Milagros is a postgraduate student currently studying a master’s in Brain and Mind Sciences at University College London (UCL), UK. Milagros has long-maintained an interest in mental health by joining the University of Oxford-run BeGOOD Young People’s Advisory Group and becoming involved in various affiliated projects before attending university. More recently, Milagros worked for a year as a special education needs (SEN) teaching assistant primarily for young children (Reception and KS1) with autism. Milagro's research interests include evolutionary psychiatry, neurodevelopment, schizophrenia, and autism.
Lisa Lloyd and Milagros Pallavicini review a recent study on psychotherapies for 8 mental disorders, finding that while most outperform control treatments, response rates remain modest.