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A new study published in the current issue of Clinical Psychological Science and conducted at the Universities of Exeter and Oxford suggests that mindfulness self-compassion practices improve mood and feelings of connection.
Trial including Oxford will test if drug can reduce depression following brain injury
Depression Public involvement
5 April 2024
Up to 50 per cent of people who suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) go on to develop some form of depression in the 10 years following the injury.
New mental health toolkit available for Oxford students on University Mental Health Day
Anxiety Child and adolescent Depression Mental Health
14 March 2024
A free digital mental health toolkit is now available to University of Oxford students as part of a research trial led by the university’s Department of Psychiatry.
Taking a statin at the same time as an antidepressant leads to better treatment adherence
Depression
14 November 2023
New study by Oxford University shows that taking a statin at the same time as an antidepressant leads to better treatment adherence, which may be of importance to people with depression.
Tackling mental illness by supporting industry to develop new drugs
Depression Psychological medicine
11 October 2023
An academic/industry partnership, based at the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, is helping companies use experimental medicine approaches to speed up development of new drugs to treat psychiatric disorders.
Response to study on esketamine nasal spray
Depression
5 October 2023
Leading Oxford consultant psychiatrist Rupert McShane has responded to a new paper on the effectiveness of esketamine nasal spray, a form of ketamine, for treatment-resistant depression.
Husseini Manji awarded international prize in mental health
Depression
3 October 2023
Professor Manji is one of the recipients of the 2023 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health for the discovery of the rapid antidepressant effects of ketamine.
New tool to streamline prescribing of antidepressants
Depression Psychosis
27 September 2023
A new web tool has been developed to simplify the prescription of antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs.
Young people’s mental health deteriorated at greater rate during the pandemic
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Child and adolescent Depression Mental Health
21 September 2023
Major new study shows young people’s mental health deteriorated during COVID-19, with higher levels of depression and social, emotional and behavioural difficulties than before the pandemic hit.
'Ketamine may offer hope for treatment-resistant depression'
Depression
24 July 2023
Oxford University and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust consultant psychiatrist Professor Rupert McShane is calling for ketamine to be used as an option for those patients with severe or very treatment resistant depression being considered for Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT).
Serotonin booster leads to increased functional brain connectivity
Depression Psychological medicine
15 June 2023
A new study examining the drug Prucalopride finds it has effects in areas of the human brain that improve cognitive function.
“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.