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Free lesson plans to help young people deal with stress accredited for use in schools

The ‘Building stress Resilience in Early Adolescents’ Lives’ (BReal) project aimed to create evidence-based resources to improve young people’s resilience, and enable them to develop skills to cope with everyday challenges.

Department of Psychiatry's Athena Swan Silver Award renewed

The Department of Psychiatry’s commitment to gender equality and inclusion has been recognised with the renewal of its Athena Swan Silver Award.

Class of 2023/24 MSc Clinical and Therapeutic Neuroscience Prizes announced

Congratulations to the MSc in Clinical and Therapeutic Neuroscience, Class of 2023/24 for successfully completing the course.

Willem Kuyken launches new book ‘Mindfulness for Life’

Professor Kuyken’s new book is a comprehensive guide to integrating mindfulness into daily life.

Shaping the Future of Trauma-Informed Care – Insights from the Attune Project’s Impact and Dissemination Conference

ATTUNE is a project that explores young people’s understanding of mental health and adverse childhood experiences using arts-based methods.

Psychiatry and the arts - reflections from a conference

Harsimran Sansoy shares her experiences at the Le Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire (GHU) Paris conference, which she attended as part of the Department of Psychiatry’s Broadening Horizons conference travel grant scheme.

Brain changes seen in lifetime cannabis users but may not be the cause

Lifetime cannabis use is associated with several aspects of brain structure and function in later life but cannabis use may not be the cause of these changes, according to a new study by researchers at Oxford Population Health and the Department of Psychiatry.

Associate Professor Miriam Klein-Flügge wins prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize for Psychology

The award recognises outstanding researchers who have made significant contributions to their field early in their careers.

Mental health app could help prevent depression in young people at high risk

A cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) app has been found to effectively prevent depression in young people who are at high risk - and could be implemented as a cost effective public mental health measure.

Major study on British South Asian maternal mental health published

The ‘ROSHNI2’ study is one of the most extensive research trials ever conducted to investigate how effective psychological intervention is when providing postnatal support to British South Asian mothers.

Toolkit: Setting up a journal club or special interest group in an academic department

Two research students in the Department of Psychiatry who set up the Race and Psychiatry Journal Club outline steps to take for those who want to set up similar initiatives.

Reflections on the first Oxford BFRB Conference

To coincide with Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviour (BFRB) Awareness Week, Professor Clare Mackay shares her thoughts on organising the UK's first conference into BFRBs such as hair pulling, skin picking and nail-biting.

University of Oxford team secures major grant to investigate Bipolar Disorder

A team led by Paul Harrison in the Department of Psychiatry has been awarded a BD²: Breakthrough Discoveries grant to look at the role of voltage-gated calcium channels in Bipolar Disorder.

Urgent action needed to understand links between air pollution and mental health

Leading scientists are calling for urgent global action to better understand the links between air pollution and mental health.

Triptans found to be the most effective drug for acute migraine sufferers

Triptans, a drug usually offered as an alternative to painkillers, have been found to be the most effective medicine for adults who experience acute migraines.

HRT associated with reduced risk of psychosis relapse in women of menopausal age – new study

Menopausal hormone therapy, also known as HRT, could potentially reduce the risk of psychosis relapse in menopausal women, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

Impact of social factors on suicide must be recognised, leading experts say

The impact of social factors such as poverty and abuse on suicide need to be recognised and action taken to address them, according to a major series of papers published in the Lancet Public Health on World Suicide Prevention Day.

Professor Ole Jensen appointed to Professorship of Translational Cognitive Neuroscience

Professor Ole Jensen has been appointed Chair of Translational Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, working across both the Department of Psychiatry and Experimental Psychology.

Sports concussions in non-athletes not linked to long-term cognitive effects - new study

The impact of concussion while playing sport is different in those who don’t play professionally, according to new research.

Music helps to highlight areas of brain affected by aging

Older people are able to remember familiar pieces of music as well as young people – but some parts of their brain are having to work harder to do it, according to a new study.

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