A ‘VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION’ TO… DRUGS FOR MENTAL HEALTH

Calendar
When:
June 29, 2016 @ 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm
2016-06-29T12:30:00+01:00
2016-06-29T13:15:00+01:00
Where:
Blackwells Bookshop
Broad St
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3BQ
UK
Cost:
Free
Contact:
The Oxfordshire Science Festival
Email
Health Medicine Psychology Science
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Date/Time: Wednesday 29 June 12:30-13:15
Venue: Blackwell’s Bookshop, Oxford
Admissions: Free, Drop-In
Suitability: 14+
Find out more: www.oxscifest.org

Explore mental health questions with authors of the ‘A very short introduction’ series, and researchers and health practitioners from the Oxford Academic Health Science Network.

Today’s session: Drugs can help patients suffering from various mental illnesses like depression, anxiety or schizophrenia. How do these drugs work in the brain? How to ensure the safety of patients? Get ‘a very short introduction’ to drugs for psychotherapy, and dive into a thought-provoking discussion with pharmacologist Les Iversen.