A study led by Simon Baron-Cohen (Department of Psychiatry) has found that children, who later develop autism, have elevated levels of steroid hormones in the womb. The finding may help explain why autism is more common in males than females. However, the researchers caution it should not be used to screen for the condition. The […]
BFI Documentary Award
We are pleased to announce that the Dept of Psychiatry’s latest film won the BFI Film Future Best Documentary Award in the 15-18 age group. Valerie Dunn from the Department said: “Ten of us (5 young people) went along to the Southbank today to the awards screening. There had been over 400 entries and today the […]
First biological marker for major depression identified
Teenage boys who show a combination of depressive symptoms and elevated levels of the ‘stress hormone’ cortisol are up to fourteen times more likely to develop major depression than those who show neither trait, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust. In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science, researchers […]
