Category: News

Know a child who’s getting ready for end-of-year tests? Some stress before these big exams is normal, but too much anxiety can affect their ability to do their best. Child psychologist, Jessica Janos, PhD has tips for helping a child who’s preparing for a test.

This study compared late-perimenopausal women with and without perimenopausal-onset major depressive disorder (PO-MDD) to examine patterns of depression, anxiety, temperament, and menopausal symptoms. Women with PO-MDD showed significantly higher levels of irritability, anxiety, negative temperament, and overall menopausal distress, suggesting that screening for anxiety and related symptoms is important when...

We are thrilled to share that Ranran French, MD, PhD, a third-year psychiatry resident in the UNC Physician-Scientist Training Program (PSTP), and her research partner Ryan Gumpper, PhD, an Assistant Professor at Eshelman School of Pharmacy, have been awarded compute time on the Anton 3 supercomputer — an award valued...

Dr. Guorong Wu was part of an interdisciplinary team that was just awarded a SOM Team Science grant for the project “Energy allocation between brain and periphery in children with and without obesity.” Pediatric obesity is increasingly viewed as a brain-related condition, as higher BMI in children is linked to...

With bittersweet emotions, we share that Kenan Penaskovic, MD, has accepted the position of Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Kentucky, beginning in July.   Dr. Penaskovic first joined UNC in 2004 as a psychiatry resident and later served as chief resident. After time with the National Health Service...

I completed my psychiatry residency at UNC and am excited to be joining as a faculty member focusing primarily on outpatient care.