Harsimran Sansoy shares her experiences at the Le Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire (GHU) Paris conference, which she attended as part of the Department of Psychiatry\u2019s Broadening Horizons conference travel grant scheme.
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.
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.
The \u2018ROSHNI2\u2019 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.
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.
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.
A team led by Paul Harrison in the Department of Psychiatry has been awarded a BD\u00b2: Breakthrough Discoveries grant to look at the role of voltage-gated calcium channels in Bipolar Disorder.
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.
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.
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 has been appointed Chair of Translational Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, working across both the Department of Psychiatry and Experimental Psychology.
Older people are able to remember familiar pieces of music as well as young people \u2013 but some parts of their brain are having to work harder to do it, according to a new study.
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.
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.
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