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Residents, Fellows, Faculty, Staff Honored at 2022 Commencement Ceremonies
The Yale Department of Psychiatry honored residents, fellows, faculty, and staff at its annual Residency & Fellowship Commencement Ceremony held June 16 and 17.
30 Jun 2022
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Major autism study underway-Yale researchers leading the charge
A study that could transform the way autism is diagnosed, tracked and treated and the work is being done in New Haven.
Source: WTNH.com
5 May 2016
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Yale researchers making headway in quest to solve autism’s mysteries
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now estimates that 1 in 68 U.S. children are on the autism spectrum. For boys the number is even higher with 1 in 54 affected. As the numbers climb, autism remains a frustrating mystery for families, clinicians, and researchers.
12 Mar 2015
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Our Kids' Brains Hurt From Using Technology
Mark Rego, MD, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry, spoke to Forbes about the impact technology and screen time is having on our brain.
Source: Forbes
5 Dec 2022
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Durkheim’s Theory of Social Integration and Suicide Revisited: Is It Diversity of Social Networks or Perceived Strength of Social Support That Matters?
Peter Na, MD, MPH; Tanner Bommersbach, MD, MPH; Robert Pietrzak, PhD, MPH; and Greg Rhee, PhD, are authors of a paper in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry that found greater diversity of social networks was more strongly associated with lower risks of suicidal ideation and attempt than perceived strength of social support.
Source: The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
5 Dec 2022
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Grant Will Help Yale Team Develop Diagnostic Tool to Evaluate Tumors
The Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI) has awarded a research pilot award to an interdisciplinary team of Yale researchers for a project titled, “Utilizing Machine Learning to Model the Volumetric Growth of Vestibular Schwannomas.”
1 Dec 2022
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Study: Alzheimer's Drug Shows Modest Success Slowing Declines in Memory, Thinking
Christopher Van Dyck, MD, professor of psychiatry and director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit, spoke about an experimental drug for Alzheimer's disease patients at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease meeting in San Francisco in November.
Source: NPR
30 Nov 2022
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Brennand Chosen to Receive ACNP's 2022 Daniel H. Efron Research Award
The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) will award Kristen J. Brennand, PhD, its 2022 Daniel H. Efron Research Award for outstanding basic research contributions to neuropsychopharmacology.
28 Nov 2022
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Doctor, You Are Still Human
Prioritizing personal mental health and well-being remains essential for doctors, writes Eunice Yuen, MD, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and in the child study center, and colleague Christine Ko, MD, in Medpage Today.
Source: Medpage Today
28 Nov 2022
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Provision of Mental Health Services in the Veterans Health Administration: A Nationwide Comparison With Other Providers
On average, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) mental healthcare facilities offer significantly more treatment modalities, specialized services, and dedicated treatment programs than non-VHA facilities, according to a new study by Yale Psychiatry researchers published online in Psychiatric Services.
21 Nov 2022
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Yale Study Seeks to Understand Neurobiology Underlying Bipolar Disorder Vs. Major Depressive Disorder
Yale scientists, including Sophie Holmes, PhD; Ruth Asch, PhD; and Irina Esterlis, PhD, used positron emission tomography to understand the neurobiology underlying bipolar disorder versus major depressive disorder. The findings were published in Biological Psychiatry.
Source: Biological Psychiatry
16 Nov 2022
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Cook, Simiola Awarded PCORI Grant
Joan Cook, PhD, professor of psychiatry, and Vanessa Simiola, research assistant, have been awarded a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute grant to implement written exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in six civilian health care systems across the United States.
Source: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
15 Nov 2022
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Federal Grant Will Fund PRCH's 'Recovery Finance' Project
Researchers from the Yale Department of Psychiatry’s Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH), including Annie Harper, PhD, associate research scientist in psychiatry; and Chyrell Bellamy, PhD, professor of psychiatry and director of PRCH, have been awarded a $1.675 million grant by the National Institute On Minority Health And Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health.
10 Nov 2022
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Na Selected to Receive SOBP Travel Fellowship Award
Peter Na, MD, MPH, assistant professor of psychiatry, has been selected to receive a 2023 Society of Biological Psychiatry Travel Fellowship Award for the 2023 annual meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP).
9 Nov 2022
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Antidepressants Don’t Work the Way Many People Think
Gerard Sanacora, MD, PhD, George D. and Esther S. Gross Professor of Psychiatry, spoke to The New York Times about the effectiveness of antidepressants.
Source: The New York Times
9 Nov 2022
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Physician-Legislators in Federal and State Government in 2022
Tanvee Varma, a third-year student at Yale School of Medicine, and Matthew Goldenberg, MD, MSc, associate professor of psychiatry, are co-authors of a paper in JAMA that reports on the number of physicians who hold public office.
Source: JAMA
8 Nov 2022
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Does Street Outreach Engage Its Intended Target Population? Clinical Experience in the Veteran’s Health Administration Homeless Service Programs
Emma Lo, MD; Jack Tsai, PhD; Elina Stefanovics, PhD; and Robert Rosenheck, MD, are co-authors of a paper in Psychiatric Quarterly that found veterans engaged through clinical street outreach programs reported substantially more days of unsheltered homelessness than a clinic-referred group of veterans.
Source: Psychiatric Quarterly
7 Nov 2022
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Tobacco Promotion Restriction Policies on Social Media
Grace Kong, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, is first author of a paper in Tobacco Control that examines self-imposed policies regarding tobacco promotion on popular social media platforms.
Source: Tobacco Control
4 Nov 2022
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Harvanek Selected for ACLP William Webb Fellowship Program
The Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP) has selected Zachary Harvanek, MD, PhD, for its 2022-23 William Webb Fellowship Program.
3 Nov 2022
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Verplaetse Presents to NIDA and NIAAA
Terril L. Verplaetse, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry, was selected to participate in the joint National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Early Career Investigator Showcase (ECIS) on November 2.
2 Nov 2022