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The number of people dying from opioid use disorder has skyrocketed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Alex Gertner, a recent UNC MD-PhD Program graduate, is focused on finding better ways to provide treatment in order to save lives. He will also be joining us for his internship with our Physician Scientist Research Program

June 2, 2022

Tamara Baker, PhD, professor in the UNC Department of Psychiatry, has been named co-director of a new North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on Healthy Aging funded through the Duke Endowment, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and AARP North Carolina.

June 2, 2022

Congratulations Dr. Winston Li on being recognized as the 2021-22 School of Medicine Academy of Educators Faculty Teaching Resident/Fellow Award Winner!

June 2, 2022

Sage Therapeutics and Biogen Announce the Phase 3 SKYLARK Study of Zuranolone in Postpartum Depression Met its Primary and All Key Secondary Endpoints

June 2, 2022

May Mental Health Awareness Blog: Cancer & Mental Health

May 31, 2022

May Blog: Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month

May 26, 2022

Dr. Cynthia Bulik contributes to Next Avenue article featuring Eating Disorders in adulthood

May 16, 2022

Can Self-Compassion Help Trans Teens Thrive? Transgender teens face heightened risks of depression and suicide—but practicing self-compassion can improve their mental health and resilience. Karen Bluth, PhD writes for The Greater Good Science Center Magazine

May 11, 2022

Prevalence and clinical correlates of cognitive impairment in adults with plasma cell disorders

May 6, 2022
This is one of the first studies to describe cognitive impairment in patients with multiple myeloma and other plasma cell disorders. We found that cancer-related factors and other medical conditions were associated with objectively tested cognitive impairment and psychosocial and functional factors were associated with patient-reported cognitive impairment.

Methods for characterizing ovarian and adrenal hormone variability and mood relationships in peripubertal females.

May 6, 2022
Results from the present study (funded by the Foundation of Hope for Research and Treatment of Mental Illness) demonstrated that a substantial proportion of peripubertal females (ages 11-14, within 1 year post-menarche) showed weekly mood changes tied to estrone (57%) and testosterone (37%) flux. This is an important first step...