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Cambridge researchers are advancing understanding of mental illness and wellbeing – and putting this into practice.

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Genetic variants for autism linked to higher rates of self-harm and childhood maltreatment

29 Oct 2019

People with a higher genetic likelihood of autism are more likely to report higher childhood maltreatment, self-harm and suicidal thoughts according...

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Antidepressant use more than doubles among over 65s in two decades

07 Oct 2019

The proportion of people aged over 65 on antidepressants has more than doubled in two decades, according to new research led by the University of...

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The Pict warrior fighting her inner demons

11 Sep 2019

How games developers, a Cambridge psychiatrist and people who live with hearing voices helped bring to life the psychoses experienced by the lead...

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University joins Mind initiative to boost mental health support

10 Sep 2019

Cambridge is one of 10 UK universities taking part in a new pilot programme to help support mental health provision for students and staff.

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Police workforce: almost one in five suffer with a form of PTSD

09 May 2019

Rates of PTSD in the police service revealed as close to five times higher than in the UK population. Cambridge researchers and a policing charity...

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State of Madness: Psychiatry, Literature, and Dissent After Stalin

25 Apr 2019

Towards the end of the 1960s, rumours began to spread that nonconformist citizens of the USSR were being diagnosed with mental illnesses and confined...

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Research at the chalk face: connecting academia and schools

25 Mar 2019

Researchers in Cambridge’s Faculty of Education are working with teachers to improve the experience of learning in the East of England – and boost...

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Recalling happy memories during adolescence can reduce risk of depression

14 Jan 2019

Recalling positive events and experiences can help protect young people against depression in later life, suggests new research published today.

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Cambridge receives £100 million for major new children’s hospital

10 Dec 2018

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, has announced up to £100 million of public capital for an innovative children’s...

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Marmoset study gives insights into loss of pleasure in depression

04 Dec 2018

‘Anhedonia’ (the loss of pleasure) is one of the key symptoms of depression. An important component of this symptom is an inability to feel...

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Inside the mind of a young person

15 Nov 2018

Our brains begin to form in the womb but continue to take shape into adolescence. In a series of articles, we look at how the latest research could...

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Brain training app helps reduce OCD symptoms, study finds

23 Oct 2018

A ‘brain training’ app developed at the University of Cambridge could help people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) manage their...

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