UIC app to track mood, predict bipolar disorder episodes
An app that one day may help predict and monitor manic and depressive episodes in people with bipolar disorder is now available in the App Store. The app, called BiAffect,
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More data, more answers: picking the optimal antidepressant
In an era of increasingly large datasets for health and emphasis on so-called big data analyses, key clinical questions remain unpretentiously simple. For example, do some antidepressants work better than
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Kara Zivin, Ph.D., Receives MIP Scholars Award for Critical Work Identifying Unmet Treatment Needs for Perinatal Depression in Michigan Medicaid
Congratulations to Kara Zivin, Ph.D., associate professor with the U-M Department of Psychiatry and faculty associate at the U-M Institute for Social Research, who is a 2018 recipient of the
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Psychiatric Assessment and Brief Intervention (PABI) Program, a pilot program at UC San Francisco
A new study, appearing online Feb. 1, 2018, in The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, looks at the effectiveness of the Psychiatric Assessment and Brief Intervention (PABI) Program, a
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Raising Awareness About Depression Among Physician Trainees
A recent University of Michigan study found that many doctors are reluctant to report or treat their mental health issues — a byproduct of some states’ rules that require physicians
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Dell Medical School Named Member of National Depression Research Collaborative
The Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin has been named a Center of Excellence member of the National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC). The NNDC is a
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Is the digital age making us lonely?
Sophie Lazarus, Phd, Assistant Professor at Ohio State University Medical Center – A colleague recently posed this question after reading an article titled “Work and the loneliness epidemic” in the Harvard
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Plan for UTHealth Continuum of Care Campus for Behavioral Health announced with State’s approval of initial funds
HOUSTON – With the first $6 million in state funds approved by the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) for the
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NNDC Visiting Professor Program at McGoven Medical School, The University of Texas at Houston
As part of our ongoing NNDC Visiting Professor Program, a free public outreach and education event is being held. January 10, 2018: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CSTThe Department of Psychiatry
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