https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/statmethods/news-rss/?title=Latest%20News&orgId=116614 A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Statistical Methods in Psychiatry and Related Fields: Longitudinal, Clustered and Other Repeated Measures Data en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:46:56 Z https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/lisdexamfetamine-maintenance-treatment-for-bingeeating-disorder-following-successful-treatments-randomized-doubleblind-placebocontrolled-trial/61275DF90D43D8BF14CF309404981C7C# https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/lisdexamfetamine-maintenance-treatment-for-bingeeating-disorder-following-successful-treatments-randomized-doubleblind-placebocontrolled-trial/61275DF90D43D8BF14CF309404981C7C# Yale researchers, including first author Carlos Grilo, PhD, professor of psychiatry and of psychology, and Ralitza Gueorguieva, PhD, senior research scientist in biostatistics, tested efficacy of lisdexamfetamine maintenance treatment for binge-eating disorder in a study published by Cambridge University Press. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2024/04/30/understanding-youth-nicotine-use-prevent-initiation-and-escalation https://news.yale.edu/2024/04/30/understanding-youth-nicotine-use-prevent-initiation-and-escalation Using multiple nicotine products can be associated with higher levels of nicotine dependence among youth and increased mortality in adults, compared with the use of one product alone, according to a recent study in Preventive Medicine. Patricia Simon, PhD, assistant professor adjunct of psychiatry, is lead author. Wed, 01 May 2024 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2024/01/11/quest-personalized-medicine-hits-snag https://news.yale.edu/2024/01/11/quest-personalized-medicine-hits-snag The quest for personalized medicine, a medical approach in which practitioners use a patient’s unique genetic profile to tailor individual treatment, has emerged as an important goal in the health care sector. But a new Yale-led study shows that the mathematical models currently available to predict treatments have limited effectiveness. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/statmethods/news-article/yale-study-lower-prefrontal-cortical-synaptic-vesicle-binding-in-cocaine-use-disorder/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/statmethods/news-article/yale-study-lower-prefrontal-cortical-synaptic-vesicle-binding-in-cocaine-use-disorder/ Yale researchers, led by Gustavo A. Angarita, MD, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry, have published a paper in Addiction Biology that explores whether synaptic density in the brain is altered in cocaine use disorder. Mon, 13 Dec 2021 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/statmethods/news-article/yale-scientists-awarded-84m-grant-to-develop-treatments-for-women-with-problem-drinking/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/statmethods/news-article/yale-scientists-awarded-84m-grant-to-develop-treatments-for-women-with-problem-drinking/ Yale Department of Psychiatry scientists have been awarded a five-year, $8.4 million federal grant to establish a new research center at Yale that will develop treatments to help women with problem drinking. Fri, 13 Mar 2020 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/statmethods/news-article/study-finds-retired-blue-collar-workers-have-higher-bmi-than-others/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/statmethods/news-article/study-finds-retired-blue-collar-workers-have-higher-bmi-than-others/ Laborers and other workers in traditionally blue-collar jobs have a “significantly” higher body mass index after retirement than their peers who worked in management and other executive positions, a study by the Yale School of Public Health has found. Tue, 17 May 2011 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/statmethods/news-article/prenatal-nutritional-assistance-may-reduce-the-risk-of-delivery-of-small-infant/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/statmethods/news-article/prenatal-nutritional-assistance-may-reduce-the-risk-of-delivery-of-small-infant/ Women who enroll in a federal food–assistance program early in their pregnancies lessen the likelihood of delivering an infant who is small for his or her gestational age (SGA), according to a recent study co–authored by a Yale School of Public Health researcher. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:00:00 Z