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What does it mean to follow a physician's recommendations when healthy food is unaffordable; transportation is unreliable, or essential resources are out of reach?

Duke Psychiatry's Rebecca Shelby, PhD, and Tamara Somers, PhD, will lead the clinical coordinating center for a $13 million, five-year study funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The study will aim to improve symptom management and quality of life for adults living with rare cholestatic liver diseases.

A study led by Duke Psychiatry's Joseph McClernon, PhD, found that more than 80% of smoking-cessation trials did not report whether participants continued smoking while vaping, raising questions about whether e-cigarettes truly help people quit.

Duke psychologist Bryan Sexton, PhD, shares simple, research-backed practices that can improve well-being, reduce burnout, and fit into even the busiest schedules.

A new $100,000 grant from the Sozosei Foundation will support the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law in expanding access to Psychiatric Advance Directives, an area of expertise for Marvin Swartz, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and lead of the Wilson Center's Behavioral Health Team.

On a sweltering day in July, 15 young adults stayed cool as they gathered in a meeting space in Trinity House, a dorm on Duke’s East Campus, to talk about how to best use their often-limited energy

Duke Health researchers including Duke Psychiatry's P. Murali Doraiswamy, MBBS, studied more than 230 patients treated with lecanemab, a new FDA-approved therapy designed to remove a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease from the brain. They found the therapy’s real-world safety, treatment persistence, and effects on disease progression aligned with results from clinical trials.

In her new book, "America’s Health," Duke Psychiatry's Leslie Bronner, MD, DrPH, calls attention to the outsize impact of community conditions on our health and the need for policies and systems that better support our wellbeing. The book weaves together research, fresh ideas, and engaging vignettes drawn from Bronner’s clinical experiences.

A JAMA Network Open study led by Duke Psychiatry's Eric Elbogen, PhD, found that veterans experiencing major financial strain were significantly more likely to die by suicide within the following year than those without financial difficulties.

The Duke Center for Autism & Brain Development's monthly seminar series started as a small faculty gathering in 2014. Today the series, now virtual and open to the public, brings leading experts into conversation with a global audience.