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.

Karen, Bluth, PhD, in the Department of Psychiatry, authored an award-winning article showcasing research on the power of self-compassion to help protect teens against depression, anxiety, and stress.

Scientists at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UC San Francisco, part of a national collaboration led by Sam McLean, MD, MPH, at the UNC School of Medicine, show how wrist-activity biomarkers could have utility as screening tools for adverse symptom outcomes after trauma exposure.

Brenna Maddox, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, will lead a study to help autistic adults, clinicians, and other key stakeholders select which mental health intervention is the best fit for individual patients.

Joe Piven, MD, the Thomas E. Castelloe Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, co-presented an overview of autism research in older populations before the US DHHS Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.

Samuel McLean, MD, MPH, professor in the UNC Department of Psychiatry, is set to launch a new initiative for the purpose of creating interventions to prevent posttraumatic stress, depression, chronic pain, and other severe consequences of trauma.

The $8-million dollar DISENTANGLE initiative, led by Sam McLean, MD, MPH, at the UNC School of Medicine and funded through the U.S. Department of Defense, will leverage the latest data on brain injury biomarkers and clinical observations to prevent and treat severe posttraumatic symptoms.

This three-part series of workshops is for professionals involved with diagnosis and assessment of persons perceived to have autism. The workshop will use a case-oriented style, covering how to use the CARS2 assessment instruments in the diagnoses of autism.

The Foundation of Hope for Research and Treatment of Mental Illness (FOH) will award almost $475,000 to 13 investigators from the UNC Department of Psychiatry at the UNC School of Medicine.

At an awards dinner in New York City, Joseph Piven was named co-recipient of the Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research by the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation.

Tag: Psychiatry

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

How Self-Compassion Can Improve Teen Mental Health

Wrist-Wearable Data May Help Identify Pain, Sleep, and Anxiety Outcomes after Traumatic Stress Exposure

PCORI Awards UNC Researchers $4 million to Evaluate Mental Health Interventions for Autistic Adults

Piven Presents on Autism in Older Age to Special U.S. DHHS Interagency Committee

McLean Launches PREVAIL to Tackle Traumatic Stress

UNC-led Initiative Set to Gain Insights to Improve Posttraumatic Outcomes

UNC TEACCH Autism Program Training – Diagnosing Autism: Using CARS-2 to Diagnose ASD Through Telehealth (A Three-Part Virtual Workshop)

Foundation of Hope Funds Nearly Half a Million Dollars to UNC Mental Illness Research

Piven honored with Ruane Prize for autism research