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Bid to prevent Alzheimer’s dementia signs up first study recruit
11 May 2016
A major study to find interventions that prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s dementia has recruited its first participant.
Reported self-inflicted harm cases have steadily risen in UK since 2008
9 May 2016
The number of cases of self-harm presenting to hospitals in England has risen steadily since 2008, especially among men, reveals research co-ordinated by the Centre for Suicide Research at Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Study finds virtual reality can help treat severe paranoia
5 May 2016
Virtual reality can help treat severe paranoia by allowing people to face situations that they fear, an Oxford University study has found. The virtual reality simulations allowed the patients to learn that the situations they feared (such as a crowded tube train) were actually safe.
New research to test whether early detection of depression relapse can achieve 30% fewer full episodes
4 May 2016
The Brain Foundation Netherlands has allocated 300,000 euros for researchers, including Prof Catherine Harmer from Oxford University's Department of Psychiatry, to investigate whether existing smartphone Apps can lead to this reduction in risk.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Linked to Reduced Depressive Relapse
4 May 2016
Professor Willem Kuyken, from the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, leads the analysis into the efficacy of MBCT in prevention of depressive relapse.
School affects girls’ chances of being diagnosed with an eating disorder
4 May 2016
The school a girl attends can affect her chance of being diagnosed with an eating disorder. That’s the conclusion of research carried out by a joint UK-Swedish team, led by Oxford University Department of Psychiatry’s Dr Helen Bould.
Professor Michael Sharpe is made NIHR Senior Investigator
18 April 2016
The Department of Psychiatry’s Professor of Psychological Medicine, Michael Sharpe, has been acknowledged in this year’s appointments to the role of NIHR Senior Investigator.
John Geddes wins the 2016 ECNP Neuropsychopharmacology Award
11 April 2016
Head of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, has won the prestigious award from the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology in recognition of his ground-breaking work on the psychopharmacology of bipolar disorder.
Lauren Atkinson wins Junior Science Award
23 March 2016
Research Assistant from the Department of Psychiatry is recognised at the British and Irish Group for the Study of Personality Disorder (BIGSPD).
The Conversation: Rare single gene mutation increases risk of schizophrenia 35-fold, new study suggests
16 March 2016
Professor Elizabeth Tunbridge explains.
Blog: Increased vulnerability of migrants: non-affective psychosis in Sweden
16 March 2016
Dr Mina Fazel writes for 'The Mental Elf' in response to a new paper published in the BMJ.
BBC World Service: Why does funk music make us want to dance?
14 March 2016
Professor Morten Kringelbach, from the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, explains how we get pleasure from certain kinds of syncopated beats.
Photo Gallery: the new OHBA scanner arrives
9 March 2016
On 8 March, the Department of Psychiatry watched - with baited breath - as its new MRI Scanner was winched out of a lorry and lowered into position by crane, to take up residence in the new Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA).
BBC File on 4: Dementia - what do we know?
2 March 2016
Prof Simon Lovestone features in this investigative radio programme that explores the balance for the need for more research with the need for better care for people living with dementia.
Huff Post: Mindfulness in Schools featured in new campaign - 'Young Minds Matter'
22 February 2016
The Myriad Study, originating from the Oxford Mindfulness Centre, is profiled in a new series, guest curated by the Duchess of Cambridge, that centres around children and mental and emotional health.
The Conversation: Is schizophrenia written in our genes?
15 February 2016
'Scientists have identified hundreds of regions of the human genome that are linked with schizophrenia' writes Prof Elizabeth Tunbridge. 'These findings are exciting because they provide clues to the biological basis of this devastating disorder – clues that may ultimately help us to develop better treatments'
University and SomaLogic announce agreement for discovery
10 February 2016
The University of Oxford has signed a collaborative agreement with biotechnology firm SomaLogic.
'Alzheimer's Treatment within Reach'
8 February 2016
A simple blood test to predict who will develop Alzheimer’s disease could be the ace up science’s sleeve when it comes to defeating dementia, says Simon Lovestone, professor of translational neuroscience at Oxford University.
Top 10 Depression Research Priorities
2 February 2016
The Depression: ARQ project has identified the most important research priorities according to people affected by depression, their friends and family, and health care professionals.
Inside the Department of Psychiatry Strategy Day
1 February 2016
On 12 January 2016, the Department gathered, with special keynote speakers to discuss: 'Therapeutic discovery in neuropsychiatry'. Professor John Geddes and Professor Catherine Harmer hosted the event on a sunny, winter's day in the Richard Doll building, Oxford - introducing speakers to a full auditorium. 'Collaboration', 'big data', and 'knowledge-sharing' were outlined as essential for making progress in what is still 'one of the greatest unmet medical needs'.