28 September 2021
\n \n \n \n\n \n \n28 September 2021
\n \n \n \nThe OxWell School Survey 2021 highlights that younger children and adolescents are the least willing to have the COVID-19 vaccination. These young people come from the most socioeconomically deprived backgrounds, feel less belonging to their school community and think they have probably had COVID-19 already.
\n \n\n \n \n14 September 2021
\n \n \n \nThe International Public Policy Observatory's (IPPO) Rapid Evidence Review has now been released. Co-authored by Professor Cathy Creswell, the Review was commissioned by the UK Department for Education following a recommendation from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).
\n \n\n \n \n2 September 2021
\n \n \n \nThis new study using Canadian and Swiss data showed that the risk calculator used to predict the likelihood of developing a major mood disorder was correct approximately 70% of the time. The study results suggest this may be a useful clinical tool in routine practice for improved individualised risk estimation of bipolar spectrum disorders among the adolescent offspring of a parent with a bipolar disorder.
\n \n\n \n \n3 August 2021
\n \n \n \nNew research found that secondary school students with access to on-site school provision were more likely to report symptoms of depression and anxiety, as well as perceiving their mental wellbeing to have deteriorated during the first national lockdown, compared to students receiving remote school provision. Importantly, the poorer mental health for the group accessing school was explained by their different backgrounds and certain risk factors, such as past mental health needs and upcoming examinations.
\n \n\n \n \n3 August 2021
\n \n \n \nUsing the electronic health records of over 5 million people aged under 30, researchers in the Oxford University Department of Psychiatry found that eating disorders were diagnosed significantly more commonly in 2020 than in previous years, with the rate increasing steadily throughout the year.
\n \n\n \n \n2 August 2021
\n \n \n \nThe athletes competing in the Olympics mount a tremendous responsibility on their shoulders. Representing the pinnacle of human performance, Olympians are not merely idolized for their athletic abilities, but also often praised for their moral character, sportsmanship, and/or mental resilience.
\n \n\n \n \n19 July 2021
\n \n \n \nNew research shows that by lessening the severity and impact of persecutory symptoms of psychosis, it may be possible to reduce the likelihood of someone with psychosis having thoughts of suicide or harming themselves.
\n \n\n \n \n9 July 2021
\n \n \n \nFeeling Safe is a new treatment programme for persecutory delusions, which promises a step change in the treatment of severe mental health problems.
\n \n\n \n \n1 July 2021
\n \n \n \nNew meta-analysis, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, shows adolescents with depressive symptoms were more likely to engage in risky behaviours compared with non-depressed adolescents.
\n \n\n \n \n29 June 2021
\n \n \n \nA new project has been awarded funding from the UKRI \u00a324 million investment into improving the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents in the UK.
\n \n\n \n \n28 June 2021
\n \n \n \nUKRI have announced a major \u00a324 million investment into improving the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents in the UK. One of the projects being funded is led by Professor Kam Bhui in the Department of Psychiatry, it will bring together diverse creative-arts, digital and health experts to investigate how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can affect adolescents' mental health.
\n \n\n \n \n21 June 2021
\n \n \n \nAn Oxford project using artificial intelligence to develop digital triage tools for mental health clinicians (CHRONOS) is one of 38 projects supported by the second wave of the NHS AI Lab's AI in Health and Care Award.
\n \n\n \n \n16 June 2021
\n \n \n \nA new large-scale study shows that a quarter of the UK adult population screens positive for a potential injection phobia. These individuals were twice as likely to report that they were COVID-19 vaccine hesitant \u2013 they would put off getting vaccinated or never get the jab.
\n \n\n \n \n7 June 2021
\n \n \n \nNew research from the University of Oxford, University of Helsinki and University of Eastern Finland, shows that low childhood family income does not increase later risks of psychiatric disorders and antisocial behaviours. The research is based on the Finnish population and is published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.
\n \n\n \n \n3 June 2021
\n \n \n \nThe first national UK survey focused on those bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic is published in Palliative Medicine. The survey findings inform important recommendations for service delivery of individualised, compassionate end-of-life care during a pandemic.
\n \n\n \n \n27 May 2021
\n \n \n \nSenior leaders in the NHS and public sector mental health care report on progress to reduce ethnic inequalities in mental health systems as pledged through the Synergi Collaborative Centre's work.
\n \n\n \n \n20 May 2021
\n \n \n \nThe first paper to give voice to health and social care professionals providing end of life care during the pandemic is published in Palliative Medicine, led by researchers at the Universities of Oxford, Liverpool and Sheffield.
\n \n\n \n \n13 May 2021
\n \n \n \nNew research shows that people who suffer from recurrent abdominal pain in childhood may be more likely to have disordered eating as teenagers.
\n \n\n \n \n10 May 2021
\n \n \n \nUK academics are calling for targets for mental health research in order to meet the healthcare challenges of the next decade. Published today in Journal of Mental Health, researchers set out four overarching goals that will speed up implementation of mental health research and give a clear direction for researchers and funders to focus their efforts when it comes to better understanding the treatment of mental health.
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