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New professorships in The Department of Psychiatry

The Department of Psychiatry is delighted to announce a series of new Professorships and significant senior re-appointments.

Stressful trigger events associated with risk of violent crime

A study led, by the Department of Psychiatry's Prof Seena Fazel, suggests trigger events, including exposure to violence, were associated with increased risk of violent crime in the week following exposure among patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and among individuals without psychiatric diagnoses who were included for comparison.

Anya Topiwala wins the Gosling Fellowship

Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry, Anya Topiwala, at the University of Oxford wins this prestigious award.

Elizabeth Tunbridge wins a Vice Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement with Research

Professor Tunbridge was recognised on 1 July at the inaugural awards ceremony.

Benefits of exclusive breastfeeding on children's later development in rural South Africa

Professor Alan Stein, from the University of Oxford's Department of Psychiatry, contributes to a new study conducted at the Africa Centre for Population Health.

Department of Psychiatry at the Oxfordshire Science Festival

Find out what's going on at this year's Oxfordshire Science Festival.

Prof Michael Sharpe receives the ‘Alison Creed Award’

Professor Sharpe, from the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, has been presented with this lifetime achievement award from the European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine.

'How to win the Euros – with a little help from neuroscience'

Professor Morten Kringelbach writes for 'The Conversation' on how neuroscience is influencing football.

'Most antidepressant drugs ineffective for children and teens', according to study

Professor Andrea Cipriani leads a review and network meta-analysis of all published and unpublished randomised trials comparing the effects of 14 antidepressants in young people with major depression.

Researchers find that 'cuteness' in babies ignites key parental capacities

The powerful way infants attract us through all our senses, is revealed by Professor Morten Kringelbach and his team at the Department of Psychiatry.

Schizophrenia and subsequent neighbourhood deprivation: revisiting the social drift hypothesis

Lead author of a recent study, Amir Sariaslan, explains why his team's research suggests that the influence of environments in the social drift of schizophrenia patients may have been overemphasised.

The other side of the magic mushroom debate

Professor Phil Cowen, from the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, writes a response to the claims that magic mushrooms could offer a magic bullet for treatment-resistant depression.

Comment: ‘Better together for better dementia research and care’

Professor Simon Lovestone argues for the strength of the European Union for supporting dementia research.

Can psychological therapies help people who self-harm?

A review by the respected Cochrane organisation, and led by Oxford University Professor of Psychiatry Keith Hawton, has found that psychological therapies, more commonly known as 'talking treatments', may help people who self-harm.

Bid to prevent Alzheimer’s dementia signs up first study recruit

A major study to find interventions that prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s dementia has recruited its first participant.

Reported self-inflicted harm cases have steadily risen in UK since 2008

The number of cases of self-harm presenting to hospitals in England has risen steadily since 2008, especially among men, reveals research co-ordinated by the Centre for Suicide Research at Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, published in the online journal BMJ Open.

Study finds virtual reality can help treat severe paranoia

Virtual reality can help treat severe paranoia by allowing people to face situations that they fear, an Oxford University study has found. The virtual reality simulations allowed the patients to learn that the situations they feared (such as a crowded tube train) were actually safe.

New research to test whether early detection of depression relapse can achieve 30% fewer full episodes

The Brain Foundation Netherlands has allocated 300,000 euros for researchers, including Prof Catherine Harmer from Oxford University's Department of Psychiatry, to investigate whether existing smartphone Apps can lead to this reduction in risk.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Linked to Reduced Depressive Relapse

Professor Willem Kuyken, from the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, leads the analysis into the efficacy of MBCT in prevention of depressive relapse.

School affects girls’ chances of being diagnosed with an eating disorder

The school a girl attends can affect her chance of being diagnosed with an eating disorder. That’s the conclusion of research carried out by a joint UK-Swedish team, led by Oxford University Department of Psychiatry’s Dr Helen Bould.

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