Department of Psychiatry

Our mission is to conduct world-class research, teach psychiatry to medical students, develop future researchers in our graduate programme, teach doctors in training, promote excellence in clinical practice, and develop and provide innovative clinical services. We work in close collaboration with clinical services particularly Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, with our leading clinical and translational academics providing a link with the world-class discovery science groups working in Oxford. We are committed to the translation of scientific discovery into benefits for patients. Our role is to champion our patients' interest by making basic research applicable to the causes, the diagnosis, and the treatment of disease. We use clinical and patient observation and experience to motivate and direct basic research, where it is likely to help real life problems. We have built expertise and extensive networks in a variety of research fields from molecular biology to brain imaging, from behavioural research to epidemiology, bringing together clinicians and scientists in all our research groups, and collaborating with leading experts in other departments and institutions. We have especially strong links within Oxford Neuroscience, for example with Experimental Psychology, with the Nuffield Department for Clinical Neuroscience, the Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB), the Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA), and the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine and Oxford Clinical Trials.

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Title	Description	People	Date
Evidence-based strategies for suicide and self-harm prevention	Professor Lennox sits down with Professor Seena Fazel, to discuss his work on better understanding the causes of suicide.	Belinda Lennox, Seena Fazel	8 February, 2024
Suicide prevention and mental health advocacy	Professor Lennox speaks to Ben West, mental health campaigner, best-selling author and social media influencer, about suicide prevention.	Belinda Lennox, Ben West	8 February, 2024
Supporting the mental health of young people	Professor Lennox talks to Cynthia Germanotta and Dr. Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes from 'Born This Way Foundation' and Professor Mina Fazel about the importance of supporting young people’s mental health.	Belinda Lennox, Mina Fazel, Cynthia Germanotta, Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes	11 September, 2023
Protecting mental health in crisis contexts	Professor Lennox is joined by Benjamin Perks from UNICEF, Sabine Rakotomalala, from the World Health Organization and researchers from Oxford’s Department of Social Policy and Intervention, to discuss protecting mental health in crisis contexts.	Belinda Lennox, Benjamin Perks, Sabine Rakotomalala, Jamie Lachman, Isang Awah, Stephanie Eagling-Peche	11 September, 2023
Workplace wellbeing	Professor Lennox sits down with Professor Jan-Emmanuel De Neve to look at what contributes to our wellbeing at work, and the evidence linking happiness and productivity.	Belinda Lennox, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve	11 September, 2023
Building resilient mental health in the workplace	Professor Lennox is joined by Sir John Kirwan, a former New Zealand rugby player and co-founder of workplace wellbeing technology platform Groov, to discuss preventative mental health in the workplace.	Belinda Lennox, John Kirwan	11 September, 2023
Childhood and adolescent anxiety	Professor Lennox sits down with Professors Cathy Creswell and Polly Waite to talk about how anxiety affects young people and the effective new treatments being developed.	Belinda Lennox, Cathy Creswell, Polly Waitse	11 August, 2023
Maternal mental health	Professor Lennox talks to Professors Marian Knight and Fiona Alderdice about how mental illnesses impact women and families in the postnatal period, and the power of speaking out.	Belinda Lennox, Marian Knight, Fiona Alderdice	11 August, 2023
Brain injury and rehabilitation	Professor Belinda Lennox is joined by Professor Heidi Johansen-Berg and Jenny Clarke from the charity SameYou to discuss the impact of traumatic brain injury and how researchers can help patients in their recovery.	Belinda Lennox, Heidi Johansen-Berg, Jenny Clarke	11 August, 2023
Coronavirus and ‘Disease X’	Professor Peter Millican interviews the Oxford scientists working at the forefront of research into Disease X	Peter Millican, Sarah Gilbert, Peter Horby, Jimmy Whitworth, John Bell, Erica Charters	14 January, 2021
