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“Looking back on my childhood, I can’t ever remember a time when I didn’t feel negative."
Anxiety Depression Psychological medicine Randomised controlled trial
22 May 2023
A data scientist who was able to return to work after taking medication for severe depression as part of an Oxford research trial has urged others to consider taking part in studies.
Psychological Adaptiveness to Critical Events: an introduction to the PACE study
Anxiety Depression Mental Health
15 May 2023
Clinical psychologist and Visiting Fellow Omid V. Ebrahimi discusses his work here in Oxford and the study he co-leads in Norway – one of the largest of its kind globally.
Online arts and culture for young people’s mental health – new research programme announced
Anxiety Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Child and adolescent Depression Mental Health Public involvement
3 April 2023
Young people will help create an ‘online museum’ as a way of improving their mental health, as part of a new and ground-breaking £2.61m research project.
New study reveals clinical instability can predict psychiatric hospitalisation
Bipolar Disorder Depression Mental Health Schizophrenia
28 March 2023
For patients with psychiatric conditions, data shows that both illness severity and instability are key factors in predicting their future risk of hospitalisation.
Experts hold first meeting for new international project on depression, anxiety and psychosis
Anxiety Depression Psychosis Public involvement
13 March 2023
The Global Alliance for Living Evidence on aNxiety, depressiOn and pSychosis, or GALENOS project, has launched in central London.
Treating mental illness with electricity - new podcast
Depression Mental Health
25 November 2022
A new wave of treatments that stimulate the brain with electricity are showing promise on patients and in clinical trials.
The Economist Unit report on ‘Depression in Europe’ has been published
Depression Mental Health
30 September 2022
New Meta-Analysis Highlights No Antidepressant Effect of Statins Administered in Monotherapy
Depression Mental Health
18 July 2022
This new systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials assesses the effects of statins given alone, without concomitant antidepressant treatment, in people with depressive symptoms, but who do not have a formal diagnosis of a depressive disorder.
New Study Shows Simvastatin Can Change the Way People Experience Certain Emotions
Anxiety Depression Mental Health
19 May 2022
This new study examines the effects of simvastatin on emotional processing, reward learning, verbal memory, and inflammation.
What is the Role of Science in Mental Health?
Depression Mental Health
21 October 2021
A new summary report, What science has shown can help young people with anxiety and depression - Identifying and reviewing the 'active ingredients' of effective interventions, from Wellcome has been published. It includes new research from Oxford University, which investigates the knowns and unknowns of SSRI treatment (antidepressant drugs) in young people with depression and anxiety.
Depressive Symptoms and Risky Behaviours Among Adolescents in Low-and Middle-Income Countries
Child and adolescent Depression Mental Health
1 July 2021
New meta-analysis, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, shows adolescents with depressive symptoms were more likely to engage in risky behaviours compared with non-depressed adolescents.
Adolescent Mental Health and Development in the Digital World
Anxiety Awards Child and adolescent Depression Early intervention Mental Health Self-harm
29 June 2021
A new project has been awarded funding from the UKRI £24 million investment into improving the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents in the UK.
SSRI Treatment in Young People with Depression and Anxiety
Anxiety Depression Mental Health
24 November 2020
Results from an insight review commissioned by the Wellcome Trust, highlights what is currently known about the benefits and risks of using selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for the treatment of depression and anxiety in young people.
Collaborating with Youth is Key to Studying Mental Health Management
Anxiety Depression Mental Health
23 November 2020
The Global Mental Health Databank, a feasibility study, hopes to enable youth from the United Kingdom, South Africa, and India to work directly with mental health researchers to better understand how young people can manage their own mental health.
Almost 20% of COVID-19 Patients Receive Psychiatric Diagnosis within 90 Days
Anxiety COVID-19 Depression Mental Health
10 November 2020
New study suggests that having COVID-19 increases a person’s risk of developing psychiatric disorders, and that having a psychiatric disorder increases the chance of getting COVID-19. The study, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, used the TriNetX electronic health records of 69 million people in the USA including over 62,000 cases of COVID-19.
Our Mental Wellness Series
Anxiety Depression Mental Health Mindfulness Psychological therapy
2 November 2020
The Our Mental Wellness series is organised by the Department of Experimental Psychology. There will be 7 talks in this first series from experts in the field of mental health. Topics include stress and anxiety, sleep, depression and low mood, mistrust and paranoia, eating disorders, coping with trauma and bullying.
First of its kind digital therapeutic research identifies poor sleep as target for improving depressive symptoms
Depression Mental Health
17 September 2020
The effects of the digital therapeutic Sleepio (a digital sleep programme) may extend to depressive symptoms, according to new research published in the Journal of Sleep Research.
Funded by Wellcome to advance science so no one is held back by mental health problems
Anxiety Child and adolescent Depression Mental Health Psychological medicine
8 June 2020
We are excited to announce that Catherine Harmer, Susannah Murphy and Liliana Capitão are one of a select number of teams funded by Wellcome to review the evidence on which aspects of interventions really make a difference in preventing and treating youth anxiety and depression.
Talking to Children about Illness and Death of a Loved One During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Anxiety COVID-19 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Depression Early intervention Global child development Mental Health
8 June 2020
The news that children could be faced with in the current COVID-19 pandemic may seem almost unspeakable. But, together, we must find words, and ways, to give voice to their experience and prevent millions of children struggling with their fears and uncertainty alone, say authors of a new Comment published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health.
How has COVID-19 Impacted on People's Vulnerability to Mental Illness and Depression?
COVID-19 Depression Mental Health
26 May 2020
The Oxford University COSIE study (COvid-19, Social Isolation and Emotion) is an online study which asked people about their experiences during the coronavirus lockdown in late April 2020, while also using objective tests of psychological function to measure vulnerability to mental illness such as depression.