April 6, 2020
Alcohol Awareness during the COVID-19 Pandemic
A Letter from Fred Blow, Ph.D. , U-M Addiction Center Director, for April 2020 -- Alcohol Awareness Month
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April 2, 2020
Today Is World Autism Awareness Day
Given the current crisis with COVID-19, there are a number of uncertainties that families and individuals with autism are facing.
February 18, 2020
How to Recognize Your Child Might Have OCD
Important signs for parents to look for and a new study that evaluates the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy as a treatment option.
February 12, 2020
Research review on youth prescription opioid misuse finds opportunities for additional investment in targeted prevention
A comprehensive literature review conducted by the National Safety Council and the U-M Injury Prevention Center uncovers prevention efforts are not in place to protect a generation from misuse.
January 8, 2020
This drug could save their lives, but less than 2% of them get it
Despite naloxone recommendations for people who take high-dose opioids, or who have a history of opioid problems, study finds those at risk aren’t getting overdose rescue drug.
December 11, 2019
How Does Political News Affect Moods? New Study in Young Doctors Shows Real-time Effects
Major American political events of the last three years altered interns’ moods, but non-political events didn’t, signaling a politically aware generation of physicians
December 10, 2019
When Depression Shows Up in the Workplace
Dr. Michelle Riba offers strategies for employees and managers to discuss depression.
December 4, 2019
In sickness and in health: Study looks at how married couples face chronic conditions
Depression symptoms rise over time when facing multiple conditions that need different types of self-care, especially among husbands whose conditions differ from their wives’
November 15, 2019
Middle-aged Americans & dementia risk: Lots of worry, not enough proven prevention
Nearly half of 50- to 64-year-olds think they’re likely to develop dementia, but few have talked to a doctor reducing their risk & many use unproven tactics
October 30, 2019
In the Long Run, Drugs & Talk Therapy Hold Same Value for Depression Patients
New cost-effectiveness analysis comparing antidepressants and cognitive behavioral therapy over five years suggests new patients should have more access to talk option.
October 29, 2019
Who Will Get Depressed Under Intense Stress? Study Shows Promise of Genetic Risk Prediction
Research in first-year medical residents suggests the predictive power of a tool based on multiple gene variants linked to depression
October 15, 2019
Department of Psychiatry’s Nyman Unit Receives New Facility Dog
Facility dog will be devoted to the inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric unit within Mott Children’s Hospital
October 14, 2019
National focus on overdose prevention should include alcohol too, study suggests
Study of people in treatment for addiction shows 90% had a history of alcohol overdose, and 80% of the time they were taking other addictive drugs at the time they overdosed
October 2, 2019
U-M teams receive $25.5 million for opioid-related prevention and treatment research
Funding from National Institutes of Health HEAL Initiative will fuel innovation to improve care and early intervention
October 2, 2019
Medical Ethics on the Border: A Look at Immigration Detention
Attend the 24th Annual Department of Psychiatry Waggoner Lecture on November 13
September 9, 2019
Fueled by $10 million in gifts, U-M Precision Health and Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program will work to improve care
Gifts from Richard Tam Foundation will accelerate U-M’s translational bipolar disorder research in an effort to tailor care to individuals for improved results
August 20, 2019
Faculty impact: Breaking stigmas and improving care for mental health and addictions
“Human beings are complex and interesting entities; I’ve always found the human mind to be fascinating.”
August 15, 2019
Study Seeks to Better Understand the Relationship Between Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Depression During Pregnancy
The U-M Department of Psychiatry is looking to recruit pregnant women who are snoring and are feeling down or depressed to take part in a study aimed at studying the effects on mood and cortisol.
July 3, 2019
Coping with PTSD During Fireworks Season
For victims of gun violence and veterans of war who have post-traumatic stress disorder, the Fourth of July holiday can be a stressful time of year.
June 14, 2019
Kate Fitzgerald, M.D., M.S., Installed as the Phil F. Jenkins Research Professor in Depression
Fitzgerald’s work focuses on child and adolescent anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and depression
