🔊NEW RESEARCH: Shame plays a major role in hairpulling, a type of body-focused repetitive behaviour (BFRB), among young people, according to a study by @ox.ac.uk Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/ajjxz7rz @claremackay.bsky.social @pollywaite.bsky.social #BFRBs @acamh.bsky.social @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social

🔊STUDENTSHIPS There's less than a month left to apply for our studentship opportunities: buff.ly/oAwC7FG Deadline: 2 December 2025.

📢 NEW STUDY: A new research project by the Department of Psychiatry @ox.ac.uk in partnership with ADM will explore the emotional and cognitive effects of probiotics in perimenopausal women. Find out more and how to sign up to take part in the trial👇 www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/new-stu... #menopause

Happy Gurpurab to those celebrating. #GuruNanakGurpurab

NEW RESEARCH: The brain chemical dopamine could play a role in anhedonia - a symptom of depression which involves people being unable to experience joy or pleasure.

This #BlackHistoryMonth the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, hosted a range of events, from academic research seminars to film nights.

🎙️ The #BigQuestions #Podcast is back for a brand new series! We're kicking off with a question that we know will resonate with many people... 🤚 Why do I bite my nails? We chat to Prof Clare Mackay (@claremackay.bsky.social) to find out all about #BFRBs 🎧 www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/why...

Two researchers from the Department of Psychiatry, Associate Professor Maxime Taquet @maxtaquet.bsky.social and Dr William Pettersson-Yeo, have been involved in updating the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Real-World Evidence Framework 👇

Gulliver Waite took part in the PAX-D trial testing Pramipexole for treatment resistant depression @ox.ac.uk. He told @theguardian.com how being part of the study made a difference to his life. 👉 Gulliver's story www.theguardian.com/society/2025... 👉 The findings www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/parkins...

NEW PAPER from me and colleagues, reviewing negative effects found to date in universal school mental health interventions and considering what should happen next www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... brief thread below

Could you be the Deputy Director of our new Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research? Exciting (permanent) opportunity to push forward research that has a meaningful impact on children, adolescents and families my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... @oxexppsy.bsky.social @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social

📢 NEW RESEARCH: Antidepressants differ widely in how they affect the body, according to new research led by University of Oxford and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social in @thelancet.com Read more: www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/researc...

An effective online treatment for childhood anxiety developed by a team at the University of Oxford is to be adapted and tested in five countries in Asia and South America, with the aim of driving widespread implementation in the future. Read more: tinyurl.com/3wpbu46b

Wishing a happy Diwali and joyful Bandi Chhor Divas to everybody celebrating! #Diwali #BandiChhorDivas

Is participation enough? A new paper, published in Nature Mental Health, challenges the growing assumption that involving young people in mental health research is inherently beneficial to the scientific process, the people involved and public health. Read more: tinyurl.com/4m9e4ych

New paper with @claremackay.bsky.social led by MSc student Talia Mayerson on the role of shame in the adolescent hairpulling and co-occurring anxiety and depressive symptomology: acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/.... Summary below:

Many congratulations to this year’s MSc Clinical and Therapeutic Neuroscience prize winners. Prizes include awards for the best essay, dissertation and poster, as well as the most improved student. Read more about the winners 👇 tinyurl.com/2545upsm @ndcnoxford.bsky.social

Decoding performance (MVPA) better for OPM-MEG than SQUID-MEG 😎. The improved spatial specificity of OPM-MEG due to the reduced brain-sensor distance is key. And more sensors (beyond 40) don't improve decoding. Preprint from our recent @thechbh.bsky.social study: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

📢 We're delighted to co-lead the @nihr.bsky.social Thames Valley Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) with @astonuniversity.bsky.social & @oxfordhealthnhs.bsky.social to improve people's health in Thames Valley & beyond, through prevention & innovations in health & social care. More: bit.ly/4qceCfZ

As we welcome new students and staff this term, we know it can be daunting to start somewhere new, but getting to know people can help. Our Career Development Working Group have held skills sessions to help researchers network & collaborate. Here's their top tips 👇 youtube.com/shorts/U0dOO...

Big news! I loved researching and writing this book, which is all about shedding the shame, and getting really curious about urges to pick, pull and bite. I can't wait to share it with you! It's out on April 2nd, and is available to pre-order now. #bfrb #bfrbs #bodyfocusedrepetitivebehaviors

Wishing a joyful Sukkot to all those celebrating. #Sukkot

📣 We're recruiting 2 funded (UK home-fees) PhD students for our All About Me project - exploring strengths-based assessment in neurodivergent children/young people transitioning from Early Years to Primary, and Primary to Secondary. More info here: lnkd.in/e36645GY Deadline Wednesday 22nd Oct

In our latest '60 Seconds With...' article, Senior Researcher and Clinical Psychologist Dr Lalitha Iyadurai reflects on how staying true to her values has helped get her to where she is today. 👇 Read more: buff.ly/KgXsvby

Older People’s Day at Oxford Town Hall yesterday was full of energy and insight. Our Research stand welcomed older adults to explore how their lived experience can shape better care. Read more about the day on our website: tinyurl.com/35rxb78t

🔊We are delighted to announce the appointment of Armin Raznahan as the new WA Handley Professor of Psychiatry. Professor Raznahan is a child & adolescent psychiatrist, joining us from the US National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program. More: www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/armin-r...

