Ksenija Yeeles

Ksenija Yeeles is a Research Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford, affiliated with the Social Psychiatry Group. She joined Oxford in 2007 and holds a DPhil in Psychiatry (University of Oxford) and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology (University of Zagreb). Her work focuses on improving mental health care for severe mental illnesses like psychosis through rigorous clinical trial methodologies.

Her current research explores neuro-immunological mechanisms underlying psychosis and developing novel treatments. Previously, she investigated treatment adherence strategies in community psychiatric care, including the use of coercion and financial incentives. Earlier work at Queen Mary University of London examined outcomes of involuntary hospital admissions and long-term effects of war trauma on mental health.

No specific scientific awards or grants are mentioned in the provided text. She has not listed formal advisees, though her leadership in clinical trials implies collaborative research roles. Her affiliations include the Social Psychiatry Group (Oxford) and prior work at the Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry (Queen Mary).