At the beginning of January the Oxford Health BRC welcomed 16 delegates from across England to OxCEMM 2020 – our flagship course in experimental medicine for mental health.

Now in its second year the course is has been created to provide a practical grounding in experimental medicine for mental health. The training is designed for clinical and pre-clinical staff and trainees, and medical doctors at any career stage. This year’s diverse cohort included participants from a wide range of backgrounds including psychiatry, pharmacy and cognitive behavioural therapy.

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Oxford Health BRC is supporting its second Academic Paper Writing Retreat for Nurses. The retreat will take place at the Department of Psychiatry on 7th, 9th and 10th March 2020. The retreat is designed to provide uninterrupted time and space to write up a paper for submission to an academic journal. As well as protected…

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Calcium ions play a critical role in how brain cells work, and it has long been suspected that an abnormality in calcium might contribute to bipolar disorder. However, findings have been variable and no conclusions could be drawn.

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Analysis published in The Lancet has shown that there is significant difference in the way antipsychotic drugs affect body weight and levels of sugar, cholesterol and other fats in the blood.

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Register to attend our workshop on 10 December 2019! Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) is an important element of most research funding applications, but how can you get it right from the start and develop PPI activities that are valuable for you and your contributors?

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Memory, coping strategies and resilience immediately following a loss have been shown to predict the path of a bereaved person’s grief according to new research. The study, published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology last month, also suggested that clinical intervention in the first months following a loss may help individuals to better…

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