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The UK’s leading mental health experts unite to solve treatment challenges

17th September 2018

The country’s top mental health researchers and clinicians are joining forces to solve some of the greatest mental health challenges facing the UK public. The group of investigators, based in…

Filed Under: Depression Research Centre, News

Continued professional development meeting on how to manage mood disorders

6th September 2018

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Our Director (pictured) is one of the speakers at a full day of talks about the state of art research on depression and other mood disorders.

Filed Under: News

Oxford Short Course in Experimental Medicine for Mental Health

29th August 2018

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We’re delighted to be launching our first short course, on experimental medicine for mental health.

Filed Under: News

Help us develop Oxford’s new Brain Health Centre

26th June 2018

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The Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is launching a new Brain Health Centre to offer patients access to better quality diagnosis and treatment after they have been referred by…

Filed Under: News

Oxford Dementia Research Day 2018

21st June 2018

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On Thursday 12 July, the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre and Alzheimer’s Research UK Oxford Local Network are hosting the 2018 Oxford Dementia Research Day. The event has been…

Filed Under: News

Help us develop an app for antipsychotics

6th June 2018

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Researchers at Oxford Health BRC are developing a smartphone app to support patient choice about antipsychotic medications and side effects. The app will ask patients to choose the side effects…

Filed Under: News

Animated film for patient and public involvement in research

29th May 2018

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What is patient and public involvement in mental health research? Why is it important? How can people get involved? We’ve launched a short animated film to answer these questions and…

Filed Under: News

Use your lived experience to shape our work

18th May 2018

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We are looking a patient, carer or public member to join our CRIS Oversight Group. What is CRIS? CRIS (Clinical Records Interactive Search) is a software solution that removes information…

Filed Under: News

Body-worn sensors to assess walking may help detect Alzheimer’s disease

15th May 2018

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Researchers working on NIHR & MRC-funded Dementias Platform UK’s Deep and Frequent Phenotyping study find that wearable devices could be a way of monitoring the early progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

Filed Under: News

Open Day: find out about mental health research in Oxford

23rd April 2018

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On Tuesday 22 May, we are holding an Open Day to share information about our work.

Filed Under: News

Antidepressants are more effective than placebo at treating acute depression in adults

22nd February 2018

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A new NIHR Oxford Health BRC study finds that on average, the most commonly used antidepressants are more effective than placebos.

Filed Under: News

Free talk: New developments in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s research

20th February 2018

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Accessible and informative public talk exploring the latest research into the debilitating neurodegenerative disorders Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: clare mackay, dementia, event, talk

Virtual benefits for the real world

5th February 2018

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Daniel Freeman, NIHR Research Professor and Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Winner of the 2017 i4i Mental Health Challenge Award. How can we improve…

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Daniel Freeman, virtual reality, VR

Major NIHR award to develop VR treatment in the NHS for mental health disorders

5th February 2018

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The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) awarded £4 million to enable state-of-the-art psychological therapy to be delivered via virtual reality (VR) in the NHS.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Daniel Freeman, psychological therapies, virtual reality, VR

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