A new clinical trial beginning on 1st July is testing a virtual reality (VR) based psychological therapy for people with severe mental health difficulties. gameChange is the largest ever clinical trial of virtual reality for a mental health disorder. Over 400 NHS patients across England (Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Oxford) will take part in…
Archives for June 2019
Analysis of antidepressant dosage highlights need for new clinical guidelines
Analysis published earlier this month in The Lancet Psychiatry shows that a lower dose of the most commonly used second-generation antidepressants achieves the best balance of effectiveness and tolerability in the acute treatment of adults with major depression. The study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research, has important clinical implications for guidelines and…
New spinout from Oxford – Cristal Health
Cristal Health, a new spinout from Oxford, has been developed as a sustainable way to accelerate the UK-CRIS programme. The UK-CRIS network operates a managed service for secure access to one of the world’s largest repositories of de-identified patient data relating to mental health and dementia conditions. Read the full story on the University of…
