Research

The future in mind

We work closely in partnership with the Institute of Psychiatry King's College London. The scientists and researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry are dedicated to finding out more about mental health problems and diseases of the brain. Their ultimate goal is to develop treatments and services that can cure or dramatically improve people's quality of life, and to prevent mental illness and brain disease from developing.

The Institute's work ranges from visualising the living, thinking brain 'in action' using the latest imaging technology to identify variations in genes, and discovering the ways they interact with the environment. One of the real strengths of the Institute is that these high-tech methods are being applied by scientists and clinicians working side-by-side, striving to make things better for patients. Another strength, is the wide range of expertise that exists across the Institute, including epidemiologists, cognitive behavioural therapists and service user research experts. You can find out more in the Research Section of this website.