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Adjusting to daily life with social isolation and lockdown has its challenges and the dramatic situation that we find ourselves in because of the COVID-19 pandemic, means people with eating disorders are at risk of their disorder becoming more severe or relapsing.
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
Mental Health Perinatal Psychiatry Post-natal depression
12 October 2024
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
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
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.
Impact of social factors on suicide must be recognised, leading experts say
Suicide Suicide and self-harm
10 September 2024
The impact of social factors such as poverty and abuse on suicide need to be recognised and action taken to address them, according to a major series of papers published in the Lancet Public Health on World Suicide Prevention Day.
Professor Ole Jensen appointed to Professorship of Translational Cognitive Neuroscience
9 September 2024
Professor Ole Jensen has been appointed Chair of Translational Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, working across both the Department of Psychiatry and Experimental Psychology.
Sports concussions in non-athletes not linked to long-term cognitive effects - new study
4 September 2024
The impact of concussion while playing sport is different in those who don’t play professionally, according to new research.
Music helps to highlight areas of brain affected by aging
Dementia Old-age psychiatry
29 August 2024
Older people are able to remember familiar pieces of music as well as young people – but some parts of their brain are having to work harder to do it, according to a new study.
First UK conference on Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours to take place
20 August 2024
Oxford will host the first conference of its kind into body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs) such as hair pulling and skin picking next month.
Oxford part of new international Pioneer Centre for medical data research
20 August 2024
The University of Oxford has joined forces with Aarhus University and the University of Copenhagen to create a new Pioneer Centre into data-driven medical research.
Could taking a specific anticonstipation drug reduce your risk of depression?
Depression Mental Health
14 August 2024
A new paper suggests that anti-constipation drug, prucalopride, may reduce the risk of experiencing depression in individuals with no past history of mental illness.
Serotonin changes how people learn and respond to negative information – new study
Depression
12 August 2024
Increasing serotonin can change how people learn from negative information, as well as improving how they respond to it, according to a new study published in the leading journal Nature Communications.
Different hierarchical reconfigurations in the brain by psilocybin and escitalopram for depression
Depression
5 August 2024
Two pharmacological treatments used for depression affect the brain in completely different ways, shedding light on how the depressed brain gets rebalanced, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Mental Health.
Long-term cognitive and psychiatric effects of COVID-19 revealed in new study
COVID-19
1 August 2024
Many people who were hospitalised with COVID-19 continue to have cognitive and psychiatric problems two to three years post-infection, according to a new study.