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Researchers Christy Capone, Ph.D., Erica Eaton, Ph.D., and Carolina Haass-Koffler, Ph.D., Pharm.D., have launched the first study at Brown on MDMA-assisted therapy and the first anywhere to test the treatment’s effectiveness for dual disorders.
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Morganne Kraines, Ph.D., an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior (research), is one of four recipients of the university-wide 2024 Early Career Research Achievement Awards.
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The Washington Post
Why Couples Have Problems Communicating with Each Other
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Yael Schonbrun offers tips on clearer communication in relationships in this advice column for The Washington Post.
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A number of faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior are developing new interventions to prevent suicide.
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Brown Alumni Magazine
A Familismo Approach: Targeted Therapy for Latinx Youth
Associate Prof. Yovanska Duarté-Vélez and Assistant Prof. Gisela Jiménez-Colón provide specialized clinical care to Latinx youth and families through the Mi Gente Program.
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Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Prof. Noah Philip Receives Distinguished Investigator Award
Noah Philip, M.D., a professor of psychiatry and human behavior, has received one of ten Distinguished Investigator Awards from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.
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Graham Thomas, Ph.D., discusses the randomized clinical trial he conducted with Rena Wing, Ph.D., and other Brown researchers.
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The new study, led by Professor Noah Philip, M.D., and Associate Professor Mascha van 't Wout, Ph.D., was published in JAMA Psychiatry.
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Associate Professor Carolina Haass-Koffler, Ph.D., is one of 12 finalists in the 2023-2024 competition for female entrepreneurs in biotechnology.
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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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The Washington Post
Should an Affair be Disclosed? Risks of Hiding or Revealing Infidelity
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Yael Schonbrun offers advice on disclosing infidelity in this column for The Washington Post.
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow Joshua Wortzel, M.D., speaks with CNN about the risks warming temperatures pose for people with mental health conditions.
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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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National Commission on Correctional Health Care
Associate Professor Elizabeth Lowenhaupt Named Chair of National Commission on Correctional Health Care
Elizabeth Lowenhaupt, assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior, clinician educator, was named chair of the Governance Board for the National Commission on Correctional Health Care.
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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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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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