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Academic
Matt Field
Professor of psychology at the University of Sheffield
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Quoted in the press, across 1 topic since 30 Apr 2026
02 Quoted on · 1 of 29 topics
Matt Field: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Professor of psychology at the University of Sheffield
- Quoted on
- Mental health
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 1 May 2026
- First quoted
- 30 Apr 2026
04 On the record · press
What Matt Field has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- independent.co.uk
- lbc.co.uk
Where Matt Field has been quoted
- Weight loss jabs could benefit those with alcohol problems, experts reveal | LBClbc.co.uk · 1 May 2026
- Alcoholics could benefit from taking weight loss jabs, researchers findindependent.co.uk · 30 Apr 2026
How we found the articles that name Matt Field: we searched news for these terms.
- mental health
- mental health services
- CAMHS
- psychiatric
- suicide prevention
- mental health crisis
- talking therapies
- IAPT
Also searched with “mental health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Mental health
Verbatim
“This well-conducted trial showed that 26 weeks of semaglutide treatment led to a marked reduction in the frequency of heavy drinking among people with alcohol use disorder who were also obese.”
“It goes beyond previous observational studies of GLP-1 agonists and provides some of the strongest evidence yet that these medications may help some people to reduce their alcohol consumption.”
Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics, not necessarily citing them directly.
- I am more than my pain: Thinking about mental health as a trans Autistic personCentre for Mental Health
- Social care: Burnham’s National Care Service has no offer yet for working-age adultsLearning Disability Today
- More than one in three young people report mental health challenges in surveyNorthampton Chronicle and Echo
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