CMHC News Archive

To better understand the impact of NIH funding, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal visited Yale School of Medicine for a tour of neuroscience lab facilities and a discussion with neuroscience researchers.

Those who are dependent on nicotine may experience withdrawal when they quit. They can feel anxious, nauseated, and shaky, said Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, PhD, Albert E. Kent Professor of Psychiatry and co-principal investigator of the Yale Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science, in a recent interview with The New York Times.

Josina James, LCSW, clinical social worker at the Specialized Treatment Early in Psychosis (STEP) Clinic located at the Connecticut Mental Health Center, has been appointed director of social work for the STEP Learning Collaborative.

David Klemanski, PsyD, MPH, assistant professor of psychiatry, is the new director of continuing education for the Psychology Section of the Yale Department of Psychiatry. He succeeds Allison Ponce, PhD, who directed the program from 2015 to 2024.

Marc Potenza, MD, PhD, Steven M. Southwick Professor of Psychiatry and professor in the Child Study Center and of neuroscience, spoke to The New York Times for a story about using summer to reset family social media rules.

Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) are aware of and engage in modifications of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), according to a study published online June 17 in Pediatrics.

As many as four out of every 10 teenagers and young adults who vape are modifying their e-cigarettes in ways that could expose them to burns, lung injury, and covert use of marijuana, a team of Yale Department of Psychiatry scientists found.

Philip Corlett, PhD; Jane Taylor, PhD; and Summer Thompson, PhD, are co-authors of a study in Cell Reports that uncovered how one specific region of the brain might causally provoke feelings of paranoia.

In the latest Yale Child Study Center “On Leadership” blog post and newsletter column, Daryn David, PhD reflects on a recent YCSC Grand Rounds session she hosted with Nii Addy, PhD, who serves as the Albert E. Kent Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Yale.