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Increased alcohol self-administration following repeated Toll-like receptor 3 agonist treatment in male and female rats

May 6, 2022
This study shows that repeated activation of the neuroimmune system can drive escalations in alcohol drinking in rats.

The impact of adolescent intermittent ethanol exposure on interneurons and their surrounding perineuronal nets in adulthood

May 6, 2022
Binge drinking is a common pattern of alcohol drinking during adolescence. Using rats, we determined that binge levels of alcohol in adolescence persistently altered perineuronal nets, extracellular structures in the brain, in brain regions important for decision making. This paper adds to a growing body of knowledge around how adolescent...

Pathological Dissociation in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R): Prevalence, Morbidity, Comorbidity, and Childhood Maltreatment

May 6, 2022
The study examines the national prevalence of pathological dissociation in a nationally representative sample (N= 6,644) of the U.S. population.

Transcriptome-wide association study for postpartum depression implicates altered B-cell activation and insulin resistance

May 6, 2022
We identified B-cell specific transcriptional changes in women with PPD compared to controls. These changes are partially mediated by genetic variation.

Exploring Mental Health and Academic Outcomes of Children Receiving Non-manualized, Transdiagnostic, Task-Shifted Mental Health Care From Their Teachers in a Low-and-Middle Income Country

May 6, 2022
In this study, children’s mental health symptoms improved after receiving mental health care from their teachers. We also see evidence to support that academic outcomes, specifically math achievement, may have improved for children after they received task-shifted care from their teachers.

Dr. Nadia Charguia told the Daily Tar Heel she has seen increased rates of suicide and suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety and hospitalizations among adolescents

May 3, 2022

Christina M. Corsello Orahovats, Ph.D. writes for our April advocacy and diversity blog featuring autism and developmental disorders.

April 28, 2022

Congratulations Dr. Flavio Frohlich, Pulvinar Neuro’s novel treatment for mental illness – a technology that uses closed-loop, non-invasive stimulation of brain waves

April 25, 2022

Dr. Cynthia Bulik speaks to Psychiatry Advisor about the relationship between GI disorders and eating disorders

April 21, 2022

Our Vilcom outpatient team won UNC Health I Spy Photo Contest “One Great Team- Linked Together”

April 20, 2022