IoP launches new Research Excellence Travel Fellowships The Institute of Psychiatry has launched a new Research Excellence Travel Fellowship scheme as part of its strategy towards developing outstanding early career researchers in the area of mental health and neurosciences. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/jan/Research-Excellence-Travel-Fellowships.aspx?NewsListing_SyndicationType=1 Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk Opioid treatment gets Government go-ahead http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/jan/Supervised-IOT.aspx Research at National Addiction Centre at King's has played a central role in the Department of Health's (DH) recent declaration to commission Phase 2 of the supervised Injectable Opioid Treatment programme. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/jan/Supervised-IOT.aspx Long-term effect of war on healthcare costs http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/jan/healthcare-costs-post-conflict.aspx New research finds that exposure to war and its effect on mental health are linked to a substantial increase in health care costs which remain high years after the conflict, especially for those who remain in the conflict zone rather than migrated. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/jan/healthcare-costs-post-conflict.aspx Researchers identify facial expression for anxiety http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/jan/facial-expression-for-anxiety.aspx Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's have, for the first time, identified the facial expression of anxiety. The facial expression for the emotion of anxiety comprises an environmental scanning look that appears to aid risk assessment. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/jan/facial-expression-for-anxiety.aspx Brain response to cannabis http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/jan/Brain-response-to-THC.aspx Brain imaging studies have allowed scientists to differentiate the effect on the brain of specific chemicals found in cannabis, providing the first experimental evidence of the effect cannabis has on the importance people attach to things they perceive. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:15:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/jan/Brain-response-to-THC.aspx Press Release Drug policies: some effective, some weak, many ill-considered http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/jan/Drug-policies.aspx Decisions on drug policy are too rarely informed by scientific evidence of their effectiveness, according to research led by Professor John Strang, Director of the National Addiction Centre at King's College London published in The Lancet. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/jan/Drug-policies.aspx Press Release Professor Dinesh Bhugra awarded CBE http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/jan/Dinesh-Bhugra-CBE.aspx Professor Dinesh Bhugra, Chair of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity at the Health Service and Population Research Department at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London has been awarded the title of CBE for services to psychiatry. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:52:00 GMT http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/jan/Dinesh-Bhugra-CBE.aspx