📢 I’m recruiting! Funded DPhil Studentship | University of Oxford | Psychiatry Mental Health Complexity & Service Inequalities in Adolescent Chronic Pain Apply by: 12:00noon (UK time), Fri 10 April 2026 Further details: shorturl.at/HpZZY @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social @willemkuyken.bsky.social

New paper from our team: Can ML identify which adolescents benefit most from school-based mindfulness? In 8,376 students (MYRIAD trial), models detected statistically significant but clinically negligible differential effects (d ≈ .07–.08). Precision prevention is hard...

Our new study on the prevalence of psychological distress among adolescents in Ireland is out. We looked at anonymous surveys from over 20,000 adolescents across Ireland and explored at how rates of poor mental health, repetitive self-harm and suicide attempt were changing. Read more below! ⤵️

Last month, I found out I have hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, after decades of chronic pain and medical disinterest. I've decided to write publicly about this, not just about hypermobility and its health impacts, but about how it feels when doctors don't care: medium.com/p/4fea6398b8ba

📢 New paper alert Our new study in JAACAP Open explores how adolescents’ executive function relates to their mental health and wellbeing over time: doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

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...

It was a real pleasure to visit the Paediatric Pain Management Team at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children yesterday. Many thanks to @chriseccleston.bsky.social for the kind invitation, and to the whole team for such a warm welcome and the great discussions on this often overlooked topic.

So pleased to see this one out! :)

🚨 New research alert We applied machine learning to the large MYRIAD trial (84 schools and 8,376 UK teens) to ask: 👉 Which adolescents benefit most from mindfulness delivered in schools? Bottom line: One-size-fits-all doesn’t work. Paper link: tinyurl.com/vvpvfunh 1/n

I had such a wonderful time visiting SBRL. Thank you for the warm welcome, inspiring conversations, and the chance to discuss new ideas. Very grateful for the opportunity to connect and learn from you all! :)

Please share! New partnership with RSABI. Fully funded PhD scholarship (UK students only): Towards an enhanced understanding of suicide risk among those from agricultural backgrounds. Supervised by me and @katierobb.bsky.social Closing date: 21st July 2025 🔗 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

A Psychological Approach to Understanding & Preventing Suicide (Free Training) We’ve developed a suite of learning modules funded by NHS Education Scotland. The aim of these modules is to get to the heart of this most tragic of human outcomes. suicideresearch.info/resources/#n...

One in five of the population lives with chronic pain. In a new Review, authors discuss core principles for psychological pain management and practical advice for how to facilitate pain self-management in clinical practice: tinyurl.com/4fsjcdyc

With Psychiatry represented in six nominations in the University of Oxford Vice Chancellor's Awards, we are so pleased and proud of all of our finalists. Now the results are in...

This week, @theguardian.com highlights the story of a chronic pain sufferer, who found meaningful relief through therapist-guided emotion management. Chronic pain can be devastating - that's why we're committed to supporting innovative, life-changing pain research. 🔍 📖 Read more: shorturl.at/P5KF4

New blog post! 📣 Ever wanted to do more with your open-text experience sampling items, but were unsure 🤔 how to code the responses? @annalangener.bsky.social & @mariestadel.bsky.social show us how it's done with their new Shiny app for open-text ESM data: esmitemrepositoryinfo.com/blog-posts#M...

Are you an AHP working with children and young people experiencing chronic pain? This three-session course will give you the knowledge and skills to provide effective, evidence-based support. Only £30! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...

Jonathan Haidt has written about the potential harms of social media to girls, but what about boys (currently being widely discussed following the Netflix drama 'Adolescence')? This blog from 2023 discusses the tendency of boys to retreat and withdraw substack.com/@jonathanhai...

Come and join @ginettelafit.bsky.social and I in Leuven after SAA to learn about #OpenScience for Experience Sampling/Ecological Momentary Assessment! More details in the post below. Please share! @ambulatory-assessment.org

📢 Come and join our team!

