In memoriam: Professor Tim Crow OBE
26 November 2024
Delusions Psychosis Schizophrenia
The influential and pioneering psychiatric researcher Professor Timothy Crow OBE, who was a member of the Department of Psychiatry at Oxford, has died at the age of 86.
Launch of Dr Valeria Frighi Intellectual Disability Research Award
21 November 2024
The Department of Psychiatry has launched a small research funding award of up to £1,000 to support academics with a research interest in intellectual disabilities.
New photography exhibition in Oxford explores how psychedelic drugs are used in clinical trials
21 November 2024
‘Visions of Psychedelics’ will display a series of thought-provoking images inspired by interviews with trial patients about their clinical experience with psychedelics.
Leading academics recognised on Clarivate Highly Cited List
20 November 2024
Seven researchers from the Department of Psychiatry and six from the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience have made it onto the 2024 list.
Free lesson plans to help young people deal with stress accredited for use in schools
20 November 2024
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
18 November 2024
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
13 November 2024
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’
12 November 2024
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
11 November 2024
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Mental Health
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
5 November 2024
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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
30 October 2024
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
18 October 2024
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
12 October 2024
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
12 October 2024
Mental Health Perinatal Psychiatry Post-natal depression
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
10 October 2024
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
2 October 2024
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
26 September 2024
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
19 September 2024
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
19 September 2024
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
12 September 2024
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.