Blood clots during COVID-19 may be a cause of ongoing cognitive problems
31 August 2023
High levels of two proteins at the time of COVID-19 have been found in patients who later experienced cognitive problems, including ‘brain fog'.
New dementia risk score helps identify people at risk
24 August 2023
Dementia Early intervention Old-age psychiatry
The UK Biobank Dementia Risk Score, or UKBDRS for short, outperformed three other widely used risk scores when identifying people at risk of developing dementia.
High premature mortality in those given community sentences who had psychiatric or substance use disorders
2 August 2023
People who had mental health or substance use disorders when they were given community orders were three times more likely to die prematurely, and particularly from suicide, accidents, drug overdose, or homicide, compared to those without any psychiatric diagnoses.
Prioritising the children of parents with severe mental illness
24 July 2023
Bipolar Disorder Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Child and adolescent Schizophrenia
The needs of children whose parents have severe mental illness should be prioritised, according to a new paper written by a consortium of international experts.
'Ketamine may offer hope for treatment-resistant depression'
24 July 2023
Oxford University and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust consultant psychiatrist Professor Rupert McShane is calling for ketamine to be used as an option for those patients with severe or very treatment resistant depression being considered for Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT).
Routine brain scanning may improve clinical care for people with psychosis
12 July 2023
Integrative-neuroimaging Psychosis
Routine brain scanning in people experiencing psychosis could help to identify underlying physical conditions that are causing their symptoms, according to a new study.
Glastonbury: taking science into people's lives
10 July 2023
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Child and adolescent Public involvement
Georgina Donati from the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry research group reflects on her weekend at the Glastonbury Festival talking to the public about science, developmental psychology and mental health.
Links between air pollution and mental health – new review
5 July 2023
Child and adolescent Mental Health
Poor air quality affects mental health in many ways, according to a new review of evidence published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Trichotillomania - emerging from under the cloak of shame
20 June 2023
Clare Mackay, Professor of Imaging Neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, talks for the first time about her experiences of trichotillomania, an uncontrollable urge to pull out hair, which she has lived with since she was 12. She talks about the stigma and shame that she has felt, how she sought help, and her plans to understand more about this relatively under-researched condition.
New paper shows young people interested in online arts and culture for their mental health
19 June 2023
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Child and adolescent Mental Health
Researchers spoke to young people for qualitative study exploring their perceptions of using arts and culture online to improve mental health.
Serotonin booster leads to increased functional brain connectivity
15 June 2023
Depression Psychological medicine
A new study examining the drug Prucalopride finds it has effects in areas of the human brain that improve cognitive function.
Oxford Health BRC takes leading role in research effort to find innovative new treatments for mental illness
2 June 2023
Clinicians and scientists at the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) are playing a key role coordinating the Mental Health Mission.
New Associate Professors appointed
2 June 2023
Alzheimer's disease Awards Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Dementia Mental Health
Four new Associate Professors have been appointed in the Department of Psychiatry.
“Looking back on my childhood, I can’t ever remember a time when I didn’t feel negative."
22 May 2023
Anxiety Depression Psychological medicine Randomised controlled trial
A data scientist who was able to return to work after taking medication for severe depression as part of an Oxford research trial has urged others to consider taking part in studies.
Westgate Centre visitors learn about Oxford’s ground-breaking research
16 May 2023
Mental Health Public involvement
Hundreds of visitors to Oxford’s Westgate Centre last week were able to find out about the world-class healthcare research that is currently taking place in Oxford.
Psychological Adaptiveness to Critical Events: an introduction to the PACE study
15 May 2023
Anxiety Depression Mental Health
Clinical psychologist and Visiting Fellow Omid V. Ebrahimi discusses his work here in Oxford and the study he co-leads in Norway – one of the largest of its kind globally.
New collaboration between academics and secondary schools to address mental health crisis in adolescents
15 May 2023
Anxiety Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Child and adolescent Mental Health
Scientists and Educators collaborate in a programme to transform scientific research, school teaching and young people’s understanding of their mental health and wellbeing.
Ethnic minority patients yearn for warmth from health care professionals
11 May 2023
Developing better connections between ethnic minority patients and health care professionals could drive more positive health care experience for ethnic minority patients, researchers have found.
Open Day showcases ground-breaking Oxford research
9 May 2023
People in Oxfordshire are invited to come along to the Westgate Centre on 10 May to learn about the world-class healthcare research currently taking place in Oxford.
Gender inequality linked to brain structure
8 May 2023
Gender inequality is associated with differences in the structure of men and women’s brains, according to global research findings.