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Landmark New Clinical Trial Shows Benefits of Automated Virtual Reality (VR) Treatment for Severe Psychological Problems
Impact Mental health Research
6 April 2022
PTSD in healthcare workers during pandemic could be exacerbated by past trauma
Impact Research
29 October 2021
While some of the high rates of post-traumatic stress (PTSD) seen in healthcare workers during the pandemic are specifically COVID-19-related, a more significant number of cases were linked to trauma that occurred earlier in their lives, researchers at the University of Oxford have found.
New Policy Briefing Addresses Mental Health Effects of the Pandemic on Young People
Impact Research
8 October 2021
In the Briefing, a team of researchers at King’s College London and Oxford University highlight the multiple effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on children and young people in the UK in their education and daily life, including challenges around social isolation, academic pressures, adjusting to online learning and coping with reopening of schools.
Mitigating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on parents and carers during school closures: A Rapid Evidence Review
Impact Publication
14 September 2021
Future-Proofing Mental Health
General Impact
10 May 2021
UK academics are calling for targets for mental health research in order to meet the healthcare challenges of the next decade. Published today in Journal of Mental Health, researchers set out four overarching goals that will speed up implementation of mental health research and give a clear direction for researchers and funders to focus their efforts when it comes to better understanding the treatment of mental health.
Parental Mental Health Worse Since New National Restrictions: New report from Co-Space Study
Impact Research
18 January 2021
Nuffield Early Language Intervention – key to pupils’ COVID-19 catch-up
Impact Research
25 August 2020
New OXCADAT Guidance and Resources to Help Patients Cope with Trauma after Intensive Care
Impact Research
19 May 2020
New Research Seeks to Tackle Impact of COVID-19 on Young People’s Mental Health
Impact Media Research
30 March 2020
Building quality, diversity and publicity for mental health research
Career Department General Impact Media Public Engagement
10 October 2019
In a move that will transform future mental health research, Prof Elaine Fox has been made the national Mental Health Impact and Engagement Coordinator for UK Research and Innovation. Read more to find out more about what this means for supporting improved mental health research across the UK.
NIHR grant supports research into anxiety disorders in young children
Impact Media Research
21 August 2019
Professor Cathy Creswell of the Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Oxford has been awarded a £2.5 million grant from the National Institute for Health Research to develop and evaluate procedures for identifying and treating anxiety disorders in primary school aged children.
BBC documentary on anxiety
Impact Media Public Engagement
15 May 2019
As part of its Mental Health Season, BBC 1 showed their documentary on anxiety presented by Great British Bake Off Winner, Nadiya Hussain. The show featured Professor of Experimental Psychology, David Clark, who discusses with Nadiya the various features of anxiety.
The online psychologist
Impact Media Research
14 May 2019
For Mental Health Awareness Week 2019, we are exploring how the University of Oxford has been researching the potential of online psychological treatments to support better mental health care
Stroke Awareness Day packs a room full of the curious public
General Impact Media Public Engagement
13 March 2019
Is child abuse on the increase?
Impact Publication Research
7 March 2019
New research from the University of Oxford has found that since the 1900s there has been a large overall decrease in child abuse – but, worryingly, that trend may now be reversing.