https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-rss/?title=Latest%20News&orgId=122105 A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Structural Health and Psychology (SHP) Lab en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:42:28 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/program-for-recovery-and-community-health-releases-new-issue-of-the-perch/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/program-for-recovery-and-community-health-releases-new-issue-of-the-perch/ The Program for Recovery and Community Health has released the latest issue of "The Perch," a creative arts journal focused on mental health. Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:00:00 Z https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/09/10/political-gaslighting-comic/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/09/10/political-gaslighting-comic/ How do we know if a politician is gaslighting us? Robin Stern and Marc Brackett give us five things to look out for as we navigate this fall's political landscape. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/advancing-emotion-understanding-ability/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/advancing-emotion-understanding-ability/ Dr. James Floman introduced evidence across five validity studies for three novel tests that advance theoretical and empirical scholarship on emotion understanding and applications to promote mental well-being this summer at the International Society for Research on Emotions in Belfast, Ireland.   Fri, 23 Aug 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/2024-residents-fellows-honored-at-annual-commencement-ceremonies/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/2024-residents-fellows-honored-at-annual-commencement-ceremonies/ Twenty five residents graduated from the Yale Department of Psychiatry Residency Program at a ceremony June 20 at the New Haven Lawn Club. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/prch-yale-latino-recovery-colectivo-launch-third-year-of-disability-lived-experience-action-network-grant/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/prch-yale-latino-recovery-colectivo-launch-third-year-of-disability-lived-experience-action-network-grant/ The Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH) and Yale Latino Recovery Colectivo have launched the third year of their Disability Lived Experience Action Network grant. Fri, 03 May 2024 04:00:00 Z https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(23)00394-2/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(23)00394-2/fulltext Kimberly Guy, Richard Youins, and Chyrell Bellamy, PhD, MSW, are co-authors of the essay "Reimagining Holistic Care for Black People: Black Americans With Lived Experience Reflect" published in The Lancet Psychiatry. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 05:00:00 Z https://www.madinamerica.com/2023/11/yale-researchers-propose-epistemic-justice-as-key-to-mental-health-system-overhaul/ https://www.madinamerica.com/2023/11/yale-researchers-propose-epistemic-justice-as-key-to-mental-health-system-overhaul/ In a new chapter for the book “Recovering the US Mental Healthcare System,” Rebecca Miller, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, and Anthony Pavlo, PhD, associate research scientist in psychiatry, explore the transformative potential of epistemic justice in moving mental healthcare systems past traditional medical models. Wed, 15 Nov 2023 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/in-memoriam-miraj-u-desai-phd-1982-2023/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/in-memoriam-miraj-u-desai-phd-1982-2023/ Miraj U. Desai, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, died suddenly on November 5, 2023. He was 41. Desai was an assistant professor at the Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH) in the Department of Psychiatry. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 17:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/in-memoriam-miraj-u-desai-phd/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/in-memoriam-miraj-u-desai-phd/ It is with immense sadness that the Yale Department of Psychiatry shares the news of the sudden death of Miraj Desai, PhD, at the age of 41 on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Miraj was an assistant professor at the Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH) of the Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. Fri, 10 Nov 2023 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/desai-structural-psychology-launch/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/desai-structural-psychology-launch/ The academic and generational experiences of Miraj U. Desai, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry, have come together in the Structural Health and Psychology (SHP) Lab, where Desai investigates the structural bases of health, equity, and inequity, as well as in a new field Desai created, called structural psychology. Structural psychology spans the entire translational science spectrum, inclusive of basic, clinical, community, and population health research. Thu, 25 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2949875923001078?dgcid=author https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2949875923001078?dgcid=author Affiliates of Imani Breakthrough, including first author Ayana Jordan, MD, PhD, and Chyrell Bellamy, MD, MSW, chronicle the program in Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. Imani Breakthrough is a two-phase 22-week intervention developed by the community, run by facilitators with lived experience and church members, that is implemented in Black and Latinx church settings. Tue, 23 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/desai-participates-in-national-summit-on-race-and-health-equity/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/desai-participates-in-national-summit-on-race-and-health-equity/ Miraj Desai, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry, was invited to participate in Catalyze, a national summit on race and health equity organized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/new-community-engaged-study-documents-relation-between-mental-health-and-atmospheric-structural-racism/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/new-community-engaged-study-documents-relation-between-mental-health-and-atmospheric-structural-racism/ A new collaborative study, published in the American Journal of Community Psychology and conducted by members of the Yale Department of Psychiatry and Beulah Heights Church in New Haven, reveals the ways in which mental health can be impacted by “atmospheric,” structural racism. Tue, 04 Apr 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/participatory-action-research-study-demonstrates-the-value-of-team-science-led-by-people-in-mental-health-recovery/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/participatory-action-research-study-demonstrates-the-value-of-team-science-led-by-people-in-mental-health-recovery/ A new study led by members of Fountain House, the originator of the “Clubhouse” model of mental health, in partnership with researchers in the Yale Department of Psychiatry demonstrates the power of studies led by people in mental health recovery. Fri, 24 Feb 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/new-study-signals-a-paradigm-shift-for-the-psychological-study-of-structural-bias-and-racism/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/new-study-signals-a-paradigm-shift-for-the-psychological-study-of-structural-bias-and-racism/ A new empirical study conducted by researchers at Yale School of Medicine, the University of Hartford, and New York University shows how bias is embedded in the very ways healthcare organizations operate. Tue, 03 Jan 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/work-by-desai-referenced-in-groundbreaking-report/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shl/news-article/work-by-desai-referenced-in-groundbreaking-report/ The work and contributions of Miraj Desai, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry, were referenced multiple times in the groundbreaking report, "Racism in the U.S. Health System: The Transformation We Need," led by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), with consultation support from CoCreative. Thu, 08 Dec 2022 04:00:00 Z