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  • 6 August 2026

Promising results from first publicly funded UK randomised trial of psilocybin for depression

Experimental Medicine and Novel Therapeutics
Pregnant women doing yoga
  • 3 July 2026

Yoga and Omega-3 as effective as psychological therapy for depression in pregnancy

Psychosis and Mood Disorders
Teen boy sitting on skateboard using his smartphone
  • 2 March 2026

New study reveals innovative method to identify adolescents at highest risk of developing depression

Psychosis and Mood Disorders
Two adults in conversation
  • 4 February 2026

New funding for UK mental health research in under-served areas

Informatics

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Outside of King's IoPPN
  • 29 January 2026

King’s College London plays major role in £50 million government funded programme into mental health research

A closeup of a patient with some medication
  • 22 October 2025

Research establishes wide variation in physical side-effects of antidepressants

Psychosis and Mood Disorders
Ketamine could treat depression by interacting with the brain’s ‘opioid system’
  • 24 July 2025

Ketamine could treat depression by interacting with the brain’s ‘opioid system’

Experimental Medicine and Novel Therapeutics
Who benefits from antidepressants? Using medication switching as a measure of non-response
  • 28 May 2025

Who benefits from antidepressants? Using medication switching as a measure of non-response

Trials, Genomics and Prediction
A graphic of a upset woman
  • 25 March 2025

Biological pathway in the brain could help explain why teenage girls are more depressed than boys

Psychosis and Mood Disorders
A person is holding a pill and a glass of water, preparing to take medication
  • 13 March 2025

Three quarters of people who have taken antidepressants say they were helpful

Psychosis and Mood Disorders
Illustration of DNA with people
  • 14 January 2025

Global study pinpoints genes for depression across ethnicities

Psychosis and Mood Disorders
Close-up of DNA strands, with one highlighted in red against a blurred blue background
  • 28 May 2024

Depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder linked with ancient viral DNA in our genome – new research

Trials, Genomics and Prediction
A diverse group of young adults sits in a circle, engaging in a lively discussion
  • 15 May 2024

Day workshop in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy effectively reduces depression in 16-18 year olds

Child Mental Health and Neurodevelopmental Disorders