Ebola	Professor Peter Millican begins the final episode of this series in 2014, at the onset of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.	Peter Millican, Kevin Decock, Katie Ewer, Brian Angus, Blanche Oguti	14 January, 2021
HIV/AIDS	In the ninth episode of our History of Pandemics season, Professor Peter Millican leaves the perils of influenza behind, only to discover an entirely new virus: HIV.	Peter Millican, Harold Jaffe, John Frater, Kevin Decock, Jimmy Whitworth	14 January, 2021
The 'Spanish' Flu	Professor Peter Millican arrives in the twentieth century, during the last years of the Great War, to a pandemic which you may have read a lot about during the early coverage of our current COVID outbreak.	Peter Millican, John Oxford, Brian Angus, Claas Kirchhelle	14 January, 2021
'Russian' Flu: the pandemic that wasn't?	In this episode, Professor Peter Millican discusses a controversial outbreak...	Peter Millican, Julia Mannherz, Claas Kirchhelle, Brian Angus, Blanche Oguti	14 January, 2021
Cholera	Professor Peter Millican makes it to the nineteenth century to discuss the achievements of John Snow	Peter Millican, Claas Kirchhelle, Brian Angus, Blanche Oguti	14 January, 2021
Smallpox, and Jenner	Welcome to the eighteenth century, at a point when Europe is going through another major smallpox outbreak, a disease that by this point has been plaguing populations around the globe for centuries.	Peter Millican, Claas Kirchhelle, Brian Angus, Blanche Oguti, Erica Charters	1 December, 2020
The Great Plague	in the final plague episode of the series, Professor Peter Millican talks to his guests about the last major outbreak of this horrific disease in seventeenth-century England.	Peter Millican, Paul Slack, Emma Smith, Kees Windland	1 December, 2020
The Black Death	Professor Peter Millican arrives in the fourteenth century and meets history's most notorious plague outbreak.	Peter Millican, Samuel Cohn, Blanche Oguti	1 December, 2020
The Plague of Justinian	Welcome to the Eastern Roman Empire in the sixth century. This time, Professor Peter Millican discusses a plague that historians and medical experts agree was likely the first plague pandemic humanity experienced.	Peter Millican, Michael McCormick, Abigail Buglass	1 December, 2020
Athens: the first plague?	Join Professor Peter Millican in 5th century Athens, a crowded city in the midst of a siege, where a devastating disease had just erupted.	Peter Millican, Tim Rood, Brian Angus, Blanche Oguti, Nicolette D'Angelo	1 December, 2020
Mark Carney on Climate Change	Professor Millican travels to the Bank of England to interview its Governor, Mark Carney.	Peter Millican, Mark Carney	20 December, 2019
Solving climate change - nature or technology?	Solving climate change can involve either mitigation – reducing the greenhouse gases we're putting into the atmosphere – or adaptation – the process of adjusting to our changing environment.	Peter Millican, Nathalie Seddon, Jim Hall, Helen Gavin	20 December, 2019
Is climate conflict inevitable?	In this Futuremakers episode we ask experts the question - is climate conflict inevitable?	Peter Millican, Kate Guy, Troy Sternberg	13 December, 2019
Climate change - who should we sue?	In this episode of Futuremakers, we’re asking what does a rise in litigious climate action mean for society as we race to meet climate targets?	Peter Millican, Fredi Otto, Liz Fisher, Myles Allen	13 December, 2019
Can we be green AND capitalist?	In this episode we ask; can we be green AND capitalist?	Peter Millican, Ben Caldecott, Thomas Hale, Charmain Love, Johan Rockström	28 November, 2019
Should nuclear power be part of our energy system?	Should nuclear power be part of our energy system? Join our host, philosopher Peter Millican, as he explores this topic with experts from Oxford.	Peter Millican, Nick Eyre, Sarah Darby, James Marrow	28 November, 2019
What did the Paris Climate Agreement change?	What did the Paris 2015 Climate Agreement change? what did the politicians at Paris actually achieve?	Peter Millican, Fredi Otto, Richard Miller, Sugandha Srivastav	7 November, 2019
Climate change: do individual actions matter?	Is there still potential for actions on an individual level to shape the future of the planet?	Peter Millican, Susan Jebb, Tina Fawcett, Tristram Walsh	28 October, 2019
