Child Study Center News

Dylan Gee, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, told The Wall Street Journal that anxiety and depression have been more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that can be tied to difficulties making day-to-day decisions.

Yale researchers have used a machine learning-based approach to uncover disruptions of brain connectivity in children displaying aggression.

Dr. Deepa Camenga as lead author, in collaboration with several Yale DrivSim faculty, published a study focused on examining associations between simulated and self-reported driving among teens with and without prenatal cocaine exposure.

Stephanie Yarnell-Mac Grory, MD, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, and Alexander Westphal, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, are first and senior authors, respectively, of the chapter Neuroscience of Autism in the Legal Context in the book "Handbook of Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Law."

The effects of suicide can ripple through families and communities, leaving loved ones with unexplainable grief and guilt.

Alexander Westphal, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, is co-editor of the book, "Handbook of Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Law"

Endowed Yale Professor joins with mental health practitioners from around the globe to call an end to violence against children

Yale researchers have identified key changes in gene expression and structure within the developing human brain that make it unique among all animal species.