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Predator odor (TMT) exposure potentiates interoceptive sensitivity to alcohol and increases GABAergic gene expression in the anterior insular cortex and nucleus accumbens in male rats

October 12, 2022
This study found that exposure to a stressor two weeks earlier potentiates the interoceptive/subjective effects of alcohol. This change may be relevant for understanding increased drinking following stress.

Socially Distanced Emergencies: Clinicians’ Experience with Tele-behavioral Health Safety Planning

October 12, 2022
This study examined clinicians’ experience in managing patient emergencies during virtual encounters, reinforcing the need for appropriate training regarding best practices while providing tele-behavioral health care.

34th Annual Walk for Hope to Support Mental Illness Research

October 10, 2022

UNC School of Medicine Awarded $3 Million to Lead Study to Reduce PTSD Frequency, Severity, led by Dr. Sam McLean

October 6, 2022

Welcome Dr. Stephanie Brennan! As a Jeffrey Houpt Scholar, she will work on increasing collaboration between the Psychiatry and Pediatrics departments and strengthening the mental health training of UNC’s pediatric residents.

September 27, 2022

Welcome alumni faculty, Dr. Caroline Murrell who recently graduated from our Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship!

September 27, 2022

September: Suicide Prevention Month

September 26, 2022

UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health’s Dr. John Gilmore and Thava Mahadevan interviewed for The Daily Tar Heel article on Suicide Prevention Month, “the community is seeing a large number of individuals with anxiety and depression.”

September 22, 2022

Welcome alumni faculty, Dr. Katie Goulah!

September 21, 2022

Dr. Anthony Kulukulualani elected to APA Assembly as the Area 5 Deputy Representative

September 19, 2022