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Department Pilots Mentorship Program For Junior Faculty

05/29/2012: Yale's Department of Psychiatry is piloting a new mentorship program to provide targeted support for junior faculty members to help them navigate the promotion process, take advantage of as many career development opportunities as possible and ultimately, to make their strongest case for advancement.

2012 Lustman Research Awards Announced

05/17/2012: The Yale Department of Psychiatry is proud to announce the recipients of the 2012 Seymour Lustman Research Awards in Psychiatry, Drs. Chadi Abdallah and Kyle Williams.

Powsner Begins Term as Head of Emergency Psychiatry Association

05/07/2012: Seth Powsner, MD, professor of psychiatry and of emergency medicine at Yale is the new president of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry. His two-year term began this month at the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA.

Using Technology to Connect Veterans with Mental Health Care

05/03/2012: Linda Godleski, MD, associate professor of psychiatry at Yale, speaks with Stone Phillips about the promise of Telemental Health. Watch the video report.

Funding Will Further Study of Bipolar Disorder in Adolescence

04/10/2012: The International Bipolar Foundation (IBPF) will fund a project exploring the development of bipolar disorder in adolescence led by Hilary Blumberg, MD, associate professor of psychiatry, in the Child Study Center and of diagnostic radiology. Blumberg is the director of the Mood Disorders Research Program at Yale.

Esperanza Diaz Recognized as Outstanding Mentor of Psychiatric Trainees

04/09/2012: Esperanza Diaz, MD, associate professor of psychiatry at Yale, will receive the inaugural Area 1 American Psychiatric Association Member-in-Training Mentor Award. Dr. Diaz is medical director of the Connecticut Mental Health Center's Hispanic Clinic and the Connecticut Latino Behavioral Health System, and is an associate program director of the Yale School of Medicine's Psychiatry Residency Program.

Genetic Mutations at Conception Linked to Many Cases of Autism

04/04/2012: About 15 percent of autism cases in families with a single autistic child are associated with spontaneous mutations, Yale researchers report in the journal Nature. Matthew State, MD, PhD, professor of psychiatry, is senior author. Yale news release / New York Times article

Record Number of Applicants Produces Psychology Section Class of 2013

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04/02/2012: The Psychology Section of the Yale Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce the twenty-one new Fellows who will join its psychology pre-doctoral internship program in July. The group, who will become the Section's Class of 2013, was determined by a national Match process and announced on Friday, February 24th. This year, a record 359 individuals submitted applications to train at Yale.

Delphin-Rittmon Appointed Senior Advisor in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

03/26/2012: Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, has accepted a political appointment in the Administration of President Barack Obama as Senior Advisor to the Administrator in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Office of Policy, Planning, and Innovation. SAMHSA is an Agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Department Announces 2012 Match Results

03/26/2012: On Friday, March 16th, medical students from as near as Yale and as far as South Africa learned they had matched to Yale's psychiatry residency program.

VA Physician Receives APA Teaching Award

03/15/2012: The American Psychiatric Association (APA) and its Council on Medical Education and Lifelong Learning have selected Louis Trevisan, MD, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry, as a recipient of the Nancy C.A. Roeske, MD, Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Medical Student Education.

Surgeon General Releases New Report on Youth Smoking

03/08/2012: Yale's Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, is a contributing author of the Surgeon General's latest report on tobacco use among youth. Released today, the report details the scope, health consequences and influences that lead to youth tobacco use and strategies that prevent its use. View the report

Howard Zonana is Recipient of Forensic Psychiatry Award

03/05/2012: The American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) has selected Howard Zonana, MD, Yale Professor of Psychiatry, to receive the 2012 Isaac Ray Award. This prestigious honor is based on Dr. Zonana's decades of demonstrated leadership and outstanding achievements in the field of forensic psychiatry.

Krystal to Speak on Alcoholism Research at APA

02/27/2012: John H. Krystal, MD, chair of the Yale Department of Psychiatry, will present the Frontiers of Science Lecture titled "Glutamate, Dopamine, and Alcoholism: From Vulnerability to Treatment" as part of a special NIAAA-organized track at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Details

PHOTOS: 2012 Yale Psychiatry Alumni Reception

On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association.
John H. Krystal, MD (right), Robert L. McNeil Jr. Professor of Translational Research and psychiatry department chair, presented Aaron T. Beck, MD (left) with the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award. The plaque included Dr. Beck's 1946 Yale School of Medicine class photo.
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Pictured (l to r): William H. Sledge, MD; Seth Powsner, MD; and John H. Krystal, MD.
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Pictured (l to r): Connie Ferguson; Michael H. Ebert, MD; and Ellen Ebert.
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Pictured (l to r): Troy Thompson, MD; Barry Chaitin, MD; Marcia Goin, MD; Jon Streltzer, MD; and William H. Sledge, MD.
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Pictured (l to r): Katherine Kennedy, MD; Aaron T. Beck, MD; and Edward "Ted" Kennedy, Jr.
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Pictured (l to r): Shaukat Khan, MD; Linda Barr, MD; Ismene Petrakis, MD; Paul Morrissey, LTC, MD; and Michael Sernyak, MD.
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Pictured (l to r): Christina Arredondo, MD; David Matuskey, MD; and Carla Marienfeld, MD.
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Adam Kaul, MD (left); and Kevin Spicer, MD (right).
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Pictured (l to r): John H. Krystal, MD; Aaron T. Beck, MD; and Vladimir Coric, MD.
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Arthur Evans, PhD (left); and Samantha Matlin, PhD (right).
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Pictured (l to r): Juan Diaz, LCSW; Esperanza Diaz, MD; and Lily Arora, MD.
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Srijan Sen, MD, PhD (left); and David Matuskey, MD (right).
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Pictured (l to r): Sally Satel, MD; Aaron T. Beck, MD; and Walter Reich, MD.
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Michelle Joy, MD (left); and Jonathan Savant (right).
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Pictured (l to r): Elspeth Ritchie, MD; LCDR Paul Sargent, MD; Harold Kudler, MD; Sally Satel, MD; Robert Koffman, MD, MPH; and Linda Barr, MD.
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
J. Craig Nelson, MD (left) and Connie Ferguson (right).
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Andrea Levy, MD (left) and Jill Shannahan, MD, MPH (right).
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Colleen Livingston, MD (left); and Barry Chaitin, MD (right).
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Magdalena Wiltz MD (left); and Magdalena Reyes, MD (right).
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Robert Rohrbaugh, MD (left); and Jerrold Post, MD (right).
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
John H. Krystal, MD (left); and Neal Swerdlow, MD, PhD (right)
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Pictured (l to r): Torrey Creed, PhD; Douglas Turkington, MD; David Kingdon, MD; Aaron T. Beck, MD; and Alan Gruenberg, MD.
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Stephen Kanes, MD, PhD (left); and Vladimir Coric, MD (right).
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Steven Southwick, MD (left); and Katherine Kennedy, MD (right).
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Charles Dike, MD (left); and Sosunmolu Shoyinka, MD (right).
On May 7, 2012 Yale's Department of Psychiatry held its alumni reception at the Union League of Philadelphia during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Aaron T. Beck, MD '46 was presented the Yale Psychiatry Distinguished Alumni Award.
Pictured (l to r): Amelia Villagomez, MD; Mary Ellen Savage, MD; and Carla Marienfeld, MD.

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