How do you build a greener country?	What does the current infrastructure in the UK look like, and how far is it from where we need to be to meet our international commitments?	Peter Millican, Cameron Hepburn, April Burt, Alison Smith	28 October, 2019
Climate change and politics - why haven’t we done more?	With the IPCC warning that policymakers have limited time to keep global warming to a maximum of 1.5° C - why haven’t we done more?	Peter Millican, Caroline Lucas, Ryan Rafaty, Tristram Walsh	28 October, 2019
Twelve years to climate disaster?	The IPCC’s 2018 Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C broke into the public consciousness through media reporting that we only had twelve years to limit climate change catastrophe.	Peter Millican, James Painter, Myles Allen, Helen Johnson	28 October, 2019
Could quantum computing change the world?	Peter Millican tries to discover the truth about a global race to develop the world’s first scalable quantum.	Peter Millican, Peter Leek, David Deutsch, Vera Schafer, David Lucas, Simon Benjamin, Tyson Jones, Natalia Ares, Jason Smith, Andrew Briggs, Chris Timpson, Jamie Vicary, Ali El Kaafarani	11 April, 2019
School Based Approaches for Mental Health Interventions	Outlining the opportunities schools have to work on their own school culture to best support refugee children with mental health problems, and unaccompanied refugee children in schools.	Esther Schroeder, Mina Fazel, Aoife O'Higgins	5 February, 2019
Family, Home and Community Interventions for Refugee Children	How the family, home and community impact refugee children’s mental health and what can be done to support them. Links between parental and children’s mental health, and recognising young people’s agency.	Esther Schroeder, Mina Fazel, Aoife O'Higgins, Katy Robjant	5 February, 2019
Trauma Focussed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT)	What is TF-CBT, how is it used with young people post trauma, and how young people can be assisted to continue with therapy.	Esther Schroeder, Ruth Reed	5 February, 2019
Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)	What is NET, how it is used, who can be trained to do NET, and outlining the sessions.	Esther Schroeder, Mina Fazel, Katy Robjant, Kerry Young	5 February, 2019
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Refugee Children	What traumatic events can increase the risk of having PTSD, how children with PTSD present, what happens in the brain, and grounding techniques.	Esther Schroeder, Kerry Young, Katy Robjant	5 February, 2019
Psychological Assessment Approaches for Refugee Children	Barriers, diagnostic difficulties, and cultural and language considerations for doing a thorough psychological assessment.	Esther Schroeder, Mina Fazel, Ruth Reed, Katy Robjant, Aoife O’Higgins, Kerry Young	5 February, 2019
Season Finale: AI selection box	In the final episode of our series, we’re looking back at the themes we’ve discussed so far, and forward into the likely development of AI.	Gil McVean, Sandra Wachter, Nigel Shadbolt, Peter Millican	8 January, 2019
Is China leading the way in AI?	In the penultimate episode of series one of Futuremakers, we’re looking at the development of AI across the globe.	Peter Millican, Mike Wooldridge, Xiaorong Ding, Sophie-Charlotte Fischer	19 December, 2018
What does AI mean for the future of humanity	Join our host, philosopher Professor Peter Millican, as he explores this topic with three experts from Oxford University.	Peter Millican, Allan Dafoe, Mike Osborne, Jade Leung	12 December, 2018
Has AI changed the way we find the truth?	Around the world, automated bot accounts have enabled some government agencies and political parties to exploit online platforms in dispersing fake messages.	Peter Millican, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Vidya Narayanan, Mimie Liotsiou	6 December, 2018
From Ada Lovelace to Alan Turing, the birth of AI?	Many developments in science are achieved through people being able to ‘stand on the shoulders of giants’ and in the history of AI two giants in particular stand out.	Peter Millican, Ursula Martin, Andrew Hodges, Jacob Ward	19 November, 2018
Does AI have a gender?	Join our host, philosopher Peter Millican, as he explores the topics of gender and AI.	Peter Millican, Gina Neff, Carissa Véliz, Sian Brooke	12 November, 2018
Is AI good for our health?	Join our host, philosopher Peter Millican, as he explores the topic "Is AI good for our health?"	Peter Millican, Alison Noble, Paul Leeson, Jessica Morley	2 November, 2018
