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Immigrants and eating disorders: the numbers might surprise you

The Mental Elf

Ella Bradley, a MSc Global Mental Health student from the University of Glasgow, summarises a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the prevalence of eating disorders in migrants compared to local populations.

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Global insights into youth mental health prevalence: challenges and future directions

The Mental Elf

Shuwen Su, a MSc Global Mental Health student from the University of Glasgow, summarises an epidemiological study that estimates the global prevalence and years lived with disability associated with mental health disorders and substance use disorders in young people aged 5-24 years old.

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Oxford strengthens global mindfulness research with £1 million gift

Department of Psychiatry News

Our support aims to advance global mental health by promoting evidence-based mindfulness approaches that empower individuals to prioritise wellbeing and live healthier, more resilient lives." 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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New OPM-MEG brain scanner installed at the Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA)

Department of Psychiatry News

Manchester, July 2023 PERL at the BRC Open Day 2024 PERL at FloFest on 22 June 2024 Oxford Neuroscience Experience on 5 July 2024 Neurobiology and Experimental Therapeutics Clinical Psychopharmacology Taking Part Announcements Neurobiology of Ageing For Your Diary: Lifebrain Closing Conference - 29th June 2022 - Oxford, Blavatnik School of Governance (..)

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The Poetics and Politics of Our Mental Health Metaphors: An Interview with Laurence Kirmayer

Mad in America

Their example was around eating disorders, and how ideas of what a woman’s body should look like circulate in mass media and have powerful impacts on people. But you’re also helping to reveal the larger narratives that we’re all embedded in.