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September: Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
My reflections on working with suicidal patients: Jacob Schonberg, Peer Support Specialist, UNC Wake ACT I have been working in community mental health for the last 13 years, 11 of them with ACT teams. In that time, I’ve taken many different trainings, on a variety of subjects, from a variety of trainers with different skills … Read more
September: Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Reflections on working with suicidal patients: Laura McDaniel, UNC Wakebrook FBC Clinical Supervisor I work on a psychiatric crisis unit. A large proportion of the patients I work with are actively thinking about suicide. I work with people who come to us on their own because they are trying to listen to that small part … Read more
Parenting through grief: A cross-sectional study of recently bereaved adults with minor children
Assessing parenting concerns in the early bereavement period could enhance the provision of family-centered end-of-life care for dying parents. Across the globe, the devastating toll of the COVID-19 pandemic creates a pressing need to support the mental health of newly bereaved adults with minor children.
Naturalistic Stress Hormone Levels Drive Cumulative Epigenomic Changes along the Cellular Lifespan
Adolescents with eating disorders presenting for treatment were categorized by their binge/purge symptoms and compared on clinical presentation.
Examining cognitive and behavioural symptoms across binge/purge profiles in adolescents with eating disorders
Adolescents with eating disorders presenting for treatment were categorized by their binge/purge symptoms and compared on clinical presentation. The three presentation categories compared were: (1) regular objective binge eating and purging (2) regular subjective binge eating and purging and (3) purging without any binge eating. Adolescents who engaged in any type of binge eating had … Read more
The role of the nucleus reuniens in regulating contextual conditioning with the predator odor TMT in female rats
In this paper we identified the involvement of a thalamic nucleus in the brain responsible for the expression of stress-related memory.
The efficacy of randomised controlled trials of cognitive behaviour therapy for perfectionism: A systematic review and meta-analysis
This review examined existing data and found that cognitive-behavior therapy for perfectionism (CBT-P) is effective in reducing risk for anxiety, depression, and eating disorders.
ReGARDD (Regulatory Guidance for Academic Research of Drugs and Devices): The evolution of a collaborative regional CTSA-funded forum and website for regulatory support
This paper describes the development and deployment of 1) a regional forum of regulatory professionals (ReGARDD) from Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA)-funded institutions designed to build and capitalize on local expertise and 2) a regulatory guidance website (ReGARDD.org) geared toward academic researchers that reached 6000+ users in 2019 and continues to expand. ReGARDD strengthened … Read more