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Professor Mary A. Carskadon, Ph.D., has been selected for a 2023 Distinguished Research Achievement Award from Brown University for her research on adolescent sleep and circadian rhythms
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On the Media - WNYC
The Incomplete Research on Teens and Social Media
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Jacqueline Nesi, Ph.D., speaks with On the Media about the data on teen mental health and social media.
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The Washington Post
TikTok is Addictive for Many Girls, Especially Those with Depression
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Jacqueline Nesi, Ph.D., speaks with The Washington Post about a new report she co-authored on girls' feelings about social media.
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The Washington Post
The Morning Routines on TikTok Can be Inspiring - and Exhausting
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Jacqueline Nesi, Ph.D., speaks with The Washington Post about the effects of social media on young people.
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Providence Business News
Five Questions With: Yovanska Duarte-Velez
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Yovanska Duarté-Vélez, Ph.D., talks with Providence Business News about the Mi Gente Program for Latinx youth.
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Providence Business News
Butler Hospital, Brown University Launch Research to Better Diagnose Alzheimer’s
Martin M. Zucker Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Stephen Salloway, M.D., leads a 5-year study on the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
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Melinda Wenner Moyer
How to Survive (and Thrive) as a Working Parent
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior speaks with journalist Melinda Wenner Moyer about her new book, "Work, Parent, Thrive."
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Wall Street Journal
Your Kid’s First Phone: What’s the Right Age and Device for Your Family?
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Jacqueline Nesi, Ph.D., speaks with the Wall Street Journal about preteen tech use.
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Huffington Post
7 Relationship Mistakes That Parents Model To Their Kids
Clinical psychologist Claire Nicogossian, an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University, tells parents: Embrace your mistakes.
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The New York Times
Hang-xiety? How a Night of Drinking Can Tank Your Mood.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Judson Brewer, Ph.D., speaks with the New York Times about why alcohol affects our mental and emotional state.
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Providence Journal
Pediatric Anxiety Research Center Holds Family Reunion
Jennifer B. Freeman, director of Bradley’s Pediatric Anxiety Research Center and a professor of psychiatry and human behavior, shares more about the reunion for families, which resumed in 2022 after a hiatus due to the pandemic.
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Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior Professor Caron Zlotnick and collaborators from Michigan State and Henry Ford Health were awarded $6.2 million from the National Institutes of Health to measure the effectiveness of a program aimed at reducing postpartum depression in new mothers.
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Clinical Psychology Training Program resident Linda Guzman, an inaugural fellow of the an inaugural fellow of the SAMHSA/APA Interdisciplinary Minority Fellowship Program, was named the September Fellow of the Month.
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Wall Street Journal
Why Some Americans Are Still Isolating From Covid-19
Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior Professor Jennifer Freeman speaks with the Wall Street Journal about the risks of long COVID and anxiety.
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Today News24
What Is Segmented Sleep, And Is It Healthy?
Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Mary Carskadon, Ph.D. speaks about what research says about segmented sleeping.
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Adjunct Assistant Professor Rachel Herz, Ph.D., speaks with the BBC's "All Consuming" podcast about the relationship between smell, love, and repulsion.
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The prestigious award is designed to foster the professional development of emerging leaders in child and adolescent mental health throughout the world.
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VeryWell Family
How to Cope with a Second Trimester Miscarriage
Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior Professor Margaret Howard, Ph.D., speaks with VeryWell Family about how to cope with the grief of a second-trimester miscarriage.
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A new guide for clinicians, researchers and mental health practitioners details an evidence-based suicide prevention program to save lives and reduce strain on an overtaxed mental health care system.
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The projects, which address problems ranging from mental health to food security to the impact on K-12 education, will receive $643,029 in research support from a new Peter G. Peterson Foundation fund.
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Ivan W. Miller, PhD, Brandon A. Gaudiano, PhD, and Lauren Weinstock, PhD, release a new book under Oxford University Press's "Treatments That Work" series.
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Matthew Howe, MD, PhD, a resident in the General Psychiatry Residency, earned the prestigious award in July.
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Source: The New York Times
When Did Perfume Stop Being About Sex?
Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior adjunct assistant professor Rachel Herz says the perfume industry has shifted from “direct themes” like power or sex in favor of gender-neutral personal journeys.
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Source: The Washington Post
Parents, Want to Stop Overdoing It? Research Offers a Clue How
Yael Shonbrun, PhD, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior, offers her professional and personal take on less-is-more parenting.
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Source: Associated Press
‘Day By Day:’ Uvalde Survivors Recover From Wounds, Trauma
Professor Nicole Nugent, PhD, discusses resilience and collective healing in the aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting.
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Source: TODAY.com
Yoga shows promise for weight-loss maintenance, study finds
""[T]hese were all women with a BMI between 25 and 40, so they are classified with overweight or obesity, and they can do yoga. Yoga is for all sizes," Dr. Jessica Unick said.
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A cross-country cohort published a call-to-action highlighting systemic challenges in health service psychology training.
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