Wishing those observing Yom Kippur a meaningful fast. #YomKippur

🔊NEW WEBINAR: Join Dr Roisin Mooney and Dr Easter Joury to discuss how they tackled oral health inequalities in people with severe mental illness. Hosted by CHiMES & World Psychiatric Association Collaborating Centres. 3-4pm, 16 October Book now: tinyurl.com/mr2cjp66

🚨 Interested in a fully funded DPhil at Oxford? 🌏 We’re recruiting for an MRC iCASE studentship on conversational AI for youth mental health. Join an amazing team using youth voice to shape global digital health. ⏳ Deadline: 2 Dec 2025 💡 Get in touch to chat! 🔗 More info: tinyurl.com/4ua4j46h

👏 OSI, an early intervention digital parenting tool has been featured by by Kavli Trust. Led by Dr Tessa Reardon (Univ. of Oxford) via the WISDOM Schools Network & our MHID Theme, OSI has reached 1,000+ kids across 95 UK schools. Fewer diagnoses. Real impact. Read more: tinyurl.com/4pfahzze

📢 NEW RESEARCH: Any amount of alcohol consumption may increase the risk of dementia, according to the most comprehensive study of alcohol consumption & dementia risk to date. Published in @bmj.com Evidence-Based Medicine, the research was led by Anya Topiwala. 👇 www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/any-lev...

📢 The Digital Youth x MindTech Conference is on 13 Nov at County Hall, London. Hear from experts incl. Dr Amy Orben & OH BRC Prof Cathy Creswell as the 4-year programme wraps. Explore youth voice, research innovation & industry partnerships. Early bird registration: tinyurl.com/2bv9w44u

Sending best wishes to those observing Rosh Hashanah and Sharad Navratri.

The @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social Neurodiversity Conference is underway today @ox.ac.uk bringing together researchers, clinicians, local organisations & the neurodivergent community to advance mental health research across the lifespan. #OHBRCNDConf2025 @cathycreswell.bsky.social @jiedilei.bsky.social

Prof Sarah Bauermeister has been speaking at the #TBI-Reporter conference today about curation of data at scale. At #DPUK she developed the #C-Surv #ontology enabling highly effective data management. #braininjury #dataanalysis # dementia #trauma @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social

Be part of shaping a better digital future for young people’s mental health. With keynote from our @cathycreswell.bsky.social ❓Digital Youth x MindTech Conference 📅Thursday 13th November 2025 📍County Hall, London Southbank ‼️Early bird rate ends Monday 15th! Find out more and book bit.ly/DY13NOV

🔊NEW RESEARCH: A review of modern psychedelic research has found there is a lack of data on the use of psychedelic-assisted therapy for adolescents with mental illness. Published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. Read more: tinyurl.com/2zts4m6w

👏 Congratulations to Jacinta O'Shea, Wellcome/Royal Society Sir Henry Dale Fellow who has been conferred the title of Professor. She is among 9 new Professors working across 5 neuroscience departments at Oxford - so congrats to them all 👏 www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/new-pro...

📢 The September edition (Issue 19) of our newsletter is out! Fresh updates from us & our partners on mental health research, innovation & collaboration. Read more: oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/newsletters/...

The Centre for Suicide Research @ox.ac.uk investigates the extent, nature and causes of self-harm & suicide. The aim is to translate findings into prevention, treatment & support. Read a summary of key recent publications 👇 www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/world-s... #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

"Improving suicide prevention for people in prison requires both individual support and nation-wide action" 🌍 #WorldSuicidePreventionDay ✍️ Seena Fazel & Rachel Chow (@oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social) 🔗 daily27.info/2025/09/10/i... #Health #SuicidePrevention #Prison #News #Daily27

🔊NEW PAPER: Biological differences have been found between people experiencing myalgic encephalitis (ME)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), patients with long COVID and healthy controls. Researchers say it is evidence that ME/CFS is a medical condition with biological causes. More tinyurl.com/2vavvv6k

🔎 Want to see youth reshape mental health for the better? @theattuneproject.bsky.social fuses creativity, data and innovation co-creating new ways for young people to tackle Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Dive in ▶️ tinyurl.com/3hpp66kf

An innovative digital treatment for binge eating has shown significant benefits in multiple pilot studies. Developed by the Centre for Research on Eating Disorders at Oxford (CREDO), Digital CBTe is delivered by Credo Therapies Ltd. Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/np4643w3 @rebeccamurphyox.bsky.social

📢 NEW RESEARCH The brain’s networks activate in structured cycles. Led by @matsvanes.bsky.social, a team analysed MEG data from 800+ people. The strength & speed of the cycles was influenced by genetics & associated with factors such as age. www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/brain20... in @nature.com Neuro

Very happy to share my first preprint from @oxexppsy.bsky.social @oxneuro.bsky.social ! We (me + co-first authors @lilweb.bsky.social @mirunarascu.bsky.social + PI @mkflugge.bsky.social + many others) used transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation (TUS/tFUS/LIFU) of the human amygdala ... (1/15)

🗨️ "One of the brilliant things about Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre is that it helps to bridge the gap between academia and the clinical world." In this new interview, Dr Howard Ryland discusses his career and what has led him into his current roles. tinyurl.com/2u9vdzwk

"Researchers and practitioners may assume that their priorities are the same as patient priorities for research; nevertheless, these priorities are often somewhat mismatched.” DPhil student David Sher has identified the research priorities for people with severe paranoia for the first time.

📢📢 We are hiring 3 postdocs to join us in our new Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research on an exciting new project to develop a strengths-based assessment toolkit to support neurodivergent children and young people:    my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...    my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

📢NEW PAPER People taking psychiatric medications should receive proactive, ongoing physical health monitoring and support, according to a new report from @thelancetpsych.bsky.social Physical Health Commission. Read more 👇 www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/doctors... @andreacipriani.bsky.social