The National Institutes of Mental Health awarded a $2.5-million grant to UNC School of Medicine researchers Adam Bryant Miller, PhD, and Andrea Pelletier-Baldelli, PhD, in the UNC Department of Psychiatry, to study the alarming rise of suicidal behavior in young girls.

A new review article written by Patrick Sullivan, MD, FRANZCP, the Yeargan Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Genetics, outlines the genetic foundations for schizophrenia.

Dea Garic, PhD, and Mark Shen, PhD, both in the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry, have found that enlarged perivascular spaces in the brains of babies, caused by an accumulation of excess cerebrospinal fluid, have a 2.2 times greater chance of developing autism later in life.

UNC School of Medicine’s Patrick Sullivan, MD, FRANZCP, and a team of scientists in the Psychiatric Genetic Consortium have created a new manual researchers can use to learn more about the origins of human diseases with high genetic risk.

UNC School of Medicine’s Alex K. Gertner, MD, PhD, and Beat D. Steiner, MD, MPH, led a study on a new “enhanced primary care” model which resulted in lower blood pressure and hemoglobin A1c and increased screening for people with severe mental illness.

A research collaboration between clinical and preclinical investigators in the Department of Psychiatry at the UNC School of Medicine, led by Leslie Morrow, PhD, found that a drug for post-partum depression works by inhibiting systemic inflammatory pathways.

Mary Kathryn Kimray has never tested positive for coronavirus, but like a lot of people she says the pandemic has weighed on her emotions.

Today, September 17, is National Physician Suicide Awareness Day. As you take care of others, please ensure that you are taking care of yourself.

An oral GABA-active agent reduced symptoms for women with postpartum depression in a phase III trial sponsored by the drugmaker, researchers said.

Call for survey participants to assess the presence of mental health stigma within health care providers at UNC Medical Center. Participation in this survey is anonymous and voluntary.

Tag: Mental Health

UNC Researchers Take on Suicide Risk in Preteen Girls

Researchers Highlight the Genetic Complexity of Schizophrenia

Enlarged Spaces in Infant Brains Linked to Higher Risk of Autism, Sleep Problems

Mammalian Evolution Provides Hints for Understanding the Origins of Human Disease

A New Primary Care Model Proves Effective for Patients with Severe Mental Illness

Researchers Uncover Mechanisms of Brexanolone and the Role of Inflammation in Post-partum Depression

Stress from coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on people’s mental health

Today is National Physician Suicide Awareness Day

Oral Postpartum Depression Drug Reduces Symptoms for New Moms

Assessing the Presence of Mental Health Stigma in an Academic Medical Center