Is the banking sector about to change for ever?	AI is already playing a role in the finance sector, from fraud detection, to algorithmic trading, to customer service, and many within the industry believe this role will develop rapidly within the next few years.	Peter Millican, Stephen Roberts, Nir Vulkan, Jannes Klaas	22 October, 2018
Are all algorithms biased?	Our lives are increasingly shaped by automated decision-making algorithms, but do those have in-built biases? If so, do we need to tackle these, and what could happen if we don't?	Peter Millican, Sandra Wachter, Helena Webb, Brent Mittelstadt	22 October, 2018
How will the automation of jobs likely progress?	In 2013 two Oxford academics published a paper entitled 'The Future of Employment: How Susceptible Are Jobs to Computerisation?', estimating that 47% of U.S. jobs were at risk of automation.	Peter Millican, Mike Osborne, Judy Stephenson, David Clifton	22 October, 2018
Trailer: season one launching 22nd October!	Down winding streets, beyond the dreaming spires, inside the college walls, debates are happening - in every study room and lecture theatre - about the future of society. Futuremakers, from the University of Oxford, invites you to that debate.	Peter Millican	16 October, 2018
Dementia, future treatments and research	Prof. Klaus Ebmeier is the Foundation Chair of Old Age Psychiatry. In this interview he gives his point of view on dementia, normal aging and why new treatments are not yet effective.	Klaus Ebmeier	21 March, 2017
The Microbiome and the Brain	An interview with Professor Phil Burnet, who discusses his research into the influence of the gut microbiome on brain health. He talks about novel findings, potential future work, and takes questions from trainee psychiatrists and researchers.	Phil Burnet	30 January, 2017
Cognitive approaches to treating psychosis	Professor Daniel Freeman discusses his research into how psychosis can be treated through the use of cognitive behavioural techniques	Daniel Freeman	12 May, 2016
Exploring psychiatry through images and objects	Dr Charlotte Allan, Academic Clinical Lecturer in Old Age Psychiatry, gives a talk in conjunction with the University Engagement Programme at the Ashmolean Museum.	Charlotte Allan	13 October, 2015
The Oxford Conference on Ageing and Psychiatry Closing Remarks	Dr Charlotte Allan, Academic Clinical Lecturer in Old Age Psychiatry, closes The Oxford Conference on Ageing and Psychiatry.	Charlotte Allan	9 October, 2015
MRC Dementia's platform	Dr Clare Mackay, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, gives a talk for the Oxford Conference on Psychiatry and Ageing.	Clare Mackay	9 October, 2015
Meeting the challenges of dementia research	Dr Emma O'Brien, Science Communications Officer, Alzheimer's Research UK gives a talk for the Oxford Conference on Psychiatry and Ageing.	Emma O’Brien	9 October, 2015
Brain imaging and the Whitehall II Study	Prof Klaus Ebmeier, Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, gives a talk for the Oxford Conference on Psychiatry and Ageing.	Klaus Ebmeier	9 October, 2015
Engaging with the community	Marianne Talbot, author and philospher, gives a talk for the Oxford Conference on Psychiatry and Ageing.	Marianne Talbot	9 October, 2015
Ethical and legal challenges in old age psychiatry	Dr Hugh Series, Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry, Oxford Health NHS FT, gives a talk for the Oxford Conference on Psychiatry and Ageing.	Hugh Series	9 October, 2015
Psychological medicine: the importance of crossing boundaries	Dr Bart Sheehan, Consultant in Psychological Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT, gives the fifth talk in the Oxford Conference on Psychiatry and Ageing.	Bart Sheehan	8 October, 2015
Working in low and middle income countries	Dr Philip Wilkinson, Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry, Oxford Health NHS FT, gives the fourth talk for the Oxford Conference on Psychiatry and Ageing,	Phillip Wilkinson	8 October, 2015
Older people's views of integrated care	Mr Chris Graham, Director of Research and Policy, Picker Institute, gives the third talk in the Oxford Conference on Psychiatry and Ageing.	Chris Graham	8 October, 2015
Policy challenges in population ageing	Dr Laurel Hixon, Research Fellow, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, gives the first talk for the Oxford Conference on Ageing and Psychiatry.	Laurel Hixon	8 October, 2015
