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Certain chronic health conditions associated with increased risk of dementia – new study

Parkinson’s drug effective in treating persistent depression

A drug used for Parkinson’s disease has been shown to be effective in reducing the symptoms of difficult to treat depression, in a study led by the University of Oxford.

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How do vaccines reduce the risk of dementia?

Chemicals (‘adjuvants’) contained in some vaccines may be one reason, according to new study by a team at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford.

Oxford-developed support for child anxiety to be adapted for families in Chile

The successful parent-led programme, developed with support from the NIHR ARC OxTV, is being culturally adapted in a new international collaboration.

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Identifying research priorities for severe paranoia

25 July 2025

We talk to lead author David Sher about his paper, which aimed to establish potential research priorities for understanding and treating severe paranoia for the first time.

'I always say that inclusion without influence is tokenism' - Chris Frederick at the Race and Psychiatry Journal Club

22 July 2025

DPhil student Maya Ogonah, co-founder of the Race and Psychiatry journal Club in the Department of Psychiatry, interviews Chris Frederick, a mental health lived experience advisor and suicide attempt survivor.

Members of the Attune team assembled at the final conference including Kam Bhui and Harsimran Sansoy

Key outputs from Attune project on adverse childhood experiences and mental health

17 July 2025

The ATTUNE project, focused on understanding adolescent mental health and childhood adversities through the use of participatory arts methods, is due to conclude at the end of August 2025.

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NIHR Oxford Health BRC

Find out more about the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) based in the Department of Psychiatry.

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Listen to the late Professor Michael Gelder on how he founded the Department of Psychiatry at Oxford, 1969.

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