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BMJ Confidential: Michael Sharpe
7 September 2016
Professor Michael Sharpe reflects on his life and work in this Q&A for the British Medical Journal's 'Observations' column.
Daniel Freeman on paranoia: 'At its heart is a mistaken idea of current threat'
8 August 2016
Professor Freeman writes for the Guardian on the paranoia spectrum and how founded perception of threat can slip into misreading intentions and excessive mistrust.
Spotlight on Andrea Reinecke for 'future of mental health treatment'
2 August 2016
The work of Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, has been highlighted in The Guardian to reveal innovative new approaches to tackle mental health disorders.
Five star performance at this year's BAP conference
25 July 2016
During July's heatwave, the Department of Psychiatry shone; winning awards, giving presentations and exhibiting an array of posters at the British Association of Psychopharmacology summer meeting in Brighton.
"Updated map of the human brain hailed as a scientific tour de force"
25 July 2016
Timothy Behrens, a professor of computational neuroscience at Oxford University, comments in The Guardian on an exciting new map of the cortex - 'the most comprehensive so far'.
The Conversation: Study shows direct manipulation of brain can reverse effects of depression
25 July 2016
Matthew Broome, Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, writes for The Conversation about a new study which investigates a new direct intervention technique to combat the symptoms and effects of depression.
New professorships in The Department of Psychiatry
19 July 2016
The Department of Psychiatry is delighted to announce a series of new Professorships and significant senior re-appointments.
Stressful trigger events associated with risk of violent crime
18 July 2016
A study led, by the Department of Psychiatry's Prof Seena Fazel, suggests trigger events, including exposure to violence, were associated with increased risk of violent crime in the week following exposure among patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and among individuals without psychiatric diagnoses who were included for comparison.
Anya Topiwala wins the Gosling Fellowship
6 July 2016
Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry, Anya Topiwala, at the University of Oxford wins this prestigious award.
Elizabeth Tunbridge wins a Vice Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement with Research
6 July 2016
Professor Tunbridge was recognised on 1 July at the inaugural awards ceremony.
Benefits of exclusive breastfeeding on children's later development in rural South Africa
22 June 2016
Professor Alan Stein, from the University of Oxford's Department of Psychiatry, contributes to a new study conducted at the Africa Centre for Population Health.
Department of Psychiatry at the Oxfordshire Science Festival
22 June 2016
Find out what's going on at this year's Oxfordshire Science Festival.
Prof Michael Sharpe receives the ‘Alison Creed Award’
21 June 2016
Professor Sharpe, from the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, has been presented with this lifetime achievement award from the European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine.
'How to win the Euros – with a little help from neuroscience'
20 June 2016
Professor Morten Kringelbach writes for 'The Conversation' on how neuroscience is influencing football.
'Most antidepressant drugs ineffective for children and teens', according to study
15 June 2016
Professor Andrea Cipriani leads a review and network meta-analysis of all published and unpublished randomised trials comparing the effects of 14 antidepressants in young people with major depression.
Researchers find that 'cuteness' in babies ignites key parental capacities
8 June 2016
The powerful way infants attract us through all our senses, is revealed by Professor Morten Kringelbach and his team at the Department of Psychiatry.
Schizophrenia and subsequent neighbourhood deprivation: revisiting the social drift hypothesis
25 May 2016
Lead author of a recent study, Amir Sariaslan, explains why his team's research suggests that the influence of environments in the social drift of schizophrenia patients may have been overemphasised.
The other side of the magic mushroom debate
18 May 2016
Professor Phil Cowen, from the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, writes a response to the claims that magic mushrooms could offer a magic bullet for treatment-resistant depression.
Comment: ‘Better together for better dementia research and care’
18 May 2016
Professor Simon Lovestone argues for the strength of the European Union for supporting dementia research.
Can psychological therapies help people who self-harm?
16 May 2016
A review by the respected Cochrane organisation, and led by Oxford University Professor of Psychiatry Keith Hawton, has found that psychological therapies, more commonly known as 'talking treatments', may help people who self-harm.