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\n \n 24 July 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Depression\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nOxford 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).
\n \n\n\n \n 12 July 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Integrative-neuroimaging\n \n \n \n \n Psychosis\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nRoutine brain scanning in people experiencing psychosis could help to identify underlying physical conditions that are causing their symptoms, according to a new study.
\n \n\n\n \n 10 July 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Child and Adolescent Psychiatry\n \n \n \n \n Child and adolescent\n \n \n \n \n Public involvement\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nGeorgina Donati from the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry research group reflects on her weekend at the Glastonbury Festival talking to the public about science, developmental psychology and mental health.
\n \n\n\n \n 5 July 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Child and adolescent\n \n \n \n \n Mental Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nPoor air quality affects mental health in many ways, according to a new review of evidence published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
\n \n\n\n \n 20 June 2023\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nClare Mackay, Professor of Imaging Neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, talks for the first time about her experiences of trichotillomania, an uncontrollable urge to pull out hair, which she has lived with since she was 12. She talks about the stigma and shame that she has felt, how she sought help, and her plans to understand more about this relatively under-researched condition.
\n \n\n\n \n 19 June 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Child and Adolescent Psychiatry\n \n \n \n \n Child and adolescent\n \n \n \n \n Mental Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nResearchers spoke to young people for qualitative study exploring their perceptions of using arts and culture online to improve mental health.
\n \n\n\n \n 15 June 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA new study examining the drug Prucalopride finds it has effects in areas of the human brain that improve cognitive function.
\n \n\n\n \n 2 June 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Mental Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nClinicians and scientists at the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) are playing a key role coordinating the Mental Health Mission.
\n \n\n\n \n 2 June 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Alzheimer's disease\n \n \n \n \n Awards\n \n \n \n \n Child and Adolescent Psychiatry\n \n \n \n \n Dementia\n \n \n \n \n Mental Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nFour new Associate Professors have been appointed in the Department of Psychiatry.
\n \n\n\n \n 22 May 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Anxiety\n \n \n \n \n Depression\n \n \n \n \n Psychological medicine\n \n \n \n \n Randomised controlled trial\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nA 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.
\n \n\n\n \n 16 May 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Mental Health\n \n \n \n \n Public involvement\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nHundreds of visitors to Oxford\u2019s Westgate Centre last week were able to find out about the world-class healthcare research that is currently taking place in Oxford.
\n \n\n\n \n 15 May 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nClinical psychologist and Visiting Fellow Omid V. Ebrahimi discusses his work here in Oxford and the study he co-leads in Norway \u2013 one of the largest of its kind globally.
\n \n\n\n \n 15 May 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Anxiety\n \n \n \n \n Child and Adolescent Psychiatry\n \n \n \n \n Child and adolescent\n \n \n \n \n Mental Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nScientists and Educators collaborate in a programme to transform scientific research, school teaching and young people\u2019s understanding of their mental health and wellbeing.
\n \n\n\n \n 11 May 2023\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nDeveloping better connections between ethnic minority patients and health care professionals could drive more positive health care experience for ethnic minority patients, researchers have found.
\n \n\n\n \n 9 May 2023\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nPeople in Oxfordshire are invited to come along to the Westgate Centre on 10 May to learn about the world-class healthcare research currently taking place in Oxford.
\n \n\n\n \n 8 May 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Integrative-neuroimaging\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nGender inequality is associated with differences in the structure of men and women\u2019s brains, according to global research findings.
\n \n\n\n \n 4 May 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Bioethics\n \n \n \n \n Public involvement\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nOxford University will host a new research platform in ethics and humanities thanks to a new Wellcome programme aimed at empowering researchers to overcome barriers holding back progress in their fields of research.
\n \n\n\n \n 3 May 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Bioethics\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nThe Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities is launching a new exhibition working with artists in residence Yambe Tam and Albert Barbu.
\n \n\n\n \n 20 April 2023\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nMSc student Brendan Sargent reflects on his experience at the Neuroscience Symposium last month and what he took away from the event.
\n \n\n\n \n 19 April 2023\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nOxford University\u2019s Department of Psychiatry is delighted to announce the appointment of Naomi Wray as Michael Davys Professor of Neuroscience.
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