych Open.  

Research

Research Interests:

My research interests are in psychosis and serious mental illness, and in reducing health inequalities for people affected by these conditions.

Publications

Key publications:

• Shoham, N., Lewis, G., Hayes, J. F., Silverstein, S. M., & Cooper, C. (2023). Association between visual impairment and psychosis: A longitudinal study and nested case-control study of adults. Schizophrenia Research, 254, 81-89.
• Shoham, N., Dunca, D., Cooper, C., Hayes, J.F., McQuillin, A., Bass, N., Lewis, G. and Kuchenbaecker, K., (2023). Investigating the association between schizophrenia and distance visual acuity: Mendelian randomisation study. BJPsych Open, 9(2), p.e33.
• Shoham, N., Hayes, J. F., Cooper, C., Theodorsson, M., & Lewis, G. (2022). Association between childhood visual acuity and late adolescent psychotic experiences: a prospective birth cohort study. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 48(2), 325-334.
• Shoham, N., Cooper, C., Lewis, G., Bebbington, P., & McManus, S. (2021). Temporal trends in psychotic symptoms: repeated cross-sectional surveys of the population in England 2000–14. Schizophrenia Research, 228, 97-102.