The Oxford Conference on Ageing and Psychiatry Opening Remarks	Dr Charlotte Allan gives the opening remarks to the Oxford Conference on Ageing and Psychiatry, held in Wolfson College, Oxford on 28th September 2015.	Charlotte Allan	8 October, 2015
Creating the evidence base for prescribing in psychiatry	Associate Professor Andrea Cipriani discusses his research that involves synthesising evidence for psychiatric medications	Andrea Cipriani	1 June, 2015
Early Intervention in Psychosis	Dr Matthew Broome discusses what is known about predicting the risk of transition to psychosis in high risk groups	Matthew Broome	14 May, 2015
Impact of genetics on neuropsychopharmacology	Professor Paul Harrison discusses the genetics of mental health conditions	Paul Harrison	24 March, 2015
Using ketamine in treatment resistant depression	Dr Rupert McShane is interviewed about his current research into the antidepressant effects of ketamine infusion	Rupert McShane	24 February, 2015
Mental health and suicide in prisons	An interview with Professor Seena Fazel, who discusses his research into prison populations; their mental health problems and suicide risks.	Seena Fazel	10 February, 2015
Antidepressants, neurobiology and therapeutics	Professor Phil Cowen discusses the neurobiological basis of antidepressants and future treatment mechanisms	Phil Cowen	8 December, 2014
Psychological mechanisms of antidepressants	An interview with Catherine Harmer, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Research Fellow at Corpus Christi College, Oxford discussing her research investigating the psychological mechanisms of anti-depressant drug action.	Catherine Harmer	2 July, 2014
The mental health of refugee and asylum seeking children	An interview with Dr Mina Fazel, senior research fellow and consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry, discussing her research developing school-based mental health services.	Mina Fazel	17 June, 2014
Measuring social outcomes in psychiatry	Francis Vergunst is a DPhil student at Oxford University. He speaks to Dr Daniel Maughan about his research into how mental health care affects social outcomes such as housing and employment.	Francis Vergunst	14 April, 2014
Continuity of care	Stephen Puntis is a DPhil student at Oxford University. He speaks to Dr Daniel Maughan about his research into the benefits of continuity of care for patients with severe and enduring mental illness.	Stephen Puntis	14 April, 2014
Assertive outreach in psychiatry	Dr Thurston is a psychiatrist at Oxford who has worked in assertive outreach for many years. He discusses the benefits of assertive outreach and their place in modern psychiatry and gives an overview of how psychiatry has changed over the past 20 years.	David Thurston	25 March, 2014
Suicide Assessment	Professor Hawton is a world leading expert in suicide research. He has written books on the subject and has contributed to UK policy in this area. He speaks to Dr Daniel Maughan about this controversial area of psychiatric research.	Keith Hawton	25 March, 2014
Sustainable mental health	An introduction to key aspects of sustainable mental health, and how this can be applied across the NHS more widely.	Daniel Maughan	21 January, 2014
The causes of early onset psychosis	An interview with Dr Lennox discussing her career in academic psychiatry, and her current research into the causes of early onset psychosis.	Belinda Lennox	21 January, 2014
Psychological medicine	Interview with Professor Sharpe about psychological medicine and his randomised controlled trial investigating the treatment of depression in people with cancer.	Michael Sharpe	15 October, 2013
Community treatment orders	An interview with Professor Burns about social psychiatry and his randomised controlled trial into community treatment orders.	Tom Burns	15 October, 2013
Dementia	An overview of the aetiology, clinical diagnosis and management of dementia.	Charlotte Allan, Daniel Maughan	15 October, 2013
Delirium	An overview of the clinical diagnosis, investigation and management of delirium.	Charlotte Allan, Daniel Maughan	15 October, 2013
Anxiety disorders	An overview of the aetiology, clinical diagnosis and management of anxiety disorders.	Charlotte Allan, Daniel Maughan	15 October, 2013
Schizophrenia	An overview of the aetiology, clinical diagnosis and management of schizophrenia.	Charlotte Allan, Daniel Maughan	15 October, 2013
Bipolar Disorder	An overview of the aetiology, clinical diagnosis and management of bipolar disorder.	Charlotte Allan, Daniel Maughan	15 October, 2013

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