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Yale School of Public Health researchers say that a dramatic increase in the use of opioid disorder medications in residential treatment facilities over the past decade was driven by a new Medicaid reimbursement plan and new treatment facilities entering the market. The insight may prove helpful for policymakers seeking to improve the quality of care.

Vinod Srihari, MD, professor of psychiatry, is guest editor for a special issue of the journal Schizophrenia Research. The issue includes contributions led by Yale affiliates Laura Yoviene Sykes, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry; Walter S. Mathis, MD, associate professor of psychiatry; and Sumeyra Tayfur, PhD, postdoctoral associate.

Co-first authors Ruth Asch, PhD, and Siyan Fan, PhD, and senior author Irina Esterlis, PhD, collaborated on a study published in Biological Psychiatry that provides the first in vivo evidence of synaptic deficits in bipolar disorder and offers preliminary evidence suggesting psychotropic medications may differentially influence brain structure and function.

Applications will be accepted until January 31, 2026, for an eight-week undergraduate summer internship at Yale Child Study Center offered annually in partnership with the Department of Pediatrics. Interns are placed with faculty members focused on various areas of child health and well-being. Fields of study include and cut across neuroscience, developmental, and clinical areas.

2025 marked a major year of growth, collaboration, and measurable progress for the STEP Learning Collaborative (STEP LC), Connecticut’s statewide learning health system for early psychosis. As we reflect on the second year of implementation since launching in February 2024, we see both expanding reach and deepening engagement across clinical, educational, community, and systems-level workstreams. In this post, we share key impacts from 2025, alongside broader program activities that shaped the continued development of a coordinated, statewide approach to early psychosis care in Connecticut.

The Neurology Advisor Team spoke with Nishant Mishra, MD, PhD, FRCP, FAHA, at AES 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. Interview: https://www.neurologyadvisor.com/reports/video-post-stroke-epilepsy-aes-2025-expert-insights/

A new Yale study investigates how cortisol, a stress-related hormone, helps the brain build emotional memories.

Vaughn R. Steele, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry, is first author of a letter in The American Journal of Psychiatry that argues rTMS for substance use disorders is safe and effective.

Irritability is a normal response to frustrations, but it can sometimes signal an underlying mental health disorder, like depression or anxiety.