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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.
Stories about Brain Health and Ethnicity (Oxford SABHEE Study)
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Scopolamine and Emotional Processing Study
We are recruiting healthy participants for a paid investigation on the effects of an over-the-counter medication(Scopolamine) for motion sickness on computerised tasks. Follow this link to check your eligibility: https://psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dpa5E19JQn6WXe6 or contact scope@psych.ox.ac.uk'
Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute
We are currently recruiting participants for a sleep and mental health study (ethics approved by City and East Research Ethics Committee, HRA REC number: 25/LO/0349, IRAS number: 350096) If you're aged 18 to 30, living in the Oxford area, and experiencing poor sleep alongside depression or anxiety, you may be eligible to take part in a new NDCN study comparing two behavioural sleep interventions. The study involves home sleep monitoring, lab assessments, daily diaries, and online questionnaires. To learn more, contact the team at spectrum.study@ndcn.ox.ac.uk or visit: https://redcap.link/528rac1
Do you experience anxiety in social situations?
This will involve a 1 hour 30 min online interview with Dr Lucienne Spencer and a colleague. If interested in the study, please get in touch with Lucienne Spencer
Dual ORexin Antagonism and Emotion and Affective processing study
A 2-visit study at the Department of Psychiatry, exploring how sleep medication (daridorexant) can affect brain processes often altered in depression. Involves a 3-hour screening and initial testing session and a 5-hour psychological testing session after taking a drug used for insomnia or a placebo tablet.
Combined blood pressure medication and activity scheduling for low mood study
A 7-day course of Losartan (a licensed and safe medicine) or placebo, and psychological training focused on activity scheduling. Participants will also visit the Department of Psychiatry twice to complete questionnaires and computer tasks.
The Delphi Survey
Researchers from the University of Oxford and the University of Liverpool are conducting a Delphi consensus survey to understand how we improve data collection and harmonisation for people with mental health needs who are from the LGBTQI+ community.
The Neural Basis of Habit Learning
We are looking for volunteers to improve our understanding of how people learn habits. The study involves three visits to the Department of Psychiatry in the Warneford Hospital (each visit takes up to 2 hours) and daily online tasks over the course of 1 week between two of the visits (these take about 10 minutes each, can be completed at home). During the visits, you will be asked to complete a simple computer-based task and some questionnaires about your mental wellbeing, as well as some questions about your medical history to check your suitability for an MRI scan. During two of the visits you will have an MRI scan. If you are interested and would like more information please contact Dr Juliet Griffin on juliet.griffin@psych.ox.ac.uk.
Pimavanserin and emotional processing (PANDER) Study
We are investigating how a single dose of pimavanserin (a medication for Parkinson’s-related psychosis) affects emotional processing. The study will involve a 1-hour call to assess eligibility and a single in-person visit at Warneford Hospital (OX3 7JX) involving: physical checks (ECG, blood pressure, BMI), saliva samples and questionnaires, drug administration, a 4-hour break and computerised tasks.
Exploring digital technologies to capture mood, cognition, brain activity and wake/sleep patterns.
The study is investigating regular, at-home use of digital technologies to measure brain activity, cognitive performance, mood, activity and sleep. The study involves 2 in-person sessions, each approximately 2 hours, at the Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX. You will be provided with devices to use during your daily life over a 7-week period.
The effects of citalopram on the brain's response to faces
If you are healthy, without a history of a mental health disorder (like depression), fluent English-speaking, not pregnant, and aged 18 to 40 years, we invite you to take part in a study to investigate the effects of a single dose of citalopram (a medication for depression) on the brain's response to faces using the 7T MRI scanner.
GLAD (Genetic Links to Anxiety and Depression)
The Genetic Links to Anxiety and Depression (GLAD) Study is a project set up to support studies exploring risk factors for depression and/or anxiety. Participants in GLAD are asked to complete a questionnaire, provide a saliva sample and give permission for the study to access to relevant NHS health records.
PEACE Study: healthy volunteers
We are looking for healthy volunteers to help understand how the brain works.
Communicating health-related information: the CICERO online randomised controlled trial
How the benefits and harms of medical interventions are communicated affects how well patients understand it and can impact their decision-making and confidence. The CICERO study will compare three different ways of communicating available information on medical interventions. The study consists of a single session lasting about 20 minutes.