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Dementia Awareness Open Day
News published on March 1, 2018
An open day for the public, with talks on current dementia research, information stands and interactive exhibits.
Study finds that antidepressants are more effective than placebo at treating acute depression in adults
News published on February 21, 2018
Meta-analysis of 522 trials includes the largest amount of unpublished data to date, and finds that antidepressants are more effective than placebo for short-term treatment of acute depression in adults.
Oxford Health helping recruit patients for pioneering dementia study
News published on February 15, 2018
People visiting Oxford Health memory clinics will be asked if they want to take part in the trial.
Event: public talk on Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Disease
News published on February 13, 2018
Joint talk on 15th March by researchers National Institute of Health Research Oxford Health and Oxford Biomedical Research Centres.
Dementia care improved by just one hour of social interaction each week
News published on February 7, 2018
Increasing the amount of social interaction for people with dementia living in care homes to just one hour a week improves quality of life when combined with personalised care.
£4 million project to make VR treatments available to NHS mental health services
News published on February 1, 2018
Clinical psychologist Professor Daniel Freeman is leading a project to make effective virtual reality treatments available to NHS patients.
Oxford Health researchers on BBC 2’s ‘Trust Me I’m a Doctor’
News published on November 1, 2017
Dr Belinda Lennox and Dr Daniel Freeman’s work is featured in a mental health special.
Dolphin brains show signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
News published on October 23, 2017
A study by Oxford Health old age psychiatrist is the first to find signs of the disease in a wild animal.
Research on World Mental Health Day
News published on October 10, 2017
Find out what we’re doing to find better treatments for mental health problems.
Preventing dementia: how hard can it be?
News published on September 13, 2017
Dr Simon Lovestone on the promises and pitfalls of finding out how to prevent Alzheimer’s Disease.