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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ADDitude

MARCH 20, 2025

They also demonstrated an increased risk for OCD, separation anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), depression, learning disorders, conduct disorder, and more. Despite affecting 1-2% of children and adolescents 2 , ARFID is often excluded from eating disorder discourse and clinical examinations.

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Eating disorders Nutrition and mood Aging and mental health Sleep and mental health 99

Psychiatric Times

JUNE 11, 2025

Previously, he received the Administrative Award in 2016 from the American Psychiatric Association, the one-time designation of being a Hero of Public Psychiatry from the Speaker of the Assembly of the APA in 2002, and the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill in 1991. Louis on Sunday, May 19, 2024.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 30, 2023

H ere we highlight the top ten of Mad in America’s most read blogs and personal stories of 2023. Universal DBT in Schools Increases Anxiety, Depression, Family Conflict In October, Peter Simons wrote about research asking if dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) can actually make kids’ mental health worse.

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Psychiatric Times

JUNE 19, 2025

Albright, a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and founder of Sweetgrass Psychiatry, highlighted the neglected nature of sexual health in psychiatry and the need for better education and open conversations. Additionally, she always warns patients that certain medications could potentially cause sexual health adverse effects.

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Nutrition and mood Sleep and mental health Bipolar disorder Eating disorders 102

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.

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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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Genetics and mental health Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain Sleep and mental health 52

Psychiatric Times

JUNE 26, 2025

Including mental disorders in aid-in-dying criteria raises ethical concerns, challenging traditional views on mental health treatment. Now, as some countries start to include ongoing and severe mental disorders as being acceptable for aid in dying, that adds to the controversies.

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Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Bipolar disorder Eating disorders 45

Psychiatric Times

JUNE 19, 2025

Dr. Moffic, a retired psychiatrist, remains an advocate for mental health, addressing issues like climate instability, physician burnout, and xenophobia. SHOW MORE Explore the significance of Juneteenth, its historical context, and the ongoing challenges of truth and equity in mental health care.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

The truth is that, in our “diagnostic culture,” all these behaviors and emotions will be translated as symptoms of some mental disorder classified in the DSM. Among women, mood and eating disorders are three times more common than those attributed to men.

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Psychiatric Times

JUNE 10, 2025

Steven Moffic, MD Series | Psychiatric Views on the Daily News Mental health: it is time to do what is needed now or it will be more extensive and expensive later. The rally put together by some of us psychiatrists was unprecedented. I wore my own designed red T-shirt stating, “Make America Sane Again.”

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Psychiatric Times

JUNE 13, 2025

2 In his September 1, 2018, blog titled “Achillean Romance With Fangs,” D.N. A patient comes to understand that they did not seek the right help when they should have, and then may try to redeem themselves with pursuing what is more likely to help. Bryn described “Writing Redemption Arcs.”

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Psychiatric Times

JULY 9, 2025

Previously, he received the Administrative Award in 2016 from the American Psychiatric Association, the one-time designation of being a Hero of Public Psychiatry from the Speaker of the Assembly of the APA in 2002, and the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill in 1991. Louis on Sunday, May 19, 2024.

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