Using the electronic health records of over 5 million people aged under 30, researchers from the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre found that eating disorders were diagnosed significantly more commonly in 2020 than in previous years, with the rate increasing steadily throughout the year. This new research, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, shows…
COVID-19 research
Treating needle fears may reduce COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy rates by 10%
A new large-scale study shows that a quarter of the UK adult population screens positive for a potential injection phobia. Strikingly, these individuals were twice as likely to report that they were COVID-19 vaccine hesitant – that is, they would put off getting vaccinated or indeed never get the jab. The study indicates that if all injection anxiety in the population was removed then just over 10% of instances of vaccine hesitancy might disappear too.
Celebrating a year of involving young people with research
Living and dying with COVID-19: an ethical perspective is vital
Messaging focusing on personal rather than collective benefits is more effective for COVID vaccination
Children and Adolescents’ Mental Health: a year of lockdowns
Parents and carers reported that behavioural, emotional and attentional difficulties in their children changed considerably throughout the past year, increasing in times of national lockdown and decreasing as restrictions eased and schools reopened, according to the latest Co-SPACE (COVID-19 Supporting Parents, Adolescents, and Children in Epidemics) study, led by experts at the University of Oxford and supported by Oxford Health BRC.
