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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Martin M. Zucker Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Stephen Salloway, M.D., speaks with USA Today about mitigating risks related to lecanemab therapy.
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Rhode Island Monthly
Brown Psychiatry Residency Launches Mental Health Podcast
General Psychiatry Resident Camila Cosmo, Ph.D., talks with Rhode Island Monthly about Bear in Mind, the new mental health podcast from the Brown General Psychiatry Residency.
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The New York Times
To Mute or Unfollow? Experts’ Tips for a Mindful Approach to Social Media
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Jacqueline Nesi, Ph.D., speaks with the New York Times about a mindful approach to using social media.
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The Washington Post
What the Surgeon General’s Advisory Says About Social Media for Kids
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Jacqueline Nesi, Ph.D., speaks with The Washington Post about the U.S. Surgeon General's health advisory concerning social media use among children.
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U.S. News & World Report
Many Parents Worry About Social Media's Impact on Kids' Body Image: Poll
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Jacqueline Nesi, Ph.D., speaks with U.S. News & World Report about what parents can do to guide their children toward healthy social media habits.
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The Providence Journal profiles Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Yovanska Duarté-Vélez, Ph.D., for her clinical work with Spanish-speaking families and research on culturally responsive therapy.
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow Josh Wortzel, M.D., speaks with TIME about the impacts of climate change on mental health.
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American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Professor Mary A. Carskadon Receives Award from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Professor Mary A. Carskadon, Ph.D., has been selected for the 2023 William C. Dement Academic Achievement Award for exceptional initiative and progress in the areas of sleep education and academic research.
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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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