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Michael Hoge, PhD, professor of psychiatry, is first author of a paper in Psychiatry Online that describes seven commonly used state policy strategies for addressing the current workforce emergency in behavioral health.

A new grant-funded study led by two Yale School of Medicine researchers will investigate deficient sleep as a mechanism of smoking relapse using a combined imaging study and clinical trial. Chiang-Shan Ray Li, MD, PhD, professor of psychiatry and of neuroscience, and Lisa Fucito, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, are the principal investigators.

Janitza Montalvo-Ortiz, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry, is featured on Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists, a grassroots effort developed to showcase the expertise, talents, and diversity of Hispanic and Latinx scientific faculty.

Annie Harper, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry, spoke to Connecticut Public Radio for a story about the increase in power outages due to climate change, and the need to provide power to people who rely on home medical devices.

The Yale Conference for Alcohol Research and Education (YCARE) 2024 will take place on Saturday, October 19, 2024. The event is a dynamic day of learning, interaction, and collaboration focused on the theme of alcohol research. This year’s in-person event will feature podium talks, breakout sessions, a panel discussion, poster presentations, and more avenues to learn from and network with colleagues.

Yale researchers used machine learning to model how the interplay of neurobiological and environmental factors helps to shape mental health in adolescents.

As suicide rates among young people continue to rise, the Center for Brain and Mind Health at Yale School of Medicine is focusing on ways to prevent these deaths.

Thomas McMahon, PhD, professor emeritus of psychiatry and in the Child Study Center, has been named a fellow in the American Psychological Association's Society of Couple and Family Psychology (APA Division 43).

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is the narrowing of blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the arms, hands, legs, and feet. Often associated with poor outcomes such as amputation, cardiac arrest, and mortality, PAD remains a significant disorder globally with limited understanding of risk factors for its development and severity. Recent studies have identified microvasculature health as important to the pathogenesis and outcomes of PAD.