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Tarek Zghoul
BSc (Hons), MBChB (Hons), MSc, PhD, MRCPsych
Clinical Research Fellow
- Postdoctoral Clinical Research Fellow
- Consultant Psychiatrist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
My research interests lie in clinical and experimental psychiatry, including studies of emotional processing and affective disorders, particularly bipolar depression. I have worked on fMRI studies investigating the effects of a single dose of lamotrigine on brain function in healthy volunteers. This work examined the effects of lamotrigine on emotional processing, in the context of its established role in the treatment of bipolar depression. I am currently involved in clinical research investigating novel pharmacological treatments for psychiatric disorders.
Recent publications
The distinctive psychopathology of NMDAR-antibody encephalitis compared with primary psychoses: an international, multicentre, retrospective phenotypic analysis.
Journal article
Al-Diwani A. et al, (2026), Lancet Psychiatry, 13, 47 - 61
The distinctive psychopathology of NMDAR-antibody encephalitis by comparison to primary psychoses: a retrospective international multi-centre analysis
Journal article
Irani S. et al, (2025), The Lancet Psychiatry
single dose of lamotrigine induces a positive memory bias in healthy volunteers.
Journal article
Zghoul T. et al, (2025), Psychol Med, 55
cute neural effects of the mood stabiliser lamotrigine on emotional processing in healthy volunteers: a randomised control trial.
Journal article
Martens MAG. et al, (2024), Transl Psychiatry, 14
single dose of lamotrigine induces a positive memory bias in healthy volunteers
Preprint
Zghoul T. et al, (2023)
