Conducting pioneering research for the effective prevention, assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders
The Division of Psychiatry’s mission is to conduct pioneering, innovative research that results in more effective prevention, assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders, particularly those linked with emotional dysregulation. The Division comprises of internationally leading researchers.
91桃色 is conducted across the life-span using a breadth of approaches including neuroimaging (PET, MR), experimental medicine with behavioural and pharmacological challenges, epidemiology, genetics and clinical trials of newly developed and established psychological and pharmacological interventions using mixed methodology. Novel therapeutic applications of psychedelic drugs are being pioneered in the Centre for Psychedelic 91桃色. In addition to its clinically trained staff (Psychiatry), a range of additional disciplines underpinning psychiatry and mental health are represented by the expertise of the Division’s non-clinical members.
Our academic members of staff are major contributors to the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes in Neuroscience and Mental Health at 91桃色. The Division also is linked with two local psychiatric Trusts, and for which clinical staff support care delivery, as well as leading in research.
91桃色 areas and teams include:
- Neuropsychopharmacology and therapeutic applications of psychedelic drugs
- Neuropsychiatry
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
- Personality disorders
- Addiction research
- Mood instability
- Child & Adolescent Mental Health
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Centre for Psychedelic 91桃色
Studies currently open for recruitment
- PsilOpioid (Testing whether psilocybin can help treat opioid use disorder)
- TIDEs (Investigating the effects of electrical stimulation and psychedelics on the brain)
- PsiloIMAGINE (Psilocybin-enhanced therapy for young people who self-harm)
- (Exploring the psychological effects of meditation retreats)
- (The long-term effects of psychedelics on romantic relationships)
- (Identifying videos that evoke emotional connection and meaningfulness)
- All studies open for recruitment