Review of studies during #COVID19 suggests increased # of infections & govt response to COVID-19 were associated w/ higher anxiety/depression symptoms in early days of the pandemic but varied after 2 months: ow.ly/gPqX50Legfi Georgia Salanti MHCOVID Universität Bern

Glad to see Count Me In is gaining profile overseas! We are keen to collaborate with partners to expand this model to improve access to research for all patients #NIHRNursingMidwifery Oxford Health NHS FT Andrea Cipriani NIHR Oxford Health BRC

📢The results of our #SystematicReview on the effects of the #COVID_19 pandemic and containment measures in the #MentalHealth of the general population has just been published in Annals of Int Med! Read on to see what we found! (1/8)

The Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre has won £35.4m to transform brain health. The NIHR award will fund innovative new treatments and transformative therapies for mental health and dementia patients over the next 5 years bit.ly/3TirQ9K.

Programs to increase digital literacy and competencies of patients & clinicians are now critical. We outline the immediate potential as well as concrete steps toward a new, more personalised, scalable #mhealth system.
OxfordPpl John Torous, MD MBI NIHR Oxford Health BRC mental.jmir.org/2022/10/e37939

Our external validation of the OxMIV tool using Dutch sample of general psychiatric patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. We evaluated the performance of OxMIV in predicting interpersonal violence and found adequate discrimination and calibration.

'We need more RCTs on gabapentinoids to see where they are most effective in psychiatry. Their off-label use for psychiatric disorders should be avoided due to lack of evidence for efficacy and significant potential for harms' @NIHREvidence OxfordPpl evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/review-f…

'Worse than the condition itself'—new Lancet Commission calls for radical action to #EndStigmaAndDiscrimination against people with mental health conditions globally.

👉 hubs.li/Q01phDr90 #WorldMentalHealthDay

#WorldMentalHealthDay
How can we improve our mental wellness and help those around us? This talk series with University of Oxford world-leading researchers aims to inform, dispel myths and generate discussion around #mentalhealth topics.

➡️➡️All available at bit.ly/2VTSDNT.

'Impact of Digital Literacy Training on Outcomes for People With Serious Mental Illness in Community and Inpatient Settings' - new from our team in
APAPubPsychSvcs re teaching digitalskillshub.org in the community: ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.11…

Risk factors for suicide in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological autopsy studies dlvr.it/SZ3Vbh

Our new paper! Examined risk factors for suicide mortality.

Identified 40 replicated risk factors in 4 domains (socio-demographic, family history, clinical, and life events). 🧵 to come. #OA #SuicidePrevention

w/ Louis Favril Michael Sharpe Rongqin Yu
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Even high-profile scientists are struggling to recruit qualified postdoctoral researchers nature.com/articles/d4158…

Online engagement with arts and culture has the potential to impact on mental health in a measurable way in young people with high unmet mental health needs Oxford Psychiatry University of Oxford Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… - Press release: ox.ac.uk/news/2022-09-2…

Come work with us! Our department is hiring: hmfp.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/HMFP/det…

Nacht der Forschung Universität Bern. Such a successful, fun event! MHCOVID MCID Bern

Looking forward to this seminar on 26 Sept. Will try to present an overview of latest evidence in this area, how to critically appraise new work, implications for practice and clinical/research challenges ahead.

JOB OPPORTUNITY: We are looking for an assistant psychologist to join us developing new VR therapies for people with psychosis. Closing 12th Sept 👇my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…

Interested in #research but you're not really a morning type? Join #MHCOVID at the #NachtderForschung at Universität Bern: Sept. 10th, 16:00-20:00. We'll be at the MCID Bern station will have an interactive,fun way to look at #MentalHealth during the pandemic!
nachtderforschung.unibe.ch