A new paper published in Translational Psychiatry by Michal Graczyk, Barbara Sahakian, Trevor Robbins and Karen Ersche identified noradrenaline transporter gene polymorphism which interacts with cocaine use disorder diagnosis, impairing patient’s self-control. Cocaine use is a growing public health concern, with estimated 20 million users worldwide. However, not everyone who uses cocaine develops cocaine addiction, […]
Archives for February 2023
The role of cerebral small vessel disease in dementia
Audrey Low has just completed her PhD on the role of cerebral small vessel disease in dementia Research group: Old Age Psychiatry Supervisor: John T O’Brien and Hugh Markus Can you give us a short background into what your PhD was about? As my thesis title suggests, my PhD research investigated […]
Hospitality and real estate sectors have highest rates of common mental health problems
Mental health problems such as depression are most common in the hospitality and real estate sectors, but – at least before the COVID-19 pandemic – were on the increase across the board, according to new research. We would still strongly encourage industry leaders to take an urgent look and try to identify and address the […]
The relationship between parental mental health and child psychiatric disorder
We caught up with Jessica O’Logbon, who has just completed her MPhil on the relationship between parental mental health and child psychiatric disorder in the Survey of Mental Health in Children and Young People in England 2017. Research group: MHCYP/RESHAPE Supervisor: Prof Tamsin Ford Advisor: Dr Joanna Anderson • Can you give us a short […]