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New dementia risk score helps identify people at risk

The UK Biobank Dementia Risk Score, or UKBDRS for short, outperformed three other widely used risk scores when identifying people at risk of developing dementia.

High premature mortality in those given community sentences who had psychiatric or substance use disorders

People who had mental health or substance use disorders when they were given community orders were three times more likely to die prematurely, and particularly from suicide, accidents, drug overdose, or homicide, compared to those without any psychiatric diagnoses.

Prioritising the children of parents with severe mental illness

The needs of children whose parents have severe mental illness should be prioritised, according to a new paper written by a consortium of international experts.

'Ketamine may offer hope for treatment-resistant depression'

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).

Routine brain scanning may improve clinical care for people with psychosis

Routine brain scanning in people experiencing psychosis could help to identify underlying physical conditions that are causing their symptoms, according to a new study.

Glastonbury: taking science into people's lives

Georgina 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.

Links between air pollution and mental health – new review

Poor air quality affects mental health in many ways, according to a new review of evidence published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.

Trichotillomania - emerging from under the cloak of shame

Clare 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,…

New paper shows young people interested in online arts and culture for their mental health

Researchers spoke to young people for qualitative study exploring their perceptions of using arts and culture online to improve mental health.

Serotonin booster leads to increased functional brain connectivity

A new study examining the drug Prucalopride finds it has effects in areas of the human brain that improve cognitive function.

Oxford Health BRC takes leading role in research effort to find innovative new treatments for mental illness

Clinicians and scientists at the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) are playing a key role coordinating the Mental Health Mission.

New Associate Professors appointed

Four new Associate Professors have been appointed in the Department of Psychiatry.

“Looking back on my childhood, I can’t ever remember a time when I didn’t feel negative."

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.

Westgate Centre visitors learn about Oxford’s ground-breaking research

Hundreds of visitors to Oxford’s Westgate Centre last week were able to find out about the world-class healthcare research that is currently taking place in Oxford.

Psychological Adaptiveness to Critical Events: an introduction to the CIPA study

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.

New collaboration between academics and secondary schools to address mental health crisis in adolescents

Scientists and Educators collaborate in a programme to transform scientific research, school teaching and young people’s understanding of their mental health and wellbeing.

Ethnic minority patients yearn for warmth from health care professionals

Developing better connections between ethnic minority patients and health care professionals could drive more positive health care experience for ethnic minority patients, researchers have found.

Open Day showcases ground-breaking Oxford research

People 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.

Gender inequality linked to brain structure

Gender inequality is associated with differences in the structure of men and women’s brains, according to global research findings.

New Wellcome Discovery Platform announced for Oxford

Oxford 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.

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