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In Memoriam: Cynthia Deery Pincus Russell, PhD
Cynthia Deery Pincus Russell, PhD, former Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, died on June 11th, 2020, in Branford.
8 Jul 2020
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The Coronavirus Affects Women and Men Differently — Learning How May Help Stop the Pandemic
Women's Health Research at Yale has launched a study to uncover sex-specific differences in immune response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19.
17 Jun 2020
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Women in the Time of COVID-19
Women and men have been enormously affected by the coronavirus pandemic, but often in very different ways.
17 Jun 2020
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Elevating from a Distance: A Partnership to Help Mothers During the Pandemic
Elevate is working with WHRY to generate the science necessary to break the cycle of poverty through effective mental health interventions for mothers and families.
17 Jun 2020
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Asking the Right Questions During A Global Pandemic
Now it is more important than ever that we make science better to make all our lives better.
17 Jun 2020
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Picciotto Honored With Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Sciences
Marina Picciotto, PhD, Charles B.G. Murphy Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center, of Neuroscience and of Pharmacology, has been named the 2020 recipient of the Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Sciences.
11 Jun 2020
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Department's Psychology Section a Major Contributor During COVID-19 Pandemic
The Yale Department of Psychiatry’s Psychology Section has made significant efforts to lead department and Yale School of Medicine initiatives in supporting healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
9 Jun 2020
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Jordan to Discuss Cannabis and its Impact on the Brain In Special Instagram Live Session
Ayana Jordan, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and an addiction psychiatrist, will discuss cannabis and its impact on the brain in a special Instagram Live session June 10, at 9:00 pm ET as part of “Gathering the Pieces,” a series of live events that will engage the Black and Queer Communities to discuss themes showcased in the groundbreaking new HBO series I MAY DESTROY YOU. The sessions will focus on dating, friendships, relationships, sexual wellness and freedom, trauma and therapy, self-love and self-care.
8 Jun 2020
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Drinking More Than Usual During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Yale Medicine experts warn against excessive drinking, saying it may increase COVID-19 susceptibility and severity.
Source: Yale Medicine
5 Jun 2020
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Why People Are Flouting Coronavirus Social Distancing Precautions That We Know Save Lives
Rajita Sinha, PhD, Foundations Fund Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center and of Neuroscience, told ABC News that uncertainty about when the COVID-19 pandemic will end, access to information, and one's underlying beliefs can influence someone to flout precautions.
Source: ABC News
4 Jun 2020
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Yale Researchers Find Where Stress Lives
Yale researchers have found a neural home of the feeling of stress people experience, an insight that may help people deal with the debilitating sense of fear and anxiety that stress can evoke, Yale researchers report May 27 in the journal Nature Communications.
28 May 2020
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Stress, Anxiety, or Depression? Treatment Starts With the Right Diagnosis
Wherever constant stress lives, so too does its more agitated and debilitating cousin: anxiety. About 31% of Americans will experience an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. What’s more, anxiety often goes hand-in-hand with depression.
Source: Yale Medicine
21 May 2020
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Mindfulness: How It Can Help Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mindfulness is an approach to dealing with stress that can involve a simple form of meditation—although it doesn’t have to—or a variety of other techniques that help you slow down.
Source: Yale Medicine
20 May 2020
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WHRY Funds Studies on Stroke, Endometrial Cancer, and Addiction to Opioids
Women’s Health Research at Yale today announced funding for three studies investigating sex differences in stroke, endometrial cancer, and alternate pain relief for women recovering from past opioid use who are giving birth via cesarean section.
20 May 2020
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Congratulations, YSM Class of 2020!
At Monday’s Yale School of Medicine online commencement ceremony, it was announced that Dr. Melissa Thomas was awarded The William U. Gardner Prize for the most outstanding thesis in the graduating class.
18 May 2020
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New Imaging Tool Helps Researchers See Extent of Alzheimer’s Early Damage
New imaging technology allows scientists to see the widespread loss of brain synapses in early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, a finding that one day may aid in drug development, according to a new Yale University study.
Source: Yale News
14 May 2020
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Courses of Suicidal Ideation Among Military Veterans in Residential Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Noelle B. Smith, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry; Rani Hoff, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry; and Ilan Harpaz-Rotem, PhD, are co-authors of a study published in Depression & Anxiety that examines the prevalence and correlates of four courses of suicidal ideation among veterans receiving residential treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder.
Source: Depression & Anxiety
12 May 2020
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Will COVID-19 Make The Decline Narrative Of Aging Worse?
Forbes First, there was OK Boomer, the pejorative meme mocking older people. Then came #boomerremover, the morbid catchphrase used by some millennials and GenZers as a shorthand for the coronavirus pandemic to describe the higher vulnerability of boomers, generally, to COVID-19.
Source: Forbes
8 May 2020
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COVID-19 Right Now - 5.7.2020
Live weekly from the Yale School of Public Health. James Hamblin, MD, MPH, Lecturer in Health Policy and Management, is joined by Marney White, PhD, MS, Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Jacob Tebes, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Epidemiology.
8 May 2020
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WHRY Study Underway to Answer Why Men Are More Likely to Die From Coronavirus Than Women
Women's Health Research at Yale launched a study to determine a biological source of observed differences in how COVID-19 affects women and men.
6 May 2020