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Psychological Medicine
|MPhil/PhD
|Part Time, Full Time
RESEARCH PROFILE
Examples of current research: - Twin Studies- understanding the causes of psychiatric illness, in particular the influence of genes (nature) and environment (nurture).
- The Gap Study- The study has three main aims: firstly, to identify new susceptibility genes for psychosis and establish their clinical significance in terms of symptoms, course of illness, response to medication and other biological and neurological traits.
- The AESOP Study (Aetiology and Ethnicity of Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses)- The overall aims of the study are threefold: firstly, to elucidate the overall rates of psychotic disorder in the 3 centres; secondly, to confirm and extend previous findings of raised rates of psychosis in certain migrant groups in the UK; and finally, to explore in detail the biological and social risk factors in these populations and their possible interactions.
- The influence of genes and environment on brain development, and the effects of hormones on brain maturation and development.
- The psychological and social aspects of cancer
KEY FACTS
Head of group/division
Professor Simon Wessely
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.
Location
King's Denmark Hill Campus.
Student destinations
Psychiatrists or psychologists within the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Year of entry 2012
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