Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

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Providence Business News

Five Questions With: Dr. Audrey Tyrka

Audrey Tyrka, M.D., Ph.D., talks with Providence Business News about her new role as chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior.
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American Psychologist

Associate Professor Jennifer Wolff Receives APA Applied Research Award

Jennifer C. Woolf, associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior, clinician educator, has received the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research from the American Psychological Association.
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Psychiatric News

Department Members Advocate for Mental Health Reforms in Washington, DC

Assistant professors Tanuja Gandhi, M.D., and Camila Souza Alves Cosmo, M.D., Ph.D., along with Joshua Wortzel, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatry fellow, traveled to Washington, D.C., in mid-October to urge lawmakers to pass bills that prioritize mental health care.
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National Institute of Mental Health

Emergency Department Intervention Reduces Adult Suicide Risk

Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Ivan Miller, Ph.D., was one of the principal investigators in a multisite clinical trial of an emergency department intervention to reduce suicide risk.
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Psychiatric Times

Pioneering Change in Juvenile Correctional Psychiatry

The Psychiatric Times interviews Elizabeth Lowenhaupt, assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior, clinician educator, about the state of juvenile correctional psychiatry.
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The Washington Post

How to Make Tough Choices in Relationships

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Yael Schonbrun offers tips on making relationship decisions in this advice column for The Washington Post.
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The New York Times

Heat Singes the Mind, Not Just the Body

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow Josh Wortzel, M.D., speaks with The New York Times about the effects of heat on mental health.
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ABC News

The Effect of Climate Change on Mental Health

In the wake of wildfires in Maui, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow Josh Wortzel, M.D., speaks with ABC News about the mental health consequences of climate change.
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Rhode Island Monthly

Surviving the Stigma

Four faculty members in the Brown Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior – Ivan Miller, Ph.D., Jennifer Barredo, Ph.D., Michael Armey, Ph.D., and Lauren Weinstock, Ph.D. - speak with Rhode Island Monthly about the latest research in suicide prevention.
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The Boston Globe

New Pain App is Seeking to Understand Your Pain

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Frederike Petzschner, Ph.D., speaks with The Boston Globe about the launch of a new app that tracks acute and chronic pain.
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