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Department of Psychiatry News
JUNE 24, 2025
Professor Cathy Creswell , from Oxford’s Department of Experimental Psychology and lead for the NIHR ARC OxTV’s mental health across the life course theme, recently visited Chile to establish the project. In February 2023, it was recommended for use in the NHS by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Department of Psychiatry News
JUNE 19, 2025
I was tremendously excited at the launch to see the latest data in patients with Parkinson’s disease and in children.’ Search NIHR OXFORD HEALTH BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE NEWS Please follow the link below to read the news on the NIHR BRC website.
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Bullet Psych
JULY 28, 2025
top of page BULLET PSYCH Your Daily Dose of Psych Knowledge Home Curriculum Blog Donate Book Recommendations Contact More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. See Day #160: Introduction to Substance Use Disorders for complete diagnostic criteria and severity specifiers. Dexedrine), mixed amphetamine salts (e.g., for cocaine.
Department of Psychiatry News
JUNE 12, 2025
Shutterstock Generously contributed by Daria and Dmitri Bukhman of Bukhman Philanthropies, the gift will bolster Oxford’s pioneering research and help expand mindfulness-based cognitive therapy – an evidence-based approach that helps people recover from depression, enjoy mental health and flourish.
ADDitude
MAY 13, 2025
Whatever the reason, eating disorders in midlife and older women are not uncommon, yet they are under-recognized. In research examining eating disorder symptoms among women aged 45 to 61, body dissatisfaction was cited as a key risk factor. 2 They have the second-highest mortality rate among all psychiatric disorders.
ADDitude
MAY 23, 2025
The MAHA Report , spearheaded by Health and Human Service (HHS) Secretary Robert F. It disregards the genetic underpinnings of ADHD to suggest it is caused by environmental factors and foods, twists data to stoke fear over rising diagnosis rates, and excludes a wealth of studies that link stimulant medication use to improved health outcomes.
Department of Psychiatry News
JULY 1, 2025
Valeria Frighi Dr Frighi was a Senior Clinical Researcher in the Department of Psychiatry and an Honorary Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetes at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. Her work focused on improving health outcomes for people with intellectual disabilities and those experiencing severe mental illness.
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