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Mental Health Act Reform

Professor Kam Bhui, Departments of Psychiatry and Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, comments on a recent POSTnote briefing (based on literature reviews and interviews) from the UK parliament. The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology has summarised the evidence - Mental Health Act Reform - Race and Ethnic Inequalities - to inform debate and offer a series of resources to support legal scrutiny and apprise parliamentarians.

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Effectiveness of School-Based Mindfulness Training

A standardised schools-based mindfulness training programme did not help young people’s mental health and well-being overall, but did improve school culture and reduce teachers’ burn out, a research team led by the University of Oxford has found.

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New Oxford Study Evaluates Pharmacological Treatment for Insomnia

Two drugs, eszopiclone and lemborexant – both not currently licenced for the treatment of insomnia in the UK – were shown to perform better than others, both in the acute and long-term treatment of insomnia in adults, according to a new Oxford study exploring the pharmacological management of insomnia.

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New Meta-Analysis Highlights No Antidepressant Effect of Statins Administered in Monotherapy

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Increased Risk of Some Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Remains 2 Years After COVID-19 Infection

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New study shows higher rate of fractures in people with intellectual disability

30 September 2022

In the most comprehensive study of its kind, researchers at the University of Oxford and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust found a substantially higher rate of fractures in people with intellectual disability compared with people of the same age and gender without an intellectual disability