Peer Support Training for Adolescents During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Researchers from the Department of Psychiatry, Oxford University, Imperial College London and two third-sector organisations, The McPin Foundation and Youth Era are collaborating to co-design and deliver online peer support training for young people aged 16-18 years old in the UK.
Read moreOxford Team to Research Evidence for Mental Health Benefits of Online Cultural Experiences
A team of Oxford researchers has won a grant from the University’s Covid-19 Research Response Fund to study the effects of online cultural experiences on mental health. This new study will use the unique opportunity of lockdown and social distancing to gather new evidence.
Read moreChildren Show Increase in Mental Health Difficulties Over COVID-19 Lockdown – Same Pattern Not Seen in Teenagers
Parents/carers of children aged 4-10 years of age reported that over a one-month period in lockdown, they saw increases in their child’s emotional difficulties, such as feeling unhappy, worried, being clingy and experiencing physical symptoms associated with worry.
Read moreNew national study into the long-term health impacts of COVID-19
A major UK research study - PHOSP-COVID, will investigate the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 on hospitalised patients. The new study has been awarded £8.4 million jointly by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
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The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford is committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive working environment for students, staff and members.
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A Psychological Approach to Boosting Physical Activity in a Pandemic
3 August 2020
A new guidance paper sets out how psychological theory and techniques can be applied to increase physical activity levels in a pandemic.
Mood Homeostasis Decreases During Lockdown
29 July 2020
The decrease in mood homeostasis due to lockdown translates (in simulations) into 3 times more episodes of depressed mood, according to a study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, led by Dr Maxime Taquet, University of Oxford.
Antibiotics Disrupt Development of the 'Social Brain' in Mice
23 July 2020
Antibiotic treatment in early life seems to impede brain signalling pathways that function in social behaviour and pain regulation in mice, a new study, published in BMC Neuroscience, by Dr Katerina Johnson and Associate Professor Philip Burnet has found.
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Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 2pm to 5pm @ Seminar Room, University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX
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