Communication skills teaching innovation praised in national award scheme
29 May 2020
Course Mental Health Psychological medicine
The new teaching package aims to give students greater confidence and experience when consulting with patients who live with psychiatric illness.
The Duke of Westminster donates £1m to Oxford University’s COVID-19 mental health research
29 May 2020
Hugh Grosvenor, The Duke of Westminster, has donated £1m towards Oxford University’s COVID-19 mental health research programmes. This is part of the £10m donation announced by the Westminster Foundation last month to support the national COVID-19 relief effort.
Peer Support Training for Adolescents During the COVID-19 Outbreak
28 May 2020
COVID-19 Child and adolescent Mental Health
Researchers from the Department of Psychiatry, Oxford University, Imperial College London and two third-sector organisations, The McPin Foundation and Youth Era are collaborating to co-design and deliver online peer support training for young people aged 16-18 years old in the UK.
Conspiracy Beliefs Reduce the Following of Government Coronavirus Guidance
26 May 2020
A new study from the University of Oxford shows that people who hold coronavirus conspiracy beliefs are less likely to comply with social distancing guidelines or take-up future vaccines.
How has COVID-19 Impacted on People's Vulnerability to Mental Illness and Depression?
26 May 2020
COVID-19 Depression Mental Health
The Oxford University COSIE study (COvid-19, Social Isolation and Emotion) is an online study which asked people about their experiences during the coronavirus lockdown in late April 2020, while also using objective tests of psychological function to measure vulnerability to mental illness such as depression.
Virtual seminar series explores ethical aspects of exercising during lockdown
21 May 2020
A new online seminar series is exploring the ‘ethics of exercise’ during coronavirus lockdown measures in the UK.
How to Explain a Project in Under Two Minutes?
20 May 2020
Research leads in the Department of Psychiatry compete to share highlights from important projects in a speed round of talks. How did they do?
Are Outcomes After Self-Harm Better for Patients Assessed by a Psychiatric Nurse or a Psychiatrist in the General Hospital?
19 May 2020
New study from the Oxford Centre for Suicide Research, the Nuffield Department of Population Health and the UCL Division of Psychiatry shows that risk of repeat self-harm in patients who present to the general hospital after self-harm (intentional self-poisoning or self-injury) is the same whether they are assessed by a liaison psychiatric nurse or by a psychiatrist.
UKRI Funding Supports Development of Co-SPACE Study
14 May 2020
The COVID-19 Supporting Parents, Adolescents, and Children in Epidemics (Co-SPACE) study materials have been shared with international collaborators in more than 15 countries. This new funding will support the development of further collaborations, enable work to bring together datasets and make the linked data open access, as well as help increase recruitment to the study, especially among harder to reach groups.
Effects of Social Isolation and Lockdown on Adolescents in Oxfordshire
14 May 2020
Anxiety COVID-19 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Mental Health
A new study will determine current risks to adolescents with regards to isolation, online behaviours, anxiety and patterns of seeking support during COVID-19 crisis. In partnership with researchers at the University of Oxford, schools in Oxfordshire can agree to take part in the study for pupils aged 9 to 18 years (Years 5 to 13).
Oxford U-Flourish Student Wellbeing and Academic Success Study
12 May 2020
Over 800 Oxford undergraduate first year students took part in the initial wave of the U-Flourish study. The follow-up study will now ask these same students about their experiences to-date with questions specifically added into the survey about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their mental health and aspects of their student experience.
6th Edition of the Oxford Textbook of Medicine
11 May 2020
Recently published, the new edition of the Oxford Textbook of Medicine includes a much expanded section on Psychiatry for the physician.
New BBC Radio Series: The Anatomy of Melancholy
11 May 2020
A new BBC Radio 4 series: The Anatomy of Melancholy will air from Monday 11 May at 1.45 pm. The first episode is entitled - Who is free from melancholy?
Genes and Mental Illness
7 May 2020
New research shows our genes influence the way our brains are ‘wired up’ in childhood making us more vulnerable to a range of mental health conditions in later life.
Major Stressors for Parents during COVID-19
7 May 2020
COVID-19 Child and adolescent Early intervention Mental Health
Work was cited as the most frequent source of stress for parents, followed by their children's wellbeing and education, in a new interim report from 5,000 responses to the Co-SPACE (COVID-19 Supporting Parents, Adolescents, and Children in Epidemics) survey led by experts at the University of Oxford.
The Social and Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Students
4 May 2020
A new national survey evaluation - The Social and Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Students (SPICE-19) - is a multicentre prospective cohort study that will systematically explore the impact of the crisis on medical students at two time points during 2020.
National Academy of Sciences - Newly Elected Members
28 April 2020
Professor Kia Nobre is elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of 120 new members and 26 new international members elected in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry
27 April 2020
Now in its 3rd edition, the New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry is designed for advanced students and qualified clinicians. This new edition has been a fundamental revision of the textbook with the aim of directly linking clinical practice with developments in neuroscience and biomedical research.
Natural mood regulation low or even absent in people with depression: how will lockdown affect this?
22 April 2020
COVID-19 Depression Mental Health Mood Disorders
Supporting natural mood regulation is a new direct target for developing novel treatments, optimising existing ones and integrating drug and psychotherapies to reduce the disease burden of depression, according to new research, published in JAMA Psychiatry, from the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford.
Governments urged to act now to prevent COVID-19 suicide risk
22 April 2020
COVID-19 Mental Health Suicide
There’s growing concern about the far-reaching impact COVID-19 may have on people’s mental health across the globe, with the consequences likely to be present for longer and peak later than the actual pandemic.