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Jeremy Weleff, DO, instructor of psychiatry; resident Julio Nunes, MD; and Dale Sebastian, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry are co-authors of a review in Psychiatric Services that examines the impact of patient suicide on health care professionals, assesses available support resources, and evaluates "postvention" efforts.

Frank Buono, PhD, associate research scientist in psychiatry, and Asher Marks, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, are guest editors of the journal, "Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking." The issue focusses on the virtual reality of medical education in cyberpsychology, behavior, and social networking.

Twenty five residents graduated from the Yale Department of Psychiatry Residency Program at a ceremony June 20 at the New Haven Lawn Club.

Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) are aware of and engage in modifications of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), according to a study published online June 17 in Pediatrics.

Marc Potenza, MD, PhD, Steven M. Southwick Professor of Psychiatry and professor in the Child Study Center and of neuroscience, spoke to The New York Times for a story about using summer to reset family social media rules.

As many as four out of every 10 teenagers and young adults who vape are modifying their e-cigarettes in ways that could expose them to burns, lung injury, and covert use of marijuana, a team of Yale Department of Psychiatry scientists found.

Michael McClurkin, MD, MPP, a fourth-year resident, has been awarded a 2024-25 fellowship position with the American Psychoanalytic Association.

Philip Corlett, PhD; Jane Taylor, PhD; and Summer Thompson, PhD, are co-authors of a study in Cell Reports that uncovered how one specific region of the brain might causally provoke feelings of paranoia.

YCSC Assistant Professor of Child Psychiatry Ayotunde Ayobello, MD delivered a special Grand Rounds lecture in May as part of the center’s Max Ritvo ’13 and Alan B. Slifka ’51 Program for the Medical Humanities. Following this session, in which he outlined his journey as an artist and a psychiatrist, his 6x4 foot oil painting titled “Heritage and Legacy" was officially unveiled.