Tackling mental illness
Our Research ProjectsOur world-class researchers are working tirelessly to better understand, diagnose and treat mental illness.
Can Brain Circuit Issues Cause OCD?
Principal investigator:Dr Golam Khandaker and Professor Peter Jones
Dr Golam Khandaker and Professor Peter Jones will use cutting edge statistics to test if inflammation can explain why people develop depression and heart disease together.
The Effects Of Group Support Psychotherapy Delivered By Lay Health Workers On Depression Among Persons Living With HIV In Northern Uganda
Principal investigator:Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu
Can HIV health workers in rural Uganda be trained to treat the mental health of their patients as well as the physical?
Innovative Attention Training to Achieve Stable Remission in Depression
Principal investigator:Associate Professor Ernst Koster
Can new techniques to train attention stop depression from coming back?
Developing More Accessible Evidence-based Psychological Treatments For Pathological Worry And Rumination In Generalised Anxiety And Depressive Disorders
Principal investigator:Professor Michelle Moulds
Professor Moulds studies rumination, and her work could develop new ways to treat people affected by mental health issues.
Understanding The Role Of Appetite In The Development Of Eating Disorders
Principal investigator:Dr Clare Llewellyn
How does appetite and a parents’ approach to feeding impact the development of eating disorders?
A Tool to Predict Which Antidepressant is Most Effective
Principal investigator:Claire Gillan
Dr Claire Gillan is creating an internet-based tool which could predict how effective antidepressants will be for different individuals.
Help Overcome and Predict the Emergence of Suicide (HOPES)
Principal investigator:Dr Anne-Laura van Harmelen
The HOPES project aims to develop a model to predict who is at risk of suicide, analysing brain scans and data on suicidal behaviour and traits of young people.
Adolescent Data Platform
Principal investigator:Professor Ann John
The ADP aims to improve the speed and effectiveness of research into young people’s mental health with an unprecedented new resource for scientists and policy-makers.
Can Virtual Reality Help Treat Schizophrenia?
Principal investigator:Associate Professor Andrew Thompson
Can we leverage the power of virtual reality to treat schizophrenia?
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