Sophie Behrman
BA BM BCh MRCPsych
Honorary Clinical Research Fellow
I am an Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry working in City NE Oxon Adult Mental Health Team.
My special interest is in Menopause, Menstrual Health and the relationship to Mental Health and I have set up and continue to run a Menopause and Menstrual Health Clinic in Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust in collaboration with Community Gynaecology.
I am on the Menopause Working Party for the Royal College of Psychiatrists and am editing a textbook for RCPsych and Cambridge University Press- Menopause, Menstrual Cycles and Mental Health- due to be released later in 2026.
My current research project is a qualitative study looking at the experience of suicidality in the perimenopause.
Recent publications
Women and psychosis: a guide to evidence-based, hormone-informed care.
Journal article
Brand BA. et al, (2026), Lancet Psychiatry
Autoimmune encephalitis in the elderly: who to test and what to test for.
Journal article
Behrman S. and Lennox B., (2019), Evid Based Ment Health, 22, 172 - 176
Prescribing antipsychotics in older people: A mini-review.
Journal article
Behrman S. et al, (2018), Maturitas, 116, 8 - 10
Patient safety in community dementia services: what can we learn from the experiences of caregivers and healthcare professionals?
Journal article
Behrman S. et al, (2017), Age Ageing, 46, 518 - 521
Diagnosing and managing mild cognitive impairment.
Conference paper
Behrman S. et al, (2017), Practitioner, 261, 17 - 20