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Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences faculty members Colleen Cowperthwait, PhD, and Jill Howard, PhD, recently completed the Duke Clinical Leadership Program.

In a new study in JAMA Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine researchers—including Duke Psychiatry's Kathryn Gustafson, PhD—found that specific features in the developing retina are closely linked to cognitive, motor, and behavioral outcomes at age 2. The findings suggest that the eye could serve as an early biomarker for brain development in vulnerable infants.

A therapeutic gardening program at Duke Behavioral Health North Durham is helping patients find calm and purpose by using nature to ease depression, anxiety, and stress.

Duke Psychiatry residency alumna Carrie Brown, MD'04, HS'04-'08, MPH, oversees the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' psychiatric and behavioral health strategic policy and facilities.

A new custom-built biological “wire” developed at Duke University School of Medicine points the way toward a new treatment approach — bypassing broken brain connections, rather than relying on long-term medication or external stimulation. Led by Duke Psychiatry's Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD, the study was published in Nature.

Geraldine Dawson, PhD, founding director of the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development, provides an update on the SenseToKnow app, which can help spot early signs of autism in very young children. With early detection, children can gain access to interventions that positively impact long-term outcomes.

Jane Gagliardi, MD, MHS, was honored with the Leonard Palumbo Jr., MD Faculty Achievement Award at the Duke University School of Medicine’s faculty and staff awards ceremony on May 12.

A new study by researchers at Duke University suggests that how children learn to relate to their bodies may be just as important as how their symptoms are treated. Led by Duke Psychiatry's Nancy Zucker, PhD, the research team investigated the effects of two interventions for chronic abdominal pain in children.

Duke University has named the latest recipients of its Climate and Health Big Idea Grants, a program aimed at accelerating research into the growing health impacts of climate change. Duke Psychiatry's Kate Webb, PhD, received one of the grants.

Duke faculty and staff—including clinical nurse Lorean Thelwell of the Duke Children’s Evaluation Center—share small practices and everyday habits that make a real difference in well-being.