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Oxford-developed support for child anxiety to be adapted for families in Chile

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From local research to global impact The programmes journey from a research project to international implementation is a powerful example of how evidence-based healthcare can be translated into real-world benefits for the public.

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New OPM-MEG brain scanner installed at the Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA)

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Gender inequality linked to brain structure Moderate Drinking Linked to Brain Iron and Cognitive Decline First of its kind in UK - Innovative New Brain Health Centre First in Europe to acquire latest MEG Technology from MEGIN © 2025 Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX Freedom of Information Privacy Notice Copyright Statement (..)

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Oxford strengthens global mindfulness research with £1 million gift

Department of Psychiatry News

The team will develop collaborations and partnerships that will allow them to scale up MBCT interventions, and work with diverse groups – from young people and their parents to elite athletes, healthcare professionals and underserved communities worldwide – to ensure mindfulness training and resources are available where they are most needed.

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“There’s No Word for Depression in Zulu”: Inside South Africa’s Mental Health Crisis

Mad in America

R esearch has found South Africa consistently ranks in the bottom three performing countries in terms of global mental health. South African allocates only 5% of its annual health budget to mental health, placing it at the bottom of international benchmarks of government spend on psychological well-being.

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Peer Support and Resistance: Becky Brasfield’s Vision for Mental Health Justice

Mad in America

I was hospitalized two or three times in a psychiatric unit. I was incarcerated twice for my mental illness because the delusions were severe enough that I became out of control, and I received mental health probation. When I was in the hospital, I got peer support. Im a strong believer in self-exploration.

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Mad in America’s 10 Most Popular Articles in 2024

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New Study Exposes the Trauma of Involuntary Psychiatric Detention In July, Richard Sears, wrote about a recent study highlighting the negative experiences of involuntary psychiatric hospital admissions, revealing deep-seated issues of racism, discrimination, and lack of support within the mental healthcare system.

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

Mad in America

The fact that we have “psychopathology” per se, and that we have Psy-disciplines like Psychology and Psychiatry, is the consequence of a particular historya particular way knowledge has been divided up and institutionalized in terms of professions, structures of healthcare, and so on. It’s not the same everywhere else.