Job Opportunity: Research Assistant. Join our team at the University of Oxford Mindfulness Research Centre to support an #MBCT #RCT study of young people’s mental health. 📍 Based in Oxford, hybrid work available 📆 10-month post, apply by Feb 25! 🔗 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

How Accurate & Consistent are Self-Report responses via Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) in Ecological Momentary Assessment & Digital Studies? Examined in a large EMA study (N = 3,761) w/L. Cloos @bsiepe.bsky.social @marilynpicciri1.bsky.social @eikofried.bsky.social @shirleybwang.bsky.social ... 🧵:

🆕 Please share 9th Suicide & Self-harm Early & Mid-Career Researchers' Forum Call for Abstracts Closing date 31st March. If you are an early or mid-career researcher working in the field of suicide or self-harm, this conference is for you. All welcome. 🔗 suicideresearch.info/2024/10/09/9...

Hello Bluesky👋 Here at the University of Oxford's Department of Psychiatry, we conduct world-class research into brain and mental health. Our aim is to translate ground-breaking scientific discoveries into benefits for patients. Follow us for our latest news & more👇 tinyurl.com/yc3dhjmz

The mind/body revolution: how the division between ‘mental’ and ‘physical’ illness fails us all

Suicide risk is double in people with chronic pain. What can be done to reduce this risk? In our EJP paper, we found mental defeat a significant predictor of future suicide risk in people with chronic pain 🧪Open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Great article on the importance and difficulty of treating & understanding chronic pain featuring many wonderful colleagues @robgereau.bsky.social @michelecuratolo.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/m...

🚨 My team is hiring an undergraduate intern (UK universities only) - a great opportunity, if I can say so myself! Please share widely. Want more info? See here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Young people advising others with chronic pain. This amazing animation was co-developed with young people with chronic pain, their parents, and clinicians at the Oxford Centre for Children & Young People in Pain. Thank you @hinzeverena.bsky.social mhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW-YHWvB_lU

*Networks of care for the modern adolescent* 🫶🌻 In our new paper, we combine a #network approach + applied research lens to explore where #youngpeople are accessing #mentalhealth support & how helpful they find it. w/ Simon R White & @minafazeloxford.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

We conducted a qualitative study exploring the *individual* barriers adolescents face in achieving functional recovery from chronic pain. Using the 'Passenger on the Bus' metaphor, we aimed to identify the challenges that hinder their engagement with age-appropriate activities. #ChronicPain #ACT

We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how: docs.bsky.app/docs/advance... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

Our new paper on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (#MBCT) for #depression suggests learning #mindfulness skills mediates MBCT’s effects. Especially for those with more severe depression. Learn more here: doi.org/10.1192/bjp.... Led by Jesus Montero-Marin #depression #MBCT

RESEARCHERS & PRACTITIONERS IN SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH 🏫📚🧠 to complement the lovely general C&A MH lists from @noraskjerdingstad.bsky.social (go.bsky.app/mJXZrD) & @olademk.bsky.social (go.bsky.app/KSGUBYg) Hoping this will be primarily crowd-sourced, so please tell me who to add: go.bsky.app/5EXucz1

We are looking for an energetic part time administrator to support a complex project researching mindfulness based cognitive therapy in teenagers - please RT and more information here www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49125/

📚 Beyond excited to hold the 1st copy of my new book today! It's been a labor of love, blending ancient wisdom with modern psychology—ideas that have enriched my life. I hope it resonates with readers just as much. Available in the US & for pre-order globally! 🔗https://bit.ly/m/MindfulnessforLife

The 2nd UK National Pain Survey has been launched. For UK-based adults living with chronic pain. #DisabilitySky 🧪 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dundee/uk-...

✨ It was a pleasure to work with the Social Media Team @uniofoxford.bsky.social to share the three main suggestions given from those who experience chronic pain first hand. 🙏 #ChronicPain www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5ZB...

A fantastic opportunity to join our team (PI: Prof Willem Kuyken) as a full-time DPhil student (✨fully funded!✨) to work on psychological therapies at the University of Oxford. Funded through the Oxford Health NIHR Biomedical research centre. For questions, please do reach out. t.co/HLr8GuYYly

📢 Very pleased to share our new paper ▶️ Considering a broad range of school factors, we found that particularly school climate played an important role in students’ mental health and well-being over time. doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

🤔 How can we improve recruitment rates to clinical studies and ensure equitable access to research opportunities? In this blog, I summarise the findings of the Count Me In project: www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/a-new-a...