RESEARCH PROFILE
- Number of academic staff: 8.
- Number of research students: 9.
- Recent publications and current research projects: Details at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop
Our work has led to: the development of new reliable and accurate diagnostic ‘biomarkers’ for neurodevelopmental disorders associated with abnormalities in social behaviour; the first in vivo studies of infant brain myelination, and the effect of maternal stress and mental illness on this process; innovative methods for measuring the development of brain ‘connectivity’; understanding how abnormalities in this lead to deficits in language/ empathy, and to antisocial behaviour; the strongest evidence yet that psychopathy is a distinct neuro-developmental sub-group of anti-social personality disorder (ASPD), using evidence from MRI scans.
KEY FACTS
Student destinations
Students pursue further research and enhanced careers in mental health and social care as research-oriented clinicians, managers and policy makers.
Head of group/division
Professor Declan Murphy
Duration
Three years FT; six years PT. Accelerated PT rates available - email
iop.educationsupport@kcl.ac.uk for further information. Registration is carried out at four points in the year: October, January, April and July.
Denmark Hill Campus.
Year of entry 2013
Offered by
Institute of Psychiatry
Department of Forensic & Neurodevelopmental Sciences
Closing date
Applications are accepted throughout the year although you are advised to apply as early as possible, and at least three months prior to the date you wish to start. Students will be admitted on the basis of ability by suitably qualified supervisors who are limited in the number of students they may supervise.
Intake
No set number.
Fees
CONTACTS
Contact information
Forensic Mental Health Teaching Unit, tel 020 7848 0624.
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RESEARCH DESCRIPTION
We are one of the few teams in the world bringing together experts in brain development and antisocial behaviour. Our research team members sit on National and International steering and advisory groups (including UK government task forces on ADHD, autism and offenders). We also hold numerous project and programme grants from the EU, the MRC, the Wellcome Trust and NIH (USA).
To find out more please go to the Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences home page. The IoP has close links with the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, including the well known Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals, which makes it the largest academic community in Europe devoted to the advancement of psychiatry. We have links with several other Mental Health Trusts including high and medium secure units and forensic community teams.
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Examining the aetiology of schizophrenia using ERR, sMRI fMRI and genetic analysis.
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Cognitive psychological and functional imaging studies of reality distortion in psychosis, social and antisocial cognition.
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Physical health in SMI, management of acute violence, endocrine effects of antipsychotics.
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Investigating the long term outcome of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; investigating and evaluating treatment programmes for antisocial and violent behaviour.
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Evaluation of community mental health services in forensic mental health, clinical trials in forensic psychiatry, evaluation of offender treatment programmes in forensic mental health care, investigation of ethnicity and pathways into secure care, study of suicide and needs assessment in prisoners.
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ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
General entry advice
Applicants should possess a minimum of an upper second class honours degree from a UK university or the overseas equivalent. Applicants whose qualifications have been gained outside the UK will be checked by the Health Schools Admissions Centre to establish equivalency with these standards before an offer is sent and applicants will need to demonstrate at interview that their background and experience, general education and scolarship are appropriate. All applicants need to possess an adequate level of English competence.
APPLYING TO KING'S
To apply for graduate study at King's you will need to complete our graduate online application form. Applying online makes applying easier and quicker for you, and means we can receive your application faster and more securely.
King's does not normally accept paper copies of the graduate application form as applications must be made online. However, if you are unable to access the online graduate application form, please contact the relevant admissions/School Office at King's for advice.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Firstly identify a suitable supervisor within the relevant department: for a searchable list of available supervisors, please see our website (www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/apps/supervisors). Alternatively, you can contact the department directly for general guidance on potential supervisors whose research interests most closely match those of your own. You will then need to complete an application form, available from our website:
https://myapplication.kcl.ac.uk/ and provide two references. Successful applicants will be required to obtain approval for their research project prior to registration. The relevant form can be downloaded at
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/research/pgr/apply.aspxForms should be completed in collaboration with your prospective supervisor. For information on application and project approval procedures please contact
educationsupport@iop.kcl.ac.uk
PERSONAL STATEMENT & SUPPORTING INFORMATION
No information required.
FUNDING
Students are generally self-funded. Potential sources of funding include the MRC and the NIHR.
Related programme student profile
Psychological Medicine & Psychiatry (Division of) MPhil/PhD, MD(Res)
After graduating as a psychiatrist in my hometown of Porto Alegre in Southern Brazil, I received an award from the Brazilian Research Council and moved to Sao Paulo where I completed an MPhil at the Federal University of Sao Paulo. North American Psychiatry has been the predominant influence in South American Universities, but I had been following the published research from the largest academic community devoted to the study of mental illnesses in Europe, the Institute of Psychiatry.
The funding for my PhD has come from the Education and Research Foundation for University Staff (CAPES). Now, I am developing my research expertise in the section of neurobiology of mood disorders and our purpose is to evaluate aspects of the HPA axis impairment in patients with treatment resistant depression. I wish to pursue a research career as an academic psychiatrist in a university teaching centre.