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Are you a female over 50 experiencing stress and sleep difficulties?
If you are a female over 50 and feel overwhelmed or stressed and experience difficulty sleeping, you may be eligible to participate in a free and confidential study that provides talk therapy that may help improve your emotional and cognitive health and also looks at how the brain works with advanced MRI scanning techniques.
14 Apr 2021
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Picciotto Elected to ACNP Council
Marina Picciotto, PhD, Charles B. G. Murphy Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center, of Neuroscience and of Pharmacology, has been elected to the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) Council.
12 Apr 2021
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For Veterans, a Hidden Side Effect of COVID: Feelings of Personal Growth
Some veterans reported greater appreciation of life, closer interpersonal relationships, and an increased sense of personal strength.
Source: YaleNews
9 Apr 2021
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Efficacy of Intravenous Ketamine in Adolescent Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Randomized Midazolam-Controlled Trial
Yale Department of Psychiatry and Yale Child Study Center researchers conducted the first randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial of intravenous ketamine in adolescents with depression.
Source: American Journal of Psychiatry
9 Apr 2021
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Nearly Half of U.S. Veterans Cited 'Personal Growth' During Pandemic: Survey
FRIDAY, April 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Could there actually be a mental health upside to the ongoing pandemic?
Source: US News & World Report
9 Apr 2021
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Sex and Gender and COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects
Most reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines are minor, and severe reactions are very rare. But women experience side effects more often than men, a trend that does not surprise medical researchers.
5 Apr 2021
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Why You Should Never Eat Potato Chips With Diet Coke, According to Brain Science
Dana Small, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Psychology, spoke to Haaretz about her research into the effects of processed food on the body and how the mind is impacted.
Source: Haaretz
5 Apr 2021
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Feeling anxious about returning to the office is expected, mental health experts say
Some companies are laying out their plans to return to work in person. For example, Microsoft is giving employees in Seattle the option to return to the office starting next week.
Source: WTVR 6 News Richmond
26 Mar 2021
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Yale, VA Researchers Investigate Eating Disorders in Iraq and Afghanistan War-Era Veterans
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine and the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, in a pair of complementary studies, investigated eating disorders in Iraq and Afghanistan war-era veterans, a group thought to be at high risk for the disorders.
24 Mar 2021
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Surviving Violent, Traumatic Loss After Severe Political Persecution: Lessons From the Evaluation of a Venezuelan Asylum Seeker
Michelle Silva, PsyD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, is co-author of a case study in BMJ Journals that highlights the human rights violations occurring in Venezuela through the case of a Venezuelan woman who experienced political persecution and traumatic loss resulting from her opposition to the ruling socialist party.
Source: BMJ Journals
24 Mar 2021
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Suicide Risk Jumps Soon After Dementia Diagnosis
Older patients recently diagnosed with dementia are at a significantly increased risk for suicide compared to their peers without dementia. Investigators found that individuals who were diagnosed with dementia had a 54% increased risk for suicide within the first year after diagnosis. The risk was particularly high among those aged 74 years and younger. Timothy Schmutte, PsyD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, was the study investigator.
Source: Medscape
22 Mar 2021
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As the pandemic fades, some Americans are anxious about a return to normal
When David Dudovitz ventured out to get his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine last week, it was only the fourth time he had left his New York apartment since the pandemic began, and he wasn’t going to take any chances.
Source: CNBC
20 Mar 2021
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How Does CBD Affect Women? WHRY Fills Gaps in the Science of an Exploding Market
Dr. Sarah Lichenstein is leading a study on how CBD may affect behavior and the brain to determine how it affects women and if it affects women and men differently.
17 Mar 2021
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WHRY and Elevate Expand Help for Women and Families in Need
Recognizing the urgent need to ensure the health of women in our communities, Women’s Health Research at Yale and Elevate, the university’s health policy lab, are collaborating to deploy interventions grounded in the latest and most reliable research directly to women and families.
17 Mar 2021
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Research Begun by WHRY Continues to Show Possible Pathway to Derail Dementia
Research is revealing the mechanisms that underlie the role of estradiol in memory so that next generation treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias can specifically target these mechanisms and avoid the potential for negative side effects of systemic estrogen therapy.
17 Mar 2021
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Equality Starts with Recognizing Inequality
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed with new clarity the persisting divide that has left women — and particularly women of color — more vulnerable to disease, death, and economic turmoil.
17 Mar 2021
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WHRY and the Renewal of Science
In important ways, all facets of WHRY’s mission converged in how the center joined in, supported, and led parts of the mobilization to combat the coronavirus.
17 Mar 2021
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5 Covid Classroom Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
We are likely to make Covid-related classroom safety mistakes. It’s human nature, says Dr. Marney White, a psychologist and epidemiology professor at the Yale School of Public Health.
Source: Tech & Learning
15 Mar 2021
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Does it Matter if Your Doctor Looks Like You?
How important is patient-provider concordance?
12 Mar 2021
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Phobia of Crowds Rise as State Continues to Loosen Restrictions
Amber Childs, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, spoke to WTNH-TV about managing anxiety in crowds as pandemic restrictions begin to lift.
Source: WTNH
11 Mar 2021